Due to this. I suggest that we make Beholder Death Effects use Save vs. Death save modifiers!

I'm for this too.

So am I, as they certainly don't lack for other kinds of rays that can really put the hurt on a PC.

-Unless there is a proliferation of save vs death equipment, or its more common than I'm aware of. I've seen two items that added three to this save and a slew of plus one ones. If this stuff is easy to get it may be an imbalancing change.

I admit that mine had given me a certain sense of security which probably isn't appropriate or desirable against one of the most fearsome underdark creatures - and its also based on metagaming what a DC is. I don't think our characters would understand just how much fortitude/deathsave stuff they need against beholders.

On the other hand dying to death magic always feels deeply frustrating and cheesy - especially when the save is failed by the narrowest of margins and you were almost level 11 - :cry: