Darkmatter said
@NewSun Man I loved this sheet. Very cool and original to put it simply. At first I was thinking their intelligence was a bit overhyped but with their small population, water restrictions and other factors taken into consideration I began to feel it was appropriate. It's a little dash of biological magic but I'm ok with it's a great concept.
As usual, I've a few questions though. Do they have infrastructure? Buildings, utilities, communication networks etc? Or are they literally each an island of intelligence? If so how are the Cephlonar constructed? Where do the raw goods come from, how are they refined into high tech industrial materials and then assembled? Is it all done by the single individual over a long span of time? Tools and machines would surely be necessary and these would propound some kind of underlying infrastructure.
Food. It sounds silly but how do they feed if in space for extended periods?
The telepathy was a bit of a push at first but it's not really space magic either and it makes sense here.
Also expect a PM soon
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Why thank you! And yes, I know i'm very on the edge with everything I did in this sheet. Still, i'm touched you trust me with it!
Anyway, moving onto your questions!
1: Do they have infrastructure?
Sort of. Each Cephaol claims their own stake in the oceans of their systems if they wish to be somewhat grounded and settled (which many research Cephaols do). Their 'buildings' are instead communal cave networks that is carved out by the Cephaol staking it's claim in the area. The inside of these giant underwater cave networks can be dotted with all sorts of random goodies: designs, built technology, scraps and materials. In terms of these Cephaol 'homes' communicating with themselves on a larger racial scale, they do. But usually only within their Cephaol focus. Research groups will probably hold steady communication with other research groups, warlike groups will 'broadcast' hunting sectors and such to other war likes, though these groups will rarely interact. But mostly, each is an island of intelligence.
2: How are the Cephlonars constructed? How do they refine goods and create things?
I'm glad you asked! Cephlonars are created by hand. or, you know, by tentacle. Each Cephlarrior creates it himself as he becomes a Cephalion. Now if you;re wondering how they actually pull any of this off, they have their psionic capabilities to thank. You may recall that one of their abilities is the capability to interact with the physical constants and properties of materials they come into contact with. This can include raising and lowering boiling points and melting points (so they can fuse and forge and weld and cut), altering malleability (to make materials super easy to shape) and such and so forth. Their ability to produce voltage through their tentacles also helps with this. Their bodies are literal tools, and each Cephlonar is a labour of love. Material is refined through their ability to alter material states, and they think that's pretty damn neat.
3: Food.
They try not to stay in space for *too* long, but like a lot of things that they are capable of, their ability to survive in space is due to their size.
You know how a fat person can live off their own fat for ages? It's kind of like that. Except that Cephlarrior are truly fat people indeed. They will feast extensively before leaving for space, often adding hundreds (if not more) of tonnes of weight in pure fat reserves. These reserves can last a long time if needed, though most Cephlarrior don't like to push their limits to avoid the danger of such.
I hope this answers your questions.