Fortitude +15, Reflex +16, Will +14
Deception +16, Diplomacy +14, Stealth +16
Darkvision
Common
Actions & Abilities
Shortsword
Damage: 1d6+8 Piercing
Snake Fangs
Damage: 1d4+8 Piercing
Composite Shortbow
Damage: 1d6+7 Piercing
All-Around Vision
Biting Snakes
Trigger A creature ends its turn adjacent to the medusa.
Effect The medusa makes a snake fangs Strike against the creature.
Petrifying Gaze
30 feet.
When a creature ends its turn in the aura, it must attempt a save. If the creature fails, it becomes Slowed 1 for 1 minute.
The medusa can deactivate or activate this aura by using a single action, which has the concentrate trait.
Focus Gaze
The medusa fixes their glare at a creature they can see within 30 feet. The target must immediately attempt a save against the medusa's petrifying gaze.
If the creature was already by petrifying gaze before attempting its save, a failed save causes it to be permanently. After attempting its save, the creature is then temporarily immune until the start of the medusa's next turn.
Serpent Venom
Saving Throw
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 1d6[poison] damage and Enfeebled 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 2d6[poison] damage and Enfeebled 2 (1 round)
Creature Abilities
Biting Snakes. Trigger A creature ends its turn adjacent to the medusa.
Effect The medusa makes a snake fangs Strike against the creature.
Petrifying Gaze. 30 feet.
When a creature ends its turn in the aura, it must attempt a save. If the creature fails, it becomes Slowed 1 for 1 minute.
The medusa can deactivate or activate this aura by using a single action, which has the concentrate trait.
Focus Gaze. The medusa fixes their glare at a creature they can see within 30 feet. The target must immediately attempt a save against the medusa's petrifying gaze.
If the creature was already by petrifying gaze before attempting its save, a failed save causes it to be permanently. After attempting its save, the creature is then temporarily immune until the start of the medusa's next turn.
Serpent Venom. Saving Throw
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 1d6[poison] damage and Enfeebled 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 2d6[poison] damage and Enfeebled 2 (1 round)
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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