Creatures

# Creature Types

Each creature has one type, which broadly defines its abilities. Some creatures also have one or more subtypes. A creature cannot violate the rules of its subtype without a special ability or quality to explain the difference—templates can often change a creature's type drastically.

## **ABERRATION**

An aberration has a bizarre anatomy, strange abilities, an alien mindset, or any combination of the three. An aberration has the following features.

* Health~60/level

* Strength/Damage 5/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 4/level

**Traits**: An aberration possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Aberrations not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Aberrations are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Aberrations breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **ANIMAL**

An animal is a living, nonhuman creature, usually a vertebrate with no magical abilities and no innate capacity for language or culture. Animals usually have additional information on how they can serve as companions. An animal has the following features (unless otherwise noted).

* Health~ 40/level

* Strength/Damage 3/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 3
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 4/level

**Traits**: An animal possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Alignment: Always neutral.
* Proficient with its natural weapons only. A noncombative herbivore treats its natural weapons as secondary attacks. Such attacks are made with a –5 penalty on the creature's attack rolls, and the animal receives only 1/2 its Strength modifier as a damage adjustment.
* Proficient with no armor unless trained for war.
* Animals breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **CONSTRUCT**

A construct is an animated object or artificially created creature. A construct has the following features.

* Health~ Size/level

* Strength/Damage Size/level

* Endurance~ 3/Size

* Luck~ 0/level

* Speed~ 2/level

* Accuracy~ 2/level
* BPB~ 5
* Essence 0
* Perception~ 0
* Agility~ 1/level
* Stealth~ 0
* Charisma~ 0

* Knowledge ~ 2

**Traits**: A construct possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
* Immunity to bleed, disease, death effects, necromancy effects, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.
* Cannot heal damage on its own, but often can be repaired via exposure to a certain kind of effect (see the creature's description for details) or through the use of the Craft Construct feat. Constructs can also be healed through spells such as *make whole*. A construct with the fast healing special quality still benefits from that quality.
* Not subject to ability damage, ability drain, fatigue, exhaustion, energy drain, or nonlethal damage.conditions
* Immediately destroyed when reduced to 0 hit points or less.
* A construct is hard to destroy, and gains bonus strength based on size, as shown on the following table.

* Proficient with its natural weapons only, unless generally humanoid in form, in which case proficient with any weapon mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with no armor.
* Constructs do not breathe, eat, or sleep.

## **DRAGON**

A dragon is a reptile-like creature, usually winged, with magical or unusual abilities. A dragon has the following features.

* Health~ 100

* Strength/Damage 10/level

* Endurance~ Size/level

* Luck~ 0

* Speed~ 4/level

* Accuracy~ 4/level
* BPB~ 0
* Essence~ 100
* Perception~ 4/level
* Agility~ 5/level
* Stealth~ 0
* Charisma~ 0

* Knowledge ~ 4

**Traits**: A dragon possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Immunity to stuns
* Proficient with no armor.
* Dragons breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **FEY**

A fey is a creature with supernatural abilities and connections to nature or to some other force or place. Fey are usually human-shaped. A fey has the following features.

* Health~ 100

* Strength/Damage 5/level

* Endurance~ 2/level

* Auto Dodges: 2
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 5/level

**Traits**: A fey possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Proficient with all simple weapons and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Fey not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Fey are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Fey breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **HUMANOID**

A humanoid usually has two arms, two legs, and one head, or a human-like torso, arms, and a head. Humanoids have few or no supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but most can speak and usually have well-developed societies. They are usually Small or Medium (with the exception of giants). Every humanoid creature also has a specific subtype to match its race, such as human, giant, goblinoid, reptilian, or tengu.

Humanoids with 1 Hit Die exchange the features of their humanoid Hit Die for the class features of a PC or NPC class. Humanoids of this sort are typically presented as 1st-level warriors, which means they have average combat ability and poor saving throws. Humanoids with more than 1 Hit Die are the only humanoids who make use of the features of the humanoid type. A humanoid has the following features (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Health~ 100

* Strength/Damage 3/level

* Endurance~ 3/level

* Luck~ 1/level

* Speed~ 3/level

* Accuracy~ 3/level
* BPB~ 1level
* Essence~ 0/100level
* Perception~ 2/level
* Agility~ 2/level
* Stealth~ 2/level
* Charisma~ 2/level

* Knowledge ~ 5

**Traits**: A humanoid possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Proficient with all simple weapons, or by character class.
* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, or by character class. If a humanoid does not have a class and wears armor, it is proficient with that type of armor and all lighter types. Humanoids not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Humanoids are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Humanoids breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **MAGICAL BEAST**

Magical beasts are similar to animals but can have Intelligence scores higher than 2 (in which case the magical beast knows at least one language, but can't necessarily speak). Magical beasts usually have supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but are sometimes merely bizarre in appearance or habits. A magical beast has the following features.

