#bg3 spoiler kinda?

[lavnderkiwi]

finally took some time to finish my masterlist for my account lol. doing it made me miss writing about Amry. I also realized i need to speak more about my bg3 tav's. I just haven't played the game in about a week or so so i have to go back into the game and finish it (yes i'm still in act 3 lmfaoooo. i needed a break after that stupid iron throne)

#bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 spoiler kinda? #someone give me the strength to finish act 3

[toherrys]

I got very attached to my first Tav and her relationships with the companions so I wanted to do some quick sketches of my hcs before starting a new playthrough ~

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #karlach #shadowheart #lae'zel #baldur's gate spoilers #kinda

[voltaical-art]

do you guys ever think about how Wyll is introduced as an archetypal fantasy hero, but then it turns out he’s a warlock, who made a pact with a devil. Do you ever think about how Ansur is described as this fantastical dragon of myth, but then when you find him, he’s turned into an undead monstrosity. Do you think about how when Wyll does the right thing, he is punished to become more monstrous. Do you think about how as Wyll’s warlock powers grow, his spells get more horrific. Do you think about how Ansur was killed by his closest friend. Do think about how Wyll was cast out by the most important person in his life. do you guys ever think about Ansur and Wyll.

#tw mild gore #bg3 #wyll ravengard #bg3 ansur #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #ask to tag #wahoo had a lot of fun with the colors in this #we could have had it alllllll wyll shouldve been able to bond with the dragon #like ough how do you think wyll feels about casting spells like eyebite and blight #the ending of his quest is so.... lackluster #i like the emperor i think hes really interesting but like... he does kinda swoop in and take over the end of wyll's personal quest...

[shiversdownyourspleen]

#that's it that's the post #I'm the kinda player that has to make sure everyone has max approval fr #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #karlach #bg3 memes #bg3edit #baldur's gate iii #baldur's gate spoilers #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate iii #larian studios

[dmbakura]

ascended sacrifice

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #ravennart #bg3 spoilers #ascended astarion #or spawn version idk this is kinda just symbolic take it however

[nerime]

oh nooo you hate lae'zel soooo much ur gonna pin her with ur full body weight, we get it girl

#bg3 #shadowheart #tav #bg3 art #comic #potion of posting it so i dont have to look at it anymore fhjsdk #arto #topaz #i guess ill draw them more so! they have a tag now that is not just tav #bg3 spoilers kinda but not rly #i drew a comic #shadowzel

[justporo]

Ok random and very self-indulgent idea that I just had and need to write down because I will forget falling asleep otherwise:

What if, like a hundred years after Tav passed and Astarion went on without them, still mourning them, he goes on to become famous? Not really your knight in shiny armour but like he becomes sort of a legend, an icon people talk about, make artworks for, write stories and ballads about (very much like this fandom tbh).

And there's this one young, really dedicated elven artist that keeps painting him - over and over again, to a point where they are actually known for their works of Astarion. This young artist has simply been smitten by the vampire since like... forever. Since they could think because they just can't get them out of heir head, for whatever reason.

And finally at one point they meet. Of course Astarion is flattered, the artist is starstruck and coy. They cross paths again more often, becoming a kind of unlike friends because they do actually like each other.

But there is something more about them Astarion finds, a haunting familiarity. It's in the way they look at him, how they angle their head or laugh.

And with a bit of shock Astarion realises: it's you, it's the love of his life reincarnated.

Because soulmates will always find each other again. You just don't remember it yet.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #astarion ancunin #fanfiction #bg3 spoilers #astarion x tav #baldur's gate iii #baldurs gate #astarion x mc #astarion x oc #bg3 #astarion x reader #astarion x you #kinda giddy leg wiggling about this one #sent from under my blanket #I will sleep now

[bg3-rankings]

It's so him :P

#baldurs gate #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 spoilers #the pale elf #gay #kinda #hes a twink #bloodhoney #bloodweave

[lordcaptains]

ASKING AFTER THEIR FRIENDS I Baldur's Gate III

#baldur's gate #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #astarion #bg3 epilogue #bg3 epilogue spoilers #i love his laugh here because it's so genuine #it's not his suave and sultry laugh #it's...kinda dorky #and it's *his* #gamingedit #dailygaming #mine*gifs #mine*bg3gifs

