Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Hellhound

[@Brutalyte616]

...So the only real difference between Hellhounds and your average Chihuahua is that the Hellhounds are bigger and on fire, whereas the Chihuahua simply _thinks_ it is bigger and on fire.

[@gonderage]

i love that i, a chaotic neutral circle of spores druid, restrained a hellhound with an ensnaring spell. then i approached it, petted it and showed it love. it became so confused as to why it's now restrained but being shown affection, and i guess i tamed it and i named it Buppy. i dont use any spells or anything to communicate, and i dont know infernal, but i instead just straight up talk to it. buppy behaves like a goofy dog and i love it. it sounds unlikely that i made a bond with a hellhound like this, so i like to go with the explanation that i influenced it through the exposure to shrooms from my character, which give it a mellowing effect and makes it no longer flaming but a constantly warm luminance.

[@stockvillain]

Hellhounds are often underestimated as a threat by higher level heroes, but can still pose problems for them. In the Last Mythal books, they even give pause for concern to heroes who are capable of barging into Myth Drannor to assault a beholder in its lair.

[@eddymiller3532]

I would use the hellhound fire to: Start a wildfire, to herd the player party into a hellhound trap. To light a structure on fire, and have the lightly roasted inhabitants be eaten as they emerge. To scare a caravan's horses to cause them to bolt breaking up the caravan. Easy pickings. To burn a towns crops tonthe ground. No food means people have to travel, and hellhounds can ambush. To burn the party, after they have been haunted by the screaming howls of the hounds fornseveralnweeks of travel.

[@gusargoan]

I had one. It was a Chow mix. She was a highly effective killer.

[@florenmage]

Awwww what an adorable puppy!...that cage is fireproof right...ok good. : p

[@levifowler7933]

There's something particularly terrifying about how quickly a cr3 creature becomes lethal to even high level party. Hearing how big their pack becomes had its own sort of wow factor as I thought about how easy it would be to kill most parties with a pack as small as 10

[@EricSmellsReallyBad]

Just threw a pack of 10 Hell Hounds accompanied by almost as many bearded devils at my party of 5 (3 of them are level 11, 2 of them are level 12). The area they are fighting in has a corrupting influence, one that is canceled out by the paladin's aura. Meaning all party members had to group around the paladin to not be transformed. Meaning they were sitting ducks as they repeatedly found themselves on the receiving end of flame breath attacks. Even though the hell hounds and bearded devils are of the same CR (CR 3), the Hell Hounds were clearly the deadlier threat. Fortunately for the party, two of them have evasion, another has a way to cancel out damage if he makes his DEX saves (evasion light), and one of the others is fire resistant. They won, but it was a grueling fight, 3 of the 5 were taken to zero HP at various points, but all were standing at the end. One hell hound remains and is asleep. We ended the session with them catching their breath. Not sure what to do with that one remaining hell hound when it awakens(the particular sleep effect only lasts 1 minute)

[@brettonalwood4173]

I ran an encounter after being inspired by your orange dragon video. My players were in the rainforest and had stumbled into a cave that the dragon used as a back door and found a enchanted baby pteryodactyl skull (they didn't know what the enchantment was as they failed their arcana check). After they left they woke up and fled from a Carnatour (the dragon had kept it there as a watcher essentially) barely escaping by fleeing across a river they decided to rest for the night along the banks of a small pool of water. Later that night about an hour before the sun rose a hell hound decided to ambush them. The party decided to dash into the pool of water once they saw its glow as they had encountered these before and where painfully aware of their fire breath. While they tried to take the hellhound down from range I had a second hell hound come from behind and breath into the water igniting it (much to thier surprise) and taking down the wizard. The rest were able to defeat the hell hounds from their as they decided to get out of the water and from their focused their attention solely on the one from behind before moving onto the other one. In the end only the barbarian was still around and proceded to stabilize everyone. An hour later the orange dragon showed up with a third hell hound.

