Basilisk

Level 5 / Medium / beast

Level5
Armor Class22
Hit Points75
Perception+11
Speed20 feet
STR+4modifier
DEX-1modifier
CON+5modifier
INT-3modifier
WIS+2modifier
CHA+1modifier
Saving Throws

Fortitude +14, Reflex +8, Will +11

Skills

Athletics +13, Stealth +8

Senses

Darkvision

Immunities

Petrified

Actions & Abilities

Jaws

Attack +15

Damage: 2d8+4 Piercing

Petrifying Glance

Reaction

30 feet.

Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn.

Effect The target must attempt a save. If it fails, it's Slowed 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.

Petrifying Gaze

2 actions

The basilisk stares at a creature it can see within 30 feet. That creature must attempt a save. If it fails and has not already been slowed by Petrifying Glance or this ability, it becomes Slowed 1. If the creature was already slowed by this ability or Petrifying Glance, a failed save causes the creature to be permanently.

A creature petrified in this manner that is coated (not just splashed) with fresh basilisk blood no more than 1 hour old is instantly restored to flesh. A single basilisk contains enough blood to coat Medium creatures in this manner.

Creature Abilities

Petrifying Glance. 30 feet.

Trigger A creature within 30 feet that the basilisk can see starts its turn.

Effect The target must attempt a save. If it fails, it's Slowed 1 for 1 minute as its body slowly stiffens.

Petrifying Gaze. The basilisk stares at a creature it can see within 30 feet. That creature must attempt a save. If it fails and has not already been slowed by Petrifying Glance or this ability, it becomes Slowed 1. If the creature was already slowed by this ability or Petrifying Glance, a failed save causes the creature to be permanently.

A creature petrified in this manner that is coated (not just splashed) with fresh basilisk blood no more than 1 hour old is instantly restored to flesh. A single basilisk contains enough blood to coat Medium creatures in this manner.

Source, license, and attribution

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)

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