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Originally Posted by Wyvern76
Also, what are the creature types it lists for sci-fi campaigns?
Wyvern
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Sci-Fi subtypes for creatures:
Aerial
Android
Arboreal
Arthropod
Artificial
Chemoautotroph
Cybernetic
Decomposer
Detritrivore
Endotherm
Extratemporal
Filter Feeder
Hematophage
Herbivore
Herd
Lithovore
Mutant
Omnivore
Parasitoid
Photoheterotroph
Predator
Psionic
Scavenger
Sentient
Sub-Sentient
Subterranean
Supersentient
Symbiont
Vacuum
Most of these are self explanatory (real world scientific terms) and use a more taxonomic view of Creature types than the fantasy world subtypes.
Interestingly, they don't use these for any of the creatures (I may be wrong, but I didn't see any). For instance, Vampire Template grants the subtype "undead", but there is nothing to suggest that in a science fiction game they would also be "Hematophage". This kind of goes to the reviewer's complaint about the SRD nature of the book. I also wonder why Endotherm is a creature sub-type and Ectotherm isn't. It seems like they just compiled a list of taxonomic classifications to make it sound more "scientific".
Actually, I can see some of the creature types (Vacuum, Cybernetic), but wonder why Omnivore is a creature sub-type and not just a descriptive word in the fluff. Considering what rules-effect subtypes have, would you have a DR 5/Omnivore? Or a sword of +1 v. Endotherm? (well, that's a fantasy example, so I guess not)
david