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Title: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 25, 2015, 07:47:09 PM
Welcome to the Cell Evolution Forum Competition, where you take control of a cell and progressively evolve it into something else!

This game is controlled by dice rolls and the players. Occasionally I'll make some events if I feel that the game is getting stale :3

This game will start when I have 5-8 players, but you can join in after the first round!
Code: [Select]
PLAYER LIST:
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Miniking
Mr_Bob
Sirvup
Ps
Raitaki
Kasu
PX
LaserTurtle
DNAbc
Giratina93
Evil_Nazgul0616
Raikaria
Der_Bright_Poster

RULES

Rolls
Traits
Uses 1d6
1: Inverted
2: Very bad effect
3: No effect
4: Not expected effect
5: Expected effect
6-7: Better than expected
8+: SUPER EVOLUTION (significantly better than expected)

Events
Uses 1d6
1-2: Bad event
3-4: No event
5-6: Good event

Endangerment Ranks
These ranks show how close to dying off your species is.
EX: Extinct. Sorry, you are out of the game.
CR: Critically endangered. You are close to extinction.
EN: Endangered. You will most likely live unless a bad event or another species goes for you.
VU: Vulnerable. You're safe, but you might die in the future.
NT: Near threatened. Your species is doing fine, but you shouldn't worry about it dying off
LC: Don't even bother worrying. It'll take a miracle for your species to die off from this rank.

Reproductive Systems
There are 2 types: Vertical and horizontal.
Vertical
Make a second trait vote, and roll for that trait, but you can't get -1 or +2 on this:
1: Opposite of what was intended
2: Slightly worse than what was intended
3: No effect
4: No effect
5: As intended
6: Better than intended

Horizontal
Take a trait that anther species has and roll with no modifiers:
1-3: No effect
4-6: Success
Now that the rules are out of the way, let's get to the story:

Round 0

After millions of years, the planet has finally reached a state of equilibrium. The climate changes have become less severe, and although it still goes well below zero in the winter and far above 50 degrees Celsius in the summer, life is slowly but surely taking a grasp. Eruptions and earthquakes are still fairly common and cause death to thousands of species every few months. However, this has only increased the pace of evolution, as organisms less fit to survive are completely wiped from the face of the planet.

The first and only species is Protobactum Thrivum, though this is surely only temporary.
Protobactum Thrivum is a simple Eukaryotic bacteria cell, consisting of only a nucleus and a membrane. It lives at the very bottom of the sea, feeding of the compounds that were created when the planet first formed. It makes energy by metabolizing glucose in its cytoplasm, a fairly inefficient process. Without chloroplasts or any DNA coding for chemosynthesis this organism is very dependent on its constantly changing environment, and is thus given the title of Endangered. It cannot move and can only hope that its food (random proteins and sugars) will be carried close enough by the currents to be engulfed.

Traits: None
Appearance: Doesn't form colonies and cannot be seen without a microscope.
Environment: Bottom of sea
Conservation Status: EN

NOTE: Every new player starts with this species.
Based on the Official Thrive Forum Game Competition (http://thrivegame.freeforums.net/thread/110/official-thrive-forum-game-competition)
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 25, 2015, 07:47:30 PM
Templates for myself:

Rounds
Code: [Select]
[b][u]Round X[/b]

[u]Event:[/u] Insert event here

/* insert
a
bunch
of
profiles
here */
Species Profiles:
Code: [Select]
[b][u]Username[/b]
[b]Roll:[/b] //Numbers

/* story of current trait */

[b]Traits:[/b] //List of traits
[b]Appearance:[/b] //looks like something
[b]Environment:[/b] //lives somewhere
[b]Conservation Status:[/b] //is half-dead?
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 25, 2015, 09:29:01 PM
Alright I'll try this game out I guess.
>Attempt to obtain faint telekinesis, allowing my species to drag proteins and sugar towards themselves. (Hopefully that isn't too crazy, seeing as shiny things attract some animals for almost no reason and I'll stop typing now...)

note to myself, ignore this post
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 25, 2015, 10:04:35 PM
Quote from: Miniking on August 25, 2015, 09:29:01 PM
Alright I'll try this game out I guess.
>Attempt to obtain faint telekinesis, allowing my species to drag proteins and sugar towards themselves. (Hopefully that isn't too crazy, seeing as shiny things attract some animals for almost no reason and I'll stop typing now...)
0/10 not science related, adding to op

PRO TIP: You're literally a single cell floating in a nutrient soup. You can barely move, and you can barely sustain yourself by digesting food in the cytoplasm.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 25, 2015, 10:32:56 PM
Derp, but at least I was helpful. +1 Darwin Award
>Develop a Flagellum for movement.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 25, 2015, 11:55:16 PM
Participation might be spotty.
>Develop Cilia
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2015, 02:38:22 AM
This threatens to be interesting.

>Develop symbiotic relationship.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on August 26, 2015, 02:49:00 AM
Theistic Evolution: The Game

>Develop comprehensive digestion to ease food requirements
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on August 26, 2015, 03:34:42 AM
boo folks who mimic real life

>Develop a mechanism of propelling the cell by absorbing and propelling water!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 26, 2015, 06:02:47 AM
Now this is a cool concept.

> Develop an efficient form of digestion that requires less energy to be needed for survival.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 26, 2015, 06:05:33 AM
>Multiply
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on August 26, 2015, 06:20:32 AM
Aww yeah time to die horribly multiple times!
>develop photosynthesis
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2015, 07:56:00 AM
Quote from: Raitaki on August 26, 2015, 03:34:42 AM
boo folks who mimic real life

>Develop a mechanism of propelling the cell by absorbing and propelling water!

I actually considered this, but I have better in mind.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 26, 2015, 10:24:34 AM
Pls, everyone knows the strongest ability in nature is the one to multiply endlessly.

>upgrade multiplication speed

dubious. note for later
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2015, 11:50:56 AM
I don't wanna sound like a jerk or the boss, but I'm pretty sure some of these are invalid mutations...
> +2 Points to Gryffindor Mr. Bob's Roll Please.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 26, 2015, 03:35:14 PM
Quote from: Miniking on August 26, 2015, 11:50:56 AM
I don't wanna sound like a jerk or the boss, but I'm pretty sure some of these are invalid mutations...
> +2 Points to Gryffindor Mr. Bob's Roll Please.
yes they're invalid. but i'll find a way to make them work, though.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 26, 2015, 04:33:40 PM
Remember guys, you can both call for a trait AND give someone a +2 or -1 in the same turn.

Right now, you guys better help each other out by throwing +2s everywhere on your turns
Round 1

As the planet starts to stabilize, the many bacteria and other organisms are starting to multiply.

Event: N/A. Too early in the game for that.


Miniking
Roll: 1 = 1 --> Opposite effect

The first specimen of Protobactum Parvusrex attempts to use its microtubes to create a flagellum. Unfortunately, this leads to many cilia all over the cell's surface. These are not energy efficient, and you could find a way to make energy more efficiently. (lol did you see what i did there?)

Traits: Cilia
Appearance: P. thrivum with cilia
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Mr_Bob
Roll: 3 +2 = 5 --> Expected effect

Protobacteum bobus, like P. parvusrex, attempts to stick its microtubes out of the cell for movement. In this case, it's cilia and they work. You now have a way to move around, but like P. parvusrex, you have no way of efficiently creating energy from the food you eat.

Traits: Cilia
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Sirvup
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Very bad effect

While other cells are trying to find ways of movement, the P. purvis attempts to find a relationship with another species. Unfortunately, it turns out you are the worse off of the two and your relationship ends up with many P. purvis dying off.

Traits: Malicious relationship
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Ps
Roll: 4 = 4 --> Not expected effect

The P. pes, in reaction to the abundance of free food, attempts to evolve a process that allows it to gain more energy from digesting glucose. It works and you get 5 times the energy from glucose, but the byproducts turns out to be hydrogen peroxide. If you want your species to live, you must find a way to remove the peroxide from the cell.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raitaki
Roll: 4 = 4 --> Not expected effect
How would you take in the water? and how to get it out? develop those first

The P. tonitus, in need for movement, tries to evolve a water pump to propel itself. There several things wrong, though. It ONLY develops small proteins that carry water in and out of the cell, and when the cell tries to propel itself, it must recharge since most of its energy was used up in propelling itself.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Kasu
Roll: 1 = 1 --> Opposite effect

In the P. kasum's haste to get more energy from glucose, it accidentally evolves a method to store energy using long glucose chains. Since all of the glucose absorbed is being dumped into these glucose chains, the P. kasum becomes an attractive source of energy for other cells. Once you can utilize these chains, you can find a way to generate even more energy from glucose.

