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markovchaingang

(in sex ed class) this is stupid when are we ever gonna need to use this lol

datadegroove-deactivated2026042

the power of a bowl of rice mixed with some fucking bullshit cannot be overstated

onemillionwordsofcrap

I just really love some of the subtlety in Astarion's approval mechanics.

Initially in act 1 he will just absolutely whine and bitch every time you try to do something even vaguely altruistic. Under the hood, they're only small dings to your approval--1 here, 5 there; he's constantly annoyed with your average do-gooder player, and it comes off like he's just a purely selfish asshole. Which he is. But there's more to it.

Pay attention to his banter throughout the game and he'll mention how he called on every God, how he wanted someone to rescue him, and no one ever did. How he used to be attracted to heroic princely types like Wyll. It's the bitterness of someone who had his worldview shattered. He's basically in the back of the group rolling his eyes every time you do something cartoonishly heroic, because he doesn't think heroism exists.

But by act 3, there's a shift. You start getting "Astarion approves" for things like rescuing slaves or being kind to children. Slowly but surely, as it becomes apparent that your intentions are sincere, your hero bullshit starts rubbing off on him. And it's rewarding as hell.

yansi-csc

Is this what you did?

sunflowerlovergirl

hatesaltrat

The road to the childrens’ hospital

@swedishfalcon-actual

enchantingsorceress

I hope this joke outlives the context that made it, leaving future generations baffled.

freakoutgirl

in many ways i am still my pretentious 14 year old self which is fine

kosmogrl

I will get there

lilhumanoid

astarion asking you for help with low-stakes choices because he's still learning to trust his decision-making ability. astarion genuinely not knowing how he takes his tea. astarion getting hit on by a well-meaning stranger and freezing up because he has to remind himself that he isn't required to flirt back anymore. astarion putting off feeding because he doesn't feel like he's allowed.

astarion automatically agreeing with you about something and agonizing over it later because he actually doesn't agree but didn't know how to tell you.

or: astarion digging his heels in during what should've been a small disagreement with you because he so badly needs to have control, to exert his hard-won ability to choose.

astarion feeding excessively because it's finally sunk in that he can. astarion lashing out at a stranger who flirts with him because he's so determined not to reciprocate. astarion having an extremely complicated, precise tea order. astarion blowing off your input when he deliberates on anything because it's so important to him to make every decision independently.

astarion doing each of these things at different times and wondering if he's healing at all.

titimylove

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Shabbat Salmon!

mlleclaudine

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draconym

I think it sucks that you have to go to so many different kinds of doctor to take care of yourself. It's the 21st century. I should be able to go to a single office where they scan me with a big xerox machine and tell me what I'm allergic to and why my tummy hurts and if I have any cancer or cavities or if my glasses prescription has changed. And then I should get a sticker.