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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Christian Hoffer" data-source="post: 9578001" data-attributes="member: 6926473">[ATTACH=full]395404[/ATTACH]Astarion, the beloved vampire spawn rogue in Baldur's Gate 3, makes another appearance in Dungeons & Dragons' new Monster Manual. A few months ago, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/astarion-from-baldurs-gate-3-appears-in-the-2024-players-handbook.706670/" target="_blank">we reported on Astarion </a>making a surprise cameo appearance in the Player's Handbook and how the rogue popped up in the artwork. Now, the character makes a second cameo appearance of sorts in the 2025 Monster Manual. In the entry for Vampires, Astarion is featured in a flavor quote (pun unintended.) The quote reads "Darling, you are simply delicious...," and specifies Astarion as a Vampire Spawn. While Baldur's Gate 3 references are relatively rare in the new Core Rulebooks, players can expect to see more references to the popular video game franchise in the upcoming Forgotten Realms Adventurer's Guide, which features an entire section on Baldur's Gate. During a press event last month, D&D rules designer Jeremy Crawford noted that the upcoming Forgotten Realms books would serve as the best bridge yet for Baldur's Gate 3 players looking for a familiar entry point into the D&D tabletop game. Wizards of the Coast has leaned on the Baldur's Gate 3 cast to promote D&D in recent months, with multiple cast members making appearances at various D&D Live shows. The next show will take place at MagicCon in March and will feature four BG3 cast members (including Astarion's voice actor Neil Newbon) playing their characters in an adventure run by Aabria Iyengar. </blockquote>

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