Traits: The ability to convert glucose to glycogen/starch
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


PX
Roll: 4 = 4

The P. Peksum initially finds out that there is strength in numbers, so the species multiplies into colonies of dozens of cells. Unfortunately, the process of dividing is very time-consuming and energy-intensive, so you should find a way to make energy.

Traits: Increased division
Appearance: Colonies look like blobs ~1 um.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU (high number of individuals)

LaserTurtle
Roll: 5 = 5 --> Expected effect

The P. turturus develops a symbiotic relationship with a photosynthesizing bacteria, allowing the species to survive for a little longer in the dark depths of the deep ocean. If you want to be more efficient, you need to reach the surface.

Traits: Photosynthesis
Appearance: Green blob
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


DNAbc
Roll: 3 = 3 --> no effect

The P. danabacus is still floating around the deep ocean, passively absorbing nutrients from the water.

Traits: none
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 26, 2015, 04:47:12 PM
> Utilize the glucose chains by digesting them for energy before cell multiplication.

EDIT: I was gonna play it safe for a bit, but alright, haha.

+2 to Miniking.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2015, 05:17:49 PM
I am pleased with this.


Let's cannibalize P. kasum for all that energy in order to replenish numbers and develop more efficient use of energy. -1 to Protobacteum bobus because all that mobility is a difficulty and it is time for buckets of crabs.

thanks for using -1s
-OP
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 26, 2015, 06:08:05 PM
>develop parasitism to p. kasum

aka utilize the energy others are utilizing.

utilizeption
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on August 26, 2015, 06:45:14 PM
Man, all those species flocking to p. kasum. Looks perfect for a feeding frenzy <3 If only I had any mobility ;_;

>Hmm...Develop pseudopods to trap pockets of water to use for propulsion? 8D This would probably fail hilarious in real life but I'M STICKIN' WITH IT

>Invest in agriculture, feed the world! Help Kasu for +2.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 26, 2015, 07:59:44 PM
>Develop means to consume other cells
+2 Purvis
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on August 26, 2015, 08:04:01 PM
This looks like fun. Let's see what we can do.

>Cillia for propulsion
>+2 to Kasu

Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 26, 2015, 08:17:24 PM
Quote from: Giratina93 on August 26, 2015, 08:04:01 PM
This looks like fun. Let's see what we can do.

>Cillia for propulsion
>+2 to Kasu
see rules, you get 2 traits to pick b/c next round is round 2
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on August 26, 2015, 08:19:54 PM
Quote from: Failure McFailFace on August 26, 2015, 08:17:24 PM
see rules, you get 2 traits to pick b/c next round is round 2

Oh. My apologies. Mitochondria so I can breath easier, and the afterinformed cillia.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: BT on August 26, 2015, 08:30:48 PM
Oooh alright. I don't know biology, though!

I'll take my free trait of stretching like crazy. Get us some better surface area. Go where the current takes us.
Second, I'll roll to, uh, create poisons? If we get rid of any waste as part of our metabolism, make it so it's released in concentrated bursts of death.

I'll +2 rocket pump Super Raitaki Sunshine.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2015, 08:45:33 PM
>+2 to Kasu. Friendly organisms ho!
>Develop pictures an interior system that utilizes air as a power source (there's small amounts of air in water right?)
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on August 26, 2015, 11:30:04 PM
>Develop cell walls sufficient to release Hydrogen Peroxide.
>+2 to Giratina93.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 27, 2015, 12:12:48 AM
Seems interesting. Mind if I join?

>Take free trait of flagellum for locomotion.
>Develop a resilient cell wall for defense.
> +2 to Kasu
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 27, 2015, 01:29:01 AM
In what cases can we use Vertical reproductions?  In lieu of an evolution roll? An additional roll for an existing trait?
Do I need to develop Glycolysis? Enzymes? Ways to manufacture proteins? Am I obsessing too much about mechanism and should just go for results?

>Develop cilia that can take in glucose
>+2 to P. Purvis
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2015, 02:06:22 AM
Quote from: Mr_Bob on August 27, 2015, 01:29:01 AM
In what cases can we use Vertical reproductions?  In lieu of an evolution roll? An additional roll for an existing trait?
Do I need to develop Glycolysis? Enzymes? Ways to manufacture proteins? Am I obsessing too much about mechanism and should just go for results?

This applies to everyone. You can do the sex options once you go multicellular, you just have to evolve the mechanisms for it. *coughcoughgendercoughcough*

At the current time, PX is the closest to getting to multicellular, but he seems to have no way of making energy efficiently.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on August 27, 2015, 05:34:56 AM
>equipevolve flagellum to wiggle closer to the surface
>+2 to Nazgul
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2015, 12:43:46 PM
Round 2

The planet, named Jensok, has finally stabilized into a relatively warm Earth-like planet with many volcanoes, uninhabited plains, and hydrothermal vents. It has a thick atmosphere filled with nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and small amounts of free hydrogen, helium, and other trace gases. Life is currently thriving in the ocean, except for you guys apparently.

Event: N/A.


Miniking
Roll: 6 +2 = 8 --> SOOPAH EEVOLUUUSION

Using its cilia to move around, the P. parvusrex has evolved a way to filter oxygen from the water while it moves. With the new addition of free oxygen in the cell, the P. parvusrex has developed a more efficient way of making energy from glucose, similar to a mitochondria. But you aren't a mitochondria, and you should get one ASAP.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria-like glucose processing, oxygen filter
Appearance: P. thrivum with cilia
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Mr_Bob
Roll: 6 -1 = 5 --> As expected

The P. bobus attempts to evolve its primitive cilia to hopefully use them as a filter for glucose. It works fine.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Sirvup
Roll: 5 +2 +2 = 9 --> SUPAH EVOLOOSHUN

The P. purvis has realized that P. kasums are great sources of food, but instead of killing them all, they have started to merge with the P. kasums, leading to a Kasum purvis cross-hybrid, with both the speed of glucose digestion and glucose chain-forming, but also absorb P. purvis' malicious relationship buddies, who turn out to be very efficient (roughly 15x) at processing glucose into energy. Both you and Kasu have mitochondria.

Traits: Malicious relationship, mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT (both species has merged)


Ps
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Very bad effect

In an attempt to release the poisonous byproducts in its cells, the P. pes has developed its membranes to release this byproduct. Unfortunately, the membrane has stiffened, causing the poison to stay inside, further damaging itself.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Raitaki
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

After their failed attempts at a water propulsion system, the P. tonitus had evolved pseudopods to engulf water into vacuoles, then expel them at high velocities using many transfer proteins within the cell to a single water "bubble". Your species can move around better, but there's no way to make energy yet. All of those transfer proteins are very power hungry.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Kasu
Roll: 3 +2 +2 +2 +2 = 11 --> SUPER EVOLUTION!!!1111!111one

As the P. kasum species fills up with starch and glycogen, several individuals spontaneously evolved the ability to conjoin and rejoin glucose into chains at will. As a weird side effect, the the glucose can also be used twice as fast to produce more energy over a period of time. Essentially, your species just became more efficient with its glucose, but I would recommend evolving mitochondria eventually.

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT (both of your species have merged)


PX
Roll: 3 = 3 --> no effect

The P. peksum are now able to engulf other cells. At this point, many species are smaller than your relatively large colonies.

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells
Appearance: Colonies look like blobs ~1 um.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU (high number of individuals)

LaserTurtle
Roll: 6 = 6 --> better than expected

The P. tuturus realizes that it needs to move higher up in the ocean to receive more sunlight, so it develops a good flagellum to get up there. But with no way of detecting where is "up," nor a good energy source, the P. turturus needs to evolve more in to reach the surface. The cell might burst if you get too close to the surface.

Traits: Photosynthesis
Appearance: Green blob
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


DNAbc
Roll: 1 = 1 --> Opposite effect

In an attempt to become a parasite of the newly-formed Kasus purvis (K. purvis), the P. danabacus ended up becoming the hosts of the K. purvis. Somehow. But at least you have mitochondria now.

Traits: mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Garatina93
Roll: Cilia: 1 +2 = 3 --> no effect
Mitochondria: 3 --> no effect

A newcomer to Jensok, the P. garatinus has cilia to move around and mitochondria to fuel them.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria
Appearance: P. thrivum w/ cilia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Evil_Nazgul0616
Roll: Flagellum: 6 +2  = 8 --> SUPAH EVOLUTION
Cell wall 3 = 3 --> no effect

Another newcomer, the P. nazgus has a very strong flagellum to propel itself. It is currently the fastest creature in the ocean with that flagellum, and it's able to sustain itself even when moving. It's speed allows it to evade predators and allow for more of them to survive. A better energy source is recommended, though.

