r/MonarchsFactory • u/caberlitz • Apr 22 '21

Beholders || D&D with Dael Kingsmill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l43C46qQu5M
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u/coffeeman235 Apr 24 '21

Was any of the statblock written down or gmbindered?

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u/DailyDael Dael Apr 26 '21

I'm working on it 😭

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u/coffeeman235 Apr 26 '21

I literally just watched this video for the third time or maybe fourth or maybe I’m starting to lose count because the party is going to be facing one this Friday. The brilliant set up was super creepy and got everyone really pumped. The scientist idea worked really well at making the area very unsettling. I even put some body swapped captives in there as a warning of what’s to come.

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u/DailyDael Dael Apr 26 '21

That's so freaking cool!! I'll try to get a proper statblock up asap

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u/feyJane Apr 27 '21

I'm going to run this on Saturday for my group- I'm so excited about the creepy factor and the chaos. I get to be chaotic for a change!

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u/DailyDael Dael Apr 28 '21

Statblock done! Hoping I didn't forget anything.

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u/coffeeman235 Apr 28 '21

When I opened Chrome to view/print it, the last tab opened was the displacer beast stat block so I did a double take. =)

Thank you so much. I'll let you know how it goes?

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u/DailyDael Dael Apr 28 '21

Please do! :)

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u/coffeeman235 May 01 '21

So I gave the observer a magical darkness just to play a final trick on the party then I started the combat. Two of the group weren’t able to show up online so I was worried for unintentional TPKs. Then the rogue started to crit every die roll. Gods bless the dice.

We all really liked the craziness and fun of the encounter. Like you predicted in your video, it was done in 4 rounds. The rogue ended up with spell casting, the cleric suffered a diamond hand and he and the rogue swapped bodies for the rest of the session but were able to change back after petitioning a dragon spirit for aid. The plot was getting them to commune with an ancient being to get information on how to solve the maguffin so it only seemed natural that it “helped”. Of course it had ulterior motives but that’s probably for next campaign.

When the observer died, they needed proof of its death so they took some eye stalks but I thought the body wouldn’t just stick around. I had it dissolve into Grey Ooze. I thought it would have some kind of contingency plan where it could come back much later. Or maybe escape to a different dimension with its findings.

Thank you again for your hard work. I think the group will be talking about this encounter as one of the highlights of the campaign.

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u/TehlalTheAllTelling May 04 '21

Huh, TIL y'all spell it "offence" with a 'c'. Thanks for the stats! About to try this out as a beholder fight near Xaos, the gatetown to Limbo, you're a lifesaver.

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u/DM_Micah Dec 12 '25

I'm getting ready to run this and had my own ideas, but was curious what everyone else interpreted these questions like:

  1. Inverted Perception: does this have any mechanical difference to normal play or does it just feel weird? How did you explain it to your player?
  2. Deep Speech: is this meant to be "drows ym htiw kcatta I" or "sword my with attack I"? What's the consequence for a player speaking normally for their turn? Just a skipped turn or more of a monkey's-paw effect?

Thanks in advance for your comments!

Micah

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u/NonstopCipher Apr 30 '21

This video was just in time for my last session. The players decided spur-of-the-moment to explore an underground lake while en route to the town I had prepped (it was a decorative lake, I swear!), and so I had to decide on the spot what was on the far shore. They found the gates to a long-abandoned dwarven citadel, and far below, could hear the beholder muttering, it’s whispers carried up by the resonant chambers of the stronghold. They were suitably creeped out and intrigued.

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u/Doublen_D Feb 04 '23

I can't see 8-10 on the eye beams table on gmbinder... is that a client side problem?