Not a beholder, its a spectator. Beholder has a CR of 13-14 and would delete 4 x level 4 characters in half a round and have enough time to make a bru and take dump afterwards. A spectator has a CR of 3 which means 4 x level 3 characters would find the monster moderately tough. CR 14 means the same, 4 x level 14 characters would find ONE beholder pretty tough. Imo beholders are tougher than CR13-14 generally. Even vs one beholder 4 level 14 characters would likely lose 2 permanently.

Two beholders vs 4 x level 14 characters would likely get disintigrated and blown to bits by the end of the first round. Bare in mind 1 level 14 sorcerer etc. would delete 4 level 4 characters in a single spell.

Nothing is stopping a level 1 character going to the underdark I just wouldn't expect to see them again. I don't have an issue with the underdark so early as the world exists it doesn't simply exist for the player to interact (or shouldn't at least). To my understanding though the underdark is a MASSIVE underworld that interconnects like the surface worlds but underground. Therefore the underdark would stretch as one large interconnecting map with different factions of drow, illithids, beholder nests etc. spread all over the joint.

EDIT: I think just commented on the wrong thread, derp.

Last edited by Soul-Scar; 16/11/21 05:19 PM.