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Astarion not staying for a cuddle The dev notes reveal that its because he feels Shadow heart is open to a POLY romance, Astarion is open to an open relationship for sex only (as he's not okay with you being with anyone other than halsin, and Halsin is the only one Thank you! I agree, looks like it appears if you choose specific options with two vampire spawns before. You only need to play Dragon Age and be a Zevran/Anders/Solas enjoyer to know that. But his bite ability still doesn’t appear on his task bar, and when we ran into the monster All good I understand. This scene caught me off guard, but I ended up kissing Wyll then It is not the only reason, and this being a game there is no wrong choice, but I have received a lot of weird comments on my blog from people telling me that the "correct" ending quest result for Astarion is not for me though. Works; Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Teen And Up Audiences; Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings; M/M; It was relatively easy to get astarion to like and trust me. 8K 89 1. Not only that, he is also not performing actions such as Pick Locks or Examine. I can’t take it. My goal is to romance everyone but mainly With the sweet little ‘disappointed I’m not getting cuddly Astarion’ pout. I thought the XP I got was from discovering the gobbo camp, not successfully completely that If vampires are not now inherently evil, and Astarion has the possibility of being a trustworthy, good to neutral vampire, cool. Becoming similar to his tormentor of 200 years is a horrible thing. But I'm deep into Act 3, like around 10-15 hours in (that might not even be that deep), and Astarion hasn't made any moves to snack on me or anyone in camp. Astarion literally has a gnome I don't know if this is specific to being in a relationship with Astarion or not, but if you speak during the confrontation with Cazador, he refers to you as "cattle" and it's one of the things that And that's certainly not limited to BG3. Open comment sort options Like interrupting the two in the shack, or killing a bird Not true. I never found the boar he'd drained as he told me that he was a vampire in conversation prior to this 9 Works in Cuddly Astarion (Baldur's Gate) Navigation and Actions. He was fine seeing them stay . No dialogue option for Astarion not to ascend? Act 3 - Spoilers *Spoiler for act 3 I just killed Cazador, and there's only two dialogue options for the conversation with Astarion, either link While Astarion’s dialogue from the graveyard and the following morning expresses his joy over being able to experience a future in an equal partnership, the game reality does I feel like Astarion is Chaotic Neutral if we have to put an alignment. Yes, as I said I had all of his personal quest for act 2 completed. The end of Act 2 is when a lot of story bits hit a note with most companions that your relationship I definitely agree that Astarion doesn't seem like he enjoys being a vampire, but I think it's very significant for him to know he has a person who will help him out and give him some free blood So I’m playing a dark urge Tav, with the intention to romance Astarion. Also after camp rest, Astarion is happy with his decision not to ascend because he would lose himself in the process. I haven’t Astarion does mention being a magistrate when he talks about the Gur attack, specifically he says they were upset about a ruling he had passed and he thinks that's why they attacked him. But as a Paladin, you are also sworn to smite undead which is what Astarion is. and the person benefiting from the ritual is definitely not staying the same just by the virtue of the foulness of the act required. Astarion is infamous for not thinking his plans through and being a DUMBASS! Still love him, but sometimes I know I've made the right Another interesting note: If I let Astarion kill him and then use Speak with the Dead on Gandrel, he mentions the children (but not when talking to him alive) and Astarion by name, which then Astarion is not an oppressor, except maybe after he ascends but we don't even see that in the game. Couldn’t resist letting him ascend and being Bad Mothafuckas together forever. Romancing him has been a rollercoaster. I tried being more than friendly with him on my evil Durge run because people said that the two were perfect for each other. PLAYER CHARACTER: You weren’t that After waking up the next morning, you can ask "Not staying for a cuddle?" and still ask him about his scars afterwards, which I recommend doing NOTE: There is no approval for this, but it I've just got to act 3 and gone to speak to Astarion at camp, up until now I've had a couple of romance scenes with him, and my approval is at 'good'. it’s a Because if you choose "You can tell me that you've learned something from all this" or "I'm not your pet" instead, both the subsequent offer to turn you into a vampire and the suggestion of “Don't look at me like that. Browse . Much like Karlach joining Wyll in Avernus, Astarion Is their condition a fate worse than death or not (keeping in mind that Astarion and 6 others were able to be taught to resist their urges so it is possible to resist and improve, but that small Sure but the point stands that pretty much the whole time you know Astarion he talks about how being a vampire spawn sucks. As ascendant he does not care about that anymore either. He wants Astarion to be a better person. Because I am protecting my secret in that way because I already know what’s going to happen. Some of the choices I made in my first play through ,that While I think the Astarion stuff is a bit overhyped now (he randomly ended up being the main "romance" in my first playthrough with a character I was playing who was open to pursuing He’s the most wholesome partner for Durge runs 😭 ️ And loves Tav so much. With the sweet little Afraid not. Archived post. He disapproved of me not giving Lorroakan Dame Aylin The moment I was talking about is in Moonrise Towers, you meet a drow who wants Astarion to drink her blood in exchange for a powerful potion that grants you +2 str permanently. 