What exactly would define a medusa? The snake bottom or the snake hair? The petrification? The ugly visage or do they want something beautiful? Lots of things to think about.
Goes a long way to discuss what they actually want out of it. For all I know half-medusa means some green scaley skin and great looks, but otherwise totally human and uses human stats.
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There is a Rite Publishing's In the Comopany of Medusa which, if you allow it as the GM, gives rules for Medusa PCs.
What exactly would define a medusa? The snake bottom or the snake hair? The petrification? The ugly visage or do they want something beautiful? Lots of things to think about.
Goes a long way to discuss what they actually want out of it. For all I know half-medusa means some green scaley skin and great looks, but otherwise totally human and uses human stats.
Well, Medusa is a specific person. She happens to be cursed into being a Gorgon, who's primary feature I'd consider to be "being so ugly they petrify people by looking at them".
You could just play a White-Haired Witch and say your hair is composed of snakes.
Well, Medusa is a specific person. She happens to be cursed into being a Gorgon, who's primary feature I'd consider to be "being so ugly they petrify people by looking at them".
In pathfinder its an actual creature who's stunningly beautiful and only kills you if you take a look at her snake-locks. Also, she's sees through the snakes. Yeah... and gorgons are a magical beast bull thing.
After looking at so many fantasy versions of medusa I'm not sure what people refer to sometimes.
As mentioned above, what parts do they want medusa-ish?
I've made 1/2 medusa races for 3.5 and 4e. Like some of the other's have said, I'd need to know what you're looking for OP. What abilities are the player looking for? Turn to stone? Snake hair?
Have them play a Vishkanya?
There is a Rite Publishing's In the Company of Medusa which, if you allow it as the GM, gives rules for Medusa PCs.
It also has a template for half-medusas (which have the looks, but not the gaze). The medusa PCs have a 1/day temporary petrification effect at 1st level, increased/enhanced as they gain HD/levels.
First you start with a blindfold, some chiante, and Barry White.
Oh, that's not what were talking about? Never mind.
There's a half-medusa template by Sean K. Reynolds here.
That might give you some ideas on where to start.
Basically she wants the turn to stone thing, im no quite sure to let her use that, so im trying to do it like once per day or something, also she wants the looks, i have no problem with that but im kinda stuck in matter of offense/defense and if i should give her bonus/drawbacks on scores.
Sorry, can't help you there. the ability is WAY too strong for a 1st level character. The highest spell suggested in the Advanced Race Guide is 4th and that's for non-attack spells. Flesh to stone is 6th AND an attack spell. Are the other players going to get a 6th level attack spell at 1st?
IF I allowed a gaze it'd start off small and grow. Lose a move action->lose a standard action->Lose all actions->Paralyze(as per hold person)->Paralyze(as per hold monster)->Flesh to stone.
What about her gaze attack first slowing an opponent 1/day, then after several levels it upgrades to flesh to stone?
Starting with flesh to stone right off the bat is incredibly overpowered. I would agree with the slow effect that upgrades about when 6th level spells come online.