D&D Puzzles #42 - Eyes of the Beholder

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  • @WallyDM
    @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hope you enjoy the puzzle! I did have my "cauldron" graphics stay on screen a bit longer than needed... but it shouldn't take away too much much from the instruction portion of the video. Be sure to leave a comment! :) :) :)

  • @xandermacleod
    @xandermacleod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I prefer this one to the Obelisk variant.
    Some little additional things you could do:
    Have the chest positioned where the barrels are and be filled with Ancient Coins. One among the coins is different from the rest. Where most of the coins have a hammer and crown symbols of both sides, the single coin has a Sword and side of a head on it. In this way the chest image represents 1 eye that must be added to the stalks (reduce number of skeletons in image to fit as appropriate).
    Alternatively inside the chest is a mirror (representing two eyes that need to be added). Again remove skeletons as appropriate.
    The secret to unlocking the chest comes from either Theives Tools, Use of Dispel Magic, or dragging the magically locked chest to be in front of the beholders main anti-magic eye.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some really solid thoughts here, thank you for sharing them. I really like the Ancient Coins idea. Cheers!

  • @davidb4020
    @davidb4020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've ran this puzzle twice now with different group in different system (OD&D and 5e). I really like it, it's great. It's just tough enough so that player have to think about it and try out stuff, but not enough the DM has to intervene. Also the beholder version is great, I love it so I can use random beholder ray when they fail. Thanks for sharing!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic! Glad that you are getting some great use out of this puzzle David. Awesome to hear. Thank you for subscribing and commenting! Stay tuned for many more ideas, coming soon. CHeers!

  • @connors7078
    @connors7078 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just discovered you channel. What a fantastic idea for a DM series. I always want to include puzzles. Puzzles are on my master encounter charts. I just have trouble coming up with them. No more. This is the best channel ever! :P

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awww yeah! Thank you for this fantastic comment Paul, I appreciate it. Welcome to the channel! :)

  • @biffstrong1079
    @biffstrong1079 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yeah I don't know if this one would hold enough interest for my players. I might be able to rework it. I'll check out the eye of the obelisk puzzle. Really like the Mos Eisley Cantina shirt.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That was one of my favorite t-shirts. I'm bummed that it no longer fits, lol.

  • @ishmiel21
    @ishmiel21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You forgot to mention that the door was sealed by a 45th level wizard hahahaha

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, Yes, yes, I did... but... we have an Anti-Magic Ray, so that's cool, right? :)

  • @generalbismark7163
    @generalbismark7163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic idea but i think ill have the statue turn into a Beholder when they are done. The beholder becoming real will reveal that the pillar it was attached to is actually a big lever for them to pull that opens the out.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah nice, I dig it.... I think this is a great idea to get your player's hearts beating a bit! Thank you for watching. :)

  • @cunningcrawler1429
    @cunningcrawler1429 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have used several of your puzzles and appreciate the hard work that you do thank you very much😀

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind words and I absolutely love comments like this. Thank you. Hope you are able to use the Eyes of the Beholder in your game. Enjoy! :)

  • @erikmartin4996
    @erikmartin4996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw the obelisk video first and immediately thought of running it with a beholder statue. ☺️

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesss! Now... which one was your favorite? Also... welcome to the channel!

    • @erikmartin4996
      @erikmartin4996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WallyDM honestly they are both equally well done. I have been mulling over in my head how to do it without paintings. So the video has succeeded in prompting me to do some critical thinking which I believe is the whole point to your series. It’s awesome. I will be buying your book.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@erikmartin4996 Haha, absolutely. I simply provide the ideas and the building blocks and up to you as the DM to bring it all together in a way that works for your game. :-) Also... glad to hear you will be picking up my book... there are 30 more puzzles in the book that are not currently available on my channel. :-) Cheers!

  • @benstormrider7173
    @benstormrider7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm putting together a Vecna-themed dungeon and want it to be eyes and hands all over the place. I will go along and choose the eye of the beholder, because beholders are freaking awesome and I might also make it an actual beholder who was turned to stone by Vecna himself, but with its eyes left functional to make a magic warden for Vecna. While I like the beholder version more for the eyebeams and overall feeling, I prefer the idea of the coloured statues from the obelisk rather than the paintings in this version. I think it is fun to complete the statues and I might lock the missing items behind other puzzles to have a zeldaesk feeling about the whole thing. Great work! I'm gonna order your book soon

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vecna! Awww yeah. That sounds fun. Super cool that you will be able to use the Eyes of the Obelisk/Beholder puzzle in your game. Be sure to stop back by and lemme know how it goes. Thanks Ben! On to the next!

