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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

No idea who the character is or what setting they are from, but it was kind of logical that it was their pet or familiar or something.

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD 53 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Xanathar is a beholder crime lord in Waterdeep/forgotten realms.

[–] dbx12 18 points 10 months ago

TIL Xanathar is an in-universe character and not the nickname of a real life DnD book author.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

HEY! is that the beholder from baulders gate dark alliance on the PlayStation?

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think that game is older than Xanathar's book.

This is from the plot on Wikipedia from the video game though

After navigating a gauntlet of traps they face and kill Karne, and then find the guild master, the beholder Xantam

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Dang, that's a close name.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Setting: Dungeons and Dragons. 5th edition for sure, probably older.

Character: Xanathar is a Beholder, think Mike from Monsters Inc, with ten tentacles in place of arms and legs. Each arm ends with an eye.

Every beholder is an incredibly potent and lethal spell caster. And also incredibly wary of others. Mostly because how they reproduce is that they're magical enough to make things they dream real subconsciously, and that includes new rival beholders.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the comprehensive reply! I haven't played D&D since 3.5. Played all versions before it so I've encountered beholders before. It was even on the cover of one of the core books in one of the versions I think. Or at least we had a much used book with it on. My friend group never played pre-made adventures/settings, only did home brew content so I never got to know much og the characters that appear in memes and such.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Beholders cast spells? I thought they just had eye beams.