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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 5444826" data-attributes="member: 1164">Don't take that FAQ entry out of context. It does not pertain to lycanthropy nor any other time the term Humanoid is used, it only pertains to Control body's usability on "undead and outsiders with a humanoid physiology". <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#humanoidType" target="_blank">Humanoid</a> is a defined <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/indexes/typesSubtypes.htm" target="_blank">creature type</a> in the rule set, separate from even <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#monstrousHumanoidType" target="_blank">Monstrous Humanoid</a>.[sblock=Control body FAQ entry]The control body power (XPH 86) says that you cancontrol any humanoid, including undead and outsiders witha humanoid physiology. How far does a “humanoidphysiology” extend? What about a balor (a humanoidshapedcreature with wings), a glabrezu (which has extraarms), or a salamander (which has a tail instead of legs)? Isthere something official about what counts as “humanoidphysiology” or is it a DM ruling?There’s no official definition of humanoid physiology. Thisis one of those places where common sense and DM judgmentmust rule the day. The Sage advises that “humanoidphysiology” should reasonably include any creature whosebody is shaped like a humanoid (upright, probably bipedalcreature) and includes all the basic parts of a humanoid (legs,arms, a torso, a head). Extra parts—such as wings, a tail, a pairof extra arms, or even an extra head—shouldn’t push thecreature out of this category. The Sage would even allow someleeway in the area of legs, since both the centaur (with itshorselike body and four legs) and the halfblood yuan-ti (whichmight have a snake’s tail instead of legs) are considered“monstrous” humanoids.When in doubt, look at the creature’s descriptive text—ifit’s described as having a humanoid form, it’s probablyreasonable to consider it as having humanoid physiology.Ultimately, there’s nothing wrong with the DM being overlylenient in his rulings on this topic.Among the outsiders in the MM, the Sage would considerthe following to be of humanoid physiology: angel (astral deva,planetar, solar), most archons (hound archon, trumpet archon),azer, barghest (in goblin form only), most demons (babau,balor, dretch, glabrezu, hezrou, marilith, nalfeshnee, quasit,succubus, vrock), most devils (barbed devil, bearded devil,bone devil, chain devil, erinyes, horned devil, ice devil, imp, pitfiend), eladrins (bralani, ghaele), genies (djinn, efreet, jann),lillend, mephit, night hag, planetouched (aasimar, tiefling),rakshasa, salamander, slaad, titan, triton, and xill.Virtually all the undead in the MM have “humanoidphysiology.” only the nightcrawler, nightwing, and anyskeleton or zombie created from a creature without a humanoidphysiology would seem to be exceptions[/sblock]</blockquote>

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