tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post1221335572193908606..comments2024-03-29T10:34:22.739-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Monte-Carlo Measures of Monster Levels, Pt. 5Deltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-92089862061976571052016-03-03T13:06:12.328-05:002016-03-03T13:06:12.328-05:00Right, I did just notice that with the Greater Bas...Right, I did just notice that with the Greater Basilisk in 2E, good observation. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-4467962458636805882016-03-03T11:32:52.662-05:002016-03-03T11:32:52.662-05:00I kind of get the feeling that they took away the ...I kind of get the feeling that they took away the touch attack to keep a clear and distinct "pecking order" among the petrifying creatures - with it, they would rivals Medusa in deadliness, but without it there's a clear progression of deadliness from Cockatrice to Basilisk to Medusa to Gorgon.<br /><br />Also, while not relevant to this particular post, it's interesting that 2E gave it back its deadly touch... sort of. They forked the monster into Lesser Basilisk and Greater Basilisk. The Lesser has only the gaze attack, and is fully vulnerable to having its gaze reflected back at it. The Greater, on the other hand, has poisonous claws and breath (not a breath weapon, just a continuous exhalation within 5 feet of its mouth) and is 90% resistant to the mirror trick.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285793254382192231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-30042086056370378112016-02-29T14:56:26.673-05:002016-02-29T14:56:26.673-05:00Yowch! That's a harsh ruling. I guess I've...Yowch! That's a harsh ruling. I guess I've always worked under the assumption that the following paragraph about Medusae applies to both types: "It is able to turn those who look at its eyes to stone" (Vol-2, p. 10). <br /><br />However: Looking more closely myself, I see that I overlooked a key part of the OD&D Basilisk description; see the edit above. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-714626389940019402016-02-29T07:55:36.345-05:002016-02-29T07:55:36.345-05:00For basilisks we always played it that its gaze is...For basilisks we always played it that its gaze is whether the basilisk can see you, not whether you look in its eyes...so it's save vs. stoning every round. You need to cover its eyes or use magical darkness to deal with the gaze.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.com