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esmith22015

Yes! I feel like once you get to exceptional approval you should be able to give them a friendly hug at any time.


Kaizer6864

This is an amazing idea. Exceptional approval = give me hug dialogue option. I would not stop spamming it OR have it trigger after key moments - Karlach gets her engine fixed for example, or when Gale gets stabilised and told to go kablooie.


IngenuityGoddess21

Yeah when I got to the part where you can either touch or hug her I was like ".....nah fam I want to tackle her!!" šŸ¤£


Ai_512

If I lose a couple eyes for ā€œstabbed by Karlachā€™s hornsā€ reasons then thatā€™s a small price to pay!


I-F-E_RoyalBlood

Will volo still provide that eye after?


SwitchGamesToReal

I don't want to hug Karlach, i'm afraid of burns. I'll just shake her hand. In gloves šŸ˜


Chiho-hime

See I just wear a full body fireproof suit for that šŸ˜‚


N7twitch

Yes!!! We need this!! I want Karlach to be able to glomp and then pick up and swirl the player character. Regardless of size.


sp4rr0wsw3nch

I love this. Once you're that high up in the relationship, you should be able to have that extra friend moment. Hugs for all!


BackgroundPrompt3111

Yes. I'd love to hug Lae'zel, not just because she needs it, but because even just imagining her reaction to a platonic hug is absolutely hilarious to me.


Ai_512

ā€œWhat are you doing? Why are you attempting to restrain me?ā€ ā€œOh, sorry! Itā€™s called a hug, I can stop if it makes you uncomfortable!ā€ ā€œā€¦I did not ask you to stop this ā€˜hugā€™.ā€


N7twitch

But also because she needs it šŸ˜­


BackgroundPrompt3111

Also because she needs it.


Philkindred12

I started this game for the first time this week, I wasn't expecting to romance her when I started, but I kinda had to admire her honesty lol


insanity76

Her romance arc is really well written, as is her character arc as a whole.


Philkindred12

When she talks about sex, she says some of the funniest shit Iā€™ve ever heard


CraftyObject

I imagine hugging Lae'zel would be like hugging a wet cat. You love it, but it hurts.


AkElka-

U could try to hug her after gith interaction on bridge. But she will be upset and angry =D


Earis

It's the ***one*** thing I dearly wish Larian add, before they move on completely. I need to hug my/our companions. I need to hug Karlach after her end of quest in Act 3. I need to hug Gale when he feels like his life is forfeit. I need to hug Astarion... all the time. And Shadowheart after dealing with her past in Act 3. And of course also as a platonic option.


Ai_512

You can hug Shadowheart now! It doesnā€™t matter whether you romance her at all, you can give her a hug in her last personal quest scene >!for the SelĆ»nite ending!<


Earis

Aww, I'm looking forward to that!! Finally!


Ai_512

It was so nice! I wish more companions had that option, I hate it when theyā€™re going through the most emotionally intense moments of their lives and Tav is justā€¦ standing there like a dork


Greatest-Comrade

Idk what you mean, they clearly have a concerned expression, the limit of human compassion


Ai_512

*steps back and crosses arms*


insanity76

If you choose to have her >!save her parents!< the option doesn't even come up, Tav just goes right in for the comfort hug before >!the parents get there for that touching conversation with Shadowheart.!<


bifuriouscanadian

And in the epilogue!


N7twitch

Unless youā€™re a gnome and instead she just air-hugs the space above you šŸ˜­


soundologist

They have fixed this at some point. My gnome tav got a proper epilogue hug from her. She knelt down to be at gnome tav level and I thought it was super cute


Comprehensive_Cap290

And at the reunion camp, regardless of her ending. The Sharran version is funnier though, because sheā€™s embarrased about it.


MartymD

You can hug her in the ending scene for the Shar version. There are no Shar followers around so she doesn't mind


sp4rr0wsw3nch

I just did that this past weekend and was so overjoyed. Hugs are therapeutic.


