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| Feat1 = Precise Shot | | Feat1 = Precise Shot | ||
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| Ability-1-Description = Stoning Gaze is a ranged touch attack that is treated as a ray. Stoning Gaze may be used in melee without provoking attacks of opportunity (due to | | Ability-1-Description = Stoning Gaze is a ranged touch attack that is treated as a ray. Stoning Gaze may be used in melee without provoking attacks of opportunity (due to Point Blank Master). When it hits, stoning gaze inflicts normal ranged attack damage (see above) of Positive energy damage, and the target must make a saving throw against Petrification (see below). Despite using Positive Energy, Stoning Gaze may never be used for healing purposes. | ||
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| CombatTactics = Basilisks are near-perfect ambush predators. They will hide themselves near a place where prey passes frequently, and then simply fall asleep. Their slow, magical metabolism will sustain them for weeks at a time, and every now and then, when they feel safe, they will attack from surprise with their deadly pale-green eye rays. | | CombatTactics = Basilisks are near-perfect ambush predators. They will hide themselves near a place where prey passes frequently, and then simply fall asleep. Their slow, magical metabolism will sustain them for weeks at a time, and every now and then, when they feel safe, they will attack from surprise with their deadly pale-green eye rays. | ||
:By far, a basilisk's best weapons are its eyes. In combat, basilisks will back away steadily, zapping enemies with Stoning Gaze. They will always prefer to use their Stoning Gaze, and their precise shot and | :By far, a basilisk's best weapons are its eyes. In combat, basilisks will back away steadily, zapping enemies with Stoning Gaze. They will always prefer to use their Stoning Gaze, and their precise shot and point blank master abilities mean they can use their deadly gaze in melee. They must still use their bite attack for attacks of opportunity. If they can, they will end the fight at range, and then move in to consume their stoned victims wherever they lie. | ||