I got Beholder info from the MM "wink wink nodge nodge knowaddaImean, come again ahh?

[RangerWickett]

I like to have beholders grab objects telekinetically, and hurl them into the antimagic cone. Momentum does the rest.

 

[sullivan]

Readied actions set to go off when the behold blinks may or may not work, depending on DM adjucation... I know there's some controversy about whether you can use a readied action to interrupt a free action... I mean, when the free action happens, you do what you want to do, but the free action -happens- (or partially happens) meaning that the anti-magic cone may come back up before you can do anything with it.

The eye stalks aren't firing free actions, right? Therefore in your senario there is a non-Free Action window for the PCs to get in their attack. It's a little tricky specifying the correct trigger. Actually you DON'T want to Ready on the blink itself, because if the DM rules you go before the blink then you act while the antimagic cone is still in effect.

 

[dcollins]

Ready when he fires an eye ray towards you (while the central eye is closed).

 

[sullivan]

Ready when he fires an eye ray towards you (while the central eye is closed).

But then it's only when it fires at you, not a party member. More like "Ready when he fires an eye ray while the central eye is closed."

Of course if you do that at the start of the fight it might bring the ire of the DM unless you make a [unhealthy] habit of fighting Beholders, have some sort of Knowledge (aberations), or know well in advance you are coming up against a Tyrant Eye.

 

[dcollins]

Note I said "towards" you (in the general vicinity around you, such as at other party members in the cone), not "targeting" you.

 

[sullivan]

Note I said "towards" you (in the general vicinity around you, such as at other party members in the cone), not "targeting" you.

OK, you mean it in that way. Still that doesn't cover all situations (mine misses a related one too). If they blink and Dominate someone on the other side of them and get them to come over to you to attack you in melee. They can't do that with the Antimagic on unless you are at the edge so the guy melees into it.