A 50-foot-square area of ground within 120 feet of the beholder becomes slimy that area is difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round.On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the beholder takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: When fighting inside its lair, a beholder can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. The beholder regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.Įye Ray. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The beholder can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0 hit points. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 55 (10d10) necrotic damage. If the target is a Huge or larger object or creation of magical force, this ray disintegrates a 10-foot cube of it. If the target is a Large or smaller nonmagical object or creation of magical force, it is disintegrated without a saving throw.

If this damage reduces the creature to 0 hit points, its body becomes a pile of fine gray dust. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 45 (10d8) force damage. On a failure, the creature is petrified until freed by the Greater Restoration spell or other magic.

It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a failed save, the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The targeted creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. This ray has no effect on constructs and undead. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The beholder can also exert fine control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a door or a container. If the target is an object weighing 300 pounds or less that isn't being worn or carried, it is moved up to 30 feet in any direction. It is restrained by the ray's telekinetic grip until the start of the beholder's next turn or until the beholder is incapacitated. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or the beholder moves it up to 30 feet in any direction. The targeted creature must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. In addition, the creature can't take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both. On a failed save, the target's speed is halved for 1 minute. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the beholder for 1 hour, or until the beholder harms the creature. The beholder shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random (reroll duplicates), choosing one to three targets it can see within 120 feet of it: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

The area works against the beholder's own eye rays.īite. At the start of each of its turns, the beholder decides which way the cone faces and whether the cone is active. The beholder's central eye creates an area of antimagic, as in the Antimagic Field spell, in a 150-foot cone. Senses: darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 22Ĭhallenge Rating: 13 (10,000 XP) or 14 (11,500 XP) when encountered in lairĪntimagic Cone.

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