Traits: flagellum
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


BT
Roll: Stretchy: 2 = 2 --> very bad effect
Poisons: 6 = 6 --> better than expected

Another newcomer to the deep oceans of Jensok, the P. betes initially evolves a very stretchy membrane, along with the ability to generate and release poisons. The stretchy membranes unfortunately lets cytoplasmic fluid out since the membrane molecules are too far apart to prevent that. this also means that the cell is very vulnerable while stretching.

The poison the P. betes makes is simply a byproduct of making glucose, and it releases it out into the water outside. As an added bonus, it has an immunity to its own poison, fixing the "stretchy membrane lets everything in" problem.

Traits: stretchy membrane, poison generation, poison immunity
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 27, 2015, 12:58:25 PM
I am still confused how apparently this fictional species is apparently complex enough to develop a complex organelle that is the nucleus...yet still lack a flagellum for locomotion of all thIngs.

Do appreciate mod actually knowing his biology and that the mitochondria is an possibly an integration of organisms! Approval rating+1

>develop endoplasmic reticulum, commence protein synthesis

People we go cell differentiation and multicellular nao

>+2 to my host k.purvis
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 27, 2015, 02:27:37 PM
Quote from: DNAbc on August 27, 2015, 12:58:25 PM
I am still confused how apparently this fictional species is apparently complex enough to develop a complex organelle that is the nucleus...yet still lack a flagellum for locomotion of all thIngs.
I'm actually pretty sure McFailFace didn't specify whether we had a nucleus or not. I just assumed we all had the single prokaryote chromosome and maybe a few plasmids...

Anyway:
>Evolve mitochondria.

EDIT: So I'm guessing that's a yes to my post below?
>+2 to Miniking
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on August 27, 2015, 03:47:37 PM
So I can move around now, and can breath easier. That's just what I needed. Now, to enjoy some actual food before something happens.

>Pilus that would allow for me to leech off the life force or blood or whatever from other cells

+2 to Miniking.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on August 27, 2015, 04:03:37 PM
ayyyyyyy

also the livestock is getting ahead what kind of monster have I just created

>Develop enzymes to break down smaller, unsuspecting bacteria and such to mug their leftover ATP! I should know how to spit out the rest of their lifeless carcass afterwards using my vacuoles, right o vo

>Help DNA unsuckify his rolls :V  <-- assuming is +2 to DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2015, 04:49:26 PM
Let's try to pick up a kind of amorphous style of locomotion, like the noble amoeba, so I can give P. kasum a rudimentary high five.

Also -1 to Raitaki, because just unsporting.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2015, 05:09:40 PM
Quote from: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 27, 2015, 02:27:37 PM
I'm actually pretty sure McFailFace didn't specify whether we had a nucleus or not. I just assumed we all had the single prokaryote chromosome and maybe a few plasmids...
See 1st post:
Quote
Protobactum Thrivum is a simple Eukaryotic bacteria cell
It has a nucleus, but nothing else, sorry for the confusion
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 27, 2015, 05:26:29 PM
But there's no such thing as a eukaryotic bacteria! All bacteria are prokaryotes! You know what. There's no point in arguing. This game is supposed to be fun, right?

Anyway, am I still allowed to do the +2 or -1 to somebody at this point, or do I need to wait until the next round?
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 27, 2015, 05:40:35 PM
> Develop mitochondria with a focus on energy efficiency if possible (gotta become MOST EFFICIENT).
> +2 to Purvis.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 27, 2015, 06:17:34 PM
>Develop a damn cell wall
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on August 27, 2015, 06:32:28 PM
>don't know which way's up? Just head towards where there's less pressure!
>oh, and uh make some semipermeable cell membranes so the depressurization doesn't explode you.  <-- can only do one trait unless has genders + sex organs to do gene transfer or is new player
>+2 to PX, the guy needs it.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on August 27, 2015, 07:05:25 PM
>Develop a tube to expel Hydrogen Peroxide through
>-1 to Raitaki in hopes that (s)he won't be able to eat me
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 27, 2015, 08:01:30 PM
>Develop Glycolysis
>+2 to P. Pas
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 27, 2015, 08:34:54 PM
>+2 Bonusu to LaserTurtle because if a plan like that goes the opposite way, they risk going instinct.
>Develop Mitochondria  ASAP.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: BT on August 27, 2015, 09:10:40 PM
OH NO! The poison's leaking!

 :flowerpower:

How's our travels going? Are we going with the flow along with all the other yummy earthly compounds?
>Speed up our metabolism. Make it include most of the junk (and water) we let in through the membrane so that it gets filtered out quickly. Maybe it'll increase cell growth / cytoplasma% too.
>+2 to that Pokemon Giratina.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on August 27, 2015, 09:30:38 PM
Eh; little late; but let's join in.

If I'm correct being Round 3 I get [Using  X traits (X = round # + 1)] 4 traits to try and develop. If I'm misunderstanding, priority is top to bottom.

> Develop Flagellum
> Develop chloroplasts
> Develop Cell Wall
> Develop Vacuole

+2 to BT because why not.

And this world needs plants. Food chain people.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2015, 09:58:43 PM
Quote from: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 27, 2015, 05:26:29 PM
Anyway, am I still allowed to do the +2 or -1 to somebody at this point, or do I need to wait until the next round?
it would be easier for me to put that in your post

Quote from: Raikaria on August 27, 2015, 09:30:38 PM
And this world needs plants. Food chain people.
plants are already here
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on August 28, 2015, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2015, 09:58:43 PM
plants are already here

That doesn't stop me being a plant. There's no rule about needing to be animals; after all.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 28, 2015, 10:12:06 PM
Round 3

Jensok's oceans are now filled to the brim with life. As a result, food is quickly being depleted by everyone. The Jensokians have to evolve to eat other species or risk extinction by starvation.

Event: 3. No event next turn
I HAVE A QUEST
One of a line of quests that are basically achievements for reaching certain stages. The next one is once you can sense 3 different things (light, chemicals, touch)

Become the first species to become multicellular, and you can win one of these 3 great prizes!



Good luck!
Miniking
Species Name: P. parvusrex
Roll: 4 +2 +2 = 8 --> SUPER EVOLUTION

The P. parvusrex has reached its goal since it first evolved: mitochondria. It can now process glucose at a more efficient rate, and it can move around for long periods of time thanks to its oxygen filter and cilia. It no longer needs its cytoplasm glucose processing.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria-like glucose processing, oxygen filter, mitochondria.
Appearance: P. thrivum with cilia
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Mr_Bob
Species Name: P. bobus
Roll: 6 = Better than expected

The P. bobus is now processing its glucose into pyruvates, gaining some energy in return.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter, glycolysis
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Sirvup
Species Name: P. kasum
Roll: 2 +2 = 4 --> Not expected effect

The P. kasum can now move using pseudopods.

Traits: Malicious relationship, mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming, pseudopods
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT (both species has merged)


Ps
Species Name: P. pes
Roll: 1 +2 = 3 --> no effect

The P. pes continue to be tormented by the products of its glucose digestion.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Raitaki
Species Name: P. tonitus
Roll: 4 -1 -1 = 2 --> Very bad effect

In Soviet Russia, you don't digest others, you digest you!
Due to an inability to be immune or remove its own digestive enzymes, the P. tonitus starts digesting itself from the inside, leading to a major decrease in population.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins, digestive enzymes (from the inside)
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Kasu
Species Name: K. purvis
Roll: 1 +2 = 3 --> no effect

The K. purvis is the same as its ancestors.

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT (both of your species have merged)


PX
Species Name: P. peksum
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> Better than expected

The P. peksum evolves a cell wall as defense against the many other species in the ocean. The material for these walls is a strong protein in long, thin layers, with many layers to a wall. As a result, the colones now look polygonal in appearance.

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells, cell wall
Appearance: Colonies look like polygons ~1 um.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU (high number of individuals)

LaserTurtle
Species Name: P. turturus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

The P. turturus, in its quest for more efficient photosynthesis, develops pressure sensors on its cell membrane to know where it is in relation to the surface. The species still lyses and pops open at the surface, however. It can't move, either.

Traits: Photosynthesis, pressure sensor
Appearance: Green blob
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


DNAbc
Species Name: P. danacabus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

As its surroundings become more and more evolved and complicated, the P. danabacus evolves an ER. It'll need a way to collect enough resources to make anything, though.

