Hydras?

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  1. ShadowDeth

    ShadowDeth Save Versus : Stupid

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    Ok so my game crashes now, I'm reinstalling. Whatever, not a big deal.

    But as I'm alt tabbing between the install and other stuff, I catch a screen with a Hydra.

    Are they in the game? I've seriously been playing this game for like 4 years now, and I can't even begin to remember fighting one. Am I just blissfully missing it every time through?
     
    ShadowDeth, Jul 15, 2008
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  2. maggit

    maggit Zombie RipTorn Wonka

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    There are two or three hydras in the game. Look carefully in the temple.
     
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  3. nyarlathotep

    nyarlathotep Merry Murder Maniac

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    I know of exactly one on the vanilla version
     
    nyarlathotep, Jul 16, 2008
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  4. Eluthria

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    (C.O.8 5.0.0) I found a hydra on temple level two in the south east portion of the map near the troll area. This hydra was in a circular room being kept as a pet by a troll.

    - Eluthria
     
    Eluthria, Jul 17, 2008
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  5. Badger-ude

    Badger-ude The nonPnP gamer PoV

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    Thats the only one I can think of at the moment :)
     
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  6. Jadefang

    Jadefang Member

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    As many hydras as there are owlbears.
     
    Jadefang, Jul 17, 2008
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  7. wraith_bones

    wraith_bones Member

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    What about adding hydras to the wandering monster list?.. or having wandering monsters in the temple itself... ie when not camping?. is it even possible?
     
    wraith_bones, Jul 17, 2008
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  8. Shiningted

    Shiningted I want my goat back Administrator

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    Yes it is: its something I would like to see (and patrolling groups, with numbers and attitude dependant on the party's behaviour) but I have been a bit too busy to implement it.
     
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  9. Basil the Timid

    Basil the Timid Dont Mention the War

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    Poor Ted. A leader's job is never done. But you do have our appreciation and respect
     
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  10. Sitra Achara

    Sitra Achara Senior Member

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    Well, the problem with adding patrols is that it adds more XP to the game, and there's more than enough as it is now.

    It couldn't hurt to make some of the current mobs patrol the Temple, though. Perhaps if you set the Temple on alert, or killed a high priest, it would be appropriate that a script would replace (some) surviving mobs with patroller versions of them, or something like that. But I think we have enough on our to do list as it is...
     
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  11. thearioch

    thearioch Need More Cowbell

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    Well, we could make "wandering" versions of the monsters (different protos.tab entries) and drop the CR to 1 to minimize the Wandering XP...

    --thearioch
     
    thearioch, Jul 18, 2008
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