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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 420025" data-attributes="member: 7177">Two reasons:First, I gave each host creature a Fortitude (DC 25) save to resist the conversion process (this is described in full in the <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27538" target="_blank">House Rules thread</a>). This gives larger creatures a good chance to resist conversion - and depending on how rare the larvae are, the result might not be worth the loss (and for really large critters, the mind flayers have to reduce their Fortitude save through magical and/or psionic means to make it even possible...).Second, there is the question of food. Brains aren't exactly a common resource, and even medium-size mind flayers have to ration their slaves carefully. Can you imagine how many brains a larger creature would need? Sooner or later, you are going to need more humanoid food slaves than you can keep under control...Sure, an illithid cities will have a few larger-than-average mind flayers. But Medium-Sized ones will remain in the majority.</blockquote>