9K 89 1. Respecting his Honestly, I like Astarion not because I find him the hottest character (I think Shadowheart is prettier) but because of his snarky self. Playing i Wyll x Astarion ended up being my favorite apart from Durge x Astarion. I would NEVER in all my life befriend a nice guy who stalked his gf and then got in trouble for Trying to made new save playing in tactician difficulty, playing as modded race (Cambion), changed the difficulty when fighting the cambion boss to get the fire sword. I empathize with everything Cazador has done to Astarion. Updated 9-6-2024: Updated for Patch 7 (Warning: I haven't played Patch 7 yet, so I can't the only benefit to getting the bite scene is easier access to the happy buff, slightly different romance progression in act 1, and I think one extra camp scene where he wonders what the I suspect he would not romance Astarion, so I figured my character doing so would help him see the good story, while getting to pursue the companion he'd actually want to. I can't be what you want to see in me" . I can't help but You'd think Astarion might remember a feeling from his childhood, if not events (you know, maybe that warm feeling when you wake up on a cold winter morning, etc). If your Durge is power-hungry and intends to accept papa's proposal, Astarion doesn't do exactly same moves when you are robust, but still rolls on top of you so he can bite you in comfortable position. Nada. Reply reply Jessicreep • A willing companion with a tadpole looks at Astarion's back to read the scars, Astarion sees the scars through the companion's eyes, and then he copies them on to Cazador. I am a bot, and this action was I thought I was doing pretty well with Astarion’s Romance, but after talking to him when I reached Baldur’s Gate for the first time a new dialogue option showed up about how it had been a long Because he wants some semblance of power after being abused for years not because he's a power hungry ass. He also won’t approve OR disapprove if you do good things as long as you ask for compensation. For the Community Wiki, lore, and other details, id argue astarion’s is better because of how you can either ascend him so he’s truly free or end the chain of abuse, with the consequence of him still being unable to withstand the sun. Love it. If you control the elder brain, Astarion ends up your Thrall. ” Like, I thought I had a grip. 𝜗𝜚‧ content warning: just fluff, tooth rotting fluff actually, gn!reader (i think ? correct me if i accidentally put Not ascending Astarion where you think you're making the best decision for him and thereby controlling his life, making him weak and powerless, making him give in to you despite him not Astarion is not dead though. An equal partner, or someone beneath him. Astarion bite scene is the one that concerns me the most. A specific example: Before encountering Cazador Astarion will say he is not This, even Raphael, who had fun watching Netherill being distroyed, thinks it is very diabolical. And it seems like most of the people have them fixed. if you don't cuddle him while you go to sleep, he'll be very huffy, It is not just Astarion. It was when is siblings attacked you in camp - he says "Don't look at me like that. I have "i can't believe you lied to them" and not the other one. Not just Cazador's spawn but being a spawn and vampire in Yes, it's possible! He will typically disapprove when you help people (without asking for compensation first), but as long as you go through his personal questline, being generally Heyo, I'm not romancing Astarion, but he is my favorite character so I want to have high approval with him in game-- and for some reason no matter what I do his approval has remained neutral I don't know why you're being downvoted. There's a dialogue option to Astarion being a party member at that point is completely based on chance. If Tav says “Not staying for a cuddle?”, he’ll reply by calling them a light sleeper and say how he i have the same issue, just arrived in act 3 and that's all the dialogue options i have with him. I know Anyone who thinks astarion is not a wolf in sheep's clothing either: has not finished the game and seen him in act 3 (especially his ascension ending), or is the kind of player who believes that PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY: DO NOT SKIP. Yes, he will directly say "I love you" if you don't ascend him. Astarion thankfully listened. One shot where Astarion not spawning in the beach? BUGS Trying to made new save playing in tactician difficulty, playing as modded race (Cambion), changed the difficulty when fighting the cambion boss to I’m doing my 2nd run (Durge) and just started acted 3 when they introduced the patch. Browse Cuddly Astarion by heademptyjust. For the Community Wiki, lore, and other details, Compare that to spawn Astarion, who seems genuinely happy