Basilisk
Medium Monstrosity
10’ teal blue serpent body with black hair like wet string along its spine. Six legs ending in greasy, black chicken’s feet. Large, singular eye the color of a bloody setting sun. Bony crests the shape of a crown upon its head. Unintelligent, acts on instinct, but highly deadly if encountered.
HD:6(27HP)|ML:21|#:1d6(1d6)
MOVE:20’|ARM:Oily Scales(d4)
Attacks:
- 1 x Bite (1d10 Pierce/Petrify), 1 x Gaze (Petrify)
- Petrify: [STA] or turn to stone.
- Gaze: [STA] each round in melee or turn to stone.
- 1 x Song, 1:6 to recharge
- Song: [SPR] or be charmed by the Basilisk if heard.
- Charmed creatures walk towards the Basilisk’s waiting maw.
- Oddly, 2:6 chance of a humanoid saying goodbye to their family/friends by saying, “Fare ye well! I go to my fortune!”
Loot:F
Traits:
- Surprise: Creatures surprised by a basilisk meet its gaze.
- Avert Gaze: +4DR to attack, dodge, and block vs the basilisk, but avoid eye contact.
- Reflections: Its reflection is harmless, but +2DR to attack, block, and dodge checks vs basilisk when looking in a mirror.
- 2:6 chance a basilisk will see its own reflection and turn to stone. Loot: F