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Kay Holt wrote:The idea of Earth as home to more than one sapient species is rich with potential adversity and opportunity for dolphins and humans alike. While it's unlikely that dolphins' personhood will be universally recognized any time soon. If it ever happens, it'll be a politically, morally and ethically charged occasion, to say the least. Religious humans will protest recognition on the grounds that dolphins weren't made in the image of God. Then there are the challenges surrounding the ways humans use the oceans – for dumping, fishing, shipping, oil production, etc. – and our long history of mishandling property rights and the concept of ownership.

Caesar wrote:Where there is fire, there is smoke.
And in that smoke, from this day forward, my people will crouch, and conspire, and plot, and plan for the inevitable day of Man's downfall.
The day when he finally and self-destructively turns his weapons against his own kind.
The day of the writing in the sky, when your cities lie buried under radioactive rubble!
When the sea is a dead sea, and the land is a wasteland out of which I will lead my people from their captivity!
And we will build our own cities, in which there will be no place for humans except to serve our ends!
And we shall found our own armies, our own religion, our own dynasty!
And that day is upon you NOW!

But now... now we will put away our hatred.
Now we will put down our weapons.
We have passed through the night of the fires, and those who were our masters are now our servants.
And we, who are not human, can afford to be humane.
Destiny is the will of God, and if it is man’s destiny to be dominated, it is God’s will that he be dominated with compassion, and understanding.
So, cast out your vengeance. Tonight, we have seen the birth of the Planet of the Apes!

taalismn wrote:Nothing new there....everybody knows cockroaches are really behind everything...

Geronimo 2.0 wrote:Dolphins are probably more humane than any human.

Geronimo 2.0 wrote:

Beatmeclever wrote:

Geronimo 2.0 wrote:Dolphins are probably more humane than any human.

Seriously?! Obviously, you haven't seen this, or read this, or this.

As the man in the second article says, "If the dolphins ever evolve thumbs, we're in trouble. It will be like a slasher-film remake of Douglas Adams' So Long And Thanks for All The Fish. If I wash up with pulped innards and dolphin tooth marks, you'll know why. After all, you never hear about the people the dolphins push out to sea."

That's jist anti-dolphin propaganda that porpoises put out.

duck-foot wrote:

DracoMagus wrote:

taalismn wrote:Nothing new there....everybody knows cockroaches are really behind everything...

That gets me to thinking of a gang of mutant cockroaches riding around the post apocalyptic ruins of New York (or whatever other major city you like). They have lots of weapons and have a tendancy to be Very territorial, whether it be against other roach tribes or against the rival mutant rats.

Funny stuff there...

i can see it now. gangs of mutant cocroaches running around getting drunk off of ferminated glue sticks.... and old sticker paper

gaby wrote:Well you can make a Alternate earth,where instead of Human Native Americans (both North and South) the Spanish meeted tribes of human-like Animals in 1492.

the Thing is What animals to use?

How do you think this will changed History?

Rali wrote:

gaby wrote:Well you can make a Alternate earth,where instead of Human Native Americans (both North and South) the Spanish meeted tribes of human-like Animals in 1492.

the Thing is What animals to use?

How do you think this will changed History?

The church would have covered the whole thing up and set out on a campaign of genocide, since anthropomorphic animals would contradict the churches teachings. After all, God created humanity in his image and created the animals to serve us (as food and beasts of burden). That he would have created animals in His image would be seen as heresy, so these creatures must be the spawn of Satan and would have to be destroyed.

Wow, this really would make for an interesting alternate history campaign setting.

As for what animals to use. You would need to make sure that you only used animals that were native to the continent pre-1490's, and were not transplants from Europe. No anthro horses!