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R.M.G.C.L.F. 06-25-03, 02:45 PM	:behold: Nanobeholder Tiny Aberration HD: 1/2d8(2hp) Initiative: +1 (dex) Speed: Fly 20ft (average) AC:14 (+2 size, +1 dex, +1 natural) Attacks: Bite, Eye beams Damage: Bite 1d2-1 Face/Reach: 1 ½ ft by 1 ½ ft/ 0ft Special Attacks: Eye Beams Special Qualities: Buoyancy, Cuteness, Increased vision Saves: Fort+0, Ref+1, Will+3 Abilities: Str8, Dex12, Con11, Int14, Wis12, Cha 13 Feats: Iron Will, Natural Spell Skills: Diplomacy+10,Knowledge(arcana)+5,Knowled ge(art)+5 Bluff+7, Hide+5, Search+4, spot+3, appraise+3, profession(architect)+2, craft(pottery)+8 (Nanobeholders recieve a +5 racial bonus to bluff and diplomacy checks but a -6 racial penalty to intimidate checks due to their appearance. Nanobeholders recieve a +1 racial bonus to knowledge(arcana),knowledge(art) (this bonus becomes a +5 bonus when dealing with pottery) and a +3 bonus to craft(pottery) checks.) ___________________________ Climate/Terrain:Any land or underground CR: 1/2 Alignment: Often Chaotic Good Treasure: Double art, 50% coins, standard gems, triple pottery, no goods Advancement: ¼ baby (diminutive) ½ adult (tiny) 1 (small) Increased vision(natural ability): A nanobeholders three eye stalks grant it a +1 racial bonus on spot and search checks. Whenever attacked from behind it has a 25% chance of not being flanked. Buoyancy (ex): A nanobeholder has an air filled-sac that makes it naturally fly at 20ft (average) as if under the spell Fly and also acts as a permanent feather fall. Eye beams (su): A nanobeholder has several eye beam attacks Left eyestalk: As ray of frost Middle eyestalk: As left eyestalk except dealing1d3 electric damage Right eyestalk: As left eyestalk except 1d3 fire damage Central Eye: Ray of Charm Person All eyestalks can use a ray of mage hand. :bigeyes: Cuteness (su): A nanobeholder is supernaturally cute. Any hostile, unfriendly, or indifferent creature that is within 30ft of the nanobeholder must make a will save (dc: 15) upon entering seeing the beholder or become one level friendlier towards it. They suffer a –2 circumstantial penalty to the save if the nanobeholder is crying. This does not affect other nanobeholders, beholders, or beholder-kin. A creature that succeeds at its save is immune to the cuteness for one day. Intense Cuteness (su): As cuteness, only the save dc is 18. Nanobeholders are a much smaller, weaker, and cuter variety of beholders. They look like a very tiny beholder with three eyestalks, and one proportionally enormous central eye. They generally act friendly and are non aggressive, however there are many exceptions. Most evil nanobeholders are lawful evil, acting through manipulation and avoiding harm through their cute and innocent appearance. Often an evil nanobeholder seeking to harm a party will hire a cohort to stage a fake attack on it so that it can be “rescued” and endear itself to the party. The one thing nanobeholders fear above all else, regardless of alignment, is normal beholders. Normal beholders are immune to the nanobeholder’s cuteness effect and view it as a very weak abomination deserving to be disintegrated without a second thought. When a nanobeholder encounters a normal beholder it will charm the nearest person into protecting it and then fly away crying like a frightened little girl. Nanobeholder society: Nanobeholders live in little underground ant hole-like colonies. These caverns are branching series of tunnels with many sharp vertical drops leading to various large chambers. The tunnels are almost impossible for a character any larger than small to fit through. The chambers are usually based on their different purposes, a chamber for storing food in, various waste chambers, a sleeping chamber for each nanobeholder, a nursery chamber where babies and eggs are kept, Etcetera. They carve these tunnels out by freezing sections of ground with their ice rays, cracking them with their heat rays, and moving the chunks of frozen dirt out of the way with their telekinesis. They target dirt with telekinesis only for the finer details. Nanobeholders generally appreciate fine art and are greatly skilled at making pottery. They usually will shape clay perfectly with their mage