ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)

Okay kiddo, do you like playing pretend games? Well, in one pretend game called Dungeons & Dragons, there's a creature called a beholder. Think of it like a really big floating eyeball with more eyeballs on top like a crown.

Now, this beholder isn't just any old eyeball - it can shoot magical rays out of its eyes that can do all sorts of things! It can make you fall asleep, it can turn you into stone, it can even disintegrate you!

But that's not all - this beholder is really smart too! It can speak and think like a person, and it's very cunning. It likes to hoard treasure and keep it all to itself, and it will use its magical powers and cleverness to protect it from anyone who tries to take it away.

So if you ever come across a beholder in your pretend game, be careful! It's not just a big floating eyeball - it's a really powerful and clever creature that can make things pretty tricky for you!