40d:Creature token

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Everything here can be applied to all creature files, e.g. creature_domestic, creature_standard, even creature_equipment. This includes sentient creatures, but creature tokens should not be confused with entity tokens.

Since the game is in the Alpha stage, consider everything tentative.

Tokens A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Tokens

A

Token	Arguments	Description
ADD_VERSION	version	In which version of the game said creature was introduced. Not used anymore in the 3D version. [ADD_VERSION:1069]
ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT		Creature needs alcohol to get through the working day.
ALL_ACTIVE		Sets if the creature is active in day, night, and twilight. Seems to be a separate value from DIURNAL/NOCTURNAL/CREPUSCULAR, rather than implying them.
ALTTILE	CP437 ordinal or 'character'	If set, the creature will blink between its [TILE] and its [ALTTILE]. [ALTTILE:157] or [ALTTILE:'&']
AMBUSHPREDATOR		Makes the creature start out hidden. Used by giant cave spiders. May make webs hidden too?
AMPHIBIOUS		Allows a creature to breathe with or without water.
AQUATIC		Allows a creature to breathe underwater, but causes it to "drown" out of water.
ATTACK		See the Attacks section.

B

Token	Arguments	Description
BABY	age	Age at which a baby becomes a child. Without this tag, all creatures born will skip the baby stage and be children upon birth. [BABY:1]
BEACH_FREQUENCY	value	Whales and jellyfish have this. Controls the beaching frequency of the creature. [BEACH_FREQUENCY:10]
BENIGN		Determines whether creature can show up on "tame" maps (includes elephants), which will generally avoid dwarves, although they may chase and/or attack them if they get too close).
BIOME:*		See biome tokens.
BLOODTYPE	type	Sets the creatures' blood type (default red): R - Red blood G - Green blood B - Blue blood M - Magenta blood C - Cyan blood Y - Yellow pus W - White ichor 0 - Black goo VOMIT SLIME [BLOODTYPE:0]
BODY	parts[:...]	Sets the body parts a creature has. Can supply as many as you want. [BODY:HUMANOID:2EYES:2EARS]
BODYGLOSS	gloss	A body_default.txt function. It replaces a part's description with another. e.g. feet with hooves. [BODYGLOSS:HOOF]
BOILING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature boils into goo. DF temperature scale
BONE_BOILING_POINT	temperature	The boiling point of the creature's bones.
BONE_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The low temperature at which the creature's bones start getting damaged.
BONE_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The temperature that the creature's bones give off.
BONE_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The high temperature where the bones start taking damage.
BONE_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which point the creature's bones burst into flame.
BONE_MELTING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's bones melt.
BONE_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature's bones to heat up or cool down.
BONECARN		Creature 'eats' bones. Eating bones makes their happiness go up, but can cause death (suffocation). This tag implies CARNIVORE.
BUILDINGDESTROYER	value	Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. Value [1] targets mostly doors, hatches, furniture and the like. Value [2] targets anything not made with the b + C commands. See Building destroyer for full discussion.
BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD		Removed in version 0.28.181.39a - in prior versions, if a creature had this tag, it could only be slaughtered (that is, dragged to a Butcher's Shop), and if it died of any other cause, the corpse could not be butchered.

