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| description = Illithid Powers are special abilities tied to the Mind Flayer tadpole that the player character and Origin Companions are infected with.

[[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 and [[Origin]] [[Companions]] are infected with. After using Illithid powers for the first time in dialogue and then when taking a [[Long Rest]], the [[Dream Visitor]] will tell you 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 a new power. Your companions will initially refuse to use Illithid Powers, but can be convinced to use them through [[Persuasion]] Checks.

== List of Illithid Powers ==

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| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower IllithidPersuasion.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Illithid Persuasion]]

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower PsionicOverload.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Psionic Overload]]

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower FavourableBeginnings.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Favourable Beginnings]]

| The first [[Attack Roll]] or [[Ability Check]] you make against any target gains a bonus equal to your [[Proficiency Bonus]].

| {{SmallIcon|Ranger Tadpole Force Tunnel Icon.png}} [[Force Tunnel]]

| Charge forward, pushing all objects and creatures in your path 4m away from you.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower ConcentratedBlast.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Concentrated Blast]]

| Deal {{DamageText|3d6|Psychic}} damage. You must be concentrating on another spell to cast this. If the target was concentrating, you heal as much as the damage that was dealt to it. The spell you were concentrating on will end.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower TransfuseHealth.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Transfuse Health]]

| Sacrifice half your remaining hit points to heal a target for the same amount.

| {{SmallIcon|Bard Tadpole Stage Fright Icon.png}} [[Stage Fright]]

| Your targets have [[Disadvantage]] on [[Attack Roll]]s and take {{DamageText|2d6|Psychic}} damage each time they miss. Targets overcome their Stage Fright early when they succeeed on an Attack Roll.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower AbilityDrain.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Ability Drain]]

| Once per turn, when you make an [[Attack Roll]], the attack reduces that target's corresponding [[Ability]] by 1. The Ability that is reduced is the same as the one used to make the Attack Roll.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower LuckOfTheFarRealm.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Luck of the Far Realms]]

| When you make a successful [[Attack Roll]] against a foe, you can change that attack into a [[Critical Hit]]. Once per Long Rest.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower Charm.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Charm]]

| Channel the dark allure of the tadpole to [[Charmed (Condition)|Charm]] an enemy that attacks you, preventing them from attacking you until their next turn.

Note: Enemies has advantage on saving throws against being charmed.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower Displace.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Displace]]

| {{SmallIcon|Tadpole Repulsor Icon.png}} [[Repulsor]]

| Push anything and anyone back 6m. Deals {{DamageText|2d6|Force}} damage, targets take half-damage if successful on save.

|[[File:TadpoleSuperPower PsionicBacklash.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Psionic Backlash]]

|Reaction

|When an enemy Within 9m casts a spell, you can use your reaction to inflict {{DamageText|1d4|Psychic}} damage to the caster per the spell‘s level.

|[[Concentrated Blast]]

|[[File:TadpoleSuperPower CullTheWeak.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Cull the Weak]]

|Toggleable Passive Feature

|When you bring a creature down to fewer hit points than your number of evolved illithid powers, it dies and all nearby creatures take {{DamageText|1~4|Psychic}} damage.

|[[Concentrated Blast]]

|[[File:TadpoleSuperPower ShieldOfThralls.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Shield of Thralls]]

|Class Action

|Conjure a volatile shield around yourself or an ally, granting the target 10 temporary hit points.

|[[Transfuse Health]]

|[[File:TadpoleSuperPower PerilousStakes.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Perilous Stakes]]

|Class Action

|Invest a creature with power that heals it when it attacks, but also makes it Vulnerable to all damage.

|[[Transfuse Health]]

===Elite Powers===

When you first gain access to Illithid Powers, the final ring will be locked. At the very end of [[Chapter 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]]. This will also permanently mark your character's face with veins.

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| {{SmallIcon|Paladin Tadpole Fracture Psyche Icon.png}} [[Fracture Psyche]]

| Invade a target's mind and disrupt its defences. The target's [[Armour Class]] is reduced by 1. If the target dies while its psyche is fractured, you can cast [[Shatter Psyche]] on another target.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower IllithidExpertise.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Illithid Expertise]]

| You have deepened your sense of self, gaining [[Expertise]] in Persuasion, Deception, and Intimidation [[Checks]].

