Perhaps they were a knight who slew a hydra, only to be infected with the blood in the process. Perhaps they made a poorly worded deal with a fairies to regrow limbs lost. Or maybe some dumb bastard just pissed off the wrong god. Maybe all of them, and they're bound to protect a place, which your PCs just so happen to be robbing. Who knows.
The Hydra Knight appears as an average height human clad in plate armor, horribly rended. Where their right arm should be two arms grow from the socket. Two hands hang from their left wrist. A tiny, confused head sprouts from an old scar on their neck.
The Hydra Knight appears as an average height human clad in plate armor, horribly rended. Where their right arm should be two arms grow from the socket. Two hands hang from their left wrist. A tiny, confused head sprouts from an old scar on their neck.
Removing their helm is not advised. Not for any mechanical reason, but just because they're ugly as hell: a mouth full of too many teeth plus extras, two eyes sharing the same socket (and a third normal eye in it's own socket). Their ears can't be looking too great either.
They smell strongly of copper.
The Knight's curse is simple: Should they lose a part of themselves, two more will grow back. Lose an arm? Two grow from the socket. Finger bitten off? Worry not, for now there are six on that hand. Cut your leg shaving? Welcome to your new, tiny, vestigial leg.
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The Hydra Knight
GLoG
Level 5 (d8)
Defense Plate-1 Attack 5 + (1/extra Arm) Long Sword (d10)
Movement 12 + (1/extra leg) Save 10 Int 6 (Suffering Madness) Moral 17
§ Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes damage Save vs Poison
§ Fragile Limbs: Should an Attack against the Hydra Knight succeed by 5 or more, the Hydra Knight loses a limb
§ Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly.
OSE
AC 3 [16]
HD 5 (20hp)
Att 5 (+1/arm) x Longsword (1d10)
THACO 14 [+5] (-1/[+1] per extra arm)
MV 30' (10') (+5 per extra leg)
SV By HD
ML 9
AL Chaos
XP 400
NA 1 (1)
TT S
>Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes damage makes a Death save or is poisoned
>Fragile Limbs: Should an Attack against the Hydra Knight succeed by 5 or more, the Hydra Knight loses a limb
>Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly.
Troika!
Skill 7
Stamina 7
Initiative 2
Armor 3 (Heavy Armor)
Damage as Weapon
Special
>Poisoned Blood: Anyone within 5' of a Hydra Knight when it takes 4 damage and 1 damage per turn until they successfully Test their Luck.
>Fragile Limbs: If an Attack against the Hydra Knight does the full damage, the Hydra Knight loses a limb. It just pops right off.
>Regrow Limbs: Should the Hydra Knight lose a limb, two more grow in it's place - almost instantly.
Mien
1. Curious
2. Wary
3. Hateful
4. More Hateful
5. Aggressive
6. Aggressive
