Editing 23a:Creature token

{{quality|Exceptional|21:11, 30 March 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}
Everything here can be applied to all creature files, e.g. creature_domestic, creature_standard, even creature_equipment.  This includes sentient creatures, but creature [[token]]s should not be confused with [[entity token]]s.

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=Tokens=

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==A==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|ADD_VERSION}}
| version
| The version of the game in which said creature was introduced. The version number refers to the '''save''' version, with 1107 corresponding to 0.21.93.19a and 1169 corresponding to 0.23.130.23a (and other versions falling in between). Creatures which were added after a particular world was generated will be treated as if they do not exist.

All creatures in the stock raws were added before version 1107, so this generally has no effect.

|-
| {{text anchor|ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT}}
| 
| Creature needs alcohol to get through the working day.

|-
| {{text anchor|ALL_ACTIVE}}
| 
| The creature is active both in day and night.

|-
| {{text anchor|ALTTILE}}
| [[Main:Character table|character number]] or 'character'
| If set, the creature will blink between its TILE and its ALTTILE.
<code>[ALTTILE:157]</code> or <code>[ALTTILE:'&']</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|AMBUSHPREDATOR}}
| 
| Makes the creature stay where it appeared rather than hunting down its prey. When used with {{token|WEBBER|c}}, it also causes the creature to lay a large quantity of hidden webs around its spawn point. Must be used with {{token|RIVERATTACK_RESIDENT|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|AMPHIBIOUS}}
| 
| Allows a creature to breathe with or without water.

|-
| {{text anchor|AQUATIC}}
| 
| Creature can breathe in water, but air-drowns on dry land. Does not appear to work with large creatures, where it acts the same as {{token|AMPHIBIOUS}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|ATTACK}}
| 
| Sets what natural attacks a creature has. See the [[#Attacks|Attacks section]].

|}

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==B==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|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.
<code>[BABY:1]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|BABYNAME}}
| 
* singular
* plural
| Gives the baby a special name.

|-
| {{text anchor|BENIGN}}
| 
| Uncertain.

|-
| BIOME_*
| 
| Sets the [[biome]]s the creature can appear in. See [[Biome token]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|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
<code>[BLOODTYPE:0]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|BODY}}
| [[body token]]s
| Sets the body parts a creature has. Can supply as many as you want.
<code>[BODY:HUMANOID:2EYES:2EARS]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|BODYGLOSS}}
| [[Bodygloss|gloss]]
| A body_default.txt function. It replaces a part's description with another. e.g. feet with hooves.
<code>[BODYGLOSS:HOOF]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature boils into goo.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The boiling point of the creature's bones.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which the creature's bones take cold damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The temperature that the creature's bones give off.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which the bones take heat damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's bones burst into flame.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's bones melt.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONE_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the creature's bones to heat up or cool down.

|-
| {{text anchor|BONECARN}}
| 
| Creature eats bones. This tag implies {{token|CARNIVORE}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|BUILDINGDESTROYER}}
| value
| Allows a creature to destroy furniture and buildings. See [[Building destroyer]] for more information.

|-
| {{text anchor|BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD}}
|
| Allows a live creature to be slaughtered if it is tame, but does not permit butchering its corpse.

|}

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==C==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|CAN_CIV}}
| 
| Can create civilizations.  This tag may activate hunger and thirst. {{verify}}

|-
| {{text anchor|CAN_LEARN}}
| 
| A creature with this tag can gain skill experience.

|-
| {{text anchor|CAN_SPEAK}}
| 
| Can talk.

|-
| {{text anchor|CANOPENDOORS}}
| 
| Allows the creature to open doors.

|-
| {{text anchor|CARNIVORE}}
| 
| Creature only eats meat.

|-
| {{text anchor|CAVE_ADAPT}}
| 
| Gives the creature a bonus in caves. Also causes [[cave adaptation]].

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese (if any) boils away.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which the creature's cheese (if any) takes cold damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's cheese (if any).

