Homebrew Gaiadusa Species Details

Height varies from 5-6 feet in height oftentimes. Their hair is a tangle of wooden snakes with glowing green eyes, often slithering or flailing around. They each have a unique mask, often keeping it on to not turn anything like wild game and each other to wood on accident.  Their eyes are human-like and often glow a slight eerie dark green. 

A Medusa subspecies that can be either male or female. They differentiate from regular Medusa due to Their more bark-like skin, and the snakes that are usually their hair will be fully wooden. The race hides in its hidden jungle villages and cities isolated from the rest of the world. These communities are primarily supported by Hunter gathering groups that provide the communities with food. However, it’s common for a few blacksmiths, a few merchants, and a few other various craftsmen in the larger towns. After the population reaches a certain point, the towns will likely start cultivating farms of local fruits. Individuals often leave the communities to prove their worth or for any number of personal reasons. Though every so often, they leave to attempt to find a solution to an issue their home is dealing with. Archery is popular among Gaiadusa, mainly due to not needing to get near the opponent and the ability to threaten a threat to be turned into wood and hit with a flaming arrow that, despite the dangers it can have to them, is popular among Gaiadusa.

Gaiadusa Traits

Plant Manipulation, Wood Petrification, Swimming and Climbing Speed, Vulnerable to Fire, +2 Intelligence, +1 Constitution

Wood Petrification

When a creature that can see the Gaiadusa’s eyes starts its turn within 30 ft. of the Gaiadusa, the Gaiadusa can force it to make a DC 14 Constitutionsaving throw if the Gaiadusa isn't Incapacitated and can see the creature. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly Petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to wood and is Restrained. The Restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming Petrified on a failure or ending the effect on a success. The petrification lasts until the creature is freed by the Greater Restoration spell or other magic.
Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If the creature does so, it can't see the Gaiadusa until the start of its next turn, when it can avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at the Gaiadusa in the meantime, it must immediately make the save.
If the Gaiadusa sees itself reflected on a polished surface within 30 ft. of it and in an area of bright light, the Gaiadusa is, due to its curse, affected by its own gaze.

Plant Manipulation

The User rolls a d20 to determine how much control they have over the target. The target must be a plant of some form to work.(obviously) 1-5: no control over it at all. 6-10: slightly control of the plants movements, incapable of growing it further. 11-15: better control of the movement, can increase and decrease the size of the plant slightly. 16-20: The plant practically becomes one with you, you have complete control of every aspect of it.

Vulnerable to Fire

Vulnerable to Fire Damage

Ability Score Increase

+2 Intelligence +1 Constitution

Swimming and Climbing Speed

Alongside a +10ft boost to their base speed, Gaiadusa also gain a Swimming and Climbing Speed equal to their base walking speed.