* Health~ 40/level

* Strength/Damage 4/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 4/level

**Traits**: A magical beast possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
* Proficient with no armor.
* Magical beasts breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **MONSTROUS HUMANOID**

Monstrous humanoids are similar to humanoids, but with monstrous or animalistic features. They often have magical abilities as well. A monstrous humanoid has the following features.

* Health~ 60/level

* Strength/Damage 4/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 2
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 4/level

**Traits**: A monstrous humanoid possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Proficient with all simple weapons and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Monstrous humanoids not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Monstrous humanoids are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Monstrous humanoids breathe, eat, and sleep.

## **OOZE**

An ooze is an amorphous or mutable creature, usually mindless. An ooze has the following features.

* Health~ 20/level

* Strength/Damage 3/level

* Endurance~ 2/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 0/level

**Traits**: An ooze possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Mindless: No Intelligence score, and immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects). An ooze with an Intelligence score loses this trait.
* Blind (but can see with no eyes), with immunity to gaze attacks, visual effects, illusions, and other attack forms that rely on sight.
* Immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, alterations and stunning.
* Some oozes have the ability to deal acid damage to objects, and poison of 1d6/round to people.
* Not subject to critical hits or flanking. Does not take additional damage from precision-based attacks, such as sneak attack.
* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
* Proficient with no armor.
* Oozes eat and breathe, but do not sleep.

## **OUTSIDER**

An outsider is at least partially composed of the essence (but not necessarily the material) of some plane other than the Material Plane. Some creatures start out as some other type and become outsiders when they attain a higher (or lower) state of spiritual existence. An outsider has the following features.

* Health~ 60/level

* Strength/Damage 5/level

* Endurance~ 2/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 6/level

**Traits**: An outsider possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Unlike most living creatures, an outsider does not have a dual nature—its soul and body form one unit. When an outsider is slain, no soul is set loose. Spells that restore souls to their bodies, such as *raise dead, reincarnate,*and *resurrection,*don't work on an outsider.
* Proficient with all simple and martial weapons and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Outsiders not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Outsiders are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Outsiders breathe, but do not need to eat or sleep (although they can do so if they wish).

## **PLANT**

This type comprises vegetable creatures. Note that regular plants, such as one finds growing in gardens and fields, lack Wisdom and Charisma scores and are not creatures, but objects, even though they are alive. A plant creature has the following features.

* Health~ 40/level

* Strength/Damage 4/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 0/level

**Traits**: A plant creature possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
* Immunity to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
* Not proficient with armor.
* Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep.

## (Common)**UNDEAD**

Undead are once-living creatures animated by spiritual or supernatural forces. An undead creature has the following features.

* Health~ 60

* Strength/Damage 4/level

* Endurance~ 2/level

* Auto Dodges: 4
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 4/level

**Traits**: An undead creature possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
* Immunity to bleed, death effects, disease, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning.
* Not subject to nonlethal damage, ability drain, or energy drain. Immune to damage to its physical ability scores (strength endurance), as well as to exhaustion and fatigue effects.
* Cannot heal damage on its own if it has no Intelligence score, although it can be healed. Negative energy (such as an *inflict*spell) can heal undead creatures. The fast healing special quality works regardless of the creature's Intelligence score.
* Not at risk of death from massive damage, but is immediately destroyed when reduced to 0 hit points.
* Proficient with its natural weapons, all simple weapons, and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
* Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Undead not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Undead are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor.
* Undead do not breathe, eat, or sleep.

## **VERMIN**

This type includes insects, arachnids, other arthropods, worms, and similar invertebrates. Vermin have the following features.

* Health~ 40/level

* Strength/Damage 3/level

* Endurance~ 1/level

* Auto Dodges: 3
* BPB~ 2

* Knowledge ~ 0/level

**Traits**: Vermin possess the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry).

* Mindless: No Intelligence score, and immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms). A vermin-like creature with an Intelligence score is usually either an animal or a magical beast, depending on its other abilities.
* Proficient with its natural weapons only.
* Proficient with no armor.
* Vermin breathe, eat, and sleep.