Serpent of Hell

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Serpent of Hell DSerpent of Hell.png
HP 102 - 143
HD 20
XP 7390
Speed 14
AC 16 (20 for Dis version)
EV 12
MR 186
Attack1 35 (bite: plain)
Attack2 15 (claw: plain)
Attack3 15 (trample: plain)
Attack4
Max Chunks 0
Type of Meat None
Resistances Standard: rPois+, rRot, rN+, rTorm
Gehenna: Add damnation
Cocytus: Add rC+
Vulnerabilities Holy, Dragon Slaying
Habitat land
Intelligence High
Uses Open doors
Holiness Demonic
Size Huge
Type serpent of hell, serpent of hell
Flags Spellcaster
Flying (except Dis)
Sense invisible
Evil

For a list of all dragons, see list of dragons.

Gehenna: A huge red glowing dragon, burning with hellfire. It seems to be possessed by the very essence of Gehenna and its eternal fire.

Cocytus: You can barely move through the hellish cold that's freezing your soul. It emanates from this massive white dragon. Your eyes hurt from the temperature, and from the gleam of shards of ice covering the demonic beast.

Tartarus: A pair of lurid magenta eyes hang in the darkness before you. You can just barely trace the outline of a vast, sinuous dragon. Its malice for you is palpable.

Dis: A towering beast with an army's worth of swords for teeth. Each scale is a shield with a razored edge. It watches you through a pair of featureless chrome eyes.

Useful Info

The Serpent of Hell is a unique demonic dragon that appears in one of the four branches of Hell. Although its stats are mostly identical wherever you encounter it, it will have two different breath weapons which vary based on the branch you encounter it in:

Spells

Spell set Gehenna
Slot1 Hellfire (3d20)
Slot2 Fire Breath (3d40)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Hellfire (3d20)
Slot5 Fire Breath (3d40)
Slot6 none
Spell set Cocytus
Slot1 Ozocubu's Refrigeration (3d15)
Slot2 Cold Breath (3d40)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Ozocubu's Refrigeration (3d15)
Slot5 Cold Breath (3d40)
Slot6 none
Spell set Tartarus
Slot1 Bolt of Draining (3d24)
Slot2 Miasma (3d15)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Bolt of Draining (3d24)
Slot5 Miasma (3d15)
Slot6 none
Spell set Dis
Slot1 Metal Splinters (3d32)
Slot2 Quicksilver Bolt (3d20)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Metal Splinters (3d32)
Slot5 Quicksilver Bolt (3d20)
Slot6 none


Tips & Tricks

Regardless of where you encounter it, the Serpent's breath attack can deal heavy damage if you aren't prepared. Generally speaking though, preparation for each branch of Hell will make it much less dangerous. It isn't terribly durable, and only the Gehenna and Cocytus versions have any elemental resistances, so most forms of dealing damage quickly should work fine here. The Cocytus version is probably the least dangerous, as it is the only version whose breath attacks can both be resisted. Be very careful of the Tartarus version if you are living; miasma will slow you and rot your HP even if you are poison resistant.

History

In ancient versions of the game, the Serpent of Hell did not appear as a unique monster, but rather as a generic one that could be found in considerable numbers guarding the lowest level of Gehenna. It always had the Gehenna spell set. While they may have had fewer hit points, the fact they could appear in considerable numbers made them more dangerous than the single monster ever is: facing multiple 20-HD hellfire-casting dragons at a time was often a quick death.