Jaheira's Romance Guide & LOVETALK Variables - Baldur's Gate 2
This page is a Jaheira Romance Guide that I copy and pasted from the Ironworks Forum. All credit goes to the original author, the reason I am reuploading it here is because I suspect Ironworks Forum will go offline within the next few years considering no one uses it anymore.
Like I talk about in my Jaheira's Companion Quest walkthrough - you'll need to raise Jaheira's LOVETALK variable to advance the quest. In order to raise Jaheira's LOVETALK variable what you need to do is have her in your party and stand around for hours on end... No, really, you're going to be standing around a lot to advance this quest.
You'll notice below that each # has a word after it, Sleep, Pause, Trigger Event. This lets you know what you have to do to trigger the LOVETALK event from Jaheira. When it says Sleep you'll have to Rest and it'll trigger when you wake up; Trigger Event is often related to a side quest or Jaheira's Companion Quest. Upon reaching a certain trigger event her romance will progress.
Really the only one I need to explain is Pause as that isn't really self evident. So, how Jaheira's Romance (and a few others) work is a certain amount of real life time needs to pass before the next dialogue event will trigger. The amount of time that needs to pass is typically 1hr real time. You can leave your characters standing around doing nothing for this hour with the game paused and when you return to unpause it you'll trigger the next dialogue with Jaheira to increase her LOVETALK.
It doesn't matter if you pause the game or not as real life time passes either way (shocking!).
Check LOVETALK Variable (mouse over Jaheira then enter it): C:GetGlobal("LOVETALK","LOCALS")
1. Automatic 'Where to now, fearless leader?'
2. Pause 'Hmmm ... seems I cannot help but speak of the dead lately.'
3. Pause 'Ehh, I think I still have a stitch in my leg from lying in that cold cell we were in.'
4. Sleep Jaheira has first bad dream.
5. Pause 'A copper for your thoughts.'
6. Sleep Jaheira has second bad dream.
7. Trigger Event Poisoned Man and Xar/Montaron quests.
8. Pause 'Blast, our progress is not as it could be, I am sure.'
9. Pause 'I ... This may be a bad time or not, but you asked a question of me and I brushed it aside.'
10. Pause 'We continue on our path and I cannot help but wonder if we walk in balance. I have a role to follow.'
11. Pause '(char name), do you worry of missing friends?'
12. Pause 'I do wish these scars would heal.'
13. Pause 'This is a dangerous life we seem to lead, it does seem.'
14. Sleep (Wild) Bandits appear and take Jaheira hostage. After which Meronia appears and tells Jaheira to follow her. Jaheira leaves the party.
15. Sleep Jaheira returns and tells you to go with her to the Harper Hold.
16. Trigger Event Confrontation with Galvarey at the Harper hold.
17. Pause 'So, what do you think of Amn so far?'
18. Pause 'We have had many people seek our death so far.'
19. Pause 'Again I must say how much I prefer the forest to artificial structures.'
20. Pause 'I have been in a similar place as this before, though it was in the company of other Harpers.'
21. Pause Reviane spawns and tells Jaheira that she will suffer a traitor's death.
22. Pause 'Skies are a bit gray no matter where we go, aren't they?'
23. Pause 'This may be a bad time or not, but I think we should speak..'
24. Pause 'There is an ill wind in the air.' Dermin appears for the first time.
25. Pause 'Blast, my armour needs some cleaning.'
26. Pause 'Your old injuries feeling alright?'
27. Pause 'So ... could I ... have a few moments of your time?'
28. Pause 'I ... I need to speak with you a moment.'
29. Pause 'How ... how did that battle make you feel?' Dermin comes again and this time warns Jaheira that the Harper court has decided her fate.
30. Sleep When you wake up you will find that Jaheira is no longer in your party. Terminsel shows up and gives you a note from Jaheira.
31. Trigger Event Go back to Harper Hold and get Jaheira back.
32. Pause 'Ah, the dawning of our day, though it is very rarely that we match our sleep to the cycle of day or night.'
33. Sleep (Wilderness) Dermin tries to kill Jaheira.
34. Sleep 'It is about time we rested. I have seen enough waking hours thank you very much.'
35. Pause 'What? What is it you want?'
36. Pause 'You needn't keep a distance between us.'
37. Sleep 'I have ... had a realization.'
38. Pause 'We have to be nearing our goal.'
39. Sleep This scene is when Jaheira propositions you.
40. Pause 'Terminsel' comes back and asks Jaheira some questions. If your reputation is >= 14 she gets the Harper Pin and you get a boatload of XP.
Check LOVETALK Variable (mouse over Jaheira then enter it): C:GetGlobal("LOVETALK","LOCALS")
Reviane Appearance: LOVETALK 35 is needed and a few days must pass after the events at Harper Hold. The dialogue that precedes this meeting is, "I have been in a similar place as this before, though it was in the company of other Harpers. I will miss those times."
Dermin Appearance #1: LOVETALK 41 is needed and a few days must pass since you encountered Reviane. The dialogue that happens before Dermin appears is, "There is an ill wind in the air. Do you feel it? I feel a storm inside, in the distance."
Dermin Appearance #2: LOVETALK 53 is required and 6 days must pass since your last encounter with Dermin. The dialogue that happens when youre LOVETALK gets this high is, "How...how did that battle make you feel? Did you enjoy it?"
Dermin Appearance #3: LOVETALK 55 or 56 is required. The dialogue that happens just before this is "Ah, the dawning of our day, though it is very rarely that we match our sleep to the cycle of day or night."
Terminsel Appearance #2: LOVETALK 70 is required.
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