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a sideblog so i can absolutely rage about baldurs gate | cass | 18+ | shadowheart simp

[meowse]

you can’t tell me Karlach “live every day like it’s your last” Demonsbane isn’t an adventurous eater

[leopardmuffinxo]

[vatt--ghern]

[klavioli]

"You will eat only when I tell you too. Do you understand?"

[grimpyr]

Please Larian it would be so fucking funny

[assassin-artist]

Uriel Startouch, Tiefling Cleric; Ellora Starsong, Half-Elf Bard; Orinn Starhold, High Elf Druid. they are besties

[ishaslife]

To let him drink blood or to not let him drink blood?

Since the full game is gonna be out soon, the biggest question on my mind has been to whether or not let Astarion drink our or our enemies' blood. The devs pointed out that letting our romances indulge too much can lead to a bad ending for your romance and the character in general and as D&D lore loosely states: "The vast majority of vampires are lawful evil, and none but the greenies attempt to maintain their inner humanity and remain even a neutral, let alone a good one." So I wonder how Astarion's personality would change and mould depending on how much or how little we let him feed on people, whether its us or the enemies we fight.

Cazador and likely why he didn't let Astarion feed on people

I think we can all agree that Cazador is a bad dude. A dead giveaway being that he's a vampire and that he has literal slaves he tortures on a daily basis, based off of what Astarion has told us.

So of course, a big part of him not letting Astarion and his other vampire spawns feed on people is because he wants them to remain weak and to maintain his dominance over his underlings. He sees his spawns as his slaves, why would he share his food with them? But I think another reason he doesn't let them drink intelligent blood is because he wants them to keep some of their humanity, he wants them to feel the pain and suffering he inflicts upon them and animal blood keeps them weak which makes his torture all the more effective. I think a big part of him likes to see this humanity and helplessness in his spawns as he probably has close to nothing in himself, being a vampire. This is of course really fucked up but I would not put it past a vampire's whims.

Conclusion

I think letting him drink from us the first night is important as in his dream, he sees Cazador who tells him "thou shalt not drink the blood of thinking creatures." And letting him drink from us allows him to realise that he isn't under Cazador's influence anymore, that he can in fact drink from a person. After that night, I'm not so sure. I think letting him indulge too much in humanoid blood may not be a good thing as it may slowly strip him of his humanity. But then if he doesn't feed, I feel he'd be far too weak and may easily be swayed by Cazador. So, I think there needs to be a healthy balance where we drinks mostly animal blood and every now and again, humanoid blood.

I wonder if I am thinking way too much into this, it may not be this complex but as Larian talked about the game, it seems there are so many different ways it can go. We'll have to see when the full game comes out.

[chaos-enchanted]

I can't wait for the Dragonborn race to be added in full release, so I can make a Dragonborn draconic-bloodline sorcerer just to see if Volo still calls me deluded for thinking I am descended from dragons blood.

I just think it'd be really hilarious

[leopardmuffinxo]

“Romantic prospects aren’t just limited to official origin characters. You can engage in romances with others using specific dialogue choices, even if they don’t accompany you on your journey. So remain open to unconventional and unexpected romances that may lead to passionate relationships.” Per: Romance and Relationships in Baldur’s Gate 3 | A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Love in Faerûn

[feyspeaker]

Shadowheart ♥

[bara-izu]

Can you draw Astarion drinking a lil juice box since he's so childish also whatchu doing for bg3 launch day? Lol

Sip sip

BG3 releases pretty late in the day in the UK but i plan to stream soon as it downloads! ( i'll be live from 6:30 BST ) So if you're interested, come watch! link below

[assassin-artist]

a druid and a drow walk into a bar...

[a-rogue-tiddy-bot]

Fun discovery: if you're playing a barbarian who can pass the strength check on the second try, you can rip the lid off Shadowheart's pod with your bare hands. I fucking lost it.

[aliazen]

"Baa"

[asfgjfkgjnfkjgnkfjg]

The psychiatrist diagnosed me with divine madness

[silverselunite]

Currently doing a clean uninstall of BG3's early access in prep for the full release

Rest well friend, you did me good, as will your reincarnation

[updog-eared]

The BG3 tag is full of people posting screenshots of their planned OCs, and it's amusing seeing the heavily-modded, elaborately tattooed and adorned characters that absolutely ooze with Protagonist energy, next to others that just...look like Some Guy, and frankly I adore all of them. Sometimes your genetics, tragic backstory, and stylist choose adventure for you, sometimes it's squid monsters from outer space kidnapping you while you were on your way to the pub for a pint.