Rat Bastard in Need of Good Illithid Tactics!

[daemonslye]

Actually, when facing Illithids, many knowledgable wizards
may assume they are projected and use dispel magic over
fireballs. If the wizard gets a hint he is facing the creatures,
always use detect invis and watch for cords to be sure. Thus,
the true rat bastard DM will not give anything away.. ;^)

Also, unless the party is stuck in a hallway, it is unlikely
the flayers will be able to continuously target the entire group.
They would segment their enemies or the battle field before
hand (possibly targetting a smaller number of enemies with
all of their blasts each round). YMMV.

~D

 

[Camarath]

I like to use their Charm Monster (DC 17) ability and then having the mind flayer convince the charmed character to come over and let it touch him (attach tentacles) for his protection of course then at the begining of mind flayers round it extracts the characters brain automatically. A good lie to use in game is that the characters is under a spell which the mind flayer can dispell if he uses his tentacles. It is best to use the power before a fight if possible then kill the charmed characters as soon as possible when the fight starts.

Also give the Mind Flayer magical items that counter act some of the party's abilities especially if they are expecting the party and know the party's tactics.

You could also roll up some exceptional Mind Flayers if you wanted. I like to do this with non-fodder enemies.

 

[daemonslye]

Yes, the charm tactic is useful - I still have vestigial memories
of editions where elves were nigh immune to charm...

I would still see that tactic as a three round maneuver which
requires a failed save. Better to use when the party is unaware
of the flayer for a long period of time.

In any case, nice tactic against those half-orc barbs' that
charge ahead of everyone!

~D