Illithid powers: Difference between revisions

 

Once the party attempts to cross the bridge leading to the [[Goblin Camp]] in [[Act One]], a cutscene involving the [[Mysterious Artefact]] will trigger. During the next [[long rest]], they will be visited by the [[Dream Guardian]] who encourages the player character to accept and wield the power the tadpole gives. This dream starts the [[Embrace Your Potential]] quest and enables the party to consume tadpoles in exchange for illithid powers.

Once the quest has started, consuming [[Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen]]s, such as from the corpses of other infected, will allow the party members to unlock new powers. [[Karlach]], [[Wyll]], [[Lae'zel]], and [[Shadowheart]] will initially refuse to use illithid powers, but can be convinced to use them through [[Persuasion]] checks. The opportunity to convince these party members to partake in illithid powers will be provided again in early [[Act Three]], if they remain reluctant early on.

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When you first gain access to illithid powers, the outer ring of abilities will be locked. At the very end of [[Act Two]], on the road to [[Baldur's Gate]], you will be given the opportunity to unlock these powers by agreeing to absorb the [[Astral-Touched Tadpole]] and become a [[partial-illithid]]. Doing this will automatically unlock [[Fly (Illithid Power)]] and the 5 powers of the innermost ring, i.e. {{SAI|Concentrated Blast}}, {{SAI|Favourable Beginnings}}, {{SAI|Force Tunnel}}, {{SAI|Psionic Overload}}, and {{SAI|Transfuse Health}}. Any regular [[tadpoles]] the character might have already spent to unlock these abilities will be refunded. Absorbing the Astral-Touched Tadpole will also permanently mark your character's face with dark veins and darken their eyes.

| You have deepened your sense of self, gaining {{Expertise}} in {{Ability check|Persuasion, Deception, Intimidation}}s.

* [[Dror Ragzlin]]

* [[Edowin]]

* [[Flind]]

* [[Minthara]]

* [[Nere]]

* [[Priestess Gut]]

* [[Adept Merim]]

* [[Disciple Z'rell]]

* [[Flaming Fist Marcus]]

* [[Linsella]]

* [[Zealot Malik]]

* Two are found by taking the Zhentarim Shipping Crate {{Coords|-71|-187}} at the docks of [[Moonrise Towers]].

* One can be found in Zealot Krizt, who will be guarding the broken bridge to Moonrise Towers when first approaching it. If she is not attacked, her corpse {{Coords|625|-87}} can be later found in the [[Oubliette]] under Moonrise Towers.

* Found in a Brine Pool {{Coords|678|45}}, after passing a DC16 Perception check, in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]] under Moonrise Towers.

* If [[Isobel]] was abducted from [[Last Light Inn]], she will have a parasite on her body when you fight her alongside Ketheric.

* [[Avery Sonshal]] in [[Felogyr's Fireworks]]

* [[Sally Flymm|Sally]] and [[Dravo Flymm]] in [[Flymm's Cobblers]]

* [[Manip Edenosa]] around [[Bloomridge Park]]

* [[Churg Elvek]] around the [[Grey Harbour Docks]]

* [[Fist 'Deadeye' Mibbs]] guarding the entrance to the Upper City near the Baldur's Gate [[Waypoint]]

* [[Fist Healer Darbonna]] guarding the entrance to the Upper City near the Baldur's Gate [[Waypoint]]

 

==== Minthara ====

 

 

It gets more complicated in the case of [[Multiclassing]], as the spellcasting ability modifier will be the one from the last class that has been added to the character, with a quirk: fighters and rogues will provide their ability modifier only if they are level 3 and in their spell subclass (Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster).

 

Example: {{InfoBlob|<nowiki>Wizard 5, Monk 1, Rogue 2</nowiki>}} will use the {{Ability|Wisdom}} stat for the saving throw difficulty of their illithid powers, as rogue is not taken into account here, and monk is the last class added before rogue.