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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8505086" data-attributes="member: 57383"><img src="https://www.enworld.org/attachments/boalisk2-png.149516/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />I'll have to mull this one over but let's go through the basic stats for now.The obvious 5E monsters to use as models are the <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/gamemastering/monsters-foes/monsters-by-type/monstrosities/basilisk/" target="_blank">Basilisk</a>, <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-constrictor/" target="_blank">Constrictor Snake</a> and <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-giant-constrictor/" target="_blank">Giant Constrictor Snake</a>.Not sure about the Huge size. An AD&D boalisk is Large (25′) so is a tad bigger than a normal constrictor snake's Medium (10′-20′ long) but short of an AD&D giant constrictor snake's Large (30′+  long).I'd make it a Large monstrosity.The AD&D Boalisk has the same Armour Class as a giant constrictor snake, AC 5, which is one point worse than a AD&D Basilisk's AC 4 and one better than a constrictor snake's AC 6. That suggests AC 13 or 14 to me, not the 15 you've given it.The AD&D original's Hit Dice of 5d8+1 was partway between a basilisk or giant constrictor (both 6d8+1) and a regular constrictor snake (3d8+1), so 6 Hit Dice is fine.The CON 16 seems too high, but I'll discuss that below.Speedwise, a Boalisk is fast for a snake, with an AD&D Move 12 like a human. That's quicker than an AD&D constrictor or giant constrictor's 9 or a boalisk's 6.So the same Speed 30 ft. as a Giant Constrictor? It seems appropriate to give it a Swim speed like a constrictor, since its bauplan is that of a snake.Now for the stats!Since it's somewhat smaller than a Giant Constrictor I was tempted to reduce the STR to 16 or 17 so it has the same +3 modifier as a basilisk but upon reflection a +4 Strength modifier is fine since Basilisks are really quite strong - the AD&D version could bite for 1d10 damage, which is more than the 2d4 damage of a giant constrictor snake in that edition. Would likely have the bite and constrict attacks have lower dice damage than a Giant Constrictor when we get around to that section.Constrictor snakes (giant & regular) have DEX 14 in 5E and Basilisks have DEX 8, so making this hybrid more dextrous than either seems a bit odd. I'd go for somewhere in the range DEX 10 to DEX 14 depending on how snakelike you want its reflexes.CON 16 also seems too high. In 5E a <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/gamemastering/monsters-foes/monsters-by-type/monstrosities/basilisk/" target="_blank">Basilisk</a> has CON 15, and both a <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-constrictor/" target="_blank">Constrictor Snake</a> and <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-giant-constrictor/" target="_blank">Giant Constrictor Snake</a> CON 12. So I'm thinking CON 14.You've given it all a basilisk's Mental Stats, which I guess is fine, although I'd be tempted to give it INT 1 like its snake half so it's marginally dimmer than a true Basilisk.I think that'll do for now.Should I start a "Enworld Working Draft" for it?</blockquote>

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