Would embrace the title of Eye Tyrant, and I would begin foreshadowing I were going to plan a Beholder as a major villain in my campaign, I Take out the fighter with Petrification or Disintegrate.Īnd absolutely keep the cleric in the antimagic cone to prevent any Wisdom rogue with the Charm or Sleep rays. Which target the ray would be most advantageous against. The DM would be well within their rights to pick ForĮxample, the eye-ray power may generate random effects, but the BeholderĬhooses the target. This means that they can be very cunning foes. Important to note that Beholders are extremely intelligent (17) and ExtraĮye-rays, patches of difficult terrain, grasping walls, and eyesĪppearing and shooting rays from walls. Top of that, the Beholder’s legendary and lair actions could make anĮncounter a nightmare for even a powerful, well-prepared party. Meet them…something that the antimagic eye could render extremely Vertical shafts with alcoves and bends, forcing the PCs to fly up to Since they have an unlimitedĭisintegration ray, they can carve out tunnels in their lairs that’re Beholders levitate, meaning that they can take a ton ofĪdvantages with the terrain they inhabit. It takes away so many advantages that the players have inįighting it. Their central eye, with its ability to negate magic, that’s the most You look at them, their multiple eye-rays are so scary, but it might be That a Beholder, and not a Dragon, graces the front of the 5th Edition To think of another monster that’s so completely Dungeons & Dragons.ĭragons may be in the title of the game, but Dragons belong to the They are terrifying monsters, and it’s hard You look at the pic, you might be wondering why it looks familiar…takeĪ look at the cover fo the original Waterdeep and the North supplementįor the Forgotten Realms. It’s also worth mentioning that there’s a greatīeholder figure in the Monster Menagerie II minis set from WizKids. Pricey, but they are wonderful figures if you’re a fan of Hey, the Xanathar, who is a Beholder crime lord in Waterdeep, got hisĪn extra aside, there’s a fabulous D&D Miniatures Collector’s Set They continue to be a staple of D&D monster books, and, “Lords of Madness” book on aberrations, and they got a chapter to In 3rd edition, their lore was found in the Tyrant” in 2nd Edition’s Monstrous Arcana series, as well as a trilogy They are classified as Aberrations, which means that they TheyĪre now thought to be somewhat mad, paranoid, and utterly disdainful of The years, the personality of Beholders has been better defined. Notes that they are “avaricious” and Netural, “but tend to be chaotic.” Tyrants”, a title that has followed them through the years. Notes that they are also called “Spheres of Many Eyes” and “Eye You can follow him on Tumblr at and on Twitter a classic D&D monster, dating all the way back to Originalĭ&D, where they appeared in Supplement I: Greyhawk. The awesomeīeholder pic accompanying this article was drawn by my good friend Scottįabianek. Year’s Day article, I want to talk about the Beholder. As promised, we’re beginning our new line-up ofĪrticles for 2018 with a Monster of the Month.
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