Beholders - All Eyestalks in one round?

[KarinsDad]

IIRC, 3.5 Beholders fire their rays as Free Actions.

People have used this to allow them to move in a circle or spin in place and fire all of their eyes at one opponent.

However, designer intent if fairly clear. 3 rays per 90 degree arc.

Hence as a DM, I would only allow the Free Action Ray Firing to be done simultaneously and not throughout a round.


The vertical attack of all 9 eyes is an old 2E artifact. Adventure designers like to put Beholders at the bottom of vertical shafts. It does not apply to 3x TMK.

 

[Nifft]

Hence as a DM, I would only allow the Free Action Ray Firing to be done simultaneously and not throughout a round.

The fact that Eye Rays (Su) is listed as a single ability could support this interpretation.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Ninja-to]

Page 25. A section that governs both the MM breeds of beholders.
3 eye rays in a 90 degree arc.

Very nice. That's what I was remembering... I have no idea how I missed that description. I must've been staring too long at the stats and missed the 'details'.