Is that Mercer saying "basilisk"?

How can this be a challenge rating three creature? It deals not just 2d6 damage on a bite, but also 2d6 poison damage, has 52 hit points, and possibly can permanently turn you to stone if you fail your save! I would think that it should at least be a challenge rating of 5 or 6, especially with the way that it can instantly kill player characters. 

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Chamber of secrets, anyone?

 Yess I have been waiting! *Tom riddle just casts avada kedavra*

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yes chamber of secrets

 I have dibs on ron

The description shows an alchemical reagent that reverses petrification 

wat

Hugely late to this thread as well, but an interesting point is found in the Stonecursed lore, where a wizard takes basalisk blood, Cockatrice feathers and other non-disclosed alchemical ingredients to turn petrified people into Stonecursed, the concoction created awakes the souls of the petrified person just enough to give the "statue" the ability to move and take orders. I know it doesn't help your character live - but... 

they made the young challenge 1 I can turn into one

you asked samhookie and so you gain the answer it is 20ft

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Chamber of secrets, anyone?

 haha, yessss

can I use their teeth to destroy a teen's diary?

I trained one with a lot of luck and skill, but lost my left arm to the dam thing, very much worth it since the Gaze action can come in handy with fights. And I have come up with some interesting integration tactics with him. I named him Petri, which is short for Petrify. sadly I lost him to a Archmage who casted gust of wind and pushed him off a cliff. Lets just say I was not happy at all

I killed one in my d&d club. we first took out the eyes with arrows and a javelin. then the dwarf in the group broke on of its many legs then we where slashing at it at the same dwarf killed it with his war hammer and bashed his head in. we took its stomach acid and we were taking it to a pawn shop for ten PP.

shut up

Only because J.K. Rowling gets almost all her creatures from other sauces in this case Greek mythology, sort of kind of although that's not technically true.

I just made a giant variant of this guy. A basilisk that has lived for at least 200 years, and has undergone a great metamorphosis as it continued to develop and grow, as every reptile never stops growing until the day they die. So why not take that concept and apply it to a basilisk?

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/3330509-giant-basilisk 

Some alchemists are said to know how to process the basilisk’s gullet and the fluids contained within. Properly handled, the gullet produces an oil that can return petrified creatures to flesh and life. Unfortunately for such a victim, any parts lost in stone form remain absent if the creature revives. Revivification using the oil is impossible if a vital part of the petrified creature, such as its head, is detached.

perhaps the DM could say if someone has high enough intelligence, they can do the thing: 

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How can this be a challenge rating three creature? It deals not just 2d6 damage on a bite, but also 2d6 poison damage, has 52 hit points, and possibly can permanently turn you to stone if you fail your save! I would think that it should at least be a challenge rating of 5 or 6, especially with the way that it can instantly kill player characters. 

 I was thinking 5 min!

Don't get me wrong i'm not going to but what would happen if you gave Lv 1 party of 3 one of these.