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'''Biome tokens''' are used to indicate environments for [[creature]]s, [[plant]]s and entities.
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'''Biome tokens''' are used to indicate environments for {{L|creature}}s, {{L|plant}}s and entities.
  
 
All objects that use biome tokens can take multiple entries, so they can be found in many different locations.
 
All objects that use biome tokens can take multiple entries, so they can be found in many different locations.
  
==Individual Biomes==
 
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
 
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
! ID !! Token !! Description
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! Token !! Description
 
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| 0 || MOUNTAIN or MOUNTAINS || Mountain
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| ALL_MAIN ||Every biome.
 
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| 1 || GLACIER || Glacier
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| ANY_DESERT ||Any desert biome, including freezing or scorching.
 
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| 2 || TUNDRA || Tundra
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| ANY_FOREST ||Any forest biome, including freezing or scorching.
 
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| 3 || SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Swamp
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| ANY_GRASSLAND ||Any grassland biome.
 
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| 4 || SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Swamp
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| ANY_LAKE ||Any freshwater or saltwater lake.
 
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| 5 || MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Marsh
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| ANY_LAND ||Anything not ocean, lake, or river.
 
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| 6 || MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Marsh
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| ANY_OCEAN ||Either bordering the ocean (ie. beach) or in it.
 
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| 7 || SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Swamp
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| ANY_POOL ||Will spawn around the small ponds (ie. swamp) on any map.
 
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| 8 || SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Swamp
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| ANY_RIVER ||Around any of the river types, including brooks and streams.
 
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| 9 || SWAMP_MANGROVE || Mangrove Swamp
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| ANY_SHRUBLAND ||Any shrubland biome.
 
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| 10 || MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Marsh
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| ANY_SAVANNA ||Any savanna biome.
 
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| 11 || MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Marsh
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| ANY_TEMPERATE ||Any temperate-temperature biome.
 
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| 12 || FOREST_TAIGA or TAIGA || Taiga
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF ||Temperate broadleaf forests only.
 
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| 13 || FOREST_TEMPERATE_CONIFER || Temperate Coniferous Forest
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST ||Temperate forests only, including broadleaf
 
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| 14 || FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF || Temperate Broadleaf Forest
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| ANY_TROPICAL ||Any tropical-temperature (hot, scorching) biome that is [WET]
 
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| 15 || FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER || Tropical Coniferous Forest
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| ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF ||Tropical broadleaf biomes only.
 
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| 16 || FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF || Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
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| ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST ||Any tropical forest, including broadleaf.
 
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| 17 || FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF || Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest
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| ANY_WETLAND ||Swamps and marshes, any temperature.
 
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| 18 || GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE || Temperate Grassland
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| DESERT_BADLAND ||Any badlands. All badlands are considered "desert".
 
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| 19 || SAVANNA_TEMPERATE || Temperate Savanna
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| DESERT_ROCK ||Rocky wastelands.
 
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| 20 || SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE || Temperate Shrubland
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| DESERT_SAND ||Sand desert biomes, any 'color' (ie. black sand desert).
 
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| 21 || GRASSLAND_TROPICAL || Tropical Grassland
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| FOREST_TAIGA ||Taigas only apply to freezing forests.
 
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| 22 || SAVANNA_TROPICAL || Tropical Savanna
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF ||Only temperate broadleaf forests.
 
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| 23 || SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL || Tropical Shrubland
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_CONIFER ||Only temperate (medium-temp) conifer forests.
 
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| 24 || DESERT_BADLAND || Badlands
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER ||Only tropical (hot-scorching) conifer forests.
 
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| 25 || DESERT_ROCK || Rocky Wasteland
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF ||Only broadleaf forests with the [DRY] tag.
 
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| 26 || DESERT_SAND || Sand Desert
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF ||Only broadleaf forests with the [WET] tag .
 
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| 27 || OCEAN_TROPICAL || Tropical Ocean
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| GLACIER ||Found on freezing glaciers (ie. sasquatches, polar bears).
 
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| 28 || OCEAN_TEMPERATE || Temperate Ocean
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| GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE ||Standard grassland.
 
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| 29 || OCEAN_ARCTIC || Arctic Ocean
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| GRASSLAND_TROPICAL ||Only [WET] and warm grassland
 
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| 30 || POOL_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Pool
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Temperate lakes where fresh-water meets saltwater.
 
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| 31 || POOL_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish Pool
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Only freshwater (in-land) temperate lakes.
 
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| 32 || POOL_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Pool
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Only saltwater temperate lakes.
 
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| 33 || POOL_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Pool
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||Only tropical (hot, wet) brackish lakes.
 
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| 34 || POOL_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish Pool
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||Only tropical freshwater lakes.
 
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| 35 || POOL_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Pool
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Only tropical saltwater lakes.
 
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| 36 || LAKE_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Lake
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Temperate freshwater marshes, some of the most common.
 
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| 37 || LAKE_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish Lake
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater marshes, found occasionally near oceans.
 
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| 38 || LAKE_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Lake
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical variety of freshwater marsh.
 
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| 39 || LAKE_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Lake
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||The tropical variety of saltwater marsh.
 
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| 40 || LAKE_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish Lake
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| MOUNTAIN ||Found on and around mountains (not at a chasm or a river though).
 
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| 41 || LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Lake
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| NOT_FREEZING ||Any biome that isn't too cold.
 
