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<blockquote data-quote="carpedavid" data-source="post: 2579999" data-attributes="member: 6971">Encounter 8[box]After stepping through the cave opening, you see a huge chasm that is filled with lava. The lava radiates evil. If you look at the lava, you must make a save vs. breath weapon or take 1d6 points of Wisdom damage. On the far side of the lava is a cryohydra, and behind the cryohydra is a giant axe on the wall.[/box]The cryohyrda speaks and offers you the chance to escape with your lives. If the PCs attack, he will attack back, laughing the whole time.&quot;Foolish mortals! I cannot be killed by any blade other than the AXE OF MORGOSH!&quot; he will say, as every blow landed by the PCs glances off him.If a PC tries to take the axe off the wall behind him, roll 1d12. This is how many rounds it will take to pry it off. When the PC does get the axe off the wall, he will find out that it is a cursed vorpal axe, and he will turn against his party, unless he makes a save vs. petrification. Even if he does make the save, the axe will not hurt the cryohydra, for it is not the AXE OF MORGOSH.The only way for the PCs to beat the cryohyrda is to have picked up the AXE OF MORGOSH that was hidden under the bed in encounter 2 or the bat in encounter 27.If they did pick up the axe, they simply have to hold it aloft and shout, &quot;AXE OF MORGOSH! Defeat mine enemies!&quot; Then the axe will fly out of their hands and slice off each of the hydra's heads, which are worth 1000gp ea.Once the cryohydra is dead, the lava will drain out of the room, revealing a long staircase that descends into darkness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="carpedavid, post: 2579999, member: 6971"] Encounter 8 [box]After stepping through the cave opening, you see a huge chasm that is filled with lava. The lava radiates evil. If you look at the lava, you must make a save vs. breath weapon or take 1d6 points of Wisdom damage. On the far side of the lava is a cryohydra, and behind the cryohydra is a giant axe on the wall.[/box] The cryohyrda speaks and offers you the chance to escape with your lives. If the PCs attack, he will attack back, laughing the whole time. "Foolish mortals! I cannot be killed by any blade other than the AXE OF MORGOSH!" he will say, as every blow landed by the PCs glances off him. If a PC tries to take the axe off the wall behind him, roll 1d12. This is how many rounds it will take to pry it off. When the PC does get the axe off the wall, he will find out that it is a cursed vorpal axe, and he will turn against his party, unless he makes a save vs. petrification. Even if he does make the save, the axe will not hurt the cryohydra, for it is not the AXE OF MORGOSH. The only way for the PCs to beat the cryohyrda is to have picked up the AXE OF MORGOSH that was hidden under the bed in encounter 2 or the bat in encounter 27. If they did pick up the axe, they simply have to hold it aloft and shout, "AXE OF MORGOSH! Defeat mine enemies!" Then the axe will fly out of their hands and slice off each of the hydra's heads, which are worth 1000gp ea. Once the cryohydra is dead, the lava will drain out of the room, revealing a long staircase that descends into darkness. [/QUOTE]

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