SRD:Earth Subtype

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Earth Subtype

This subtype usually is used for elementals and outsiders with a connection to the Elemental Plane of Earth. Earth creatures usually have burrow speeds, and most earth creatures can burrow through solid rock.

 

SRD Monsters with the Earth Subtype

Creature Entry	CR	Type and Subtypes	Size
Blue Dragon	3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25	Dragon [Earth]	Small, Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan
Copper Dragon	3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25	Dragon [Earth]	Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan
Crysmal	3	Elemental [Earth, Psionic]	Small
Earth Elemental	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Small, Medium, Large, Huge
Earth Mephit	3	Outsider [Earth, Extraplanar]	Small
Elder Earth Elemental	11	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Huge
Gargoyle	4	Monstrous Humanoid [Earth]	Medium
Greater Earth Elemental	9	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Huge
Huge Earth Elemental	7	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Huge
Kapoacinth	4	Monstrous Humanoid [Aquatic, Earth]	Medium
Large Earth Elemental	5	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Large
Medium Earth Elemental	3	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Medium
Salt Mephit	3	Outsider [Earth, Extraplanar]	Small
Small Earth Elemental	1	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Small
Stone Giant	8	Giant [Earth]	Large
Stone Giant Elder	9	Giant [Earth]	Large
Thoqqua	2	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar, Fire]	Medium
Xorn	3, 6, 8	Outsider [Extraplanar, Earth]	Small, Medium, Large

 

SRD Races with the Earth Subtype

Race Name	Summary	Favored Class	Ability Adjustments	LA	ECL
Gargoyles	Gargoyles often appear to be winged stone statues, for they can perch indefinitely without moving and use this disguise to surprise their foes.	Fighter	+4 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +8 Constitution, –4 Intelligence, –4 Charisma	5	9
Gargoyles—Kapoacinths	Kapoacinths often appear to be stone statues, for they can perch indefinitely without moving and use this disguise to surprise their foes.	Fighter	+4 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +8 Constitution, –4 Intelligence, –4 Charisma	5	9

 

Homebrew Monsters with the Earth Subtype

Homebrew monsters using this type appear below. These are not part of the SRD, and are presented for ease of reference only.

Creature Entry	CR	Type and Subtypes	Size
Adamantine Devil	12	Outsider [Baatezu, Earth, Evil, Lawful, Menos]	Huge
Armaboulder	4	Magical Beast [Earth]	Large
Beheliter Gargoyle	12, Calculated as part of body	Monstrous Humanoid [Chaotic, Earth, Evil]	Medium, Tiny
Black Chocobo	13	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Calefact Dragon	5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 36, 38, 21	Dragon [Earth, Fire]	Large, Huge, Gargantuan, Colossal, Huge
Compost Bear	5	Plant [Earth]	Large
Core Dreadnaught	30	Elemental [Earth, Fire, Lawful]	Colossal
Dead Hand	6	Undead [Earth]	Medium
Diculacetus	7	Animal [Earth]	Gargantuan
Dossunlith	7	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Medium
Earth Elemental Tiny	1/2	Elemental [Earth, Extraplanar]	Tiny
Egg of Magic and Mystery	1/4	Fey [Earth]	Diminutive
Elemental Airship	8	Construct [Air, Earth, Fire, Vehicle, Water]	Colossal
Flintspark	1/2	Fey [Incorporeal, Earth]	Tiny
Forestheart Warden	11	Plant [Earth]	Huge
Fulgigas	8	Giant [Earth]	Huge
Gasheklah	13	Outsider [Earth, Evil, Extraplanar]	Large
Good Black Chocobo	13	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Good White Chocobo	13	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Great Black Chocobo	14	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Great Gold Chocobo	16	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Great Gray Chocobo	16	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Great Green Chocobo	13	Animal [Earth]	Large
Great White Chocobo	14	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Green Chocobo	12	Animal [Earth]	Large
Haboob Elemental	6	Elemental [Air, Earth, Extraplanar, Swarm]	Fine
Hepylori	1	Outsider [Earth, Elemental Spirit, Evil, Water]	Tiny
Lapith	8	Magical Beast [Earth]	Medium
Living Fortress	19	Elemental [Augmented Construct, Earth]	Colossal++
Mineral Drake	8	Magical Beast [Earth]	Huge
Mineral Lizard	1/4	Magical Beast [Extraplanar, Earth]	Tiny
Mountain Giant	16	Giant [Earth]	Huge
Petriglare	9	Outsider [Elemental Spirit, Evil, Earth]	Medium
Pitback Star	6	Aberration [Earth]	Large
Plaid Dragon	3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36	Dragon [Earth]	Small, Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan
Poor Black Chocobo	11	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Poor White Chocobo	11	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Primeval	22	Elemental [Air, Earth, Fire, Water]	Gargantuan
Primeval Dragons	5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 36, 38, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 28, 31, 34, 37, 39, 40, 9, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24, 41, 42	Dragon [Earth, Fire, Air, Cold, Evil, Psionic, Good, Water, Xenotheric]	Large, Huge, Gargantuan, Colossal, Medium
Rage of the Land	9	Elemental [Air, Earth, Fire, Water]	Large
Rage of the Planet	15	Elemental [Air, Earth, Fire, Water]	Gargauntuan
Ravager	13	Dragon [Aquatic, Earth]	Huge
Rock Frog	4, 15	Magical Beast [Earth, Fire]	Large, Gargantuan
Rock Lizard	10	Dragon [Earth]	Medium
Rockhound	2	Animal [Earth]	Medium
Stone Crab	10	Magical Beast [Aquatic, Earth]	Huge
Teratodverg	15	Elemental [Earth, Water]	Medium
White Chocobo	13	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Wonderful Black Chocobo	15	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large
Wonderful Green Chocobo	14	Animal [Earth]	Large
Wonderful White Chocobo	15	Animal [Earth, Water]	Large

