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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 6900376" data-attributes="member: 27385">I thought beholders were paranoid to the extreme.  I would run with a scenario where the beholder makes sure the PCs do not come back again.  If it is wounded enough to not kill the party now, it would make plans to kill them soon.  Minions would be good here since the party has already damaged him.  It would plan and devise more traps and modifications to it's lair to prevent them from getting in again.  If you are looking to save the group you can have the floating eye a scrying spell by a powerful mage who needs the party for some reason and would be willing to come save the party or even send others.  You could have a group of NPCs teleport in and have the players run them.  Make the PCs the ones in chains and hanging over the boiling pit of lava or such about to die.  The NPCs come in and say, "Which one of you are XYZ", as they assault the beholder's forces.  They can free the PCs to finish the fight, but make sure they know that they owe someone big time.</blockquote>