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which the cheese made from the creature's milk takes heat damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese bursts into flame.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's cheese melts into goo.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHEESE_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the creature's cheese to heat up or cool down.

|-
| {{text anchor|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.

|-
| {{text anchor|CHILD}}
| age
| Age at which a child becomes an adult. Creatures without a baby/child state cannot breed in this version.
<code>[CHILD:12]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|CHILDNAME}}
| 
* singular
* plural
| Gives the child a special name, eg "hippo calf" instead of "hippo child".
<code>[CHILDNAME:hippo calf:hippo calves]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|CHITIN}}
| 
| When the creature's skin is tanned, it becomes [[chitin]] instead of leather.

|-
| {{text anchor|CLUSTER_NUMBER}}
| 
* minimum
* maximum
| The minimum/maximum numbers of how many creatures per spawned cluster. Defaults to 1:1.
<code>[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which the creature starts taking damage from freezing.

|-
| {{text anchor|COLOR}}
|
* foreground
* background
* brightness
| [[Color]] of the creature's tile.
<code>[COLOR:3:0:0]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|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: {{token|PET|c}}, {{token|PACK_ANIMAL|c}}, {{token|WAGON_PULLER|c}}, {{token|MOUNT|c}}

|-
| {{text anchor|COOKABLE_LIVE}}
| 
| Set this to allow the creature to be cooked in meals without first being [[fishery|cleaned]].

|-
| {{text anchor|CREPUSCULAR}}
| 
| Sets if the creature is active in twilight.

|-
| {{text anchor|CURIOUSBEAST}}
| 
| Allows a creature to steal and eat edible items from you.

|-
| {{text anchor|CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER}}
| 
| Allows a creature to (very quickly) drink your alcohol. Also affects undead versions of the creature.

|-
| {{text anchor|CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM}}
| 
| Allows a creature to steal things (apparently the highest [[value]] it can find). 
|}

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==D==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|DAMBLOCK}}
| value
| How much natural armor a creature has. Can be set to negative numbers, so the creature takes more damage than usual.
<code>[DAMBLOCK:1]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|DEFENDER}}
| 
| Appears from the glowing pits in a group.

|-
| {{text anchor|DIFFICULTY}}
| number
| [[Main:Toady|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.
<code>[DIFFICULTY:2]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|DIURNAL}}
| 
| Sets if the creature is active in day.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRAGONFIREBREATH}}
| 
| Creature breathes fire in a cone.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which an alcoholic drink made from the creature will boil. Creature drinks are not implemented in this version of Dwarf Fortress.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which said drink will take cold damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The temperature emitted by one unit of the creature's drink.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which aforementioned drink will take heat damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the drink will [[fire|ignite]].

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the drink will melt (or freeze).

|-
| {{text anchor|DRINK_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the drink to heat up or cool down.

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==E==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|ENDING}}
| 
| Will show up in Adventurer mode once your fortress is Too Deeped.

|-
| {{text anchor|EQUIPMENT_WAGON}}
| 
| Implies 2 unknown flags<!-- 00, 01-->, NOT_BUTCHERABLE, NOEXERT, NOPAIN, NOSTUN, NONAUSEA, NOBLEED, NOEMOTION, NOBREATHE, NOSTUCKINS, SEVERONBREAKS, NOSKULL, NOSKIN, NOBONES, NOMEAT, PARALYZEIMMUNE, NOFEAR, NOSMELLYROT, NOTHOUGHT, NO_GENDER, RECKLESS

|-
| {{text anchor|EQUIPS}}
| 
| Allows the creature to wear or wield items.

|-
| {{text anchor|EVIL}}
| 
| Allows the creature to show up in "evil" [[region]]s. Cannot be used with <code>[GOOD]</code> or <code>[SAVAGE]</code>.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT}}
| 
* name
* foreground color
* background color
* 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.
<code>[EXTRACT:cow's milk:7:0:1]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE}}
| 
* name
* foreground color
* background color
* color brightness
* value? (always 50 or 100)
| Defines an antidote for the extract. Not actually used.

