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Basilisk

Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned · D&D 5e 2024

CR3
AC15
HP52
Speed20
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Basilisk

Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned


Armor Class15

Initiative

Hit Points

Speed20 ft.


STR16 (+3)
DEX8 (-1)
CON15 (+2)
INT2 (-4)
WIS8 (-1)
CHA7 (-2)

SensesDarkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9

LanguagesNone

Challenge3 (XP 700; PB +2)

Actions

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: , reach 5 ft. Hit: Piercing damage plus Poison damage.

Bonus Actions

Petrifying 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.

Running it at the table

  • Petrifying Gaze recharges on a 4–6, about one round in two. Roll at the start of each of its turns.

Basilisk loot

We do not roll Individual Treasure for a Basilisk: a monstrosity with an Intelligence of 2 has no use for coins. Anything in its den belonged to its victims; roll a CR 0–4 hoard for that instead.

Coins it carries
None
Hoard table
CR 0–4
Magic items in a hoard
64% of rolls
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Rules source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 ↗

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