Six Heads of Mayhem--The Hydra Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Almonihah

Every now and again, a hydra loses a head. Usually this is no cause for concern, but in the case of one very unusual hydra, that sometimes means a head with a whole new personality grows in. This is such a case.

The long and the short of it is, one of the players in my hydra campaign has to bow out, so we have an opening for a new head! Requirements for building a head can be found in the old recruitment thread, with further information in the Campaign Info tab. Your head will sprout out with his or her full faculties, utterly convinced you've been here all along even though you can't remember a thing you were just doing.

Those whose heads didn't make the cut first time are welcome to re-submit! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Yusssss...

Hmm, I'm going to see if I can play a head that can turn incorporeal somehow... bbl with some shenanigans.

EDIT: How do you feel about templates? Like, say, a Ghost (CR +2) head haunting the other heads who let him die? Since ghosts can never actually leave the thing they're haunting... this would be mostly for the humor and cool ghost abilities.

Oh, and let's roll this.

4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5, 1) = 11 10
4d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 6, 6) = 18 15
4d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 4) = 18 15
4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 4, 4) = 14 12
4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 1, 2) = 11 10
4d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 2) = 17 15

Well, that's certainly an interesting set. Potentially a formless adept psychic, or some sort of spooky ghost head.

I'd prefer to avoid templates, just because the whole hydra-head thing is enough shenanigans by itself. :D

Got it! In that case, how would you handle gaseous form? (I can stick to a class that can't turn incorporeal if the answer is "problematic")

You would become a gaseous head somehow still attached to a solid body. :D

Your head will sprout out with his or her full faculties, utterly convinced you've been here all along even though you can't remember a thing you were just doing.

You may not be aware of this, but Beachhead the deadly ninja head actually has been there all along. He's really good at hiding. Just FYI.

4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 6) = 14 12
4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 3, 5) = 18 15
4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 1) = 10 9
4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2, 2) = 11 9
4d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 3, 4) = 9 8
4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 5) = 16 15

Ha ha! Oh, man, that's terrible! That's a 12 point buy!

Anyway, I'll get to work on this deadliest of assassins ASAP.

Apologies, I'd forgotten I hadn't replied to this. One of the rulings that got buried in the old recruitment thread was that, if you had no rolls that were at least 16, you could bump up one of your highest rolls to be a 16. So that will help you a little bit there.

Apologies, I'd forgotten I hadn't replied to this. One of the rulings that got buried in the old recruitment thread was that, if you had no rolls that were at least 16, you could bump up one of your highest rolls to be a 16. So that will help you a little bit there.

No worries. I read through the thread and saw that. I also saw that you later decided to add Traits, so I've also grabbed a couple of those.

I've completed Beachhead except for the Personality/Description section, which I hope to finish tonight. I'll let you know when he's finally done, of course.

All right, looks fine thus far.

First thing first... would you allow the head to "wield" a sword if I have a nice scabbardscarf to keep it stored?

I ask because I may or may not be thinking about playing Sir Hydr Alisk, paladin of ManyHead Honcho god of Multiheaded Justice and Goodness.

Anyway, time to roll some stats!

Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5, 6) = 18 -2 = 16
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 3) = 16 -2 = 14
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 3) = 9 -1 = 8
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 5, 2) = 15 -2 = 13
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 3, 2) = 11 -2 = 9
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 6, 3) = 15 -1 = 14

Okey, this is actually pretty workable with built-in INT and WIS dumpstats for extra righteousness and naivity... naivety? How the hell is that word written?

Oh, and in case you are crazy enough to consider my proposition of sword using Hydra head I may even suggest a pun named feat as a "penalty" to be able: Handy Head.

P.s.- is anybody is wondering "but Emissary, where was the sword stored when Sir Hydr Alisk sprouted?". Well, he ate it before that. Next question.

Ohh! Ohh! Can I apply? No? Why not? So what if I am already in, what does that have to... Oh fine :(

P.s.- is anybody is wondering "but Emissary, where was the sword stored when Sir Hydr Alisk sprouted?". Well, he ate it before that. Next question.

Someone else tried to start with a sword before, and this was the general response.

You have absolutely 0 wealth or equipment to start with (Spellbooks/formula books excepted--make up a good story for how you got it!). Well, I suppose if you took the Rich Parents trait you could have 900, but... you'd have to come up with a really crazy explanation for how you had the stuff and none of the other heads have taken it from you.

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I also have a few questions: Are we unable to use weapons?

I suppose you could try to hold a weapon in your mouth and swing it around. You wouldn't start with one, and you'd take a -4 penalty unless you can get a weapon made for a hydra somehow, but you could use it.

However, he was willing to work with a gunslinger who had his gun stuck in his throat... >_>

Everyone:
The player that has left was a Summoner whos Eidolon was More Heads. A good entry hook might be that one of the Eidolon heads develops a personality, and becomes its own entity we WILL bite the upstart head off. On principle. As an example. Of course...
Also, done forget the free +2 bonus to one ability and the +5 Natural Armor :)

Edit: just found this :)

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How do unarmed strikes work?

