D&D 4E 4ed creature types and subtypes

[Dragonbait]

Was it just me, or did anyone else see that the Rakashasa Rajah was a Medium Natural Humanoid? That means that they are no longer extraplanar creatures... Doesn't it?

And the idea that a Hook Horror and Grick are beasts rather than magical beasts are a bit.. Odd.. Since both are Aberrant Beasts and using the hypothosized origins on here then maybe they are considered normal animals from the Outer Realms..?

 

[arscott]

The Rakashasa change is somewhat expected, given their prominence in Eberron. But I suspect we'll see a lot of formerly extraplanar creatures become natural--in particular, things that were previously native outsiders, like the teifling.

 

[Shroomy]

The Elf Archer is listed as Fey. [ninjaed!]

I suspect in the full stats Elf (and all the major races) will be subtypes, so powers or items can key off of them.

While it may be an error, the DDM cards for the Dungeons of Dread monsters list drow as natural humanoids instead of fey. I thought that was kind of weird.

 

[Graf]

In Eberron, where the Rajahs are "native fiends". It's a special case.

 

[TwinBahamut]

I am still trying to figure out how Beasts and Magical Beasts are supposed to be different...

I don't think that made a lot of sense in 3E, but it makes a lot less sense to me with the other changes to the typing system.

 

[Stogoe]

Is there still 'Magical Beast' as a Body Plan? I can't imagine why it's still there. I assume it's a mistake.

 

[hong]

Perhaps "Magical Beast" is for everything that doesn't have 4-6 legs, 1 trunk, 1 head and 1 tail.

 

[keterys]

They also have 'animus' as well as animate. I think it has something to do with whether something has a soul or not, but I'm a little fuzzy on the whole thing.

For a point of comparison, Grell are magical beasts while Grick are not.

Part of me wonders if it's just an editing mistake.

 

[Ashardalon]

They also have 'animus' as well as animate. I think it has something to do with whether something has a soul or not, but I'm a little fuzzy on the whole thing.

For a point of comparison, Grell are magical beasts while Grick are not.

Part of me wonders if it's just an editing mistake.

Animus is one of the three components of a living creature, IIRC, with undead lacking one or more of them (I believe it was body, soul, and animus?).

The grell is a quite intelligent monster, the grick is pretty mindless. I would suspect some abilities also play into the distinction - firebreathing would probably out of place on a beast. Since types no longer have an impact on the combat ability of the monster, it isn't so tragic, but I'd prefer a different name for magical beasts, for genre purposes.

 

[keterys]

Ahah - the animus thing is just a typo in Thirdwizard's monster and more, the Boneclaw was listed as an animus, but Boneclaws are actually shadow animates

I am wonder what a shadow or wraith is.