The False Hydra: D&D's Most Infamous Monster?

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  @DungeonDad · 4 years ago · pinned

  Aaaaaand we’re back. For those wondering the video was pulled from YouTube due to a copyright issue, but I have removed the problem stuff and taken steps to hopefully avoid this kind of thing in the future. If this is your first time, welcome! If you’ve already watched this video, thanks for watching it again! I took the opportunity to add some new edits and stuff so let me know what you think! 😄

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  @ssfbob456 · 4 years ago

  When I ran the False Hydra the barbarian solved the problem on accident. The other characters were arguing about what to do and he was getting frustrated and wanted to move on, so he announced that he was tying a pillow over his ears so he could start his long rest without having to listen to them. That one threw me for a loop.

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  @frogbeerr · 3 years ago

  We once played a false hydra plot online. We kept out collective notes on an online whiteboard. Inbetween sessions our GM went there and edited our notes to erase people, we&apos;ve forgotten, or added paragraphs which our characters have written while asleep.<br>It took us almost 3 Months before we noticed the changes. Our paranoia was real and every session we would start by reviewing our &quot;memories&quot; whether something has changed or didn&apos;t add up. Greatest application of gaslighting I have ever witnessed.

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  @BookMagic2K · 2 years ago

  &quot;The deaf person quickly scribes something on a piece of paper and hands it to you. The note is empty.&quot;

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  @kargakral · 3 years ago

  So basically, the false hydras song turns you into a Skyrim NPC when confronted with a stealth archer. Just forgetting you had a friend, while he lays on the ground with 2 arrows in his head. &quot; Must&apos;ve been the wind&quot;

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  @dusty4896 · 3 years ago

  *you get attacked by a banshee<br>*You cast silence<br>*Your surroundings slowly reveal everything covered in blood and gore, giant white pilliars with discobfigured faces staring directly into your soul as they tower over the entire town, absolute silence.... The spell ends and everything returns to normal.

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  @Tempo_The_Cat · 2 years ago

  It’s crazy that the False Hydra isn’t even official, it’s such a terrifying homebrew concept that everyone just agrees that it’s terrifying

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  @josephperez2004 · 3 years ago

  An interesting play on the deaf character could be someone who lost their hearing due to an accident while the False Hydra is growing. Suddenly aware of what is happening, maybe even figuring out that hearing is the key, they become an accidental antagonist as they try to kidnap and deafen other townspeople to make them see the beast. What seems like a psychopath mutilating people in the night reveals itself to be so much worse.

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  @gmradio2436 · 3 years ago

  The best use I heard was after about 7 sessions. The party kept finding healing potions after battle, had a house in Waterdeep and even had a party portrait done in real life of the three of them. Then they finish a false hydra quest and they find the damaged journal of a cleric. The cleric&apos;s journal seems to follow their adventures. Then they get home and see the portrait of the four of them. A fighter, a barbarian, a wizard, and a cleric.<br><br>The fact the DM commissioned 2 portraits really sold it.

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  @screener7552 · 1 year ago

  I once had a run where I played a orc barbarian with the classic really strong but really stupid type, once we entered the town the DM informed only me that there was a white face emerging from the sewer in the middle of the street (I was too stupid for the song to work on me) but since it didn’t attack I assumed it was a friend and started saying hi, rest of the party just assumed I was talking to a imaginary friend and continued on looking for the mayor who had sent us a letter. Eventually a ranger (who was a veteran player and was allowed to use his knowledge as his backstory stated that he was a monster hunter so he recognised most things) asked me to describe this friend I was seeing, after I gave a very basic description he knew what it was and told everyone to cover their ears. It was a great campaign

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  @weaponsgradetisim · 3 years ago

  The stomach drop moment for my players was finding the drawings of a deaf child. We took a break as I spread the drawings over the table and changed the music to unsettling. It was amazing and their reactions genuine.

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  @starslug9302 · 3 years ago

  When I ran a False Hydra for my party, I had them come across the town blacksmith, trying to console his elderly dog, who was howling madly in the town square. When the party tried to help him comfort her, he thanked them, but explained that she couldn&apos;t hear their comforting words, as she was getting on in years and was now deaf.

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