Originally Posted by LiryFire
I see.
I played Dark Urge on my first playthrough as well. Which of course surprised me and I immediately saw that murderous side in Astarion more clearly.
�Killing together is a bonding� thing.
So a small but effective genocide of 7k vampire spawns...
Yeah, I have some bit sadness that Tav and DU can't make references to Astarion's past phrases - that would be interesting for the novel. Maybe it's there, in the text, but as a response to Tav\Du hm.

For romance, it was best to add �I love you� phrases for each companion.

However, at this point I want the face in the kisses to match the meaning of February 14. And not to be changed again.
Especially since the author of Astarion left Larian.
I'm not sure about the unrealized ideas that didn't have enough time.
However, when adding something that wasn't known - it would be a question of whether it should have been that way anyway.

I almost hate to say it, but I'm afraid that 7000 souls is the lower fun limit for the Dark Urge. You can't change your past, even if you play a good Durge. If you then consider what the Dark Urge did, sacrificing the 7000 vampire spawns for the salvation of your love would probably be the least of it.

In my last playthrough I was a good Dark Urge and didn't let Astarion ascend. It was an overall great experience, but more like the Dark Urge story in the Bhaal Temple. Since I die and Withers won't let death control me as long as Withers has the power to do so, the Dark Urge is basically as immortal as Spawn Astarion and at least he doesn't have to watch the Dark Urge grow old and die. But after Cazador's death, I never told Astarion that he didn't need the power he had lost and that I would protect him; I would have found that demeaning to Astarion. If you are evil, Astarion loves your Dark Urge before entering the grove. If you are good... I often had the feeling that I was so boring that my companions abandoned me in the forest at night... even Wyll.

As a Dark Urge you are the reason why Astarion is "free" and I love it when he first scolds me and 2 seconds later thanks me for being such an evil bastard. Yes, Astarion reacts to the story of the Durge and that's not the case with Tav. At least I'm happy to be an evil Durge again and Astarion will ascend.

The kisses are just one thing, I'm less emotional about them but I can certainly understand it. Like I said, the scared face doesn't bother me for romantic reasons.

Last edited by Sini; 03/06/24 01:07 AM.
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