Astarion Romance - resist Dark Urge scene - ALL dialogue options

[@onholiday6]

There's something so funny to me about Astarion saying "ah ah ah, we ask before we bite" when this mf tries biting us in the middle of the night while we're sleeping

[@river8783]

Character growth right there. XD

[@heyysophie9928]

Do as I say not as I do

[@ron4202]

I mean, he's teaching us the lesson he's learned from us XD

[@kstar1489]

He doesn’t do it again tho

[@kizuna2225]

And he promises not to do it again, and he doesnt. Now he is just flipping the sides :D

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

"I'd rather be the only dark power inside your body" BOY IF YOU DON'T-

[@AriRashkae]

"You will let me know the next time you need to be tied up up, won't you?" NOW LISTEN HERE

[@thescarletgentleman]

HE SAYS STUFF LIKE THIS, THEN HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY "whats a little attempted murder between friends?" EXCUSE ME SIR HOW DARE YOU-

[@3katfox]

Honestly the fact that he can still be so unabashedly h0rny after his s/o tried to gut him like a fish is a HUGE part of why I adore him so much

[@paketik4960]

@@3katfoxidk when he flirts like that i feel kinda bad because of his backstory😭

[@Transformers2Fan1]

​@@3katfoxscaroused

[@justsomegothgirl]

"He is so afraid, of everyone except you" made me SOB. The tragedy of it, you being the only person he trusts and the Dark Urge trying to entice you to betray him. 😭 I WILL NEVER HURT HIM

[@snotkore]

EXACTLY.. in my most evil runs, I cannot hurt him 😖

[@himesilva]

The dark urge is like "I'll kill you! Your blood will clot for me like rubies!" and Astarion _the undead vampire_ is just like "hmm, not sure how that'll work but I like your spirit" 😂

[@SheepChan.]

I haven't played this game but I am down bad for this man

[@thelittlestarlight6221]

same!!

[@ladycremation65]

same.

[@TrippySkillets]

Same 😭 he's beautiful, sassy, protective once he cares, his traumatic past with Cazador makes me want to hug him(with permission) and God damn the FILTH that comes out of his mouth does things to me 💀

[@arbsan8366]

I’m literally on a Astarion marathon like not kidding! 😂

[@ladycremation65]

@@arbsan8366 saammmeeee.

[@MeredithPutvin]

I love how he realizes immediately something is wrong, and he gets instantly serious. And knowing the back stories, I feel Astarion is the one who honestly does understand the Urge best.

[@ChiakiNanami736]

He even senses something is different from the first meeting. “You have an irresistible urge of desperation about you,” is something he says only after meeting DU. I use that as my headcanon about why my DU paladin is attracted to him-she feels seen. (And all of us who romance him know how important that is…)

[@DM-nw5lu]

@@ChiakiNanami736 After Gale's first encounter he also points our how you're "twitching", having "bouts of swooning and swaying" and are grinding your teeth. To me Durge/Astarion is canon as a whole as he's the only companion who has so many extra lines with Durge. Like after you find out you're a Bhaalspawn in a dream you can have a full blown conversation with him about him where he talks about his past as well while the others only have one liners. I know the reason for this is mostly because Durge's writer also helped writing Astarion during busy phases of development... but idc! They fit so well. It was DESTINY she ended up writing on Astarion, hah. Though Shart is also a good choice.. memory loss, controlled by a God and all.

[@anna-friedavandyk]

"...I must have brought Cazador a thousand souls." You really did, you really did.

[@katiatall]

but he didn't kill, and he was under cazador will and such an irony, dark urge exactly killed not dozens (as he thinks) - but exactly thousands and with free will (almost)

[@jenni5104]

He has no idea what Dark Urge did. Sweet, naive darling.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Needs to add an -s to that. He knows it was more than just a thousand.

[@MrEmo_69]

How am i supposed to not be obsessed with that man

[@bridgetmadden5716]

A question for the ages

[@ayseuguzz]

you wretched thing pull yourself together

[@Mannistheorion]

I went from "I can fix him" to "He can fix me" in this scene. Protect him at all costs mates!

[@samgeorgewhitler]

i was ready to die for him and i am still his capri sun.

[@Sacred_Korok69]

"I'd rather be the only dark power inside your body"😂😂😂 THIS right here is why i romance this dude😂😂 the smooth comments every now and then are hilarious

[@elenalizabeth]

I listened to that line twice thinking “is that meant to be a double-entendre or did he mean it in a different way” 🤭🤭

[@Hynotama]

That was not smooth. It was as subtle as a monkey awakening a tarasque with bad karaoke.