in the epilogue regardless if he's romanced or not. Also This mod does not change any lines other than what is shown, and it does not change Astarion's lines. You can even catch a glimpse on his manhood xD Cause you'd end up not getting any bigger scene out of Astarion until you have high approval or meet the blood obsessed drow. He would have escaped one Astarion Bite Scene not triggering? Companions Hello everyone, since I got great help here for my last question I do want to ask you something else: I've gone back in my saves because I Even though I’ve gotten the Astarion bite cutscene and let him stay in the camp, he hasn’t offered to use his bite in combat like he has in other play throughs, and I can’t figure out why this is Asking Raphael for help with Astarion's scars is integral to his story further. I though you’d be exhausted after last night. Being a fan of - One with a mirror where he talks about not being able to see himself (he likes when you describe him with "piercing eyes", "dangerous smile" and "beautiful", but you can try What are some of your favourite Astarion quotes?😌 My all-time favourite is (spoilers for Act 2): "I had a plan. It is after all the fullfillment of a devils contract. ” Coop, unmodded, unmodified save files, patch 3, hotfix9. Now, Astarion faces a heartbreaking consequence of that choice. I don’t play with mods and play on console but I’ve still noticed way more bugs since the patch. The Emperor will never see that his way is selfish. An If he ascends or not, determines, how he see's your Tav. Both Devotion and Ancients consider vampires as abominations. It's time to dig into older YESS some cuddle time for astarion <3 ─ . If you can, look for some extra secrets in the blighted At this point in the story for some players, all they know is that Astarion is using them, you can pick up on that after the first sex scene if you pick the cuddle option. I think a good deal of this the whole "eternal September" thing in which new people are always discovering this place and not having necessarily participated in the months You can show him what true love means. If you're in a multiplayer run, it can apparently mess it up. He does not attack anyone for the sole motif of being a certain race. Here is the cut scene. No idea, how to fix it though. Also, sometimes gods can do it out of their own Astarion explicitly says that he wants to be seen for who he is and not for who Tav wants him to be. however i did long rest a LOT and spent a lot of time talking to every companion out In a Karlach/Astarion party romance scene, Astarion gets very mean when he realizes he cannot have sex with Karlach. I can't take it. Also I think straight men have beef with him because he’s very clearly queer coded not just from being a vampire but as My redeemed Durge believes that Astarion can be better than Cazador and all his twisted vampiric line. Share Sort by: Best. You also get more ways to talk yourself into and out of trouble, and astarion loves to Hi all, just looking for some advice please as I'm currently doing a 'good' play through (still in act 1) and I'm keeping Astarion in my party since he's the only lock picking trap disarming stealthy Astarion can be talked into being a better person. 2. It’s tricky, because Karlach is a big fan of being nice and saving people, whereas Astarion is the opposite 😂 What I would say, if you want to keep Astarion for the utility, just remove him from Having to confront his mysterious enemy, being haunted by vivid dreams and with the lingering threat of his father's agenda in the back of his mind (not to mention his squabble Here's the thing, I'm still 100% convinced Astarion is monogamous due to a lot of dialogue you get with him, if romanced proper, and a single character being exception is not good enough. Astarion is known as The thing is, you usually have at least 3 responses: being rude and get his disapproval, being nice to him and get his approval, or being a complete pushover, and get nothing from him. Astarion is not a villain in my eyes, unless he ascends. And his line about being equal partners and being excited for the future, no he loves staying up late to have deep talks and watch the sky (sun or moon and stars, it doesn't matter which to him) cuddle this man. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Cuddly Astarion by heademptyjust. Hmm. When it updated it initially broke his quest all together, when it just said "not found " and that I love exploring all facets of the characters but there’s something so lovely and soft about spawn Astarion and his canon love of cuddles (which he - and eve Transcript: It feels ridiculous to still be thinking about Cazador. He is undead. His vampire features should be supported rather than feared. So there's a role-play consideration Astarion gets hate because he’s so much more popular than Minthara. Check out our FAQ for information regarding creating builds and other general questions. 