Traits: mitochondria, ER
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Garatina93
Species Name: P. garatinus
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> Better than expected

In response to the crowded environment, the P. garatinus evolves a pilus to remove nutrients from other cells. It works, but it can't sense if it has touched a cell or some other thing, like a rock or the sea bed.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria, pilus
Appearance: P. thrivum w/ cilia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Evil_Nazgul0616
Species Name: P. nazgus
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Very bad effect

When trying to invoke a symbiotic relationship with some energy-producing bacteria floating around, the P. nazgus accidentally absorbs a REALLY costly bacterium instead. All it does is be a parasite on its host cell, eating all of its resources and giving nothing in return. You need to expel (or break it down, hint hint) in order to survive.

Traits: flagellum, anti-mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


BT
Species Name: P. betes
Roll: 3 +2 = 5 --> As expected

The P. betes evolves a better metabolism. As a result, it can filter through its food from other things more quickly.

Traits: stretchy membrane, poison generation, poison immunity, better metabolism
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raikaria
Species Name: P. raikus
Roll: Flagellum: 5 = 5 --> As expected
Chloroplasts: 5 = 5 --> As expected
Cell wall: 6 = 6 --> Better than expected
Vacuole: 1 = 1 --> Inverted

The P. raikus has evolved a flagellum, chloroplasts, a cell wall, and a vacuole, all in one go! Except for the latter, which is a large transfer protein that expels waste from the cell. It's cell wall is thicker than the P. peksum's,  meaning that it has a higher defense against attackers.

Traits: Flagellum, chloroplasts, thick cell wall, waste transfer
Appearance: Green blob with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on August 28, 2015, 10:23:39 PM
Not sure if waste removal is good or bad at this point. But seeing some of the issues others are having I guess it's a net positive. I'd rather a big energy storage but still.

> Attempt to obtain mitochondria

+2 to Raitaki because it's too soon to go extinct. And I'm the least tasty treat.

Also I don't even know what's needed to break into the multicellurlar level, so don't expect me to shoot for that yet. So don't worry bout me nabbing that prize unless I do it by accident. I'll just get my tanky cell stable.

Also what do you mean 'have' to adapt to eat other species? I'm perfectly happy photosynthesizing here. [Two guesses what my next move is after mitochondria]
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on August 28, 2015, 10:38:46 PM
>hey, I got a flagellum day 2! Movement's totally in the cards!
>Ok, now I can develop some means of pressure equalization. And nothing spell equalization like forcibly ejecting extra fluid! Get some vacuoles up on duty for that.

EDIT: Oh, and +2 to whoever posts after me. +2 to DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 28, 2015, 11:02:55 PM
>+2 to raitaki! Karma FTW

>develop better food filtrating mechanism, ability to form pseudopodia maybe to cannabalize other microorganisms?

doing food filtration, only one vote per post please
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 28, 2015, 11:04:08 PM
>Gain ability to transfer materials and stuff between cells
+2 Purvis

Wait a minute, aren't I already multicellular? :V
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 28, 2015, 11:25:41 PM
It is time.

> Utilize the symbiotic relationship between my cell and Purvis's to divvy up the resources and functions needed for life.
> +2 to Purvis.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on August 28, 2015, 11:32:38 PM
Yikes. That hurts. At least now I kind of count as a glass cannon, right? o vo;;;

>Let's try turning this around! Develop a new cell membrane with unorthodox chemical composition to make myself more resistant to both my own and potential predator's attempts at digestion!

>+2 for Raikaria :3 Let's form the Rai Armyyyyyy
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 28, 2015, 11:48:46 PM
Jensokian...Jensokian...Jensokyo   :o
>♫Do do do dodo do dodo do, Do do do dodo do dodo do♫
(possible forshadowing...?)
>Develop faithful relationships to other cells as if they were knights to a king. Hopefully I can succeed where others have failed...
>Edit: Oops forgot to decide my +2... umm, Px
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 29, 2015, 12:53:42 AM
>Develop lysosomes to break down these parasites into something I can use. (As well as destroy any unwanted cell invaders in the future.)
> +2 to Miniking.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on August 29, 2015, 01:35:15 AM
So, I need a way to sense if what my cell is touching is another cell, or just a wall... Or a way to really know where it is going...

>Cell wall and Capsule time for some added defense. If I can't do both, then just the cell wall for now

>-1 to Raitaki
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 29, 2015, 03:06:20 AM
>It begins
>Develop Fermentation
>+2 to P. Pes (wonder if opposite effect would've been better than no effect)
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2015, 04:53:14 AM
>High Five P. Kasu
>Via the power of high fives, develop cooperative actions with other members of the species and P. Kasu, in order to ease the little troubles of life and perhaps take on specialized roles.
>+2 to Mr Bob.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on August 29, 2015, 06:10:11 AM
Quote from: Giratina93 on August 29, 2015, 01:35:15 AM
>-1 to Rai

More specific? There's two people who's names start with Rai :V
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on August 29, 2015, 12:29:09 PM
>Develop vacuoles. Plants have hard cell walls, and they use those to deal with waste
>+2 to Bob
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 29, 2015, 06:23:30 PM
Quote from: PX on August 28, 2015, 11:04:08 PM
>Gain ability to move
+2 Purvis

Wait a minute, aren't I already multicellular? :V
almost. the colonies' cells can function independently. they're just a bunch of cells clumped together into a group.

hint: they need to be dependent on one another
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 29, 2015, 06:44:22 PM
How close am I to multicellular?
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 29, 2015, 07:04:44 PM
From now on, when giving +2/-1, state the full username instead of the species name, it makes it easier for me to make the posts.

Quote from: Raikaria on August 28, 2015, 10:23:39 PM
Also what do you mean 'have' to adapt to eat other species? I'm perfectly happy photosynthesizing here.
the people without chloroplasts
Round 4

Jensok continues to calm down. Volcanic activity is still active, but they seem to become more and more active by each passing year.

Event: 1. Bad event. OH BOY, DEATH
I HAVE A QUEST

Become the first species to become multicellular, and you can win one of these 3 great prizes!



Currently, PX is the closest to this. Once he can find a way to control the colony as a single entity, though...


Miniking
Species Name: P. parvusrex
Roll: 1 +2 = 3 --> No effect

The P. parvusrex continues to be itself.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria-like glucose processing, oxygen filter, mitochondria.
Appearance: P. thrivum with cilia
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Mr_Bob
Species Name: P. bobus
Roll: 1 +2 +2 = 5 --> as expected

The P. bobus, in need of more energy, starts fermenting its glucose after it gets processed in glycolysis.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter, glycolysis, fermentation
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Sirvup
Species Name: P. kasum
Roll: 3 +2 +2 = 7 --> better than expected

The P. kasum branch, in response to the K. purvis, begins moving resources between themselves and the other species.

Traits: mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming, pseudopods, symbiotic relationship w/ K. purvis
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT (both species has merged)


Ps
Species Name: P. pes
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> Better than expected

The vacuoles in the P. pes allow it to store excess glucose and other materials like proteins.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raitaki
Species Name: P. tonitus
Roll: 3 +2 +2 -1 = 6 --> Better than expected

Instead of the usual phospholipid bilayer of other cells, the P. tonitus evolves a cell membrane out of protein that is resistant to its own digestive enzymes. This lets the species to release its enzymes into its surroundings and only harm its prey.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins, digestive enzymes
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Kasu
Species Name: K. purvis
Roll: 3 = 3

The K. purvis continues to thrive as the P. kasus branch is off doing their own thing. Both species begin to share resources with each other

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria, symbiotic relationship w/ P. kasus
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT


PX
Species Name: P. peksum
Roll: 6 +2 = 8 --> SOOP EVO

The P. peksum, as an attempt to become more multi-cellular rather than just a grouping of itself, begins to transfer materials, nutrients, and waste between the cells in the colony. As a result, the waste is being moved to the outside layer of cells to release it into the water, and nutrients and materials are moving inwards, letting the waste-releasing cells get at the materials first to further specialize and improve their waste-releasing abilities.

The colony grows significantly larger from the more efficient waste removal and better transfer of materials.

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells, cell wall, transfer materials within the colony
Appearance: Colonies look like polygons ~1 mm.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT


LaserTurtle
Species Name: P. turturus
Roll: 1 = 1 --> inverted

As a result of its species slowly moving up towards the surface, the P. turturus is collapsing in on itself because of a failed vacuole in it and the deep ocean's pressure. The species has moved to the center part of the ocean and is now receiving more sunlight than its more plant-like competitor, P. raikus.

