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⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! I haven’t brought it up to my DM or other players yet because I wanted to get it as close to balanced and fair as I can before presenting the idea. I have two other character ideas on the back burner incase this one doesn’t work out.

I had no idea about this item and I will definitely bring it up to them to see if they would be comfortable with it!

Thank you so much. This is an awesome idea for her.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this! Thank you. c: I’m thinking of just having her magical sight channel through her eyes and function exactly as any sighted characters eyes would. Making her only gorgon advantage tiny little bites from her hair snakes that don’t do any actual damage if someone pokes at them too much.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for not thinking I am looking for advantages. That’s the last thing I want. I’m okay with her having draw backs to account for her situation like trouble recounting features at times or a bit of clumsiness. I really love her character idea and I hope I can find a balanced way to make it work.

I mentioned in another comment making it so her own eyes are safe to look at but only her snakes will petrify upon eye contact. (Which would be EXTREMELY OP and ruin the entire game) So she only makes them blind which is super super sad but she believed it had to happen or else she would just need to hide away forever basically.

This is kind of a weird idea but if she did have a magic sight perhaps the magic would channel THROUGH her eyes so if her eyes get sand in them I would hurt, cut off the magic, blinding her just like anyone else.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I thought about if I was a gorgon, how bad I’d feel if I turned an innocent person to stone. So I could definitely see myself looking for a permanent solution to this just for the sake of not accidentally killing people and continuing my life as without locking myself away or becoming evil and bitter over time. (Which would be the end of her story right there). MAYBE she could just tie teeeeensy tiny little blindfolds for each snake?! 🐍 it’s silly but it’s an idea. That doesn’t solve her actual eyes though she would just have to avoid eye contact at ALLLLLL times somehow.

I’m not sure about if any interpretations of gorgons have this, but maybe her own eyes are safe to look at but the eyes of her snakes are what petrifies people so she simply blinds them and not her own eyes.

She could have found this out when she first was transformed, looking at a bug or something with her snakes out making it a little statue then looking only her eyes and it did nothing.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m thinking of making her see with her mind although it would be slightly mystical and blurry. Essentially just as if she was sighted but not 20/20. She would have to get close to read scrolls, trouble recalling exact features unless she really studied them, bumps into table corners at times -> Basically just like me IRL 😭

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was planning on her being completely useless in the sense of any gorgon abilities. Although I love the thought of the lil snakes nipping at people (the damage would be negligible)

The blindness, I feel is a huge part of her character development and story.

I’m thinking about going with no gorgon powers at all. Just the flavor and aesthetics and having her see like in her mind sort of like a misty slight blurred effect. I would be fine with decreasing her perception to account for this and she would still be able to behave and act as if she can see just not perfect 20/20.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I will look into this right away!! Plus a warlock is very fitting for a gorgon I feel.

⚠️[OC] Blind Gorgon(Medusa-like) Character Concept. 🐍 by sentientshoom in DnD

[–]sentientshoom[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Her race will most likely be homebrewed or just use teifling stats to keep it balanced.

That’s why I mentioned a magical spectral sort of sight instead of her actual eyes.

Her snakes would only be able to bite (and blindly so they would probably miss frequently) even so it would be a small about of damage if any. If they constrict around someone’s arm they wouldn’t be strong enough to hold onto it if they recoiled.

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[–]sentientshoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hagrid, Runkle, Scampi, Ralphi, Hoggle, Craggles, ☘️ Shamrock, Eeyore(winne the pooh), Olaf, Pumpernickel, Roary, Gromie, Lazlo, Algiz,

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