D20r:Types and Subtypes
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===Native=== | ===Native=== | ||
A subtype applied only to outsiders. These creatures have mortal ancestors or a strong connection to the Material Plane and can be ''raised, reincarnated'', or ''resurrected'' just as other living creatures can be. Creatures with this subtype are native to the Material Plane (hence the subtype's name). Unlike true outsiders, native outsiders need to eat and sleep. | A subtype applied only to outsiders. These creatures have mortal ancestors or a strong connection to the Material Plane and can be ''raised, reincarnated'', or ''resurrected'' just as other living creatures can be. Creatures with this subtype are native to the Material Plane (hence the subtype's name). Unlike true outsiders, native outsiders need to eat and sleep. | ||
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| + | ===Psionic=== | ||
| + | Any creature with psionic powers has the psionic subtype. A psionic creature can be born with the subtype or can gain the subtype during its life. | ||
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| + | A creature meeting any one of the following criteria has the psionic subtype: | ||
| + | * Creatures with a power point reserve, including characters who have levels in a character class that grants them a power point reserve or creatures who have the Wild Talent feat. | ||
| + | * Creatures with psi-like abilities, including characters who have racial psi-like abilities. | ||
| + | * Creatures that have spell-like abilities described as "psionics." | ||
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| + | '''Mindless Psionic Creatures''' | ||
| + | A psionic mindless creature, although rare, is a force to be reckoned with. | ||
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| + | Because mindless creatures are immune to mind-affecting effects (including charms and compulsions), they are particularly threatening to other psionic creatures and characters (especially telepaths). Psionic mindless creatures can use mind-affecting powers on the living, even though they themselves are immune to such attacks. However, a mindless creature may have the psionic subtype if it meets the criteria described above, and thus be vulnerable to non-mind-affecting powers or effects that specifically affect psionic creatures. | ||
===Racial=== | ===Racial=== | ||
