starryophonic: I was actually talking about meeting them in Rivington. There, they talk about the kids, when they ask you to help them getting them back.
I know, but you said you hadn't played the ascended route, so I was giving you the context for the post-ascension dialog. I think the conversation in Rivington is just fine. It's the dungeon conversation I think needed some beefing up. I let their kids die. They should make me feel worse about it, lol.
Ah, ok, sorry. Would be interesting, if they say more, if you choose the other answer options. I generally think, that act 3 needs more reactivity. I had Halsin get murdered by Orin once and no one in the group reacted. Do the companions react, if Astarion ascends? I would think, that Wyll and Karlach would have opinions about that at least. And Jaheira with her not so positive background with full fledged vampires ( from BG 2).
They make some comments during and after ascension. Karlach is the only one who can respond to you becoming a spawn as well, and that's only if you talk to her after ascension but not before Astarion turns you. But the comments all boil down to, "Well it was an evil thing and I certainly wouldn't have done it, but hey, what can ya do?"
Earlier in this thread someone posted this link: https://shiakihades.tumblr.com/post/737825265777033216, which contains walk-around banter between companions about Astarion ascending and turning Tav. I believe I heard that most of it was cut except maybe Lae'zel's bit; I never triggered any of them myself, including Lae'zel's even though I had her with me most of the time. Her dialog is interesting to me because if you talk to her after ascension her reaction is basically, "a githyanki would never take power for themselves; they would always think of the community," so she's surprised that Astarion didn't just discard Tav after stealing power. The one I would have wanted to hear the most was Wyll's. I can hear his disgusted voice perfectly in my head.
Also, I saved Halsin from Orin, and he barely reacted! He was like, "Woah that was nuts. Anyway, I'll see you at camp." And off he went. How did he even know where camp was? He was kidnapped before we moved to the Elfsong.
