Another problem with this new tadpole system? Before with using the tadpole to control minds in dialogue and the tadpole powers in combat, they were more like actual temptations. You get yourself in a tough spot, there's a button there to get you out of it, to give you a potential tial edge if you don't think you can handle it. This new system? You have to already have beaten your enemy and proven you're strength. Now its potentially always a premeditated move, a calculated power grab. Before, even a good character or a character who isn't good but still wants the tadpole gone might feel the pressure in a difficult moment to lean on the tadpole. If the only way to enhance the tadpole is by putting new ones in your head, I think this presentation actually makes them less tempting than before.