An Andromeda Tadpole is an Illithid tadpole created specifically to enhance one's mind and spiritual abilities. The power a tadpole connects you to the force of knowledge simply known as Andromeda. As the host, you feed and care for your tadpole and in turn it grows and heightens your abilities.
At level 1 you experience these effects:
You learn Deep Speech.
You can cast levitate on yourself once per day.
At level 4 you experience these effects from the tadpole:
Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
You can cast Command; Halt once per day without a spell slot.
At level 8 you experience these effects:
If you force a creature to make a wisdom saving throw and they fail, you will have advantage on the next persuasion/deception roll on them within 1 hour.
You gain resistance to psychic damage.
When a creature within 20 feet of you fails a wisdom saving throw, you gains 5 temporary hit points.
At level 12 you experience these effects:
Your Intelligence increases by 1
You can cast Command; Drop and affect a number of creatures equal to your intelligence modifier once per day without a spell slot.
If you successfully persuade/deceive a creature, the next time they have to make a saving throw against your spell, they have disadvantage.
At level 16 you experience these effects:
Mind blast (recharge 5-6). You magically emit psychic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw equal to your spell save DC, or take 22 (4d8 + 4) psychic damage and be stunned for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
If a creature within 60 ft. of you fails a wisdom saving throw from your spell, they will also suffer a bane.
At level 20 you experience these effects:
Your intelligence score raises by 1.
You are immune to psychic damage.
You can communicate and control troglodyte, grimlock, quaggoth, and ogre telepathically.