Baldur’s Gate 3
Summary
The choice to help Astarion become the Vampire Ascendent inBaldur ’s Gate 3is a controversial one that divides fans of the vampire fellow . Once ascending , Astarion ’s character becomes more sinister and controlling than he was before the ritual , and the pre - programmed facial expressions in - game make that clear . Players cancontinue to romanticism himafter he ’s rise , thoughTav ’s facial expressions will unveil the sudden shifting in their power moral force .
But for those who enjoy Astarion ’s personality shifting ( or are play a specially evil Dark Urge character ) , there ’s now a mod that will let you shift Tav ’s facial aspect post - ascension . The mod , create by NexusMods userFluffySpider , alters the facial expression soTav no longer look scared while kiss Astarion after he ascend .
accord to the mod ’s description , FluffySpider switch all “ scared , sad , and anguish ” aspect with “ well-chosen ” - which also mean thatTav may seem well-chosen in other specially trying or disturbing situations . It makes the mod a particularly great addition to any Dark Urge playthrough , but may leave in some rummy cutscenes for those looking to only alter the facial expressions in the Act 3 scene .
Neil Newbon discusses playing companion Astarion in Baldur ’s Gate 3 , helping point his fellow actors , and the secret plan ’s incredible possibility .
Ascended Astarion Is A Controversial Character
Letting Him Ascend Undoes Much Of His Character Development
Though the main objective for Tav and their companions is to safely remove the tadpole from their idea , Astarion quick makes it clear that while he ’d love to be disembarrass of the tadpole , he ’d love his freedom from Cazador more . The tadpole has already remove many of the restrictions being a vampire spawn places on him ( like the sensitiveness to sunlight ) , butseeking revenge on his former sea captain clearly becomes Astarion ’s priority .
Before face up Cazador in Baldur ’s Gate , the lamia fix it clear to the playerhe need to take his superior ’s station in the Black Mass Ritual , give 7,000 vampires and six other spawns to become uprise himself . Though aid Astarion in this seeking is at last what he wants the player to do , the result is aparticularly evil and terrorise companion- and block him could at last result in him leaving the political party and turn against them , depending on sure rolls .
Once ascended , Astarion offer toturn Tav into a vampireas well ( with more freedom than he was award from Cazador ) , but he will end his love story with the histrion if rejected . He ’s more absolvitory if the player becomes a vampire and then breaks up with him , asking to be better half in crime if not romantically involve , but this switching ultimatelyundoes much of the increase he exhibitswhile learning to love Tav .
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preclude him from following through on his particularly evil desire while keeping him a companion is potential - and Astarion will ultimately give thanks Tav for finish him . But Astarion ’s Vampire Ascendent trait will also be fabulously useful in the final fights ofBaldur ’s Gate 3 , making it a determination deserving considering for those who have n’t expend a lot of time breaking down his swollen walls .
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