Originally Posted by Omkara
Examples: At some point when nearing the Grove for the first time, one of the characters will mention hearing shouting up ahead. At that moment, you can simply teleport to camp and have a nap; come back and it's all good. I want penalties. This should have caused some serious mayhem at the gate. Mercenaries all dead. Perhaps even Wyll dead. Take too many trips to camp for a long rest? Halsin dead in prison. Take too long to get to the point where Lae'zel is trapped in the cage? Killed by those 2 Tieflings. I want logical repercussions for my actions, like you would have in a normal tabletop d&d session. It's 2023. We have the technology to make it happen.
There are some world events that progress if you leave but otherwise I am happy with how it is handled in BG3! It would be pretty harsh to miss out on recruiting companions because of taking too many rests. I also don’t want to feel pressured to skip side quests because the main quest is timed.