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With the introduction of the August 2011 Familiar of the Month, [[Pair of Stomping Boots]], came a method of categorizing monsters. Most monsters in the kingdom have a classification equivalent to a phylum. These categories are:
With the introduction of the August 2011 [[Mr. Store|Item of the Month]], the [[Pair of Stomping Boots]], came a method of categorizing monsters. Most monsters in the Kingdom have a classification equivalent to that of a phylum (a.k.a. category). They are:


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*[[:Category:Constructs|Constructs]]
*[[:Category:Constructs|Constructs]]
*[[:Category:Demons|Demons]]
*[[:Category:Demons|Demons]]
*[[:Category:Dudes|Dude]]
*[[:Category:Dudes|Dudes]]
*[[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]]
*[[:Category:Elementals|Elementals]]
*[[:Category:Elves|Elf]]
*[[:Category:Elves|Elves]]
*[[:Category:Fish|Fish]]
*[[:Category:Fish|Fish]]
*[[:Category:Goblins|Goblins]]
*[[:Category:Goblins|Goblins]]
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*[[:Category:Plants|Plants]]
*[[:Category:Plants|Plants]]
*[[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]]
*[[:Category:Slimes|Slimes]]
*[[:Category:Weird Critters|Weird]]
*[[:Category:Weird|Weird]]
*[[:Category:Undead|Undead]]
*[[:Category:Undead|Undead]]
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The name "phylum", and the phylum names used on the wiki, were devised by the players. In the April 26, 2013 update to [[Monster Manuel]] (adding monster type to the combat display), Jick announced that the official term is [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showthread.php?t=200243 "category"]. The category names used by Manuel are the official terms used by Asymmetric staff. Some of these names differ from those chosen by the player base:
The name "phylum" and the phylum names used on the wiki were devised by the players. In the April 26, 2013, update to [[Monster Manuel]] (which added monster types to the combat display), Jick announced that the official term is "[http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com:8080/vb/showthread.php?t=200243 category]". The names used by the Manuel are the official terms used by the Asymmetric staff.  
 
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! Players' name !! Manuel's name
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| [[:Category:Crimbo Spirits|Crimbo]] || Elf
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| [[:Category:Demihumans|Demihumans]] || Humanoid
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| [[:Category:Humanoids|Humanoids]] || Dude
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| [[:Category:Weird Critters|Strange]] || Weird
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| [[:Category:Objects|Objects]] || Construct
|}


Monster types are used for the following things:
Monster types are used for the following things:
* A [[Pair of Stomping Boots]] can [[Release the Boots|stomp]] monsters into fine paste based on monster type.
*A [[Pair of Stomping Boots]] can [[Release the Boots|stomp]] monsters into fine paste based on monster type.
* A [[Happy Medium]] can [[Siphon Spirits]] of a monster and make spirits (drink) based on their monster type.
*A [[Happy Medium]] can [[Siphon Spirits]] of monster and make spirits (a.k.a. drinks) based on their monster types.
* An [[Artistic Goth Kid]] will generate free combats based on the type of monster last fought.
*An [[Artistic Goth Kid]] generates free combats based on the type of the monster that one last fought.


Certain items and skills have special effects only on specific monster types:
Certain items and skills only affect certain monster types:
*[[Feed]]ing using the [[plastic vampire fangs]] will hypnotize humanoids.
*[[Feed]]ing using the [[plastic vampire fangs]] will hypnotize humanoids.
*[[Torment Plant]] does physical damage to plants.
*[[Torment Plant]] does physical damage to plants.
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*[[boozebomb]]s take care of orcs.
*[[boozebomb]]s take care of orcs.
*{{plural|holy bomb, batman}} obliterate the undead.
*{{plural|holy bomb, batman}} obliterate the undead.
*[[Infectious Bite]] cannot zombify certain monster types (and these types also do not drop brains during [[Zombie Slayer]] runs).
*[[Infectious Bite]] cannot zombify certain monster types, and these types also do not drop brains during [[Zombie Slayer]] runs).


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 17:10, 25 May 2013

With the introduction of the August 2011 Item of the Month, the Pair of Stomping Boots, came a method of categorizing monsters. Most monsters in the Kingdom have a classification equivalent to that of a phylum (a.k.a. category). They are:

The name "phylum" and the phylum names used on the wiki were devised by the players. In the April 26, 2013, update to Monster Manuel (which added monster types to the combat display), Jick announced that the official term is "category". The names used by the Manuel are the official terms used by the Asymmetric staff.

Monster types are used for the following things:

Certain items and skills only affect certain monster types:

See Also