Monsters / Medusa
Medusa
CR 7 - 3,200 XP - LE Medium Monstrous Humanoid
Stat block
AC15 (touch 12, flat-footed 13)HP76 (8d10+32)SavesFort +6, Ref +8, Will +7Meleedagger +10/+5 (1d4/19-20), snake bite +5 (1d4 plus poison)Rangedmwk longbow +11/+6 (1d8/x3)Speed30 ft.AbilitiesStr 10, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 15BAB / CMB / CMD+8 / +8 / 20Sensesall-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16Environmenttemperate marshes and underground
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (5 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
skirmisher (from abilities)
abilities: Dex 15 over Str 10 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
abilities: Dex 15 over Str 10 - strike and slip away, never trade full attacks
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16 - hunts where prey is blind
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment LE, Int 12 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment LE, Int 12 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
holds-line (from alignment)
alignment LE, Int 12 - disciplined: keeps formation, never chases alone
alignment LE, Int 12 - disciplined: keeps formation, never chases alone
On-hit riders and breath
gaze
petrifying gaze
From the entry
A medusa's snake-hair allows her to see in all directions. Medusas gain a +4 racial bonus to Perception checks and cannot be flanked.
Turn to stone permanently, 30 feet, Fortitude DC 16 negates. The save DC is Charisma-based.
The save DC is Constitution-based. Bite:
Medusas are human-like creatures with snakes instead of hair. At distances of 30 feet or more, a medusa can easily pass for a beautiful woman if she wears something to cover her serpentine locks-when wearing clothing that conceals her head and face, she can be mistaken for a human at even closer distances. Medusas use lies and disguises that conceal their faces to get close enough to opponents to use their petrifying gaze, though they like playing with their prey and may fire arrows from a distance to lead enemies into traps. Some enjoy creating intricate decorations out of their victims, using their petrified remains as a...