Idea for a new type of Nocturnal slime.
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:58 pm
Plorts starting value should be 80.
1/45 chance for ONE to spawn instead of a pack of Phosphor slimes.
The 'Ghostly Slime'
Make Slimes, not Tarr.
Diet: Other Slime Plorts
Favorite: Honey Plorts
Slimeology: Born from a decomposed tarr from water, these Slimes are said to be made up of their very hungry spirits, they come out at night to eat plorts made by Slimes, preferring the Honey plorts made by Honey Slimes. They take on the appearance of Tarr's to scare off other Slimes to eat in peace. They were discovered by a more courageous rancher that didn't run with their hands flailing to the first sight of a Tarr, these Slimes were noted to 'upset other Slimes greatly.' Unlike other Slimes, Ghostly Slimes have a way of persuading Tarr's, simply just by looking like a Tarr. They prefer flight as their transport method, so beware them at night when they try to escape. Some ranchers believe that these are vengeful spirits of tarrs vanquished by the ranchers themselves, and tell other ranchers they are not to be approached. A theory on the origin of the mysterious slime suggests it is a tarr that was broken down back into a slime via water or the slime ocean. The evidence comes from the plorts, the plorts are made up of very strange dna, it seems to be mixed up, similar to that of the tarr due to its multiple slime structure. The plorts also can be used to transform other slimes into largos, but not itself, and they seem to lose the plort diet, and the largo doesn't have a lot of differences between the original slime, except it is slightly more transparent, but other then that they are just bigger. The theory suggests because of the strong ties to their dna already, so they simply just grow. This theory is known as 'Ghostly DNA'
The scientist is not good with names.
Possible Threats to Ranchers: These little ghosts are quite a nuisance at night, they will attempt to eat other kinds of slime plorts, they however will not become a largo, so they have no benefits from this behavior, they will also try to escape while you are not at the ranch at night, making them very hard to monitor, so make regular returns during your night explorations. They will also be able to escape easily in sunlight, simply fading away into the shadows, so a sun shield is recommended to keep them within the corral. They also scare other Slimes, due to their similar appearance of a Tarr, so if you want to keep your ranch calm, keep them away from other Corrals!
Possible plortonomics: The plorts from a ghostly Slime are used in many stained glass artwork, or just basic windows, since their plorts are transparent and solid, they are easily used for eco-friendly forms of glass.
Basic Summary
-Eats plorts, prefers Honey, cannot become a Largo themselves, another slime must eat the Ghostly Plorts.
-They are Nocturnal, and disappear in sunlight, and hide in nearby caves.
-They look similar to Tarr's, and in turn scare other nearby slimes.
-They attempt escapes at night if unhappy, and they are very good at it because they can float.
-Tarr's accept them as their own.
-Plorts make glass.
If you do wish to use this idea, then you may change anything around if it doesn't fit.
Edit: Updated some things
Edit 2: Drawn by Wanda(Wonda?)
1/45 chance for ONE to spawn instead of a pack of Phosphor slimes.
The 'Ghostly Slime'
Make Slimes, not Tarr.
Diet: Other Slime Plorts
Favorite: Honey Plorts
Slimeology: Born from a decomposed tarr from water, these Slimes are said to be made up of their very hungry spirits, they come out at night to eat plorts made by Slimes, preferring the Honey plorts made by Honey Slimes. They take on the appearance of Tarr's to scare off other Slimes to eat in peace. They were discovered by a more courageous rancher that didn't run with their hands flailing to the first sight of a Tarr, these Slimes were noted to 'upset other Slimes greatly.' Unlike other Slimes, Ghostly Slimes have a way of persuading Tarr's, simply just by looking like a Tarr. They prefer flight as their transport method, so beware them at night when they try to escape. Some ranchers believe that these are vengeful spirits of tarrs vanquished by the ranchers themselves, and tell other ranchers they are not to be approached. A theory on the origin of the mysterious slime suggests it is a tarr that was broken down back into a slime via water or the slime ocean. The evidence comes from the plorts, the plorts are made up of very strange dna, it seems to be mixed up, similar to that of the tarr due to its multiple slime structure. The plorts also can be used to transform other slimes into largos, but not itself, and they seem to lose the plort diet, and the largo doesn't have a lot of differences between the original slime, except it is slightly more transparent, but other then that they are just bigger. The theory suggests because of the strong ties to their dna already, so they simply just grow. This theory is known as 'Ghostly DNA'
The scientist is not good with names.
Possible Threats to Ranchers: These little ghosts are quite a nuisance at night, they will attempt to eat other kinds of slime plorts, they however will not become a largo, so they have no benefits from this behavior, they will also try to escape while you are not at the ranch at night, making them very hard to monitor, so make regular returns during your night explorations. They will also be able to escape easily in sunlight, simply fading away into the shadows, so a sun shield is recommended to keep them within the corral. They also scare other Slimes, due to their similar appearance of a Tarr, so if you want to keep your ranch calm, keep them away from other Corrals!
Possible plortonomics: The plorts from a ghostly Slime are used in many stained glass artwork, or just basic windows, since their plorts are transparent and solid, they are easily used for eco-friendly forms of glass.
Basic Summary
-Eats plorts, prefers Honey, cannot become a Largo themselves, another slime must eat the Ghostly Plorts.
-They are Nocturnal, and disappear in sunlight, and hide in nearby caves.
-They look similar to Tarr's, and in turn scare other nearby slimes.
-They attempt escapes at night if unhappy, and they are very good at it because they can float.
-Tarr's accept them as their own.
-Plorts make glass.
If you do wish to use this idea, then you may change anything around if it doesn't fit.
Edit: Updated some things
Edit 2: Drawn by Wanda(Wonda?)