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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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If I want to not bother with all that, can I avoid it? Or is the story interwoven with romance?

I’m just not into romancing video game characters.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No need, just have to turn down the characters when they come onto you. Don't worry, they'll get over it. You can still be friends!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Though some of us feel a little bad about rejecting them. No in-game consequences, but I take a little psychic damage every time I have to tell one of my fictional friends that I'm just not into them in that way 😄

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Gale is the worst. I was never anything more than polite to him, but he treated me like I wanted his D. Everyone else backed down gracefully.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The look on Wyl's face when I turned down dancing with him to avoid leading him on, though! 🥺

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s worse when you DO dance with him, not knowing where it’s leading, and then dump him because you only love karlach. 🥰

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly what I figured lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh man that look was great, made me laugh out loud. It felt like kicking a puppy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

you sound very pleasant 😂

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Halsin basically went up to me and said "I'm making a public salad and I need some of your dressing" even though I didn't interact with him aside from when absolutely necessary to advance certain quests

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

"Do you want to see magic?"

Hell yeah I want to see magic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I felt really bad turning down Gale 😢

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Did you ask about the cat?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Awesome, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The characters early on will come onto you a bit strong, and Withers will dunk on you for not pursuing romance of any variety, but its absolutely possible.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Withers is brutal. Not only will he dunk on the main character, but all controllable characters if you try to change their class.

Each one tried coming onto me and I refused all of them except Shadowheart.

I broke their hearts and Withers shattered the rest with a "Thus you are alone"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Oh Withers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I love this question. I remember in Mass Effect saying a playfully flirty line that went too far and NOPE'd as fast as possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I thought I read something saying it was a bit buggy and unintentional how quick all characters get to feeling romantic.