hand beams and then use their heat rays to fire it. Nanobeholders retain a self valuing essence of their greater kin and hate the idea of being a famliliar or pet. If asked to be a familiar they will be extremely offended, good aligned ones will curse in anger and leave steaming, neutral ones will yell and then fire a warning eye beam, evil ones will often lose control and attack. If a diplomacy check is attempted to convince one to be a familiar, companion, etcetera, then the dc is 10 higher than it would normally be. :behold: Baby Nanobeholder Diminutive Aberration HD: 1/4d8 (1hp) Initiative: +0 AC: 14 (+4 size) Speed: Fly 10ft (average) Attacks: Eye ray Face/Reach: 1ft by 1ft/ 0ft Special Attacks: Eye ray Special Qualities: Buoyancy, Intense Cuteness Saves: Fort+0, Ref+0, Will+1 Abilities: Str3, Dex11, Con10, Int4, Wis8, Cha 7 Feats: Iron Will CR: 1/8 Intense Cuteness (ex): As intense cuteness, only the save dc is 18. Buoyancy (ex): A baby nanobeholder has an air filled-sac that makes it naturally fly at 10ft (average) as if under the spell Fly and also acts as a permanent feather fall. Eye ray (su): Once every three rounds, a baby nanobeholder can fire an eye ray of daze from its central eye. Baby nanobeholders look like the adults except that: 1. They are about the size of a fist. 2. They have no eyestalks yet. Combat: Baby nanobeholders, if attacked, will use their eye ray on the opponent to slow them down and then flee crying and terrified. :behold: Moritobeholder Small Aberration HD:1d8(4hp) Initiative:+1 Speed: Fly 20ft (average) AC:13(+1 size,+1dex,+1natural) Attacks: Bite+0 melee Damage: Bite 1d2-1 Face/Reach:5ft/5ft Special Attacks: Eye beams Special Qualities: Boyancy, Cuteness, Increase vision, revivification Saves:Fort+0,Ref+1,Will+5 Abilities:Str8,Dex12,Con11,Int15,Wis12,C ha12 Skills:Skills: Diplomacy+10,Knowledge(arcana)+5,Knowled ge(undead)+5 Bluff+7, Hide+5, Search+4, spot+3, appraise+3, profession(architect)+2, craft(bonecarving)+7 (Moritobeholders recieve a +3 racial bonus to bluff and diplomacy checks but a -4 racial penalty to intimidate checks due to their appearance. Moritobeholders recieve a +1 racial bonus to knowledge(arcana),knowledge(art) (this bonus becomes a +5 bonus when dealing with carved bones) and a +3 bonus to craft(bonecarving) checks.) Feats: Iron Will, Natural Spell _______________________________ Climate/Terrain:Any land or underground CR: 1 Alignment: Any Treasure: Standard art, 60% coins, standard gems (black onyx gems and obsidian only), triple bone objects, 10% goods Advancement: ¼ baby (diminutive) ½ child (tiny) 1 adult (small) Moritobeholders resemble larger nanobeholders with skin ranging from dark blue or purple to black, with a few (1 out of every 7) albinos thrown in for good measure. They also have slightly smaller central eyes and appear less cuddly than their kin. Moritobeholders, also called necrobeholders or darkeyes, are a variety of nanobeholders with necromantic powers. Unlike normal nanobeholders they lack a noteworthy tendancy towards any particular alignment. Moritobeholders are more skilled with bone carvings than pottery, and make fine bone statuettes and weapons. A moritobeholder requires 2 less gp in raw materials to make a masterwork weapon out of bone. Moritobeholders frequently team up with regular nanobeholders, occasionally sharing colonies with them. Eye beams (su): A Moritobeholder has several eye beam attacks, each requires a ranged touch attack to hit (except the central eye). Left eyestalk: Inflict Minor wounds Middle eyestalk: Disrupt Undead Right eyestalk: Cure Minor Wounds. Central Eye: Cone of Hypnotize 15 feet wide and 10ft long All eyestalks can use a ray of mage hand. Increased vision(natural ability): A necrobeholder's three eye stalks grant it a +1 racial bonus on spot and search checks. Whenever attacked from behind it has a 25% chance of not being flanked. Buoyancy (ex): A moritobeholder has an air filled-sac that makes it naturally fly at 20ft (average) as if under the spell Fly and also acts as a permanent feather fall. Cuteness(su): As nanobeholder, except the save dc is 13. Revivification(su): When killed, a moritobeholder has a 25% chance of rising as a ghost nanobeholder (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131247) 1 hour afterwards. Spiritobeholder (Nanobeholder Ghost) Small Undead(subcorporeal) HD:1d12(6hp) Initiative:+1 Speed: Fly 20ft (average), Fly10ft(perfect) AC:13(+1 size,+1dex,+1deflection) Attacks: Lick+2 touch or bite+2 touch Damage: Lick Strength damage, bite 1 negative energy damage Face/Reach:5ft/5ft Special Attacks: Eye beams, strength damage Special Qualities: Boyancy, Cuteness, Increase vision, undead traits, subcorporeal/ivory and carved bone, rejuvination, light sensitivity, Darkvision60ft, low-light vision Saves:Fort+0,Ref+1,Will+5 Abilities:Str8,Dex12,Con-,Int15,Wis12,Cha14 Skills:Skills: Diplomacy+10,Knowledge(arcana)+5, Knowledge(undead)+5 Bluff+7, Hide+5, Search+4, spot+3, appraise+3, profession(architect)+2, craft(bonecarving)+7 (Spiritobeholders recieve a +2 racial bonus to bluff and diplomacy checksdue to their appearance. Spiritobeholders recieve a +1 racial bonus to knowledge(arcana),knowledge(art) (this bonus becomes a +5 bonus when dealing with carved bones) and a +3 bonus to craft(bonecarving) checks.) Feats: Iron Will, Weapon Finesse _______________________________ Climate/Terrain:Any land or underground CR: 1 Alignment: Any Treasure: Standard art, 60% coins, standard gems (black onyx gems and obsidian only), triple bone objects, 10% goods Advancement: none (url=http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131247) Spiritobeholders look like a transparent slightly bluish-white nanobeholder with dark eyes that have glowing green pupils. Their mouths drip with a glowing blue ectoplasm that lasts strong for 2 rounds on surfaces before fading into a pale colorless patch. While it lasts it increases the climb and balance dc on any steep surfaces by 1. A spiritobeholder's cold glow sheds shadowy illumination for 5ft. Spiritobeholders are usually moritobeholders risen by innate magic. Some are the restless souls of advanced nanobeholders. Combat: Spiritobeholders will focus on one creature given the oppertunity, lapping away at their life force while weakening them with the other eye beams. If faced with multiple opponents they will attack different angles with their rays usually rotating targets and using cause fear on any creatures that get to close followed by a lick attack of oppertunity when the foe flees. Strength Damage(su): A living creature hit by a spiritobeholder's lick attack must make a fortitude save dc:12 or take 1 strength damage. A spiritobeholder heals 1hp if the creature made its save or 3hp if the creature failed its save, gaining any excess as temporary hit points, although it does not reach more than twice its total hp this way. Temporary hit points thusly gained fade away after 1 hour. Eye beams (su): A Spiritobeholder has several eye beam attacks, each requires a ranged touch attack to hit (except the central eye). Left eyestalk: Ray of frost Middle eyestalk: Inflict minor wounds Right eyestalk: Ray of fatigue (fatigues target for 1 round) Central Eye: Cone of cause fear15 feet wide and 10ft long. Creatures within must make a will save dc:13 or become frightened for 1d4 rounds. All eyestalks can use a ray of mage hand. Increased vision(natural ability): A spiritobeholder's three eye stalks grant it a +1 racial bonus on spot and search checks. Whenever attacked from behind it has a 25% chance of not being flanked. Buoyancy (ex): A spiritobeholder has an air filled-sac that makes it naturally fly at 20ft (average) as if under the spell Fly and also acts as a permanent feather fall. Cuteness(su): As nanobeholder, except the save dc is 12. Rejuvination(su): Spiritobeholders are difficult to destroy. A "destroyed" spiritobeholder reforms in 2d6+1 days if it makes a successful charisma check dc:9. Subcorporeal(ex): A spiritobeholder is treated as incorporeal witht the following exceptions: It still takes normal damage from all kinds of energy other than acid, it retains its strength score and movement speeds, it cannot penetrate material of 12 or more hardness, and ivory and carved bone objects are treated as ghost touch towards it. :behold:
R.M.G.C.L.F. 06-25-03, 05:21 PM	Bump :behold: :bigeyes:
Mage of Sembia 06-25-03, 05:25 PM	Reminds me of the eyeball beholder from Monsters of Faerun, except it is good.
