Blindness spell and Beholder's central eye [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blindness spell and Beholder's central eye [Archive] - Wizards Community

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mvincent
10-27-05, 12:11 PM Does the blindness spell affect a Beholders central eye?
tarkin
10-27-05, 12:25 PM 1) As the central eye is by definitinion in an anti-magic area, the answer is no.

2) As the blindness spell affects a creature as a whole, not his eye, the answer is again no.

However, if you are standing behind a Beholder and cast a Blindness spell on it, and it fails it's save, then the Beholder can not see out out of any eye, but can still use all his eye rays, including the central anti-magic ray.
Seeker95
10-27-05, 02:16 PM First answer: yes. Blindness would affect a beholder's central eye, just as it would affect all its eyes: with a failed save, the beholder would be blind.

Second answer: A blind beholder does not lose any of its magical abilities, although its ability to aim its eye rays would be hindered.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
mvincent 10-27-05, 12:11 PM	Does the blindness spell affect a Beholders central eye?
tarkin 10-27-05, 12:25 PM	1) As the central eye is by definitinion in an anti-magic area, the answer is no. 2) As the blindness spell affects a creature as a whole, not his eye, the answer is again no. However, if you are standing behind a Beholder and cast a Blindness spell on it, and it fails it's save, then the Beholder can not see out out of any eye, but can still use all his eye rays, including the central anti-magic ray.
Seeker95 10-27-05, 02:16 PM	First answer: yes. Blindness would affect a beholder's central eye, just as it would affect all its eyes: with a failed save, the beholder would be blind. Second answer: A blind beholder does not lose any of its magical abilities, although its ability to aim its eye rays would be hindered.