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<blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 1421011" data-attributes="member: 6862">I have often wondered the same thing, and basically had to change the rules for these creatures.&nbsp; &nbsp;They should be able to mentally compel their slaves to do their bidding, all of the charm rules prevent this, so you just have to wing it.&nbsp; &nbsp;I think that the Illithid especially should have a special power for this, so in my game I gave them one.&nbsp;I use the same Dominate saving throw, but once your hooked, your hooked.&nbsp; In my version, you pick 4 things from a list of 10 or 12 items, things that would give you another save.&nbsp; Things like jumping off a cliff or falling on your sword give you another save.&nbsp; If you fail, too bad.&nbsp;For the PC, if you are captured, it is usually short term for the battle, the death of the master releases the slave.&nbsp; If the flayer manages to escape with the PC in this case, then its back to the drawing board for the player, I usually don't bother role-playing it out. &nbsp;Aluvial</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aluvial, post: 1421011, member: 6862"] I have often wondered the same thing, and basically had to change the rules for these creatures. They should be able to mentally compel their slaves to do their bidding, all of the charm rules prevent this, so you just have to wing it. I think that the Illithid especially should have a special power for this, so in my game I gave them one. I use the same Dominate saving throw, but once your hooked, your hooked. In my version, you pick 4 things from a list of 10 or 12 items, things that would give you another save. Things like jumping off a cliff or falling on your sword give you another save. If you fail, too bad. For the PC, if you are captured, it is usually short term for the battle, the death of the master releases the slave. If the flayer manages to escape with the PC in this case, then its back to the drawing board for the player, I usually don't bother role-playing it out. Aluvial [/QUOTE]

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