Use basilisk and banshee as special and particular encounters. They don’t fit well as normal KILL THE BAD GUY encounters and they aren’t supposed to. Last time I used a basilisk it was just a creature living in another monsters “lair” and it wasn’t really aggressive unless provoked.

Jan 8, 2017 · However, the 2e Monstrous Manual does not contain an "ecology" section for the Basilisk, leaving this 1e contribution a little less-well related to your 5e uses, but still (IMO) the best canonical reference. 2e MM does tell us that a basilisk lives in "any land", is a carnivore, and moves slowly. That's about it, though, for these purposes.

Honestly it'd probably be a downtime activity between adventures. A young basilisk isn't going to be very strong. If you try to use it in combat it'll probably die. And most cities or towns wouldn't allow one in. It's not going to suddenly grow from newborn to adult in the couple weeks or months of in game time that can last dozens of sessions.

Feb 16, 2023 · trait RAW for context: "Petrifying Gaze: If a creature starts its turn within 30 ft. 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.

Aug 27, 2020 · Personally, if I were you, I'd invest in some very dark sunglasses, and a bunch of Contingency spells to de-stone yourself if you do accidentally meet its gaze while training it. And, just to be extra-sure, have a companion with some vials of basilisk stomach oil, which can undo pertification - you can get it from the adult basilisks you killed.

Apr 21, 2021 · My Scout was thrilled to get his own basilisk. Before the basilisk even hatched, he read the egg bedtime stories and pestered local zoologists about basilisk knowledge. And once she did hatch, the Scout made sure to feed the basilisk the correct food and in the authentic way that involves gagging half-chewed mush for the creature to eat.

Jun 27, 2017 · \$\begingroup\$ Much clearer now on the distance part. However, the new part On its turn, the target just averts its eyes, move back, adjusting the distance, and then look at the basilisk normally and makes a range attack. is in contradiction with the quote above If it does so [averts its eyes], it can't see the basilisk until the start of its next turn. \$\endgroup\$

I'd rule that they don't since a basilisk's petrifying gaze isn't passive, it's an instinctive sort of attack. The basilisk forces the target to make the saving throw, meaning it can choose not to. Since the basilisk is dead it can't do any forcing of saving throws anymore, ergo it shouldn't be petrifying anyone anymore.

Aug 10, 2020 · Basilisk stomach juices reverse petrification, no processing needed. That's how they feed - turn someone to stone, eat them, turn the bits back into flesh in their stomachs. Just slice their guts open and hold your nose against the smell. If you need a check, probably Survival or Nature to extract the stomach juices.

Jun 4, 2022 · I'm playing with a group of players who arent familiar with dnd. With regards to Basilisks Petrifying gaze I was wondering how would I word it to the PC's at the beginning of the round. Like, I want to put emphasis on the fact that the Basilisks piercing gaze is actually quite dangerous and is the key to defeating this creature.