Cool sketch Astarion's intonations from the actor come out pretty good! And Santa who gives a pact with demons for Christmas....
Yeah, he did it nicely, and nailed his manipulative nature. I love the fact that Gale learned from him and started using his tricks against him, but still can't resist him. Reminds me of that banter in the game where he admits that he'd learned to enjoy chaos thanks to Astarion. They have a fun rivalry dynamic from the beginning.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Ametris
I said it too. And then actually did it after becoming his spawn. If my Tav was his first, then he needed to be her first too.
Haha, makes sense! Damn, and I can't, my fangs don't come up on him...
That's odd, you should be able to bite him!
Originally Posted by Marielle
Yes, help from Astarion. I bought the game right after release, I guess it was still glitchy then. Well it's good that there's actually a warning.
These dialogues are still not working it seems. I tested it in patch 5, even respecced him to a bard and cleric and he had no romantic lines when using healing spells.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Ametris
Funny you should mention that because my Tav was running around with a cat familiar for a while. Every self-respecting wizard needs their cat (or cat-like pet).
Is the cat a familiar to the wizard? There's even a white kitty in town who asks: "Are you my mommy?" You can answer yes, but you can't take it, alas.
Yes, you can summon several types of familiars. We really need an option to adopt that kitty!
Originally Posted by Marielle
For me, healing is first and foremost about getting rid of the spawn state, it's about giving Astarion back what was taken from him so that he can enjoy the sun, not feel hungry, so that he is no longer vulnerable and safe. I saw his fear as a natural emotion of someone who has experienced such a terrible trauma. As something he would only be able to overcome in time, after he had destroyed the Cazador and gotten back what had been taken from him. But the first priority for me had always been Astarion's well-being, comfort, and safety, and time didn't matter to an immortal vampire; Astarion would have enough time to rethink, to accept himself with all his dark and light sides.
Basics are very important. Then there's the whole body-mind-soul dynamic. Astarion is not only suffering from mental but also physical trauma. AA has all the time in the world to heal his mind, once his body is working the way he'd like.
As spawn he'll always struggle physically. Plus his body is cold and he smells of undeath and uses perfumes to hide it. Not a very appealing feature.
Originally Posted by Marielle
But I also discovered and liked a somewhat unusual version of the roleplay - initially kind and somewhat naive Tav, who gradually changes her views on the world under the influence of Astarion, and eventually helps him ascended. This gives some additional realism to the story, makes my character even more alive for me than in a classic single alignment roleplay. Before in games it was hard to imagine such a variant and even more so to realize it.
I have a Tav like that in mind I might create one day.
Astarion's intonations from the actor come out pretty good! And Santa who gives a pact with demons for Christmas.... 
Reminds me of that banter in the game where he admits that he'd learned to enjoy chaos thanks to Astarion. They have a fun rivalry dynamic from the beginning. 
