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Maedar are a race of serpentine humanoids closely related to the medusa. The Maedar are one of if not the only race that is immune to a medusa's petrifying gaze.
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D&D 5e Racial Features[edit | edit source]
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and you Charisma score increases by 1.
Age. Maedar have lifespans comparable to humans.
Alignment.
Size. Maedar vary in size depending on the nature of their medusa ancestry. Your size is Medium or Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life in darkness, you have enhanced vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Venomous Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.
Medusa Sympathy. Your Medusa nature gives you a natural resistance to petrification which you can extend to your allies. You are immune to the Petrified condition, and allies within 10 feet of you have advantage on saving throws against being Petrified.
Poisonous Gaze. You can spend your action to force each creature that can see you in a 15-foot cone to make a Constitution saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your Proficiency Bonus.) A creature with an Intelligence of 3 or higher may avert its eyes, avoiding the roll but rendering it unable to see you until the start of your next turn. Any creature that fails the save has the Poisoned condition until the start of your next turn, or if it fails by 5 or more, it has the Restrained condition instead. Once a creature has succumbed to your gaze, it cannot be affected by it again until 24 hours have passed. You can use your Poisonous Gaze a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.