C

Token	Arguments	Description
CAN_CIV		Can create civilizations. This tag may activate hunger and thirst. [Verify]
CAN_LEARN		A creature with this tag can gain skill experience.
CAN_SPEAK		Can talk. Note that it is not necessary for a creature to gain social skills.
CANNOT_UNDEAD		Cannot become undead.
CARNIVORE		Creature only eats meat.
CANOPENDOORS		Allows the creature to open doors.
CAVE_ADAPT		Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes Cave adaptation.
CHEESE_BOILING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) boils away.
CHEESE_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) starts taking cold damage.
CHEESE_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's cheese (if any).
CHEESE_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the cheese made from the creature's milk starts taking heat damage.
CHEESE_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's cheese bursts into flame.
CHEESE_MELTING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's cheese melts into goo.
CHEESE_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature's cheese to heat up or cool down.
CHEESE_VALUE	value	The value per unit of cheese made from the creature's milk (if applicable). Note that only vermin as of current can be milked.
CHILD	age	Age at which a child becomes an adult. [CHILD:12]
CHILDNAME	singular plural	Gives the child a special name, eg "hippo calf" instead of "hippo child". [CHILDNAME:hippo calf:hippo calves]
CHITIN		When the creature's skin is tanned, it becomes chitin instead of leather.
CREPUSCULAR		Sets if the creature is active in twilight. This tag functions as a combination of the two tags VEPERTINE and MATUTINAL.
CLUSTER_NUMBER	minimum maximum	The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster. Certain vermin fish use this token in combination with temperate ocean and river biome tokens to perform seasonal migrations. [CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]
COLOR	fg (foreground) bg (background) br (brightness)	Color of the creature's tile. [COLOR:3:0:0]
COOKABLE_LIVE		Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without first being cleaned.
CREATURE	name	What the game looks for when generating creatures. [CREATURE:DWARF]
COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The minimum temperature limit before the creature starts taking damage from freezing.
COMMON_DOMESTIC		Allows the creature to be brought with immigrants and when creating a new fortress, as long as the creature also includes at least one of the following tokens: PET, PACK_ANIMAL, WAGON_PULLER, MOUNT
CURIOUSBEAST_EATER		Allows a creature to steal and eat edible items from you.
CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM		Allows a creature to steal things (apparently the highest value it can find).
CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER		Allows a creature to (very quickly) drink your alcohol. Also affects undead versions of the creature.

D

Token	Arguments	Description
DAMBLOCK	value	How much natural armor a creature has. Can be set to negative numbers, so the creature takes more damage than usual. [DAMBLOCK:1]
DEFENDER		Appears from the glowing pits in a group.
DIFFICULTY	number	Toady: "Difficulty determines how deep it places them in adventure mode/reclaim caves, and the chance that they are wounded the first few river attacks." Also increases experience gain during adventure mode. [DIFFICULTY:2]
DIURNAL		Sets if the creature is active in day.
DRAGONFIREBREATH		Creature breathes fire in a cone.
DRINK_BOILING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which a drink (milk?) produced from the creature will boil.
DRINK_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which said drink will take cold damage.
DRINK_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's drink (if any).
DRINK_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which aforementioned drink will take heat damage.
DRINK_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the drink will set your fort ablaze.
DRINK_MELTING_POINT	temperature	User:GreyMario sez: "Isn't this, like, redundant? It's already liquid. Perhaps it controls at which point the drink solidifies?" [Verify]
DRINK_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the drink to heat up or cool down.

E

Token	Arguments	Description
ENDING		Will show up as a leader (only one of them) in a group from the glowing pits.
EQUIPMENT_WAGON		Implies two unknown flags, NOSTUN, NONAUSEA, NOBLEED, NOEMOTION, NOSTUCKINS, SEVERONBREAKS, NOSKULL, NOSKIN, NOBONES, NOMEAT, PARALYZEIMMUNE, NOFEAR, NOSMELLYROT, NOTHOUGHT, NO_GENDER.
EQUIPS		Allows the creature to wear or wield items.
EVIL		Determines whether creature can show up on "evil" maps (see Region#Surroundings).
EXTRACT	name fg (foreground color) bg (background color) br (color brightness)	Determines that something can be extracted from the creature, what it's called, and what color it is. Note, it appears that the extraction process is hard-coded into the game, and can't be altered from objects/raw. [EXTRACT:cow's milk:7:0:1]
EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE	name fg (foreground color) bg (background color) br (color brightness) ? (always 50 or 100)	[EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE:cave spider antivenin:7:0:0:50] In the future, the last number may be used to determine effectiveness or time to cure, however, as of 40d antidotes have no function.
EXTRACT_BOILING_POINT	temperature	The temperature value at which a unit of the creature's extract boils away.
EXTRACT_CHEESE	name fg (foreground color) bg (background color) br (color brightness)	The extract gotten from the creature can be made into cheese. [EXTRACT_CHEESE:cow cheese:6:0:1]
EXTRACT_COOKABLE		Extract is cookable.
EXTRACT_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The low temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.
EXTRACT_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The temperature that the creature's extract generates on its own.
EXTRACT_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The high temperature value at which the creature's extract starts to take damage.
EXTRACT_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's extract bursts into flame (NOT the container it's in).
EXTRACT_MELTING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature's extract melts into goo.
EXTRACT_PARALYZE		(conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis that lasts until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.
EXTRACT_PARALYZE_INTERMITTENT		(conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis on occasional intervals until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.
EXTRACT_PERMANENT		(conjectural) The effects of the creature's extract are permanent once applied and do not wear off naturally.
EXTRACT_SIZE	size	[EXTRACT_SIZE:10]
EXTRACT_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature's extract to heat up or cool down.
EXTRACT_STUN		(conjectural) Extract is poisonous, causing a permanent stun effect until the extract wears off. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.
EXTRACT_STUN_INTERMITTENT		(verified) Extract is poisonous, causing temporary stuns on semi-occasional intervals. Can be delivered by SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT.
EXTRACT_VALUE	value	The value per unit of the creature's extract. [EXTRACT_VALUE:20]
EXTRAVISION		Creature can see regardless of whether it has working eyes.

