What can I do for you, my friend. smile Nothing is wrong here and as his best friend you are nearly family. smile

I have also played through the game several times, always as Dark Urge and with Astarion as a romance, my personal story always varies. In my opinion, the Dark Urge who rejects Bhaal is the story highlight of the entire game, I love him. But rarely...sometimes...almost always :), at some point it escalates and suddenly I control the brain or have to commit suicide. smile

Astarion and the Dark Urge are very well written and their stories are intertwined. But Astarion is so deep and funny as a person, that he's just fun to play with and yes, he is such a powerfull Gloomstalker, it's my favorite choice for him. As Ascended 1d10 Necrotic Damage extra , it's a joy to watch him as he can kill almost anything on his own. I like it when he jumps halfway across the room, it's so vampire style. But well... he's also fantastic as a monk. I always give him the Dark Urge's cloak, it's almost unfair in the fight, but it suits him so well.

I tried another romance once, it doesn't work for 2 minutes and I'd better go to Astarion again. smile The game then feels empty to me. Shadowheart is my best friend, she can always survive with me if I kill my companions and betray them if I'm evil.

He offers so much space as a person that you can describe him and his peculiarities & quirks in a funny way and everyone who knows him will recognize it immediately. smile

Last edited by Sini; 21/06/24 02:11 AM.
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