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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6662644" data-attributes="member: 6787650">I'm not 100% convinced about that. If I wanted to keep the beholders random, I'd say they're schizoid, and that each eye is controlled by a different aspect of the beholder's personality, and that the &quot;death ray&quot; mind scores political points for killing an enemy, so the &quot;enervation ray&quot; mind may throw in with the &quot;charm&quot; mind this turn to prevent &quot;death ray&quot; from scoring too much, given that the beholder only has enough magical mojo to power three shots per turn (plus Legendary Actions later). This intense politicking appears random to an outside observer, resulting in a random choice of eye rays.This theory is completely consistent with the beholder's racial history of intense xenophobia and especial distrust for other beholders in particular who are almost completely similar to themselves save for minor details (slightly longer eye stalks). Distrusting yourself is the next logical step in that progression.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6662644, member: 6787650"] I'm not 100% convinced about that. If I wanted to keep the beholders random, I'd say they're schizoid, and that each eye is controlled by a different aspect of the beholder's personality, and that the "death ray" mind scores political points for killing an enemy, so the "enervation ray" mind may throw in with the "charm" mind this turn to prevent "death ray" from scoring too much, given that the beholder only has enough magical mojo to power three shots per turn (plus Legendary Actions later). This intense politicking appears random to an outside observer, resulting in a random choice of eye rays. This theory is completely consistent with the beholder's racial history of intense xenophobia and [I]especial[/I] distrust for other beholders in particular who are almost completely similar to themselves save for minor details (slightly longer eye stalks). Distrusting yourself is the next logical step in that progression. [/QUOTE]

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