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The original Beholders were more spherical than the designs we have today.
Nowadays, they have more carefully designed jawlines, making some of them look like floating heads.
All these many eyes arewhat give Beholders their name, and also why they are so dangerous.
Name
Effect
Antimagic Cone
Exclusive to the Central Eye, creates an anti-magic cone.
Dungeons and Dragons Xanathar’s Guide To Everything Cover Art by Jason Rainville.
Charm Ray
Unable to damage the Beholder.
Paralyzing Ray
Paralyzed for 1 minute.
Fear Ray
You cant approach the Beholder and attacks are made with disadvantage.
Dungeons and Dragons Xanathar’s Guide To Everything Cover Art by Jason Rainville.
Enervation Ray
Medium necrotic damage.
Telekinetic Ray
This is how the Beholder interacts with the world, opening doors or moving objects away.
It can also grapple a creature with this Ray.
Beholder via Wizards of The Coast
Sleep Ray
Fall asleep for 1 minute.
Petrification Ray
Possible total petrification.
If the target is an object or a small magical construct, it gets automatically disintegrated.
The Bard and the Beholder By Zuzanna Wuzyk
Beholder Behavior
Beholders are solitary creatures, meant to be the biggest threat in a dungeon.
These monsters take toughness to a whole new level.
Earlier editions explained this was due tohow the Beholder hovers.
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As for how they reproduce,each edition has their own answer, which completely disregards the previous one.
The Laughing Beholder by Ralph Horsley
Weve picked the most notable ones, and mostlythe ones from the 5th edition of D&D.
In previous editions, they worked as newborn Beholders.
Death Kiss
In the 5th edition, they are created from a Beholders dream of blood loss.
Destroy the Lair by Wizards of the Coast
They are less powerful than a Beholder, but still Large in size.
Ideal for low-level parties that want to face the famed creature.
Gauth
At a glance, they seem identical to a Beholder, but they are far less deadly.
Dungeon & Dragons Adventurer 2 By Gregory Pedzinski
It can be just as deadly as a regular Beholder, depending on the terrain and circumstances.
Learn everything you’re gonna wanna know about Lycanthropes and Shapechangers in D&D.
You’ll learn their history and what to keep in mind for campaigns.
Art via Wizards of the Coast
Ghastly Death Tyrant by Peter Polach
