It might not be able to be brought back by a resurrection or raise dead spell. Disintegration Ray – It is pretty self-explanatory why this power is terrifying.Some of those powers are extremely deadly. Don’t make me angry! You won’t like me when I’m angry!
This anti magic ray will be used liberally to reduce or eliminate the threat of magic being used against it effectively. The central eye of the Beholder has the power to negate magic. Floor traps such as spiked pits can also be placed in such a way that the Beholder can use them to it’s advantage for protection and to lure enemies to injure or kill themselves. Floating over lava, acid or other dangerous areas can keep anyone from getting up close and wacking it with a weapon. Because they have the natural power to levitate they will use this to their advantage when necessary. The last thing that they want is a fighter to come up close and hack it in the face with a sword or axe.
Range is the first thing that a Beholder is going to consider. And these creatures are fully aware of that potential danger. Those with experience and magic can hurt a beholder or even slay it. Most creatures that they encounter will be less intelligent and less powerful. These creatures believe that they are at the top of the food chain and that all other creatures are inferior to it in power and intellect. It will have allies nearby as well as minions to serve it.īeholders eat unintelligent foes and enslave intelligent ones to serve it’s evil needs. And it will have contingencies in the event that someone tries. They are not likely to fail to foresee how adventurers might try to take it down. Surprise is unlikely to be an issue as it is looking everywhere all at once. Well for one thing….with up to eleven eyes it can see trouble coming from any direction. So how does a supremely intelligent creature like this protect itself from harm? Their armor class is not that difficult to hit depending upon which part of the creature you are targeting. They do not have a huge number of hit points. Would you want to run into this guy? Self Defense for Beholders in Dungeons and DragonsĪll of that being said….Beholders do have weaknesses. All of these things make a fearsome sight to someone exploring the great depths below the earth. The big mouth with dozens of sharp teeth. They are nearly always the boss of any dungeon where they might be found. Their many eye stalks give them so much power that they can kill instantly. They are so fearsome that every adventurer fears them. It is so unique, in fact, that it is probably included in more Dungeons and Dragons artwork than any other creature. Every edition since then has included the Beholder as it has become one of the iconic monsters of the game. They were first introduced into the Dungeons and Dragons game in the Greyhawk supplement in 1975. The initial version didn't look nearly as good, and I'm glad I was pushed to come up with something better.Beholders in Dungeons and Dragons have been there from nearly the very beginning. We've also got the skeletal remains of previous adventurers who dared to enter the beholders lair.Ī big thanks to Brandon, who gave me a lot of feedback on my beholder design. We've got the Halfling Rogue leaping off a column (or is he flying?) to sneak attack from above, the Human Fighter caught in a paralyzing ray, the Dwarf Cleric leaping into action to block a blast that would disintegrate the squishy spellcaster, and an Elf Wizard, trying his best to concentrate on his spells to aid his friends. Of course, I needed a lair for the beholder, so I built a section of ruins and gave him some unlucky adventures to zap with his eye rays. I was originally planning on building a dice tower, but somehow I ended up with a beholder instead. I've been wanting to build a D&D related MOC for a while. Well, needless to say, I'm hooked, and there's no turning back now. Then one night, a bunch of my friends from work invited me to play, and I thought "sure, why not?". Before, I only had a vague idea of what the game was, and was never very interested in playing. Last summer I was introduced to the tabletop RPG Dungeons and Dragons.
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