F

Token	Arguments	Description
FANCIFUL		Makes every civilization know about the creature. The creature won't occur in regular material preference lists. The tag also adds some art value modifiers. Used for things like dragons and other legendary creatures.
FAT	value	How much fat a creature produces when it is butchered. [FAT:3]
FEATURE_ATTACK_GROUP		pretty worthless now. It was very important in the 2-dimensional DF.
FEMALE		The creature is always female. Note that a civilization created using an all-female creature will quickly die out, as they don't have breeding couples, unless you give them a very high [MAXAGE] and [CHILD] age as well.
FIREBREATH		The creature breathes fire projectiles (as opposed to DRAGONFIREBREATH, which is in a cone).
FIREIMMUNE		As of the current versionv0.28.181.40d, the FIREIMMUNE token has no effect on a creature's resistance to flame or heat. However, it does affect ability to swim in magma in adventure mode, as well as display of "You are caught in a pool of magma!" warning messages.
FIREIMMUNE_SUPER		The creature is immune to DRAGONFIREBREATH. AI acts as if FIREIMMUNE. May or may not imply FIREIMMUNE.
FISHITEM		Needs to be cleaned at a fishery.
FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The natural heat generated by the creature. [FIXED_TEMP:1-?]
FLEEQUICK		Determines how soon a creature flees in a losing battle.
FLIER		Allows a creature to fly. Currently, an AI bug prevents this from being useful on PC races in fortress mode.
FREQUENCY	time	Determines the time between creature spawns in Fortress Mode. Higher is more occurrences per time unit[Verify]. Creatures without a frequency statement appear to be on the map at all times. Almost all others have either [FREQUENCY:5] or [FREQUENCY:100]. "High frequency means you get more when the number is high, so 100 would be the most common. If you don't enter a number, it uses 50." [FREQUENCY:42]

G

Token	Arguments	Description
GENPOWER	rate?	Not used anymore and can be removed safely. Was related to magic. [GENPOWER:3]
GLOWCOLOR	fg bg br	The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature (see below). [GLOWCOLOR:4:0:1]
GLOWTILE	ascii 'character'	If present, the being glows in the dark (generally used for Adventure Mode). The tile is what replaces the being's current tile when it is obscured from your sight by darkness. The default setting for kobolds (a yellow quotation mark) provides a nice "glowing eyes" effect. [GLOWTILE:'"']
GNAWER		The creature chews on food storage containers.
GOOD		Determines whether creature can show up on "good" maps (see Threat Matrix).
GRASSTRAMPLE	amount	Determines the percentage chance of trampling and killing grass when a creature steps on it. Set [GRASSTRAMPLE:0] to make grass never trampled by the creature. [GRASSTRAMPLE:42]

H

Token	Arguments	Description
HAS_RACEGLOSS	gloss	Links a material glossary to the creature. It is hardcoded, and there is only 4 types of tag. [HAS_RACEGLOSS:WOOD] [HAS_RACEGLOSS:STONE] [HAS_RACEGLOSS:METAL] [HAS_RACEGLOSS:PLANT]
HASSHELL		Creature will leave behind a shell when eaten.
HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The maximum temperature limit before the creature will start recieving damage from heat. DF temperature scale
HOMEOTHERM	value	Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature. Combined with LAYERING, sets the temperature range under which it can live. DF temperature scale
HORN		Creature drops a horn or horns when butchered, which presumably acts like bone. This tag is broken.

