Mind you, I have nothing against the scenario I've outlined. I've seen such a mechanism in at least one game from over 20 years ago. Give in to your Dark Urges and you become stronger, faster, etc. - as well as lose your humanity. And ultimately lose your PC
The trick was to use the Dark Powers as a boost/doping in difficult situations, but still remain human enough to complete the game.
Yeah, in my (successful) HM run I gobbled the Tadpoles like crazy (15!), because NO CONSEQUENCES. At the very least Larian could had punished Tadpole gobbling with lowered attractiveness to the opposite sex, erectile problems, having to east 3x camp supplies due to imporved appetite, Scratch running off as you smell funny - ANYTHING, really.
A good thing that my next HM run (after patch 7?) will be a Gityanki party, no Lesser Races need apply, hence no Gaikh candy for us
