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2 years ago ::
Aug 07, 2011 - 6:06AM
#11
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Date Joined:
Jan 18, 2011
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Its not supposed to see Combat, at least not at first. Plus, everyone knows that baby beholders have impenetrable shields :P
Whats a companion character?
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2 years ago ::
Aug 07, 2011 - 6:19AM
#12
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Date Joined:
May 13, 2009
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Companion Character are from Dungeon Master's Guide II, they're basically rules designed so you can add an NPC to your party and have him act more or less like a regular character rather then as a monster.
While things don't see combat there's no real point to having combat stats for them; I'd just refrain from giving it any stats at first and just roleplaying it. Then design some stats for it once it's big enough to fight alongside the party.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 07, 2011 - 6:39AM
#13
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Date Joined:
Jan 18, 2011
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Hopefully those rules are in the compendium  Its not designed to see combat at first, but we both know how stupid players are. Kick the baby behilder and loose a leg
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 12:52PM
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Jun 15, 2004
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From 3e Lords of Madness p.41, if desired:
"Newborn beholders grow quickly. For the first few months of life, though, they are fairly helpless, since their eye rays take some time to develop. A beholder needs to spend several months observing magic before its eye rays develop fully. For beholders born in remote ruins or magic-fi lled dungeons, the proper development of their eye rays takes about two to three months. Until then, they keep low profiles and feed on smaller animals and beasts. In areas where magic is scarce, it can take up to a year for a beholder’s eyes to absorb enough magic to properly fuel its powers."
And from p.42: "A vast number of beholderkin exist. Not true beholders, these creatures do not share the race’s xenophobia... The death kiss, eyeball, and gouger are detailed in Monsters of Faerûn."
"Eyeball: An eyeball is a Tiny beholderkin with four eyestalks; they are popular familiars in some wizardly and sorcerous circles."
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 2:49PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 18, 2011
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Ooh, Thanks for that.
I will probably give him some low level status effects rather than actual damage, at least to start with.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 3:46PM
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Speaking of, the Beholderkin is a current Arcane Familiar option (Dragon 374, pg. 28). You could have one of the arcane characters gain the Arcane Familiar feat as a substitute treasure item to gain control of the Beholderkin.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 4:53PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 24, 2001
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Simplest approach: I'd start with a Level 5 beholder and de-level it.
This. And of course... +1.
Here are the PHB essentia, in my opinion: - Three Basic Rules (p 11)
- Power Types and Usage (p 54)
- Skills (p178-179)
- Feats (p 192)
- Rest and Recovery (p 263)
- All of Chapter 9 [Combat] (p 264-295)
A player needs to read the sections for building his or her character -- race, class, powers, feats, equipment, etc. But those are PC-specific. The above list is for everyone, regardless of the race or class or build or concept they are playing.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 4:54PM
#18
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Date Joined:
Oct 24, 2001
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The players are not meant to beat the tar out of it. Its meant to be an NPC.
Then it needs no stats. 
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I actually mean that, even after having read the rest of your posts. It lives as long as you want it to live, and it dies if you deem it ready to die.
Here are the PHB essentia, in my opinion: - Three Basic Rules (p 11)
- Power Types and Usage (p 54)
- Skills (p178-179)
- Feats (p 192)
- Rest and Recovery (p 263)
- All of Chapter 9 [Combat] (p 264-295)
A player needs to read the sections for building his or her character -- race, class, powers, feats, equipment, etc. But those are PC-specific. The above list is for everyone, regardless of the race or class or build or concept they are playing.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 08, 2011 - 4:55PM
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The players are not meant to beat the tar out of it. Its meant to be an NPC.
Then it needs no stats.
This.
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