Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) all animal type monsters are based on real world animals. Creature entries based on mythological, fictional, or nonexistent animals are usually classified as magical beasts (see below). Besides ordinary fish, birds, reptiles and mammals, the animal type is also applied to depictions of dinosaurs, prehistoric animals, and "dire" or specially modified, often larger and scarier, versions of real world animals. Some real world animals are not given the animal type in the game. Examples include arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) and worms, which the game classifies as "vermin" (see below) and not animals. Mollusks, such as octopuses, are often classified as
Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten House" campaign "is a strong blend of the old and the new. Haunted houses and deserted islands are hardly original "Ravenloft" concepts, but they're delivered in a confident and coherent style." He noted a few problems with "Bleak House": "Van Richten, for instance, seems to have forgotten what he learned from Dr. Illhousen in the "Nightmare Lands" expansion. The impact of the shipwreck scenario is marred if you've played "Neither Man Nor Beast" and the manuals suffer from clumsy artwork. But those are points for pedants." Webb concluded the review by saying, ""Bleak House" is a campaign that will destroy