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Creature · Built-in

Basilisk

Medium Monstrosity, unaligned

Medium difficulty
CR 4
Melee

The crowned king of serpents from the old bestiaries, whose glance kills and whose trail leaves the ground dead behind it.

Statistics

Armor Class: 14 (scales)
Hit Points: 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed: Walk 30 ft
Challenge: CR 4 · 1100 XP
Size: Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft

STR14+2

DEX14+2

CON16+3

INT2−4

WIS12+1

CHA8−1

Attacks

Bite Melee

+4 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 2 piercing plus 2d6 poison

Abilities

Killing Glance Recharge 5–6

Meets the eyes of one creature.

Range: 30 ft
Saving throw: Constitution DC 13
On a failed save: Full damage.
On a successful save: Half damage.
Damage: 3d8 necrotic

Dead Ground At will

GM guidance: plants wither where it passes; a mirror turns its glance back on itself, and weasels do not fear it.

Defenses

Immunities: Poison

Environment & tags

Environments: Desert, Ruins, Cave
Groups: Mythological Creatures, Cave / Underground
Tags: monstrosity, myth, snake, venom