Traits: Photosynthesis, flagellum, pressure sensor,
Appearance: Green blob with a flagellum
Environment: Middle ocean
Conservation Status: NT


DNAbc
Species Name: P. danacabus
Roll: 6 +2 = 8 --> SUPER EVOLUTION

The P. danabacus evolves an excellent food filtration system using its cell membrane. Using special transfer proteins, the P. danabacus takes in anything that's not water, then expelling anything that's not food with those same proteins. It is a boon to the species, allowing it to divide and multiply further.

Traits: mitochondria, ER, food filtration
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT


Garatina93
Species Name: P. garatinus
Roll: 5 = 5 --> as expected

The P. garatinus develops a cell wall out of protein, like many other species on this planet. It is similar in relative toughness as it's fictional namesake, the Garatina.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria, pilus, cell wall.
Appearance: P. thrivum w/ cilia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Evil_Nazgul0616
Species Name: P. nazgus
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Very bad effect

In an attempt to break apart the anti-mitochondria, the P. nazgus accidentally creates faulty lysosomes, leading it to digest itself from the inside. At least you're getting rid of those leeching organelles.

Traits: flagellum, anti-mitochondria, defective lysosomes
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


BT
Species Name: P. betes
Roll:



Traits: stretchy membrane, poison generation, poison immunity, better metabolism
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raikaria
Species Name: P. raikus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

The P. raikus was fortunate enough to get the last free-floating mitochondria bacteria through its thick protein-filled cell wall. These mitochondria are rather efficient, about 30x than just using glucose in the cytoplasm. This is letting you store up glucose, but you have nowhere to put it so it gets wasted though the waste transfer proteins to prevent oversaturation. Even with all of these plant-like traits, you won't get any sunlight this deep in the ocean.

Traits: Flagellum, chloroplasts, thick cell wall, waste transfer, mitochondria
Appearance: Green blob with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 29, 2015, 07:05:23 PM
Quote from: DNAbc on August 29, 2015, 06:44:22 PM
How close am I to multicellular?
Very far. your species hasn't even formed colonies yet.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 29, 2015, 07:11:21 PM
>Start specializing cells, starting with processing and distribution of nutrients
+2 to whoever posts after this +2 Evil_Nazgul
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 29, 2015, 07:15:07 PM
Wow, the RNG just hates me these last two rounds, doesn't it?

Am I allowed to "upgrade" an existing trait into a better version as my trait roll?
If so:
>Develop better, non-faulty lysosomes.
If not:
>Develop enzymes that neutralize or expel excess digestive enzymes from the lysosomes to prevent self-digestion.

>+2 to PX for his/her generosity.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on August 29, 2015, 07:24:50 PM
>Phew, it seems that relationships cannot just be developed out of nowhere huh. +2 to Nazgul for saving me from the RNG.
>Gain the ability to attract cells of the same species.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: O4rfish on August 29, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
Excellent, my ocean is developing nicely.

Naz: try using the enzymes offensively.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on August 29, 2015, 07:41:04 PM
> Develop some means of detecting where sunlight is coming from.

Also +2 to Evil_Nazgul0616 because he's in trouble and the P.Raikus is helpful.

I was torn between this and attempting to just multiply first. Either way we're clearly advanceing; we went from EN to VU.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on August 29, 2015, 07:55:38 PM
So, I need to develop a colony in order to become multicellular. Very well then.

>Time for there to by many cell Giratinas together. Let the colonies form!

+2 to Miniking
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 29, 2015, 09:00:26 PM
> Develop a better waste removal system so that we can begin to (hopefully) form colonies.
> -1 to PX
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on August 29, 2015, 10:09:15 PM
Wow rude
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on August 29, 2015, 10:09:44 PM
>Is it too late for chloroplasts? If not, evolve some.
>+2 to whoever posts next +2 LaserTurtle
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on August 29, 2015, 11:12:02 PM
>Ah bugger. Clump together for stability, maybe?
>+2 for the person 2 posts down from this one! RAITAKI
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 30, 2015, 12:22:59 AM
Well, someone needs to bite thr bullet

>Differentiate cells for more specified purposes,  starting with sexual reproduction, aka ability to form gametes,

That should seal the deal.

Welp just read my lack of colonies.

So, boring but necessary option
>multiply and differentiate
Also, -1 to PX, sorry bruh
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 30, 2015, 01:50:27 AM
Quote from: Evil_Nazgul0616 on August 29, 2015, 07:15:07 PM
Am I allowed to "upgrade" an existing trait into a better version as my trait roll?

yes
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on August 30, 2015, 02:25:40 AM
if everyone hates me i guess all i can do is hate the world

>Develop an eyespot for positive photoaxis!

>Let's allow the RNG to decide my protege this round...+2 to Giratina!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 30, 2015, 02:37:38 AM
Alright, we're bros now, Kasu. Let's gattai!

>Develop a system that takes waste products from P. Kasum and converts it into a passive defense system that dissolves attackers' when they try to get uppity. Make the transfer of enzyme to prevent this part of our relationship with P. Kasum. Presuming success, we're now the bodyguard.
>+2 to Kasu.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 30, 2015, 06:40:11 AM
>This party is heating up
>Develop thermal tolerance
Also, because Bob is an unrepentant asshole
>Next poster get -1 DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on August 30, 2015, 03:04:38 PM
Biting the other bullet for the sake of timely updates

ded
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 31, 2015, 09:34:24 PM
my internet's been spotty since my dad has been turning off the internet a lot lately. i have to finish my summer assignments too since school starts on the 3rd. it'll be some time before i get a chance to post an update.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on August 31, 2015, 10:04:10 PM
Quote from: Failure McFailFace on August 31, 2015, 09:34:24 PM
my internet's been spotty since my dad has been turning off the internet a lot lately. i have to finish my summer assignments too since school starts on the 3rd. it'll be some time before i get a chance to post an update.
No problem, take your time.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 02, 2015, 01:41:20 AM
Round 4

The seafloor shakes at the inland sea where many forms of simple life live (including you). Suddenly, a mountain overlooking the sea erupts into a huge cloud of rock and hot gases. Landslides, lava, and and hot, poisonous gas move into the sea. Many species go extinct, while, by chance, a select few have barely survived.

There is now a thick layer of floating pumice on the sea that you have to claw through to reach sunlight.

Everyone's conservation status gets lowered by one, and if you are at CR, then you aren't affected.

Event: N/A (trying to survive volcanic fallout)
I HAVE A QUEST

Become the first species to become multicellular, and you can win one of these 3 great prizes!



PX is getting dangerously close to the reward....


Miniking
Species Name: P. parvusrex
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> Better than expected

The P. parvusrex, in event unrelated to the volcanic eruption, begins to emit chemicals that attract individuals of its species to each other. They now form large colonies of thousands of individuals, and they have started to release binding proteins to keep the colony together in one big blob.

Traits: Cilia, oxygen filter, mitochondria, binding proteins, attractive chemicals
Appearance: cillia-covered blob ~1mm
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Mr_Bob
Species Name: P. bobus
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Bad effect

The P. bobus tries to evolve a thermal tolerance, but it somehow lowers its own tolerance. Better evolve some insulation.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter, glycolysis, fermentation, low thermal tolerance.
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Sirvup
Species Name: P. kasum
Roll: 3 = 3 --> No effect

The P. kasum flees close to K. purvis to escape its harsh cloud of poison.

Traits: mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming, pseudopods, symbiotic relationship w/ K. purvis
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Ps
Species Name: P. pes
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Really bad

It is too late to form chloroplasts. The P. pes ends up almost killing the species when trying to absorb the much larger P. turturus's chloroplasts. You are now at CR.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane, vacuoles
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Raitaki
Species Name: P. tonitus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

The P. tonitus evolves an eyespot on its membrane to find the direction up. It works well, and it can detect the strength of the light. Currently, the eyespot says that the light is currently very weak, more weak than usual.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins, digestive enzymes, protein cell membrane, photosensitive eyespot
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Kasu
Species Name: K. purvis
Roll: 6 +2 = 8 --> MEGA EVO

The K. purvis develops a really good waste removal system. So good, in fact, that it practically produces a cloud of poison around it. It's also immune to this cloud, somehow.

