Early inBaldur’s Gate 3’s third act, players will have the opportunity to obtain and engage with an Astral-Touched Tadpole, an action that will cause them to evolve into a Partial-Illithid. While fans are certainly free to take this action without any outside information, some players may want to know more about the consequences of evolving before they proceed. This guide is written with those players in mind, and it will help them decide if they should evolve inBaldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Evolve or Not?
Players that are trying to decide if they should evolve need to spend some time thinking about their priorities. For example, the playershould evolveif their primary goal is for their characters to be aspowerfulas possible, as turning into a Partial-Illithid grants some very useful abilities. Specifically, the character receives all Tier 1 Illithid Powers for free, earns the ability to Fly, and gains access to the followingTier 3 Illithid Powers inBaldur’s Gate 3(which can be unlocked with points):
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That said, characters that engage with the Astral-Touched Tadpole will undergo avisual transformation, and they will become covered with black veins. For the sake of full clarity, the image that is below showcases this transformation, and someBaldur’s Gate 3playerswill undoubtedly find it quite off-putting. In fact, the appearance change associated with evolving into a Partial-Illithid may be enough to convince some fans to forego the process altogether.
Players that prioritizeroleplayingover gaining powerful abilities may also find evolving undesirable. Indeed, it might not make sense forBaldur’s Gate 3characterswith certain alignments and beliefs to voluntarily become a Partial-Illithid, and that is something that fans may want to consider when addressing this choice. That said, turning into a Partial-Illithid will not prevent players from accessing any content or endings, and they can continue to roleplay as they were prior to the transformation, provided that they can look past the appearance change.
One final thing to mention is that players that do decide to evolve are advised toopen their mind to the tadpolerather than eat it. Indeed, this approach will allow fans to use the Astral-Touched Tadpole to evolve otherparty members inBaldur’s Gate 3, if they are able to convince them to undergo the transformation, giving them access to the aforementioned abilities.
Baldur’s Gate 3is available on PC and PS5.
