Basilisk Oil

Basilisk Oil is a Consumable (Potion). When used, it restores a petrified creature back to its organic form.

Extracted from a basilisk's gullet, this thick, grey oil swirls slowly in its container.

Properties

•  Potions
•  Single Use
•  Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.1 kg (0.2 lb)
•  Price: 10 gp
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  UID

  OBJ_Oil_Of_The_Basilisk
  
  UUID

  212ca846-4766-4370-8847-454e59751598
  
  Stats

  OBJ_Oil_Of_The_Basilisk
  

Effect

 Bonus Action

• Administer the potion
  •  Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)
  • Turn a  Petrified creature back to its organic form
    

 Action

•  Throw the potion.
  •  Range: 18 m (60 ft)
  • Turn a Petrified creature back to its organic form
    •  AoE: 1 m / 3 ft (Radius)

Where to find

• Sold by:
  •  Boney at the Circus of the Last Days in Rivington (2 per long rest)
  •  Quartermaster Talli at the Last Light Inn (1 per long rest)
• In the Apothecary's Cellar in the Blighted Village at X: -667 Y: -355
• In a heavy chest behind a wall of spiderwebs in the Underdark at X: 81 Y: -206
• On a table in the secret basement of the Arcane Tower at X: 146 Y: -421

Usage

• This item can be administered to the six Petrified Drow ( Arcagh,  Artimezt,  Dhourn,  Izwae,  Moy, and  Tecothy) in the Underdark.
• This item can be administered to the three Petrified Debtors in Hope's Prison. Doing so, however, turns them into dust and lets them disappear.

Notes

• Unlike most potions, Basilisk Oil cannot be directly consumed by the user, but must instead administered to another creature or  Thrown.
• To get the Basilisk Oil in the Arcane Tower, the party must first obtain  Guiding Light to get to the basement of the building. Alternatively, the party can pass a perception check along the eastern wall on the top floor of the Arcane Tower, revealing a lever that unlocks a path to the basement from the ground floor of the tower.

Passive features

Basilisk Oil has 1 hit point.

Resistances

⁠Bludgeoning	Vulnerable
⁠Piercing	Resistant
⁠Necrotic	Resistant
⁠Poison	Immune
⁠Psychic	Immune
⁠Radiant	Resistant

Gallery

• 
  Concept art by Ana Popescu

External links

• ⁠Basilisk oil on the Forgotten Realms Wiki