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The '''humanoids''' are those monsters that are not quite human enough to be represented by a {{white|@}} but nonetheless appear much as humans.  Most humanoid monsters are capable of wearing [[armor]] and wielding [[weapon]]s as long as they are of an appropriate size to do so
 
  
Many have the overall glyphs {{white|h}} or {{white|H}}, which are meant to represent the categories:
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The '''humanoid''' attribute means that a monster has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso, and is generally humanlike in appearance. All monsters in the [[humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] monster class and all {{white|@}} are humanoid. Most humanoid monsters are capable of wearing [[armor]] and wielding [[weapon]]s as long as they are of an appropriate size to do so.
* {{green|h}}, [[hobbit]]
 
* {{red|h}}, [[dwarf]]
 
* {{brown|h}}, [[bugbear]]
 
* {{blue|h}}, [[dwarf lord]]
 
* {{magenta|h}}, [[dwarf king]]
 
* {{magenta|h}}, [[mind flayer]]
 
* {{magenta|h}}, [[master mind flayer]]
 
* {{red|H}}, [[giant]]
 
* {{gray|H}}, [[stone giant]]
 
* {{cyan|H}}, [[hill giant]]
 
* {{yellow|H}}, [[fire giant]]
 
* {{white|H}}, [[frost giant]]
 
* {{blue|H}}, [[storm giant]]
 
* {{brown|H}}, [[ettin]]
 
* {{magenta|H}}, [[titan]]
 
* {{brown|H}}, [[minotaur]]
 
  
However, many monsters are humanoid that are not contained in these glyphs:
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The humanoid monster class
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* {{monsymlink|hobbit}}
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* {{monsymlink|dwarf}}
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* {{monsymlink|bugbear}}
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* {{monsymlink|dwarf lord}}
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* {{monsymlink|dwarf king}}
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* {{monsymlink|mind flayer}}
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* {{monsymlink|master mind flayer}}
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The [[giant humanoid]] monster class
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* {{monsymlink|giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|stone giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|hill giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|fire giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|frost giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|storm giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|ettin}}
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* {{monsymlink|titan}}
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* {{monsymlink|minotaur}}
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* {{monsymlink|Cyclops}}
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Many other monsters are also humanoid
 
* {{green|g}}, [[gremlin]]
 
* {{green|g}}, [[gremlin]]
 
* {{brown|g}}, [[gargoyle]]
 
* {{brown|g}}, [[gargoyle]]
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* {{blue|n}}, [[water nymph]]
 
* {{blue|n}}, [[water nymph]]
 
* {{brown|n}}, [[mountain nymph]]
 
* {{brown|n}}, [[mountain nymph]]
* {{red|o}}, [[orc]]
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* {{red|o}}, [[Orc (monster)|orc]]
 
* {{yellow|o}}, [[hill orc]]
 
* {{yellow|o}}, [[hill orc]]
 
* {{blue|o}}, [[Mordor orc]]
 
* {{blue|o}}, [[Mordor orc]]
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* {{green|C}}, [[forest centaur]]
 
* {{green|C}}, [[forest centaur]]
 
* {{cyan|C}}, [[mountain centaur]]
 
* {{cyan|C}}, [[mountain centaur]]
* {{brown|G}}, [[gnome]]
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* {{brown|G}}, [[gnome (monster)|gnome]]
 
* {{blue|G}}, [[gnome lord]]
 
* {{blue|G}}, [[gnome lord]]
 
* {{brightblue|G}}, [[gnomish wizard]]
 
* {{brightblue|G}}, [[gnomish wizard]]
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* {{magenta|&}}, [[Dispater]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Dispater]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Asmodeus]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Asmodeus]]
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Death]]
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* {{magenta|&}}, [[Death (monster)|Death]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Pestilence]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Pestilence]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Famine]]
 
* {{magenta|&}}, [[Famine]]
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* {{gray|&}}, [[sandestin]]
 
* {{gray|&}}, [[sandestin]]
 
* {{red|:}}, [[salamander]]
 
* {{red|:}}, [[salamander]]
 
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[[Category:Body parts]]
[[Category:Monsters]][[Category:Monster attributes]]
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 3 August 2023

The humanoid attribute means that a monster has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso, and is generally humanlike in appearance. All monsters in the humanoid monster class and all @ are humanoid. Most humanoid monsters are capable of wearing armor and wielding weapons as long as they are of an appropriate size to do so.

The humanoid monster class

The giant humanoid monster class

Many other monsters are also humanoid

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