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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8414807" data-attributes="member: 23751">It has nothing to do with Xanathar's.&nbsp; If there is no motion, sound or object involved with the casting, what pray tell is the wizard looking at in order to see a spell being cast?This I agree with, if you houserule these magical actions to be spells, then they would require the components to use.&nbsp; Though I think it's silly to expect a beholder to somehow be able to cast 3 spells simultaneously with no hands and one mouth.It's done when the effect happens.&nbsp; You must cast it before the effect occurs.&nbsp; When a beam emerges from the Beholder's eyes, that's the effect.&nbsp; Action/spell done.&nbsp; Too late to counter.Sure, but this is homebrew.&nbsp; Pretty cool as a descriptive, but not a part of the Beholder lore or abilities.Sure, but again, Counterspell also assumes that the Shield spell involves Verbal and Somatic components, which give the Counterspeller a visual that a spell is being cast.&nbsp; If the caster is psionic then there would be no components and therefore no visual to go off of.No. Most of those rays are instantaneous.&nbsp; They just go off.&nbsp; For an example, Disintegration is an instantaneous spell that requires 1 action to cast.&nbsp; The eye ray would be the same, whether you use it as an action like RAW or a spell as a house rule. Rogues can use their Uncanny Dodge on instant spells like Fireball or instant magical actions like eye rays.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8414807, member: 23751"] It has nothing to do with Xanathar's. If there is no motion, sound or object involved with the casting, what pray tell is the wizard looking at in order to see a spell being cast? This I agree with, if you houserule these magical actions to be spells, then they would require the components to use. Though I think it's silly to expect a beholder to somehow be able to cast 3 spells simultaneously with no hands and one mouth. It's done when the effect happens. You must cast it before the effect occurs. When a beam emerges from the Beholder's eyes, that's the effect. Action/spell done. Too late to counter. Sure, but this is homebrew. Pretty cool as a descriptive, but not a part of the Beholder lore or abilities. Sure, but again, Counterspell also assumes that the Shield spell involves Verbal and Somatic components, which give the Counterspeller a visual that a spell is being cast. If the caster is psionic then there would be no components and therefore no visual to go off of. No. Most of those rays are instantaneous. They just go off. For an example, Disintegration is an instantaneous spell that requires 1 action to cast. The eye ray would be the same, whether you use it as an action like RAW or a spell as a house rule. Rogues can use their Uncanny Dodge on instant spells like Fireball or instant magical actions like eye rays. [/QUOTE]

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