List of creature types

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  Aberrations

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  Beasts

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  Celestials

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  Constructs

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  Dragons

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  Elementals

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  Fey

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  Fiends

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  Giants

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  Humanoids

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  Monstrosities

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  Oozes

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  Plants

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  Undead

Aberration

For a full list of Aberrations see Category: Aberrations

Warped, alien beings that have come to Faerûn from beyond the multiverse.

Aberrations are strange, unnatural creatures that aren't easily categorised into any single type. They do not fit neatly into the natural order, with no evolutionary predators or prey.

The following grants Advantage against Aberrations:

• Aberration Hunters' Amulet

Beast

For a full list of Beasts see Category: Beasts

All varieties of animals, both ordinary and magical. Most have limited intelligence and lack a society and language.

Beasts are the non-humanoid, but natural, inhabitants of the world. The Beast type generally consists of common animals, such as bears or rats.

The following grants Advantage against Beasts:

• Rat Bat

Celestial

For a full list of Celestials see Category: Celestials

Good-aligned creatures native to the Upper Planes. Many of them are servants of deities, employed in the mortal realm.

Celestials are the inhabitants of the Upper Planes, and the cosmological counterpart to Fiends.

Construct

For a full list of Constructs see Category: Constructs

Creatures that are made instead of born. Some only follow a simple set of instructions, while others are imbued with sentience.

Constructs are mechanical and non-biological creatures.

Dragon

For a full list of Dragons see Category: Dragons

Immensely intelligent, ancient, and powerful reptiles that covet wealth.

Chromatic dragons are selfish, evil, and feared, while metallic dragons are noble, good, and respected by the wise.

Dragons are ancient reptilian creatures, usually with elemental abilities and resistances.

Elemental

For a full list of Elementals see Category: Elementals

Creatures native to the Elemental Planes. They range from simple masses of a specific element to beings infused with elemental energy.

Elementals are the inhabitants of the Elemental Planes.

Fey

For a full list of Fey creatures see Category: Fey

Mystical creatures that dwell in twilight groves and misty forests. They have close ties to nature - and like nature, not all fey are good.

Fey creatures are creatures connected to the magic of nature.

Fiend

For a full list of Fiends see Category: Fiends

Evil, wicked creatures from the Lower Planes that labour under the leadership of lawful archdevils or chaotic demon princes.

Fiends are the inhabitants of the Lower Planes.

Giant

For a full list of Giants see Category: Giants

Though giantkind comes in many varieties, each with its own culture, all of them are huge, loud, heavy, and, most importantly, strong.

Giants are enormous creatures that may resemble Humanoids, but often have monstrous properties.

Humanoid

For a full list of Humanoids see Category: Humanoids

A collection of bipedal races, ranging from humans, elves, and halflings to goblins, gnolls, and kobolds.

Humanoids primarily consist of non-monstrous, bipedal and intelligent creatures. Many are civilised and social creatures, though some are less so.

Monstrosity

For a full list of Monstrosities see Category: Monstrosities

Frightening creatures that are not ordinary, not truly natural, and almost never benign.

Monstrosities are monsters, usually magical in ability or creation.

The following grants Advantage against Monstrosities:

• Gandrel's Aspiration
• Hunting Shortbow

Ooze

For a full list of Oozes see Category: Oozes

These gelatinous creatures usually dwell in caves and dungeons, feeding on refuse, carrion, and ill-fated adventurers.

Oozes are amorphous, gelatinous creatures. Usually minimally intelligent, they are predatory.

Plant

For a full list of Plants see Category: Plants

Vegetative or fungal creatures. Most can walk and move - and some are carnivorous.

Plants plant-like and fungal creatures (despite fungi not being classified as plants in real-world taxonomy).

The following spell always deals its maximum damage against plants:

•  Blight

Undead

For a full list of Undead see Category: Undead

Remnants of the once-living that are trapped between life and death.

Undead are magically reanimated creatures.

External links

Aberration on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Beast on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Celestial on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Construct on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Dragon on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Elemental on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Fey on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Fiend on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Giant on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Humanoid on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Monstrosity on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Ooze on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Plant on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Undead on the Forgotten Realms Wiki