5e24:Creature
Creature
[1] Any being in the game, including a player’s character, is a creature. See also “Creature Type.”
Creature Type
[1] Every creature, including every player character, has a tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature it is. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. These are the game’s creature types:
The types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways.
Creature Size
Monster
Main: Monster[2] A monster is a creature controlled by the GM, even if the creature is benevolent. See also “Creature” and “NPC.”
Creature List
See Creature/List
Creating Homebrew Creatures
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY
- Wizards RPG Team. 2024 D&D Free Rules (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2024-09-03). Wizards of the Coast, D&D Beyond. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast.
- Wizards RPG Team. Player's Handbook (5e24) (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2024-09-17). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786969821. Licensed:© Wizards of the Coast.
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. p. 179. Licensed: CC-BY. ↑ 1.0 1.1
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. p. 185. Licensed: CC-BY. ↑
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