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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 5057395" data-attributes="member: 75712">As for pinning a PC, I think maybe a small STR 6 PC could be pinned, based on the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/carryingCapacity.htm#weight" target="_blank">lifting/dragging rules</a>.  The absolute max weight he could move is 300lb, maybe even less if you consider "being attacked by an advanced beholder who's a minion to even bigger and badder evil buddies" an unfavorable circumstance.Does the beholder only have stone rubble to throw around?  Keep in mind it could be tossing around lighter or differently shaped stuff:- a 10ft beam of wood- 2 or 3+ med. corpses in various states of decay- a small tree- a barrel of wine/water(and from the SRD equipment lists)- 12 large-size steel shields- 50ft x 50ft of canvas, rolled up (sail) or a pile- 6 suits of full-plate- 1600 ft of chain- a couple of rowboatsIf i did the math right, all this stuff is in the same weight range as a block of stone-- just as heavy, but quite a bit bigger or more difficult to deal with &/or evade.  Maybe not pinning the PCs, but possibly distracting them for a couple rounds in other ways.</blockquote>