Hydra - Revision history

Tao alexis at 01:47, 18 October 2023

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Tao alexis at 21:13, 3 October 2023

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Tao alexis: /* Advantages */

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Tao alexis at 21:12, 3 October 2023

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Tao alexis: /* Advantages */

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-| '''Behaviour''' || colspan="3"|solitary
+| '''Behaviour''' || colspan="3"|[[Solitary Behaviour|solitary]]
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 | '''[[List of Ranges|Range]]''' || [[Jungle (range)|jungle]],<br>[[Subterranean (range)|subterranean]] || colspan="2"|[[Ruin (range)|ruin]]

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 == Hit Points ==
-The unique anatomy of the hydra presents an intriguing challenge for would-be adversaries.  It's [[Hit Points|hit points]] are concentrated in its body, so that the individual heads can be hit and sustain damage, or even destroyed, without this directly affecting the hydra's overall health.
+The unique anatomy of the hydra presents an intriguing challenge for would-be adversaries.  It's [[Hit Points|hit points]] are concentrated in its body, so that the individual heads can be hit and sustain [[Damage (hit points)|damage]], or even destroyed, without this directly affecting the hydra's overall health.
 Therefore the hydra employs a defensive strategy by positioning its heads as a protective barrier between itself and potential threats, making it challenging to harm or ultimately slay. It has an instinctual awareness of the danger posed to its vulnerable body, and any creature attempting to approach the body is attacked aggressively.
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 == Advantages ==
-'''Venom.''' Hydras possess a moderate toxin, which necessitates a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] each time one of a heads lands a successful [[Roll to Hit|hit]].  Failing this save results in the victim enduring 2 hit points of [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] per [[Combat Round|round]], for the next six rounds.  Multiple failed saves can stack up quickly, so that careful attention must be paid to how much venom
+'''Venom.''' Hydras possess a moderate toxin, which necessitates a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] each time one of a heads lands a successful [[Roll to Hit|hit]].  Failing this save results in the victim enduring 2 hit points of damage per [[Combat Round|round]], for the next six rounds.  Multiple failed saves can stack up quickly, so that careful attention must be paid to how much venom
 has been taken and how long the damage lasts for each.  All hydras are venomous.

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 '''Hydrae''' are huge, serpentine monstrosities that dwell within partially or completely submerged subterranean or dilapidated lairs. These creatures are the progeny of [[Typhon]] and [[Echidna]], their numbers exceeding one hundred or so, spanning across regions from the Mediterranean to the Middle East and as far as southern India.
-[[File:Hydra.jpg|left|350px|thumb]]
+[[File:Hydra.jpg|left|385px|thumb]]
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 The hydra possesses a massive, corpulent body, with its rear portion measuring approximately 10 feet in width and 14 feet in length, terminating in a stubby tail.  At the front of this muscular, leathery bulk, it's supported by two colossal stalk-like legs.  Sprouting forth from the forepart of this sinewy mass are numerous snake-like tentacles, each adorned with ridged or knobbed heads, bearing a striking resemblance to dragons, with which the creature is said to share a distant kinship.

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 | '''Type''' || '''Hydra''' || '''Fire-breathing<br>Hydra''' || '''Lernaean<br>Hydra'''

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 '''Hydrae''' are huge, serpentine monstrosities that dwell within partially or completely submerged subterranean or dilapidated lairs. These creatures are the progeny of [[Typhon]] and [[Echidna]], their numbers exceeding one hundred or so, spanning across regions from the Mediterranean to the Middle East and as far as southern India.
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 The hydra possesses a massive, corpulent body, with its rear portion measuring approximately 10 feet in width and 14 feet in length, terminating in a stubby tail.  At the front of this muscular, leathery bulk, it's supported by two colossal stalk-like legs.  Sprouting forth from the forepart of this sinewy mass are numerous snake-like tentacles, each adorned with ridged or knobbed heads, bearing a striking resemblance to dragons, with which the creature is said to share a distant kinship.

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-See also,<br>
+See [[Bestiary]]
-[[Beast]]<br>
-[[Bestiary]]
+[[Category: Reviewed]]

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 '''Breath weapon.''' The fire-breathing hydra produces a jet that's one hex wide and two hexes long from each head; this causes 8 damage (half if saved against).  There's a 4 in 10 chance that any given head will breathe in a given round, rather than attacking with a bite.  Once it's breathed fire, a head requires three rounds before re-acquiring the ability sufficiently to do it again, during which time the head attacks normally.  The carried items of any combatant that has failed save, on the side facing the hydra, must make [[Saving Throws for Items|saving throw against magical fire]].
-'''Regeneration:'''
+'''Regeneration:''' Applying only to the Lernaean hydra, when this beast's heads are cut off, the stump not only regenerates but forms two heads, where before there was only one.  After a lapse of two rounds, both heads have fully regrown and their serpentine necks have separated and merged with the rest of the hydra's heads.  Upon the third round, both heads can attack normally.
 == Lernaean Hydra ==

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 == Hit Points ==
-The hydra's [[Hit Points|hit points]] are in its body,
+The hydra's [[Hit Points|hit points]] are in its body, creating the peculiar situation that it's heads can be hurt or destroyed without [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] accruing to the hydra's body (or total).  Because the hydra interposes its heads between the enemy and its vulnerable body, it can be difficult to harm and thus kill a hydra.  Any creature that tries to approach the body is attacked aggressively, since the hydra is instinctively aware of this concern.
-The hydra's hit points are located in its body, which is protected by the hydra's heads.  One or more heads will defend a combat hex surrounding the hydra's body, so that until the head is defeated, the body cannot be attacked.  Damage done to the heads does not affect the body; the '''heads must be cut off'''.  This can only be done with an '''edged weapon'''.  To cut off a head, the attacker must cause '''9 or more damage''' in a single hit.  Hits that cause less damage are ignored.  As the hydra's heads fall, the body is exposed and can be attacked directly.
+Combatants can use [[Missile Weapons|missile weapons]] and spells can attack the body, but this is why a hydra keeps its body submerged.  Once a hydra has lost half the number of its original heads, if it's able the beast will submerge and flee, seeking a place where it can heal and regrow its heads.  Following will mean fighting the beast in its lair, [[Underwater Combat|wholly underwater]].
 == Advantages ==