Basilisk (5e24)
| Basilisk [1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AC: 15Initiative: -1 (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HP: 52 (8d8+16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Speed: 20 ft. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages: — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CR: 3 (XP 700; PB +2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ActionsBite. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Poison damage. Bonus ActionsPetrifying Gaze (Recharge 4-6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. If the basilisk sees its reflection in the Cone, the basilisk must make this save. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the save at the end of its next turn if it is still Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success. Second Failure: The target has the Petrified condition instead of the Restrained condition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unofficial Description: Reptile-like monstrosity that's gaze can petrify creatures.
Found in Adventures[edit]
- Dead in Thay
- Descent into Avernus
- Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
- Dragons of the Sandstone City
- Quests from the Infinite Staircase
- The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
Sources and Notes[edit]
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (22 April 2025). SRD 5.2. (5e 2024) Wizards of the Coast. p. 259. Licensed: CC-BY.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (18 February 2025). Monster Manual. (5e 2024) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786969548. p. 29.
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| Alignment | Unaligned + |
| Author | SRD 5.2 + |
| CRval | 3 + |
| Canon | true + |
| Challenge Rating | 3 + |
| Creature Name | Basilisk + |
| Experience Points | 700 + |
| Features | Bite + and Petrifying Gaze + |
| Habitat | Mountain + and Underdark + |
| Hit Dice | 8d8+16 + |
| Hit Points | 52 + |
| Publication | SRD 5.2 + |
| Size | Medium + |
| SortText | Basilisk 5e24 + |
| Summary | Reptile-like monstrosity that's gaze can petrify creatures. + |
| Treasure | Any + |
| Type | Monstrosity + |