<code>[EXTRACT_ANTIDOTE:cave spider antivenin:7:0:0:50]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature value at which a unit of the creature's extract boils away.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_CHEESE}}
| 
* name
* foreground color
* background color
* color brightness
| The extract gotten from the creature can be made into cheese.
<code>[EXTRACT_CHEESE:cow cheese:6:0:1]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which the creature's extract takes cold damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_COOKABLE}}
| 
| Extract is cookable.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The temperature that the creature's extract generates on its own.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which the creature's extract takes heat damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's extract bursts into flame (NOT the container it's in).

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature's extract melts into goo.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_PARALYZE}}
| 
| Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis that lasts until the extract wears off.  Can be delivered by {{token|SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_PARALYZE_INTERMITTENT}}
| 
| Extract is poisonous, causing paralysis on occasional intervals until the extract wears off.  Can be delivered by {{token|SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_PERMANENT}}
| 
| The effects of the creature's extract are permanent once applied and do not wear off naturally.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_SIZE}}
| size
| Unknown.
<code>[EXTRACT_SIZE:10]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the creature's extract to heat up or cool down.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_STUN}}
| 
| Extract is poisonous, causing a permanent stun effect until the extract wears off.  Can be delivered by {{token|SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_STUN_INTERMITTENT}}
| 
| Extract is poisonous, causing temporary stuns on semi-occasional intervals.  Can be delivered by {{token|SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRACT_VALUE}}
| value
| The value per unit of the creature's extract.
<code>[EXTRACT_VALUE:20]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|EXTRAVISION}}
| 
| Creature can see regardless of whether it has working eyes.

|}

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==F==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|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.

|-
| {{text anchor|FAT}}
| value
| How much fat a creature produces when it is butchered.
<code>[FAT:3]</code> 

|-
| {{text anchor|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 {{token|MAXAGE|c}} and {{token|CHILD|c}} age as well.

|-
| {{text anchor|FIREBREATH}}
| 
| The creature breathes fire projectiles (as opposed to {{token|DRAGONFIREBREATH|c}}, which is in a cone).

|-
| {{text anchor|FIREIMMUNE}}
| 
| The creature is immune to {{token|FIREBREATH|c}} as well as steam.

|-
| {{text anchor|FIREIMMUNE_SUPER}}
| 
| The creature is immune to {{token|DRAGONFIREBREATH|c}}. Implies {{token|FIREIMMUNE|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|FISHITEM}}
| 
| Needs to be cleaned at a fishery.

|-
| {{text anchor|FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The natural heat generated by the creature.

|-
| {{text anchor|FLEEQUICK}}
| 
| Determines how soon a creature flees in a losing battle.

|-
| {{text anchor|FLIER}}
| 
| Allows a creature to fly over rivers, chasms, the magma flow, and filled channels.

|-
| {{text anchor|FREQUENCY}}
|
* number, max 100
| Determines the chances of a creature appearing within its environment, with higher values resulting in more frequent appearance. The game effectively considers all creatures that can possibly appear and uses the FREQUENCY value as a ''weight'' - for example, if there are three creatures with frequencies 10/25/50, the creature with <code>[FREQUENCY:50]</code> will appear approximately 58.8% of the time. Defaults to 50 if not specified.

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==G==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|GENPOWER}}
| rate?
| Unknown.
<code>[GENPOWER:3]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|GLOWCOLOR}}
| 
* foreground
* background
* brightness
| The colour of the GLOWTILE of the creature (see below).

<code>[GLOWCOLOR:4:0:1]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|GLOWTILE}}
| [[Main:Character table|character number]] or '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.

<code>[GLOWTILE:'"']</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|GNAWER}}
| verb
| The creature can and will gnaw its way out of wooden [[animal trap]]s and [[cage]]s using the specified verb. Due to a bug, however, they will only escape from [[artifact]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|GOOD}}
| 
| Allows the creature to show up in "good" [[region]]s. Cannot be used with {{token|EVIL|c}} or {{token|SAVAGE|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|GRASSTRAMPLE}}
| amount
| Determines the percentage chance of trampling grass when a creature steps on it. Set <code>[GRASSTRAMPLE:0]</code> to make grass never trampled by the creature. Defaults to 5.
Creatures who are currently [[Ambusher|sneaking]] or [[Gather plants|gathering shrubs]] will not trample grass.

