You seem to be very protective at least. I hate the "I will protect you" idea, no matter who says it.
Oh, that's a phrase I absolutely hated to say to him at the time... It really does sound kind of demeaning.
I just worry a little sometimes, but it's hard not to worry at all when you care about someone so much. Perhaps the path of Ascension fits my character better - Astarion is strong and independent, he is not threatened much, he starts to lead himself, there is no need to worry about him and care too much. Except sometimes....
"My Lord, you forgot to wear your hat, and it's cold outside... No, no, it goes perfectly with your new suit, you look exquisite, simply exquisite!" "Oh... All right. Put it on. I'll allow it."
But seriously, the most important thing to me is that he just feels good.
Originally Posted by Anska
My favourite version to date is having him as a Thief/Sword Bard, so he can can stab, mock and shoot at his leisure. Though I keep him in Light Armour because he rarely gets hit anyway and it looks cuter. He also has boots that prevent him from slipping on ice, so Gale can ice knife anyone who bothers Astarion too much and make the offenders slip and lie there like a pile of presents waiting for Astarion's daggers to slice them open.
I have him wearing those boots too, he kinda got them from Nere. Nice tactic with Gale!
Originally Posted by Anska
The "alter ego" never works for me in video games or in P&P. The story always remains in "third person". With a normal Tav, I'd just have a deeply boring main character. So I like having a main character who has a background, to immerse myself more because I care for my main character just as strongly as I care for the rest of the gang.
Yeah, that's interesting! And I like how in DnD, you immerse yourself in the world and live a sort of separate "little life" there.
