Baldur's Gate 3 - Karlach's kiss made me start a new character...

[@LozPordiozeros]

Multiclass to have a gamebreaking build. Multiclass to have enlarge spell and kiss karlach properly.

[@gibbers7548]

play a duergar. free enlarge/reduce AND invisibility on command

[@Blood_SC]

@@gibbers7548 Wait really?

[@NA-vz9ko]

@@Blood_SCyup. Enlarge at lvl 3, invisibility at lvl 5. Duergar is the master race.

[@CCgivemeawedgy]

@@NA-vz9ko Peculiar choice of words since they uh... You know... -Have a tendency to enslave others-

[@Armataan]

@@gibbers7548 They don't get reduce (THAT would actually be broken. Reduce is the more powerful spell than enlarge) they only get enlarge. But yes, it's pretty busted.

[@AugmentedDictatorGames]

It'd be hilarious if she reached down and picked them up to kiss them.

[@557deadpool]

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED THO 😭😭😭

[@marloncebo242]

Patch incoming

[@Rob-jj2xm]

Should uh, look to a more steamier scene later on for that.

[@thanxbutno]

I'm a bit confused, because I have a gnome character and shadowheart gets on her knee to kiss her

[@miafiolekova5817]

@@thanxbutno to be fair, Karlach was the last of the Origin characters made. Her voice actress said she was still recording in june this year. So some bits about Karlach may have a few glitches and need a few small fixes.

[@Pr4n4v13]

I mean, where that kiss landed I'd say "yay" too

[@3DMasterST]

TBH it didn't even land.

[@3DMasterST]

@Xxmix4lifex Unless she has invisible body parts - it didn't.

[@user-nv9vn8fm1d]

you like when people kiss your arm?

[@pflernak]

@@user-nv9vn8fm1d Makes me feel like royalty

[@KarimaRilana]

Hahaha

[@jamesvance1367]

Gnome: Fetch me the ladder. I wish to kiss my queen properly.

[@changer_of_ways_999]

I think that is the proper way already. ;) Real men go down

[@CorporalAdrianShephard.]

Tell me why this makes me think of Lord Farquaad.

[@druuki869]

The recent patch fixes this exact problem, quote: "Patch 1 also tackles a few visual bugs, and sprinkles on more post-launch polish. We’re bringing back Short King Summer with better kissing contact for short races!"

[@tusmuerttos738]

Really? Yeeii

[@CarlosMensuckass]

lol, Short King Summer, this game has pretty great devs.

[@midnightdusk5037]

Please let it be so! I was starting to think I'd have to wait for a "definitive edition" of this game to fix the problem.

[@midnightdusk5037]

I checked, and apparently it's true. Yay. Admittedly, I am silly disappointed the taller one kneels down instead of lifting their short lover up (don't judge me). But you can't win 'em all, I guess, haha.

[@JesusIsKing1001]

Yay

[@Kapppa]

For anyone who hasnt seen it, the cover picure for patch 1 is Karlach bending down to properly kiss a gnome 😂

[@TacticalProjectGaming]

Lmaooooooooooooo

[@rioart07]

yesss! I had this same interaction and karlach bend down for the kiss XD

[@NunyaBisnis1993]

Just let Larian know it's an animation problem and they'll fix it. They've been working hard and adressing + fixing the problems properly. I'm sure they'll fix it if it's brought to light 🙌🏻

[@robertschaffer596]

No offense but if you make an RPG where a huge focus is on romance and on having different races with different character models and hights, you don't simply forget to add proper animation to your different character/race models. Considering how many bugs the game has, and that they even moved the release earlier shows that they simply didn't care. Yes the bugs will be fixed. Maybe. We know there are even bugs in the game which were present in Divinity too. So i'm not sure about that at this point. But i hardly believe they will fix this.

[@sun4k264]

@@robertschaffer596 Huge focus is on romance..?! In the name of Tyr, how did i miss this?!

[@kena6812]

@@robertschaffer596 Considering how massive the game is, it's understandable something like this could've been overlooked. It's a bit surprising but completely understandable. The thing that does matter is if/when they fix it. Games like Skyrim made it clear that AAA studios don't care about fixing their games and considering Larian has been going against that, they'll prolly fix it.

