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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Justin Bacon" data-source="post: 3158063" data-attributes="member: 3795">That's almost identical to the existing mechanics. The only thing you've shuffled around is the number of eyestalks that can be pointing in a particular direction.In general, you're probably better off just using standard mechanics: The antimagic eye is a cone effect that you point in a direction on your turn. The eyestalks are ranged touch attacks.If you don't want the beholder to target more than X number of eyestalks on a single character for balance reasons, just make that the rule: A beholder can't target a single character with more than X number of eyestalks during a single turn.Done. Why does it have to be more complicated than that?Two points:(1) You're assuming that the beholder CAN evolve an antimagic effect that doesnt affect its own eyestalks. I see no reason for making such an assumption. Arcanists, with the complete flexibility of independent research, have never managed to perfect a version of antimagic which leaves their own spells unaffected. Why should beholders have naturally evolved such a version of antimagic?(2) If beholders frequently fight other beholders, I can think of a very good reason why they would want an antimagic eye that cancels the stalks of their kin, even if it meant cancelling their own abilities, too.Can someone please explain to me why there aren't higher level sleep spells which are actually effective at knocking out higher level opponents? I really don't like the fact that, beyond the low levels, you lose the choice between killing and incapacitating.The easiest fix for this spell is to simply allow the caster to manipulate objects at a distance as if they were physically handling them with two hands and Strength equal to 10 + the caster level. Again, why does it have to be complicated than that?Good choice. The beholder really is lacking a straight-out "blast 'em" gun.I don't like grease. It doesn't feel like a ray spell. It gives me a visual of a beholder's eyestalk gushing greasy gunk all over the floor. It doesn't feel right.Two strong choices.</blockquote>

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