Talk:Shadow mastiff

"We don't use extrapalanar on this wiki; the type changes depending on which plane one is on." - Lhynard.

I guess that explains why there wasn't already a category. :| But why don't we use it? In 3e, the extraplanar subtype is as mechanically important as any other. From the perspective of the Prime Material Plane, which is the default POV of the setting and the wiki, these creatures will usually be extraplanar. It distinguishes natural creatures from planar creatures. — BadCatMan (talk) 00:48, July 24, 2017 (UTC)


 * My reasoning was that it doesn't make any sense, especially for a non-crunch wiki, to have a subtype that is not inherent to the creature. The subtype depends on both the individual creature, (e.g., some creatures are native to multiple planes,) and the current location of the creature. Our articles are supposed to be about the creatures in general.
 * Moreover, it is redundant. We already state the native plane of creatures in the infobox. We already have categories for Category:Creatures found in the Outer Planes, etc. Even mechanically, it simply tells you as a DM that you cannot actually kill this creature where it is currently located, but that is not because of the subtype; it's because of where it is currently located. So I don't see any benefit at all to having it.
 * ~ Lhynard (talk) 23:08, July 24, 2017 (UTC)


 * Hmm. I think there's a benefit in sorting planar creatures versus non-planar creatures. It saves searching through all the different planes, and there may be extraplanar creatures not specific to any plane and natural creatures found on the planes. And for the sake of being completist, if we have all the other subtypes, we might as well do this one too. — BadCatMan (talk) 00:53, July 25, 2017 (UTC)