And after choosing to spare all 7000 spawn I should be able to fuck off to the Underdark with Astarion even without romancing him. Especially as a drow.
This would be a nice non-romantic path for him and Tav. It's actually what the game is really lacking: proper friendship routes. It was the worst for me with Shadowheart when my Tav couldn't even hug her when she was crying her eyes out after respecting her parents' wish.
Originally Posted by adriana
Yeah, as Tav/Durge the player is choosing from that extremely limited number of options, not giving him the space to decide. Not to mention how sterile that whole dialogue scene looks, like two acquaintances talking, not partners. We should be able to stand much closer to him here, hold his hand, hug him or kiss him (in all romances obviously, not just him, asi I mentioned before).
As for origin playthroughs,
when you're playing as Karlach, spawn!Astarion suggests to go with her to Avernus. He explicitly says he wants to go, to be with her.
They really need to rework this for all romances. There's zero intimacy in that scene. My problem is not only him not being able to decide but also him being so insecure and not having any suggestions of his own. He just rolls with whatever Tav decides and even asks them for a confirmation if they wanna stay in the relationship as if the graveyard scene had never happened.
As for Karlach origin,
Ascendant Astarion also says he'd go with her to Avernus. You just can't long rest after his encounter with Cazador (and avoid the breakup scene) and have to go straight to the brain. He even drops the L word when Karlach decides to die instead. Nyloth has a video on YT showcasing it if you want to check it out.