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria, symbiotic relationship w/ P. kasus, poison immunity, waste removal system/poison release
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


PX
Species Name: P. peksum
Roll: 5 +2 -1 -1 = 5 --> As expected

After its success with transferring materials around the colony, the P. peksum begins to specialize. The outer cells have a thicker cell wall facing out and can handle the transfer of waste out more efficiently. The core of the colony is the one that is controlling the operation, while the cells in between the wall and the core handle processing nutrients for the rest of the colony and provide storage for excess materials and nutrients.

Now if there was a way to make this colony move...

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells, cell wall, transfer of materials, specialized cells
Appearance: Colonies look like polygons ~1 mm.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


LaserTurtle
Species Name: P. turturus
Roll: 2 +2 = 4 --> Not as good as expected

The P. turturus begins to form colonies of several hundred individuals, but they keep floating away because there is nothing to hold the colony together.

Traits: Photosynthesis, flagellum, pressure sensor,
Appearance: Green blob with blobs coming off it
Environment: Middle ocean
Conservation Status: VU


DNAbc
Species Name: P. danacabus
Roll: 6 -1 = 5 --> As expected

The P. danabacus starts putting all of its resources to multiplying as fast as possible, leading to large clumps of P. danabacus floating around the ocean, held together by binding proteins similar to other species'.

Traits: mitochondria, ER, food filtration
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Garatina93
Species Name: P. garatinus
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> Better than expected

The P. garatinus starts to form communities of some thousands of cells. As with other species on their way to being multicellular, it develops a binding protein to stick the cells together.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria, pilus, cell wall, binding protein
Appearance: Blob with cillia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Evil_Nazgul0616
Species Name: P. nazgus
Roll: 3 +2 +2 +2 = 9 --> super

The lysosomes of the P. nazgus proved faulty, so it tries to fix them by evolving better ones. Sure enough, the new lysosomes not only remove the anti-mitochondria, but it can convert anything that gets into the cell into raw nutrients for the rest of the cell to use.

You have lost your anti-mitochondria, but now you have no energy gen to fuel yourself.

Traits: flagellum, lysosomes
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


BT
Species Name: P. betes
Roll:

The P. betes is slowly dying off from the lack of traits to evolve. It will go extinct in 2 rounds if it doesn't do something.

Traits: stretchy membrane, poison generation, poison immunity, better metabolism
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Raikaria
Species Name: P. raikus
Roll: 4 = 4 -> not as good as expected

The P. raikus, in an attempt to find the direction up, evolves photoreceptors across its membrane. They detect light, but when one fires, all the other ones fire too, so at  least you know when light is hitting you, at least.

Traits: Flagellum, chloroplasts, thick cell wall, waste transfer, mitochondria, photoreceptors
Appearance: Green blob with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 02, 2015, 01:49:37 AM
>Develop some actual mitochondria now.

If I am allowed to do so:
>+2 to the first person to +2 me (C'mon people, we can pull through this volcanic disaster if we work together!)
If not, or if nobody +2's me:
>+2 to whoever posts after me.

+2 DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 02, 2015, 01:56:04 AM
>+2 to nazgul

>differentiate between food transfer and nutrient transfer among colonies, resulting in two different methods for transferring

Pe.exe must not win!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on September 02, 2015, 02:51:10 AM
Wait, how did I go from Vulnerable to Endangered again? Oh, event... of course.

> Now let's begin going multicellular. Let's begin diversifying these cells in this group.

>-1 to PX. You shall not win!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2015, 04:13:40 AM
>Develop stronger connection to cells of my own species in order to form a hive mind.
>I'm scared to do this but +2 to Px because I like seeing people succeed when others oppose. I swear if no one "-1's" me for this the RNG will, just watch.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on September 02, 2015, 04:25:14 AM
> Develop binding proteins for colony formation.
> +2 to Ps.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on September 02, 2015, 04:32:02 AM
>Develop a tail to propel the group
+2 Miniking
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2015, 07:52:41 AM
>Develop ways to regulate the poison clouding, so as to make things easier on the P. Kasus.
>+2 Kasu.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on September 02, 2015, 08:13:18 AM
Eh, volcanic blackout combined with not knowing up? This is bad. Not that detecting sunlight and moving through this cloud will help much :/

> Put extra energy that is currently being wasted to use; MULTIPLY!

+2 to BT
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on September 02, 2015, 08:32:54 AM
>Oh bugger. Mitochondria to extract more energy out of any photosynthesis reserves I have.
>+2 to Raikaria
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on September 02, 2015, 11:46:40 AM
>Roll for mitochondria.
>+2 to Kasu
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on September 02, 2015, 07:27:34 PM
>Develop receptors on my cell membrane so that I can locate other cells (food) from their emission of waste products!
>-1 to Giratina!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on September 02, 2015, 10:33:47 PM
Raitaki, you might be interested in reading about nectophores.
> -1 Miniking
>Try strange party treats
>Develop Chemosynthesis
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 05, 2015, 02:28:50 AM
Round 4



Event: N/A (still trying to survive fallout)
I HAVE A QUEST

Become the first species to become multicellular, and you can win one of these 3 great prizes!



Once you have gone multicellular, you can request a renaming for your species. Same for getting on land, but that's going to be in a while. :3


Miniking
Species Name: P. parvusrex
Roll: 3 +2 -1 = 4 --> not expected effect

The P. parvusrex evolves a cell in the center of the colony that is the "brain" of the colony. Unlike a human brain, it can only control the various functions of the colony.

Traits: Cilia, oxygen filter, mitochondria, binding proteins, attractive chemicals, simple brain
Appearance: cillia-covered blob ~1mm
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Mr_Bob
Species Name: P. bobus
Roll: 4 = 4 --> not expected

The P. bobus can now chemosynthesize. It's very inefficient.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter, glycolysis, fermentation, low thermal tolerance, chemosynthesis
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Sirvup
Species Name: P. kasum
Roll: 5 = 5 --> as expected

The P. kasum evolves proteins that regulate the K. purvis's waste-release ducts. You can now stop poison from the source.

Traits: mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming, pseudopods, symbiotic relationship w/ K. purvis, poison blocking
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Ps
Species Name: P. pes
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> better

The P. pes evolves a similar mitochondria to the P. turturus.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane, vacuoles, mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raitaki
Species Name: P. tonitus
Roll: 3 = 3 --> no effect

The P. tonitus continues being itself.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins, digestive enzymes, protein cell membrane, photosensitive eyespot
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Kasu
Species Name: K. purvis
Roll: 1 +2 +2 = 5 --> As expected

The K. purvis develops a binding protein that prevents other individuals of its species from floating away. These colonies are really small, at around 10um.

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria, symbiotic relationship w/ P. kasus, poison immunity, waste removal system/poison release
Appearance: blob ~10um
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


PX
Species Name: P. peksum
Roll: 4 -1 +2 = 5 --> as expected

The P. peksum develops a large tail-like flagellum to move the entire colony. It takes a moderate amount of energy to move itself.

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells, cell wall, transfer of materials, specialized cells, flagellum tail
Appearance: Colonies look like polygons ~1 mm.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


LaserTurtle
Species Name: P. turturus
Roll: 6 = 6 --> better

The P. turturus, after millions of years, has finally evolved mitochondria. They yield around 40-50 ATP per glucose.

Traits: Photosynthesis, flagellum, pressure sensor, mitochondria
Appearance: Green blob with blobs coming off it
Environment: Middle ocean
Conservation Status: NT


DNAbc
Species Name: P. danacabus
Roll: 6 +2 = 8 --> SOUP

Within a short period of time, the P. danabacus begins to develop a circulatory system. The colonies at this point are large enough to allow for individuals to pass though channels within the colony to move materials and nutrients. Over time, these cells turn into a thick liquid, moved by many movement proteins within the channels. This allows for the colonies to grow into bigger blobs, from 1mm to around 3mm.

Traits: mitochondria, ER, food filtration, circulatory system
Appearance: blobs ~3mm
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Garatina93
Species Name: P. garatinus
Roll: 4 -1 = 3 --> no effect

The P. garatinus continues to be single-celled.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria, pilus, cell wall, binding protein
Appearance: Blob with cillia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Evil_Nazgul0616
Species Name: P. nazgus
Roll:  3 +2 = 5 --> As expected

The P. narzgus develops mitochondria from the dismantled anti-mitochiondria. They're of regular efficient, around 30 ATP per glucose. (just a regular mitochondria)

Traits: flagellum, lysosomes
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


BT
Species Name: P. betes
Roll: +2

The P. betes is slowly dying off from the lack of traits to evolve. It will go extinct in 1 round if it doesn't do something.