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

Adorable puppies

[@TheSilversepiroth]

Flour has a very low ignition temperature. If they're smart enough to figure out that treasure attracts prey and cruel enough to torture it, then they're smart enough to make a "fuse" to a bag of flour, causing it to either create a smokescreen or deal damage as one of the other members of the pack runs through it, or to leave a bunch of it in one place to get trampled and launched into the air, making their usual 15' cone effect the entire area that the flour is airborne, making it far more deadly than it was before

[@jamesdavis4009]

Hell hounds are one of my favorites. Loved your coverage of the lore on these guys. Thanks for this video

[@AzraelThanatos]

If you want a really fun way to make them very interesting, set the encounter in the dark...or even with denser smoke if the party has a way to protect themselves from that. The flickers of flame from the hellhounds breath being the only lights available around them is something that changes the feel of such an encounter

[@AJPickett]

Mood lighting! I love it :)

[@theprofessionalyoutubecomm8338]

Absolutely love these guys! I wish I had used these scary canines earlier but my players are too high level to fight them now! Great video

[@DuskyPredator]

I assume they would be the kind of thing sold in the markets of the Nine Hells, of course with different breeds. And maybe in the City of Brass for a very high amount. Currently on the economy of Elemental planes, been trying to get a good idea of what monsters and people's appear where.

[@LHRPG_Official]

One of my players has a Hellhound as an animal companion

[@AJPickett]

Spicy Pupper

[@theredneckunicorn9752]

If they can recognize treasure and use it as bait, then it would not be outside the of possibility from creating an intelligent ambush. Consider a wooden chest. An player opens the chest and starts grabbing stuff. The hell hound lands from above and attacks the back of the player. A second one engulfs the chest, creating a tomb of fire.

[@AJPickett]

Yep, quite feasible.

[@nullvoid4063]

Another great monster video. A fun monster to use against a party of just about any level. Great job AJ, keep being awesome!

[@archer9338]

Imagine Miphistopheles doing an arcane experiment combining the blood of the hellfire-breathing red dragon with some top grade hellhound specimens.

[@saeyabor]

Hey, if he knows the right dragon..... half-dragon hellhounds!

[@jaymeVos]

That is terrible. I love it.

[@Mare_Man]

I wonder if a Small evil paladin would summon a Hellhound as a mount instead of a Nightmare

[@mrl9418]

Why should elemental fire be supported by matter, as a mere physical reaction? It should exist as flames themselves, it should interact with matter only to the extent that it takes to set it on fire... which implies that elemental flame, while it won't push back a wooden door, it will set it on fire and move through it unhindered ! It should probably also pass through rock. I mean the general behaviour of pure flames should be slightly different from common flame

[@aarondobbs2958]

Great video. Im working on a half elf/devil character (long back story involving asmodeus and his daughter) but i wanted my character to have a hell hound pup as a companion animal.

[@Jcoombs2011]

Having to protect a merchant wagon full of medical or alchemical supplies from a pack of hell hounds would be a dreaded encounter for a party or a saving grace if they was being surrounded by goblins while fixing a broken wheel or a herd of undead.

[@purplehaze2358]

OMG were-hellhounds! gotta come up with a way we can put that into our campaign! have any ideas for us AJ?

[@AJPickett]

Same stats as the Werewolf (Pg 207 MM) with Dragonborn breath weapon and elemental resistance.

[@HumbleMemeFarmer]

Cleaning up after them must be hell.

[@toryengland745]

Vultiidsah The Memelord that’s where taco bell probably gets it’s lava sauce!

[@ironkeepgaming1936]

One of my favorite d and d monsters as a kid was the hell hound.

[@jimwhite2541]

The meanest use of hell hounds is to teleport them onto a wooden ship where the players are resting and have them attack.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

*pictures the hell hounds innocently paddeling away*

[@Scrombo2]

I'd send in a few maybe 1 or 2 more total than the number of party members, simply have them restrain the party by biting down on their arms/legs/etc then have the remaining hounds call in a much larger pack, I'm a new DM and I've been trying to make my combat a bit more interesting lately, this video was a huge help, thank you

[@chriscalvin5083]

Great Video AJ

[@That80sGuy1972]

