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    • somasatoriS
      somasatori
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      I know, I know, humans are boring. Without going into spoilers, I didn’t know very much about the nature of the guardian and gave it the features that most closely matched my RL partner.

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      they/them

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      • AriaA
        Aria
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        • Duke WhiskyD
          Duke Whisky @somasatori
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          @somasatori - THANK YOU! ❤

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          • AriaA
            Aria
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            I have come to the conclusion that Gale has a massive case of Nice Guy Syndrome and it annoys the shit out of me.

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            • somasatoriS
              somasatori @Aria
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              @Aria said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

              I have come to the conclusion that Gale has a massive case of Nice Guy Syndrome and it annoys the shit out of me.

              This is the reason I didn’t talk to him at all on my original playthrough. It was before they turned down the horniness so he’d just offer romantic stuff when I raised his approval, but when I rejected him he got super super passive aggressive.

              they/them

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              • AriaA
                Aria @somasatori
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                @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                @Aria said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                I have come to the conclusion that Gale has a massive case of Nice Guy Syndrome and it annoys the shit out of me.

                This is the reason I didn’t talk to him at all on my original playthrough. It was before they turned down the horniness so he’d just offer romantic stuff when I raised his approval, but when I rejected him he got super super passive aggressive.

                ^ So much this. I’m not even romancing him in my current playthrough. All my PC did was try to talk to him at a particular event, where his opening comments are snide remarks about how we could’ve had a magic moment together if we were closer, but he’s not into my MC.

                Bro, I did not ask.

                Then he goes and makes snide remarks about my romance with another one of the partymembers, followed by saying he’s not judging my choices.

                Except he just did.

                It’s very disappointing because the videos I’ve seen of his romance scenes, some of which were included in the game trailer, are just visually stunning in every possible way. But he gives me so much ick, and specifically ick in the form of behavior I’ve seen from men that I’ve known in real life…

                Hard pass. Next game I’m leaving your ass trapped in a portal, my dude.

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                • somasatoriS
                  somasatori @Aria
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                  @Aria You should play Dark Urge next playthrough, which creates a better option for the portal scene. 😄

                  they/them

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                  • AriaA
                    Aria @somasatori
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                    @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                    @Aria You should play Dark Urge next playthrough, which creates a better option for the portal scene. 😄

                    I’ve heard about that and was actually already planning to! Though it was less because of the portal scene and more because I heard that in addition to building a background out that connects you to a very specific part of the plot, it also adds in some additional cut-scenes and dialogue options to the romance I’ve been pursuing (Astarion). And like, really good ones that very much change the tone of some conversations.

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                    • crawfishC
                      crawfish @somasatori
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                      @somasatori I’m specifically forgetting he exists in my draconic storm wizard playthrough. She’s already gone around and la dee dah what hole with an arm hanging out if it?

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                      • bear_necessitiesB
                        bear_necessities @Aria
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                        @Aria said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                        @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                        @Aria You should play Dark Urge next playthrough, which creates a better option for the portal scene. 😄

                        I’ve heard about that and was actually already planning to! Though it was less because of the portal scene and more because I heard that in addition to building a background out that connects you to a very specific part of the plot, it also adds in some additional cut-scenes and dialogue options to the romance I’ve been pursuing (Astarion). And like, really good ones that very much change the tone of some conversations.

                        Uggghhh now I have to try a Durge play through again lol

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                        • AriaA
                          Aria @bear_necessities
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                          @bear_necessities said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                          @Aria said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                          @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                          @Aria You should play Dark Urge next playthrough, which creates a better option for the portal scene. 😄

                          I’ve heard about that and was actually already planning to! Though it was less because of the portal scene and more because I heard that in addition to building a background out that connects you to a very specific part of the plot, it also adds in some additional cut-scenes and dialogue options to the romance I’ve been pursuing (Astarion). And like, really good ones that very much change the tone of some conversations.

