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V8122 07-10-07, 12:14 PM	I was just wondering, are beholders based on a diffirent mythical creature, like Kobolds, the Tarresque, etc?
Rerecros 07-10-07, 02:46 PM	:behold: Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons monsters, the beholder is an original creation for D&D, as it isn't based on a creature from mythology or other fiction. Rob Kuntz's brother Terry thought up the beholder, and Gary Gygax detailed it for publication.[3]
Talisman 07-10-07, 11:32 PM	I'd just like to say that the beholder get my vote for the "what were they smoking?" monster. Terry "I've got one...it's like, a big...eye, man. And it's got all these...magic powers..." Gary: "No way...an eye? The magic-user'll just...y'know...squish it." Terry: "Nu-uh. It'll have, like, an anti-magic cone...and lots of little eyes that shoot...disintegrate, and charm, and stuff."
turalisj 07-11-07, 02:00 AM	Long ago, dragons and titans had a dispute as to who was greatest. To settle this, they made living soccer balls, I.E the beholder. Some escaped and mutated though, which is where you get the beholders we have today :P