|}

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==H==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|HAS_RACEGLOSS}}
| gloss
| Links a material glossary to the creature. It is hardcoded, and there is only 1 type of tag.
<code>[HAS_RACEGLOSS:WOOD]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|HASSHELL}}
| 
| Creature will leave behind a shell when eaten.

|-
| {{text anchor|HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which the creature takes damage from heat.

|-
| {{text anchor|HOMEOTHERM}}
| value
| Default 'NONE'. The creature's normal body temperature. Combined with LAYERING, sets the temperature range under which it can live.

|-
| {{text anchor|HORN}}
| 
| Creature has horns which can be made into crafts by other civilizations.

|}

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==I==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature will burst into flames.

|-
| {{text anchor|IMMOLATE}}
| 
| Will ignite, and potentially completely destroy, items the creature is standing on. Keep booze away from critters with this tag. Also gives the creature a high chance of escaping from [[animal trap]]s and [[cage]]s made of [[wood]] or [[glass]]. Due to a bug, however, they will only escape from [[artifact]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|INTELLIGENT}}
| 
| Implies {{token|CAN_CIV|c}}, {{token|CAN_SPEAK|c}}, {{token|CAN_LEARN|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|ITEMCORPSE}}
| 
* [[Item token]]
* subtype or NO_SUBTYPE
* [[Material 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 will select a matgloss based on the creature's material if the creature specifies "HAS_RACEGLOSS". Standard matgloss values '''cannot''' be specified here.
<code>[ITEMCORPSE:[[Item token|WOOD]]:NO_SUBTYPE:[[Material token|WOOD]]:USE_RACEGLOSS]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY}}
| quality
| The quality of an item-type corpse left behind; 5 is masterpiece-level.
<code>[ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|IVORY}}
| 
| Creature has ivory which can be made into crafts by other civilizations.

|}

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==L==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|LARGE_CAVERIVER}}
| 
| Lives in the [[cave river]].

|-
| {{text anchor|LARGE_CHASM}}
| 
| Lives in the [[chasm]]. If RIVERATTACK is omitted, presumably only appears in Adventurer mode or during reclaims.

|-
| {{text anchor|LARGE_LAVA}}
| 
| Lives in the [[magma flow]].

|-
| {{text anchor|LARGE_PREDATOR}}
| 
| Will attack things that are smaller than it (like dwarves). Only one group of "large predators" will ever be on the map at any given moment. 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."

|-
| {{text anchor|LARGE_ROAMING}}
| 
| In Fortress Mode, spawns outdoors and is not a vermin creature.

|-
| {{text anchor|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.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will boil away. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature below which leather made from the creature's skins will take cold damage. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| The temperature that leather made from the creature's skins generates. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature above which leather made from the creature's skins will take heat damage. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will burst into flames. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which leather made from the creature's skins will melt away. Also affects severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|LEATHER_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[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.

|-
| {{text anchor|LIGHT_GEN}}
| 
| The creature will generate light, such as in adventurer mode at night.

|-
| {{text anchor|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.

|-
| {{text anchor|LISP}}
| 
| Creature uses "sssssnake talk" (multiplies 'S' when talking): "My name isss Recisssiz."

|-
| {{text anchor|LITTERSIZE}}
| 
* minumum
* maximum
| Determines the number of offspring when giving birth. Defaults to 1:3.

|-
| {{text anchor|LOCKPICKER}}
| 
| Lets a creature open doors that are set to forbidden in Fortress Mode. Also grants trap immunity.

|-
| {{text anchor|LOOSE_CLUSTERS}}
| 
| Causes creatures to wander separately from each other; without it, they will form a chain behind a single leader.
|}

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==M==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|MAGICAL}}
| 
| Makes the creature attract local wildlife in large numbers.

|-
| {{text anchor|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 {{token|MAXAGE|c}} and {{token|CHILD|c}} age as well.

|-
| {{text anchor|MATERIAL}}
| 
* [[Material token]] (no matgloss)
* USE_RACEGLOSS / USE_SHARPSTONE
| 

|-
| {{text anchor|MATUTINAL}}
| 
| Sets if the creature is active in dawn.

