Talk:Shadow creature (template)

Dear editors,

my name is Saya222, I've opened this page and I would suggest that this page remains a separate page from the shadow creature page. The reasons are the followings.

1. shadow creature (non-template) is a catch-all phrase for natives of the Shadowfell, the shadow creatures this template deals with are not natives. They are creatures who have lived for enough time on the Plane of Shadow that part of it rubbed off hence a more less uniform ability set.

2. The sourcebook that is cited specifically writes that this template does not follow creatures from the plane like shadow mastiffs, the in-sourcebook reason is that this template showcases a certain degree of connection to the plane while shadow creatures as whole vary in how strong their connection is.

So as a conclusion, I would like to suggest keeping the pages separate but make references in the non-template page and vice versa.

As a new member I will refrain from making any changes to these pages unless a final result is reached.

Thank you for reading and opening up the discussion

Best Regards

Saya222 Saya222 (talk) 19:25, August 3, 2016 (UTC)


 * Actually, the previous shadow creature page was unsourced and was only a jumble of bits about various shadow-related creatures (as diverse as shadows, shadar-kai, and dark ones). There was no need for it, and it was just standing in the way of your page. So I've deleted the previous page and moved yours here. You're free to develop it here now.


 * I created the dark creature page, which is basically a lesser shadow creature. You can use that as a basis for this article. — BadCatMan (talk) 01:14, August 4, 2016 (UTC)


 * I am renaming this to Shadow creature (template) after all, because the purpose of that old Shadow creature page was for creatures with a 4e "shadow" origin. A lot of infoboxes point to Shadow creature for their origin, which should be a redirect to Category:Shadow creatures. This page should be reserved for 3e shadow creatures. See also: Draconic creature (template). ~ Lhynard (talk) 18:53, August 13, 2018 (UTC)

Creature Template?
Should the creature template be used for this page? It seems that shadow creatures come from a wide variety of creatures. Artemaz (talk) 16:27, August 4, 2016 (UTC)