Talk:Warper/@comment-5765573-20160106085929/@comment-5765573-20160124073928

Axelskox, that would make sense if all it took to teleport was one single mutation. One magic protain difference and a child for a species that had previously never teleported before suddently had the ability to teleport.

Generally speaking complicated mechanisms need many different mutations, and their evolution is supported by providing existing benefits, not future ones - gliding develops before having proper wings to fly, swinging from tree branches before holding tools with apposable thumbs, etc.

So the question is not what is the benefit for teleportation, but rather - what are the benefit of the traits that support the mechanisms for teleporting prior to the teleportation fully evolving? If teleportation is flying, what would be it's equivilent of gliding?