GodGale on curing Astarion & Karlach (new from Patch #6)
In case you didn’t see it in the patch notes, Larian added new dialogue for GodGale in regards to Astarion and Karlach asking to be cured. For anyone interested, I’ll share screencaps and links to both the non-romanced and romanced versions below. These contain endgame spoilers, obviously!
(NOTE: these videos are not mine, they are from user BG3PlayerTwo on YouTube)
Non-Romanced Responses
Both Astarion and Karlach will get this response from GodGale after they ask if he can help cure them:
“Such a feat would certainly be within my capabilities, but alas—my hands are tied. Bodily interference with mortals lies well beyond the purview of my particular niche of divinity.”
So—that’s a no :(
GodGale then goes on to say they can pray to him and he’ll ‘offer what encouragement he can.” He also has some specific follow-up dialogue for each. You can see the video below:
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Romanced Responses
Here’s where Larian added a lot!
If Astarion Romanced Gale
Astarion can now ask about the extent of GodGale’s power:
“How far does your power extend? Can you let me walk in the sun again?”
And here’s Gale’s response:
“Why walk in the sun, when you could walk in the heavens themselves?”
He then continues with his usual “All in good time…” line that encourages the player to enjoy the party.
Later in the evening, when GodGale genuinely asks if Astarion wishes to join him and become a God at his side, Astarion can reply:
“If I do, I’ll no longer be a vampire spawn? I’ll be cured?”
And GodGale’s reply:
“You’ll be perfect, as you deserve to be. Freed from all the petty complaints of mortality, vampirism included.”
So—that’s a yes! And if you watch the video below (underneath Karlach section), you’ll notice that once GodGale has ascended him to godhood, Astarion’s skin tone is no longer pale/bloodless looking (which I believe existed previously to show he was cured, they just didn’t explicitly say it.)
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If Karlach Romanced Gale
Karlach’s new dialogue is also in two parts. First:
“This heart of mine is still an issue. Couldn’t a God like you help me out?”
And GodGale’s reply:
“Yours is a heart I would never let break. But it is not time yet.”
(…which, can I just say, as a Karlach x Gale fan: 😭)
He then continues with his usual “All in good time…” line that encourages the player to enjoy the party.
Later in the evening, when GodGale genuinely asks if Karlach wishes to join him and become a God at his side, Karlach can reply:
“This will cure my heart…won’t it?”
And here’s GodGale’s (2-part) reply:
“Yes—it will cure your heart. You will be made perfect, as you deserve to be.”
“Zariel won’t be pleased, of course, but let her try and stop us. And your revenge on her, when you finally take it, will be divine. All you have to do is come with me.”
So, just like Astarion, that’s also a ‘yes’ for Karlach—she is cured once Gale ascends her. If you watch the video below, you’ll notice that once she has ascended to godhood, the flames/fire dancing on her skin disappears completely, showing that she is indeed cured. (This also existed previously before the patch.)
This is my DPxDC Steven Universe style piece I did for a game in the @haunting-heroes-creative-games server! Hosted by @noir-renard, we played Guess the Artist: Through the Screen. I had so much fun drawing the manor (and the low quality Danny lol), and it took me a total of 7 hours and 3 minutes.
So this is in the Steven Universe style but I don't think this is in the Steven Universe world if that makes sense. I do think that art/fics in that universe would be cool, but that for sure wasn't what I was going for here.
A lot of people interpreted this as Danny being sad, hesitant to go inside. And honestly? I love that interpretation! I had no thoughts about it other than, "Okay Wayne Manor and ... let's have Danny floating outside of it!" So any interpretation of this art piece is valid and a great one because I just wanted to draw an architectural piece and have a lil Danny there as a treat to myself.
I looked at a lot of Steven Universe background's and some low quality Steven's for reference on the trees, building, and color choices. I don't remember which version of the Manor I looked at specifically, but I do remember that I looked up "Wayne Manor" for the architectural decisions.
(If you're in the server, I'll be sending all of my in-process sketches and such so if you're interested in that well ... you could always join us in HH <3<3<3)
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- @diofasolia did the music (spooky scary skeletons :P) (I did some singing), the customized pumpkins, the bloody chair and the lovely lady coming out of the tv
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