Hellhounds, yet another monster underestimated by mid to high-level players... and fun to make them eat humble pie. Hellhounds will respond to dropped food if they are chasing you, but only after they chased you down and ate you... coming back to the bait you dropped as a dessert. I had players successfully running from a huge pack once. They wanted to use the terrain of a rural village... wood, straw, almost no stone, in their structures. The "good news", lots of easy prey distracting the hellhounds from attacking the party. The bad news, the dead civilians, and the village quickly turning into an inferno that dealt heat damage every round. If the party chose to run by then, they would get mauled. If they chose to fight, get cooked while fighting. The players did the math, better survival chances to stand and fight while inside the inferno. And get this, they were merely the Fire Giant companion breed... the "common" hellhound in my campaigns. The party was too beat up to face the Fire Giants that loosed their hounds on them, now charging in anger when they realized why the hellhounds did not return. Nothing burnable on the players survived except for the gear of one player who had a ring of fire resistance and other fire/heat reducing items. Fortunately, that one was the wizard. Just as close to death as everyone else, but he also had the lowest HP score to begin with. Poor guy. In the agony of the inferno, he could not cast one spell. He could only use is magical items.

[@emccoy]

youtube kept showing me cat food commercials while watching this... I think they are confused.

[@AJPickett]

LOL, that is pretty weird :)

[@Greenscyth22]

All I can think of when I hear Hellhounds is Cinders the sentient hellhound pelt that sits atop the Justicar's helm. Intelligent items/armor are cool...even if they are pyromantic undead grinning canines.

[@dr.calibrations7984]

What happens if you crossbreed a Warg and a Hellhound?

[@AJPickett]

You may get a flame resistant Warg.

[@laserspellhawken7798]

This isn't a joke I'm disappointed.

[@AJPickett]

You can name it Asbestos?

[@laserspellhawken7798]

There we go, much better.

[@redfaux74]

I would use these to start fires in the distance. The players would be attracted to the flames due to curiosity. This would give the hell hounds a bonus on surprise and cover their noise. It could lead players, herd them to a better ambush spot.

[@firetarrasque4667]

"Burn through a rope holding a cage of rabid wombats or pygmy razorbacks" Okay, what's the story?

[@AJPickett]

Magic the Gathering cards! Some of my favorites :D

[@mis.astrid2635]

I renember playing 3.5 as a Pyromancer, able to summon up to five hellhounds.

[@flibbernodgets7018]

These seem terrifying, but I'd like to think some demon Lord somewhere decided to breed a hell Chihuahua

[@AJPickett]

The purse dogs of the Succubi

[@muninrob]

the Hell-Chihuahua with it's head sticking out of Malcanthet's purse is a lie - 1. that's not a purse, it's a portable hole 2. that's not A hell chihuahua it's an entire pack

[@demonlordotrt754]

Flibber Nodgets Mmmmm who spoke to you of such things? Looks like like ihave to skin me some underlings later XP

[@flibbernodgets7018]

DemonLord OTRT I found the true name of Sam O'Nella, he told me

[@plasmastuck3371]

base hellhounds in 5e are great for a quick and brutal encounter given how much damage even a pair can dish out, thanks to AoEing a party especially if they don't know to spread out immediately, not necessarily lethal but certainly discourages the Ranged DPS from forming mosh pits of death

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Asmodeus is a pure breeder of hellhounds.

[@TheRedneckGamer1979]

Nessian warhounds are a focal point of the brimstone angels series starting in book 3, Havilar gets one as a puppy and raises it.

[@Yuudaddy]

One could use them to guard their pack of Trolls... for whatever reason someone would want to actually breed those...

[@brettonalwood4173]

Are the eel hounds coming up this week? We got the fire now we need to cool off with the water version.

[@AJPickett]

Look, we have plenty of cats and dogs this week, but not ALL the cats and dogs... it's a slippery slope.

[@Ghostbull26]

Must have all the Dogs! =) What about Celestial dogs? Is there a heavenly mastiff? Radiating love and affection it licks you in to submission? Dose that sound wrong to you to? =D

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

My DM has been asking about this. I'll forward this video to him. Good job!!!

[@devinm.6149]

What happens if you crossbreed a hellhound and a winter wolf?

[@AJPickett]

Steam Poodles.

