Beholder and Beholder-kin II, Hive Mother [77]

Climat/Terrain Any remote
Organisation Solitary
Fréquence Très rare
Diète Omnivore
Cycle d'activité Any
Intelligence 17-18 - Génie
Trésor I, S, T
Alignement Loyal Mauvais
Nombres 1
Classe d'armure 0
Mouvement Au sol :
Vol : 6'' - Classe de vol : A
Nage :
Enfouissement :
Web :
Dés de vie 20
Thac0 5
Nbre d'attaques 1
Dommage / attaques 5-20
Attaques spéciales Magic
Défenses spéciales Anti-magic
Résistance à la magie 5%
Taille H - huge ( 12+' to 25' )
(8’ in diameter)
Morale 17-18 - Fanatique
Valeur en XP 24000 xp

Commentaires : Hive Mother (Beholder-kin)

The legendary hive mothers are also called the “Ultimate tyrants”, or just “Ultimates”. They are twice the size of typical beholders, and differ in appearance as well.

Their mouths are larger, so large that they can gulp down a man-sized target on a natural die roll of 20. Once swallowed, the prey takes 5-20 points of damage (5d4) each round until it is dead or escapes. The beholder’s mouth is not very deep, so a victim can escape by making a successful attack roll.

The ultimate has no eyestalks, but its magical eyes are protected by hooded covers in the flesh of the creature’s body, so that they cannot be severed. The central eye has 15 hit points.




RollLocationACHit Points
01-90Body020 HD
91-00Central Eye715 hp

The ultimate’s true ability is in controlling the actions of large numbers of beholders and beholder-kin. A hive mother may have 5-10 ordinary beholders under its command, or 5-20 abomination or beholder-kin (see below), which it communicates with telepathically. A nesting hive mother spells disaster for the surrounding region, as it can apparently create a community of beholders, beholder-kin, and abominations. If destroyed, the beholders and beholder-kin will turn on each other, or seek their own lairs.

Hive mothers may be the ancestral stock of the better known beholder, the next step of its evolution, a magical mutation, or a separate species. The reality remains unknown.