> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Doug > Meerschaert > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] If Thoughts Could Kill - Illithid reference > violation? > > > Martin L. Shoemaker wrote: > > >You may believe that "advances by class" means "humanoid", but > the SRD does > >not provide any support for this belief. > > > Sure it does. The statement has been put forth that every creature that > advances soley by class is "human-like." Driders, Centaurs, > Planetouched... etc.
Where in the SRD does it state that Driders are human-like? They have appendages, because they hold swords and use bows. That's all it says. That could make them squid-like. > > Ranting about what the SRD is won't change that. (naming a creature > that refutes this statement would.) Actually, plain English refutes it. "Advances by class" means -- I hate to state the obvious -- that a monster advances by gaining class levels. Find one bit of wording in the SRD -- without reference to the illustrations and descriptions in the MM -- that indicates anything more than that. And I have cited examples that refute it: creatures that are not in any way described IN THE SRD as humanoid yet advance by class. It is mere wishful thinking to believe that "advances by class" proves "humanoid". Martin L. Shoemaker Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com http://www.UMLBootCamp.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
