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

This D&D monster doesn't look like anything to me. Join me as we go over just exactly what a False Hydra is, why its so compelling, and how it captured the imagination of the internet. Dungeons and Dragons (and Pathfinder and TTRPGs in general) always have cool and interesting homebrew monsters pop up from time to time, but none are so infamous as the false hydra. This monster is cruel. It's grotesque. And most of all, it is one of the most awesome creatures a DM can deploy against an adventuring party. #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD ##MonsterLore #FalseHydra My D&D 5E stat block for this monster - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImCD8eZ4FLj8YBJb41USz1y4qJwlireFSyIVLiJpyFI/edit?usp=sharing The D&D Beyond False Hydra Listing: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/54046-false-hydra The DM's Guild False Hydra: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/294286/The-False-Hydra The Goblin Punch Blog post that inspired the creature: https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2014/09/false-hydra.html Join the Dungeon Dad channel to get access to fun emojis and support the community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLtPX8KiXi_hyMNTFxlHNAQ/join Support the YouTube Channel Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DungeonDad Come hang out on Discord - https://discord.gg/QDxjBPa Reddit and the monster archive - https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonDad/ Some artwork in this video is provided courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. All other artwork is sourced below. The YouTube description character limit was too small for me to fit all the sources this week (probably because it's a homebrew monster~!), so you can find a link to a google doc below that contains a list of all the artwork used. If you own a piece of artwork that appears in this video and you would like it removed, please e-mail me at DungeonDadDM@gmail.com and it will be redacted immediately. The Thumbnail: - False Hydra: https://www.deviantart.com/neal-akuma/art/False-Hydra-Dnd-fan-art-822983708 All other artwork in this video can be found/sourced here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KoP6b3XjHFB47t_ZzJb9ZNGZYFKgF_y9WOhsk9avKa8/edit?usp=sharing 0:00 - INTRO 01:32 - WHAT IS A FALSE HYDRA? 13:00 - FALSE HYDRA STATS? 15:22 - BUILDING A MONSTER 18:55 - PLOT HOOKS AND STORY IDEAS 25:58 - CLOSING REMARKS AND SMOOCHES