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|name=basilisk
 
|glyph={{Magenta|l}}
 
|tile=[[File:Basilisk.png]]
 
|flags={{Cold blood flag}}
 
|resistances=None
 
|vulnerabilities=None
 
|max_chunks=1
 
|meat={{Poisonous corpse}}
 
|xp=235
 
|holiness={{Natural}}
 
|magic_resistance=20
 
|hp_range=27-47
 
|avg_hp=37
 
|armour_class=3
 
|evasion=12
 
|habitat=Land
 
|speed= 10
 
|size={{little}}
 
|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
 
|attack1=20 ({{Bite type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
 
|attack2=
 
|attack3=
 
|attack4=
 
|hit_dice=6
 
|base_hp=4
 
|extra_hp=4
 
|fixed_hp=0
 
|intelligence={{Reptile intelligence}}
 
|genus=giant lizard
 
|species=basilisk
 
}}
 
{{Flavour|A crested lizard of middling size with a terrible petrifying gaze.
 
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“Be thou like the imperial Basilisk<br>
 
Killing thy foe with unapparent wounds!<br>
 
Gaze on Oppression, till at that dread risk<br>
 
Aghast she pass from the Earth's disk:<br>
 
Fear not, but gaze—for freemen mightier grow,<br>
 
And slaves more feeble, gazing on their foe:—<br>
 
If Hope, and Truth, and Justice may avail,<br>
 
Thou shalt be great—All hail!”<br>
 
-Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Posthumous Poems”. 1824.}}
 
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'''Basilisks''' are reptilian monsters armed with an average bite and a [[Petrify|petrifying gaze]] attack that you can resist with [[magic resistance]]. They will try to petrify you as they rush into melee range, giving them a few turns to chomp at you while you recover, but they aren't very threatening unless there are other monsters around. They can be found in [[the Lair]] and, less commonly, in the middle-[[Dungeon]].
 
'''Basilisks''' are reptilian monsters armed with an average bite and a [[Petrify|petrifying gaze]] attack that you can resist with [[magic resistance]]. They will try to petrify you as they rush into melee range, giving them a few turns to chomp at you while you recover, but they aren't very threatening unless there are other monsters around. They can be found in [[the Lair]] and, less commonly, in the middle-[[Dungeon]].
  
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==Spells==
 
{{Spellcaster1
 
|number=
 
|slot1=[[Petrify]]
 
|flags1={{Natural slot flag}}
 
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{{clear}}
 
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
*An [[amulet of stasis]] does ''not'' offer protection against their gaze.
 
*An [[amulet of stasis]] does ''not'' offer protection against their gaze.
*If you find yourself petrifying with multiple enemies approaching, a timely [[teleport]] might send you to safety (though unless it's [[teleport control|controlled]], you may wind up somewhere worse).
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*If you find yourself petrifying with multiple enemies approaching, a timely [[teleport]] might send you to safety.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
Basilisks were introduced in [[0.9]], replacing [[gila monster]]s.
 
Basilisks were introduced in [[0.9]], replacing [[gila monster]]s.

Revision as of 04:58, 14 December 2015

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basilisk lBasilisk.png
HP 23-48
HD 6
XP 192
Speed 10
AC 3
EV 12
Will 20
Attack1 20 (bite: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Little
Type giant lizard, basilisk
Flags Cold-blooded
A crested lizard of middling size with a terrible petrifying gaze.

“Be thou like the imperial Basilisk
Killing thy foe with unapparent wounds!
Gaze on Oppression, till at that dread risk
Aghast she pass from the Earth's disk:
Fear not, but gaze—for freemen mightier grow,
And slaves more feeble, gazing on their foe:—
If Hope, and Truth, and Justice may avail,
Thou shalt be great—All hail!”
-Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Posthumous Poems”. 1824.

Basilisks are reptilian monsters armed with an average bite and a petrifying gaze attack that you can resist with magic resistance. They will try to petrify you as they rush into melee range, giving them a few turns to chomp at you while you recover, but they aren't very threatening unless there are other monsters around. They can be found in the Lair and, less commonly, in the middle-Dungeon.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Petrify Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

  • An amulet of stasis does not offer protection against their gaze.
  • If you find yourself petrifying with multiple enemies approaching, a timely teleport might send you to safety.

History

Basilisks were introduced in 0.9, replacing gila monsters.