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<noinclude>{{Creature | <includeonly> | ||
{{Infobox | |||
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| data17 = {{#if:{{{first|}}} | {{{first|}}} }} | |||
|header21 = Stuff | |||
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|header31 = Junk | |||
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}}{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{{nocat|false}}}}}|true|<!-- Category suppressed -->|{{#switch:{{delink|{{lc:{{{type|}}}}} }} | |||
| animal = [[Category:Animals]] | |||
| aberration = [[Category:Aberrations]] | |||
| beast = [[Category:Animals]][[Category:Beasts]] | |||
| celestial = [[Category:Celestials]][[Category:Outsiders]] | |||
| construct = [[Category:Constructs]] | |||
| dragon = [[Category:Dragons]] | |||
| elemental = [[Category:Elementals]] | |||
| fey = [[Category:Fey]] | |||
| fiend = [[Category:Fiends]][[Category:Outsiders]] | |||
| giant = [[Category:Giants]] | |||
| humanoid = [[Category:Humanoids]] | |||
| magical beast = [[Category:Beasts]][[Category:Monstrosities]] | |||
| monstrosity = [[Category:Monstrosities]] | |||
| monstrous humanoid = [[Category:Humanoids]][[Category:Monstrous humanoids]] | |||
| ooze = [[Category:Oozes]] | |||
| outsider = [[Category:Outsiders]] | |||
| plant = [[Category:Plant creatures]] | |||
| undead = [[Category:Undead]] | |||
| shapechanger = [[Category:Shapechangers]] | |||
| vermin = [[Category:Vermin]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:Creatures]]}} | |||
</includeonly><noinclude><!--Sample infobox-->{{Creature | |||
|name = Wemic | |name = Wemic | ||
|image = [[File:Wemic02.jpg|250px]] | |image = [[File:Wemic02.jpg|250px]] | ||
|caption = A wemic | |caption = A wemic with a big rock on a stick | ||
|alt_spelling = Weemick and ''urmaḫlullû'' | |||
| | |alt_name = Bob | ||
|alignment = Neutral | |alignment = Neutral | ||
|size = | |size = Knee-high to a grasshopper | ||
|type = Monstrous humanoid | |type = Monstrous humanoid | ||
|subtype = | |subtype = Furry | ||
|patron deity = | |patron deity = The Big Kitty in the sky | ||
|first = ''Monster Cards Set 3'' | |first = ''Monster Cards Set 3'' | ||
|nocat = true | |||
|footnotes = This is just an example with lots of silly entries, and humor should be avoided in normal use. | |||
}} | |||
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This template is for use in any article about a creature native to the {{smallcaps|[[World of Greyhawk]]}}™ campaign setting. | This template is for use in any article about a creature native to the {{smallcaps|[[World of Greyhawk]]}}™ campaign setting. | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
Copy and paste this section at the top of the article, and fill in the information areas. The image and caption parameters are optional, but are preferred. | Copy and paste this section at the top of the article, and fill in the information areas. The image and caption parameters are optional, but are preferred. | ||
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|caption = | |caption = | ||
|alt_spelling = | |alt_spelling = | ||
| | |alt_name = | ||
|size = | |size = | ||
|alignment = | |alignment = | ||
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* '''Image'''—if an image of the subject has been [[Special:Upload|uploaded]], place the link to it like this: <nowiki>[[File:Example.PNG|250px]]</nowiki>. | * '''Image'''—if an image of the subject has been [[Special:Upload|uploaded]], place the link to it like this: <nowiki>[[File:Example.PNG|250px]]</nowiki>. | ||
* '''Caption'''—describe the image briefly. Cite which product the illustration is from and the artist or creator. | * '''Caption'''—describe the image briefly. Cite which product the illustration is from and the artist or creator. | ||
* ''' | * '''Alt_name'''—if the creature has a different name, list it here. E.g., "noniz"" for halfling or "hueleneaer" for desert centaurs. | ||
* '''Size'''—the typical size category of this type of creature. (usually Small, Medium, Large, | * '''Size'''—the typical size category of this type of creature. (usually Fine, Diminutive, Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan, and Colossal). | ||
* '''Alignment'''—the typical alignment of the subject. | * '''Alignment'''—the typical alignment of the subject. Include more than one if it differs in some editions. | ||
