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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 704037" data-attributes="member: 2013">Re: Missing creaturesPossible &quot;end-arounds&quot; - the monster stats are not there, but the names DO appear in other places in the RELEASED version of the SRD (at least as of 2-13-03 when I mirrored them).Beholder - Found in the section for Druid and Ranger Animal Companions (&quot;Animals are ill-equipped to handle unusual situations, such as combats with invisible opponents, and they typically hesitate to attack weird and unnatural creatures, such as beholders and oozes.&quot;)&nbsp; Also found in the &quot;Flight Maneuvarability&quot; table, and the Deck of Illusions magic item. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Carrion Crawler - Found in the Poisons section (&quot;carrion Crawler brain juice&quot;) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Displacer Beast - No references <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Kuo-toa - Found in the description of Svirfneblin, the Gnomish Subrace (&quot;Most also speak the language of drow or kuo-toa.&quot;) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Mind Flayer - Found in the &quot;Grimlock&quot; entry under number appearing <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Slaad - Found in the Summon Monster VI description (red) and Summon Monster VII (blue) as well as under the Iron Flask magic item <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Umber Hulk - Gone <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Yuan-ti - Gone <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Because the above sections were officially released, even if WotC now amends the SRD, the terms &quot;Slaad,&quot; &quot;Mind Flayer,&quot; &quot;Kuo-Toa,&quot; &quot;Beholder,&quot; and &quot;Carrion Crawler&quot; - all demonstrably creatures/races from context, are OGC - even if the stats for the creatures are not.&nbsp; I suppose the creatures would have to be re-worked from first principles stat-wise, though, but WotC can't preclude the use of the names.&nbsp; IOW, even if they go back through the documents on their site and remove them now, it's too late - they did in fact release them under the OGL and can't &quot;recant.&quot;Umber Hulk, Yuan-ti, and Displacer Beast are not OGC, though, and WotC can preclude use of those names.Slightly satisfying to &quot;stick it&quot; to WotC in this way for some, I guess.&nbsp; I am slightly satisfied because it means I can &quot;stick them back into the OGC canon&quot; after WotC tried to take them out with no warning - espeically obnoxious after they had allowed products - particularly products FEATURING the creatures - to be released.--The Sigil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 704037, member: 2013"] [b]Re: Missing creatures[/b] Possible "end-arounds" - the monster stats are not there, but the names DO appear in other places in the RELEASED version of the SRD (at least as of 2-13-03 when I mirrored them). Beholder - Found in the section for Druid and Ranger Animal Companions ("Animals are ill-equipped to handle unusual situations, such as combats with invisible opponents, and they typically hesitate to attack weird and unnatural creatures, such as beholders and oozes.") Also found in the "Flight Maneuvarability" table, and the Deck of Illusions magic item. :) Carrion Crawler - Found in the Poisons section ("carrion Crawler brain juice") :) Displacer Beast - No references :( Kuo-toa - Found in the description of Svirfneblin, the Gnomish Subrace ("Most also speak the language of drow or kuo-toa.") :) Mind Flayer - Found in the "Grimlock" entry under number appearing :) Slaad - Found in the Summon Monster VI description (red) and Summon Monster VII (blue) as well as under the Iron Flask magic item :) Umber Hulk - Gone :( Yuan-ti - Gone :( Because the above sections were officially released, even if WotC now amends the SRD, the terms "Slaad," "Mind Flayer," "Kuo-Toa," "Beholder," and "Carrion Crawler" - all demonstrably creatures/races from context, are OGC - even if the stats for the creatures are not. I suppose the creatures would have to be re-worked from first principles stat-wise, though, but WotC can't preclude the use of the names. IOW, even if they go back through the documents on their site and remove them now, it's too late - they did in fact release them under the OGL and can't "recant." Umber Hulk, Yuan-ti, and Displacer Beast are not OGC, though, and WotC can preclude use of those names. Slightly satisfying to "stick it" to WotC in this way for some, I guess. I am slightly satisfied because it means I can "stick them back into the OGC canon" after WotC tried to take them out with no warning - espeically obnoxious after they had allowed products - particularly products FEATURING the creatures - to be released. --The Sigil [/QUOTE]

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