One of the big themes in BG3 is nature vs nurture; you see it with Durge, Shadowheart, Astarion, Gortash, the githyanki egg, etc. Given that Durge, Shadowheart and Astarion can have concrete alignment changes during the game (that are reflected in the epilogue), I'd agree that Larian is doing a homebrew vampire thing in this game. It's playing off of the established vampire lore, but it's not using that lore as hard and fast rules in game. Either way, Astarion does feel genuine emotions for Tav/Durge throughout the game, it's not all manipulation.
Last edited by kiwibliss; 25/03/24 04:52 PM.
