Question about Omeluum *spoilers

[SpaceWombat]

Alright, so in my first playthrough I wasn't able to save Omeluum in time. After finishing the game I've been wondering: If he survives is he able to take the place of the one who must become a mindflayer after freeing Orpheus and turning against the Emperor?

I'm asking because I'd like to do a new play-through and Ideally I don't want to recruit Karlach. Unfortunately it seems mandatory for the best outcome to the Gith ending...

[parent child bowl]

Orpheus turning mindflayer is the best ending. Githyanki aren't much better than Illithids.

[lily40k]

ammm what is there to save? he just pretends to try to help you and sells you a ring... was there anything to save or do for him other than that?

[SotiCoto]

Originally posted by parent child bowl:

Orpheus turning mindflayer is the best ending. Githyanki aren't much better than Illithids.

Pretty sure the player character turning mindflayer is the best ending for the sake of the Githyanki revolution.

To be fair I did both. The only ending I haven't got yet is the Dark Urge ending... which sadly requires a second playthrough.

[Snuptik]

Originally posted by lily40k:

ammm what is there to save? he just pretends to try to help you and sells you a ring... was there anything to save or do for him other than that?

last act, u free him from iron throne.

[SpaceWombat]

Originally posted by parent child bowl:

Orpheus turning mindflayer is the best ending. Githyanki aren't much better than Illithids.

Orpheus is the only one who can dethrone Vlaakith. She's the reason why the Gith are so violent after being bred as expendable servants for thousands of years. If he becomes Illithid he can't rally anyone towards his cause so that's hardly a good ending since the Lich queen goes unopposed. As for the avatar becoming Illithid... nope not doing that while romancing Lae'Zel, which leaves only Karlach or some other option I'm not aware of.

[robilar5500]

Originally posted by SpaceWombat:

Alright, so in my first playthrough I wasn't able to save Omeluum in time. After finishing the game I've been wondering: If he survives is he able to take the place of the one who must become a mindflayer after freeing Orpheus and turning against the Emperor?

I'm asking because I'd like to do a new play-through and Ideally I don't want to recruit Karlach. Unfortunately it seems mandatory for the best outcome to the Gith ending...

No. Their society makes plans to go back to the Underdark.

If you can just get to him in those six rounds, he can teleport to the sub, btw. He doesn't need to run.

And as long as one of your party members is in the sub, you can have Withers resurrect the others, so it's best to fully use the six rounds to free prisoners and search for treasure.

[SpaceWombat]

Originally posted by robilar5500:

Originally posted by SpaceWombat:

Alright, so in my first playthrough I wasn't able to save Omeluum in time. After finishing the game I've been wondering: If he survives is he able to take the place of the one who must become a mindflayer after freeing Orpheus and turning against the Emperor?

I'm asking because I'd like to do a new play-through and Ideally I don't want to recruit Karlach. Unfortunately it seems mandatory for the best outcome to the Gith ending...

No. Their society makes plans to go back to the Underdark.

If you can just get to him in those six rounds, he can teleport to the sub, btw. He doesn't need to run.

And as long as one of your party members is in the sub, you can have Withers resurrect the others, so it's best to fully use the six rounds to free prisoners and search for treasure.

I was disapointed that you can revive your party members after this because i think it's a good place to have permadeath. My avatar didn't make it back to the sub in time so I was prepared for him to have this heroic death since we managed to save almost everyone... then he just washes up on shore with zero consequence lmao.

[parent child bowl]

Originally posted by SpaceWombat:

Orpheus is the only one who can dethrone Vlaakith. She's the reason why the Gith are so violent after being bred as expendable servants for thousands of years.

The Githyanki have been violent since Gith. They intend to conquer the multiverse when they are done with the illithids. They're just the next evil overlords in line.