Basilisk Tonguesnapper

Level 1 Elite Hexer (Basilisk, Beast)

Draw Steel: Monsters (Book Two)

Basilisk Tonguesnapper is a level 1 elite hexer (basilisk, beast) for Draw Steel. It has 40 Stamina and an Encounter Value of 12.

Level
1
Organization
Elite
Role
Hexer
Encounter Value
12
Size
2
Speed
8
Stamina
40
Stability
2
Free Strike
4
Movement
none
Immunities
Acid 2, poison 2
Might
+1
Agility
+2
Reason
-3
Intuition
-1
Presence
-1

Traits

Petrifying Fumes

Any creature who starts their turn adjacent to the tonguesnapper and has m<1] is slowed (save ends).

Actions

Prehensile Tongue

Melee, Strike, Weapon

Main action · Melee 3 · Target: One creature or object

2d10 + 2

11 or lower
8 acid damage; pull 1
12 to 16
10 acid damage; pull 2
17 or higher
14 acid damage; pull 3

This ability can pull targets restrained by Petrifying Eye Beams, and ignores stability if it does so. 3 Malice: The tonguesnapper targets two additional creatures or objects.

Petrifying Eye Beams

Area, Magic

Maneuver · 5 × 2 line within 1 · Target: Special

2d10 + 2

11 or lower
a<0] restrained (save ends)
12 to 16
a<1] restrained (save ends)
17 or higher
Slowed (save ends); or if A<2] restrained (save ends)

Special: The area extends from both the tonguesnapper's eyes, and this ability targets the first creature without cover on either side of the area. Effect: If a target is already slowed, the potency increases by 1 for that target. A target restrained this way magically begins to turn to stone, and a target who ends two consecutive turns restrained this way is petrified. A target restrained this way or a creature adjacent to them can use a main action to cut encroaching stone from the target's body, dealing 8 damage to the target that can't be reduced in any way and ending this effect.

Wink

Magic, Melee, Ranged, Strike

Main action · Melee 1 or ranged 10 · Target: One creature

2d10 + 2

11 or lower
8 corruption damage; r<0] dazed (save ends)
12 to 16
10 corruption damage; r<1] dazed (save ends)
17 or higher
14 corruption damage; r<2] dazed and slowed (save ends)

A creature dazed this way can't benefit from edges or double edges and can't gain or use surges.

Neurotoxin Splash

Area

Triggered action · 2 burst · Target: Each enemy in the area

Trigger: The tonguesnapper takes damage from a melee ability. Effect: Each target takes 4 acid damage. Any target who has m<2] is also slowed (save ends).

Malice abilities

Wink (2 Malice)

8/10/14 corruption damage; dazed (save ends). A creature dazed this way can't benefit from edges or double edges and can't gain or use surges.

Common questions

What level is Basilisk Tonguesnapper in Draw Steel?

Basilisk Tonguesnapper is a level 1 elite hexer in Draw Steel.

What is Basilisk Tonguesnapper's Encounter Value?

Basilisk Tonguesnapper has an Encounter Value (EV) of 12, the number Draw Steel uses to budget encounters.

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