If beholder so chooses, the beholder's cone originates at the intersection of (22,23,32,33), which is an intersection in its space, with orientation chosen specifically and only at the start of its turn as "directly north." The cone progresses to 5 feet in width by the intersection (12,13,22,23), and 10 feet in width by the intersection of (2,3,12,13) creating a hole wide enough in the cage effect for the beholder to enter, and then finish exiting by squeezing through the 5 foot section of hole that remains when he's moved 5 feet north, which addresses the concern that as it moves north the hole would shrink. Our force cage or wall of force in a 10 foot cube would occupy the outside perimeter of these same squares. So our beholder is occupying squares (12,13,22,23) as a large creature. A cone's area of effect specifies its maximum length.Ī cone's point of origin is not included in the cone's area of effect, unless you decide otherwise. A cone's width at a given point along its length is equal to that point's distance from the point of origin. Which is always a good strategy for surviving an encounter with a beholder.īy a RAW reading, your (ex)DM appears to be correct.Ī cone extends in a direction you choose from its point of origin. So, while Forcecage is limited against a beholder it can effectively immobilise it which might be useful - especially if you want to run away. It can't get out because the hole gets too small for it to fit through. Now, even though there is a hole in the cage in front of the beholder, the beholder can't actually get out because as it approaches the cage, the area of the cage suppressed gets smaller because that's how cones work.
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