Serpent of Hell

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Serpent of Hell D [[File:{{{tile_name}}}.png|32px]]
HP 98 - 140
HD 20
XP 15000
Speed 14
AC 12
EV 9
Will 346
Attack1 35 (bite: plain)
Attack2 15 (claw: plain)
Attack3 15 (trample: plain)
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
Sense invisible
Evil

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 huge metallic dragon, glowing with power.

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
Slot1 Hellfire (3d20)
Slot2 Fire Breath (3d40)
Slot3 none
Slot4 Hellfire (3d20)
Slot5 Fire Breath (3d40)
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.