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Beholder crown

(Magic Item Compendium, page 73)

Price (Item Level): 20,000 gp (15th)
Body Slot: Head
Caster Level: 13th
Aura: Strong; (DC 21) necromancy
Activation: Swift (mental)
Weight: 1 lb.

Ten metal stalks sprout from this grotesquely formed bronze crown. At the tip of each stalk, a different gem gazes like a glistening eye.

These strange crowns can shoot rays from eyelike gems, much like the attacks of their namesake. Each gem can fire a different ray a single time at a target (doing this burns out the gem). Each ray extends up to 30 feet and requires a ranged touch attack to successfully strike a target. Each ray functions as a particular spell (though the ray only affects a single target):

  • charm monster (Will DC 17 negates)
  • charm person (Will DC 17 negates)
  • deep slumber (Will DC 17 negates)
  • disintegrate (Fort DC 17 partial)
  • fear (Will DC 17 partial)
  • finger of death (Fort DC 17 partial)
  • flesh to stone (Fort DC 17 negates)
  • inflict moderate wounds (Will DC 17 half)
  • slow (Will DC 17 negates)
  • telekinesis (violent thrust against a target of up to 325 pounds; Will DC 17 negates)


Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, charm monster, charm person, deep slumber, disintegrate, fear, finger of death, flesh to stone, inflict moderate wounds, slow, telekinesis.
Cost to Create: 10,000 gp, 800 XP, 20 days.