Copyright crap: The author of this thingy retains full copyright of the material, while hereby granting full permission for it to be reprinted in any format whatsoever, with the provisos that his name be forever attached to it, the text of the document be forever unaltered, and if anyone manages to figure out how to make big bucks off of it, the above mentioned author wants a cut. Oh, yes, and lest I forget, this notice must remain attached to the main text. I. Marc Carlson IMC@VAX2.UTULSA.EDU; LIB_IMC@CENTUM.UTULSA.EDU 1 April 1994; Revised 1 November 1997 ***************************************************************** BTRC, TimeLords, WarpWorld, SpaceTime, Guns Guns Guns, 3G3, More Guns, and those components dealing with subjects covered by BTRC products are copyrighted by Greg Porter. Note that their use herein does not connote any official stamp of approval by Greg Porter, nor should their use by imply an abandonment of those rights and privileges guaranteed to the holder of said copyrights. ================================================================= Note on Creature Design for TimeLords systems games, Including WarpWorld and SpaceTime. Compiled by I. Marc Carlson. (All Equations marked with an @ are allometric in nature and are included as simple hints and guides. Because they are based on averages from different creatures, there may be some problems with assigning them to a specific creature or creatures) ____ Mass/Weight (kg) ____ Length/Height (Cm) ((Mass*0.28)^0.27)*100=@h=Shoulder height (cm) ((Mass*0.441)^0.27)*100=@Body Length (cm), if Mass>19.9 kg ((Mass*0.329)^0.34)*100=@Body Length (cm), if Mass<20 kg ((Mass*0.341)^0.31)*100=@Body Length (cm) - General Mass^0.5*3.3 =BP (Mass/20)^0.5*15 =BP? BP/4 =Power (Base) (Mass^0.5) =Strength (Base) Str/2=DV IV =Punch/Swat (Base) Str/2=DV III =Head Butt (Base) Str/2=DV II =Claw (Base) Str=DV IV =Kick (Base) Str=DV IV =Tail Bash (Base) Str/5=DV II =Bite (Base) (BP*(Velocity/4))/10 DV IV =Trample/Charge (Base) (BP*(V/4))/10+(Str/2) =Charge/Butt/Gore (Base) Str/5*2 DV II =Tusks (Base) Str*.9 =Tusks (Base), If Very Large Str*.6 =Chewing, if swallowed Whole (Mass^0.5*3.3)/3 Constitution (Base - NB, this is a blatant guess.) Food Value Mass/2.5=Food Value (Grazerbeasts/Birds/Reptiles) Mass/5 =Food Value (Primates/Carnivores) Mass/3 =Food Value (Dinos, Birds) Mass/4 =Food Value (Dogs, or other carnivores) Mass/2 =Food Value (Herbivores, Big Cats) Armor Locations (Mass^0.67)=@Surface Area (Surface Area/2.25)=locs (Figured from Allometric equ) (Mass/754)*(1000000)=cc ((cc/Length)^0.5/3.14) cm=R ((6.28*A5)*Length)=sq cm. (Sq cm./(15*15))=locs (figured from est. cc) (Mass/10)=Locs (Dinos, Birds), per BTRC (Mass/3)= Locs (General Carnivores), per BTRC (Mass/4)=Locs (Herbivores), per BTRC (Mass/8)=Locs (Big Cats), per BTRC Anywhere from (Mass/10) to (Mass/2)=Locs Mutants, per BTRC (Mass*23.3)^0.17=@Max Velocity (m/s) (Mass*70.5)^0.73)=@Basic Metabolic Rate Per Day Horns/Antlers: (@h*0.0639)^1.68=@Horn/Antler Length (Antler Length/15)=locs ((0.00089*Mass)^1.72)*10=@Antler Mass (((Mass*Locs)^0.25)*7)=DV of Antler ((Str-10)*2)+ Antl.DV=Str Modified DV of Antler Skeletal Mass: (Mass*0.061)^1.09=@Mass of Skeleton (Mammal) (Mass*0.065)^1.07=@Mass of Skeleton (Bird) Eggs (Mass*0.198^0.77)=@Egg Mass Wings & Flight Characteristics (2200*Mass^0.79)=@Wing Area (sq cm) (56.8*Mass^0.48)=@Wing Length (Derived) (15.7*WLength^0.17)=@Max Flight Velocity (m/s) (WLength/56.8)^2.08333=@Mass (Derived) (2200*Mass^0.79)=@Wing Area (sq cm) (15.7*Mass^0.17)=@Max Flight Velocity (m/s)(Derived) (WLength^2/WArea)^0.5=@Coeff of Drag (Derived) (Drag*(MaxV^2)*(WLength*Mass)^-1*WArea)/2 @Force of Lift Size Formula 1: A. Height (cm/2.54) B. =A*.5588 Chest Diameter (cm/2.54)) C. =A*.2647 Torso Length (cm/2.54)) D. =((((B/6.28)^2)*3.12)*C) E. =((D/.35)/1728) Cubic Feet F. =E*47 Weight (lbs) [47 is lbs/cu', and is the density of human flesh] G. =(A*2.54)/100 Height (meters) H. =F/2.2 Mass (kg) I. =H^.5*3.3 BP (n) J. =H^.5 Base Strength (Estimated)(n) K. =I/4 Base POW (n) Formula 2: Kirk Haines (THESHADO@Plains.uwyo.edu/Haines@Cerebrus.uwyo.edu) suggests the formula is: Weight (kg)=Height (meters)^2 * (13 + Str). Intellegence: Human Animal Int Scale 1 1A Amoeba 2A Scorpion, Traditional Tyrranosaurus 3A 4A Domestic Sheep 5A Armadillo, Copperhead 2 6A Brown Bear, Crocadile, Bat, Rat 7A Domestic Cow 8A 9A Bighorn Sheep, Cobra 10A Grizzly Bear 11A Horse (Listed as both 10 & 12) 3 12A Tiger, Antelope, Deer, Baboon 13A Dog 14A Cat, Wolf 15A Trained Dog (Sheepdog, Police), Camel 16A Mountain Lion 17A Wolverine 4 18A Beaver, _really smart_ dogs, horses, etc. 19A Seal 20A 21A 22A Gorilla, Orangutang 23A Dolphin, Whale 5 24A Porpoise, Chimp, Elephant