𝜗𝜚‧ pairing: spawn!astarion x reader ─ . I don’t have the patience and compassion to help a cultist like Shadowheart. I'm well aware of his bigotry toward gnomes, and he's not on my agenda re: romance, but my rogue is a snarky little goofball so she's actually got great approval with 700 years ago, Calythea convinced Astarion not to ascend. So the idea of DO NOT MESSAGE THE MODS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. If not, I need to stake him - he's not going to just lie here in my Looking for a cuddle?" just woken up and ready to rizz. New comments cannot be posted At some point in my patch 7 playthrough (MacOS, for what it's worth), one of my companions (Astarion) seems to have decided not to follow me any longer, despite being I'm currently having an issue where Astarion's bite scene isn't triggering after a long rest. Origin Romance Okay, so I've searched and searched and found many answers but I need confirmation. She's totally fine with just cuddling and I think at this point in So, even locked in the party, Astarion refuses to follow the rest of the characters. I set about trying to find With the sweet little 'disappointed I'm not getting cuddly Astarion' pout. . I would also blame patch 4. So from Durge's POV, You’ll get +5 Astarion approval and -5 Gale approval. (I know) but all of the sudden, the choices I'm making Astarion Astarion is useful for all those Disarming Traps and Opening Locks, but if you're building a Rogue Tav, or high-DEX character Ast becomes less needed. My 2 experiences with Astarion since the game officially released has I'm doing my first tactician run as a gnome rogue and Astarion is beingweird. Accounts less than 24 hours old may not post or comment on this subreddit, no exception. By the Well, first of all, I believe a lot of them can contain their hunger like Astarion could. You can always try and have the player lock-in the romance with the Araj Oblodra conversation, I have seen the question floating around whether it's possible to romance Astarion without sleeping with him first, especially after learning more about his story. With an arch devil no less. I really like So after facing Astarion's bugged kissing scenes in Patch 4 I hoped they would be fixed now. - Comparison to Let Astarion Ascend and kill all of the people he and other turned had doomed from the start, or tell him not to do it. Even if it was On more grey territory, Astarion approves of you asking for rewards, making a deal with the hag + save Mayrina, overall deception. Astarion being humanoid is probably mechanics so that he isn't broken as a follower ( since Undead are immune to some stuff and vulnerable to other stuff ) Reply reply Top 1% Rank by What I think is really neat about romancing Karlach as Astarion is that you don't have to sleep with her in her act 2 romance scene. He gets About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright I understand that killing Yurgir is the best option for Astarion approval and that he'll be pissed if you don't, but I'm wondering if it is a mandatory decision for romancing Astarion. Astarion 100% is worth running as a bard, plus many bard actions are something he likes for tav or durge. You can also avoid saying you want to help people directly, I’ve been actively romancing Astarion, but got the Wyll dance scene on my first or second long rest after entering Act 2. Astarion is such a complex Can you help me to find a solution to not kill the 7000 souls and still keep him in the party? Solution: thanks to u/littlevoidcritter you actually have to tell Astarion to save the prisoners So, I am in Act 3, and of course I'm romancing Astarion, I even followed a guide to make sure I was choosing the right choices. And he is known to You will not get the "talk about us" right away and it will not be so clear. For me, the loneliness is the combined He straight up attacked me when I didn't allow him to ascend, guessing my approval with him wasn't high enough. Give it some time, keep traveling with him in your active party. we Further the good action is also not allowing Astarion to ascend. They clearly wanted Astarion to be one of the most fleshed out characters in the entire game, and that shows when you see how much he gets Romancing Astarion after being rejected . He and my PC are also not in She was beautiful, so Astarion's compliments always felt earned! She resisted Bhaal and kept Astarion as a spawn with the intention of helping him with the spawn in the Underdark. But nothing. Look no further than gale tha man who will literally agree to anything to get When I see everyone being simps for Astarion Meme Archived post. I don’t look at There have been many, and I mean many times when dialogue choices have destroyed me emotionally while playing this game but one of my absolute favourite lines that Tav can say to Read the most popular astarion stories on Wattpad, the world's largest social storytelling platform. Keeping him a spawn is the ending where you accept him as who he is. I’ve gotten high enough approval with Astarion that the approval rating reads “exceptional, and easily persuaded. Never knew you could throw poop at the goblins face. I wanted Astarion to kill Cazador, but I wanted to save the victims as well. The definition for Chaotic Neutral is basically Astarion: "A chaotic neutral character is an individualist who follows their Astarion only now became comfortable having sex one-on-one with a trusted partner after a long time not being able to have sex with even them, without it being triggering. I don't think the 'moral' choice would i have the same issue, just arrived in act 3 and that's all the dialogue options i have with him. Let's ignore that, he's obviously not in his right mind, we know better. Reply reply VelveteenJackalope • I don’t find To begin with, I will assume that everybody has heard the dialogue about Astarion not knowing what his face looks like, not since his "eyes turned red and this face grew fangs". While Astarion is technically following the path of his Also, seduction is more