Traits: stretchy membrane, poison generation, poison immunity, better metabolism
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: CR


Raikaria
Species Name: P. raikus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better

The P. raikus uses its stored up glucose to multiply into small, geometric colonies about 1mm wide. Since all of your flagella are pointing outwards, they're now useless.

Traits: chloroplasts, thick cell wall, waste transfer, mitochondria, photoreceptors
Appearance: Green, geometric fuzzy thing ~1mm
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 05, 2015, 02:42:28 AM
>develop mutualism with p.betes to make use of its improved locomotion and poison generation, staving it from dying

>+2 to next person to +2 me nazgul
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 05, 2015, 02:45:56 AM
>Develop Golgi Apparatus

>+2 to DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2015, 02:51:01 AM
I've got a sorta brain!
>Advance Main Brain Cell for more control over the colony.
>-1 to DNAbc...
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 05, 2015, 03:21:18 AM
I am trying to save people and you won't allow me :v
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on September 05, 2015, 03:35:17 AM
>Develop a way to gather energy from the water
+2 next poster with an action Kasu
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 05, 2015, 03:39:13 AM
I dunno if this will even work, but I rly don't want BT to die since he helped me pick up my mafia trainwreck

Ignore me thogh if next poster really need the +2
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on September 05, 2015, 04:03:23 AM
> Develop myosins for colony movement.
> +2 to Raitaki.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on September 05, 2015, 06:14:15 AM
Time for a workaround to those photoreceptors. If *we* don't know up; SCIENCE will.

> Become less dense/more buoyant, [In places other than the Cell Wall ideally] so we float up higher in the ocean; preferably to roughly LaserTurtle's height.

Usually I'd +2 BT here, but I did that last round and it was wasted. And then everyone else is tied at EN. So I think I'll repay; +2 to Garatina93
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on September 05, 2015, 11:27:10 PM
>Form colonies
>+2 to Raikaria
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on September 06, 2015, 12:17:24 AM
Let's try that again...

>Time to diversify, my lovely Giratina cells!

>+2 to Raikaria for lending me a hand.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raitaki on September 06, 2015, 12:18:48 AM
>My spirit hasn't been deterred! Develop receptors to detect other organisms again, oryyaaaaaa!
>+2 to PX
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on September 06, 2015, 03:25:22 AM
If BT goes the way of the dodo because he keeps forgetting to post, that's on him.
> Still, +2 DNAbc
> Develop F-plasmids
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 08:22:33 AM
May I join the thread game?
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on September 06, 2015, 09:36:31 AM
Quote
If you're a late-comer, you will get X traits (X = round # + 1) with no modifiers for free to catch up to the others.

We're actually on Round 7 now; not 4. It might also be too late now; it's GM's discretion. But it don't stop you trying I guess? This means you have to take 8 rolls at once which could go horribly wrong if you want to join now. Instantly killing yourself from a string of bad rolls is an entirely plausible thing with 8 at once :P
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 06, 2015, 09:39:13 AM
The more the merrier! Don't be shy and dump whatever ideas you have! Maybe youll make it before the roll too.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 10:30:14 AM
Well since I'll need to take 8 evolutions I will try to evolve the following things.

0. Just in case if so knock number 8 on this list if not keep it. I evolve a nucleus for my cell.

1. I would like to try evolve a mitochondria for my cell.

2. I would like to evolve a Endoplasmic Reticulum for my cell.

3. I would like to evolve a Golgi Body for my cell.

If 1-3 succeeds.

4. I would want to produce ribosomes for my cell.

5. I would want to produce some peroxisomes for my cell.

6. I would want to produce some Lysosomes for my cell.

7. I would want to produce some slicer Enzymes for my cell.

8. Try to produce defensins proteins.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 06, 2015, 11:02:01 AM
Sorry, being at Boston has eaten me time.

>We have a colony. Let's take this a step further. Increase specialization of P.Purvum and P.Kasum colony members, and make the multicellaral jump!
>-1 to whomever is 3 posts before me. raikaria
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 06, 2015, 03:50:28 PM
Quote from: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 10:30:14 AM
Well since I'll need to take 8 evolutions I will try to evolve the following things.

0. Just in case if so knock number 8 on this list if not keep it. I evolve a nucleus for my cell.

1. I would like to try evolve a mitochondria for my cell.

2. I would like to evolve a Endoplasmic Reticulum for my cell.

3. I would like to evolve a Golgi Body for my cell.

If 1-3 succeeds.

4. I would want to produce ribosomes for my cell.

5. I would want to produce some peroxisomes for my cell.

6. I would want to produce some Lysosomes for my cell.

7. I would want to produce some slicer Enzymes for my cell.

8. Try to produce defensins proteins.
You don't need all of that

mostly, you need the mitochondria, it's just assumed that you get the other organelles with time

just go for the path that you want to take with your species. the current goal is to go multicellular.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 04:14:35 PM
Okay would you like me to just describe my cell or just the general way I'd have it set up at this point?
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 06, 2015, 04:23:09 PM
Quote from: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 04:14:35 PM
Okay would you like me to just describe my cell or just the general way I'd have it set up at this point?
not too specific, but things that you want by this point of the game.

again, the goal right now is to be multicellular.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 06, 2015, 05:04:09 PM
Okay I would like to have the mitochondria for sure. I'd also like to try and get into a symbiotic relationship with DNAbc, try and get my cells into those blobs and form neural transmitters to gain information from individual cells. If I could.  ??? Yeah that's what I'd like to try to do. :derp:
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 06, 2015, 11:24:18 PM
Round 7 shit i forgot to change the round number

The P. betes Is the first named species to go extinct. It is only known from fossil records.

Event: N/A (still trying to survive fallout)
I HAVE A QUEST

Become the first species to become multicellular, and you can win one of these 3 great prizes!



Once you have gone multicellular, you can request a renaming for your species. Same for getting on land, but that's going to be in a while. :3


Miniking
Species Name: P. parvusrex
Roll: 6 = 6 --> Better

The P. parvusrex evolves its brain cell, expanding it to throughout the colony, along with extensions of itself that only transmit signals. The brain core grows larger. The colony now has a simple nervous system. It can't detect anything at the moment yet, only if its hungry or if its being attacked. The colony grows several times larger.

Traits: Cilia, oxygen filter, mitochondria, binding proteins, attractive chemicals, simple nervous system
Appearance: cillia-covered blob ~5mm
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Mr_Bob
Species Name: P. bobus
Roll: 3 = 3 --> none

The P. bobus is the same as before.

Traits: Cilia, glucose filter, glycolysis, fermentation, low thermal tolerance, chemosynthesis
Appearance: Same as P. Parvusrex
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Sirvup
Species Name: P. kasum
Roll: 2 = 2 --> Very bad

The cells specialize, but due to an error, the cells in the center are the waste-emitters, leading to the center cells being damaged from waste.

Traits: mitochondria, fast glucose digestion, glycogen/starch forming, pseudopods, symbiotic relationship w/ K. purvis, poison blocking
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Ps
Species Name: P. pes
Roll: 3 = 3 --> none

The P. pes is the same as its ancestors.

Traits: More efficient glucose digestion, stiff membrane, vacuoles, mitochondria
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raitaki
Species Name: P. tonitus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better

The P. tonitus develops some very good receptors for detecting waste from mitochondria. Using this, it can find a "trail" of waste for it to follow to its prey.

Traits: Energy-inefficient water propulsion, propulsion using water bubbles and transfer proteins, digestive enzymes, protein cell membrane, photosensitive eyespot, waste-detection
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


Kasu
Species Name: K. purvis
Roll: 4 +2 = 6 --> better

The K. purvis uses specialized proteins within the colony to shuffle cells around, along with allowing it to make pseudopods to move around.

Traits: Convert glucose to glycogen/starch quickly, efficient glucose -> energy conversion, mitochondria, symbiotic relationship w/ P. kasus, poison immunity, waste removal system/poison release, pseudopods
Appearance: blob ~10um
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


PX
Species Name: P. peksum
Roll: 2 +2 = 4 --> not expected

The P. peksum uses its absorption cells behind the outer wall to absorb more materials from the outer water, causing the colony to grow many times larger.

Traits: Increased division, engulfing other cells, cell wall, transfer of materials, specialized cells, flagellum tail
Appearance: Colonies look like polygons ~10 cm.
Environment: Deep ocean
Conservation Status: VU


LaserTurtle
Species Name: P. turturus
Roll:



Traits: Photosynthesis, flagellum, pressure sensor, mitochondria
Appearance: Green blob with blobs coming off it
Environment: Middle ocean
Conservation Status: NT


DNAbc
Species Name: P. danacabus
Roll: 3 +2 -1 +2 = 7 --> Better than expected

The P. danabacus, as the P. betes dies off, manages to absorb it as its own. Danabacus gains betes's stretchy membrane, and its poison-generating capabilities. The P. danabacus, due to a mutation while integrating the P. betes's DNA, makes the species able to use pseudopods as a valid method of engulfing other species.