 

Homebrew Races with the Earth Subtype

Homebrew races using this type appear below. These are not part of the SRD, and are presented for ease of reference only.

Race Name	Summary	Favored Class	Ability Adjustments	LA	ECL
Gargoyle	The gargoyle monster entry, reduced down to a playable LA 0 race.	Fighter	+2 Constitution, -2 Charisma, -2 Intelligence	0	1
Geode	Earthen elementals in the form of a spherical boulder.	Any	+2 Constitution	0	1
Goron	A race of strong but peaceful mountain-dwelling rock-eaters.	Battledancer	+6 Strength, -4 Dexterity, +8 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom	3	4
Hat	"Be wary of the desert, young one, for it is inhabited by hats."	Any	None	0	1
Khazâd	In the beginning of most ancient times, the dwarves were created not in a form as we know them today. Born from stone with strong elemental ties, the khazâd are precusours to dwarves, gnomes, and other races associated with stone.	Fighter	+4 Strength, -4 Dexterity, +6 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma	2	3
Kremen	Silicon-based creatures from the planet Querkluftertz, the kremen are monstrous humanoids covered in thick quartz scales with keen minds powered by pulses of light.	Wizard, Warblade	-2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence	1	2
Laizo	The magic symbol of LIFE carved into stone softened the stone into patterned flesh, and gave true life to what was once unliving. Thus the laizo are stone made flesh, and whose story of their lives are slowly carved into their bodies until they one day return to the earth, a complete tale from beginning to end.	Bard, Wizard	-2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution	0	1
Lesser Elemental	As gensai are humans touched by elemental blood, lesser elementals are elementals touched by human blood.	Druid, Rogue, Fighter, Bard, Barbarian	+2 Dexterity, -2 Constitution, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Wisdom, +2 Charisma, +2 Strength, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma	0	1
S'uuisku	S'uuisku, or earthly creatures, are the spawn of the young, curious gods. These creatures draw their appearance and ability from the very soul of the earth.	Any	Variable	0	1
Sandman	Earth elementals born on the Material Plane who wander wastelands and deserts.	Any	+2 Constitution, -2 Charisma	0	1
Starborn	Starborn are wandering magic-users and scientists.	-2 Dexterity, +2 constitution	1	2
Talpid	Talpid are a race of quite literal mole men.	Druid, Ranger	-2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom	0	1
Tsuntsu	A blind race of molebat people birthed from the union of the earth and sky.	Any	+2 Strength, +2 or +4 Dexterity, +4 or +2 Constitution, -2 Charisma, +2 Dexterity or +2 Constitution	1, 0	2, 1
Wergard	The wergard take the form of vaguely earth-elemental constructs, with a heart brimming of life, and great bodies that can grow to immense size.	Cleric	+2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma	1	2

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