D&D 5E Medieval Plastic Surgery At Its Best

Chryssa De Antoni—or the Coiled Sculptress (CR 11) as she’s now known—is a talented medusa that burrowed her way into the criminal underground. She turns her customers to stone and resculpts their faces, carefully chiseling away their old identities before using her unique magical gifts to restore them, turning her artistry into flesh and blood. Hers is not a profession of kindness however, and the foolish customers that don’t say the right passwords or pay the right amounts become raw materials for Chryssa’s less traditional masterpieces (doomed forever more as a CR 2 Fleshsculpt). Delicately designed by Andrew Engelbrite, illustrated by Leonardo Sa.

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[Clint_L]

So...the premise is that if she sculpts you into a more attractive statue, and then someone transmutes you back to flesh, you get to keep the nose job or tummy tuck or whatever? Like, is this actually an ingenious business model in a magical environment? I love this concept!

This is a super creative idea, and I am shamelessly stealing it for a character in my campaign!

 

[MGibster]

I can't help but concur with my esteemed colleague Dr. @Clint_L. A medusa who turns people into stone, chisels their features, and turns them back to flesh is simply a genius idea. It's an idea I probably never would have thought of but seems so obvious once someone points it out to you. Kudos to Andrew Engelbrite.

 

[Clint_L]

It gives me so many NPC ideas - not only for the "surgeon" themselves, but for some of their clients. You've got the wealthy socialite addicted to cosmetic surgery, the gangster on the run, and so on. And a cool option for the characters, as well!

 

[Bedrockgames]

People should check out the movie Reign of Assassins for a great take on plastic surgery during the Ming Dynasty

 

[aco175]

Sounds like a good plot device if you do not think too hard about chiseling off what would be flesh and somehow the new stuff on the outside turns into flesh instead of being something Lord Bolton (GoT) would be proud of.

 

[Clint_L]

Sounds like a good plot device if you do not think too hard about chiseling off what would be flesh and somehow the new stuff on the outside turns into flesh instead of being something Lord Bolton (GoT) would be proud of.

Magic.

 

[Lidgar]

I assume she can also use some mortar to enhance/add physical features as well? Love it.

 

[DragonLancer]

Could Stoneshape help?

 

[Professor Murder]

Yoink!