[@devinm.6149]

AJ Pickett why specifically poodles?

[@jasonryder183]

Slush Puppies

[@elijuhtobler1470]

trouble

[@AJPickett]

Why poodles? Because they seem like billowy steam clouds.. how about a Steam Samoyed?

[@julianaboor7971]

very interesting video; I've never played D&D, but I do find it's lore very interesting.

[@AJPickett]

Well I have many hours of content you may enjoy, welcome! 🙂

[@morganmcconal4785]

Breed hellhounds with blink dogs.

[@jasonryder183]

Blinking Hell!

[@jacobfreeman5444]

I feel like they would kill each other even if they were in heat.

[@AJPickett]

Yeah, they would, it is probably possible to achieve using magic though.

[@morganmcconal4785]

muzzles and very sadistic training

[@purplehaze2358]

how 'bout death dogs?

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

Idea, a group of Hellhounds are smart enough to drag away and cripple an ally in an area where they have brought and set up oil flasks and lots of dry wood debris to turn the entire area into a bonfire... They want to BBQ the whole party in one go......

[@kikiblair5132]

They're a very versatile template creature.

[@rickeymariu1]

Wondering when you'd get to these guys A.J. cool vid as always.

[@luizenidog5016]

It's kinda like dogs from different parts of the world all look different

[@AJPickett]

Yeah, even more so for dogs from different dimensions.

[@toryengland745]

Lui Zenidog hell hound weenier dog!!!!

[@luizenidog5016]

AJ Pickett that is so true

[@luizenidog5016]

Tory England lol you gotta do a sketch of that 😀

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

I'm running a home brew game where elementals are poised to over run the prime material. I was already planning to have hell hounds start appearing naturally, now I'm gonna do it sooner ☺

[@HowtoRPG]

Thanks AJ.

[@justinmarino5601]

A fun combo could be to use a Krenshar to ambush a party. While the party is off balanced by the Krenshar’s facial scare move have the hell hounds burn the a ring of fire surrounding the party. Then maybe use Fiendish blink dogs to attack the party in the circle using hit and run tactics. Hell hounds can send fire cones at anyone who comes to close to the edge and krenshars can keep the party of their toes. Woe be to anyone who panics and attempts to flee. This would make a great encounter for the Nine Hell’s. It’s a fiendish hunting party and these are the lords hounds.

[@jaymeVos]

Fiendish Blink Dogs?! Is that a thing? Always assumed they were one those few truly weird creatures that were beyond turning to evil deeds. But everyone runs things slightly different, eh!? ...I like that trickery there. I may have to use that one.

[@justinmarino5601]

@@jaymeVos There’s no reason why there can’t be a population that’s the result of fiendish experiments.

[@justinmarino5601]

@@jaymeVos Did you ever use this one?

[@JCinLapel]

LOL just to finish it up you should do the winter wolfs

[@AJPickett]

I've already covered the winter wolves :)

[@animefan3794]

Thought: Can Hell Hounds be crossbred with other magical canines? I imagine it might weaken their fire breath, but what other interesting magical abilities might it unlock? *goes to stat out Blink Dog-Hell Hound mutt*

[@devinm.6149]

animefan3794 one is lawful good and the other is lawful evil, unless one or both is a special case, so this most likely would of been a forced union.

[@AJPickett]

Well, there is such a thing as 'hybrid vigour' so you may end up with a much larger and more robust hellhound with some form of image displacement effect.

[@animefan3794]

AJ Pickett blink dogs are teleportation though. Displacer beasts are the “it looks like it’s over here but it’s actually over there.”

[@animefan3794]

Devin M. “Wizard did it” boom, same reasoning as an owl bear, the original blink dogs, and displacer beasts. Hell, I’m actually working on creatures for the purpose, like a whale that’s been magically fused with a beetle to be a living drive weapon capable of working on land. The prototype of that one is what my players will first encounter in the campaign, as it tries to get back to sea.

[@jacobfreeman5444]

This sounds like something someone morally bankrupt would do. Blink dogs are good creatures and fairly intelligent. So...how many of you are gonna have a quest centered around a villian having hellhounds raping blink dogs? Because I cannot believe a blink dog would willingly participate in this.