|-
| {{text anchor|MAXAGE}}
| 
* minimum
* maximum
| Sets the minimum and maximum age at which a creature will die from old age. If not specified, creature is immortal.
<code>[MAXAGE:150:170]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|MEANDERER}}
| 
| Gives a creature random movement.

|-
| {{text anchor|MEGABEAST}}
| 
| Appears on fortress territory in Fortress Mode occasionally.

|-
| {{text anchor|MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| The temperature at which the creature will melt into goo.

|-
| {{text anchor|MILKABLE}}
| frequency
| Allows the creature to be milked. Currently only works with vermin creatures.

|-
| {{text anchor|MISCHIEVIOUS}}
| 
| Will pull any levers it comes across. "They go on little missions to mess with various fortress buildings, not just levers." Also grants trap immunity.

|-
| {{text anchor|MODVALUE}}
| number
| Multiplies the value of items made from the creature by the number in the tag.
<code>[MODVALUE:2]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|MOUNT}}
| 
| Allows the creature to be mounted. Currently only works with siegers.

|-
| {{text anchor|MOUNT_EXOTIC}}
| 
| You need the [[Dungeon master]] noble to mount the creature.

|-
| {{text anchor|MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE}}
| 
| Makes litters with more than one offspring extremely rare, only happening with a 1/500 chance.

|}

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</div>

==N==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|NAME}}
| 
* singular noun
* plural noun
* adjective
| What the creature is actually called in game.
<code>[NAME:dwarf:dwarves:dwarven]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|NARROW}}
| 
| The creature can only wear narrow clothing.

|-
| {{text anchor|NATURAL}}
| 
| Animal

|-
| {{text anchor|NO_AUTUMN}}
| 
| Will not show up during the Autumn season.

|-
| {{text anchor|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.

|-
| {{text anchor|NO_SPRING}}
| 
| Will not show up during the Spring season.

|-
| {{text anchor|NO_SUMMER}}
| 
| Will not show up during the Summer season.

|-
| {{text anchor|NO_WINTER}}
| 
| Will not show up during the Winter season.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOBLEED}}
| 
| Creature doesn't bleed.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOBONES}}
| 
| Creature will not drop bones on butcher, rot, or decay of severed body parts.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOBREATHE}}
| 
| Creature doesn't need to breathe or have {{token|BREATHE|body}} parts in body.  Cannot drown or be strangled.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOCTURNAL}}
| 
| Sets if the creature is active in night.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOEMOTION}}
| 
| The creature has no emotions, and does not rage.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOEXERT}}
| 
| Creature can't become tired or over-exerted.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOFEAR}}
| 
| Creature doesn't feel fear and will never run away from battle.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOMEAT}}
| 
| Creature will not drop meat on butcher.

|-
| {{text anchor|NONAUSEA}}
| 
| Creature can't vomit.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOPAIN}}
| 
| Creature doesn't feel pain.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOSKIN}}
| 
| Creature will not drop skin on butcher.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOSKULL}}
| 
| Creature will not drop skull on butcher, rot, or decay of severed head.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOSMELLYROT}}
| 
| Creature's corpse does not create miasma.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOSTUCKINS}}
| 
| Weapons can't be stuck in creature.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOSTUN}}
| 
| Creature can't be stunned.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOT_BUTCHERABLE}}
| 
| Creature can't be butchered.

|-
| {{text anchor|NOTHOUGHT}}
| 
| Creature doesn't think, or doesn't require a {{token|BRAIN|body}} body part.
|}

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==P==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|PACK_ANIMAL}}
| 
| Allows the creature to be used as a pack animal by merchants.

|-
| {{text anchor|PARALYZEIMMUNE}}
| 
| The creature is immune to all paralyzing special attacks.

|-
| {{text anchor|PATTERNFLIER}}
| 
| Exact behavior unknown. Creatures with this flag will emerge from the [[cave river]], [[chasm]], or [[magma flow]] with the "Blowgunner" profession.

|-
| {{text anchor|PEARL}}
| 
| Creature has pearls which can be made into crafts by other civilizations.