    • @benstormrider7173
      @benstormrider7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WallyDM the campaign is just taking of and I plan to have the dungeon at around 8th level or so, therefore it might take a long time until we actually play it. But once we do, I'll let you know how it went and how many PC's lost there life by petrification, desintegration or death ray 😉

  • @HowtoRPG
    @HowtoRPG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is just brilliant. Great puzzle video.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, my friend! I always appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment on my channel. :)

  • @santananelson6490
    @santananelson6490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the idea of the puzzle and am running a variant of it that may increase the difficulty some. Rather than pictures there is just the phrase "The answer lies in the eyes of the beholder" The number of eye stalks will sync with the number of players and the answer is the colors of their characters eyes as they are the Beholders of the image or statue. Though adding in random pictures around the room would further confuse the answer especially when the numbers didn't match up.

  • @Reruro
    @Reruro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely plan on running this along with a few of your other puzzles tonight (shadow door/cannon with a Portal Beast encounter!)

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hooray! Glad I could help out. I hope your gaming sessions are fantastic! :)

  • @cadenceclearwater4340
    @cadenceclearwater4340 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And there's an advert for _eye-rish stew,_ just behind you 😅

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Holy crap, great "eye"! lol. That's an old advertisement from when I was running karaoke on St. Paddy's day!

  • @AssBlaster-hc9zp
    @AssBlaster-hc9zp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome channel, I’m gonna use this puzzle for my own campaign!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fantastic! This is a fun one, I hope it goes well for you in your game. Be sure to subscribe to the channel... many more puzzle videos are on their way!

  • @robjones322
    @robjones322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the idea of this puzzle. You could also make it "easier" by using the lower CR Undead Beholder if you wanted the characters to actually fight the beholder. I think the banishment idea might confuse the players initially since there is no other means of escape. By doing the puzzle wrong, the players might get the idea they are "escaping", so I would steer clear of the banishing idea.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, yes. Great point on that Banishment idea. Definitely need to steer clear of that. Thanks again for the great comment! Hope you get to use this puzzle in a game soon. :)

    • @robjones322
      @robjones322 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have used what I call a teeter totter hallway trap several times against my players. Long hallway with a fake door at the end. Typically, I set the dex check at -3, -2, or -1 depending how far away from the center of the teeter totter they are when they get on. The problem is that it splits the party and what do you do with the people that fail the check and how do you get them back together. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

  • @predtime
    @predtime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is a DnD 3.5 adventure called The Silver Skeleton that has a somewhat similar puzzle and concept in it. It was pretty interesting and fun, and I could see this supplementing that or vice versa. Anyone with access to the adventure should check it out, as I could see someone making a pretty interesting beholder-themed dungeon with these two resources.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh nice! I'll definitely have to see if I can find that adventure and check it out. Thank you!

    • @predtime
      @predtime 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WallyDM Actually, it looks like you can still download the PDF for free from the WOTC site:
      archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20061017a
      (I notice there is a 99 cent version on DriveThru RPG, so watch out for that)

  • @Raezeman
    @Raezeman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love it! Did you draw those pictures yourself?

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately, no... I found them in "Google-land". I cannot draw. And when I say I can't draw, I mean I am absolutely terrible at drawing and it is not recommended that I even try, lol. I really wish I could. I really admire those that can and appreciate their talents. Glad you liked the puzzle! Still a tossup for me between this one and the Obelisk on which one I like better.

  • @MikeySee563
    @MikeySee563 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those tan and grey bricks on your board look familiar. What game are they from again?

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am glad you asked. They are from a game called Crossbows and Catapults... loved that game. :)

  • @LXanderHanover
    @LXanderHanover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome puzzle. Awesome Video! Subscribed!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awww yeah! I'm glad you found my channel! Thank you for subscribing and welcome aboard!

  • @thestagrindragon9681
    @thestagrindragon9681 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wally this is an amazing puzzle !!! This is deffinatly one i will be adding to one of my adventures !!!

    • @thestagrindragon9681
      @thestagrindragon9681 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also if you are ever interested in having that beholder painted let me know :) that piece is damn near impossible to find out here

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanx buddy! I appreciate the fantastic comment. :) While time is tight at the moment, I hope to be in one of your adventures again someday. :)

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm... Are you offering to paint my Beholder mini??? You do great work... so I may take you up on that. :)

  • @crazedmofo1319
    @crazedmofo1319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome! using this one tonight!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awww yeah! Awesome. Be sure to let me know how it goes Caleb!

