The mechanics of it didn't change at all? I never noticed that many people dying trying to attack her, guess I should have payed more attention. I agree that awe has its downsides, it really only functions as a backup when petrification doesn't go off and the combo seems really powerful for something I didn't have to monkey with my scales to get and could use from turn 1.
Gorgon/Medusa could be sweet in Dom2 as well. Main problem is that you have to take her into melee to use her auto-kill, and her HPs were low enough that she could easily die.
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