|-
| {{text anchor|PENETRATEPOWER}}
| value
| Controls the ability of vermin to find a way into containers when they are eating food from your stockpiles. Containers made of wood, cloth, or silk 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.

|-
| {{text anchor|PET}}
| 
| Allows the creature to be tamed.

|-
| {{text anchor|PET_EXOTIC}}
| 
| You need a [[Dungeon master]] noble in your fortress for the creature to be tameable (but any [[Animal trainer]] can do the taming).

|-
| {{text anchor|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 {{token|COMMON_DOMESTIC|c}} token.
<code>[PETVALUE:42]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|POPULATION_NUMBER}}
|
* minimum
* maximum
| How many of these creatures can show up on a map per year. The actual population (within this range) is chosen only once, at the very beginning of your fortress. Defaults to 1:1. Only applies to outdoor animals and fish - all vermin and subterranean creatures have infinite populations.
<code>[POPULATION_NUMBER:15:30]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|PREFSTRING}}
| object
| Sets what other creatures like about this creature. "Urist likes dwarves for their beards." Multiple entries will be chosen from at random.
<code>[PREFSTRING:beards]</code>

|}

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==R==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|RECKLESS}}
| 
| Seemingly permits the creature to move into water even if there is a risk of drowning.

|-
| {{text anchor|REMAINS}}
| 
* singular
* plural
| Changes the name of a creature's remains or "chunks".

|-
| {{text anchor|REMAINS_COLOR}}
| 
* foreground
* backbrightness
| The color of the creature's remains.

<code>[REMAINS_COLOR:6:0:0]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|REMAINS_UNDETERMINED}}
| 
| Used on [[treant]]s. Effects unknown.

|-
| {{text anchor|RIVERATTACK}}
|
* easy_min
* easy_max
* medium_min
* medium_max
* hard_min
* hard_max
| When used with {{token|LARGE_CAVERIVER|c}}, {{token|LARGE_CHASM|c}}, or {{token|LARGE_LAVA|c}}, defines the number of groups of creatures which will emerge to attack your fortress. The 3 ranges correspond to effective difficulty levels, increasing in magnitude as more attacks occur. Defaults to 1:1:1:1:1:1 if not specified.

|-
| {{text anchor|RIVERATTACK_CANUSEWELL}}
|
| Used with RIVERATTACK, allows the creature to also emerge from nearby [[well]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|RIVERATTACK_GROUP}}
|
* min
* max
| Used with RIVERATTACK, specifies how many additional creatures should spawn with each attacker. Defaults to 0:0 if not specified, resulting in individual attackers.

|-
| {{text anchor|RIVERATTACK_MOUNTS}}
|
| Used with RIVERATTACK, intended to allow the creatures to ride exotic mounts. Does not actually work - the game selects a random mount and then does nothing at all.

|-
| {{text anchor|RIVERATTACK_RESIDENT}}
|
| Used with RIVERATTACK, causes the creature to remain near its original location instead of seeking out your dwarves. Also causes dwarves to name the "resident creature" once discovered. No more than 5 resident creatures can emerge from each map feature at once.

|}

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==S==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|SAVAGE}}
| 
| Allows the creature to show up in "savage" [[region]]s. Cannot be used with {{token|GOOD|c}} or {{token|EVIL|c}}.

|-
| {{text anchor|SEMIMEGABEAST}}
| 
| Appears as boss creature in quests.

|-
| {{text anchor|SESSILE_LAND}}
|
| The creature is immobile while on land. Does not appear to work with large creatures.

|-
| {{text anchor|SEVERONBREAKS}}
| 
| Limbs and body parts sever on breakage.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_BOILING_POINT}}
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs boils away.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_COLDDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| Temperature below which silk made from this creature's webs takes cold damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_FIXED_TEMP}}
| temperature
| Temperature generated by the creature's web silk.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_HEATDAM_POINT}}
| temperature
| Temperature above which silk made from this creature's webs takes heat damage.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_IGNITE_POINT}}
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs bursts into flame.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_MELTING_POINT}}
| temperature
| Temperature at which silk made from this creature's webs melts away.