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| 42 || RIVER_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater River
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| OCEAN_ARCTIC ||Only freezing oceans and their beaches.
 
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| 43 || RIVER_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish River
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| OCEAN_TEMPERATE ||Only moderate temperature oceans and their beaches. In combination with temperate river tokens and the [CLUSTER_NUMBER] {{L|creature token}}, will cause a verminous fish to undergo seasonal migration.
 
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| 44 || RIVER_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater River
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| OCEAN_TROPICAL ||Only hot oceans and their beaches.
 
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| 45 || RIVER_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater River
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Brackish pools, such as certain marshes.
 
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| 46 || RIVER_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish River
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Fresh pools and ponds.
 
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| 47 || RIVER_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater River
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater pools and ponds, fairly rare.
 
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| 48 || SUBTERRANEAN_WATER || Underground caverns (in water)
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| POOL_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||Tropical variety of brackish pond.
 
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| 49 || SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM || Underground caverns (out of water)
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| POOL_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||Tropical variety of freshwater pond.
 
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| 50 || SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA || Magma sea
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| POOL_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Tropical variety of saltwater pond.
|}
 
 
 
 
 
==Biome Sets==
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
|- bgcolor="#ddd"
 
! Token !! Biomes !! Description
 
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| ALL_MAIN || 0-29, 36-41 || All biomes excluding pools, rivers, and underground features
 
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| ANY_LAND || 0-26 || All main biomes excluding oceans and lakes
 
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| ANY_OCEAN || 27-29 || All ocean biomes
 
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| ANY_LAKE || 36-41 || All lake biomes
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_LAKE || 36-38 || All temperate lake biomes
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_LAKE || 39-41 || All tropical lake biomes
 
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| ANY_RIVER || 42-47 || All river biomes
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_RIVER || 42-44 || All temperate river biomes
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_RIVER || 45-47 || All tropical river biomes
 
 
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| ANY_POOL || 30-35 || All pool biomes
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Brackish rivers: usually found where rivers meet ocean. In combination with the OCEAN_TEMPERATE token and the [CLUSTER_NUMBER] {{L|creature token}}, will cause a verminous fish to undergo seasonal migration.
 
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| NOT_FREEZING || 3-26 || All land biomes excluding Mountain, Glacier, and Tundra
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Freshwater rivers, including certain streams and brooks. In combination with the OCEAN_TEMPERATE token and the [CLUSTER_NUMBER] {{L|creature token}}, will cause a verminous fish to undergo seasonal migration.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE || 3-6, 13-14, 18-20 || All Temperate land biomes - marshes, swamps, forests, grassland, savanna, and shrubland
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater rivers, fairly uncommon. In combination with the OCEAN_TEMPERATE token and the [CLUSTER_NUMBER] {{L|creature token}}, will cause a verminous fish to undergo seasonal migration.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL || 7-11, 15-17, 21-23 || All Tropical land biomes - marshes, swamps (including Mangrove), forests, grassland, savanna, and shrubland
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||The tropical brackish variety of river.
 
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| ANY_FOREST || 13-17 || All Forest biomes (excluding Taiga)
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical freshwater variety of river.
 
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| ANY_SHRUBLAND || 20, 23 || Temperate and Tropical Shrubland
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||The tropical saltwater variety of river.
 
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| ANY_GRASSLAND || 18, 21 || Temperate and Tropical Grassland
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| SAVANNA_TEMPERATE ||Temperate savannas, not found too often.
 
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| ANY_SAVANNA || 19, 22 || Temperate and Tropical Savanna
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| SAVANNA_TROPICAL ||Tropical savannas, very common in warm-hot areas.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST || 13-14 || Temperate Coniferous and Broadleaf Forests
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| SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE ||Temperate shrubland, a very common mid-map biome.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST || 15-17 || Tropical Coniferous and Dry/Moist Broadleaf Forests
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| SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL ||Tropical shrubland, like the above but found in warm-hot areas.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF || 3-6, 14, 18-20 || Temperate Broadleaf Forest, Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland, Swamps, and Marshes
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| SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM ||Chasm and bottomless pit. Also for {{L|Cave}} creatures.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF || 7-11, 16-17, 21-23 || Tropical Dry/Moist Broadleaf Forest, Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland, Swamps (including Mangrove), and Marshes
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| SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA ||Magma pool and magma pipe.
 
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| ANY_WETLAND || 3-11 || All swamps and marshes
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| SUBTERRANEAN_WATER ||Underground river and underground pool.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_WETLAND || 3-6 || All temperate swamps and marshes
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| SWAMP_MANGROVE ||Mangroves swamps, fairly rare and tropical.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_WETLAND || 7-11 || All tropical swamps and marshes
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Freshwater temperate swamps. Similar to marshes but wetter.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_MARSH || 10-11 || All tropical marshes
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Temperate saltwater swamps. Similar to marshes but wetter.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_MARSH || 5-6 || All temperate marshes
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical variety of swamp.
 
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| ANY_TROPICAL_SWAMP || 7-9 || All tropical swamps
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Another tropical variety.
 
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_SWAMP || 3-4 || All temperate swamps
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| TUNDRA ||Like plains, but cold. Usually very little vegetation.
 
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| ANY_DESERT || 24-26 || Badlands, Rocky Wasteland, and Sand Desert
 
 
|}
 
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