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<blockquote data-quote="jodyjohnson" data-source="post: 5844482" data-attributes="member: 5590"><p>Player's don't intentionally have staring contests with Medusas.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They sometimes do entertain having Level-draining experiences with Succubi.</p><p></p><p>How 5e handles Succubi is probably more important than Medusa from the player standpoint.</p><p></p><p>1e was 1 level drained per round with 1 minute rounds. So you can last 1 minute per level with no mechanics to force further contact. That seems like a suitable length of encounter. Good old fashioned junior high fantasy role-playing.</p><p></p><p>2e and 3.x had much shorter rounds and added mechanics to force unwanted continuing engagement. Commonly a PC wouldn't last more than 1-2 minutes with near guaranteed fatality.</p><p></p><p>4e sounds a lot more like marriage. She only kisses you once per day, doesn't kill you, but makes you do whatever she wants. And she's not even a demon anymore.</p><p></p><p></p><p>DMs worry about how the Medusa is modelled, players pay more attention to the Succubus. 2e/3e Succubus was more in the Save or Die vein with the mechanics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jodyjohnson, post: 5844482, member: 5590"] Player's don't intentionally have staring contests with Medusas. They sometimes do entertain having Level-draining experiences with Succubi. How 5e handles Succubi is probably more important than Medusa from the player standpoint. 1e was 1 level drained per round with 1 minute rounds. So you can last 1 minute per level with no mechanics to force further contact. That seems like a suitable length of encounter. Good old fashioned junior high fantasy role-playing. 2e and 3.x had much shorter rounds and added mechanics to force unwanted continuing engagement. Commonly a PC wouldn't last more than 1-2 minutes with near guaranteed fatality. 4e sounds a lot more like marriage. She only kisses you once per day, doesn't kill you, but makes you do whatever she wants. And she's not even a demon anymore. DMs worry about how the Medusa is modelled, players pay more attention to the Succubus. 2e/3e Succubus was more in the Save or Die vein with the mechanics. [/QUOTE]
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