Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw if the basilisk isn't incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature magically begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
A creature that isn't surprised can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If it does so, it can't see the basilisk until the start of its next turn, when it can avert its eyes again.
If it looks at the basilisk in the meantime, it must immediately make the save. If the basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets itself with its gaze.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
Description
A basilisk is a multilegged, reptilian horror whose deadly gaze transforms victims into porous stone. With its strong jaws, the creature consumes this stone, which returns to organic form in its gullet.
Chamber of secrets, anyone?
how do you train it
Anyone good a good idea how to return a petriefied player character to his normal form, if the party doesn't have a greater restoration available and also no NPC that is able to cast it? Additionally he is trapped in an cave, that is only reachable by water.
You could have them brew an antidote from the blood of a basilisk. Set some DC on the success rate. If the one trying to brew the antidote messes-up horribly, they petrify as well. If they use the blood of the basilisk who petrified the player, give them a bonus on the DC. Could end up in a nice hunting session.
Thanks for the nice idea. I will try to propose this idea to my players, even if the petrified one has created a new character already. I am curious, how they will handle the situation.
Step by step guide to taming a basilisk. If one option is unavailable to you due to your level, move on to the next one. Keep in mind that a CR monstosity isn't likely to make a safe pet, or a good one, but hell let's give it a good go!
If you've done all of this successfully and your DM is cool, they should allow you an animal companion Basilisk. Just keep in mind that it's still a dangerous creature, it's a medium creature, it's a monstrosity that turns things t stone with a gaze, it needs to eat at least as much as you do. While training it, take some extra time to teach it eyeball manners/to wear blinders (like a horse).
I'm assuming your group has handled this by now, so this might no longer be meaningful. The stat block does say that whenever it consumes the creatures it turns to stone that they turn back into their organic form. If one of your players reached its arm down the throat of a freshly dead basilisk, maybe they would get coated in whatever chemicals start the transformation process.
That is not a snake.
neither does it have chicken parts either!! Lol but let's be real here, if a snake had 8 terrifying legs and spikes all along its back, wouldn't it just look like a basilisk?
If you want to tame a basilisk, you can cast Awaken on it and treat it well before the charm ends, and you have a sentient basilisk companion since it has under an intelligence of 3
The gland of the basilisk could be used to cure the petrify fi they boil it or some other method, a bad check to get the gland could result in them getting pretified.
Step 1: make a new character
Is the creature effected by it's own gaze or is it immune to turning to stone?
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Your campaign has already passed beyond that point I assume, but if you feed him a piece of basilisk gizzard it will cure him. The lore states that a basilisk gizzard turns the stone statues into flesh which it can digest. This means that if you kill one and grind up its gizzard into a raw patty, and then feed it to the petrification victim, you should be able to cure them.
yes chamber of secrets
Yeah
Can these guys dig it do they find already existing caves
how fast is it?
I think you're forgetting, the victim has been petrified. Essentially a statue. You can't feed a statue. It's more effective/realistic to create a potion or a balm that can be applied to the creature topically.