Starfield High Price To Pay: Choices explained

Starfield is full of quests with choices that impact not only your progress but the lives of major characters around you. One such quest is literally called High Price to Pay, and here’s an explanation of the different choices you can make and their impact on your Starfield companions.

Bethesda RPGs are known for indulging players for hundreds of hours through side quests and mechanics like exploration and base-building. Starfield is no exception to this, as there are plenty of things to keep you entertained even after the campaign is over.

This is not to say that the main campaign in Starfield is underwhelming. It is not only one of the biggest main stories by Bethesda but includes several intriguing quests like High Price to Pay.

High Price to Pay in Starfield expects you to make some difficult choices, and here’s an explanation of the outcomes each choice leads to.

Starfield: High Price To Pay quest explained

High Price To Pay commences just after the midway point in Starfield’s main questline. After delivering the artifact recovered from Scow, Noel receives a warning from Vladimir. He states that the Starborn have assaulted The Eye, and now they’re on the way to The Lodge. This sets up a high-stakes quest, demanding players to choose one of two routes.

Starfield: High Price To Pay choices & outcomes

Regardless of the choice you opt for in the High Price To Pay quest in Starfield, one of the four romanceable companions will die. The choices offered to players are:

• Rush to The Eye to check on your friends.
• Stay at the Lodge and protect the artifacts.

The companion who dies relies entirely on the player’s affinity with them. Their location also depends on this system, meaning players will have different companions on The Eye or at the Lodge based on their relationship with them.

The companion who accompanies you to Scow’s ship will most likely be stationed at the Lodge, while the companion you have the highest affinity with will be on The Eye. To protect your favorite companion, it’s best to head to their location during the quest.

The outcomes we’ve encountered include:

• Go to The Eye while romancing Sarah – Sam dies at the Lodge.
• Go to The Eye while romancing Andreja – Companion at the Lodge dies.
• Defend the Lodge while romancing Sarah – Sarah dies on The Eye.

After the quest’s conclusion, players can head to the basement in the Lodge and grab their deceased companion’s equipment.

Those were the choices and outcomes of the High Price To Pay quest in Starfield. For more on the game, check out our other guides:

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