[@NatashaReeder]

“Well hello, looking for a cuddle”..🥺🥺🥺…yeah I’m not killing Astarion ❤

[@TrippySkillets]

The little shimmy he does before saying it is too damn cute

[@silverstormsfury5349]

I find it funny, since he's an elf and has to trance to rest. I'm betting anything he wasn't really asleep here, maybe he had a sixth sense that something was going to happen.

[@V1DE0-STARZ]

is he an elf or a vampire??

[@silverstormsfury5349]

@@V1DE0-STARZ He is an Elf Vampire spawn. I really do not know enough about dnd vampires to know what difference that makes. Just that he trances normally like an Elf.

[@starrychan33]

No, if he is aware he's definitely not expecting you to kill him, as they say, he trusts you. If you give in to the urge you just kill him with zero resistance from him

[@V1DE0-STARZ]

@@silverstormsfury5349 What does it mean to trance?

[@silverstormsfury5349]

@@V1DE0-STARZ As I understand it full blood Elves/Drow in the forgotten realms can go into a trance/meditation for rest and concentrate on past lives or past memories. They are in a state of awareness, and I guess they can be in a variety of positions to do it, even sitting up if they so wished. "Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep." This was taken from generic 5th edition DnD elf rules Cancel Reply

[@chrysrubio1024]

He’s so sweet even as you’re tied up and lusting for gore lol

[@scarymonsterzz]

When I was first romancing Astarion as Durge, and knowing his full backstory from my previous playthrough, I did wonder in the back of my mind how much Astarion was genuinely into Durge's unhinged behavior and how much of it was him REALLY laying on the charm extra thick as a defense mechanism because he was lowkey afraid of her. But hearing that shitey lil butler talk about he's so afraid of everyone EXCEPT for you. 😭 And when you wake him up and explain everything he's....REALLY not afraid of you. 🥹 Like he's not even a little bit afraid. He's just SO DETERMINED to help you. Like damn this boy really fell head over heels for my lil psycho. ❤ My Tav/Astarion playthrough was very romantic in a slow burn friends-to-lovers kind of way but my Durge/Astarion are like a manic love-at-first-sight kind of true love that feels so real.

[@theobrunelle4539]

The dialogues the next morning "here to kill me again?" And such. So 🤣

[@ooglafina]

I was thinking about how he says at one point that he’s been feral from hunger so he probably identifies with that a lot and if he can’t help Durge through hers, then what hope is there for him?

[@Shenanakins]

I think in act 1 when he thought durge was just a regular super violent person he was fine with it just like he's fine with Laezel being super violent(and himself) but when he realized theyre under someone elses control and that none of this is their choice he became determined to help them. He thinks of Durge and the Dark Urge as two separate entities. Durge is the person he truly knows. "The Dark Urge" is who they become when they are taken over by bhaal's influence and he doesnt hold Durge responsible for those acts because he knows them to be better than that so he isn't afraid of them. Even if The Dark Urge does kill him he at least knows it was not Durge because durge would never consciously hurt him which is why he says that "you give me something to care for and that's worth the peril". He accepts that while it is a possibility its not their fault and they are already forgiven for it.

[@leevie8335]

9:18 "I must have brought Cazador a thousand souls" - what a very specific number for the scriptwriters to use :)))

[@OceanSongBird6355]

Yep textbook foreshadowing

[@Void_Creature4]

and he has 6 other 'siblings'

[@noplace3571]

Out of all your companions, Astarion is the only one who knows what it is to be under a compulsion (which the Urge is), and for his body to act without his control. Out of everyone, he's the only one who can properly understand what Durge is going through. For two hundred years, Cazador made him do unspeakable things without his consent. Of course he would want to help you resist - he can be for you what he so desperately wanted someone else to be for him.

[@samf.s.7731]

So yeah, I've seen people make compelling arguments towards Durge being the canonical protagonist, and Astarion being the canonical love interest because of that particular point you're mentioning

[@ChiakiNanami736]

@@samf.s.7731 Durge is the most direct successor to the player characters from BG 1 and 2, for sure.

