BOALISK

Neutral Large Monster (reptile) (25-ft, 450-lbs)

FREQUENCY: Rare

NO. APPEARING: 1-3

SURPRISE: 33%

SENSES infravision

ARMOR CLASS: 5

MOVE: 12"

HIT DICE: 5 + 1 (hp 28)

% IN LAIR: nil

TREASURE TYPE: nil

THAC0: 15

MELEE: bite (1d3) and constrict (1d6+1)

SPECIAL ATTACKS: constrict, gaze attack - Hits As: +1

SPECIAL DEFENSES: none

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard

INTELLIGENCE: Animal

MORALE: +26%

SAVES: Poison 11, Petrify 12, Wand 13, Breath 13, Spell 14

LEVEL: V (XP 350 + 6 per hp)

The boalisk, a variety of tropical snake, is nearly identical to the constrictor snake (q.v.) in all respects, and it has a gaze attack.

It gazes each round in addition to making normal attacks of biting and constriction; this gaze is usually (75%) directed at its opponent in melee (if applicable). Complete surprise (1-2 on 1d6) indicates that someone has met the gaze and gets no saving throw. Otherwise, any creature meeting its gaze (indicated by failing a saving throw vs. petrification) becomes inflicted with a rotting disease identical to that of the touch of a mummy (q.v.). A character refusing to look at the boalisk may automatically avoid the gaze effect but is 20% easier to hit (4 penalty to armor class) while so doing.

A boalisk cannot constrict more than 1 victim at a time.

In tropical climes, constrictors encountered may be accompanied by boalisks (25%), and vice versa.

Mummy. The scabrous touch of a mummy inflicts a rotting disease on any hit. The disease will be fatal in 1-6 months, and each month it progresses the diseased creature loses 2 points of Charisma, permanently. It can be cured only by a magic spell, cure disease. The disease negates all cure wound spells. Infected creatures heal wounds at 10% of the normal rate.Any creature killed by a mummy rots and cannot be raised from death unless a cure disease and raise dead spell are used within 6 turns.

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