Inside The Illithid Mind: A One-Stop Mind Flayer Masterclass

In our game last night the party had to help an Ulitharid. You see the Elder brain of his colony had produced two Ulitharids at the same time and this guy was the weakest so he decided soon after ceromophis to get the hell out of dodge, he managed to escape and fell in with a Spelljammer crew. For many years he traveled Wildspace. The problem is that his old colony's Elder Brain and the other Ulitharid was both dead and this poor guy was now left with the choice of becoming is colony's new Elder Brain, something he did not want to do as he had not spent time with other Ilithids for most of his life and just letting his colony die and the party had to find a way to save his colony while not becoming a brain in a pool of brine.

Tom Hanks Mazes & Monsters movie reboot with Tom Hanks as insidious dungeon master or Mind Flayer when?

What would i give to hear Ed's oppinion on the Emperor from BG3 and his true identity and what his reaction was when he found that out (if it wasnt his Elder Brain plan from the start actually)

Just want to thank Ed Greenwood for all the thousands of hours of fun and adventure he has given so many of us around the world.

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HOW DARE YOU BE A FORMER FRIEND AND NOW DEAR AQUANTENCE OF MINE WHO HAS GONE BACK IN TIME NOW OLDER JUST TO SCREW WITH ME, PENTAGHAST! ... On the offchance this is not the case, please be assured no actual ire is in play. I am just amazed by similarities.

I know the topic is mind flayers, but i feel like at least a passing reference to the gith is warranted

so good

Food for thoughts...

Yes it can be both

**spoiler coment**

With one of the endings i was hoping main character can influence the last boss enough to be able to let it live and not go on conquest but begin building something else, without taking people freedom from them

So glad i found this channel, awesome to see videos like this!

Firstly, I've been pronouncing Illithid all wrong, as ILL-ee-thid, rather than il-LITH-id. I love learning new things!

Secondly, Ed has his map of Waterdeep sideways. I can't unsee that. >.<

Love always to Ivan and Ed, OfficialAPoD

First time I have heard you talk. You have a fantastic voice.

Anyone that says "That's not D&D" doesn't actually understand D&D.

Why else would mind flayers create unusual intelligent swords of neutral evil, lawful evil, or lawful neutral alignments with special purposes of achieving ends favourable to mind flayers?

The father of the Forgotten Realms! What a treat to get to hear from a D&D living legend

wait, not instantly try to slay-- thats not D&D

The solution I had to Mind Flayers was to drive them insane with my thoughts.
Humble the masters of the Mind.
(Plus it made my brains unpalatable)

Now that I think of it, mind flayers have this jarring dichotomy of both being individually malicious and scheming but also having a hive mind. It doesn't quite make sense and I think I prefer your version better.