D&D 5E Vecna: Eve of Ruin Trailer Stars Baldur's Gate's Astarion Actor

With Vecna: Eve of Ruin only a month away, WotC has released a trailer for the adventure, with Vecna played by Neil Newbon, the voice of the elf Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. The trailer features the archlich boasting of his evil plans, ending with the ominous words "Rise with me.... for who can stop a god?"

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What if you could have your heart's deepest desire, the divine power to transform your life for the right price? An eye for an eye, flesh for a crown, wretched mortality for glorious eternity. Rise with me.... for who can stop a god?

 

[Quickleaf]

I enjoyed the trailer, I was really surprised Neil Newbon (Astarion) did the V/O work!

You would.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I was surprised because, to me, it didn't sound like him.

He’s an actor, he does voices.

 

[vecna00]

He’s an actor, he does voices.

He does indeed, as do a metric ton of other people.

 

[Burnside]

I was surprised because, to me, it didn't sound like him.

They’ve pitch-shifted his voice to make it lower.

 

[doctorhook]

He does indeed, as do a metric ton of other people.

Is this a situation where even fictional gods are confused by a recording of their own voice??

 

[DarkCrisis]

Not going to lie, I was hoping it was Astarion telling me about Vecna.

“Oh darling, you’ve gone and lost a hand.. and an eye.”

 

[OB1]

Okay, now I really want a BG3 follow-up where your party get's pulled into the Eve of Ruin adventure.

Edit: Since that is very unlikely, the next best thing would be for WotC to get the BG3 voice actors together for a liveplay stream of EoR playing their characters.

 

[Queer Venger]

I won't deny it

I <3 Astarion.
my favorite companion.