Originally Posted by Mordenkainen
When I went to Gale after accepting Lae'zel's offer, the last thing I expected was the Mystra loving mage to make a pass at me when all I wanted was a chat over a mug of ale...and then when I politely let Gale down, I didn't escape to go talk to someone else just to have them also express desire for me wink

I'm very curious to see how later romance-able companions are handled and whether they play hard to get or have stricter standards. I mean, I really didn't feel that my character had behaved towards the companions in such an amazing way as to warrant that much attention from so many. I'd even argue that Lae'zel and Astarion should be the only ones willing to sleep with the pc that early in the game, based on their character. But yeah, I might be in a minority.

Ah I see what you mean. To me it was quite interesting and something to explore even further, but I see how odd that might seem to someone else.

I completely understand why they did it, because they wanted to give the player the ultimate freedom of choice and to let the player know they don't have to choose just one. I think that there might be even a multi-romance in the game, since Shadowheart doesn't reject the idea of a threesome with Lae'zel, but rather leaves it as a possibility for another night. So perhaps that is why they all chime in at once, due to the fact that there might be a possibility of several companions romantically involved.

I think immersion vise regarding all of them expressing it at once, they could have made it so that companions talk to you in a friendly way after choosing a romance, but in order to learn they're a bit hurt and jealous, you'd actually have to pass a Wisdom check to peer into their thoughts. I think that would work better than the way it is now. Similar to how Shadowheart has a Wisdom check in which you find out she is attracted to you.

So lets say you chose Lae'zel. Now when you talk to a companion they're all friendly, but a bit reserved on their true thoughts. So then you get a choice to peer into their true thoughts with a Wisdom check in order to romance more than one companion at the same time, if the player decides to do so.