Nimda

Myriad Reality

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*You do not find anything to cancel the ability, other than destroying the creature's central eye to prevent another attack of the same kind, although you do find that the anti-magic field will dissipate in the next five seconds or so*

@Caldizar

Target attack to expire shortly. Suggestion: Prepare rapid-casted magical counterattack.

Myriad Reality

@Caldizar

Yeah, that’s fine. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the two don’t really use magic items either.

Myriad Reality

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*The structure is one of anti-magic as far as you can tell. Simply a force that cancels out magical effects. The source is, seemingly, the Beholder itself. Almost as though it is a natural ability or trait rather than one it has learned*

@Caldizar

Target appears to be using an innate skill. Continuing scan.
*Searches for any weaknesses that might be leveraged to disrupt or cancel the ability*

Myriad Reality

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That’ll work!
*Rolls beneath the blast and stabs a sharp rock into the eye before falling back quickly*
Lily, status update!

@Fractured

Access to spellcasting cannot be immediately restored. Estimating time required to disable the enemy ability.
*Continues to analyze the structure and source of the attack*

Myriad Reality

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*My magic missile burns the beast's hide, rousing it from slumber in a whirl of snapping teeth and bulging eyes*

Ah, that seems to have riled it.

*I summon up a flame in my palm as the Beholder floats in the air above, when a cone of violet energy suddenly erupts from its central eye, nullifying all magical effects in the area*

@Caldizar

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*Reaches toward the air, but glances at my hand when nothing happens*
That did something.

@Fractured

Looks like magic won't work while that's active. I can probably disable it, but you'll both need to survive until then.

Myriad Reality

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Does your analysis tell you anything more specific than that?

@Caldizar

I've never seen one of these before, but it's round, probably squishy, and covered in eyes. I'd target those if you want to fight it.

Myriad Reality

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Yeah, the eyebeasts

forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Beholder

@Caldizar

Perfect, thanks.

Myriad Reality

You're talking the giant meatball with eyes, right? Despite the RPG theming here, I've never really played DND.

Myriad Reality

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*You find no traps, but the strange lump in the room's center catches your eye, alarmingly so. For that object is no ordinary stone, but the bumpy hide of a slumbering Beholder*

@Caldizar

*My voice only reaches the three of us*
Analysis complete. Based on my professional spirit analysis, it's some kind of weird, demon-looking thingy.