Beholders, Help!!!!! Options

[Mongerman]

I've gotten so used to killing beholders with the shield of balduran that I cant do without it...can someone offer suggestions on how to kill beholders with a lvl 10-11 party without the shield? Funny how its unmodded but its giving me the greatest difficulty so far (unseeing eye quest)

[angiras]

Simplest approach? Summon some skellies and send them forth from around the corner. Even the low green variety will do fine, even better if you have skeleton warriors. Once the skellies have engaged the beholders, send a melee character in to finish them off, protected by a death ward and chaotic commands. Works like a charm.

[Romulas]

Simplest approach? Summon some skellies and send them forth from around the corner. Even the low green variety will do fine, even better if you have skeleton warriors. Once the skellies have engaged the beholders, send a melee character in to finish them off, protected by a death ward and chaotic commands. Works like a charm.

I like the skeleton approach, will try it next time. I just came through the beholder lair in the underdark. Even with this tactic it was tough, it sucks that they can shoot across the map at your PC but thats for another discussion.

What I do, use a thief as a spotter, cast web spell x2 and free action on my battle tank, send him in then cast spider spawn and greater mal., it took some time but finally got them. The elder orb did not imprison my fighters, just mazed them. I am not sure if sikret was taking it easy on us or what, ha ha. By the way, anymore than 2 web spells and things can get alittle slow.

Romulas