The article also goes on to provide a new description of the center eye and its anti-magic ray. Characters can now see the ray, as it gives off a dull grey light, and more importantly, we now know that the anti-magic ray extends 140 ft. from the middle eye in a cone shape. The Beholder will focus this ray on one target at a time and is intelligent enough to look for spellcaster or, failing that, will target a creature wearing little to no armor as experience has taught them magic-users can’t wear armor and cast their spells. Most of the eyestalks all have new abilities and they mostly have to do with undeath and necrotic energy. These new functions include animate dead, continual darkness, two different energy drainrays, a paralysis ray, and before you ask, yes, it still has one little eyestalk that shoots a death spell at you. 2e - Beholder As with all the Beholders, it is the eye rays that make the creature so interesting. In this edition, it can fire off 1d4 eyes per round. The eye rays are as follows:

Petrification Ray. The targeted creature must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is petrified until freed by the greater rest.oration spell or other magic.Legendary Actions. The beholder can take 3 legendary actions, using the Eye Ray option below. It can take only one legendary action at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The beholder regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Enervation Ray. 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.

Slowing Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target's speed is halved for1 minute. In addition, the creature can't take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Fear Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Eyes of the Beholder aura 5; at the start of each enemy’s turn, if that creature is within the aura and the eye tyrant’s and line of sight, the eye tyrant uses one one random eye ray power against that creature But, groups of Beholders aren’t restricted to just a few friendly acquaintances, but also to entire cities that are overseen by either the Overseer or the Hive Mother. These Beholders are watched over and pretty much forced to work together by the magic of the other two Beholders, and they always have a set purpose. Typically, it’s too destroy the world, but it could also be a focus on going out into the spelljammer space or constructing a new magical artifact for the Great Mother. The Overseer, the strange Beholder that looks more like a tree, can only control about a dozen Beholders while the Hive Mother can control pretty much as many she wants, including individual Overseers that can then control more Beholders for her. The Hive Mothers ensure that the Beholders don’t end up murdering each other in her hive, but instead makes them paranoid about other hives and their Hive Mothers, often creating overly complicated battle strategies to kill off other hives. 4e - Beholder Eye Tyrant

Sleep Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1 minute. The target awakens if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to wake it. This ray has no effect on constructs and undead. Beholders, due to just how massively intelligent they are, are always forming plans and many have found their home below a city where it can control the city using its minions and servants. A Beholder might become a crime lord, using its evil tendencies to create massive amounts of wealth that it can gain power with or it might get involved in politics using its minions to help keep the laws the same in a city for whatever insane plan it has coming up in the world. Beholders have a plan for every eventuality and many claim that a Beholder can never be surprised as it has a plan for anything you could be thinking of, and we know what weird shit you could be thinking of!