Paul Farquhar
Legend
Some might consider that an evil act.helped him kill the hunter who was after him.
Although I think its possible to avoid that encounter.
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Some might consider that an evil act.helped him kill the hunter who was after him.
Some might consider that an evil act.
Although I think it possible to avoid that encounter.
Not necessarily. It's quite possible to be a heroic character and still romance Astarion.Am I remembering right, one needs to do something Evil to appeal to Astarion?
Not necessarily. It's quite possible to be a heroic character and still romance Astarion.
The thing to keep in mind is that the "X approves" and "X disapproves" messages aren't all created equal. Sometimes they signal a 1-point shift in approval; sometimes 10 or even 15.
As a rule, the big shifts are for things relevant to the companion's storyline, while the 1-pointers are general worldview stuff. Astarion's worldview is fairly nasty and he likes it when you hurt people or take advantage. But those are 1-point changes, it takes a lot of them to make a difference.
Astarion responds much more strongly to things that affect him directly. Some things that will significantly boost his approval rating:
Don't get mad when you find out he's a vampire
Let him drink your blood
Have sex with him
Help him find out what the scars on his back are
Promise wholehearted support against Cazador
He also cares a lot about being allowed the freedom to make his own choices. There's one scene where he is asked to, more or less, prostitute himself. He approves strongly if you stand up for him and respect his decision (and, conversely, he's upset if you pressure him into doing it).
Other companions are similar. You can have quite different worldviews and still win their approval if you support them in things they really care about. (That said, good-aligned companions do hold you to a certain moral standard. You can be obnoxious and selfish and only get 1-point dings, but crossing certain lines will cost major approval or even make them abandon you then and there. Karlach and Wyll in particular won't tolerate you going full-on Evil.)
Gale coming onto me cluelessly made me wince remembering how awkward I was, romantically, as a young guy. Painfully realistic.I ended up romancing Gale by accident, which is a common thing apparently.
Agreed. While the option exists, you lose a dramatic amount of content unless you know exactly what choices to make.There's virtually no benefit to going evil though vs good with the occasional evil acaction.
Agreed. While the option exists, you lose a dramatic amount of content unless you know exactly what choices to make.
And the evil options in the game are mostly chaotic evil. There's not much support for lawful evil.
Yeah, seems kinda weird to be a married 50-something romancing a character in a CRPG. But I suppose its no weirder than enjoying a movie with romance in it. You just get to be a director. I was the same with The Witcher and Yennifer. Hmmm... Yennifer... Shadowheart. Apparently I have a type.I didn't romance anyone. That's not why I play games, but apparently BG3 is the most successful dating sim ever.