I

Token	Arguments	Description
IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames. DF temperature scale
IMMOLATE		Will ignite, and potentially completely destroy, items the creature is standing on. Keep booze away from critters with this tag.
IMMOBILE_LAND		The creature is immobile while on land
INTELLIGENT		Implies CAN_CIV, CAN_SPEAK, CAN_LEARN.
ITEMCORPSE	Item token subtype NO_SUBTYPE matgloss token NO_RACEGLOSS USE_RACEGLOSS USE_SHARPSTONE	Determines if the creature leaves behind a non-standard corpse (i.e. wood, statue, bars, etc). The first parameter determines the item type; the second parameter is the subtype indicated in the raw file (such as WEAPON_WHIP); the third indicates the material type if the item type takes a specific material (e.g. "IRON" if the corpse type is "STATUE"). USE_RACEGLOSS applies if the creature has a material glossary assigned by the "HAS_RACEGLOSS:" flag and will select neccesary adjectives and material from that glossary. [ITEMCORPSE:WOOD:NO_SUBTYPE:WOOD:USE_RACEGLOSS]
ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY	quality	The quality of an item-type corpse left behind; 5 is masterpiece-level. [ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]
IVORY		Creature will produce ivory when butchered. Currently doesn't work. May turn up with merchants as a trade good.

L

Token	Arguments	Description
LARGE_CAVERIVER		In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near cave rivers. Not used anymore in the 3D version.
LARGE_CHASM		In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near chasms. Not used anymore in the 3D version.
LARGE_LAVA		In Fortress Mode, spawns from/near magma. Not used anymore in the 3D version.
LARGE_PREDATOR		Will attack things that are smaller than it (like dwarves). Only one group of "large predators" will appear on any given map (possibly two groups on "savage" maps). In adventure mode, large predators will try to ambush and attack you (and your party will attack them back). Also, they can be mentioned in the intro paragraph when starting a fortress e.g. "ere the wolves get hungry."
LARGE_ROAMING		In Fortress Mode, spawns outdoors and is not a vermin creature.
LAYERING	value	How well-protected the creature is from low temperatures. If this number is too high, it will confine a creature to only arctic areas. If it is even higher it will prevent the creature from spawning at all. Tropical animals have this at 100. Tundra creatures, 200 or 300; humans 10, dwarves 50.
LEATHER_BOILING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will boil away. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	The temperature that leather made from the creature's skins generates. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will take damage. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will burst into flames. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_MELTING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will melt away. Also affects severed body parts.
LEATHER_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature's leather to heat up or cool down. Also affects severed body parts.
LIGHT_GEN		The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.
LIKES_FIGHTING		The creature will attack enemies rather than flee from them. This tag has the same effect on player-controlled creatures - included modded dwarves.
LISP		Creature multiplies 'S' when talking. Ex: "My name isss Recisssiz."
LITTERSIZE	minumum maximum	Determines the random chance of how many creatures are generated when giving birth. [LITTERSIZE:1:2]
LOCKPICKER		Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode. Implies [TRAPAVOID]
LOOSE_CLUSTERS		The creatures will scatter if they have this tag, or form tight packs if they don't.

M

Token	Arguments	Description
MAGICAL		Makes the creature attract local wildlife in large numbers. May have more effects when magic is implemented.
MAGMA_VISION		Creature's able to see while covered in magma.
MALE		The creature is always male. Note that a civilization created using an all-male creature will quickly die out, as they don't have breeding couples, unless you give them a very high [MAXAGE] and [CHILD] age as well.
MATERIAL	Matgloss token USE_RACEGLOSS
MATUTINAL		Sets if the creature is active in dawn.
MAXAGE	minimum maximum	Sets the Minimum and Maximum age at which a creature will die from old age. Used in world generating and Fortress Mode. [MAXAGE:150:170]
MEANDERER		Gives a creature random movement.
MEGABEAST		Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally. Implies SEMIMEGABEAST.
MELTING_POINT	temperature	The temperature at which the creature will melt into goo.
MILKABLE	frequency?	Allows the creature to be milked. Currently only works with vermin creatures.
MISCHIEVIOUS		Will pull any levers it comes across (requires confirmation). "They go on little missions to mess with various fortress buildings, not just levers."
MODVALUE	number	Multiplies the value of items made from the creature by the number in the tag. [MODVALUE:2]
MOUNT		Allows the creature to be mounted. Currently only works with siegers. The same AI bug that causes issues with [FLIER] PC races in fortress mode causes worse issues with flying mounts, though when unmounted the creature will fly just fine. [SWIMS_INNATE] may or may not have similar issues on mounts.
MOUNT_EXOTIC		You need the Dungeon master noble to mount the creature.
MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE		Makes litters with more than one offspring rare.
MUNDANE		Marks if the creature is an actual real-life creature. Only used for age-names at present.

