Homebrew Half Medusa Species Details

Almost everyone knows or has heard of the creature that can turn mortals to stone with a single glance, the Medusa. Many an adventurer has met their fate in the lair of such creatures. However, every so often a mortal stumbles into a lair of a Medusa and either charm or trick the Medusa into not killing them immediately. Even rarer is when these instances bring about a child into the world. This child is spared the full extent of their cursed heritage, retaining only a few traits of their snake-haired parents.

Physical Appearance:

Half Medusas are humanoid beings, inheriting a majority of their physical appearance from their mortal parent. They do retain, from their immortal blood, an unearthly beauty and long life. They have some serpentine scales and snake-like eyes, but other than that most of their more monstrous traits are in their blood. Half Medusas are generally the average height and weight of their mortal parent, and have a life span comparable to that of elves.

Half Medusa Traits

Half Medusas have the following racial traits

Ability Score Increase

+2 Charisma

+1 Constitution

Darkvision

Gain Darkvision up to 60ft

Gaze of the Serpent

Once per long rest a Half Medusa can glare at a creature they can see who can also see them and attempt to paralyze it. The creature must succeed in a Constitution saving throw against the Half Medusa's Spell Save DC using Charisma as the casting attribute (8 + Proficiency + Charisma Modifier). Creatures with no sight are immune.

Forked Tongue

Gain Proficiency in Deception