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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5509150" data-attributes="member: 1210">I just realized I left this out of the start of the monsters section:NOTES ON MONSTER FORMAT: The Melee, Ranged and Spell attack values listed are base attack values. Powers list the total attack and damage bonus, including all static modifiers but not stances, styles or other temporary modifiers. (Those are often listed separately.)The Perceptions line details any special perceptions the creature has (or lacks). If this entry is missing, the creature's senses are roughly equivalent to a human's.KEYWORDS: All monsters have the title of their main entry as a keyword (e.g. “ant”), although this is not listed as a keyword in a typical monster's entry.MONSTER TYPES: A monster's type is a basic description of its body structure. Monster types fall into the following categories; a few creatures have more than one type.Anidian: An anidian is a truly formless creature with no physical body at all. Some anidians have multiple types; a ghost is an anidian humanoid, for example.Beast: A beast resembles most animals from the real world. The defining characteristics of a beast are that it is not humanoid and it has a physical body with a distinct shape. Beasts include magical creatures like dragons, and their body structure can range very widely, from that of a quadruped like a dog to an octopus or centipede.Humanoid: A humanoid stands upright and usually has two arms and legs and one head. (There are exceptions, or course; an ettin has two heads, whicle an athach has three arms and a cripple might only have one leg.)Ooze: An ooze has a body that (usually) has an undefined or morphing shape (exceptions include the gelatinous cube and the stunjelly). Oozes range from the unintelligent to the genius; while most are solid, some, especially elementals, are composed of liquid, gas or more exotic materials (for example, a fire elemental). An ooze cannot be flanked or knocked prone but has a -1 penalty to initiative.</blockquote>

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