N

Token	Arguments	Description
NAME	singular noun plural noun adjective	What the creature is actually called in game. Make sure there is no space around the ":". [NAME:dwarf:dwarves:dwarven]
NARROW		The creature can only wear things that have the narrow tag on it.
NATURAL		Animal
NO_AUTUMN		Will not show up during the Autumn season.
NO_DRINK		Creature does not need to drink.
NO_EAT		Creature does not need to eat.
NO_GENDER		No gender will be selected for the creature. Note that a civilization created using a genderless creature will have no population, as they don't have breeding couples.
NO_SLEEP		Creature does not need to sleep.
NO_SPRING		Will not show up during the Spring season.
NO_SUMMER		Will not show up during the Summer season.
NO_WINTER		Will not show up during the Winter season.
NOBREATHE		Creature doesn't need to breathe or have [BREATHE] parts in body. Cannot drown or be strangled.
NOBLEED		Creature doesn't bleed.
NOBONES		Creature will not drop bones on butcher, rot, or decay of severed body parts.
NOCTURNAL		Sets if the creature is active in night.
NOEMOTION		The creature has no emotions, and does not rage.
NOEXERT		Creature can't become tired or over-exerted.
NOFEAR		Creature doesn't feel fear and will never run away from battle.
NOMEAT		Creature will not drop meat on butcher.
NONAUSEA		Creature can't vomit.
NOPAIN		Creature doesn't feel pain.
NOSKIN		Creature will not drop skin on butcher.
NOSKULL		Creature will not drop skull on butcher, rot, or decay of severed head.
NOSMELLYROT		Creatures' corpse does not create miasma.
NOSTUCKINS		Weapons can't be stuck in creature.
NOSTUN		Creature can't be stunned.
NOTHOUGHT		Creature doesn't think, or doesn't require a [BRAIN] body part.
NOT_BUTCHERABLE		Creature can't be butchered.

P

Token	Arguments	Description
PACK_ANIMAL		Allows the creature to be used as a pack animal. Currently only used by merchants.
PARALYZEIMMUNE		The creature is immune to all paralyzing special attacks.
PATTERNFLIER		Flies in a semi-predictable pattern? [Verify]
PEARL		Creature will generate pearls.
PENETRATEPOWER	value	Controls the ability of vermin to find a way into containers when they are eating food from your stockpiles. Wood and cloth objects roll a 0-9 and if it greater than the penetrate power, their contents escape for the time being. Other objects roll a 0-99.
PERSONALITY	token lowest % chance median highest % chance	Determines chance of personality traits. Standard is 0:50:100. See Personality traits for more info. [PERSONALITY:IMAGINATION:0:55:100]
PET		Allows the creature to be tamed.
PET_EXOTIC		You need a Dungeon master noble in your fortress for the creature to be tamable (but any Animal trainer can do the taming).
PETVALUE	value	How valuable a tamed animal/pet is. Actual cost in points in the embarking screen is (PETVALUE/2)+1 for an untrained animal, PETVALUE+1 for a trained(War or Hunting) one. Note that for an animal to be selectable in this screen, it must have the COMMON_DOMESTIC token. [PETVALUE:42]
POPULATION_NUMBER	minimum maximum	The minimum/maximum numbers of how many of these creatures can show up on a map per year. [POPULATION_NUMBER:42:42]
POWER		Allows the creature to be worshiped by entities with the RELIGION:ANY_APPROPRIATE_POWER tag.
PREFSTRING	object	Sets what other creatures like about this creature. "Blarghh likes dwarves for their beards." [PREFSTRING:beards] Multiple entries will be chosen from at random.