  • @dmstretch6634
    @dmstretch6634 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm thinking of doing this but including a real cauldron (cheap halloween one will do). Fill it with some gloopy slime and those halloween squishy eye balls and make the players physically pick them up out of the cauldron, slime 'n' all lol. Will add an extra interactive dimension to the puzzle. Can easily paint on some colour to the eye balls so they have to get the right ones.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy dang, that is an amazing idea... That will get you "DM of the Year" for sure. This is the cool stuff that will keep your players talking and a memory that will last a lifetime. Well done, if you do this, be sure to let me know how it goes!

    • @dmstretch6634
      @dmstretch6634 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I will do. I’m guessing my players will both love the idea and hate me for making them put their hands in the slime lol

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure they will... but it will be so cool. lol.

    • @dmstretch6634
      @dmstretch6634 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WallyDM I used this on my players tonight, complete with home made gooey slime, such a shame I can't upload the picture of it. It work BRILLIANTLY, I won't repeat the names I got called for making them put their hands into the slime lol.

  • @elvensith001
    @elvensith001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I intend to run this without picture frames, instead letting the portraits influence other encounters within the dungeon.
    Earlier, there will be skeletons wearing the (blue) garb of a local paladin troupe,
    A combat with some kind of mounted combatant will have challenged them, either his mount will be notably green, or his clothes will,
    There will have been a room where a puzzle is laid out in red thread, which must be followed to solve the puzzle.
    Alternatively, each of these encounters, only hosted in a room painted the correct color!
    If the players are paying attention and can remember...

  • @EruxErux
    @EruxErux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that riddle is damn clever, i like it

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clever indeed! Thank you for watching. Cheers!

  • @Culler94
    @Culler94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very awesome idea, subscribed!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic! Welcome to the channel.

  • @cadenceclearwater4340
    @cadenceclearwater4340 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    oooh, nice danger, eyes of the beholder, hmmm

  • @ishmiel21
    @ishmiel21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah, cool! A new puzzle!

  • @PerikleZ87
    @PerikleZ87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will try it for the door to the forge of spells. Hope my players will like it.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic! Let me know how it goes! :)

  • @ishmiel21
    @ishmiel21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm totally going to use this in my Weal or Woe campaign! I think I'll use it as the entrance to a secret organization's headquarters. I always have a problem as to the "why" of puzzles. like, why did someone design a way into a place they didn't want anyone to get into? I kinda like the idea of it being used as a way to filter out people who stumble across the severest entrance. I love this idea though. I have a weird thing for eyes.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awww yeah... hope you can use it! I have this weird thing with eyes lately too... I'm sure it's just a phase, lol. For me, I don't really think too much about the "why" aspect. My IRL games are still in "video game" mode. We like creating and leveling up characters, killing monsters, finding loot, solving puzzles and completing the quest. I'm a bit blessed that way I suppose. My players love the puzzles and solving them... never really caring about why they are there. :)

  • @HalfGiant_S80
    @HalfGiant_S80 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I used this puzzle, I had the players pick some one roll the d100 and depending on what was rolled summoned a monster from the cauldron....it was very unlucky of them to roll a 001, and the beholder came to life.....

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh no! They were very unlucky, indeed! Hope they survived!

  • @elevatorman7945
    @elevatorman7945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The puzzle with the Obelisk is better in that it is more intricate or should I say complex. It is less intuitive which makes it a better puzzle. On the other hand this puzzle with the beholder is more thematical and would go with a campaign that I'm running or easily then the one with the obelisk.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fantastic feedback Beau, thank you! I appreciate the great comparison. If you run either one, be sure to stop back by and lemme know how it goes!

  • @mmardh799
    @mmardh799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you! i like this one, I may use it soon

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should! It's so much fun. Hope it works well for you. :-)

  • @robbechristiaens6384
    @robbechristiaens6384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can also give a potato to the gnome. Potatoes have eyes.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did not know this. I must google this now and check it out!

  • @scttlewis02
    @scttlewis02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see you own the board game catapult and crossbows.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah yes, good eye! I had Crossbows and Catapults when I was a kid and introduced it to my kids when they were younger. I absolutely love that game... Sadly, I am missing some pieces now and both of my crossbows are broken. :(
      Have you seen the prices for this game on Ebay? OMG!

    • @scttlewis02
      @scttlewis02 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WallyDM yes, it is crazy. I didn't appreciate it when i was a kid and now seeing it and thinking how could i not like this! You shoot things!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, yes. Absolutely!

