One Baldur’s Gate 3 “OP” ability is worth sacrificing your looks for as it makes fights easier according to players. There’s one point in Baldur’s Gate 3 where you’ll be given a hard choice after seeing The Emperor’s true form. Embrace your Illithid powers by taking the Astral-Touched tadpole, or refuse it entirely.
The Emperor encourages you to take it and tells you it’ll give you immense powers. While it’s true you’ll get to unlock more advanced Illithid powers, it comes with a great cost. Taking the Astral-Touched tadpole means you’ll be transformed into a half Illithid , forever altering your Tav’s appearance for the rest of your run.
Hence, it’s clear not everyone in the community is a fan of this choice. However, some players in a Reddit thread claimed that sacrificing one’s looks in the game is worth it due to this “OP” Illithid ability: the Black Hole. For the uninitiated, the Black Hole allows you to create a black hole that will pull nearby enemies, possibly slowing them.
This makes it such a great ability when combined with other spells in the game, especially if you’re going for that clean wipe. “So I’m finishing Act 3 with my second character, and I can’t believe I didn’t realize sooner how massively OP the mindflayer’s Black Hole ability is,” said one user. “You can use it at least twice, and it’s helped me wreck some fights that I’ve previously struggled with (High Hall and Emperor).
” Many other players in t.