R

Token	Arguments	Description
REMAINS	<singular>:<plural>	??? Used by treants along with [REMAINS_UNDETERMINED], appears to change the name of a creatures remains.
REMAINS_COLOR	fg bg br	The color of the creature's remains. Used by treants. [REMAINS_COLOR:6:0:0]
REMAINS_UNDETERMINED

S

Token	Arguments	Description
SAVAGE		Allows creature to show up on (and limits it to) "savage" maps.
SEMIMEGABEAST		Appears as boss creature in quests.
SESSILE_LAND		Obsolete. Use [IMMOBILE_LAND].
SEVERONBREAKS		Limbs and body parts sever on breakage.
SILK_BOILING_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs boils away.
SILK_COLDDAM_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.
SILK_FIXED_TEMP	temperature	Temperature generated by the creature's web silk.
SILK_HEATDAM_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs takes damage.
SILK_IGNITE_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs bursts into flame.
SILK_MELTING_POINT	temperature	Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs melts away.
SILK_SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature's silk to heat up or cool down.
SIZE	value	How big a creature is. 6 is for dwarf like creatures, 7 is for human like creatures. 16 is for giants. Larger creatures are far more dangerous in combat. Also equals the amount of Meat/Chunks/Bones you get from the beast. Creatures with a size larger than 10 will prevent bridges from raising or retracting and will cause a Dwarven Atom Smasher to deconstruct. [SIZE:6]
SLOW_LEARNER		Presumably similar to [CAN_LEARN], but slower. Present in the entries for ogres and giants
SMALLAQUATIC_CAVERIVER
SMALLAQUATIC_OCEAN
SMALLAQUATIC_RIVER
SMALLAQUATIC_SWAMP
SMALL_REMAINS		If a creature has this token, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, such as vermin.
SPECNAME	token singular noun plural noun adjective	Sets a special name for certain instances. [SPECNAME:MALE:bull:bulls:bull]
SPEC_HEAT	specific heat capacity	Amount of energy required for the creature to heat up or cool down. [SPEC_HEAT:409]
SPEECH	filename	Sets what speech.txt to use when insulting the creature. [SPEECH:dwarf.txt]
SPEECH_MALE	filename	Used in place of [SPEECH] for humans; perhaps sets the speech.txt to use for males only? Humans don't have a corresponding [SPEECH_FEMALE] token, though, which only occurs in the string dump. [SPEECH_MALE:human_male.txt]
SPEED	value	Sets the creatures' movement and work speed, 1000/[100 + SPEED X] is the resulting effect on creatures movement and work rates from default. See Speed for more information. [SPEED:400]
SPHERE	sphere	Sets what religious spheres the creature is aligned to, for purposes of being worshipped via the [POWER] token. Also affects the layout of hidden fun stuff.
STOUT		Clothing width, similar to NARROW. If you have STOUT humans they will have "stout" inventory prefixes. Perhaps also: Creature has a resistance to being knocked over.
STANDARD_FLESH		Without it, leather items made from skin of this creature are stupidly heavy.
SWIMS_INNATE		The creature naturally knows how to swim, as opposed to [SWIMS_LEARNED] below. Currently, an AI bug prevents this from being useful on PC races in fortress mode.
SWIMS_LEARNED		The creature must learn to swim. Requires [CAN_LEARN], obviously.
SWIM_SPEED	value	How fast the creature swims. Typically 2500 (0.38 times the default speed).

T

Token	Arguments	Description
THICKWEB		The creature's webs can catch larger creatures. May imply [AMBUSHPREDATOR]?
TILE	CP437 ordinal or 'character'	The graphical representation of the creature. [TILE:157] or [TILE:'&']
TRADE_CAPACITY	weight	How much the creature can carry when used by merchants. [TRADE_CAPACITY:2000]
TRAINABLE		Allows a tame creature to be trained into a "War" or "Hunting" variation by way of Kennels.
TRANCES		Allows the creature to go into martial trances.
TRAPAVOID		The creature is immune to traps.
TRIGGERABLE_GROUP	minimum? maximum?	[TRIGGERABLE_GROUP:5:50]

U

Token	Arguments	Description
UNDERSWIM		Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.
UTTERANCES		Changes the language of the creature into an unintelligible mess.