[@peytonalexander5300]

@@robertschaffer596They do bend down to kiss shorter characters. This is just a glitch. Relax.

[@Skret2]

@@robertschaffer596 Romance is like 2% of the game and only if you would fuck everyone you could.

[@NatiiixLP]

That little "yay" is truly something to live for.

[@roshaanreddy8107]

Sounds like she hates her life

[@SuiSideex]

@@roshaanreddy8107 just imagine being her and needs to kiss little gnome when womens are womens

[@cookieaddict5956]

@@SuiSideex ?

[@kingcyclops4079]

@@SuiSideexwhat did you mean by this?

[@MrGalactique]

Your comment had 999 likes. I'm proud to be the 1000th.

[@jasperzanovich2504]

In Dragon Age: Origins they avoided that issue by not showing the whole character when they kiss. They don't bend over or anything they are just suddenly at the same hight, how they manage that is up to you. Either the dwarf stands on a stool they pulled out of hammerspace or the other character very nimbly kneels down in a way that doesn't affect their posture. Maybe they dig a hole real quick.

[@ironheadgaming6270]

picked them up under the arms

[@darmocat]

Thanks, I needed to relive the mental trauma of watching my dwarf make out and make love to Morrigan. fugly b*stard that he was, too late to reroll someone new now!

[@maxmustermann-zx9yq]

obviously my dwarf nobel ordered his serveant over, so that he could step on his bent over back ^^

[@darmocat]

@@maxmustermann-zx9yq ALWAYS DUSTERS! NEVER NOBLES HOUSE AEDUCAN CAN SUCK IT!

[@TheOther19]

Diggie hole? Diggie Hole!?

[@Luna-Starfrost]

Her "Yay!" is so cute. This girl has so much golden retriever energy, it's great

[@kithranen1542]

In-game if the party stands still for a few seconds Karlach dances a little jig. It's like a golden chasing its tail for a moment. Spot on!

[@KingRitoru364]

Karlach seems like such a sweetheart.

[@ezarkotaku]

She is

[@IdgaradLyracant]

She deserves a better ending.

[@cookieaddict5956]

She's adorable and I love her

[@devilbob]

Nah, she left my party, after I executed all the tieflings. And druids...

[@Reiner5200]

@@IdgaradLyracant I read that she had a good ending but it was cut since it required going to the upper city of Baldur's Gate (which was also cut). So we're left with only bad endings for ignoring her questline. It all should get re-added eventually. Avernus was cut too, it was supposed to be like the Underdark (a big region with a lot to do).

[@mouhsine5651]

Legolas:Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box? ????: could you find me a Box please? Sam: don't you let go....REEEEACH...

[@ezarkotaku]

Lmao funny thing is my new character is also named Legolas

[@JamSpaceCloud]

​@@ezarkotakuholy shit!

[@thearnorianruby4681]

Lmao!

[@PrometheusFreedom]

From that height I think he already found a box

[@philmehrart]

Now TOSS MEH

[@ManiaMac1613]

Welp, it's official, gnomes and halflings are unplayable now

[@Rodshark75]

Just get an enlarge spell lol

[@HeyzDexy]

​@@Rodshark75 he already csst it on something else

[@inframatic]

not enough trans dwarf representation either. 0/10

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

​@@inframaticYeah they said this game was inclusive, but I didn't even get to screw children. As a trans-pedophile, I'm severely offended.

[@jsonkody]

Just now was released a patch with 1000+ bugfixes .. and it shows Karlach kneel while kissing a hobbit ;)

[@RedKnightOfficial]

I've never played Baldur's Gate, don't know if I ever will, but some of these interactions are comedy gold.

[@dirtydead4144]

You never will, because you too broke to play it.

[@GameoftheYear-fx4mq]

​@@dirtydead4144are you illiterate? Baldur's Gate is $3.99 and Baldur's Gate 2 is $5.99, how can they not afford it?

[@venerablearcanum]

@@dirtydead4144 You broke if you think 60 bucks is a lot of money.

[@CyberWarezz05]

@@dirtydead4144 Are you honestly gatekeeping a game?🤣🤣

[@mordecai6351]

@@dirtydead4144This is such an NPC response lmao.

[@brycejohansen7114]

That "...Yay" at the end is so priceless.

[@bradbubolz9512]

That's the most put on yay I have ever heard

[@virtualmartini]

Nah that's earnest it's just the context making it seem otherwise.