[@AnaBananaLunar]

He also is the only one who is convinced that you're possessed "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." and speaks to the thing possessing you, insulting and taunting it "You're cute, you know, in another life we might have been friends." "A little late, but good effort, now just relax, dawn will be here soon.", threatening it "Growl all you want, it won't stop the dawn, this will be over soon.", and you can see a clear anger in his eyes at the "thing" for doing this to you, this is specially noticeable in the "A little late, but good effort," he lets out a small chuckle, probably having a little fun at the lame way the thing can't do anything to him, and suddenly his tone and expression changes dramatically, as if he remembered then that that thing is still torturing the person he loves. Meanwhile, the other companions treat you as if you just have the rabies.

[@KentaSaku]

7:47 “the little shit” the delivery of this line kills me

[@cinder4181]

"I'd rather be the only dark power in your body.... if it's all the same to you" Boi if you don't get your cheeky ass out of here... caught me so off guard the first time

[@strandalx]

"What's a little attempted murder between friends?" 😄 I love Astarion

[@katozrippla1497]

Hearing Astarion call Sceleritas a "little shit" is very funny to me.

[@teresawelter7530]

10:49 Oh lord, he knows what we're up to on AO3 😂😂😂

[@darknessblip5820]

Oh, hey my people

[@AnonymousBuddha]

Any recommendations? XD

[@robloxvideomaster44]

HEY! I will NOT be called out like this 😭😤

[@utwaz2]

"you like him for more than his looks, but he will never believe that" is so VILE. a vampire, who cannot see his reflection, forgot his eye color and misses seeing his face (possibly not remembering it accurately anymore?) thinking that his looks are the only likeable thing about him? bye, i need to lie down. his sense of self worth or rather lack thereof destroys me.

[@ChiakiNanami736]

Join the club…

[@thecheck968]

Also, this line is supposed to make the Dark Urge second guess their relationship together. They'rere fighting their very nature by resisting their urge, and for what? To love someone fundamentally unable to love them back? It's such a calculated line meant to portray the Dark Urge's feelings as futile. Like you said, it's vile.

[@starrychan33]

"And here I was hoping I was your only night-time visitor ;)" Sir, I just spent literally all not trying to not kill you, don't make me regret it 😂

[@DBfan106]

"I must have brought cazador a thousand souls" hits really differently when you go through to the end of his questline.

[@delaineduquette1143]

I love this man. He’s sweet and supportive. He’s straight up like “I’ve done worse.” 😂

[@ChiakiNanami736]

This might be my favorite Astarion romance scene, tbh. It's a rare instance of serious Astarion. He KNOWS when the time for jokes and lines and silliness is over, but that darkness itself? He'll mock it with everything he has.

[@Vaisra_]

Actually durge canonically killed thousands upon thousands in the name of Bhaal But since losing memory yeah dozens seem right XD

[@hayleyblanch5895]

that last line about the erotica is so funny

[@jordanjoestar-turniptruck]

Especially since it's preceded by such a beautifully tragic poetic line

[@AriRashkae]

​@@jordanjoestar-turniptruckmakes me wonder if he has a future career, under a nom de plume 😉

[@dealwithit9772]

Okay but as an amateur seamstress the seams on his shoulders are doing it for me. That tiny gathering top stitching. 😍

[@platedlizard]

i keep looking at their clothing and thinking "God, i want to dress like that!"

[@ChiakiNanami736]

@@platedlizardSaaaaaaame…

[@asmalltalk]

thank you for showing it all! Astarion is just ugh… amazing!!

[@GabbyJFS_02]

0:42 kind of unrelated, but the way Sceleritas hops over Astarion like he’s some jolly Christmas elf gets me every time. He really is just evil Dobby

[@AlbinoSquirrelgirl]

Idk I’ve grown quite fond of the line “I’d rather be the only dark power inside your body, if it’s all the same to you”

[@valentinebites]

he is winning the idgaf war

[@kyewikeley]

Astarion you lovely, sweet man

[@savannahl4581]

He uses “we” so much in this scene

[@cillianik4303]

Honestly this video has convinced me I need to do a suppressed dark urge run. Thank you ❤

[@coffeejellyash]

"Ah, ah, ah - we ask before we bite~" has me dead

[@namethefifth7315]

I think its really funny when he says hes prolly killed 1000 for cazador but literally the first dark urdge scene with you looting a cirpse reveles you've killed thousandS, plural. And that was bedire you found out you were bhaal spawn

[@mievja]

i love that he entertains your threats. he talks so sweetly to you.