Also grants Proficiency in those skills if not already possessed.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower PsionicDominance.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Psionic Dominance]]

|Use your reaction to cancel a spell targeted at you if its spell level is less than or equal to your [[Proficiency Bonus|proficiency bonus]].

| [[Charm]]

 

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower BlackHole.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Black Hole]]

|Summon a black hole that pulls in nearby enemies and potentially [[Slow|Slows]] them. Up to five more black holes can be summoned after first casting. Refreshes after Short Rest.

| [[Displace]]

 

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower_Levitate.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Fly (Illithid Power)|Fly]]

| Fly to a target position. Uses movement speed and doesn't take an [[Action]].

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower MindBlast.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Mind Blast]]

| Spew forth a conical wave of psychic energy and possibly [[Stun]] targets within. Deals {{DamageText|4d8+Spellcasting Ability Modifier|Psychic}} damage.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower MindSanctuary.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Mind Sanctuary]]

|Sculpt a magical nexus that allows those within to take actions and bonus actions interchangeably. Refreshes after Long Rest.

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower Freecast.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Freecast]]

|You have discovered a marvellous adaptability within yourself. Spell slots, charges, and similar resource costs for your next action or spell are removed. Refreshes after [[Long Rest|Long]] Rest.  

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower AbsorbIntellect.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Absorb Intellect]]

| Gobble up a foe's intellect, lowering their [[Intelligence]] by 1 per turn and healing your wounds for 5 turns ({{DamageText|1d8|Healing}} each turn).

| [[File:TadpoleSuperPower DisplacerShape.png|frameless|24x24px]][[Displacer Beast Shape]]

| Transform into a displacer beast that can [[Displace]] itself and enemies, and has 85 hit points. You take on the attributes of a displacer beast, but maintain your [[Intelligence]], [[Wisdom]], and [[Charisma]] scores. When your displacer beast form drops to 0 hit points, you revert to your original form.

===Other Powers===

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| {{SmallIcon|Cleric Tadpole Survival Instinct.png}} [[Survival Instinct]]

| If the character reaches 0 [[Hit Points]], it regains {{DamageText|3d4|Healing}} instead of falling Unconscious.

 

==Mind Flayer Parasite Locations==

=== Chapter One ===

* Dropped by defeating the following NPCs:

** [[Dror Ragzlin]]

** [[Edowin]]

** [[Flind]]

** [[Minthara]]

** [[Nere]]

** [[Priestess Gut]]

Siding with Absolute cultists may net [[Gifts from the Absolute]], which are functionally the same as Tadpole Specimens. In Act 1, there are ??? that can be obtained:

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

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

=== Chapter Two ===

* Dropped by defeating the following NPCs:

* Found (2) by taking the Zhentarim Shipping Crate {{Coords|-71|-187}} at the [[Docks]] of [[Moonrise Towers]].

* Found on Zealot Krizt's body {{Coords|625|-87}} 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]].

The parasite-equivalent [[Gift from the Absolute]] will be rewarded for:

=== Chapter Three ===

* Dropped by defeating the following NPCs:

** [[Avery Sonshal]]

** [[Sally Flymm]]

** [[Dravo Flymm]]

** [[Manip Edenosa]]

** [[Churg Elvek]]

* 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]].

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

* Found (2) in Storage {{Coords|-212|129}} on the ship at the docks in [[Rivington]] if not previously found at the [[Docks]] of [[Moonrise Towers]] in [[Chapter Two]].

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

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

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

* Found (6) in Cargo Shipment {{Coords|-202|-125}}, disguised as Wooden Trunks, on a ship next to the [[Steel Watch Foundry]] in the [[Lower City]].

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

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Illithid Powers Graphic.webp|A handy reference

=== Pre-release ===

In [[Early Access]], the progression of your powers worked differently. Instead, your tadpole grew in power as you used Illithid Persuasion options in dialogue. Once you'd used Illithid Persuasion three times, you got a power unique to your class. Some of these abilities were reworked into the current Illithid Powers. A full list of Early Access powers can be seen below:

| {{Icon|Bard Tadpole Stage Fright Icon.png|30px}} [[Stage Fright]] || style="text-align:center;" | [[Bard]] || Drown your enemies in an overwhelming fear of failure. They receive {{Disadvantage}} on [[Attack Rolls]] and take {{DamageText|2d6|Psychic}} damage each time they miss an [[Attack Roll]]. Ends when they hit with an [[Attack Roll]]. || Succeed on 3 Illithid Wisdom [[Skill Check]]s, then rest until you receive a dream cutscene.