You can pass that Mindflayer encounter in a half dozen ways that don't even require a "dice roll" to begin with.
Attacking it in melee (which is a 100% chance and requires 3 damage, not exactly challenging), ranged, picking dialogue options that make you "win" without rolling a skill check, etc.
I was always puzzled when I read people complaining that they were "forced to kill the fishermen if they failed the roll". No, you weren't..?