[@dragonlord498]

hellhound the pet i show off when people start sharing pet pics

[@chadk5231]

I used hell hounds as support pack for a Helmed horror. I loved this encounter because I trapped the players I a choke point given the Helmed horror has the same tactical abilities of any player level fighter.

[@AJPickett]

great combo!

[@thehillz726]

I love the idea of hell hounds releasing something like rabid wombats or death sheep. Also imagine the shock of frost giants rolling up with hell hounds from icy volcanoes. Or crossbreeds with winter wolves.

[@beyonderbeyonder9555]

Does hellhounds still do the amount of their hit points when they get a critical hit on damage

[@tatsusama3192]

Now I'm just imagining a group of these guys herding players into a dry field where parts of the pack are waiting. When the players get into position all of them breath fire setting the entire area as rough terrain/burning/suffication damage

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Tatsusama my dragon born ranger monster slayer would spit poisoning acid on him

[@4ltimit1]

I hesitate to publicly state the kinds of monsters which can be bred using Hellhounds and damned souls.

[@dagoodboy6424]

I wonder if a good being could "tame" one to be a loyal fighting dog agiansed evil? With pleanty of mean opponents to fight would probs satisfy some of its bloodlust.

[@AJPickett]

Oh heeeell no, No good aligned creature could ever tame a Hell Hound, this is not a matter of nature over nurture, they are ALIEN beings with Evil built into the core of their very substance, like, their ATOMS are evil little bastards, exposure to good, even as a pup, would be like trying to train them while you constantly bait, tease and taze them, as soon as they have an opportunity, they WILL attempt to kill you.

[@abdullahalghanimi379]

@@AJPickett I take offense to that (not really). Angels fall all the time, Zariel being a recent example, why shouldn't evil creatures become good? There is a whole adventure from Planescape about a Bebilith getting some Angel's divine spark and becoming somewhat good, or at least getting good tendences. The adventurers are sent to retrieve the spark from an evil creature that now has the ability to become good. You can say that a nature over nurture approach would often, if not always, fail to turn outsiders against their alignment, especially if they are not intelligent enough. Some sort of magical influence to change them.

[@TheFattdragon]

There Is No Dana, Only Zuul!!!

[@carloss3499]

Can hell hounds be used by Kezef or warlocks who server him

[@AJPickett]

Sure.

[@mariobalestrieri7488]

@@AJPickett I think characters like Cerberus from Helltaker and Loona from Helluva Boss would make great hellhounds.

[@parkertdm1652]

A quick question: Is it considered exeptable to turn hellhounds into the Black Shuck, a Wyn Allyn, or a Church Grim? (Quick Note: The Black Shuck, Wyn Allyn, and Church Grims, are all mythological hellhounds.)

[@AJPickett]

Absolutely. There are creatures called Death Hounds.. two heads, very nasty. But yes, hell hounds work well.

[@timgrier3317]

New variation: the hell cat

[@raidedsalt7110]

I would actually make the hound try to melt swords if the flame is hot enough

[@vodkalord6941]

to throw a curve ball at your players i would have the hellhounds breathe a different elemental breath like they see a hellhound with blue flames surprise surprise it breathes ice. in neverwinter nights shadows of undrentide i had a hellhound as my familiar cuz i played sorcerer. he was lawful evil but still a good boi. was funny to see him destroy some iron golems by doing 1 damage to them (found a magic ring that helped me do this)

[@axelspark2423]

When assaulting a Hellhound den, toss in barrels of black powder, they should ignite themselves and make things easier

[@draxthemsklonst]

Mephistopheles hellfire hound variant.

[@DracosDiabolis]

see now I want pull out the old blinder and mix a hell hound and a werewolf, lol, a giant that's a werewolf, really loved his hellhound. lol, so throw in some halfgiant in there as well. lol,

[@thedarkmaster4747]

YES!!! >XD I LOVE IT! @_@

[@karlbrooks5693]

Rabid wombats... oh hell yes!

[@kairos5382]

Kerberos means spotted. I don't think Hades is all that bad. after all he named his dog spot.

