Can a Half-Illithid qualify for Illithid Savant? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Corey_Austin

04-11-07, 03:56 PM
What the subject says.
NoldorForce

04-11-07, 04:10 PM
No. Illithid Savant requires the character's race to be "Mind Flayer", and being half-illithid is not specific enough. Ulitharids can qualify as a result of being referred to as "Mind Flayer, Ulitharid" in the appropriate monster entry.

If Illithid Savant had instead required "Illithid" as the character's race, that would likely be acceptable.
Khatoblepas

04-11-07, 04:11 PM
A half-illithid cannot qualify for Illithid Savant. Unlike Illithid Body-Tamer, the race restriction is quite narrow for the Savant.

Race: Mind Flayer.

A half-illithid is not a mind flayer, but it is an illithid. For the purposes of race restrictions, a half-illithid and a mind flayer are illithids, but not all illithids are mind flayers.
Corey_Austin

04-11-07, 04:44 PM
Very informative. Thank ya.
Silverthumb128

04-11-07, 05:01 PM
I'd allow it, but you can only take 5 levels of it. :D