BigLou wrote:Ack wrote:Likely it was either pewter or lead, depending on the model, who manufactured it, and when. Beholders are nasty mid- to late-game enemies that you probably won't be encountering until the party spellcasters can do some nasty damage...and then the Beholder will anti-magic them into oblivion. They are proprietary to D&D, so they don't appear in D20 offshoots. As a result, I have actually never fought one in a roleplaying campaign, though I have encountered them in video games.
Still, they are nasty, but I fear manticores, shadows, and iron golems more. And liches.
Wow, seems like you are really into this stuff. My D&D video game experience begins and ends with a 3DO game I used to have....really cool, Dracula-like intro, 3-D corridor shooter. I remember having to drop gear on the floor in favor of other stuff.
You're probably talking about either
Slayer or
Deathkeep. I played a bit of both back around 1997 but didn't really get into them and haven't tried since. If you want to go for that kind of experience again, I'd recommend looking into the Ultima Underworld series or a variety of other games.
I played a lot of Dungeons & Dragons in high school and college with Fastbilly and a few other guys(a couple of which noise knows now, like Xen, xero, and my brother Goji), among many other tabletop RPGs. At one point, I'd say I knew the game inside and out and had gotten through all sort of nasty encounters in hilarious ways. We had certain preferences in our group though, like a lot of undead. A LOT of undead. Especially if I was DMing.
I tend to play only three specific classes but consider fighters my favorite and melee to be king. That said, I'm banned from touching Sorcerer in certain circles...