V

Token	Arguments	Description
VEGETATION
VERMINHUNTER		A creature with this tag will hunt down vermin and kill them. Sometimes they will eat the vermin, but most of the time they will bring it to their owner. This tag also makes impossible to assign an owner to the animal. The animal chooses it's own owner instead (like a cat). If assigned to a playable race, members of that race will ONLY be able to eat vermin.
VERMIN_BITE	amount injected or chance of injection? name effect (USE_EXTRACT)	[VERMIN_BITE:10:bitten:USE_EXTRACT] On very rare occasions, someone who remains in the same tile as this creature will be bitten by that creature, and the effect will be applied to the offender. Used by (tiny) cave spiders to inject their venom into the occasional dwarf.
VERMIN_EATER		The creature can eat your food.
VERMIN_GROUNDER		The creature can be picked up if you stand over it. (Requires confirmation) I think this is a habitat flag like VERMIN_SOIL, VERMIN_CHASM, etc. It seems to appear on creatures that don't otherwise have one. – Peristarkawan 17:27, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
VERMIN_HATEABLE		Some dwarves will hate the creature and get unhappy thoughts when around it.
VERMIN_MICRO		This makes the creature move in a swarm of creatures of the same race as it. I.E. Swarm of flies, swarm of ants, etc.
VERMIN_NOFISH		The creature cannot be caught by fishing.
VERMIN_NOROAM		The creature will not be observed randomly roaming about the map.
VERMIN_NOTRAP		The creature cannot be caught by trappers or animal traps. However, this may not work in all cases, as both dragonflies and fairies can be caught by trappers. This is possibly overridden by the VERMIN_GROUNDER token, allowing trappers set to Catch a Live Land Animal to pick up and thus trap the animal. (speculation by Flippantelf 04:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC))
VERMIN_ROTTER		Present on flies, knuckle worms, acorn flies, and blood gnats. Probably means either the creature is attracted to rot, the creature speeds rotting, or both.
VERMIN_SOIL		The creature randomly appears near dirt or mud.
VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY		The vermin will appear in a single tile cluster of many vermin, such as a colony of ants.
VESPERTINE		Sets if the creature is active in evening.
VIEWRANGE	value	How far the creature can see?

W

Token	Arguments	Description
WAGON_PULLER		Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.
WEBBER		The creature will create webs. It also seems to make creatures flying. More testing is needed.
WEBIMMUNE		The creature will not get caught in webs.

X

Token	Arguments	Description
X_NAME	singular plural	Sets the name of profession X. ex: [CRAFTSMAN_NAME:craftsdwarf:craftsdwarves] From the string dump(v40d), permissible tags seem to be: CRAFTSMAN_NAME, FISHERMAN_NAME HAMMERMAN_NAME, SPEARMAN_NAME, CROSSBOWMAN_NAME, AXEMAN_NAME, SWORDSMAN_NAME, MACEMAN_NAME, PIKEMAN_NAME, BOWMAN_NAME

Attacks

Tag	What It Does
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:GRASP:punch:punches:1:2:BLUDGEON][ATTACKFLAG_WITH] Format: [ATTACK:priority:(BYTYPE:type || BYTOKEN:bodypart):"verb":"conjugate verb":min dmg:max dmg:dmg type]([(ATTACKFLAG_WITH || ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH)])([SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:min:max])	Sets what natural attacks a creature has.
MAIN SECOND	MAIN: Sets the attack to act as the creatures' main attack. SECOND: The creature will only use this attack if it can't use the MAIN attack(s).
BYTYPE:GRASP BYTOKEN:TAIL_STINGER	BYTYPE: Sets what body part type to use for the attack. Possible values for "type" are GRASP, MOUTH, STANCE, THOUGHT, BREATHE, and the like. See Body Tokens. BYTOKEN: Sets the explicit body part ID to use for the attack. The token must exist as part of the creature's BODY token.
punch:punches	Sets the verb for the attack.
1:2	Sets the Min Max for the damage.
BLUDGEON, PIERCE, SLASH, GORE, BURN, HEAT, COLD	Sets the damage type for the attack.
[ATTACKFLAG_WITH]	Attacks in combat inform which body part was used in the attack. Not mutually exclusive with _CANLATCH or SPECIALATTACK_ "Ratman punches Blargg with his right hand."
[ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]	Allows the creature to latch on with the attack. Not mutually exclusive with _WITH or SPECIALATTACK_ "Crocodile latches on Blargg's head firmly."
[SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:50:100]	The creature injects an amount of its extract into a victim upon successfully using this attack. 50:100 is potency. This is an average extract if it's a poison it will take time to affect the target, then wears off some time after full effect, a slow poison would be 1:100, 100:100 is instant or very fast working poison (haven't tried 0 yet, going to further experiment with the max value)
[SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD:50:100]	When blood is drained from a creature, it causes heavy bleeding (depending on the attacking creatures ability to suck blood). It's unknown if blood suckers feed or regain health while doing this. (Numbers affect amount of blood drawn? / Effectiveness?) ! It seems to only make the target creature bleed/heavy bleed. further testing]