Block Change Request: Giant Bat Skeleton Block

[Ric]

Request: Giant Bat Skeleton Block

Request Type: Unique Addition (specific to a build, region, or culture)

Describe the use of this block in said build, region, or culture. How is it unique? To the best of your knowledge how could it be used in a different context?
This is a described feature Bran sees in the three-eyed-crow cave, besides being a very cool thing to have, adding to the feeling of wonder and unknown that area of Westeros has.

Types of evidence to support your request: Canon

Canonical Evidence
From A Dance with Dragons, chapter 34 (Bran III): "As Hodor he explored the caves. He found chambers full of bones, shafts that plunged deep into the earth, a place where the skeletons of gigantic bats hung upside down from the ceiling."

 

[geeberry]

I almost wonder if this request could actually be used to fulfill some generic bone 3D model type blocks? Something modular. Ribcages, skulls of a few different animals, femurs, a smart assortment of stuff. Then, we could just add a simple bat skull model. But these blocks could also be assembled in other parts of Westeros to form bigger skeletons of creatures like mammoths or elk etc. Might add a lot of atmosphere to crypts, graveyards, certain wildling camps...

 

[inactive]

I could see the giant bat skeleton thing being like the icicle block where:

• 1 block - small skeletal remains of some kind, like just the feet and a bit of spine left.
• 2 blocks - a full giant bat skeleton.

I almost wonder if this request could actually be used to fulfill some generic bone 3D model type blocks? Something modular. Ribcages, skulls of a few different animals, femurs, a smart assortment of stuff. Then, we could just add a simple bat skull model. But these blocks could also be assembled in other parts of Westeros to form bigger skeletons of creatures like mammoths or elk etc. Might add a lot of atmosphere to crypts, graveyards, certain wildling camps...

On this point,

We could probably have a few skeleton blocks that would be great.

• Skeleton slumped against wall
• Charred skeleton of some kind
• Headless skeleton
• Skeleton hanging, maybe with sack over head that could connect to vertical rope texture
• Giant skeleton

Just a bunch of ideas, I'm not sure how feasible these could be.

 

[geeberry]

All feasible, all good ideas

 

[Ric]

I'm not sure if this idea really is going forward, but nonetheless I think this image here is a good reference:


Source: https://www.umis.ac.uk/artefact/skeleton-of-a-fruit-bat-or-megabat/