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==Monster Types== | ==Monster Types== | ||
Epic Path features the following monster types, each with unique characteristics: | |||
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! align="left" | [[Swarm Traits|Swarm]] | ! align="left" | [[Swarm Traits|Swarm]] | ||
| align="left" | A swarm is a collection of Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creatures that acts as a single creature. || Fort || - (varies) || Any (Usually Neutral) || Yes || Yes || Yes | | align="left" | A swarm is a collection of Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creatures that acts as a single creature. || Fort || - (varies) || Any (Usually Neutral) || Yes || Yes || Yes | ||
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! align="left" | [[Troop Traits|Troop]] | |||
| align="left" | A Troop is a collection of small or larger creatures that acts as a single creature, gaining many of the benefits of a swarm. || Fort || - (varies) || Any || Yes || Yes || Yes | |||
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! align="left" | [[Undead Traits|Undead]] | ! align="left" | [[Undead Traits|Undead]] | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 14 May 2015
Monster Types
Epic Path features the following monster types, each with unique characteristics:
| Monster Type | Description | Strong Saves | Vision | Alignment | Breathe? | Eat? | Sleep? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberration | An aberration has a bizarre anatomy, strange abilities, an alien mindset, or any combination of the three. | Will | Darkvision 60 ft. | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Animal | An animal is a living, nonhuman creature, usually a vertebrate with no magical abilities and no innate capacity for language or culture. | Fort, Refl | Low-Light 120 ft. | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Construct | A construct is an animated object or artificially created creature. | - | Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light 120 ft. | Any (Usually Neutral) | No | No | No |
| Dragon | A dragon is a reptile-like creature, usually winged, with magical or unusual abilities. | Fort, Refl, Will | Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light 120 ft. | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fey | A fey is a creature with supernatural abilities and connections to nature and the Fey realm (the First World). Fey are usually human-shaped. | Refl, Will | Low-Light 120 ft. | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 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. | Any one (usually Reflex) | - (varies) | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Magical Beast | Magical beasts are similar to animals but tend to be smarter. Magical beasts usually have supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but are sometimes merely bizarre in appearance or habits. | Fort, Refl | Low-Light 120 ft. | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monstrous Humanoid | Monstrous humanoids are similar to humanoids, but with monstrous or animalistic features. They often have magical abilities as well. | Refl, Will | Darkvision 60 ft. | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ooze | An ooze is an amorphous or mutable creature, usually mindless. | None | Varies (Blindsense 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft.) | Any (Usually Neutral) | No | Yes | No |
| Outsider | An outsider is at least partially composed of the essence (but not necessarily the material) of some plane other than the Material Plane. | Refl, Will | Darkvision 60 ft. | Any | Yes | No1 | No1 |
| Plant | This type comprises monstrous vegetable creatures. Note that regular plants are not creatures, but objects, even though they are alive. | Fort | Low-Light 120 ft. | Any (Usually Neutral) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Swarm | A swarm is a collection of Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creatures that acts as a single creature. | Fort | - (varies) | Any (Usually Neutral) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Troop | A Troop is a collection of small or larger creatures that acts as a single creature, gaining many of the benefits of a swarm. | Fort | - (varies) | Any | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Undead | Undead are once-living creatures animated by spiritual or supernatural forces. | Will | Darkvision 60 ft. | Any (Usually Evil) | No | Varies2 | Varies3 |
| Vermin | This type includes insects, arachnids, other arthropods, worms, and similar invertebrates. | Fort | Darkvision 60 ft. | Any (Usually Neutral) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- 1 - Outsiders with the Native subtype must eat and sleep.
- 2 - Skeleton and spectral-type undead do not eat, but flesh-type (zombies, ghouls, vampires, etc.) must eat
- 3 - Vampires must sleep. Undead who cast spells must meditate or sleep for 6 hours to recover spells.