|-
| {{text anchor|SILK_SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the creature's silk to heat up or cool down.

|-
| {{text anchor|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. Defaults to 6.
<code>[SIZE:6]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|SMALL_REMAINS}}
| 
| If a creature has this token, it'll leave a small corpse that only rots once, such as vermin.

|-
| {{text anchor|SMALLAQUATIC_CAVERIVER}}
| 
| Used for fish, allows them to be fished from the [[cave river]].

|-
| {{text anchor|SMALLAQUATIC_OCEAN}}
| 
| Used for fish, allows them to be fished from oceans by other civilizations.

|-
| {{text anchor|SMALLAQUATIC_RIVER}}
| 
| Used for fish, allows them to be fished from the outdoor [[river]]. Due to a bug, {{token|SAVAGE|c}} fish with this token will never appear.

|-
| {{text anchor|SMALLAQUATIC_SWAMP}}
| 
| Used for fish, allows them to be fished from [[murky pool]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|SPEC_HEAT}}
| [[SPEC_HEAT|specific heat capacity]]
| Amount of energy required for the creature to heat up or cool down.
<code>[SPEC_HEAT:409]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|SPECNAME}}
|
*token
*singular noun
*plural noun
*adjective
| Sets a special name for certain instances.
<code>[SPECNAME:MALE:bull:bulls:bull]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|SPEECH}}
| filename
| Sets what speech.txt to use when insulting the creature.
<code>[SPEECH:dwarf.txt]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|SPEECH_FEMALE}}
| filename
| Sets speech text file used only by females to insult creatures. Not used in vanilla.

|-
| {{text anchor|SPEECH_MALE}}
| filename
| Sets speech text file used only by males to insult creatures.
<code>[SPEECH_MALE:human_male.txt]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|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. Defaults to 900. See [[Speed]] for more information.
<code>[SPEED:400]</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|STANDARD_FLESH}}
|
| Sets the following properties:

{|
!  !! (creature) !! LEATHER !! BONE
|-
! SPEC_HEAT || 4181 || 1000 || 1000
|-
! HEATDAM_POINT || 10120 || 10300 || 11468
|-
! COLDDAM_POINT || 10020 || 9800 || 9800
|-
! IGNITE_POINT || 10180 || 10180 || NONE
|-
! MELTING_POINT || NONE || NONE || NONE
|-
! BOILING_POINT || NONE || NONE || NONE
|-
! FIXED_TEMP || NONE || NONE || NONE
|}

|-
| {{text anchor|STOUT}}
| 
| | The creature can only wear stout clothing.

|}

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==T==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|THICKWEB}}
| 
| The creature's webs can catch larger creatures.

|-
| {{text anchor|TILE}}
| [[Main:Character table|character number]] or 'character'
| The graphical representation of the creature.
<code>[TILE:157]</code> or <code>[TILE:'&']</code>

|-
| {{text anchor|TRAINABLE}}
| 
| Allows a tame creature to be trained into a "War" or "Hunting" variation by way of [[kennel]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|TRANCES}}
| 
| Allows the creature to go into martial trances.

|-
| {{text anchor|TRAPAVOID}}
| 
| The creature is immune to traps.

|-
| {{text anchor|TRIGGERABLE_GROUP}}
| 
* minimum
* maximum
| Allows the creature to occur in large hidden groups which can be disturbed and scattered by walking too close to them. Defaults to 1:1.
<code>[TRIGGERABLE_GROUP:5:50]</code>

|}

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==U==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|UNDERSWIM}}
| 
| Creature swims under the water and can't be seen.

|-
| {{text anchor|UTTERANCES}}
|
| Changes the language of the creature into an unintelligible mess.

|}

==V==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|VEGETATION}}
| 
| The creature is made of swamp stuff. Doesn't appear to do anything in particular. Used by [[grimeling]]s in the vanilla game.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_BITE}}
| 
* chance to bite
* verb
* effect (USE_EXTRACT)
| <code>[VERMIN_BITE:10:bitten:USE_EXTRACT]</code>
On very rare occasions (x/1000 chance per frame), 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.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_CAVERIVER}}
| 
| Used for vermin, causes them to live in the [[cave river]].