cwslyclgh 06-25-03, 06:21 PM	I would switch one of thier eye beams to mage hand sice.. well since they have no hands... and it would be useful in heling them eat and such
R.M.G.C.L.F. 06-25-03, 06:24 PM	All eyestalks can use a ray of mage hand :behold:
cwslyclgh 06-25-03, 06:37 PM	I see, I missed that :)
Joe Gold 06-25-03, 07:51 PM	Must... print... and... save (failed save) Could these be used as familiars?
R.M.G.C.L.F. 06-25-03, 07:56 PM	Originally posted by Joe Gold Must... print... and... save (failed save) Could these be used as familiars? Probably Not. They are sentient beings more intelligent and wise than most humans and would probably be unwilling to become a subservient extension of some spellcaster's consience. They'd no more agree to be a familiar than a gnome or a halfling.
Joe Gold 06-25-03, 08:04 PM	Well, more of an improved familiar then. Mepthits, Imps, Quasits, and Psuedodragons have similar stats. Or you could just say "no, they can't."
R.M.G.C.L.F. 06-25-03, 09:06 PM	Originally posted by Joe Gold Well, more of an improved familiar then. Mepthits, Imps, Quasits, and Psuedodragons have similar stats. Or you could just say "no, they can't." I added that part in.
Joe Gold 06-25-03, 09:17 PM	But how will teenage girls get their hands on them, then :P . Supernatural cuteness, you know some noble's daughter would want one. Hmm, that could be an interesting plot idea, convincing a nanobeholder to live with a family.
R.M.G.C.L.F. 11-11-03, 09:26 PM	Added a new type of nanobeholder. http://www.geocities.com/dragonlord_3_22/beholderbump.txt
ikkonoishi 11-11-03, 09:38 PM	Originally posted by R.M.G.C.L.F. Intense Cuteness (su): As intense cuteness, only the save dc is 18. Arrrggghhh Infinite recursion!!!
Mordenkainen's Rubber Duck of DOOM 11-11-03, 09:42 PM	Originally posted by ikkonoishi Arrrggghhh Infinite recursion!!! No, you just have to see the part that says see the part that says see the part that says see the part that says see the part that says ... (et cetera) :P
The Man of Three Waters 11-11-03, 09:51 PM	Just when you thought you had seen it all ...Bleeding from wounds inflicted by horrible fiends from the Nine Hells, our adventurers plodded steadily onward, weighed down from the spoils of the ancient crypt. Without warning, Lidda called for a sudden halt. "I hear something," he wispered "prepare yourselves." Quickly and with practiced ease, the hardy warriors put down their load. Axe and shield in hand Tordek crept towards the door, making sure you avoid crunching on the assorted skeletons scattered around the tomb. Igor silently brought an arrow to his bow while Milae ran through magical incantations. Lidda had already disapered into the shadows. Slowly Tordek slid the portal open, expecting the worst. What the group saw was the most alien sight in the crypt filled with undead, demons and other evil beasts. A small head floating in the centre of a large room. "It's so cute," cried Lidda as she flew into the room to embrace it. Silently it turned and the three remaining friends screamed a warning as jets of acid and pure cold hurtled towards her...
Joe Gold 11-11-03, 10:15 PM	Lidda stopped, stared, then killed the thing for ruffling her clothes:P.
R.M.G.C.L.F. 11-11-03, 10:18 PM	Fixed the recursion thing. Neat story. Nanobeholders don't deal acid damage though. As for the "Lidda killed the thing" bit, Lidda tried to kill the thing for ruffling her clothes, not knowing that it had 13 sorcerer levels and 2 prestige classes. :devil:
Joe Gold 11-11-03, 10:47 PM	In that case... Lidda's body twitched, Tordek's body smoked, no one can find Mialee's body.