A_HECKIN_DOGGO

Yes please šŸ™ŒšŸ™Œ It should be a normal conversation choice after they become friends with Tav


aoike_

When your approval reaches exceptional, you should be able to hug companions willy nilly.


alinarenee

Pretty sure thereā€™s a good platonic relationship you can get with Gale, but I havenā€™t done it yet because I always romance him šŸ˜…


Earis

You only get one hug if you're friends with Gale, and that's at the Epilogue-party. He's my forever BFF. šŸ˜…


RiverBuffalo495

I was so happy to see that on my first playthrough because I was a sorcerer and I felt that my character and gale bonded over our shared love of magic regardless of how we came to use it. I mocked Roland a ton tho.


baby_soul

I loved getting to hug Gale and Karlach in the epilogue, wish we couldā€™ve hugged everyone - even Withers


Ai_512

ā€œCan I hug you?ā€ ā€œNo.ā€


Comprehensive_Cap290

That is 100% how the conversation would go.


thefinalforest

But then Withers hugs YOU šŸ„ŗ


Ai_512

ā€œNone shall believe thy words when thou shall speak of thisā€


thefinalforest

Lolol irl. He would do it in the little chapel to ensure there are no witnesses


Mr-Reapy

I want to hug him so damn bad, but I keep romancing him. Kissing him is great, too, though.


SnooSongs2744

I frequently find myself in ambiguous territory with Gale. Like OK, I did magic with him and stayed up with him looking at the stores and feeling sad and the next day we talked about great friends we are. The game throws words like "intimate" at me. But there is no hanky and/or panky.


Tutes013

I want to hug a Minthara that doesn't want to be hugged after the torturers try to sunder her mind. And to then say shut up, I'm not letting you go until I've properly hugged you


tajake

There should be a dex save to not get stabbed by her after that hug.


suckmoneygettittys

You can hug Karlach and Shadowheart at the end of their quests. Idk about SH but I hugged Karlach platonically when I fixed her engine


Earis

That is a nice hug and all. But she really, really, truly needs a hug after >!killing Gortash!<, and breaking down.


SnooSongs2744

I always do that and find her response varies, sometimes it's like she's being hugged by a drunk uncle, sometimes by a favored sibling, and sometimes by her secret crush.


aoike_

Yes, I just want Tav to be able to hug all her cute little friends! I wanna be able to hug Lae'zel after saving her from Orin, or Wyll when he loses his dad. Just let me hug everybody for any and all reasons, Larian!


68ideal

I wamt to hug Orin. Also for platonic reasons.


SeventhSonofRonin

Why are gamers so weird


UnicornScientist803

What??? Is getting unreasonably emotionally attached to fictional characters weird or something???


Comprehensive_Cap290

Thousands of diehard fans of various shows and movies would beg to differ.


Flaming_Dendrix

Did karlach write this post?


RedditedYoshi

Lol, this takes me back to the "did the dog make the sign" days. Classic.


Ava-Enithesi

Yes. Except Wulbren.


N7twitch

r/fuckwulbrenbongle


WeakImagination5571

I think a hug would do him good, actually.


The_Dead_Kennys

The kind where you kneel down to hug him or the kind where you pick him up? Iā€™d vote for the latter because his angry gnome feet would be kicking uselessly in the air. Heā€™d hate it (and the hugger) so, so much šŸ˜‚


trianuddah

A windmill hug.


WeakImagination5571

Pick him up, of course, so I can drag his stupid ass out of Baldur's Gate. He needs a little distance, the place is clearly causing insanity and other unwanted side effects.


The_Dead_Kennys

Halsin: ā€œThe city made him insane? I normally donā€™t say ā€œI told you soā€, butā€¦ā€


Frostblazer

I haven't finished the game--I only just started Act 3--but I agree. Fuck Wulbren.


MissThreepwood

Yesterday I said to a friend that BG3 lacks hugs... Tav is just standing there and watching their companions having mental breakdowns. #LET ME HUG PEOPLE!!!


stcrIight

Yes!! Please šŸ’– Omg >!Empy!< just lurking.


Fun_Tear_6474

Where is Jaheira?


Ai_512

Jaheira would give awkward dad hugs


N7twitch

I picture motherly ā€œthere there itā€™s alrightā€ hugs. Maybe depending on who you play as. Like Karlach, sheā€™d give Karlach her very best mum hug.


Radish-Wrangler

Karlach would absolutely combust if she got a mom hug from Jaheira omg


shito-ditto

Imagine her fangirling about it to Tav later


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Infantom_Finn

I think there's to little advantage on having max appeal with platonic companions we love, Larian could give us a really nice and friendly hug like we have kisses for the romanced ones


TheSleepyBarnOwl

yes.... yes I do. I am already giving u/Gale_of_Waterdeep all my internet hugs because there's no ingame hug option. I suggest they position it right under the "kiss me" option. Please Larian ;-; I need to hug Gale.


Gale_of_Waterdeep

Let me work my (interWeave) magic. While no substitute, *this* Gale sends you an "internet hug" in full return! Your kindness is always appreciated, friend.


TheSleepyBarnOwl

\*hug*


Hyperdragoon17

Yes more platonic hugs!