[mindstriker]

"gale is too good aligned to get along with astarion-" if you play the dark urge and get the scene in act 2 where you literally try to murder him he fucking tells you "at least there's plenty of enemies out there for you to kill! a feast for the violent at heart :)" entirely fucking unphased. you cannot tell me he would give a shit if astarion straight up started eating people as long as there was some vague reason for it. he's literally straight up telling you as long as it's aimed at foes and not friends he doesn't care if you engage in gleeful butchery for crying out loud

#this is me yelling #gale bg3 #once again begging people to understand that he sits firmly in the fucking like #true neutral quadrant at least #astarion bg3 #bloodweave #kinda? like it goes either way #i love them as the world's shittiest camp besties as much as i love them as a couple #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 spoilers #dark urge spoilers

[thranduel]

some facts about astarion that i find very cute/meaningful :)

i wanted to share this so more people can learn about him and appreciate who he is deep down, behind the mask he wears. before cazador turned him, he was just like any other person; he had hobbies, passions and emotions. those things are still there, but they’re just hidden amidst all the darkness. he was so young when he first turned that he barely had a chance to enjoy life or figure himself out. so many people miss out on the complexity of his character due to only focusing on his physical appearance or labelling him as a cruel villain, but in order to see that he’s so much more than that and he’s capable of growing as a person, all you need to do is show him a bit of love!

- he loves embroidery and poetry

- he approves when you pet the owlbear cub because most people view it as a monster (the same way people have always viewed him). it’s like he finds comfort in the fact that you can love and care for something that most people are afraid of, and it gives him hope that you may feel the same way about him too

- if you put a flower on his grave, he smiles and says "cute"

- he comes up to you in camp just to thank you and tell you how grateful he is that you allowed him to make his own decision (after you defend him and don't force him to drink the drow's blood) because he is so used to being told what to do and he was forced to use his body for so many years

- in that same scene, he will hold your hand whether you choose to stay in a romance with him or be friends instead, because he loves and appreciates you no matter what, and any sort of relationship with you is so important and meaningful to him

- if you try to romance karlach and astarion at the same time, he tells you to choose karlach over him, even if he loves you and it hurts him to do so, because he can see that karlach loves you too. he says that normally an arrangement would work for him, but after everything karlach has been through and how fragile her heart is already, he doesn’t want to get in the way or see her hurt

- if you try to romance halsin and astarion at the same time, he just wants you to do what makes you happy, even though you can tell it hurts him if you choose halsin. he’s also worried that you’re unhappy because he hasn’t slept with you (he should never have to worry about that ☹️), so he doesn’t want to stop you from enjoying yourself. in this situation and the one with karlach, you can see that there are moments where he puts others before himself and thinks about their feelings more than his own

- if you’re playing as the dark urge and you’re trying to resist it, he is so incredibly comforting and tries to give you strength and encouragement. one of my favourite astarion lines is this: “you’re not alone in this, none of us are.”

some more lines that i love:

“i don’t hate you. because this is not you. but whatever it is, you’ll get through it. and i’ll be here to make sure you do.”

“whatever it is that’s controlling you, we can fight it. i know that better than anyone.”

“this thing won’t have you. it won’t win.”

“easy now, darling. you’ve got this. and i’ve got you.”

- when you try to break up with him because you’re transforming into a mindflayer and you tell him you’re becoming something horrible, he gets so upset that you would even think that way and tells you that you’re wonderful and he doesn’t care about what you look like. then he says he would get more stares walking down a street than you to try and make you feel better

- if you love and care for him and remind him that there is still good out there, he genuinely wants to grow, be a better person and break the cycle of power and terror that started centuries ago

- he approves when you help people that are considered outcasts or "freaks" because he has felt that way too

- he risked his life and got punished for letting a man go instead of luring him back to cazador because it’s implied he cared about him in some way and he couldn't hurt him (not entirely sure about this one, this is just how i interpreted it based on his voice and mannerisms when he was talking about him)

- he approves when you give an orphaned child food (act 3)

- he becomes vulnerable, honest and more gentle with you once you start treating him like a person, because for the first time in his life, he actually feels safe with someone