Riznar 11-12-03, 02:45 AM	"no one can find Mialee's body" Would anyone want to?
R.M.G.C.L.F. 11-12-03, 06:19 AM	Maybe they just weren't trying to find it very hard.
Aranamarunda 11-12-03, 09:35 AM	LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL!!
Clownaveli 11-12-03, 10:55 AM	:bow: :love: :bow:
RhoxandRoll 11-12-03, 03:39 PM	Teehee...great concept. Gotta love the chaotic goodness...
Mordenkainen's Rubber Duck of DOOM 11-12-03, 03:48 PM	Originally posted by R.M.G.C.L.F. Maybe they just weren't trying to find it very hard. No, she probably just withered away from malnutrition.
R.M.G.C.L.F. 11-12-03, 03:55 PM	After the battle, lidda encountered a similar but darker and meaner looking creature. It began a speech: [font=Century]"You weary adventurer's are close to the end of your difficulties. I have discovered a secret path you can take that will save you several dangerous battles. It is imperative that you-"[/century] "You're not cute!" lidda shreiked, and she thrust a dagger through the central eye and into the creature's brain. A short while after they had begun looting the body a glowing white duplicate rose from the lifeless form and unleashed a beam of dark energy on her. (see the Moritobeholder)
SirGog 11-13-03, 10:10 AM	Little kid: "Mummy, look at this cute little thingy! Can I keep it? Please? Please?" Mother: "Of course you.. GAH! OW! HELP! I'm on fire!"
R.M.G.C.L.F. 02-27-04, 02:35 PM	Originally posted by Joe Gold no one can find Mialee's body. Although you have to be fair, it is a very small object so the search dc must be pretty high. You don't find a cluster of skin-coated toothpicks by taking 10.
The_Dark_One 11-03-04, 07:13 AM	Why do I seem to find the evil Nanobeholders 1,000 times cuter? Just picture it. You fight your way to the center of the evil underground labyrinth. You defeat the monstrous creatures guarding the ancient jewel that is allowing fiendish creatures to enter the material plane. The barbarian grabs the jewel and smashes it. A Nanobeholder emerges from behind a statue. It calls the barbarian a "big meanie" and floats away crying :bigeyes: :weep:
The Happy Gank 11-03-04, 07:48 AM	Hee, hee, hee, hee...makes me think of a song... "Nanobeholder" (To the tune of "Baby Beluga") Nanobeholder in the Underdark, I think I know about beholders, but I'm not so smart... Oh, nanobeholder... Nanobeholder... You look so cute, I want to be your friend, even if it means facing a grisly end. :D
digoraccoon 11-03-04, 08:40 AM	Minibeholders! They're travel sized for a DM's convienience! :D I'll have to save a few of these more my campaign. Will make a good familiar for a BBEG I'm working on. "What is that on his shoulder?" "A koosh ball with eyes."
Veraciraptor 11-03-04, 11:01 AM	Needs LA and favored class...
Airsucker 11-03-04, 11:25 AM	It's so cute! I love it! We gotta get toyvault.com to make these! :bounce:
Deviston 02-24-05, 11:30 AM	:: blushes and raises hand :: I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. :: ruffles dark robes and steps to the side, showing all the newly Reanimated and mostly put back together Mailee :: I think she's pretty. Come on hunny, it's time to go.
CthulhuRyleh 06-25-05, 12:12 AM	nevermind
Calibron 06-26-05, 01:30 AM	Heheh, you could even make a swarm out of the little guys, I wonder how much that would raise the cuteness DC...
lemurbouy 06-26-05, 02:18 AM	For a monstrous campaign I wanted to give the party something to communicate with their homebase so they had minibeholders which I called Behelders that were linked with a regular beholder back home. Lots of fun. wish we had continued the game. -leeman
Ront Iron-Roar 06-26-05, 02:45 AM	Hmmmm a beholder styled "hamster dance" song for the nanobeholder.
Valgaav 06-26-05, 03:11 AM	:behold: :behold: :behold: :behold: :behold: :behold: :behold: :behold: everybody, let's go! dicadebadebadodo...