[@Aitenass]

Went through the first romance scene with Karlach with my gnome yesterday. She actually knelt for the kiss.

[@larasgate3]

I think they fixed it

[@The-Wolf-Knight]

Looks like a skill issue to me pal

[@dynerobe]

So when I read the title I assumed the kiss caused you to spontaneously combust, so you had to start a new game due to dying.....😅

[@sylaskett167]

I literally thought the same thing. 😂

[@dekay1428]

This is the definition of "OOOH, I JUST WANNA PICK THEM UP AND KISS THEM" moment I heard once or twice

[@DankBlastBeats]

Playing a Dwarf Paladin right now and I am romancing Shadowheart. She kneels down to kiss my PC. Manlets rise up.

[@clothar23]

It's because Karlech is a last minute addition to the game. They likely didn't have time to iron out all her animations.

[@christopherbelanger6612]

@@clothar23 Karlach isn't a last minute addition, she was always planned and was even in early access briefly but you couldn't recruit her

[@AAGEnzee]

​@@christopherbelanger6612 Not 'last minute' as in literally the last few months before release. She was the last to be added. They originally had the other 5 companions created and Karlach was added later in the development cycle. Early promo materials never once showed her, just the other 5.

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

her voice actor literally only started recording in december 2022, so i'd say that's pretty last minute for a 7 year game dev cycle. she was always planned yeah but they only just got round to her last minute@@christopherbelanger6612

[@inframatic]

@@christopherbelanger6612obviously that means she was added last and wasnt ready for most of early access

[@jrey8722]

she kneeled for my halfling character lol but this is supper funny

[@PedroGomes-cx7ku]

This... is a travesty!! I was looking forward to my Gnome Bard Casablanca, but if this happens with every romance, that one's taking a backseat.

[@thesilverfalcon]

Better give him a booster seat too

[@leaxl08]

I think it's specifically Karlach only, maybe because she's the tallest companion? I've seen Astarion and Shadowheart kneel to kiss the gnomes.

[@ildaribakov840]

😅

[@ildaribakov840]

​@@leaxl08😅

[@ildaribakov840]

，7“”

[@Robertmaus]

They fixed it today! She kneels down 🎉

[@AngellGaby]

The end XD

[@swolie]

You must be this tall to get on this ride

[@wealthybone2990]

I can see why you would want to change but I'd still say it's a win because you're a short king and you managed to get her.

[@dasDoughnut]

Larian didn't think any1 would play a gnome and not be chaotic evil.

[@ezarkotaku]

Today's patch... "Patch 1 also tackles a few visual bugs, and sprinkles on more post-launch polish. We’re bringing back Short King Summer with better kissing contact for short races!"

[@alexanderrohan1134]

******SPOILER****** They need to do more than just that for our girl Karlach!!!!!!!!!! They gave us paths to salvation but no, they all stopped with no real conclusion to any of em!

[@Itamar536.]

Midgets catching heat no matter what game it is

[@yorukage9]

When you're too short to escape the friend zone.

[@Barlmoro]

that was the oportunity for a backflip kiss jump!

[@ThickmoidYeast]

I think they actually fixed this already too, absolute legends

[@kaonous]

It looked like she realized the player was too short after agreeing to a kiss, and then awkwardly said “yay” and decided to just stay friends.

[@HeyApples]

If you pre-ordered you have the shapeshifting helm in your camp stash.

[@dracomalfoyvevo]

I can't believe they actually fixed this problem. Finally some good dwarf representation 😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alexandrejesus8709]

Best game ever, any other studio would charge this as an extra. Larian is the new master studio

[@stormwindsakuro8678]

it's an excellent game, but the best game would have plan a specific animation for her to bow and kiss a little model character

[@Halfbad-bf1lt]

@@stormwindsakuro8678there are some animations that account for shorter PCs, so this probably is just an oversight or bug

[@alexandrejesus8709]

@@stormwindsakuro8678 its not a bug it is a feature

[@yaznot]

bare minimum but ur right

[@kleinsemmel]

fixing a bug doesn't make you a good studio, it's the fucking bare minimum. And tell me exactly which other studios (i mean you said any other studio) charges extra for bugfixing?

