Illithid powers: Difference between revisions

[[File:Tadpole_Pool.png|left|140px|link=Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen]]'''Illithid powers''' are special abilities tied to the [[mind flayer]] tadpole that the player character, [[origin]], and some non-origin [[companions]] are infected with. After the player uses illithid powers for the first time in dialogue, the [[Dream Guardian]] will visit at the next [[long rest]] and explain how to unlock this skill tree.

After this event, finding and consuming [[Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen]]s, such as from the corpses of other infected, will allow you 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.

{{see also|Partial-illithid}}

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. [[Concentrated Blast]], [[Favourable Beginnings]], [[Force Tunnel]], [[Psionic Overload]], and [[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.

{{see also|Full-illithid}}

During the final quest, [[Confront the Elder Brain]], Karlach or the player character will have the option to undergo full ceremorphosis and become a [[full-illithid]]. At this point, they will automatically unlock most illithid powers and gain access to more powerful versions of a select few.

| Charge forward, pushing all objects and creatures in your path 12m away from you. Deals {{DamageText|3d10+4|Force}} and may cause {{cond|Prone}}

|  Lobotomise a nearby creature that is {{cond|Stunned}}, {{cond|Prone}}, {{cond|Sleeping}} or Unconscious, dealing {{DamageText|5d10+50|Piercing}} damage and regaining {{DamageText|6d6|Healing}}.

Dropped by defeating the following characters:

* [[Dror Ragzlin]]

* [[Edowin]]

* [[Flind]]

* [[Minthara]]

* [[Nere]]

* [[Priestess Gut]]

 

Siding with Absolute cultists may net two [[Gift from the Absolute|Gifts from the Absolute]], which are functionally the same as Tadpole Specimens. In Act 1, there are two which can be obtained in the following ways:

* Received from Minthara for completing quest [[Raid the Emerald Grove]].

* Received from Nere for siding with him after the quest [[Free True Soul Nere]].

Dropped by defeating the following characters:

* [[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.

 

Two [[Gift from the Absolute|Gifts from the Absolute]] will be rewarded for:

* Completing [[Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic]] by allowing [[Balthazar]] to transport the Nightsong to Moonrise Towers.

Dropped by defeating the following characters:

* [[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]]

 

[[Rivington]] and [[Wyrm's Crossing]]:

* Found on a barrel {{Coords|-225|108}} at the docks in Rivington.

* Two are found in Storage {{Coords|-212|129}} on the ship at the [[Western Beach]] in Rivington.

* Found in a locked Gilded Chest {{Coords|-32|219}} on the top floor of [[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]].

 

The [[Lower City]]:

* Found next to the Gnarly Cauldron {{Coords|-2336|-120}} in [[The Blushing Mermaid - Basement]].

* Found on a desk {{Coords|-208|-86}} on the second floor of [[The Lodge]].

* Found on a table {{Coords|-1856|-428}} in the Sanguine Laboratory in the cellar of [[Crimson Draughts]], accessed through a wooden hatch{{Coords|-91|-90}}.

* Six are found in Cargo Shipment {{Coords|-202|-125}}, disguised as Wooden Trunks, on a ship just east of the [[Steel Watch Foundry]].

* Found on a table {{Coords|-1937|447}} in the Steel Watch Foundry - Lab Level.

 

* A special variant, [[Astral-Touched Tadpole]], is given by [[The Emperor]] during a story sequence.

* A special variant, [[Mind Flayer Brain]], can be found on a [[mind flayer]] hiding in the [[Windmill Basement]] of the Abandoned Windmill {{Coords|44|-38}} in [[Rivington]].

Example: {{InfoBlob|<nowiki>Wizard 5, Monk 1, Rogue 2</nowiki>}} will use the 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.

== Pre-release powers ==