Really great analysis of Astarian @Taramafor, very insightful. And yes @mrfuji3 -- BG3 like most games has ground triggers for banters but I wonder if they could bring back something from BG2 -- the romance timer. After a certain amount of time has passed conversations just spring up. Gave a sense of randomness / spontaneity to the conversations.

Also had some downsides but I think those are overweighed by the natural' feel it lent to the interactions.