                          Uggghhh now I have to try a Durge play through again lol

                          Riiiiiiight? I was finally caught up to where I was at before The Great Campaign Wipe, just starting Act 2, when I found that out. And because I’m already playing a Seldarine Drow who, in my head, started vibing with Astarion because they’re both used to have the world see them as monsters just for existing…

                          I’m over here like, “Ohh, god. Should I start from the beginning again if it will make this storyline better?!”

                          Maybe. Maybe? There’s apparently still a lot of shit they’re working to patch or improve in Act 3, so I don’t think I need to rush towards the ending.

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                          • TNPT
                            TNP
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                            After going through character creation again, I’m once more struck by how limited it is for appearance. There’s literally no customization in their looks and they’re not particularly attractive options. Seriously, freckles and vitiligo but you can’t change lips, eyes or mouth? It is 2023 right?

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                            • somasatoriS
                              somasatori @TNP
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                              @TNP said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                              After going through character creation again, I’m once more struck by how limited it is for appearance. There’s literally no customization in their looks and they’re not particularly attractive options. Seriously, freckles and vitiligo but you can’t change lips, eyes or mouth? It is 2023 right?

                              I’m playing a Dragonborn and am deeply regretting the experience because of how fuckin goofy it looks when they romance people. There’s a beefy Dragonborn dude making out with Asterion. He doesn’t have lips!

                              Somewhat related:
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                              they/them

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                              • TezT
                                Tez Administrators @somasatori
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                                @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                Somewhat related:
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                                If you haven’t yet taken control of your party members during the post-grove party and gone around to talk to your other party members–

                                You should!!

                                Somewhat related.

                                she/they

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                                • AriaA
                                  Aria @Tez
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                                  @Tez said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                  @somasatori said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                  Somewhat related:
                                  shadowzel.jpg

                                  If you haven’t yet taken control of your party members during the post-grove party and gone around to talk to your other party members–

                                  You should!!

                                  Somewhat related.

                                  Wait, that’s an option?!? My brain is immediately like, “Who can I pair up for the biggest dumpster fire drama scenes???”

                                  Also, on the topic of Gale being a goddamn weirdo about romances…

                                  (Super mild Act 1 spoilers that you will already know if you’ve spoken to Gale, like, twice.)

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                                  • CobaltC
                                    Cobalt
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                                    Weirdly, the only weirdness I ever got from Gale was the grove party night. Where I had already told Astarion I’d see him later. Gale was like “we could have had a good night but while you have eyes for only one person in the camp”…

                                    And I’m like I do??? Man, I’d be down for 3some.

                                    I wish more games would allow for polyamoury.

                                    Cobalt@Under the Stars
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                                    • PavelP
                                      Pavel @Cobalt
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                                      @Cobalt said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                      I wish more games would allow for polyamoury.

                                      It is a thing in BG3, just not for everyone. No spoilers.

                                      He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                                      BE AN ADULT

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                                      • AriaA
                                        Aria @Pavel
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                                        @Pavel said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                        @Cobalt said in Baldur’s Gate 3:

                                        I wish more games would allow for polyamoury.

                                        It is a thing in BG3, just not for everyone. No spoilers.

                                        ^ It is absolutely a thing, just only under certain circumstances. To explain it without spoilers (IMO, though YMMV):

                                        Basically you can romance multiple companions (as in the playable “origin” characters) at a time, up to a certain point. After that point in the plot, they will make you choose between them.

                                        However, two of those origin characters have no issue with you sleeping with or in some cases having a full-blown relationship with other characters you run into later in the game. But they still won’t be cool with you romancing both of them at the same time.

                                        If you want to know which characters are which, you can message me. I don’t want to accidentally ruin stuff for folks on the board.

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                                        • SolsticeS
                                          Solstice
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                                          I feel like the narrator put it best. 🙂

                                          https://youtu.be/JAjwwubCygo?t=54

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                                          • CobaltC
                                            Cobalt @Solstice
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                                            @Solstice look, let me have my fantasy vampire husband. so tortured, so murderous. heavy sigh

                                            …that being said I just murdered my way through the githyanki creche. I may sliding closer to chaotic evil rather than chaotic neutral. >_>

                                            But vlaakith tried to kill me. she’ll get hers in the end.

                                            Cobalt@Under the Stars
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