Beholders and eyebeams [Archive] - Wizards Community

Beholders and eyebeams [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
DarknessEternal
04-28-07, 05:00 AM The monster manual is quiet on the subject. What kind of action is it for a beholder to use its eye stalks. How many can it activate in one round?
jokey665
04-28-07, 06:35 AM It's not ambiguous at all. From like the second line of the Beholder description:
Eye Rays(Su):Each of a Beholder's small eyes can produce a magical ray once per round as a free action.
Holy_Beholder
04-28-07, 02:21 PM Yep, simple as that. Although to be fairer to the players, you could sunder them, like you could with a hydras head. Give the beholders a really slow regeneration ability too, that would really make the fights cooler.
Dead_Weasel
04-28-07, 04:51 PM I personally like Mike Mearls' Beholder makeover (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20061028a) for making beholders a bit easier to manage from both sides of the screen.
darkeness
04-29-07, 12:55 AM I personally like Mike Mearls' Beholder makeover (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20061028a) for making beholders a bit easier to manage from both sides of the screen.

Yes, he did an excellent job with the beholder. Much better. I also like what he did with the rust monster and the ogre mage.
ShinAkuma2
04-29-07, 01:16 AM It's not ambiguous at all. From like the second line of the Beholder description:

Just be aware that it can only aim so many within a given 90 degree arc...If the party lumps together, it can only use up to three at a time.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DarknessEternal 04-28-07, 05:00 AM	The monster manual is quiet on the subject. What kind of action is it for a beholder to use its eye stalks. How many can it activate in one round?
jokey665 04-28-07, 06:35 AM	It's not ambiguous at all. From like the second line of the Beholder description: Eye Rays(Su):Each of a Beholder's small eyes can produce a magical ray once per round as a free action.
Holy_Beholder 04-28-07, 02:21 PM	Yep, simple as that. Although to be fairer to the players, you could sunder them, like you could with a hydras head. Give the beholders a really slow regeneration ability too, that would really make the fights cooler.
Dead_Weasel 04-28-07, 04:51 PM	I personally like Mike Mearls' Beholder makeover (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20061028a) for making beholders a bit easier to manage from both sides of the screen.
darkeness 04-29-07, 12:55 AM	I personally like Mike Mearls' Beholder makeover (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20061028a) for making beholders a bit easier to manage from both sides of the screen. Yes, he did an excellent job with the beholder. Much better. I also like what he did with the rust monster and the ogre mage.
ShinAkuma2 04-29-07, 01:16 AM	It's not ambiguous at all. From like the second line of the Beholder description: Just be aware that it can only aim so many within a given 90 degree arc...If the party lumps together, it can only use up to three at a time.