Recent content by mpauna

Actually, all three powers are ranged powers and not close powers (like Inspiring Word). OOOPS - Ninja-ed :-)

Page 290 says "ranged and area powers provoke" in one place, but then under "threatening reach" it uses "ranged attack or area attack", which is something different as it definitely does not include ranged utility powers. This discrepancy raises the question as to which is really intended, and...

Unfortunately, I can't really discuss that yet, as my group of adventurers hasn't been able to get together to play since they encountered the beholder. All I can say is that the geomancer has come to this pocket dimension for purposes currently unknown, and that the presence of the party of...

Thanks :-) Yes, with a fly speed of 20' (Good), a beholder can hover in place. Since Good maneuverability has Up/down angles of "Any", a beholder can move vertically, effectively "levitating". Do note however that while down speed is doubled (a beholder can drop down 40' as a move action)...

Interesting idea... I don't immediately see any issues with readying free actions for the eye rays. In fact it sounds like a good way of nailing a caster while casting in order to interrupt a spell. The original beholder is limited to three rays in any one 90-degree arc (up, forward...

Yes, it sounds like the elemental-flavored beholder would fit your campaign just as it fit mine. I wish you luck with it ... Although I originally statted out the beholder at a lower CR, I tossed those notes when I revised it to an appropriate level for my gaming group. However, this is a...

No problems about "screen". I usually can't even remember the spell's name and keep having to look it up, even though I know its effects ... I would probably stick with Cha-based DCs for the eye stalks, since the original beholder was Cha-based and since the default save DC for supernatural...

Thanks for your comments Dave, You are right about the save DC being off. It should be 28 if Con based, or 23 is Cha-based (I double-checked the original beholder, and the eye rays were Cha-based). I guess that the party lucked out, as it was an off day for the beholder ;) The flight was...

A little over a year ago, I attended Mike Mearl’s Beholder Design seminar at GenCon. In that seminar, we discussed the existing beholder, its role, its abilities, and its place in the world of D&D. We also discussed various ways in which we could redesign the beholder to make it simpler to use...