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	Formian PoL.jpg\|2e		Formian PoL.jpg\|2e
	Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia		Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia
			formian boat TftIS.jpg
			formian bronze dragon TftIS.jpg\|With a young bronze dragon slave
	Formian 3e.jpg\|3e		Formian 3e.jpg\|3e
	Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''		Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''

1d4chan>Zimriel at 00:01, 8 October 2021

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	Formians are absolutely bound by the law of their queen. Due to this, all but the highest ranking Taskmasters and Myrmarchs are merely slave-like pawns. For this reason, Formians are the only race of bug people in Third Edition that are explicitly unplayable; the [[Thri-kreen]] and [[Dromite]]s have proper PC stat blocks in the ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' and elsewhere, and the [[Abeil]]s appear in the ''Monster Manual II'' with a note from WotC saying "[[you can certainly try]]".		Formians are absolutely bound by the law of their queen. Due to this, all but the highest ranking Taskmasters and Myrmarchs are merely slave-like pawns. For this reason, Formians are the only race of bug people in Third Edition that are explicitly unplayable; the [[Thri-kreen]] and [[Dromite]]s have proper PC stat blocks in the ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' and elsewhere, and the [[Abeil]]s appear in the ''Monster Manual II'' with a note from WotC saying "[[you can certainly try]]".

	~~Amazingly, and unlike~~ thri-kreen, formians ~~are not~~ OGL~~-protected~~. Paizo pounced on that and put them into [[Pathfinder]] - here losing their planar status and instead being an alien race that travels through space, founding colonies on new worlds and slowly trying to infest the stars. This would be picked up to make them a playable race in [[Starfinder]] where they have just ended a long war with the [[Lashunta]] on Castrovel.		Because formians didn't get the 2e love that thri-kreen got, formians passed into 3e without the condom of the OGL. Paizo pounced on that and put them into [[Pathfinder]] - here losing their planar status and instead being an alien race that travels through space, founding colonies on new worlds and slowly trying to infest the stars. This would be picked up to make them a playable race in [[Starfinder]] where they have just ended a long war with the [[Lashunta]] on Castrovel.

	===Starfinder PC Stats===		===Starfinder PC Stats===

1d4chan>Zimriel at 01:28, 1 October 2021

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	Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.		Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.

	In 2e formians didn't even make the Monstrous Manual. They show up in ''[[Planescape]]'' - belatedly, in the ''Planes of Law'' box. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix and from all other 2e content. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.		In 2e formians didn't even make the Monstrous Manual. They show up in ''[[Planescape]]'' - belatedly, in the ''Planes of Law'' box. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix and from all other 2e content.

			By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.

	In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 01:27, 1 October 2021

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	[[File:Formian 1e.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Formian 1e.jpg\|thumb]]
	'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.		'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]], who failed here on Earth and got a better life in the hereafter. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.

	Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.		Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 01:26, 1 October 2021

2021-10-01T01:26:11Z

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	Formian PoL.jpg\|2e		Formian PoL.jpg\|2e
			Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia
	Formian 3e.jpg\|3e		Formian 3e.jpg\|3e
	Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''		Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''

1d4chan>Zimriel: I think this is what we should do, given the retconning

2021-10-01T01:24:40Z

I think this is what we should do, given the retconning

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			[[File:Formian 1e.jpg\|thumb]]
	'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.		'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.

	Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.		Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.

	~~[[File:Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|''Planes of Law'']]~~In 2e formians didn't make the Monstrous Manual~~; they~~ show up in ''[[Planescape]]'', ~~expansion~~ ''Planes of Law''. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.		In 2e formians didn't even make the Monstrous Manual. They show up in ''[[Planescape]]'' - belatedly, in the ''Planes of Law'' box. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix and from all other 2e content. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.

	In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.
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	~~Formian 1e.jpg\|1e~~
	Formian PoL.jpg\|2e		Formian PoL.jpg\|2e
	Formian 3e.jpg\|3e		Formian 3e.jpg\|3e

1d4chan>Zimriel: moving down here b/c this is the nuFormian, retconned in PoL

2021-10-01T01:20:50Z

moving down here b/c this is the nuFormian, retconned in PoL

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	~~[[File:Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|thumb\|''Planes of Law'']]~~
	'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.		'''Formians''' are a species of ant-like insectoid beings from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. A formian has an ant-like head and hindquarters, including four legs, but has a humanoid torso and arms, not unlike an invertebrate centaur.

	Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.		Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.

	In 2e formians didn't make the Monstrous Manual; they show up in ''[[Planescape]]'', expansion ''Planes of Law''. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.		[[File:Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|''Planes of Law'']]In 2e formians didn't make the Monstrous Manual; they show up in ''[[Planescape]]'', expansion ''Planes of Law''. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.

	In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 17:29, 30 September 2021

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	Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.		Formians first appeared in the first edition [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]' [[Monster Manual]] II. This presented formians as an otherwise ordinary species of intelligent creature - rather less interesting than [[thri-kreen\|those other bugmen]]. Full statistics for three main castes of formian were there provided; the workers (about the size of a large dog), the warriors (the size of a pony) and the myrmarches (the size of a horse). Special types mentioned as being found only inside Formian hive-cities were the male gymarches and the queen.

	~~From~~ 2e ''[[Planescape]]'' (and ~~its~~ 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]], ~~associated with~~ the ~~Lawful planes~~. By the 2e Great Wheel ~~they~~ are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]] ~~- so 2e~~. ~~The Planescape campaign setting expansion~~ ''Planes of Law'' described formians as one of ~~the~~ primary inhabitants ~~of the plane of Arcadia~~.		In 2e formians didn't make the Monstrous Manual; they show up in ''[[Planescape]]'', expansion ''Planes of Law''. Here (and in the ''very'' unofficial 3e/d20 spinoff ''[[Beyond Countless Doorways]]''), formians are [[Multiverse\|multiversal]] - a [[retcon]], given their complete absence from the first Compendium Appendix. By the [[Great Wheel]] the bugmen are mostly concentrated on [[Arcadia]], that boundary-plane between Lawful Good [[Celestia]] and Lawful Neutral [[Mechanus]]. ''Planes of Law'' and the second MC Appendix described formians as one of Arcadia's primary inhabitants.

	In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]], they have begun taking over Mechanus. In that edition's Monster Manual, formians were adapted to the new edition's core rules, in which they are presented as the exemplar species of the Lawful Neutral alignment. The selfsame edition's Manual of the Planes implies them the primary inhabitants of both Arcadia and the Lawful Neutral Outer Plane of Mechanus, against the earlier editions' [[Modron]]s.

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	Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia		Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia
			formian boat TftIS.jpg
			formian bronze dragon TftIS.jpg\|With a young bronze dragon slave
	Formian 3e.jpg\|3e		Formian 3e.jpg\|3e
	Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''		Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''

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	Formian PoL.jpg\|2e		Formian PoL.jpg\|2e
			Formian PoL arcadia.jpg\|at their (new) home in Arcadia
	Formian 3e.jpg\|3e		Formian 3e.jpg\|3e
	Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''		Formian BCD.jpg\|''Beyond Countless Doorways''