The companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 are quite tempting. However, a date with the domineering Drow Minthara can quickly come to an end.
In the Honour Mode of Baldur’s Gate 3, there are many ways to fail. But it is particularly amusing when you fail due to social interactions rather than primarily because of a tough battle. This is exactly what a player experienced who just wanted to get a little closer to the domineering Drow Minthara. However, the plan backfired significantly.
What is the Honour Mode? The “Honour Mode” of Baldur’s Gate 3 is like the hardcore version of the game. You only have one attempt to overcome the trials and challenges of the game. If your party is wiped out, the save file is also lost. You can convert it into a “normal” save file afterward, but the challenge is then considered failed.
How was the save file ruined? In a post in the Subreddit of Baldur’s Gate 3, FeatureCreative2429 reports that he had always played the game as a “good” character until now. It was time for something new:
In my last two save files, I was always nice and kind, so this time I wanted to play the Dark Urge as a sadistic bard.
I slaughtered the druid grove and then started my “celebration” with [Minthara] during the party.
She becomes a bit cuddly and lets her facade drop a little, so I tell her about the prism. She storms off angrily. Oops, bad decision. I had never seen this dialogue and was just curious.
But instead of just crashing the date, the player had put himself in a problematic situation. The fact that the hero group has the desired relic weighs heavily on Minthara’s trust – after all, it was her task to find exactly that object.
Minthara then tries to kill me in my sleep. I easily convince her not to do so. After succeeding the dice roll, she tells me that she will take me to the Towers of Moonrise if I am worthy. All I need to do is succeed in a persuasion roll with a difficulty of 2. I have Guidance and am an expert in this area, giving me a bonus of +9. That’s easy, right? 95% chance to succeed.
But it goes as it must. Because all bonuses are worthless if you roll a 1. This “Natural 1” does not account for the bonuses and is always considered a failure under all circumstances.
Critical failure.
The entire goblin crew attacks me in my camp, along with [Minthara]. There is no way to escape here. We get slaughtered. I have lost 6 hours of my life. But hey, at least I had sex.
With that, the Honour Mode save file was lost.
This is how the community reacts: For the players on the subreddit, the post is, of course, a real treat. More than 7,000 upvotes testify to a lot of entertainment, and the comments reflect that.
- “Many people have lost significantly more than 6 hours of their life to have sex, so I wouldn’t worry about it at all.” – Newbiegainz00
- “A typical ‘I won, but at what cost’ moment.” – beatitredditor
Since the player was on a “Dark Urge” path, there was also the suggestion to solve the situation differently next time. Because with the Dark Urge, there is the option to let some characters “accidentally” die:
- “Next time just ‘fantasize’ about breaking her neck.”
That one seeks a little more love and affection in Baldur’s Gate is not a particular phenomenon. After all, the developers at Larian clearly know their community very well. The big Patch 6 recently brought numerous improvements to kiss animations and even a few completely new scenes that make the hearts of many fans race.
