Disintegrate Ray: Ranged 10; +22 vs Fortitude; 2d10+9 damage, and the ongoing 2d20 damage (save ends). Aftereffect: Ongoing 2d6 damage (save ends). Withering Ray (Necrotic): Ranged 10; +22 vs Fortitude; 1d8+9 damage, and ongoing 10 necrotic damage (save ends). Slowing Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target's speed is halved for1 minute. In addition, the creature can't take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Not only does it have more health and a better AC, but it can also only be hurt by magical weapons of +2 or better, has all the normal undead immunities, and its main body will regenerate 3 hit points per round. If that isn’t enough, it can change into gaseous form at will and if it is dropped to 0 hit points, it is forced to assume a gaseous form and can not regenerate hit points. If it is forced to take this form due to dropping to 0 hit points, it will hide in complete darkness, and the Undead Beholder keeps many places permanently dark inside of its lair for this purpose, once it is in darkness it can start to regenerate after an hour. There actually is no mention of completely destroying this Undead Beholder, you just have to keep dropping it to 0 hit points and hope you can get in and out inside of an hour. Charm Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the beholder for 1 hour, or until the beholder harms the creature.

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With over 20 variants of the Beholder throughout the editions, the floating eyeball of doom brings with it a long and storied history. From the giant Elder Orb, a massive Beholder skilled in the art of arcane magic, to the Doomsphere, an undead beholder created from the energy of powerful explosions to many other strange forms. The Beholder has a wealth of information and history behind it, and this is going to be a deep and long look into their history. OD&D - Beholder Legendary Actions. The beholder can take 3 legendary actions, using the Eye Ray option below. It can take only one legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The beholder regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

As with all the Beholders, it is the eye rays that make the creature so interesting. In this edition, it can fire off 1d4 eyes per round. The eye rays are as follows:In the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Companion: Book 2( 1984) the Beholder is reintroduced and given a greater description about its abilities and life compared to the previous Monster Manualentries, though the best part about it is that they no longer look like a sad balloon or a weird insect, now they look fearsome and ready to kill. There are a variety of clarifications and simplifications in this new version of the Beholder, ranging from them traveling with their young babies for a year to how far each eye ray’s range is.

The first variant we are introduced to is the Eye of the Flame and is a small Beholder with the strange ability of lighting people on fire. Its main eye causes a target to become susceptible to fire, then it uses one of its eyestalks to shoot fire, lighting you are on fire. If that isn’t enough, it has two more rays at its disposal, telekinesis,and fear. This Beholder is the lowest on the food chain for its kind and has grown accustomed to working for other Beholders, even if it doesn’t like it.Death Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 55 (10d10) necrotic damage. The target dies ifthe ray reduces it to 0 hit points.

Sleep Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on constructs and undead. Death Ray (Necrotic): Ranged 10; +22 vs Fortitude; 1d8+9 necrotic damage, and if the target is bloodied it is dazed (save ends). First Failed Save: The target is dazed and weakened (save ends). Second Failed Save: The target dies. But, groups of Beholders aren’t restricted to just a few friendly acquaintances, but also to entire cities that are overseen by either the Overseer or the Hive Mother. These Beholders are watched over and pretty much forced to work together by the magic of the other two Beholders, and they always have a set purpose. Typically, it’s too destroy the world, but it could also be a focus on going out into the spelljammer space or constructing a new magical artifact for the Great Mother. The Overseer, the strange Beholder that looks more like a tree, can only control about a dozen Beholders while the Hive Mother can control pretty much as many she wants, including individual Overseers that can then control more Beholders for her. The Hive Mothers ensure that the Beholders don’t end up murdering each other in her hive, but instead makes them paranoid about other hives and their Hive Mothers, often creating overly complicated battle strategies to kill off other hives. 4e - Beholder Eye Tyrant Examiners are the tool wielding works of the Beholder race, their primary function is the study and creation of magic items. They have no middle eye with a small mouth flanked by four spindly appendages which can be used to grab tools to assist in their work. It has only four spindly eyestalks that can: enlarge/reduce, identify/legend lore, transmute form, and spell reflection.

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Petrification Ray. The targeted creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is petrified until freed by the greater rest.oration spell or other magic.