thinking 'out loud' worldbilb

[armaina]

Hey I need to like pin some world build stuff down but I have nothing concrete so you all are going to get a live play by play of my thinking out loud about world building and whatnot

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[lantairvlea]

I'm wondering in cities with many vertical structures is there a minimum distance between buildings required to make building gliding possible and encouraged. I can't imagine flying species wantingnto go down and up x number of stairs in order to get from floor 7 of one building to floor 3 of another. How likely it would be to need that I don't know.

Are there areas with frequent high winds or other poor weather where ground transportation would be more likely?

What about scooters? Crossbeam to hold on to and alternating thrusting legs.

[armaina]

The way I see it, it'd be like large communal birds nests. Like apartment complexes don't have entrances in a hallway, all the entrances face outside because you just fly into/lift off from the balcony. Also they don't only glide, they have lift, they're able to takeoff vertically without a runway.

This is why I'm brainstorming they're more likely to have climbing faces than they are to have stairs. It saves space and doesn't change the side facing entrance setup very much. Even with high winds climbing is still more stable than walking.

Eh I thought of scooters but IDK it doesn't make sense for their structure really. You have to figure I'm working with a species with no clavicles. Like I'm still having a hard time justifying the skateboard esque things because IDK if that'd really be more helpful than running on all fours like they do if they ever need to run.

[lantairvlea]

Vertical takeoff requires adequate clearance between balconies, though I gues you would just stagger the entrances per level

[armaina]

Well I mean yeah?? They've been flying for thousands of years of course they'd be building to accommodate that.

They have something more like a furcula, not exactly a clavicle, different shape. Their forearms can be at their side or at their front, a bear is the best example I have for that, they go between quad and biped. Because of that they would have a different grip need for anything with handles I would imagine, as their whole center of gravity would be different.

And that's not even getting into the matter of disability and those unable to fly in the first place.