Basilisk
MonsterDCC CORE · p.396
Open source p.396Basilisk
Atk bite melee () or claw melee () or gaze (special)
SP gaze (DC 14 Will)
Basilisks are stout, six-legged lizards with tough hides and a paralyzing gaze. They came from another plane and now haunt mountains, hills, and dungeons in a relentless search for prey. A basilisk can use an action to lock eyes with a living creature; the target that looks a basilisk in the eye must make a DC 14 Will save or be paralyzed for turns. Typically, a basilisk gazes to cause paralysis, then uses its second action to bite the target that same round. Ten percent of basilisks have eight legs and the ability to climb vertical surfaces at a speed of 40’. Five percent of basilisks have a gaze that instead turns their victim to stone permanently. The rarest type of basilisk is a variety that recently arrived from the Abyss. The abyssal basilisk possesses 8 HD and gains a bonus to attack rolls. Prime basilisks may combine all special traits noted above and more.