Baldur’s Gate 3 players warn against romancing Lae’zel due to “death sentence”
Larian StudiosOne Baldur’s Gate 3 player has discovered a critical consequence for romancing a key companion, where love for one leads to a “death sentence” for another.
In a game like Baldur’s Gate 3, your choices matter. For better or for worse, players have to think carefully about their decisions as they can directly impact the storyline, companions, or Tav themselves.
However, while that’s relatively clear it does mean a few choices can be made without you even realizing. As such, some simple romances can have a pretty negative impact on some key companions, with one relationship making being a “death sentence” for another companion.
Baldur’s Gate 3 player discovers Karlach “death sentence” for romancing Lae’zel
Larian StudiosSharing their discovery on Reddit, one user revealed the consequences of romancing Lae’zel and how much of an impact it will have on poor Karlach if you do so.
“Loved romancing Lae’zel, favorite character by far. But during the ending, if you take the decision to fight alongside her against Vlaakith, you leave straight away on the dragon. Which means you’re not around to convince Karlach to go with Wyll to Avernus, leading to her exploding” posted the player, proving just how impactful the relationship can be to the other companions.
They went on to explain how essentially, “Romancing Lae’zel is just a death sentence for Karlach” as you’re not there to offer her a better alternative.
Fans were quick to jump to the comments to share their confusion regarding the consequences of their decision. Many felt that it could have been done a little differently, to avoid any undesirable outcomes: “They should leave the flying with Voss and the dragons to the end of the scene, it makes no sense that you HAVE to let Karlach die and don’t at least catch up with the others and know their plans just because you want to fly away with Lae!”
Others offered a simple way to fix the problem, explaining how the “simple narrative fix would be, Tav: Sure, I’ll go with you Lae’zel, please wait while I say goodbye to our companions. You can then do everything else, including convince Karlach to go to Avernus with Wyll, and then at the very end you and Lae’zel fly away together.”
However, while many players found the issue frustrating, others reported Karlach in the epilogue, meaning it may not be as deadly as fans initially thought.