When can you romance the emperor?

The Baldur's Gate 3 Emperor romance happens in a dream sequence during the third act, just as you're progressing further in the Lower City.
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How to trigger emperor romance?

By making the right dialogue choices, by protecting the Emperor in combat, and by exploring the Emperor's past, players can pursue this Mind Flayer romance. Those averse to tentacles are in luck: the Emperor will change into their Dream Guardian form for the intimate moment if asked.
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Can you romance the emperor without taking the tadpole?

Once that's done, you should receive a visit from the Emperor at night. Talk to them and be receptive and understanding to them in your choices. Despite what some might think, you do not have to consume the astral tadpole and become half-illithid to trigger the rest of these scenes.
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Does Astarion get upset if you romance the emperor?

Emperor romance: Amusingly, players who manage to romance The Emperor will always be caught by their companions when they go to sleep. Despite how disgusted everyone looks, getting caught with The Emperor will not have any effect on approval from any companions, including Astarion.
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Does the emperor actually love you in BG3?

He absolutely doesn't care about you and will turn you into a fully mindcontrolled thrall if you persuade him that you would be capable of fighting off the githyanki. The only reason he doesn't betray you and takes the power of the brain for himself is because he thinks he is going to die due to the gith.
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Does Gale care if you sleep with the Emperor?

This will end your relationship with Gale permanently. Romancing the Emperor - Your relationship with Gale does not affect this option triggering, nor does going through with it have any implications on your romance with Gale afterward.
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Does romancing the Emperor ruin other relationships?

Romancing the Emperor doesn't affect other relationships but impacts Tav's storyline.
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Does the Emperor betray you in BG3?

He will make threatening remarks that emphasize the control he seeks to have over his chosen adventurer, and he will even completely betray the party and join the Netherbrain if the player seeks to free Prince Orpheus.
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What happens if I sleep with the Emperor in BG3?

Unlike other companions, your relationship with the Emperor remains in the Astral Plane. Despite your party members tuning in through their own dreams, no one will mention it to you at camp. Even if you are in a committed relationship, romancing the Emperor has no effect.
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Who can you sleep with in BG3?

Some companions, like Wyll, Gale, and Lae'zel, are monogamous and unwilling to add a third person to the relationship. Halsin, Shadowheart, and Astarion are more accepting of polyamory and non-monogamy and will not mind if you want to sleep with other people, though you should probably ask them first.
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Can you sleep with your Guardian BG3?

You can, but it may be a little different than you had first imagined. Learn how to romance them here in our Dream Guardian Romance Guide. Looking for more Baldur's Gate 3 Guides?
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Can the Emperor be trusted in BG3?

Though your choice to trust the Emperor is completely up to you as a player and your character's morals, if you're wondering if the Emperor is the "good guy," we can safely say, by definition of his actions, that he is not.
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Is the Emperor evil in BG3?

He leans more toward evil than neutral. He's willing to kill his best friend and literally enslave the world using the Nether Brain. He even joins the Nether Brain if you don't side with him. He has no soul, as all illithids don't, and it's proven by his actions when you even slightly act against him.
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Does sleeping with Mizora affect Astarion?

Spawn Astarion (as in, not ascended) doesn't have much to say right now if you cheat on him with Mizora in Baldur's Gate 3. But dataminers have found unused dialogue in the files where he gets so upset that he tries to break up with you.
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Does romancing the emperor affect Shadowheart?

Moreover, as far as we can tell, the Baldur's Gate 3 Emperor romance did not affect our relationship with a chosen companion--i.e. in our campaign it was Shadowheart and we were already "locked in" with high approval.
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Does Shadowheart get mad if you sleep with the Emperor?

The same can be said if you have a sinful tryst with Mizora, the cambion who has Wyll pact-bound. In our playthrough, Shadowheart didn't get jealous at all, and she just stated that you have your own needs, as does she. Likewise, she did not react after we had a fling with the Emperor.
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Should I side with Orpheus or the Emperor?

Summary. Freeing Orpheus in Baldur's Gate 3 can result in the party becoming mind flayers, leading to a gloomy ending. Siding with the Emperor means losing a character and facing a harder Netherbrain fight. The choice in BG3 is a sacrifice, with no real winner, and all options mean losing something in return.
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Do you get anything for killing commander zhalk?

Once killed, you'll get 75 experience for killing Commander Zhalk, and more importantly will be able to loot his body for the Everburn Blade.
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Can you be evil in BG3?

1: Yes, going evil will have some companions leave you (specifically Karlach, Wyll, and Gale... though I think you can persuade Gale into staying.). In return you do get a couple evil companions. 2: While it is entirely possible to do an evil playthrough, doing so cuts out a massive portion of the game's content.
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Should I side with Raphael or the Emperor in BG3?

Raphael's deal in Baldur's Gate 3 seems tempting, but it comes with consequences. Accepting his offer leads to disapproval from the core party members, along with major sacrifices in later parts of the game. Rejecting Raphael's deal has few negative consequences.
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Does the emperor infect you?

The mindflayer who infected you is indeed the Emperor , I found gortash's diary in is safe in the counting house and it basically confirms it , at the moment of the cinematic he was already free from the the netherbrain influence due to the astral prism .
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What happens if you don't help the emperor in BG3?

Even if you take him out, that still leads to the same cutscene where your character's body bursts as a new Mind Flayer is born. If you fail to reach the portal in time, or if you kill the Emperor, you'll turn into a Mind Flayer.
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Does Emperor have feelings in BG3?

His name is 'the emperor' meaning there can only be him as a ruler. He lies to you multiple times throughout the story and he reveals he doesn't feel emotion anymore once he became an illithid (revealed on the note on Ansur's body).
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Can you sleep with multiple characters in BG3?

In keeping with its prerogative of player experimentation and freedom, Baldur's Gate 3 does allow multiple companions to be romanced in the same playthrough. Although it's not possible to do this with every single character, it can be achieved with a number of them.
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Should I trust the Emperor in BG3?

To summarize, players should side with the Emperor if they don't want to become Mind Flayers, and they should free Orpheus if they don't mind risking having tentacles on them or their companions.
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