Heracles (demigod)

ARMOR CLASS: -2
MOVE: 15"
HIT POINTS: 187
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 5-50 (+14)
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Bow
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
SIZE: M (6')
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutral
PLANE: The Prime Material Plane
CLERIC/DRUID: Nil
FIGHTER: Ranger Lord (R15) <(Archer-Ranger)> <(Berserker)>
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: Nil
THIEF/ASSASSIN: Nil
MONK/BARD: 3rd level bard (Sonnateer, Fochlucan : 3)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
 
S: 25 I: 11 W: 9
D: 19 C: 20 CH: 17
Come: - -

The son of Zeus,
this demigod is strength personified.
He appears as a normal,
very muscular man with a large beard.
Heracles is quite naive,
and will have nothing to do with magic-users or clerics,
whom he does not trust.

He uses a special bow at the beginning of every battle,
a bow which only he can use effectively.
It has a range of 1 mile,
and it cannot miss at distances up to 1/2 mile.
When he battles giants and other enchanted monsters
he uses poisoned arrows.
He also wields a huge club which does 5-50 points of damage on a hit.

When he suffers more than half his HP in damage,
Heracles flies into a blind berserker's rage,
and this causes him to attack friend and foe alike.
When in this state,
his damage bonus from strength is +25 points.

It is dangerous to have dealings with this hero,
as the slightest insult or affront is liable to cause him to lose his temper.
At such times,
he will act in the most direct and aggressive manner.
If he is tricked by double-dealing,
lies,
or ingratitude,
he will certainly exact vengeance,
although it might be years before he has the chance.

Nemean Lion Skin: Heracles wears the skin of the magical Nemean lion,
and it cannot be pierced by anything.
Thrusting weapons do but one <1> point of damage (plus bonuses, if any),
slashing weapons do half <1/2> damage,
but crushing or bludgeoning weapons do full damage.
 
 
Greek Mythos - - - DDG



<Come: high. cf. Hercules by Joe d'Amato's Hercules>

<Rope Use (Heracles Knot)>