

First, she sends forth her brood of common beholders into combat and then a round later picks an advantageous position in the skirmish to start devouring opponents.Īll-Around Vision (Ex): Beholders are exceptionally alert and circumspect. The hive mother's tactics in combat are simple. The Ultimate has no eyestalks and hooded covers in the flesh of the creature's body protects its eyes. They are twice the size of typical beholders (8 feet in diameter), and differ in appearance as well. The hive mother is also called the ultimate tyrant, of just "Ultimate" a form of greeting that seems to please their pride.
#Dnd beholder monster block plus
Organization: Hive (1 hive mother plus 5–20 common beholders plus 1–6 orbi)Īdvancement: 23≣2 HD (Huge), 33≦3 (Gargantuan), 64≦6 (Colossal) Skills: Appraising +18, Bluff +17, Diplomacy +17, Hide +12, Intimidate +17, Knowledge (arcana) +18, Listen +18, Profession (wildspace navigator) +16, Sense Motive +16, Search +34, Spot +34įeats: Alertness, Diehard, Endurance, Flyby Attack, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflex Special Qualities: All-around vision, antimagic cone, brood, fly, spell immunities, SR 17Ībilities:Str 18, Dex 8, Con 16, Int 20, Wis 17, Cha 19

Special Attacks: Swallow whole, Improved Grab Initiative: +3 (≡ Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) The common beholders serves as scouts, soldiers and guards for the hive mother. The tyrant ship is ruled by a hive mother and powered by the orbi. In space the most common beholder social unit is the hive, which occupies one of their huge tyrant ships. The beholder most commonly found on the ground is only one of three distinct types found in space. While the beholder is the stuff of nightmares for many groundlings, in wildspace there are many more types of beholders.