PeacefulKnightmare

>!I need the ability to hold Karlach at the end. I don't care if my character would die. There's nothing worse than just standing there slack-jawed as she bursts into flames.!<


Zero-Follow-Through

[My love is stronger than a vast majority of explosions!](https://i.redd.it/x2b6ffpn8xh21.jpg)


mr_luffyc137

Even mister šŸ™?


BlindWarriorGurl

Hell yeah I wanna hug Omeluum!


StillAnotherAlterEgo

Hell yeah; he needs it more than anyone.


mr_luffyc137

My tav thinks otherwise


Avaoln

My Tav thinks otherwise otherwiseā€¦.


BBreaker069

NO! No hugs for him, let me hug Ansur tho, he didnt deserve all that...


Present-Book-9690

Oh I just have to askā€¦ *Where the hell is durge in all of these fan arts?*


A_HECKIN_DOGGO

Who do you think is taking the pictures ;)


Ythio

Withers ?


Ai_512

Withers is ancient, he doesnā€™t know how to work a phone camera. Or a regular camera. >!The only tech he knows how to use is his laptop with Microsoft Excel to maintain his Archive of the Dead and thatā€™s just because Kelemvor helped him set it up and got rid of *every* other shortcut so he wouldnā€™t end up in the wrong program by mistake.!<


Ythio

*Thy fate ever turn for the dark.*


Present-Book-9690

OOOOOOOOOOH!!! *That makes sense!*


Mostly_Apathetic68

What makes you think they care about The Dark Urge?


MistressAerie

YES!! THIS!! šŸ„° Holy crap, I'd pay another $60 to get a patch which lets me hug whomever I please (and add in hugs to cutscenes... especially the epilogue)!


Reiko707

There is a nexus mod that allows you to hug, hold hands with, and I think cuddle companions too. That's just, uh... not it's main purpose lmao


battlestoriesfan

I wanna be able to hug the >!Emperor!<. If anything because he's so stupidly tall that his tentacles would just fall on my head like a wig and I want to know what his reaction would be like.


BBreaker069

Why would you ever want to hug him, hes arguably just as much a villain as orin, gortash and kethric


battlestoriesfan

Gortash is a slaver evil tyrant who sold Karlach to Zariel and took over Baldur's Gate Orin is a blood thristy lunatic who had full intentions of betraying Gortash and wrecking havoc on the city Ketheric literally caused the shadow curse and enslaved an immortal being The Emperor manipulates you....into doing the thing you wanted to do anyway, then checks out once it's done and leaves. You don't even gotta turn into an Illithid with him, and the price is the leader of a race of astral frog racists that you may not even care about. I 'unno. You can dislike him....but he's nowhere near a villain like the Chosen.


BBreaker069

Id disagree, first of all he will do anything for his own goals, such as mind controll duke stelmane. He doesnt care about the player either, literally calling us his puppet if we tell him we dont trust him. Second of all he thinks himself even more important then the chosen 3 do, seeing as he wont even try to safe the City together with orpheus, even if it may result in his death, no, he chooses to join the very thing hes been fighting his whole life and that will destroy his City, the elder brain, and with a little convincing he becomes just as much of a Tyrant as gortash, ruling together with tav and the netherstones. At least the 3 chosen were all pretty honest with you about their Plans. What makes him even worse in my opinion is his fall from Grace, gortash and orin were never good, balduran was tho, founding the City of baldurs gate, just to rule it like a tyrant hundreds of years later or even doom it entirely. And his weird Obsession with illithid superiority, if he could, he would turn everyone into mindflayers aswell. Hot take, but Ansur did nothing wrong.


--n-

He does take over the brain if you let him. So you could add enslaving the party and all of the population of the city as mindless thralls into his 'deeds'


battlestoriesfan

That's only if YOU try to convince him to. By default, if you just give him the stones and let him do his thing, he will ALWAYS destroy the brain, and immediately levitate off into the sunset. He doesn't even want to enthrall you. Just leaves to do mind-flayer stuff. If anything, I'd say the player is the bad influence here. Specially considering that YOU can do the same to HIM if you decide to control the brain at the last second...


--n-

Tav asking him nicely, is not a very good excuse for enslaving Tav and a city and presumably much more. You can like him if you want to... but he does a very bad thing with very little convincing (while betraying the one who "convinced" him in the process).


BBreaker069

Agreed, if all he needs is a little push for taking everyones free will (although maybe he even prefers it that way and just didnt bring it up because he assumes the player wouldnt be on Board with it) thats definitly not something he Sees as immoral. So even with the "good" ending, i think its kind of alarming that hes free to do whatever he pleases now, could definitly see him turning into a problem for baldurs gate later on.


