Every creature, including every player character, has a tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature it is. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. These are the game's creature types:
The types don't have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways.
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"Every creature, including every {@variantrule Player Character|XPHB|player character}, has a tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature it is. Most {@variantrule Player Character|XPHB|player characters} are of the Humanoid type. These are the game's creature types:",
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