Originally Posted by Zerubbabel
Originally Posted by Ranxerox
I think its all down to your character as to why or why not you would use it.

I'm doing an evil playthrough now with a power mad wizard who is becoming increasingly tempted by powers offered by the tadpole. It doesn't break my immersion at all because its in keeping with this particular character. We all know IRL that many people become tempted by and addicted to things they shouldn't.

By having the tadpole powers present there is obviously a storyline to follow there and I'm curious to see where it goes.
You make a fair point. All sorts of different characters exist, but...
It's a brain parasite, not a heroin addiction or a hunger for power. I'm not hung up on being seduced by the promise of power (that's cool); rather, I think it's really, really hard to get over the fact that it's a brain parasite. There's an element of being a victim of body horror and psychological horror that doesn't necessarily gel with my concept of a self-serving, power-hungry individual. I think a lot of power-hungry, selfish characters also have a sense of self-preservation, if not a particularly strong one.

For sure, in the case of Burotia (my evil wizard) she is fascinated by necromancy, inspired by Thayan legend she already aspires to become a Lich ultimately. Whilst initially frightening she suspects something unusual about the tadpoles ( I assume she has at least as much awareness as Gale "something unusual about our tadpoles"). She's motivated to get rid of it but as option after option ends in a dead end and the powers prove more useful and interesting she begins to think of an alternative to becoming a Lich, maybe better than a Lich?
She hasn't given up on the idea of getting rid of the tadpole it seems to be the best idea and certainly SH and Lae'zel think its a fraud but Burotia is uncertain and gets a rush out of these powers....besides the dream was pretty good.