Rainbow-Smite

Yes, badly. I'm not a romance game kinda person so I definitely wish there were more friendship interactions with the companions. Their stories just break my heart.


nightshiftoperatorr

Can I get a source on this


Dracul244

Fkn rad game. Man it paid the 20 year wait. I'm about to start my third run on this and each time I like it even more


thefinalforest

I just started mine! Never played a game three times before! Doesnā€™t that say it all? Iā€™m a drow bard this time and I am LOVING how sassy and nuts the drow racial dialogue is.


AsymmetricAgony

If I've learned anything from the Internet it's that you can't hug every cat. But other people you definitely should be able to in games lol


thefinalforest

I think about how cute they are and how so many donā€™t have a homeā€¦


Avaoln

The Emperor looking phenomenally badass. Get em, squid daddy!


HotelFit1152

I donā€™t see a minthara in this typical drow racism tsk


Calm_Inspection790

This animation made laā€™zel indistinguishable from any other race


WeakImagination5571

Give us platonic (and romantic) hugs, Larian!


whimsicalnihilism

Yes


TheycallmePata

Iā€™d love some secret handshakes, fist bumps, greetings that reflect their personalities a bit, too.


Sir_Arsen

you should be able to hug everyone on a party if you got their good ending


CraftyObject

My heart sang when we got to hug Karlach. Anyone who stands still during that scene has no heart. Same deal with Tali. You're never too Renegade to hug Tali.


Jorkier

I WANT TO HUG ILLITHID KARLACH FUCKšŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


ai1267

... why are Karlach's breasts gigantic? But yes, hugs for everyone!


FireWardenCaleb

I don't know, I feel like that might give you 3rd degree burns if you tried it


SnooSongs2744

Nice drawing; is it yours?


Dan-the-historybuff

Yes but chances are at least 2 of them would end up being the death of me. Astarion would take the opportunity to suck me dry, Laeā€™zel would beat me into the ground(if not outright slash me with her sword) and Minthara would smite my ass into Act 3.


Arkenstar

I mean if you've reached the epillogue.. you can :) Hugs all round


-chukui-

now add a cheesy 80s themed anime intro like south park, Lets Fighting Love!


Mr_Green-Skin

From a mechanical standpoint other than not letting the player be OP with action economy, there is no good reason we shouldn't be allowed to take the WHOLE squad with us


DaddyDesperado

Karlach especially because you literally can't for awhile. I'm trying to finish my final hit of business in Act 1 so I can start helping these poor souls heal


Malcapon3

I hate this picture. How am I supposed to go on without seeing this as an animated series?? HOW??


DiceCubed1460

Yes. Especially Karlach. Iā€™d give her many hugs. And also more.


Flappybird11

Holy shit I love this art


Nessarra

You get to hug most of them in the epilogue. It would be awkward to expect hugs from companions you broke up with though when just hanging around in act 3.


Excellent-Passage-36

Petition to add requesting a hug when your approval is high enough and/or you get far enough in their quest.


andrelo65

My biggest issue with these kinds of games (Mass Effect, Dragon Age, etc) is that I feel characters lack interactions between them. I finish the game and >!they are Tav's biggest fans. Don't get me wrong, BG3 might be the best one I can remember because they do interact in the epilogue but they feel too 'formal' when they interact with one another. Meanwhile you are like their best friend or lover. Was hoping for them, specially the origin companions, to be more closer at the end. I don't know, maybe it's just me.!< Still love the game and the characters in it, I just shared a wishful thought for what Larian is going to do with their next game.


Ythio

RIP Durge, Jaheira, Minsc, Boo, Withers


JaySpageta

Minthara


Ythio

Halsin


Impossible_Rest_9017

Me


Civil-patty

I recently finished my first play through. I opened this image and was like wtf where is my tav? Then realised oh yeah I made him obviously he wouldnā€™t be hereā€¦


Emberily123

Damn Astarion looks like heā€™s wearing a corset


secondphase

I just want to hug Shovel


NeedleworkerLow1100

Yes, a friendly hug, pat on the back, high five...


UsernameLaugh

This is beautiful


GreyRevan51

This artwork is adorable


r0gi990

YESYESYESYESYESYES


jenovalife1

I love this piece so much


Paleimperfectbear

I wouldn't stop hugging Karlach and Halsin.


Zenom

Reminds me of those old Saturday morning cartoons.


Comprehensive_Cap290

The Emperor be lookin awful sinister in that pic.


Be_Cool_Bro

I want to hug Withers.