- he's extremely insecure despite the mask he wears at the beginning of the game and he doesn't believe he is capable of being genuinely loved for who he is as a person. when you get close to him and tell him you care for him and give him a hug, he is taken aback at first, but then he believes you and hugs you back. also, when you're playing as the dark urge, you get this line: "you like him for more than his looks, but he will never believe that." this is proof that astarion is so used to being reduced to his physical appearance after what he was forced to do for so many years, and he thinks that's the only reason why people like him. he struggles with intimacy and forming strong emotional bonds, so that's why it makes your relationship with him even more meaningful when he realises that you truly do love him for who he is, not just for his looks and body

- when the drow you met at moonrise shows up in act 3 and tries to make you drink something, astarion tells you to say no, because the only thing she's offering is pain and he doesn't want to see you hurt

- if you romance him, stop him from doing the ritual and help him defeat cazador, he tells you that you are the only person he's ever truly cared for

- if you defeat cazador without him and tell him you just wanted to protect him, he gets upset at first because you left him behind without telling him and he wanted to take revenge himself, but then he becomes understanding and says “maybe this is what’s best? the kind of power that ritual offered could ruin a person. even me.” this shows how much he’s grown and matured as a person and he’s aware of the consequences of too much power. the scene also ends with him telling you that he’s grateful for something that you did to help him (again).

- he becomes more self-aware, straightforward and honest over time and he doesn’t pretend like he’s perfect. he tells you that you were by his side through all the bloodlust and pain and misery, despite all of his flaws and mistakes. you remained patient with him and trusted him even though it was an objectively stupid thing to do, but he is so grateful for it because you believed he could become a better person (and he did)

- this is sad but he remembers some of the names of the people he had to lure back to cazador and even the memories he shared with them. you can see this during the scene with sebastian, and it’s clear that he actually cared about him (not sure how many situations were like this, but there was definitely more than one)

- if you say “i’m sorry we couldn’t save the other vampire spawn”, he says:

“we could have tried. we could have given them the same chance i had. i was able to go out into the world and make better choices. to go against my nature and become more than a blood-sucking monster. maybe they would have done the same. or maybe not - but did we have the right to take that choice away from them?”

this scene shows how much astarion has grown and how compassionate and empathetic he can be towards others. he understood what it felt like to have his own freedom taken away while cazador made all his decisions for him, so he didn’t want to put the other vampire spawn through that too (especially because he still feels so guilty for luring them there in the first place)

- if you romance him and he stays as a vampire spawn and you choose to help him look for a cure so he can stand in the sun again, this is revealed during the epilogue scene:

“one night, he tells you that these last six months of happy memories are the counterweight to two hundred years of misery.”

he’s finally truly happy and free, and the short time he’s spent with you is already so incredibly powerful and important to him. being with you has positively impacted his life in such a massive way that it makes all those centuries of pain and misery feel so much smaller

- another sweet line from astarion during the epilogue scene after he tells you to go catch up with your other friends and see how they’re doing:

“i’ll be here when you’re ready. i’ll always be here, my love.”

THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH 😭🫶🏼 he’s become so kind, loving, respectful, genuine and sincere. i’m so proud of him 🥹

#astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #absolutely nobody asked for this but i just thought it would be cute to share some positive stuff about him :’) #ALSO #shoutout to the wonderful neil newbon for bringing this character to life with his incredible voice acting #astarion wouldn’t be astarion without him :) #bg3 spoilers #character analysis #meta #kinda idk what to tag this as lol #my posts

[eeldritchblast]

One thing about the BG3 party that's so real is that they all have trauma... and they all deal with it differently.

Lae'zel at first refuses to accept that she's been hurt and deceived; she lives in denial right up until she can't avoid it any longer.

Shadowheart's response is to seek change; she dyes her hair as a physical signature turning point of becoming a new person.

Astarion is angry at the world for not saving him, and believes that the only person who he can ever rely on is himself. Which is why he's power-seeking; to protect himself.

Gale talks about how he spent a year in self-inflicted solitary after what happened between him and Mystra and the orb, and in game still goes through bouts of melancholy.

