Re: Mind Flayers and Diet

Harold Groot wrote:
It should be noted, however, that they don't go into details of the diet of the Redeemed Mind Flayer. Neither does the Monster Manual. Those who claim that Mind Flayers exist ONLY by eating brains need to
provide some justification for that. As far as I can tell by RAW (in the books I have), they could be omnivores like humans. Brains might be a delicacy but there's no indication that that is the ONLY thing they can eat.

Lords of Madness (p.73) says the following:

"A mind flayer must have a minimum of one fresh brain per month. Any
less than that and it suffers physical debilitation, becoming so weak
that it could die. Its ideal diet is one brain per week. A mind flayer
that consumes one brain a week does not feel deprived. It can eat more
than that for enjoyment and for the psychic boost, and it will if brains
are plentiful."

--
Jim Seymour
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