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_CHASM}}
| 
| Used for vermin, causes them to live in the [[chasm]].

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_EATER}}
| 
| This species of vermin can eat your food.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_FLIES}}
|
| This makes the creature move in a swarms of creatures of the same race as it. Likely also means either the creature is attracted to rot, the creature speeds rotting, or both. Flies will also '''very''' quickly escape from any [[animal trap]] or [[cage]] not made of [[glass]]. Due to a bug, however, they will only escape from [[artifact]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_GROUNDER}}
| 
| Used for vermin, causes them to spawn on the ground (or in the air).

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_HATEABLE}}
| 
| Some dwarves will hate the creature and get unhappy thoughts when around it.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_LAVA}}
| 
| Used for vermin, causes them to live in the [[magma flow]].

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_NOFISH}}
| 
| The creature cannot be caught by fishing.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_NOROAM}}
| 
| This species of vermin will not be observed randomly roaming about the map.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_NOTRAP}}
| 
| This species of vermin cannot be caught in baited [[animal trap]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_RIVER}}
| 
| Intended to make a type of vermin appear in outdoor [[river]]s. Not used by any default creatures, and doesn't actually work.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_SOIL}}
|
| Used for vermin, causes them to randomly appear near dirt or mud.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY}}
|
| The vermin will occur in a single tile cluster of many vermin, such as a colony of ants.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMIN_SWAMPER}}
| 
| Used for vermin, causes them to live in [[murky pool]]s.

|-
| {{text anchor|VERMINHUNTER}}
| 
| Cat behavior. The creature 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 its own owner instead. If assigned to a playable race, members of that race will ONLY be able to eat vermin.

|-
| {{text anchor|VESPERTINE}}
| 
| Sets if the creature is active in evening.

|-
| {{text anchor|VIEWRANGE}}
| value
| How far the creature can see. Defaults to 20.

|}

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==W==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| {{text anchor|WAGON_PULLER}}
| 
| Allows the creature to pull caravan wagons.

|-
| {{text anchor|WEBBER}}
| 
| The creature will create webs. When used with {{token|AMBUSHPREDATOR|c}}, it also causes the creature to lay a large quantity of hidden webs around its spawn point.

|-
| {{text anchor|WEBIMMUNE}}
| 
| The creature will not get caught in webs.

|}

==X==
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
| X_NAME
| 
* singular
* plural
| Sets the name of profession X.  
<code>[CRAFTSMAN_NAME:craftsdwarf:craftsdwarves]</code>

Permissible tags are:

CRAFTSMAN_NAME, FISHERMAN_NAME, HAMMERMAN_NAME, SPEARMAN_NAME, CROSSBOWMAN_NAME, AXEMAN_NAME, SWORDSMAN_NAME, MACEMAN_NAME, PIKEMAN_NAME, BOWMAN_NAME

|}

=Attacks=
{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! width="20%" | Token
! width="20%" | Arguments
! width="60%" | Description

|-
|ATTACK
|
* MAIN or SECOND
* BYTYPE:type or BYTOKEN:token
* 2nd person verb
* 3rd person verb
* minimum damage
* maximum damage
* damage type
|Sets what natural attacks a creature has.

''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'': 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 token]].

''BYTOKEN'': Sets the explicit body part ID to use for the attack.  The token must exist as part of the creature's [[#B|BODY]] token.

Damage type can be any of BLUDGEON, PIERCE, SLASH, GORE, BURN, HEAT, COLD

|-
|{{text anchor|ATTACKFLAG_WITH}}
|
|Attacks in combat log inform which body part was used in the attack. "Ratman punches Urist with his right hand."

|-
|{{text anchor|ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH}}
|
|Allows the creature to latch on with the attack. "Crocodile latches on Urist's head firmly."

|-
|{{text anchor|SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT}}
|
*minimum
*maximum
|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)

|-
|{{text anchor|SPECIALATTACK_SUCK_BLOOD}}
|
*minimum
*maximum
|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?)
<small>! It seems to only make the target creature bleed/heavy bleed. further testing</small>]
|}

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