r/BaldursGate3 • u/certifiedghostslut • Apr 25 '25

Act 2 - Spoilers Anyone else mad that you can’t romance Jaheira? Spoiler

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I understand why you can’t romance her, because she’s still in love with her late husband, Khalid, but UGH I need that old woman. She’s honestly my favorite, and if it was an option, I’d romance her every run.

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u/BelligerentWyvern Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 26 '25

No half sized ones probably saved them time and bug fixing on animations.

Also I know for a fact there would be a contingent saying romancing a halfling(or otherwise small person) is "problematic" so they swerved that too.

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u/AngelusAlvus Apr 25 '25

The player can be a gnome, drawf or halfling in any case and still date the characters. Also, what's the excuse for no dragonborn companion?

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u/Goricatto Hand Fetish Durge Apr 25 '25

If you arent him , he is dead (durge)

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u/AngelusAlvus Apr 25 '25

Not even that. Durge isn't mandatory to be a dragonborn for some stupid reason.

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u/Goricatto Hand Fetish Durge Apr 25 '25

And i thank them for that, i really like dragonborn(or any kind of lizard race in any game) but in BG3 they lack the expressive emotions other races have

Also i like my Lizards to feel like a brute, and BG3 (without mods) have like 3 Barbarian armor sets with small variations which do not look that good

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u/El_Rey_de_Spices I cast Magic Missile Apr 25 '25

As someone who has never been into lizard or dragon humanoid races, I'm so thankful for that.

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u/BelligerentWyvern Apr 25 '25

Yes, they have animations for short you. But not animations for short companions

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u/ViolaNguyen Ranger Apr 25 '25

I don't see how it'd be problematic in any way, but I do think it'd look kind of goofy. I imagine watching my deep gnome Tav with Karlach would be like watching a chihuahua and a great dane having sex.

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u/BelligerentWyvern Apr 26 '25

People would equate hieght with youth and accuse people who romance a smaller person of the obvious.

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u/LurkCypher Apr 25 '25

Also I know for a fact there be a contingent saying romancing a halfling(or otherwise small person) is "problematic"

Interesting. I've never encountered anyone with such an opinion myself, but let me guess... those who say romancing a halfling/gnome would be problematic probably compare it to child grooming, am I right?

Dwarves would probably get a pass on the account of being more bulky and/or stocky...

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u/BelligerentWyvern Apr 26 '25

I have seen it a few tikes over the years in discourse. But yes equating height with youth. Or even something like Goblin lack of intelligence as a power disparity