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#1
vglcat
Dec 17, 2008 14:46:34 for purposes of polymorph and what not i was wondering. to pyro/cro hydras have the same stat blocks? if not where are they?
yes that was exactly 20!
#2
reis
Dec 17, 2008 14:53:51
Pyrohydra
Huge Magical Beast (Fire)

These reddish hydras can breathe jets of fire 10 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 20 feet long. All heads breathe once every 1d4 rounds. Each jet deals 3d6 points of fire damage per head. A successful Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is 10 + ½ hydra’s original number of heads + hydra’s Con modifier.

Fire attacks cannot prevent a pyrohydra’s stump from growing new heads (since a pyrohydra has immunity to fire), but 5 points of cold damage does.

Cryohydra
Huge Magical Beast (Cold)

These purplish hydras can breathe jets of frost 10 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 20 feet long. All heads breathe once every 1d4 rounds. Each jet deals 3d6 points of cold damage per head. A successful Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is 10 + ½ hydra’s original number of heads + hydra’s Con modifier.

Cold attacks cannot prevent a cryohydra’s stump from growing new heads (since a cryohydra has immunity to cold), but 5 points of fire damage does.

those are the only differences between a normal hydra and the other varieties you mentioned.
#3
vglcat
Dec 17, 2008 15:10:28 so are you saying that you can polymorph into a pyro hydra witch is exactly the same hit dice?!?!?!?
#4
reis
Dec 17, 2008 15:51:52 yes
#5
vglcat
Dec 17, 2008 16:47:11 well now this thread needs a new purpose because I refuse to waste thread space..............
any ideas???
#6
jenos
Dec 17, 2008 17:06:54 Note that without someway to get the supernatural ability to breath fire/cold(Via assume Supernatural ability feat or metamporphic transfer, or something along those lines) theres very little difference between a pyrohydra and a regular hydra of the same hit dice.
#7
reis
Dec 17, 2008 17:41:12 it gives you the fire or cold subtype which makes you immune to that element and vulnerable to its opposite
#8
vglcat
Dec 17, 2008 17:55:12 i see..... but isn't it just better to play a pyro than a regular?
#9
jaronk
Dec 17, 2008 18:19:07 That depends entirely on what you're fighting at the time. If you're not fighting things with fire attacks and instead are fighting things that are hitting you with cold spells, Pyro would be far worse, while Cryo would be better. If you're fighting things that don't use fire or cold, then it doesn't matter at all.

JaronK
#10
runestar
Dec 17, 2008 20:00:03 Well, in the rare case where the enemy is capable of dealing either fire or cold damage...:P
#11
vglcat
Dec 17, 2008 20:49:46 so your saying is pretty much it depends?
also what deos cyro mean? i know pyro but cyro? is that a word? or latin or something?
#12
reis
Dec 17, 2008 21:11:19 it would seem to mean "cold"
#13
runestar
Dec 18, 2008 4:46:49 I guess cyro comes from cyrogenics. They probably chose it because of how close it sounded to pyro...
#14
cru
Dec 18, 2008 4:54:50 cryo-
pref.
Cold; freezing: cryoscopy.
[From Greek kruos, icy cold; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]

(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cryo-)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 vglcat Dec 17, 2008 14:46:34	for purposes of polymorph and what not i was wondering. to pyro/cro hydras have the same stat blocks? if not where are they? yes that was exactly 20!
#2 reis Dec 17, 2008 14:53:51	Pyrohydra Huge Magical Beast (Fire) These reddish hydras can breathe jets of fire 10 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 20 feet long. All heads breathe once every 1d4 rounds. Each jet deals 3d6 points of fire damage per head. A successful Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is 10 + ½ hydra’s original number of heads + hydra’s Con modifier. Fire attacks cannot prevent a pyrohydra’s stump from growing new heads (since a pyrohydra has immunity to fire), but 5 points of cold damage does. Cryohydra Huge Magical Beast (Cold) These purplish hydras can breathe jets of frost 10 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 20 feet long. All heads breathe once every 1d4 rounds. Each jet deals 3d6 points of cold damage per head. A successful Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is 10 + ½ hydra’s original number of heads + hydra’s Con modifier. Cold attacks cannot prevent a cryohydra’s stump from growing new heads (since a cryohydra has immunity to cold), but 5 points of fire damage does. those are the only differences between a normal hydra and the other varieties you mentioned.
#3 vglcat Dec 17, 2008 15:10:28	so are you saying that you can polymorph into a pyro hydra witch is exactly the same hit dice?!?!?!?
#4 reis Dec 17, 2008 15:51:52	yes
#5 vglcat Dec 17, 2008 16:47:11	well now this thread needs a new purpose because I refuse to waste thread space.............. any ideas???
#6 jenos Dec 17, 2008 17:06:54	Note that without someway to get the supernatural ability to breath fire/cold(Via assume Supernatural ability feat or metamporphic transfer, or something along those lines) theres very little difference between a pyrohydra and a regular hydra of the same hit dice.
#7 reis Dec 17, 2008 17:41:12	it gives you the fire or cold subtype which makes you immune to that element and vulnerable to its opposite
#8 vglcat Dec 17, 2008 17:55:12	i see..... but isn't it just better to play a pyro than a regular?
#9 jaronk Dec 17, 2008 18:19:07	That depends entirely on what you're fighting at the time. If you're not fighting things with fire attacks and instead are fighting things that are hitting you with cold spells, Pyro would be far worse, while Cryo would be better. If you're fighting things that don't use fire or cold, then it doesn't matter at all. JaronK
#10 runestar Dec 17, 2008 20:00:03	Well, in the rare case where the enemy is capable of dealing either fire or cold damage...:P
#11 vglcat Dec 17, 2008 20:49:46	so your saying is pretty much it depends? also what deos cyro mean? i know pyro but cyro? is that a word? or latin or something?
#12 reis Dec 17, 2008 21:11:19	it would seem to mean "cold"
#13 runestar Dec 18, 2008 4:46:49	I guess cyro comes from cyrogenics. They probably chose it because of how close it sounded to pyro...
#14 cru Dec 18, 2008 4:54:50	cryo- pref. Cold; freezing: cryoscopy. [From Greek kruos, icy cold; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.] (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cryo-)