Well, you could always beat things to death by repeatedly bashing your head into them. It's not like your brain is in there, after all.

Its a good thing I never listened to this advice @_@

Yeah, you can't start with equipment without taking Rich Parents as one of your traits and coming up with some kind of crazier explanation than just eating it. ;) You would be non-proficient with it, though. I'm not going to have a feat to get rid of that.

I've completed Beachhead except for the Personality/Description section, which I hope to finish tonight. I'll let you know when he's finally done, of course.

Hi, Beachhead is finished.

Not, like, finished in a dramatic way--like dead, but finished as in a ready-to-be-evaluated way.

Looks fine to me!

I'll close this either Friday or Saturday, so please get your submissions together before then!

To be more clear on the sword thing... honestly, I want to keep clear that the hydra is a monster in addition to silly, and having weapons ruins that feel for me.

I read through this whole thing so far, and it looks way too fun not to give it a shot.

4d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2, 6) = 17 - 2 = 15
4d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 5) = 12 - 1 = 11
4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1, 1) = 8 - 1 = 7
4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 2) = 15 - 2 = 13
4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6, 6) = 18 - 1 = 17
4d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 1, 5) = 14 - 1 = 13

I got really excited for a second until I remembered to drop the lowest roll. :D Oh well, it's still pretty good. I'll see what I can come up with.

Hmm, had very little internet access this week. Deadline for creation?

Submitting my previous applicant, Grass law!

Hmm, had very little internet access this week. Deadline for creation?

I'd like to get it done before the hydra goes to sleep for the night, which I'm guessing will be soon. However, if I know you're going to be submitting sometime early next week, I'm willing to extend it out.

Grassclaw, now that the hydra has a humanoid minion, would you mind switching to an archetype without the homunculous? You won't need him for carrying things any more, and I'd prefer to keep the focus on the hydra instead of on pets.

Whoops, wrong alias last night. XD I'm going to set tomorrow as the deadline for expressing interest, with Monday being the deadline for completed applications.

So barbarian, druid, necromancer, monk, and kineticist are already things? Hmmm... what to pick?

What are the official CC guidelines? Not sure if I overlooked them or not on the first page of the old recruitment.

I've tried to put all of them in the Campaign Info tab, under the heading The Rules. If I've missed anything there, feel free to ask again.

A reminder, you must have expressed interest by midnight tonight (EST) in order to be considered, and you have until midnight Monday to post your character.

Okay, I will no longer be accepting new applications. Those who have expressed interest, please get your heads to me by midnight on Monday!

Keep your heads in the game everyone!

Last call, everyone! Have your heads at least mostly complete by the end of the day in order to be considered!

I am waiting SO HARD.

HP: 6d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 3, 7, 7, 3, 5) + 5 = 38

Say hi to Hothead, the Flame Oracle Hydrahead who really hates fire!

I'll make an alias and copy the stuff there if selected. Good luck to all who applied! :)

Uh oh :)
We may or may not have had a Head that at one point burnt the rest of us with a fireball... I was on the "Face-half-Burnt" side of things :p (so it wasnt me ^_^) You have been warned >:)

Still, I like the idea of the Cryo-Head with flame abilities :)
The Cyro/Pyro feats are really neat, and if we ever level I could see Blockhead getting a head cold that never ends. It would be funny ^_^

You'll probably gain a level at some point. ;)

Okay, recruitment is closed! I will choose this evening after work... though I think I only have three completed heads to choose from--Hothead, Beachhead, and Grassclaw. If I somehow missed yours, please speak up now!

Uh oh :)

We may or may not have had a Head that at one point burnt the rest of us with a fireball... I was on the "Face-half-Burnt" side of things :p (so it wasnt me ^_^) You have been warned >:)

Hey, not my fault if people neglet their Reflex saves. :D

Blockheadd wrote:

Uh oh :)

We may or may not have had a Head that at one point burnt the rest of us with a fireball... I was on the "Face-half-Burnt" side of things :p (so it wasnt me ^_^) You have been warned >:)

Hey, not my fault if people neglet their Reflex saves. :D

Very good answer! Its always the victims fault!

Old Mammoth wrote:

Blockheadd wrote:

Uh oh :)

We may or may not have had a Head that at one point burnt the rest of us with a fireball... I was on the "Face-half-Burnt" side of things :p (so it wasnt me ^_^) You have been warned >:)

Hey, not my fault if people neglet their Reflex saves. :D

Very good answer! Its always the victims fault!

I mean, why were we even there in the first place??? We could have been floating ANYWHERE else and we would have been FINE!

If you can't detach your head from the rest of your body at will you are simply not trying hard enough.

After considerable deliberation, I have decided...

...on Hothead! Old Mammoth, if you would go ahead and make an alias for him, he'll be joining the rest of the heads tomorrow. Let me know if you have any questions.

Alright, welcome aboard, we have cookies :) (the dark side ALWAYS has cookies >_> The paranoid side wonders where they get them from...)

Yay!

Congratulations, Old Mammoth!

Hello, I was offered a chance to make a hydra head. Trying to figure this out.