  • @craigsentz1962
    @craigsentz1962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    enjoying lots of your videos. As for me, what punishment for wrong eyes? Blue xd6 cold damage , Green, poison damage, red firedamage, yellow electric damage and brown necrotic damage, maybe even changing the brown to black. Variants wait til the end when all eyes are in to have the wrong ones shoot and then having them all shatter. Change damage die to reflect difficulty d4 d10. another damage variant each character takes X damage where X is the number of wrong eyes

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey there Craig. I am glad that you are enjoying the video series. And... I think you are on the right track there... I like your choices for the eye colors and the damage they cause. Brown could also be psychic or force if you want to keep that color. Thank you for being a subscriber to the channel. Many more videos are yet to come. Stay tuned! :-)

  • @immortalorigins9446
    @immortalorigins9446 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I actually had no clue about the sewing needle lol Nice one Wally!
    I could probably over-complex this puzzle by adding 10 pictures instead of 5 which would represent 10 sockets of the beholder, for example, the skeletons are 3 and have a blue portrait that would mean that a blue eye would go on the 3rd socket and the dwarf and lion picture would mean that a green eye ball goes on the 4th socket and such…Get it wrong and you fight either a Giant eye ball or the Beholder comes to life...(Any chance you could post a picture of that beholder scan in the description?)
    (The chest one could be a picture of the same chest in the room that way the PCs would check it and it would turn out to be a mimic LOL)
    I am getting good ideas now! Thank you Wally! 😊
    Looking forward to see the changes with the Obelisk puzzle!
    PS: I love that beholder miniature!
    Its been a rough week but I am writing a little DOC to explain that weird time paradox puzzle I talked about in the discord chat, its basically a mini dungeon with lots of puzzles, many of which are yours just a little bit changed to fit my campaign :P I will send it to you as soon as I finish it lol
    As always, thank you for the awesome puzzle! :D

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, my friend. Yeah... the Eye of the Sewing Needle is definitely there to trick the players. :)
      I really dig that idea of adding complexity to this... well done. I definitely think that would be fun and work quite well.
      I also dig the Beholder mini... Now, I can paint him. I've been waiting until I filmed this puzzle before painting, lol.
      Ah, yeah... looking forward to hearing about your time puzzle... I still have an idea for that... I'll catch up with you soon!
      Thanks again for the well thought out comments! You know I appreciate it. :)

    • @immortalorigins9446
      @immortalorigins9446 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I end up using this idea with many pictures I will let you know how it went :P
      I want to see that miniature once its painted ;)
      As soon as I am done I will sent it to you, I also want to know what your idea is...^^
      Well thought out comments is the least I could do to show respect for your hard work and dedication in these videos!

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am a terrible painter... but you bet, I'll show it off when done. I will probably do a video with all of my miniatures at that time... just to share what I have collected so far. :)
      I appreciate the support! Thank you. Having a blast with this channel.
      I'll try to jump into Discord soon and send you an idea that I had... just having a hard time connecting the dots in my head, lol.

  • @Bain6969
    @Bain6969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i prefer the obilisk version of this puzzle.....less obvious then the weird colored picture frames. Especially if DM's hide the parrot and spinning wheel elsewhere in the dungeon

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You have some great points here... I think I am leaning the same way, with regards to the Obelisk being the better choice. Hope you enjoyed the puzzle and thank you for the great feedback!

  • @Jondayzz
    @Jondayzz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's something wrong with that angry, grey pineapple.

  • @jerryloiselle8507
    @jerryloiselle8507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Wally, do you have an alternative for french speakers? ^^'
    In french, a needle is called an ''aiguille'' and the ''eye'' part of the needle is called ''a chas''. I love this puzzle and I think that if I just delete the part with the gnome, which is the most tricky, it's gonna be an easy puzzle for my players.

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Salut Jerry! Unfortunately... I do not know of an alternative. I think you should be okay by taking out the gnome. Please keep me updated on what you end up doing, I am really interested to see how this plays out. Thank you for watching the video and being a great subscriber! :)

    • @jerryloiselle8507
      @jerryloiselle8507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WallyDM Okay! ^^

    • @kingcole5977
      @kingcole5977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very late reply, but a tornado could work => eye of the storm (I think that translates).

  • @seanellis5410
    @seanellis5410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought the tree was implying three purple eyes because it sounds similar 😂

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mwahaha! Yessss.... the purple eyes can definitely be misleading. :) Thank you for watching the video! :)

  • @derKrueger
    @derKrueger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    made my "real" coment at "eyes of the obelisk" ;)

    • @WallyDM
      @WallyDM  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Going there now...