The infected folk can connect through the tadpole, right? But is it just the tadpole?
Because sometimes it seems like we can rummage through our companion's thoughts even without delving into the illithid powers.
Take Gale, for example, and the first campfire scene - we can see into his mind but there are no repercussions, the dream doesn't advance and so on.
We can also connect the same way to Shadowheart during the strange magic scene and to Laezel after talking to Zorru.
On the contrary, when we try to read Wyll's mind - its clearly an Illithid option.
What do you think, is it just some flavor thing, or will we be later punished for using that power?
I am planning to make one of my playthrough as a Tav who tries to avoid using the tadpole at all cost. I wonder if those 'Wisdom' checks should also be avoided.
