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I notice that a lot of people here are wondering why only humanoid races are playable in Baldur's Gate 3, and I feel the need to set the record straight, after doing some research on the process of ceremorphosis, and what races are usually taken.

I learned that not every race in the Forgotten Realms is kidnapped for ceremorphosis, some are acceptable for it, others are not. In particular, only humans, elves, drow, tieflings, aasimar, githyanki, githzerai, grimlocks, gnolls, human-sized goblinoids, and orcs produce viable mind flayers. In addition, the candidate's height and weight is extremely important in the process, since body mass was a factor in the tadpole's growth rate. Only humanoids weighing between 130​ to ​270 pounds (59​ to ​120 kilograms) and with heights between 5 feet and ​4 inches​ to ​6 feet and ​2 inches (1.6​ to ​1.9 meters) were considered acceptable. Creatures outside that range caused the tadpole's evolution to proceed either too fast or too slowly, and both cases resulted in both the host's and the tadpole's death. Some creatures are always outright considered unacceptable for ceremorphosis. Those included centaurs, derro, duergar, dwarves, giants, halflings, and kuo-toa. Any attempt to conduct ceremorphosis on one of those races invariably resulted in death for the host and the tadpole. Most non-mammalian species are also considered incompatible in principle. While it is true that dwarves, halflings and gnomes (the only short races playable in BG3) are normally considered unacceptable candidates to ceremorphosis, it is possible to warp the process in order to produce a viable ceremorph, but the degree of success varies. Since the height and weight ranges are a more determinant factor than species in the success of ceremorphosis, in principle even other races that fell within those ranges could still be compatible. For that reason, mind flayers constantly conducted experiments with newly found creatures. So for those of you hoping for kobolds to be playable in Baldur's Gate 3, SORRY, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! They are too small and too lightweight!