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<blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 4776043" data-attributes="member: 43019"><p>I totally agree the hydra would be a better level 20 solo if it had, say, something to move its enemies if they pin it down in a zone, or some way (any at all) to deal with a flying ranged attacker, or even just a ranged attacker. </p><p></p><p>The 'if 2 hit do 10 extra damage' would potentially encourage it to split its attacks around, but its chance to hit isn't _that_ good so it doesn't actually make sense to do so. It makes sense for it to tear up one foe at a time. I would love if it had some incentive to attack multiple creatures - like if its 'attack everyone in range' attack were much worth using. </p><p></p><p>Give it a stomp that pushes 2 in a close burst 2, a minor action 1/round close blast breath weapon (ongoing poison? blinds?) maybe that makes it hit with one less head on its many bites attack, and make its close-ish attack more effective than its 'I destroy one enemy' attack...</p><p></p><p>And give it something, anything, to deal with ranged. Reaction to spit poison that blinds? Dunno.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keterys, post: 4776043, member: 43019"] I totally agree the hydra would be a better level 20 solo if it had, say, something to move its enemies if they pin it down in a zone, or some way (any at all) to deal with a flying ranged attacker, or even just a ranged attacker. The 'if 2 hit do 10 extra damage' would potentially encourage it to split its attacks around, but its chance to hit isn't _that_ good so it doesn't actually make sense to do so. It makes sense for it to tear up one foe at a time. I would love if it had some incentive to attack multiple creatures - like if its 'attack everyone in range' attack were much worth using. Give it a stomp that pushes 2 in a close burst 2, a minor action 1/round close blast breath weapon (ongoing poison? blinds?) maybe that makes it hit with one less head on its many bites attack, and make its close-ish attack more effective than its 'I destroy one enemy' attack... And give it something, anything, to deal with ranged. Reaction to spit poison that blinds? Dunno. [/QUOTE]
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