* '''First'''—the first appearance of the creature in official published material. Use a wikilink in double braces <nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki> to link to pages if it is an official Greyhawk source. | * '''First'''—the first appearance of the creature in official published material. Use a wikilink in double braces <nowiki>[[like this]]</nowiki> to link to pages if it is an official Greyhawk source. | ||
* '''Patron deity'''—a particular deity or pantheon which members of the creature's culture may typically favor. | * '''Patron deity'''—a particular deity or pantheon which members of the creature's culture may typically favor. | ||
* '''Type''' and '''Subtype'''—the general description of the creature using game-terms; Some creatures have further modifiers ('''subtypes''') to describe something which makes them different than others of their type, such as subraces. E.g. Doppelgängers are "humanoid (shapechanger)". Other subtypes include: air, aquatic, chaotic, cold, earth, electricity, evil, incorporeal, fire, good, lawful, reptilian, or swarm. | * '''Type''' and '''Subtype'''—the general description of the creature using game-terms; Some creatures have further modifiers ('''subtypes''') to describe something which makes them different than others of their type, such as subraces. E.g. Doppelgängers are "humanoid (shapechanger)". Other subtypes include: air, aquatic, chaotic, cold, earth, electricity, evil, incorporeal, fire, good, lawful, reptilian, or swarm. | ||
Types | : Types are not specified in 1e and 2e, but are given in 3e, 4e, and 5e. | ||
: ''' | :: '''Fifth edition types''' include the following (2014 and 2024): | ||
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
::* Aberration | :::* [[Aberration]] | ||
::* Beast | :::* [[Beast]]<ref name=beast group=note /> | ||
::* Celestial | :::* [[Celestial]] | ||
::* Construct | :::* [[Construct]] | ||
::* Dragon | :::* [[Dragon]] | ||
::* Elemental | :::* [[Elemental]] | ||
::* Fey | :::* [[Fey]] | ||
::* Fiend | :::* [[Fiend]] | ||
::* Giant | :::* [[Giant]] | ||
::* Humanoid | :::* [[Humanoid]] | ||
::* Monstrosity | :::* [[Monstrosity]] | ||
::* Ooze | :::* [[Ooze]] | ||
::* Plant | :::* [[Plant]] | ||
::* Undead | :::* [[Undead]] | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
::: Additionally, there may be a "'''tag'''" or tags in parentheses after the type, such as humanoid (orc). Place those | ::: Additionally, there may be a "'''tag'''" or tags in parentheses after the type, such as humanoid (orc). Place those in the '''subtype''' parameter. These may include: humanoid tags like Elf or Orc, dragon tags like Chromatic and Metallic, and others including Angel, Beholder, Demon, Devil, Dinosaur, Genie, Goblinoid, Lycanthrope, or Yugoloth. | ||
: | |||
: | :: '''Fourth edition types''' for creatures (often with one or more added keywords) are: | ||
::* Animate | :::* Animate | ||
::* Beast | :::* Beast | ||
::* Humanoid | :::* Humanoid | ||
::* Magical beast | :::* [[Magical beast]] | ||
::: There are also many "keywords"—angel, demon, devil, dragon, giant, undead, reptile, mount, construct, shapechanger, spider, etc. Place these in the '''subtype''' parameter. | ::: There are also many "'''keywords'''"—angel, demon, devil, dragon, giant, undead, reptile, mount, construct, shapechanger, spider, etc. Place these in the '''subtype''' parameter. | ||
::: "Origins" | ::: "'''Origins'''" are also used, which are related to particular planes—aberrant, [[elemental]] (air, earth, fire, water), [[fey]], immortal, natural, and shadow (or [[Shadowfell]]). Also place these in the '''subtype''' parameter. | ||
:''' | ::'''Third edition types''' are: | ||
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
::* Aberration | :::* Animal<ref group=note name=beast>The "beast" type is dropped from third edition in v3.5, with those creatures either being redefined as either an "animal" or "magical beast". In fourth and fifth editions, "beast" is used again and includes essentially the same creatures as "animal". Also in fifth edition, "magical beast" is dropped with most of those creatures being termed a "monstrosity".</ref> | ||
::* Beast | :::* Aberration | ||
::* Construct | :::* Beast<ref name=beast group=note /> | ||
::* Dragon | :::* Construct | ||
::* Elemental | :::* Dragon | ||
::* Fey | :::* Elemental | ||
::* Giant | :::* Fey | ||
::* Humanoid | :::* Giant | ||
::* Magical beast | :::* Humanoid | ||
::* Monstrous humanoid | :::* [[Magical beast]]<ref name=beast group=note /> | ||
::* Ooze | :::* [[Monstrous humanoid]] | ||
::* Outsider | :::* Ooze | ||
::* Plant | :::* [[Outsider]] | ||
::* Undead | :::* Plant | ||
