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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
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Subject: Re: Physics in AD&D  (how to kill a beholder)
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 09:23:55 EDT
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> Here's a D&D physics question for you.  First, some background:
> How to kill a beholder:
> 	1. Take a ballista bolt or two and have a  high-level  mage  shrink
> 	   them to crossbow bolt size.
> 	2. Use a heavy crossbow to launch them at the beholder.
> 	3. The beholder sees them coming, detects magic, and aims its anti-
>            magic ray at them.
> 	4. The shrink is dispelled, the beholder is  hit  by  the  ballista
>            bolts which do it a world of hurt.
> My DM assures me that this technique, and variations on it,  are  the  only
> sure method he's heard of safely killing a beholder.

     The really simple way, if you have enough room to manuver, is to simply
plunk arrows at them from 15" away or so.  The poor beholder has no useful
rays with ranges like that, and it can only go at 3"/rnd or so, so you have
plenty of time to move a little between shots to maintain the proper range.
It's always worked great for me.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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