than just being traditionally attractive. A nice, simple plan – seduce you, sleep with you, manipulate your feelings so I'm not sure UA moral's align with good parenting. This honestly surprised me quite a bit - I knew he was catching feelings but I thought he was also treating the 'seducing the PC' as a I would describe Astarion as chaotic and self-centered rather than outright evil. And he Do you think the facts that Astarion is a vampire spawn, being able to survive only because of his "condition", and also a playable origin character, all mean that the PC and companions (at Origin Astarion gets access to Vampire Bite action after completing the prologue and waking up at the beach. PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY: DO NOT SKIP. I’m in act 1 on my second play through and I’m a drow paladin this time. He grows into a better Astarion was fine being just friends with Tav, really. With the sweet little 'disappointed I'm not getting cuddly Astarion' pout. And Perhaps such selfish people deserve ascended Astarion. Plenty of people don’t care about hight and it’s not like gnomes have a gene that prevents them from being charming or giving baller head. To I feel so many people infantilize Astarion and the Tav needs to take care of and shield Astarion through the game. But, really, no long rest scenes have triggered for quite a few nights in I don't know what the approval requirement is for him to not turn you down, but you can still sleep with him with negative approval using the correct dialogue choices. "Being able to walk in the sun" is very much the capstone of many classic vampire stories of D&D because it's usually a holy grail level goal for the most powerful among them, I think that's why they chose to come up with the whole Ascendant vs Spawn idea, rather than doing True Vampire vs Spawn. Second of all — and that might be my inner Durge talking — those drows and duergars down there might I literally just walked into the gobin camp. He was fine watching her and Gale giggling and holding hands on their long walks through the Sword Coast. It’s true he approves of being a jerk to people, and will sometimes disapprove if you help certain people, I’m playing Lae’zel as my MC, and Astarion outed himself as a vampire instead of trying to bite me. But I still keep reliving everything that happened. As I see it, a true resurrection would work as vampirism is a form of undeath which a resurecction won't restore because why would it. ” which implies Tav does get cuddly Astarion on good But that’s not realistic. He's gone, I'm here - I won. I haven't beaten the game but I have replayed act 1 many times already 😅 But in a previous playthrough Astarion opened up and told me about him being a vampire like super early on. Heck, it's not even limited to AA. I will now exactly Astarion puts him before anything else, doesn't like being looked down upon, rather looking down at people. I played a good Tav, romanced Astarion, who did not ascend, and he never left my party except for a few story beats in act 2. however i did long rest a LOT and spent a lot of time talking to every companion out of fear of On the first long rest after recruiting Astarion, there is the scene where he talks about camping being 'a little novel'. Shadowheart can definitely ask Selune/Shar. I've played a No, if you don't want an evil ending, don't ascend Astarion. he's absolutely a cuddle bug. I’m hoping it gets As they sit up, they see Astarion facing away standing arms open, basking in the morning sun. He is not happy after ascending, he is just drunk on power. Sadly not me though. I think Astarion's story has a very important message to give about empathy vs enabling. Let me think about this. And if you don't miss her, because she's pretty easy to miss. (Astarion – Approves) (Shadowheart – Disapproves) PLAYER CHARACTER: Not staying for a cuddle? ASTARION: You sleep light. . He barely speaks with me, like, I do a lot of long rests and he This mod does not change any lines other than what is shown, and it does not change Astarion's lines. He doesn’t so much disapprove of you That is why it is clear in the game that between the confession and post-Cazador Tav and Astarion do not have sex, even Astarion remarks twice about it to ask to Tav if he is really Astarion expressed being fine with it in both scenarios, but not wanting to participate himself—basically not wanting to open up in that way with anyone besides my Durge. and it Now i'm in the middle of the act 2, Astarion's approval is really really high, but I didn't have any romantic scenes with him at all. all the time. I felt nauseated when he openly If Astarion is the main player I'd give him +1 Dex form Hags Hair and +2 Dex from an ASI at Character level 8 (barb 4) then go something like Sentinel or Tough at character level 12 (Barb You said you want him to walk in the sun again. Updated 9-6-2024: Updated for Patch 7 (Warning: I haven't played Alright, so I'm still working my way through the game, haven't hit the end yet. I can’t be what you want to see in me. I can't be what you want to see in me. Something about Wyll being this renowned monster hunter but actually a softiiiee gentleman combined with Well, yes, you either have to have MC as a cleric, or ask a cleric that you know to ask for you. This doesn't always happen but I'm not sure about the parameters - I Had an interesting interaction with Astarion yesterday that I can’t get out of my head. lscomeqefulsztdrqzvkinxgtrmgqqcqzubawggizjemeyhb