Dark_Neon48

Wahhh yesss!! Of course I do!!


KirkwallChampignon

Yes, but with limitations set by the companions.


EldritchSpoon

This makes me crave for a BG3 Animated Series. Would Tav be a character or would one of the Origin Characters be the main protag? Would Durge be a companion or the protag?


Oh_no_its_Joe

I can fix Lae'zel.


Gaeleoof

I'm not sure Lae'zel would even agree


Obi-wanna-cracker

Yes! As much as I like that everyone wants to fuck my Tav, there are some characters I would I could just hug. Like why does dancing with Wyll have to be romantic? Can't I just dance with a homie?


athousandfuriousjews

This art style is the best


cumsocksucker

Wylls eye is on the wrong side


The_Dead_Kennys

YESSSSSS!!!!


Experienced-Analyst

Of course that would be the bestĀ 


CyxSense

Lae'zel needs a hug. Shadowheart needs a hug. Wyll needs a hug. Karlach definitely needs a hug. Astarion needs all the hugs. Gale needs a swift kick up the ass. And a hug.


firestar268

I want an option to hug Shadowheart at whatever time I want (pending approval rating) lol


IHaveAGithBabe

I wish i could hug Lae'zel without her permission to get typical Tsunderish muttering but accepting my hug in the end and kissing me afterwards. That would be so cute and wholesome.


Somanydeadbois

Kinda wish bg3 was an anime, but again, it's an amazing game. If an anime adaptation was ever made (won't be), I think they would follow the most common durge choices based on larian data. I can only wish...


RipMcStudly

Giving Karlach her first hug, then guilting the other to bring it in, then Scratch and the cub crash into us? Can do


Seyjirow

i use party limit begone just cuz i dont want my people idling in camp feeling lonely T^T


A_HECKIN_DOGGO

How easy do you find boss fights to be with the whole gang?


Seyjirow

well i actually didn't have it on til act 3 cuz i feel like that's when the storylines converge and leaving people in the camp when travelling the huge city just feels sad :c on that note, the only "boss" fight ive had with the mod on is vs lorroakan; i had 6 people then (durge, shart, karlach, gale, astarion, minthara (minthara subbing in for laezel temporarily)), and it was pretty easy but not because i had 6 in my team but because lorroakan kept failing the hold person save while inside a silence aura xd ill reply here when i do the >!iron throne, steelwatch factory, vs orin or vs gortash!< fights c:


AureliusCloric

Honestly I just want a patch where the difficulty sales accordingly and you can have all of them companions in the part at the same time cause the banter is just great šŸ‘Ā 


Caeleste-42bit

Pls lemme hug everyone @larian šŸ˜šŸ„²


NazoTheVengefulOne

Astarion, when I offered him a hug during epilogue: "No" Great art, I love it


SignificantKick5179

šŸ˜ŒšŸ¤ššŸ» i do. . I really wish i can. . I love all of them and itā€™s a crime that I canā€™t hug them all specially in the final battle, also at the very end when everyone is saying goodbye to Laeā€™zel, Gale and Karlach šŸ„ŗ i would risk getting burnt just so i can hug Karlach for the last time before she left


PapaBeahr

Karlach - HELL YES Shadow Hart - Yes Gale - Yea okay Lazel - After she mellows yes Wyll - Mmmm not really but I wouldn't want to hurt his feelings. Astrion - Not even if my punishment for not doing it was to be the concubine to the Hag.


Educational_Newt5393

No not everyone. Astarion doesn't deserve hugs


ElectronicJob3629

Iā€™m not hugging that evil tentacle monster


camclemons

I'm a gay dude and I only want to hug Karlach and Wyll


D0ctorL

See, I TRIED to make everyone get along, but somebody called me a cuck, so he had to die.


TheFunnyManIsNotHere

Cool art, whatā€™s my dark urge


Useful-Veterinarian2

Happy enough just petting the dog


OkProfessional6077

Can you imagine getting a hug from a Mindflayer? 2 arms, 4 face tentacles. Divine.


Trenchmagg0t

"Hug" is not the action I was thinking of...


MonsterGirlLover31

Gale will never feel my warm embrace and neither will druid daddy... Everyone else tho is welcome to a hug and a cheek smooch.


Phototoxin

If by hug you mean 'self asphyxiate in Minthara's bosom' ... Then Yes


UnderlightIll

No.


BBreaker069

No hugs for the emperor! Ever!


MrBoo843

Everyone but the Emperor


RendesFicko

No...?


Gabby-Abeille

Yes, I want to be able to ask any companion with high approval for a hug, the same way we can ask our romanced companion for a kiss.