Homebrew Half-Medusa Species Details
Half-Medusa are born from either a peculiar relationship between a Medusa and another humanoid, or in the rare occurrence that a creature bargains for Immortality and Beauty only to have the beginnings of the Medusa's curse placed upon them. These creatures take on more of an appearance of their monstrous parent, while having more personality characteristics of their humanoid parent. These creatures have scaly skin, usually in hues ranging from tanned brown to hues of green and blue. There is no hair on their bodies aside from the Snake appendages that adorn their heads. Generally can have a variety and range of personalities, but all seem to have an underlining predatory streak within them. They are often ostracized from normal cultures due to their heritage; which leads to many of them attempting to disguise themselves or pass themselves off as Tieflings.
Half-Medusa Traits
Half-Medusa are reptile-like humanoids with snakes for hair. Rare children of a Medusa with similar traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 2. You also can increase either your Dexterity score or Wisdom score by 1, stemming from the mythos surrounding the original gorgon sisters.
Age
Half-Gorgons mature at the same rate as Humans, but can live longer than 200 years.
Alignment
While Medusa's lean towards a very strict and Lawful tendencies, their half-blooded children are more inclined towards a Chaotic alignment due to their often strenuous and ostracized upbringing.
Size
Half-Gorgons are the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30ft. You also have a Climbing and Swim speed of 30ft due to your reptilian heritage.
Darkvision
Thanks to your monstrous heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim Conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in Darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in Darkness, only shades of gray.
Gaze of the Gorgon
While you may not sport the cursed gaze of your monstrous parent, your gaze can still force the muscles of creatures to harden for a short period of time. As an Action, you can force a creature who can see you to make a save against your monstrous gaze. A creature must make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier), or have its speed reduced to 0, and be incapacitated until the end of your next turn. You can use this feature up to three times a day. You regain all uses after a Long rest.
Snake Hair
The snakes you have instead of hair are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one language of your choice.
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Posted Apr 6, 2020Thank you soooo much for this
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Posted Aug 28, 2020Really appreciate the build, but I think it should be Half-Gorgon.
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Posted Dec 22, 2021Agreed.
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Posted Dec 22, 2021I think the Snake Hair should do piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier.
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Posted Mar 8, 2023This is great! I'm obsessed with Medusae/Gorgons in fantasy settings and super excited to give this a spin 💚