Auntie Ethel Always Surrenders
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #424 of 515 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
In the vanilla game, during the fight with Auntie Ethel in Act 1, she will surrender if her HP drops below 20%. She begs for her life and offers the player a reward in return. However, this only occurs if she receives a turn while her HP is below that threshold. If she is killed before getting a turn, the player misses the interaction entirely. See here for more info (spoilers).
This mod makes sure that she always surrenders before dying. You can then choose to either take her deal, or kill her.
Even if you don’t care about whatever treato the lotions and potions lady has for you, it’s a nice extra dialogue scene that’s usually hard to get.
The Details
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[]The vanilla conditions are still intact. If Ethel's HP drops below 20% and she get's a turn in combat, she will surrender.[/]
[]If her health drops to 1, she will immediately surrender. This will happen even if it isn't her turn in combat.[/]
[]Her health will be locked at 1 until after she has talked with the party. This is to prevent her from being accidentality killed.[/]
Alternate Version - Ethel always surrenders to the party leader
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[]Ethel will surrender to the party leader (avatar) instead of the closest party member.[/]
[]If the party leader is unavailable (dead, silenced, etc), she will surrender to the closest party member instead.[/]
After the confrontation with Ethel has been resolved, Mayrina will talk to you (if she is alive). Mayrina will talk to whoever is closest. If the party leader was speaking with Ethel, when the next conversation with Mayrina begins it will switch to the closest character.
I don't think it's a big deal, but it's worth mentioning. It may be difficult (and possibly not worth the effort) to force Mayrina to also speak to the party leader.
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[]Save safe. Can be installed/uninstalled any time.[/]
[]Should be compatible with everything.[/]
Auntie Ethel Always Surrenders is a small gameplay mod for Baldur's Gate 3 that makes Auntie Ethel surrender instead of dying when defeated. With 116 endorsements and over 34,000 downloads, it's a niche tweak for players who want a non-lethal resolution to her encounter. Last updated in April 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny mod that does exactly what it says—no bloat, just the surrender change.
- Respectable download count (34,371) shows real demand for this tweak.
- Recently updated (April 2026), so likely compatible with current game patches.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 116 endorsements—modest community support, so expect limited troubleshooting help.
- Niche appeal: only affects one encounter, so most players won't notice it.
For Baldur's Gate 3 players who want a non-lethal option for Auntie Ethel's fight, whether for roleplay or to avoid killing her. Skip if you're fine with the default outcome or want broader gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using mod manager, just drop the file into your mods folder and activate it—no load order fuss.
- Test the fight early to confirm the surrender triggers; if it doesn't, check for conflicts with other Ethel-related mods.
- Since it's a simple tweak, you can easily remove it if you change your mind—no save corruption risk.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- whatsontheflip
- Version
- 1.1.0.2
- Downloads
- 34,371
- Endorsements
- 116
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/6/2026
- Updated
- 4/9/2026
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