[@WackRusDud]

Another example of the Gnome animation glitch would be with Minthara during a seggs scene - your Gnome character can end up lying on the floor while she is riding an air on the pedestal.

[@JasmineBrie99]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm a half-orc and 95% of my kisses land on her cheek, eye, or forehead 😂

[@HAMZA-OLYMPUS]

@@cloudycolacorpwhat

[@hoovy2319]

I really wish gnomes or dwarves just go off screen for a second and then come back with a stool

[@xWhackoJacko]

Damn, i wonder if this happens with Halflings too. She knelt down for a hug, but I haven't gotten this far with her yet.

[@ItsJaboo]

shadowheart bends down for kisses with me and im a halfling so idk whats up with karlach

[@Sombriio]

@@ItsJaboo they fixed this bug thats why they bend now

[@ItsJaboo]

@@Sombriio ahh gotcha

[@Toxiic_Foxy]

Social distance kiss, corona virus still here

[@eddydaniels9842]

OMG The pain lol I know they said they wouldn’t do patch updates but they gotta need to do that one.

[@RetroMetroism]

Huh? They've promised plenty of patches coming down the pipeline.

[@YouTubie-s9f]

He kissed a different lips.

[@keyserzose]

Aaaaaaand thats why my rogue is not a gnome 🤣

Gnome: "That's why I don't kiss'em on the mouth".

[@Last666Dragonborn]

Halflings: Exist Kiss: Am I joke to you

[@loganwallace2759]

Can’t wait for them to add an animation of a gnome/dwarf asking for ‘uppies!’

[@Hikari_Sakurai]

Man I demand a happy ending for her....

[@alexandraspring687]

That lil "yay" is so cute 💖

[@McGriddle69]

Honestly for all they put in the game I’m a little surprised they didn’t add separate animation for if your character is one of the shorter races.

[@Myntical]

I’m a gnome and had a love seen with Astarion and there’s a special animation of hopping up into his arms so it might be a Karlach thing.

[@TheAmethyz]

i read its just glitch, there is animation for it but this time in the video it bugged.

[@inframatic]

The karlach and dwarf sex scene is bar none the best sex in any video game

[@DarkElfDiva]

Everyone: OMFG the devs thought of everything! Karlach:

[@cookieaddict5956]

Im so angry she doesn’t have a happy ending

[@Reiner5200]

She has at least one happy ending in everyone's play-through ;) But seriously: I read that she had a good ending that was cut from the game since it required going to the upper city of Baldur's Gate (which was also cut). So we're left with only bad endings for ignoring her questline. It all should get re-added eventually. Avernus was cut too, it was supposed to be like the Underdark (a big region with a lot to do).

[@cookieaddict5956]

@Reiner5200 nome of the options should be considered a happy ending whatsoever. 1. She blows up 2. Gets turned into a illithid, but the thing is with illitids is that they kill their host when they undergo ceremorphosis. And the parasite gains fractions of their memories and personalities, and the hurdle of the infancy stage is overcoming the previous hosts personality and becoming a regular mind flayer, Kalrach is dead, that's just a fake worm wearing a karlach skin suit. 3. She returns to avernus and most Likely returns to zariel unwillingly, because wyll or even the pc isn't going to be able to guard her from zariel herself, she also said herself she considered returning to avernus and zariel an ending worse than death. There is no good ending here, it's unacceptable

[@Jovenza2]

They fixed this. In my gnome build, Karlach kneels first to kiss my gnome. It was sweet. But a feisty pick up from Karlach would have been nice as well.

[@thecursed01]

is this an pre release version? she came down to kiss my dwarf and it looked normal. you can also cast disguise or so to be equal height

[@VaughanDavies]

It's just Karlach that doesn't trigger the correct animation, hopefully they patch it soon

[@basedbattledroid3507]

The "...yaay" made it hurt more

[@JDOGGOKUSSJ2]

Cast fly

[@RexPersonthing]

I know this glitch has long since been fixed, but the little "yay!" at the end sent me. I laughed so hard I wheezed.

[@nova_supreme8390]

I do not know if this is better or worse than dwarf motorboating Shadowheart. 🤔

[@tosutaa]

Who wouldn't want to motorboat a half elf though?

[@clothar23]

​​@@tosutaa She's a follower of Shar ....so basically anyone with two brain cells.

