Editing Type (section)

==Creature Types in 1e and AD&D==
The beginning of all this nonsense. Created in the Creature Catalogue, yes Catalogue not [[Creature Catalog|Catalog]], a book all about having all the monsters in one place. Or at least an index of what books have what monster, plus a couple made for this book. But were getting sidetracked, the main reason were talking about this book is because it's the one the introduced Types as sorting system for Creatures of D&D.
* Animals: Your basic run of the mill real life animals such as [[Bear Lore|bears]] and [[Shark|sharks]]. Also includes more "fantastical" animals such as [[Dinosaur|extinct ones]] and [[Dire Animals|giant ones]].
* Conjurations: This includes creatures which either live on other planes of existence or which have strong links with other planes (e.g. elementals, fundamentals). Although many which live on other planes can appear on the Prime Plane of their own volition, others must be summoned in some way. The remaining creatures in this group are mostly [[constructs]] or creatures created by magical means. 
* [[Humanoids]]: The main criterion far including creatures in this group is that they are more or less human-shaped (e.g. giants, orcs). Shape is not the only condition, however, since the creatures included in this group are also, in general, free-willed, moderately intelligent, and have a language (or other means of communication). Most also wear clothes and use weapons and tools, while many form tribes or other social groups. Thus, for example, [[Bargda]], apes, and human-shaped undead and constructs are nor considered to be humanoids, while [[Hutaakan|Hutakaans]] and [[Lupin|lupins]] (who have dog-like heads) are.
* Lowlife: The creatures in this group are, for the most part, non-intelligent and have simple life styles. Most are plants (e.g. [[Vampire Rose]]), [[Fungus|fungi]] (e.g. yellow mold), [[Slime|"goos"]] (e.g. green slime), insects (e.g. giant beetles), [[Spider|arachnids]] (e.g. spiders) or other invertebrates (e.g. worms, slugs).
* [[Monster|Monsters]]: This section takes in all manner of fantastic and frightening creatures. Often these creatures have weird appearances (e.g. beholder), while others, although they outwardly resemble members of other groups (e.g. humanoids or animals), have strange magical abilities or other powers that set them apart.
* [[Undead]]: The undead are beings who owe their existence to the action of powerful sorcery on the bodies and spirits of dead creatures.