::* Vermin | :::* [[Shapechanger]]<ref name=shapechanger group=note>"Shapechanger" is a subtype (in 3.5e) rather than a type (in 3e).</ref> | ||
:::* Undead | |||
:::* [[Vermin]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
::: "Shapechanger" is a subtype ( | ::: '''Subtypes''' for third edition{{csb|MM3e|4}}{{csb|MMII3e|3}}{{csb|MMIII3e|7}}{{csb|MMIV3e|221}}{{csb|MMV3e|222}} include— Air, [[Angel]], Aquatic, [[Archon]], Augmented, [[Baatezu]], Chaotic, Cold, Dragonblood, Earth, [[Elf]], Electricity<ref name=electricity group=note>The "(electricity)" subtype is dropped from third edition in v3.5.</ref>Evil, Extraplanar, Fire, [[Goblinoid]], Good, Incorporeal, Lawful, Living Construct, Native, Obyrith, Orc, Reptilian, Shapechanger,<ref name=shapechanger group=note>"Shapechanger" is a subtype (in 3.5e) rather than a type (in 3e).</ref> Swarm, Tanar'ri, Water, and Yugoloth. | ||
==Standard Sections== | ==Standard Sections== | ||
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You can easily cut and paste them from here (please include the <nowiki>{{index}})</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[Category: ]]</nowiki>) and delete the ones you don't use: | You can easily cut and paste them from here (please include the <nowiki>{{index}})</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[Category: ]]</nowiki>) and delete the ones you don't use: | ||
<pre>==Description== | <pre>== Description == | ||
=== Personality === | |||
=== Typical physical characteristics === | |||
== | == Ecology == | ||
=== Environment === | |||
== Abilities == | == Abilities == | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
==Rumors | == Rumors and legends == | ||
==Appendix== | ==Appendix== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
==External | == External links == | ||
{{External link disclaimer}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: (put category tags like: Wizards, organizations, or locations here, each on a separate line) ]] | [[Category: (put category tags like: Wizards, organizations, or locations here, each on a separate line) ]] | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
== References == | |||
=== Notes === | |||
<references group="note" /> | |||
=== Citations === | |||
<references /> | |||
=== Bibliography === | |||
[[Category:Infoboxes|Creature]] | |||
[[Category:Creatures| ]] | |||
</noinclude> | </noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:17, 10 June 2025
| Wemic | |
|---|---|
A wemic with a big rock on a stick | |
| Names | |
| Alt. Spelling: | Weemick and urmaḫlullû |
| Other name(s): | Bob |
| General information | |
| Size: | Knee-high to a grasshopper |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Type: | Monstrous humanoid |
| Subtype: | Furry |
| Patron deity: | The Big Kitty in the sky |
| First appearance: | Monster Cards Set 3 |
| This is just an example with lots of silly entries, and humor should be avoided in normal use. | |
This template is for use in any article about a creature native to the World of Greyhawk™ campaign setting.
Usage
Copy and paste this section at the top of the article, and fill in the information areas. The image and caption parameters are optional, but are preferred.
The recommended image size is a width of 250px so that it will completely fill the infobox without increasing its size.
If any fields are left undefined they will not appear.
Do not add wiki links to alignments.
{{Creature
|name =
|image =
|caption =
|alt_spelling =
|alt_name =
|size =
|alignment =
|type =
|subtype =
|patron deity =
|first =
}}
Standard SectionsThese are some typical section headers for an article about a Creature anywhere on Oerik. You can easily cut and paste them from here (please include the {{index}}) and [[Category: ]]) and delete the ones you don't use: == Description ==
=== Personality ===
=== Typical physical characteristics ===
== Ecology ==
=== Environment ===
== Abilities ==
== Possessions ==
== Society ==
=== Religion ===
=== Language ===
=== Relationships ===
==History==
== Rumors and legends ==
==Appendix==
==See Also==
==Appearances==
==Gallery==
== External links ==
{{External link disclaimer}}
==References==
===Citations===
<references />
===Bibliography===
{{index}}
[[Categoy: Creatures]] and/or [[Categorey:Races]]
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[[Category: Greyhawk Characters]]
[[Category: (put category tags like: Wizards, organizations, or locations here, each on a separate line) ]]
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