I hope they ignore these kinds of threads. You control your choices in YOUR game. If you don't want to romance like this, choose options 3 or 4 or 5 on any of the prompts that were given in that string of options. Don't want it? Don't do it. Simple as that.

From a narrative standpoint, metamorphosis has been a constant theme throughout human mythology and storytelling history. So seeing it in a pseudo-medieval fantasy is not only fitting and welcome in the high-fantasy format, but the scene was written exceedingly well. The animation was really good to boot and the cut-away had a delightful tinge of comedy. Chef's kiss. Personally, I was lukewarm on this game since early access. It had potential but wasn't quite what I wanted in a DnD experience. But this stream, between the writing, character, lgbt+ romance, the story and combat reveals, and the dragonborn, I'm absolutely ecstatic for the title and can't wait till launch.

I really hope they stand by their writers and animators and waive off criticism like this. caving to this undeserved, and usually framed with false pretense, pressure will hurt the experience for everyone, which is the goal of these sorts of public pressure campaigns.

So yeah, for those that don't want it. Don't actively choose it. It was entirely easy to say "no" or "don't like this" in the options that were displayed.

The player is in control of their own journey, which is the point. And if you somehow failed to notice, the vast majority of live chat selected those options.

For those that want to explore as much of the breadth of writing as possible, it makes me excited for what else might be contained with the over 1,000 lines of dialogue.

And think of this specific point:

Ask any DnD table group about "the bard". You'll be hard-pressed to find any table with a bard that did not attempt to seduce the dragon.

Keep up the amazing work Larian Studios! I was absolutely blown away by what we can expect come launch! Don't pay any attention to the haters, the prudes, and the ones trying to ruin the experience for everyone else.