LostSoul
Adventurer
[sblock=Spoilers for B2]The old B/X medusa had one attack - for 1d6 + poison (save vs. Poison or die in one turn). If you avert your eyes, she gets a bonus of +2 to her "to hit" rolls. That means she's hitting AC 0 on a 14.
I don't have the module any more, but I think that there was a scroll of stone to flesh there.[/sblock]
I am interested to see how people run this encounter: will some DMs have the medusa grab someone's face and force them to meet her gaze? Do you have to make a save if you attack from behind? Will some DMs just roll with the encounter being advantage medusa vs. disadvantage PCs? How will DMs determine if the PCs are "surprised" or not?
That's only true if the DM ignores how to set DCs. DCs are supposed to be set based on the task's difficulty (DM Guidelines, page 2). If you ignore that, then I can see the game turning into mother-may-I play in some cases.
I don't have the module any more, but I think that there was a scroll of stone to flesh there.[/sblock]
I am interested to see how people run this encounter: will some DMs have the medusa grab someone's face and force them to meet her gaze? Do you have to make a save if you attack from behind? Will some DMs just roll with the encounter being advantage medusa vs. disadvantage PCs? How will DMs determine if the PCs are "surprised" or not?
That's okay, though I have a few objections. KM, you say skill-checks are still player-directed, but this gets into mother-may-I territory pretty quickly. How hard should the check be? Depends on how easily the GM wants his players to find out how to beat the monster.
That's only true if the DM ignores how to set DCs. DCs are supposed to be set based on the task's difficulty (DM Guidelines, page 2). If you ignore that, then I can see the game turning into mother-may-I play in some cases.