[@AJPickett]

I did not know that, thanks Kairos :)

[@McHaven07]

wow, the picture at 5:12 is awesome! anyone have a link to it?

[@AJPickett]

vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/8/8d/Hell-Hounds.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140311034611&format=original

[@McHaven07]

hey! thanks man!

[@iezarigarrard3673]

you have to do the dwarven deities, AJ. I would love to see the keeper of secrets and the war god of the dwarfs and I would love a video

[@garethfarrell8146]

I would absolutely give then the prone save that wolves have if they already dont

[@Demolitiondude]

Carry on my wayward son!

[@Demolitiondude]

Warwick: The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun what? Never watched supernatural?

[@AJPickett]

The invisible hellhounds of Supernatural were certainly on my mind when I was researching this video, I really liked their appearance on the show. Scary critters!

[@thedarkmaster4747]

Warwick: The Uncaged Wrath of Zaun After they and amara/the darkness failed to kill jahova/chuk i stopped watching... or carering, it was one of my favourite shows. But you're right they've been through more than enough...

[@thedarkmaster4747]

AJ Pickett I.K.R. after a deal with a crossroads demon... whew!!! you be regrettin' iyt noaw bhoy/gearl!

[@jacobwilson8579]

I once Wondered if their are any heaven hounds as a counter turns out there are celestial dogs

[@flibbernodgets7018]

Jacob Wilson isn't that kinda what blink dogs are? All I remember about them is that in 3e they we're lawful good

[@AJPickett]

Funny you should mention that, as you will find out in a few days :)

[@AJPickett]

Blink dogs are not celestials per se, though they probably visit those upper planes in their travels.

[@jacobwilson8579]

I always thought blink dogs were the servents of Anubis or other divine dog related beings

[@damianmorningstar3150]

I would have devils use them like the British used there hounds can you just picture a party running away from a pack of hell hounds while some arch dukes riding nightmares fallow behind

[@carloss3499]

That's really cool

[@michaelkelligan7931]

My arch-illusionist Ellis Dee of 30th level was given 2 hellhound whelps of enormous size from the Greek goddess Hecate' for donating huge amounts of wealth to her temples over the decades, she has a peculiar hold over all hellhounds,they certainly never attack her. And their HD are sweet. Having a powerful character with an absurd "crush" on his patron diety is fun to play..... his casinos do well too! 😎

[@jaymeVos]

That sounds truly awesome lol Never known anyone to make it past 16th level while playing a Illusionist specialist so 30th is like a demi-god or something. That sounds really cool tho. Your powers over creatures minds and "vision" must be insane, to be sure 😈

[@krispalermo8133]

Oak rod/ club of fire burning. 3.5e system item creation feat: Craft Wondrous Item. 6th -level arcane caster, Greater Magic Weapon +2 bonus, Make Whole, Fire/Chill Touch, along with a few fire base cantrips, .. chew toy for a hell hound or red dragon wrymling. I just regard dragon and hell hound behavior to be long the lines of a great Dane. Which if you don't have one proper trained they Will roll on top of you as you sit on the couch for fun. But these things are nearly larger than lions.

[@cameronpearce5943]

I’d like to know if they have any relationship with cerberuss

[@AJPickett]

Not as far as I know.

[@commissarchaplainradke92]

I once threw a salamander with 2 hellhounds at a veteran party. That bastard is still alive

[@Hashando]

Im a warlock and asked for my diety (Asmodeus) for a pet and he let me have a hellhound... Best GM ever

[@AureliusDux99]

Good fire doggos

[@thedarkmaster4747]

So i'm thinking hellhound, blink dog, displacerbeast hybrid, with abit of african wild dog and bloodhound in it, with draconic scales, invisibility save a black smokey trail(when they are moving at speed). with shark jaws so they can break of afew rootless phosphorus teeth in what they bite (unimaginably painfull

[@jgr7487]

I stopped @ "hybrid", but I'm already sure it kills parties!

[@jgr7487]

TL;DR?

[@thedarkmaster4747]

JoaG R keep reading.

