Well, if you put yourself in Tav's shoes, you'll freak out over him, simply because there's no way to not freak out over him under those circumstances, maybe it'll even be too "intrusive" to help, maybe Astarion will even feel bad about it. It still won't be the happiest relationship as a result.
No, why should I? (Unless you mean the very moment of the dock scene.) He is a big boy. By default he is even an Arcane Trickster, he can cast Darkness for himself. I don't know if you ever watched "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" but I suspect that Spawnstarion will develop a cavalier attitude towards the sun similar to Spike's, who treats the danger of sunlight as a nuisance to somehow deal with and otherwise just gets on with his day.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Allergies is too weak a comparison, in my opinion. The spawn's condition is much worse than some allergies (unless you meant the metaphor and I just misunderstood due to my poor English).
I meant that literally. Some food or insect allergies can be deadly for people who have them, it still doesn't stop most of them from living their lives. Direct sunlight is dangerous for Astarion, he has to avoid stepping into running water and has to be invited into private homes but that's it. He is not in any form disabled, he has to avoid certain things. That is sad and tragic because he loves being in the sun and makes other things - like travel - a bit more complicated but overall it is something you can work with if you want.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Originally Posted by Anska
Do you horde weapons and meet every possible precaution so you are powerful enough to face down every possible threat? I'd call this a fearful mindset and that is what I see in AA and vampires in general.
But it works! It works in life, in any situation where a person is forced to be in a rather dangerous environment.
It doesn't work. Someone can objectively be save through the best alarm system in the world and still feel scared all day long because they only think about what could go wrong. I won't comment on the rest since my argument against the ritual never was about who is allowed which powers or artefacts.