Wyll chooses to put everyone else before himself, to the point of being so self-sacrificing that he says he'll accept a fate of eternal torment from Mizora if it comes to it.

Karlach chooses to exclusively focus on the present because she cannot handle thinking about her limited future, and the unfair hand she's been dealt.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #meta #bg3 meta #bg3 spoilers #kinda vague but still tagging

[leopardmuffinxo]

**SPOILERS FOR WYLL'S NEW VOICE** Source: WolfheartFPS

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #wyll #i kinda dig his new voice #i’ll miss the old VA though

[gravedigg]

in my dreaming you'll be drowning Hells below God above all drunk on my love

#look i know this kinda looks like shit #but it was in my brain #ive been trying to use more interesting color palettes #bg3 #Virgil Acheron #enver gortash #baldur's gate 3 #the dark urge spoilers #durgetash #durge #bg3 spoilers #the dark urge #goretash #lord gortash #bg3 fanart #bg3 durge #my art #suggestive #i guess #lyrics are long snake moan by pj harvey which is a very durgetash song #envirgil

[feniksido]

What did they think was going to happen if they won?

#my art #enver gortash #the dark urge #durgetash #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #UHHH SO YEAH LIKE I KINDA GAVE UP HALFWAY THROUGH BUT ITS OKAY IT LOOKS GOOD STILL AS LONG AS I DONT LOOK TOO CLOSE #zenith #forgot to tag the man himself #WELL #OH YEAH special thanks to mr the fuckitwebhaal for letting me bounce ideas off his dome (brain) ((skull)) #theres just so much i wanna say and yet im blanking on the words #tumblr please dont kill the quality im begging youuuuuuuuuuuu

[janearts]

TL;DR: Roisia still doesn't think of any gods outside of Kelemvor. If she holds any other gods in contempt, it's a fleeting feeling because her thoughts of other gods are just as impermanent. More detailed analysis under the read-more.

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Roisia's role as her mother's successor (and therefore a future Cleric of Kelemvor) meant that she was devoted to Kelemvor from a young age. So although Roisia wasn't ignorant of the other gods in the Faerûnian pantheon, she didn't spare them a second thought. Why would she? Kelemvor was front and centre to everything she was, everything she wanted to be.

I'm not sure if I've ever talked about the way that Roisia has some degree of emotional and cognitive dissonance when it comes to her faith and her career as a Necromancer. When Roisia raised her father from the dead and then doubled down on her pursuit of Necromancy, she effectively broke from Kelemvor, destroyed her Clerical future, and became godless. But she's still someone who prays to Kelemvor like he'll have an ear out for her. There's still something that remains comforting about the habit of worshipping Kelemvor, even though, when she thinks about it, she knows that her god would despise her for what she does and continues to do with abandon (raise the dead and bend the rules around death).

Roisia is effectively godless—a dangerous thing to be in this dangerous world when she knows that Kelemvor, the god whose tenets she broke, judges souls. But Roisia has had a hard time committing to another god in the pantheon. It somehow, still feels wrong to her. Much like picking a life partner, , Roisia just can't seem to select one and commit.

If she were, like she did for her "#4"s, write down her options, it would look something like this:

Bane: Talked to her. Said she was already of his ilk. A possibility.

Deneir: Scholarly and arcane. But what if she didn't want to just record knowledge, but practise it?

Jergal: If desperate. [FYI: Not 100% sure Roisia would've puzzled Withers out. Roisia would likely believe them to be a high-ranking priest of Jergal.]

Leira: Possibly, provided one has a sense of humour. (After all, in a sense, much of Roisia's life is a lie!)

Myrkul: Probably the most sensible choice of the lot. Still wants to cremate his bones for funsies for snubbing her.

Mystra: Also a practical choice, although considering Gale's history with the goddess, not Roisia's first choice.

Tymora: Again, if one has a sense of humour. (Because Roisia is, in a sense, gambling with her very soul.)

Waukeen: Once more, if one has a sense of humour, because Roisia still wants to have a thriving funerary business while also raising the dead in her own backyard graveyard.

#Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #BG3 Roisia #Kelemvor #Withers #BG3 Spoilers #Act III Spoilers #sorta kinda maybe JUST IN CASE #Kelemvor's appearance courtesy of NWN2