Originally Posted by Ieldra2
Meanwhile, the illithid powers feel like a last-minute addition that didn't go through enough response testing. This comes across as a typical Larian implementation, they tend to go overboard with both the whimsical and the horrific unless tempered by external responses. If that had been in the EA, I'm reasonably certain we would now have a way to attain those powers that does not involve this level of stupidity.

I've noticed this, hopefully all of the player feedback I've seen for the overall game gets factored in for a potential Definite edition, the tadpoles having no consequence is something I find bizarre.