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	'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". Something with bilateral symmetry, stands upright, two legs, two arms and a head in the right positions and joints in mostly the right places. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.		'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". Something with bilateral symmetry, stands upright, two legs, two arms and a head in the right positions and joints in mostly the right places qualifies, even if it has green skin, three eyes and a tail. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.

	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhumans into two [[Type\|categories]]. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game". Though in practice demihumans were just labeled as humanoids when [[Type\|types]] started to be more formally used.		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhumans into two [[Type\|categories]]. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game". Though in practice demihumans were just labeled as humanoids when [[Type\|types]] started to be more formally used.

1d4chan>A Walrus at 01:39, 27 May 2022

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	'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". ~~It's~~ a ~~catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans~~. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.		'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". Something with bilateral symmetry, stands upright, two legs, two arms and a head in the right positions and joints in mostly the right places. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.

	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhumans into two [[Type\|categories]]. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game". Though in practice demihumans were just labeled as humanoids when [[Type\|types]] started to be more formally used.		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhumans into two [[Type\|categories]]. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game". Though in practice demihumans were just labeled as humanoids when [[Type\|types]] started to be more formally used.

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	'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". It's a catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.		'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". It's a catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.

	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various ~~nonhuman~~ into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhumans into two [[Type\|categories]]. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game". Though in practice demihumans were just labeled as humanoids when [[Type\|types]] started to be more formally used.

	When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, ~~they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so~~ they dropped the ~~whole thing~~. ~~Instead,~~ they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] ~~into "creature types", which~~ define the potency of ~~their~~ racial hit die, some default immunities and if certain spells can target ~~them;~~ '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. ~~For~~ example, a [[~~Medusa~~]] is a Monstrous Humanoid~~, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a~~ [[Gnoll]] or [[Lizardfolk]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.		When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they dropped the usage of demihuman completely and just used humanoid for everything... Okay that's kind of a lie. See in this edition they also decide to make the use of "[[Type\|creature types]]" to divided up the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] standard practice. To accompany this change they decided to add some mechanical weight to Types by having them define the potency of racial hit die, some default immunities, and if certain spells can target the creature. '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. If they did posses powerful magic, for example a [[Medusa]], or overtly monstrous behavior and appearance, such as a [[Minotaur]], they were dubbed a Monstrous Humanoid. A [[Gnoll]] or [[Lizardfolk]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.

	~~This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]]~~.

	In [[Star Wars]] humanoid is used to mean a species with two legs, two arms and a head connected to the same torso. Being furry or scaly is no obstacle to being classified as "humanoid", but additional limbs are. Related to humanoid is the "Near-Human" classification, which is applied to species that are immediate off-shoots of humanity. Only near-humans are known to have produced hybrids with humanity.		In [[Star Wars]] humanoid is used to mean a species with two legs, two arms and a head connected to the same torso. Being furry or scaly is no obstacle to being classified as "humanoid", but additional limbs are. Related to humanoid is the "Near-Human" classification, which is applied to species that are immediate off-shoots of humanity. Only near-humans are known to have produced hybrids with humanity.

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1d4chan>Agiletek at 22:11, 12 August 2020

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	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".

	When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types", which define the potency of their racial hit die ~~and~~ some default immunities; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[Gnoll]] or [[Lizardfolk]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.		When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types", which define the potency of their racial hit die, some default immunities and if certain spells can target them; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[Gnoll]] or [[Lizardfolk]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.

	This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]].		This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]].

	In [[Star Wars]] humanoid is used to mean a species with two legs, two arms and a head connected to the same torso. Being or scaly is no obstacle to being classified as "humanoid", but additional limbs are. Related to humanoid is the "Near-Human" classification, which is applied to species that are immediate off-shoots of humanity. Only near-humans are known to have produced hybrids with humanity.		In [[Star Wars]] humanoid is used to mean a species with two legs, two arms and a head connected to the same torso. Being furry or scaly is no obstacle to being classified as "humanoid", but additional limbs are. Related to humanoid is the "Near-Human" classification, which is applied to species that are immediate off-shoots of humanity. Only near-humans are known to have produced hybrids with humanity.

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1d4chan>Agiletek at 22:14, 17 June 2019

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	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".

	When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types"; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[~~gnoll~~]] or [[~~minotaur~~]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.		When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types", which define the potency of their racial hit die and some default immunities; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[Gnoll]] or [[Lizardfolk]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.

	This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]].		This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]].

			In [[Star Wars]] humanoid is used to mean a species with two legs, two arms and a head connected to the same torso. Being or scaly is no obstacle to being classified as "humanoid", but additional limbs are. Related to humanoid is the "Near-Human" classification, which is applied to species that are immediate off-shoots of humanity. Only near-humans are known to have produced hybrids with humanity.

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1d4chan>LGX-000 at 03:28, 17 June 2019

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	'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". It's a catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.		'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". It's a catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.

	In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly ~~humanoid~~ form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".		In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly human-like form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".

	When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types"; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[gnoll]] or [[minotaur]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.		When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types"; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[gnoll]] or [[minotaur]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk\|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.

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'''Humanoid''' is a term ubiquitous in both fantasy and science-fiction, meaning "a creature that is similar to a [[human]] but not a human". It's a catch-all term for literally any race other than just plain-old humans. Unless you're talking about [[Dungeons & Dragons]], in which it case it has some more specific meanings.

In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], for unknown reasons (possibly due to his belief in the importance of humanocentrism), [[Gygax]] divided the various nonhuman into two categories. Anything that was either half-human or had been a protagonist race in [[The Lord of the Rings]] was deemed a '''[[Demihuman]]''' (why [[gnome]]s got in on this, who can say, maybe due to their basically being an [[elf]]/[[dwarf]] crossbreed). Anything else that had a roughly humanoid form and some level of civilization was deemed a '''Humanoid'''. On paper, this was a neutral term referring to all non-demihuman races, from benevolent-to-neutral ones like [[centaur]]s, [[firbolg]]s and [[aarakocra]] to evil ones like [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[goblinoid]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[kobold]]s, etc. In practice, it was just used as a catch-all phrase for "all the races you are legally allowed to kill in this game".

When [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] came along, they figured this was a clumsily used (and stupid) idea, so they dropped the whole thing. Instead, they divided the various creatures of the D&D [[multiverse]] into "creature types"; '''Humanoid''' became the "normal type" - the races that were fundamentally human-like in nature, being creatures based on relatively normal biology with little in the way of truly powerful inherent magic. For example, a [[Medusa]] is a Monstrous Humanoid, because she can turn you to stone with a look; a [[gnoll]] or [[minotaur]], on the other hand, is just a [[beastfolk|human-shaped animal]], and thusly is a Humanoid type.

This second version has undergone revisions over subsequent editions, but has remained the definitive version, casting the AD&D original into the dank depths of [[OSR]].

[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Gamer Slang]]