[@edsapp6678]

Any explanation why hell hounds would rarely birth on the prime material plane..seems counterintuitive if you think of fire giants breeding them

[@edsapp6678]

Back in 2e..this was nearly almost certain death for a party..not much more difficult foe..at least in my campaigns..when they bite, latch on, then breath fire..that's brutal

[@AJPickett]

AWOOOOOOOOOO !

[@flibbernodgets7018]

AJ Pickett Baator is red, Bytopia's blue, hellish pupper does an awoo

[@AJPickett]

You have a gift for rhyme.

[@flibbernodgets7018]

AJ Pickett I can't take credit, it's from r/boottoobig

[@ANotmyname]

They are also the leading cause of unnatural forest fires besides humanoids.

[@Zombied77]

Celestial Bear says 'Only you can prevent forest fires'.

[@jonwooldridge3766]

Great ecology! Thanks

[@AeronHale]

Essentially the polar opposite of Winter Wolves in terms of abilities. I actually am working on a Winter Wolf character.

[@jaymeVos]

A Winter Wolf character? That sounds interesting. How did that come along(if you ended up making it that is)? I have played a Worg (with the Leadership feat) that had a Goblin companion that rode on my back and basically acted as my ranged attack with some minor sorcery abilities. Worked well actually.

[@AeronHale]

Unfortunately the campaign ended up falling through. Worked very well what little I did get to play him.

[@movespammerguyteam7colors]

Would a Cerberus be a higher level Hellhound?

[@AJPickett]

I think he's actually a demi-god. Cerberus was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and usually is described as having three heads, a serpent for a tail, and snakes protruding from parts of his body.

[@movespammerguyteam7colors]

AJ Pickett I thought he was just a large or giant 3 headed dog who guarded the gate of the underworld for Hades. I'm picturing something similar to the Disney film Hercules or Fluffy from Harry Potter. What you just described sounds more like a Chimera almost. I could very well be incorrect.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

MoveSpammerGuy team7colors yes like a Chimera, he is the guardian of the underworld after all.

[@purplehaze2358]

dead i am the rat feast upon the cat tender is the fur DYING AS YOU BURN

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

What if you save a hellhound from abuse and feed it say some large hunk of meat? Will it at least leave you be?

[@toomanyaccounts]

well there was a series of books about a human ranger who saved a sentient hellhound pelt from being abused by a paladin. it became his companion and he wore it with it being able to breathe flame on command. that is of course an incredibly rare occasion.

[@toomanyaccounts]

note paladin turned the hell hound into the sentient pelt so he could torment the thing. this was a series of Greyhawk printed novels back in the 90s. maybe still available new or on the used market on amazon. first book was White Plume Mountain by Paul Kidd. Think there was three or four books in the series concerning this ranger.

[@theredneckunicorn9752]

They aren't evil if you train them right.

[@AJPickett]

I guess it is unfortunate that most of those with the capacity and will to train them, are themselves, quite evil.

[@Daimon-X]

Hell it's about time. I would like to pet this creature.

[@jgr7487]

don't use Hellhounds against a party in which PCs like to collect pets... or do... or just make Hellhounds more akin to prairie dogs, whose cubs are all taken care by aunts and protected by the whole pack. have fun. TPKs happen.

[@carloss3499]

You gave me some evil ideas thx 😈

[@Kuroshiro575]

I encountered a hellhound, I wanted to have it as a pet 😂

[@jaymeVos]

Any time that happens my players usually whine about it being difficult to befriend or broker a deal with most creatures in order to make them a pet ("why cant I have a unicorn to ride on as a 1st level fighter?" Or the best I have heard, "I want a wereboar to ride on into battle"... Yeah. But no.) Plus not many intelligent creatures would allow themselves to be considered pets lol (companions or partners, maybe. But a pet? That would be degrading) Especially with Hellhounds, or other evil intelligent creatures. ...but it sure is funny to watch them try 😈

[@garlesh8271]

Been surrounded by these in past editions.... not a good time for a squishy mage. lol

[@jackiesantos2121]

wow these hellhounds are easier to kill in Call of Duty I've Layla zombie modes in the game

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Do the giff the hippo people or a fire newt what about the head with bat ears whats that called again

[@AJPickett]

Vargouille