====== P* (Appendages) ====== A way of listing the number of appendages on the body. This can be considered either partially or entirely optional in that, if your species has an expected set of appendages, they can be omitted and only any unexpected ones (if any) need be listed. That said, given the slippery nature of "normal" or "obvious", many feel it best to just inventory everything, just in case. If the appendages are arranged in a particular order along the length of the body, they can be listed that way instead of grouped together by type, ex. **Phwlwllt** indicates that you have a head, a pair of wings, a pair of legs, a pair of wings, then two pairs of legs, and a tail. Wyrm's site notes that "This tag has evolved from the WL tag of the [[DC:|Original Dragon Code]]. That tag only allowed one to indicate [[DC:Wings and Legs]]. It has since been rationalised and expanded a little more!" ===== Standard appendage sets ===== * **Pa**: A pair of arms * **Pf**: A pair of fore-limbs, limbs that can be used as both arms and legs * **Ph**: A head * **Pk**: A crest * **Pl**: A pair of legs * **Pp**: A pair of paddles, flukes, or fins * **Pt**: A tail * **Pv**: A pair of horns or spines on the head * **Pw**: A pair of wings * **Pw'**: A pair of wings that also act as arms, legs, or fore-limbs ===== Modifiers ===== A modifier can be added after any set of appendages to note something unusual about it, especially numbers. ==== ^ ==== Appendage ends in a webbed hand or foot. For example **Pl^** indicates //"Don't call me a frog!"// ==== + ==== One more than normal. For example **Ph+** indicates //"I got ahead in advertising!"// ==== - ==== One less than normal. For example **Pw-** indicates //"I have only one wing!"// ==== ! ==== I have many of these. For example **Pl!** indicates //"I am a millipede!"// ==== ==== I have this many of these. For example **Pl3l-** indicates //"I am an octopus with a missing leg!"// ==== ~ ==== Variable. For example **Pl~** indicates //"I grow legs when I feel the need for them!"//