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* '''Alignment'''—the typical alignment of the subject.
* '''Alignment'''—the typical alignment of the subject.
* '''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.
* '''Type''' and '''Subtype'''—the game-term description of the creature; Some creatures, especially in 3e, have further modifiers to describe a subrace, like Drow, High, or Grey elves are "Humanoid (elf). Some creatures may have other subtypes, such as: 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 were not specified in 1e and 2e, but were given in 3e, 4e, and 5e.
Types were not specified in 1e and 2e, but were given in 3e, 4e, and 5e.


This wiki also uses "plant creature" instead of "plant" to avoid confusion with non-sentient vegetation. Additionally, there may be a "tag" or tags in parentheses after the type, such as humanoid (orc), so put those under the subtype field.
: '''5e''' uses the following types:
: '''5e''' uses the following types:
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::* Aberration
::* Aberration
::* Beast
::* Beast
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::* Monstrosity
::* Monstrosity
::* Ooze
::* Ooze
::* Plant creature
::* Plant  
::* Undead
::* Undead
</div>
:: Additionally, there may be a "tag" or tags in parentheses after the type, such as humanoid (orc).  Place those under the '''subtype''' parameter.


: The '''4e types''' for creatures (often with one or more added keywords) are:
: The '''4e types''' for creatures (often with one or more added keywords) are:
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::* Humanoid
::* Humanoid
::* Magical beast
::* Magical beast
:: There are many keywords: angel, demon, devil, dragon, giant, undead, reptile, mount, construct, shapechanger, spider, etc., as well as the elemental types for elemental creatures (air, earth, fire, water). Place these under the subtype field.
::: There are also many "keywords"—angel, demon, devil, dragon, giant, undead, reptile, mount, construct, shapechanger, spider, etc.   Place these in the '''subtype''' parameter.
::: "Origins" were also used, which were related to particular planes—Aberrant, Elemental, Fey, Immortal, Natural, Shadowel, and elemental (air, earth, fire, water). Also place these in the '''subtype''' parameter.


:'''3e/3.5 types''' were:
:'''3e/3.5 types''' were:
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::* Aberration
::* Aberration
::* Animal
::* Beast
::* Construct
::* Construct
::* Dragon
::* Dragon
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::* Ooze
::* Ooze
::* Outsider
::* Outsider
::* Plant creature
::* Plant  
::* Undead
::* Undead
::* Vermin
::* Vermin
::3e's "beast" and "shapechanger" types are not used on this wiki. Instead, "beast" becomes "animal" or "magical beast", and "shapechanger" becomes a subtype. This wiki also uses "plant creature" instead of "plant" to avoid confusion with non-sentient vegetation.
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::: "Shapechanger" is a subtype (as is 3.5e) rather than a type.
 


==Standard Sections==
==Standard Sections==

Revision as of 08:49, 30 August 2022


Greyhawk creature
Wemic
A wemic as depicted in the 2e Monstrous Manual, illustration by Jeff Butler (1993).
Alignment: Neutral
Type: Monstrous humanoid
First appearance: Monster Cards Set 3


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    = 
|alignment  = 
|type       = 
|subtype    = 
|first      = 
}}
  • Name—only necessary if it differs significantly from the page name
  • Image—if an image of the subject has been uploaded, place the link to it like this: [[File:Example.PNG|250px]].
  • Caption—describe the image briefly. Cite which product the illustration is from and the artist or creator.
  • Alignment—the typical alignment of the subject.
  • First—the first appearance of the creature in official published material. Use a wikilink in double braces [[like this]] to link to pages if it is an official Greyhawk source.
  • 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 were not specified in 1e and 2e, but were given in 3e, 4e, and 5e.

5e uses the following types:
  • Aberration
  • Beast
  • Celestial
  • Construct
  • Dragon
  • Elemental
  • Fey
  • Fiend
  • Giant
  • Humanoid
  • Monstrosity
  • Ooze
  • Plant
  • Undead
Additionally, there may be a "tag" or tags in parentheses after the type, such as humanoid (orc). Place those under the subtype parameter.
The 4e types for creatures (often with one or more added keywords) are:
  • Animate
  • Beast
  • Humanoid
  • 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.
"Origins" were also used, which were related to particular planes—Aberrant, Elemental, Fey, Immortal, Natural, Shadowel, and elemental (air, earth, fire, water). Also place these in the subtype parameter.
3e/3.5 types were:
  • Aberration
  • Beast
  • Construct
  • Dragon
  • Elemental
  • Fey
  • Giant
  • Humanoid
  • Magical beast
  • Monstrous humanoid
  • Ooze
  • Outsider
  • Plant
  • Undead
  • Vermin
"Shapechanger" is a subtype (as is 3.5e) rather than a type.


Standard Sections

These are some typical section headers for an article about a Non-Player Character 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==

==Abilities==

==Possessions==

==Activities==

==Relationships==

==History==

==Rumors & Legends==

==Appendix==

==See Also==

==Appearances==

==Gallery==

==External Links==

==References==
====Citations====
<references />

==References==
===Citations===
<references />
===Bibliography===
{{index}}

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