Medusa¶

No. Appearing: 1
Armour Class: 13
Hit Dice: 8
Attacks: Bow 1d6+1 + Snake hair attack (special)
Nat 19: the target's weapon or armour (50%) is petrified (Luck save resists).
Attributes: S:10 D:15 C:12 I:15 P:13 W:15 Ch:8
Luck: 9
Move: 30 ft

A Medusa is a cursed humanoid with a female upper body and face, but with hair consisting of writhing snakes. They have no legs, conjoined instead to the lower half of a scaled serpent. The gaze of a medusa turns anyone looking upon it to stone (a Luck (Con) save resists, reversible with a rare salve of razkarrt bile, or Flesh to Stone spell). Adventurers may choose to avert their gaze if not surprised, effectively fighting the monster blind.

In addition to the medusa's weapon attack, the snake-hair makes one attack per round, causing 1d3 damage + poison (2d6 damage plus 1d4 Dex loss, Luck (Con) save for half). An adventurer reduced to zero Dex turns to stone. A medusa may make a bow or snake-hair attack as an Off Turn Attack.