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.

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My D&D 5E stat block for this monster - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I...

The D&D Beyond False Hydra Listing: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/54...

The DM's Guild False Hydra: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/2942...

The Goblin Punch Blog post that inspired the creature: https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2014...

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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 [email protected] and it will be redacted immediately.


The Thumbnail: - False Hydra: https://www.deviantart.com/neal-akuma...

All other artwork in this video can be found/sourced here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K...

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