Answer by Sagitta for How are Githyanki effective against Mind Flayers?
Officially, No-one KnowsThe 5th edition canon is in Volo's Guide to Monsters:The mind flayers relied on a slave race, the gith, to provide physical labor and sustenance when other sources of food grew...
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The Gith used metal tools. The Illithids did not.According to a githzerai religious text found in the video game Planescape: Torment, the primary advantage that the proto-gith slaves had in their...
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Military Culture, Training & Determination, Dragons & MagicYou have asked "Is there a description of the tactics the Gith employ against Mind Flayers that would allow them to all but...
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It's also canon that the Githyanki are happy to use magic and magic items, whereas most Illithids regard magic as taboo. Magic tends to have a longer range than psionics so Githyanki cavalry...
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The Githyanki had the help of Tiamat and the Red DragonsOn MM p. 159, it is mentioned that the githyanki are Red Dragon Riders -- that, in the uprising wherein they overthrew their Illithid masters,...
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They had far superior numbers, even if one of them is not a match for a mind flayer, but with enough working together they overwhelmed them. sourcemind flayers
View ArticleHow are Githyanki effective against Mind Flayers?
The description of the Gith, particularly the Githyanki portrays them as deadly, implacable enemies of Mind Flayers, so much so that they took down the unbelievably vast and powerful ancient Illithid...
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