But a clone and/or twisted version of the one that dream-birthed it. Basically, they have a bad dream and pop! There’s a baby beholder. In Volo’s Guide to Monsters, the “reproduction cycle” of the beholder is explained. Now, in fifth edition, the folks at Wizards of the Coast have really taken these weirdo monsters to the next level. Like giant, flying meat balls covered in eye stalks, these paranoid, xenophobic, megalomaniacal aberrations hide away in their lairs and plot against a world they hate. And they looked like this… Yo, what’s up? Think we can make ’em even worse? Let’s find out!īeholders have been in every edition of Dungeons & Dragons since 1975 when Terry Kluntz created the very first one for the Greyhawk supplement. These multi-eyed tyrants are true horrors, sure to send fear into the hearts of players everywhere. DM Dave 6 Comments on Beholder Variants for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Posted in Monstersīeholders are probably the D&Diest monster that ever D&Ded.