Mix-and-Match Critters: Difference between revisions

** The cavalcade of "Half-Something" templates combined with the weird sense of humor gamers tend to have ensures that whatever can be spawned with D&D 3+ tools ''will'' be spawned. Whatever ''cannot'' be spawned, thanks to the stated rules, will be spawned anyway—but put in separate cage with the disclaimer "[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eo/20060407a it cannot be made because of rules, but if it could, it would be like that]". The clear implication being that nothing but limitations in rules prevents things like the Half-Dragon Werewolf, the Ooze Vampire, or the Angel/Demon.

** A [[Prestige Class]], the Master Transmogrifier in 3.5 can do this, combining the traits of at least two creatures when using a polymorph or shapechange spell, such as combining a squid's tentacles with a dragon.

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' uses a lot of the same Mix-and-Match Critters as does Dungeons and Dragons (above), but outdid themselves in the ''Alliances'' set, with the [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=3227 Phelddagrif]—a winged hippo with a lot of weird abilities. They later came out with [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=97052 Questing Phelddagrif].

** The Phelddagrif, mind, is a ''deliberate'' in-joke. Its name is an anagram of {{spoiler|'Garfield, Ph. D.' after the creator of Magic}}. That said, Magic has played with the 'build your own creature from individual parts' concept from time to time—the chimeras from ''Visions'' come to mind, for one.