BEHOLD AND BE NOT AFRAID: The Mistaken Divinity Of The Beholder

The Eye from The Baleful Gaze of Tabaldak's Geasmy 2025 Appendix N entryThis post by Gus L. over at All Dead Generations dovetails with a thought I had about a beholder kin which I used in my Appendix N Jam entry The Baleful Gaze of Tabaldak's GeasThe Secret of Bone Hill Is The SpecterThe Specter is one monster I really like from L1:The Secret of Bone Hill. I imagine it's one of the first published "kin" of the beholder. It can be summoned by a magic-user using monster summoning V (~14th level magic-user to cast) and 3 small eyes from a beholder.Stats-wise, it's HD 4+4, AC 15, and guards a magic item or something of at least 15,000gp in value. It has a few notable abilities as one might expect:Magic resistance of 5% (1:20) to all spells cast at itIts central eye can reflect 1 spell cast at it back to the casterIts four smaller eyes can cast: cause serious wounds (2d8+3), paralyzing ray (5d4 rounds), telepathy (implant suggestion), and create food & water.Mana From (Approximately)…