Traits: mitochondria, ER, food filtration, circulatory system, poison, pseudopods
Appearance: blobs ~3mm
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: NT


Garatina93
Species Name: P. garatinus
Roll: 5 +2 = 7 --> Better

The P. garatinus diversifies in a similar way to the P. peksum, but with a hole in the wall for its pilus.

Traits: Cilia, mitochondria, pilus, cell wall, binding protein
Appearance: Blob with cillia
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Evil_Nazgul0616
Species Name: P. nazgus
Roll: 3 +2 = 5 --> As expected

The P. nazgus can now process its proteins.

Traits: flagellum, lysosomes, golgi body
Appearance: same as ancestors with flagellum
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN


Raikaria
Species Name: P. raikus
Roll: 2 +2 +2 -1 = 5 --> As expected

The P. raikus develops a large vacuole within the cell filled with waste gases from its mitochondria. It floats up to the surface, with its abnormally thick cell wall keeping the colony from busting. It would start floating on the surface, if not for the layer of pumice on the surface. Luckily, the colonies drift into a clear spot in the pumice, giving the colony the light needed to grow.

Traits: chloroplasts, thick cell wall, waste transfer, mitochondria, photoreceptors
Appearance: Green, geometric fuzzy thing ~1cm
Environment: Ocean surface
Conservation Status: VU


Der_Bright_Poster
Species Name: P. clarus
Roll: Mitochondria: 2 = 2 --> Very bad
Symbiotic: 6 = 6 --> better
Colony invasion: 3 = 3 --> no effect
Information receptors: 2 = 2 --> Very bad

The P. clarus is a new species on Jensok. Its mitochondria are very inefficient, and it can't detect anything from its receptors on its membrane.

On the other hand, it hangs around the P. danabacus for spare food.

Traits: bad mitochondria, relationship w/ DNAbc, bad information receptors
Appearance: same as ancestors
Environment: deep ocean
Conservation Status: EN
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: PX on September 07, 2015, 12:35:31 AM
Sonar
+2 next poster qmyon
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: qMyon on September 07, 2015, 12:52:55 AM
Oh wow, I can't believe I didn't notice this - can I join up, late as it is?

Edit:Well, if I can.....

Develop mitochondria, excretory pathways, flagellae, chemosynthesis and stick-togetherness.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: LaserTurtle on September 07, 2015, 12:54:05 AM
I go out camping for 2 days and I already miss a round!
>Improve clumping. To survive, I must actually be sorta multicellular!
>+2 to the next poster dnabc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 07, 2015, 12:56:32 AM
>develop simple central command and chemoreceptors, let's get that multicellular quest going!

Edit:
>Upgrade metabolism to multiply and increase in number, thus allowing different parts of my colonies to specialize separately in food collection, protein synthesis and respiration

Hopefully the circulatory system should allow this to work even if I will have a much smaller surface area to volume ratio after this augment.

>+2 next poster der bright
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 07, 2015, 01:16:21 AM
I would like to develop poison resistance to DNAbcs poisons/ toxins. +2 to DNAbc
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 07, 2015, 01:28:39 AM
How about a +2 for me for the time being? I kinda want to establish a mutually benefitial relationship since we can achieve the wincon together by me specializing in food collection for both of us+you synthesizing other sensory and nervous systems so we can estsblish interdependence, this means we will roll less and take less risks, and I will  change my roll to offer protection by enveloping you in my vast colonies without digesting you, or sth like that so you wouldn't need to.

In fact, I am totally cool with winning together, so if there's anybody else who's also looking to seek food/refuge with me (since my species seems the most well off nutritionally) I am happy to cooperate, just make it clear so ill know what changes I should make to my roll if someone else's interested in this proposal
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Kasu on September 07, 2015, 01:40:43 AM
> Develop a method of increasing the colony-size by using the poison we produce to attract others from our species.
> +2 to Purvis.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Mr_Bob on September 07, 2015, 04:44:01 AM
> Develop Sex Pilus
> -1 Kasu because he smells
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Neovereign on September 07, 2015, 05:10:15 AM
The ParvusRex are a mysterious union. One day, they harm their surroundings, the next they benefit the unknown. It's all for adaption. >+2 to DNAbc's colony. May you not struggle to adapt and defy the RNG. [In non philosophical terms: You can has my +2's for awhile. :3 ]
>Increase population!
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 07, 2015, 05:44:50 AM
Time to start on the path to multicellularism!

>Develop special proteins on the sides of the cell membrane that allow individuals of my species to clump to each other in such a way that all the flagella are facing the same direction. (Basically allowing me to form colonies with minimum sacrifice to mobility, if it works, my colonies should look like small discs with a bunch of flagella sticking out of one side.)

>+2 to the first person to +2 me. raikaria
>If nobody +2's me, then +2 to Miniking instead.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Raikaria on September 07, 2015, 06:22:28 AM
> Create product transfer network and specialize to do so; outer cells being waste removal [Which they are already good at], while inner cells adapt to store excess energy.

+2 to Evil_Nazgul0616. He happens to be both endangered and offering an incentive.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 07, 2015, 03:30:15 PM
Miniking, is that a request to develop mutualism? I am pretty sure I can still change my roll to accommodate your super nice gesture.

Fake edit: in fact I am just gonna change it now anyway bc NICE PEOPLE ARE NICE THANKS
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Giratina93 on September 08, 2015, 04:04:50 AM
Ah, things are going well now. So close to being a multicellular thing... but what is next? What?

> Time to head on up toward the surface! Low pressure tolerance, HO!

> -1 to PX. You shall not be the first!

Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Der_Bright_Poster on September 08, 2015, 07:22:01 PM
Yes DNAbc we support each other to become one large super organism for the time being to get that bonus together. There shall be a jellyfish in no time.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Ps on September 09, 2015, 01:30:07 AM
>Weaponize the hydrogen peroxide we've been storing in vacuoles
>+2 to LaserTurtle
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2015, 11:02:22 AM
>Time to mutate those waste emitters outward, until they are in a less annoyingsome place.
>+2 to Kasu
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: O4rfish on September 10, 2015, 07:48:38 AM
Quote from: Ps on September 09, 2015, 01:30:07 AM
>Weaponize the hydrogen peroxide we've been storing in vacuoles
Sorry, but this site is for Touhou.


Not Bleach.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 10, 2015, 03:08:27 PM
Quote from: O4rfish on September 10, 2015, 07:48:38 AM
Sorry, but this site is for Touhou.


Not Bleach.
Thats awfully conceited
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2015, 10:55:39 PM
Damn Oarfish.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 11, 2015, 01:53:53 AM
Quote from: O4rfish on September 10, 2015, 07:48:38 AM
Sorry, but this site is for Touhou.


Not Bleach.
feel free to join if you want
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: O4rfish on September 11, 2015, 10:03:22 AM
Tempting, but I couldn't possibly live up to my reputation as king of herrings and eater of zooplankton.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 11, 2015, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: O4rfish on September 11, 2015, 10:03:22 AM
Tempting, but I couldn't possibly live up to my reputation as king of herrings and eater of zooplankton.
you don't need to
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 12, 2015, 05:05:08 PM
update when
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 12, 2015, 11:10:06 PM
Quote from: DNAbc on September 12, 2015, 05:05:08 PM
update when
when i have the time

these posts take about an hour to do, an hour that i don't have now that school's in session
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2015, 11:38:10 PM
He's not kidding. I've run one of these games and they are insanely time consuming to write up. Dude's doing a couple pages every update.
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: DNAbc on September 13, 2015, 12:46:38 AM
True, sorry for being pushy I suppose
Title: Re: The Cell Evolution Forum Competition: Evolve your way to victory!
Post by: Failure McFailFace on December 16, 2015, 04:48:55 AM
Reflecting a rule change on the forum I originally got this from, there will be no more +1/2s. I just roll a 1d6 then add 1.

Toxins are like this: When you roll, that's the number of points of toxin you have aka how effective it is. When you decide to roll for better toxins, whatever's your next roll gets added on. So if you roll a 5 for a toxin, then decide to improve it and get a 3, then your toxin is worth 8.

List of possible rolls:
2: Worse
3: No effect
4: Not what expected
5: Exactly what expected
6/7: SUPER EVOLUTION