[@thecheck968]

1:21 is such a brilliant line. Firstly, it prods into Astarion's self loathing and all the ways it destabilizes the relationship. His lies and insecurity tainted any intimacy you guys shared during during Act 1. It's the reason he takes so long to confess his feelings in Act 2. And Astarion's desperation to become "worthy" of lovd nearly makes him into a monster during Act 3. But that second sentence is just as much of a dig at the Dark Urge. When first meeting Astarion, they imagine him as a "pretty corpse." Repeating the line here, it's no longer a shocking intrusive thought, but a fully fledged obsession. Why fight for better lives together when someday you'll surely snap? Won't this whole charade of protecting him be futile in the end?

[@victoriakinny9210]

Creepy guy in a weird hat calling me milady and telling me i can do so much better. Where have i seen that before? All that's missing is the creepy beard that goes from his neck to his chin

[@annasubo]

He is so supportive and smooth. The best companion for the Dark Urge 💚

[@Ilsezwarts]

God I have nothing I can play this game on but THIS MAN I CANNOT

[@katiatall]

last one - it is gold 😂 about erotic romances

[@ketnetty]

well, they write about him alright, they call it fanfic hehe

[@Wolfie_Silver]

Erotic romances. So *that's* what they called smutty romance novels back then... Or, in this case, smutty fanfics.

[@LittleMissFoxy]

I NEED TO KNOW HOW IS YOUR D20 LIKE THAT???? Also thank you for showing our favorite boy!

[@clocksprocket]

The dice are the mod "astral dice" found here! www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1266

[@ei492]

Oh hell nah I can't even watch that video without pausing every two seconds to stop fkn blushing I thought I was over bg, but it's time to start a new playtrough...

[@aidanbrandt218]

3:47 this line caused me to do my first ever genuine spit take

[@argonianbum]

My heart was on fucking FIRE with those saving throws omfg thhis was such a beautifully written and emotionally charged scene.

[@supremeoverlorde2109]

"Easy now, Darling. You've got this. And I've got you," is swoonworthy as heck.

[@adelia1841]

9:00 LMAO Astarion xD

[@bittersweetrory4685]

He cares

[@raelynfey]

He's so supportive!

[@thecheck968]

I know the order you get the long rest scenes depends on a lot of factors. But I've gotta say, this works so much better before Astarion confesses his true feelings. You can tell that these two care about each other but are so afraid to admit it. This whole situation forces them to confront their feelings and act on them. It's super sweet and makes Astarion opening up on his own free will even more earned. Like this night woke him up to the reality that he is loved and capable of loving others.

[@SonicMondragon]

I LOVE THIS BUTLER

[@samf.s.7731]

There's no way you can get all the options in one playthrough, thats the best part of the game ... And it goes for everything.

[@starshinemoonbear]

Something about him saying that Astarion will never believe that durge loves him for more that his looks is so heartbreaking.

[@Rime_in_Retrograde]

Is that an Oscar Wilde quote? Nice, didn't expect to see that in a game 😊

[@LaraWhitehead1602]

Ahh, yay! I’ve noticed Astarion has so many Oscar Wilde-like qualities… I thought I was alone in thinking this! Especially when talking about his ‘mad love…’ I wonder if it’s something the writers thought about 🤔

[@Rime_in_Retrograde]

@@LaraWhitehead1602 Ah, I was actually talking about Scleritas Fel's line about "we all kill what we love most" being from an Oscar Wilde poem. Though, now that you mention it, I do see Astarion's similarities to Wilde.

[@jlinus7251]

Astarion and Karlach were my two favourite romances as the Urge.

[@maryhales4595]

Attention, soldier! You do not have permission to freak the f*ck out right now!

[@topazdrake42]

the what's a little murder between friends could also apply to another franchise that I know, that also has an elf in it that the comment could apply to

[@ChiakiNanami736]

Zevran? 😛

[@topazdrake42]

@@ChiakiNanami736 Yes, and I love that in Dragon Age Awakening, when talking to Nathaniel Howe, if you import a DA:O warden, there is the option to choose "Some of my best friends have tried to kill me"

[@caffeinatedpeanutbutter]

5:34 "We ask before we bite"

[@jeremyjealousy]

He can’t be the dark power inside my body ANY DAY!

[@jhod555]

"I'd rather be the only dark power in your body, if it's all the same to you" is one of the greatest lines in gamedom.

[@halo6842]

I had to look up this cutscene because I'm in a romance with Gale?! WTF 😭 Since when?

[@liesel16]

LOL

[@padve]

What hairstyle is that? It's gorgeous!

