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<blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 6774189" data-attributes="member: 13703">I think many are correct in stating that the DM didn’t run the Beholder correctly in having him only attack 2 of the party with a since eye in his first round of attack (with the rest of the party in an Anti-Magic ray).The encounter itself was from the 3E WotC adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil.The battlefield definitely was not a flat battlemat.&nbsp; The party was travelling down a 10ft wide corridor that led to a T-junction.&nbsp; The corridor itself was dropped down about 10ft, apart from a narrow ledge on either side of the corridor.&nbsp; On top of that, I think the ceiling in the room was a good 30ft high (not 100% sure, but it definitely wasn’t just a 10ft high ceiling).So my Wizard PC cast Levitate on the PCs to help us walk down the corridor.&nbsp; Without the spell the PCs all had to make balance checks to avoid falling down into the “pit” area (as half the party discovered when the Anti-Magic ray hit).The Barbarian made a Balance and Jump check in order to leap off the ledge and attack the Beholder.&nbsp; My Wizard also had to do the same in order to jump out of the Anti-Magic ray’s area of effect to get a spell off.&nbsp; I didn’t roll high enough to jump from one ledge to the other, but as soon as I got out of the Anti-Magic ray’s area of effect my Levitation spell kicked in again and I was able to cast Disintegrate from mid-air (killing the Beholder and ending the combat).The very next round a Wizard and an (invisible) Assassin appeared from behind the party.&nbsp; The Spell Thief PC charmed the Wizard, which caused the Assassin to decide to run away while he still could.If the Beholder had been able to survive a little longer it may have been a very different fight as we would have been fighting on 2 fronts and against one opponent that we wouldn’t have known was there until the Death attack went off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olaf the Stout, post: 6774189, member: 13703"] I think many are correct in stating that the DM didn’t run the Beholder correctly in having him only attack 2 of the party with a since eye in his first round of attack (with the rest of the party in an Anti-Magic ray). The encounter itself was from the 3E WotC adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. The battlefield definitely was not a flat battlemat. The party was travelling down a 10ft wide corridor that led to a T-junction. The corridor itself was dropped down about 10ft, apart from a narrow ledge on either side of the corridor. On top of that, I think the ceiling in the room was a good 30ft high (not 100% sure, but it definitely wasn’t just a 10ft high ceiling). So my Wizard PC cast Levitate on the PCs to help us walk down the corridor. Without the spell the PCs all had to make balance checks to avoid falling down into the “pit” area (as half the party discovered when the Anti-Magic ray hit). The Barbarian made a Balance and Jump check in order to leap off the ledge and attack the Beholder. My Wizard also had to do the same in order to jump out of the Anti-Magic ray’s area of effect to get a spell off. I didn’t roll high enough to jump from one ledge to the other, but as soon as I got out of the Anti-Magic ray’s area of effect my Levitation spell kicked in again and I was able to cast Disintegrate from mid-air (killing the Beholder and ending the combat). The very next round a Wizard and an (invisible) Assassin appeared from behind the party. The Spell Thief PC charmed the Wizard, which caused the Assassin to decide to run away while he still could. If the Beholder had been able to survive a little longer it may have been a very different fight as we would have been fighting on 2 fronts and against one opponent that we wouldn’t have known was there until the Death attack went off. [/QUOTE]

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