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

I mean she was kissed on the lips just not the one we were expecting

[@Walrussnor]

NOOO is every romance like this when you play a gnome/halfling? I was going to be a halfling barbarian who romances everyone. 😪

[@Adam.godson]

The others kneel. I think just karla's animation is broken

[@NorelMaximus]

This is priceless. Sending this to my Fiancé Karla now 🤣

[@draugr121]

​@@NorelMaximusbut her animations are broken...

[@MorphyVT]

Larian just patched it. Lets go short king and queens!

[@zeaig]

I am actually kind of shocked they allowed an oversight like this when they had so much attention to details a normal person wouldn't even pay attention to.

[@Flufferpup]

This is a bug actually, and has been fixed I believe. Critical game breaking bugs are a lot more important than minor visual things like this, so it gets left until the devs have the time to spare for it.

[@raven_glass]

Almost as if games like this are incredibly complicated and hard to make.

[@teine928]

Short guys still doesn't stand a chance even in a fantasy RPG

[@n.l.g.6401]

Gnope.

[@ВасилийКотов-р2п]

- You didn't kiss me! - No, I imagined that we were kissing.

[@mikehamilton5730]

YAY Woah maybe the writing isn't as good as we thought?

[@SerfsUp1848]

..... Maybe there's context

[@AugmentedDictatorGames]

Karlach is known for her bubbly personality.

[@fettel1988]

How to "safely" say you've never kissed a girl that liked the kiss.

[@SerfsUp1848]

@@fettel1988 lol. Ok a bit harsh come on dude hahaha

[@mikehamilton5730]

@@fettel1988 you're talking about the writers right?

[@jsonkody]

Just now was released a patch with 1000+ bugfixes .. and it shows Karlach kneel while kissing a hobbit ;)

[@T.K.9]

like that Mike Myers dialogue. "What's your gnome?" "NAME?!!"

[@rebornshan2673]

she kissed your warrior aura 😂

[@EuBeboMachorade2]

Weird; I rolled a Bard Gnome and she crouched to kiss me whitout a problem - might be a local bug of yours

[@Arikarinful]

SHORT KINGS. WE GATHER HERE TODAY. YOU ARE KENOUGH.

[@bunbunnybunbunbunnybae9587]

She does the subtle head shake no when she says yay.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

The most sarcastic "yay" ever.

[@SyberiusRex]

You love Karlach so much, you rolled critical success to do a telekinetic kiss spell.

[@user-gs9qy8yn7n]

“YAY” she’s so sweet

[@Otto_Von_Dawi]

I love going back to this video then seeing how they fixed it in the big patch

[@JynxedKoma]

*"YAAAY..."* ("Kill me")

[@SpikeSmeagol]

Don't worry short kings, you're back on top today

[@Motolmang]

waiting on the day Karlach literally picks up Gnome, Halfing, and Dwarf player characters and just has her way with them

[@Kapajaan]

The "yay" was personal

[@bradpitt5355]

"When you are multiple organizations MMA champion in flyweight BUT ..... "

[@Lionblaze-Prime]

Gnome feat: Bluetooth kisses

[@krellin]

that part is accurate to real life :D

[@Canthary]

Honestly that's the kind of feedback Larian needs

[@a.g.m8790]

You’re alright get in! Hey hey hey it’s -Crazy- -Taxi- Baldurs Gate 3!

[@Noxis07]

This seems like a MASSIVE oversight

[@bruklinbeats]

The smile is what got me

[@Sgt_Seagull47]

The fucking "yaay" got me 🤣🤣🤣

[@zanedigriz1999]

*sigh* ".....yay!"

[@connorkearns6028]

As a short guy, this felt too close to home hehe

[@perryhahn5525]

"Uppies?"

[@RedShirtGuy96]

I was expecting TF2 Spy "I appear to have burst into flames" Worth

[@dingus7467]

bro walked up got a sniff and backed up lmaooo

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

This is a strange oversight lol

[@jayknight1099]

You: Frenching. Her: Getting a zerbert.

[@troypapa9811]

Out of everyone they you can get I feel love with this lady

[@BlackRose88-04]

The kissing bug as a small race is now fixed

[@ernestofernandez940]

She has the decency to say “Yay” 💀

[@DraphEnjoyer]

She didn't pick him up. 0/10 GOTY status revoked