forum I need some post-apocalyptic reinterpretations of mythological creatures. Any thought?

Started July 24, 2020 by walter

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I need some post-apocalyptic reinterpretations of mythological creatures. Any thought?

Oooh this is an interesting concept! What kind of apocalypse are you thinking of?

Unicorn: pony-sized feral goat (could also be a deer, but a true horn rather than an antler makes more sense) with horns that grow fused together and a symbiotic toxin-neutralizing (or radiation-neutralizing) fungal or bacterial culture on its skin and fur. (And now, my mind is thinking "booch goat.")

Basilisk: either a mutated vulture with reptilian traits, or a mutated Gila monster. Has some sort of paralytic attack (either chemical or psychic); may also spit venom.

Satyr: javelina converging towards primate.

A certain type of disease has spread turning people into wendigo-like people, if you don’t know the Wendigo is a forest demon that possesses people who have committed cannibalism, so people who have run out of supplies start to rely on cannibalism, and one day someone eats an infected corpse and transform into a Wendigo.

A certain type of disease has spread turning people into wendigo-like people, if you don’t know the Wendigo is a forest demon that possesses people who have committed cannibalism, so people who have run out of supplies start to rely on cannibalism, and one day someone eats an infected corpse and transform into a Wendigo.

A certain type of disease has spread turning people into wendigo-like people, if you don’t know the Wendigo is a forest demon that possesses people who have committed cannibalism, so people who have run out of supplies start to rely on cannibalism, and one day someone eats an infected corpse and transform into a Wendigo.

So something kind of like kuru? (This could also be a good explanation for ghouls.)