Gaze Weapon

A legendary monster with a gaze attack can affect an opponent simply by making eye contact. A gaze attack requires no special effort, and the creature can freely combine it with other attacks or abilities.

The gaze attack can have any effect the DM desires: instant death (save vs. death to avoid), stoning (save vs. petrification to avoid), charm (save vs. spell to avoid), and so on. As with breath weapons, a quick look through descriptions of existing monsters should provide plenty of ideas.

If the creature already has a gaze weapon, use the next highest ranking; if the creature is a paragon, the penalty is –8. Adjustments are detailed on Table 20.

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