Talk:Beholder/@comment-5097251-20120517201705

Since the Beholder is an original D&D monster, I can only assume it would be bordering on breaking copyright to use the term to describe an original and similar monster in your own game. And if the word is explicitly left out of the guide, that makes sense.

So yeah, Evil Eyes and Vile Eyes may be based on Beholders, but they're their own species; use of the word "Beholder" should be confined to a reference note.