[@schemaghost]

does this always happen or just if you refuse to kill the girl on Last night inn?

[@dominika3762]

You have to reguse killing isobel

[@angelstarlight6030]

Lol I did a scene where I let the urge take over me and I killed Astarion, the rest of the companions turned against me and tried to kill me, I reloaded a save, just was curious to what would happen

[@bisexualantigone]

I love that Selunite armour

[@amieleblanc1803]

Im definitely going to play as this next play-through. Can i ask though, where did you get their outfits?

[@clocksprocket]

It's the Basket Full of Equipment mod: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/87 (combined with the basket equipment to camp clothing mod). Tbh they were both wearing more interesting outfits in my game but I chose more neutral ones for the recording 😅

[@amieleblanc1803]

@@clocksprocket Very cool. Just two more mods to be added to my next playthrough lol. Thank you!

[@tulip5210]

He is such a good boyfriend

[@littlelady79KK]

No one talked about his scared face ? He 's really scared. I ask myself what happend . What happend before Urge wake up. Did they have a fight ? 😢 it mjst bd real terrifying.😮

[@mageKnight]

Ok all I wanna know is how to get that rainbow color dice. I have the deluxe edition and I don't have that option... How do I unlock this?

[@clocksprocket]

Hi, this is from the astral dice mod which you can find here: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1266

[@rinayuni5807]

I want to play baldurs gate so bad 😢😢😢

[@littleantoinette9621]

Ive never played any BG game in the series but I would love just for this man. But I only played myself the witcher 3 and skyrim so im not very experienced player. Few questions; do you make choices in this game that can lead to romance with astarion? And do I need to play 1st and 2nd game to play 3rd one? Is the plot strongly connected between parts of the series? Because 1st part is kind of old game and idk if its worth playing or just the 2nd part? Or maybe go straight to 3rd?

[@nocturnecz3965]

1) it's an RPG and *very* heavy on the roleplaying aspect, so yes, there are many choices for you to do and some of them lead to a romance with Astarion, and some don't. If you're an asshole to him he can and will refuse you. 2) not really. the game takes place 100 years after bg2, so while there are some callbacks or returning characters, the main story is completely separate. it may be worth playing bg1 and 2 afterwards if you like the game and would love to know more about the world, but it's definitely not necessary to understand the story.

[@ajdean2974]

Ugh i just started my Durge playthrough and im so torn between watching this and ruining it for myself, or just.. hoping i forget it enoygh by the time i get there

[@Akalim]

👏 ok, having trouble triggering this scene. Anyone know how? Chose not to kill isobel, but before i even got the quest i had told her that i didnt want to kill her and yada yada, wondering if that fucked it. Cause i moved on to act 3 and the quest completed implying that the scene had happened? Except the cutscene didnt trigger If anyone could lend a hand please lmk 🙏 romanced astarion specifically for this scene

[@shiraloli]

What are your video settings if you don’t mind me asking? Couldn’t tweak my game to look as good sadly

[@abimullen9142]

Does this only trigger after the hug scene?

[@clocksprocket]

Chronologically it's afterwards, yeah.

[@scarymonsterzz]

I actually managed to get this scene with him before the hug! I had exceptionally high approval with Astarion so idk if that helps, but basically I resisted the urge to kill Isobel at Last Light Inn. Then I got this scene with the butler next long rest. I then had the scene telling off Araj and the hug scene after that. It was actually super sweet the way it played out in my game because the two scenes ended up happening almost back to back. Astarion helping Urge and then Urge standing up for him. It made the hug scene afterwards feel extra special. ❤

[@rand0mpers0n79]

5:54 😩

[@allourvice]

Okay, who read my fanfic.

[@Injeolmi_fullmoon]

Can I know the name of mod for hair?

[@clocksprocket]

It's from this mod: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1017 I haven't tried it on the latest patch but it should still work :)

[@Injeolmi_fullmoon]

@@clocksprocket Thx

[@bloody_tia6991]

I love his costume where can you find it please ? 😮

[@ArdannaL]

Can you get this after he has asked to be your friend?

[@abigailturner1776]

Random, but what dice skin mod is that? I love it!

[@DubiousDavid]

Where do you get astarions black shirt?

[@ebbiebean9385]

You can purchase dye ingame and dye the clothes

[@fhernok]

HAIR MOD???

[@drahjin]

is that haircut actually in the game? 😭 i didnt see it anywhere, is it a mod? :( its soo pretty

[@clocksprocket]

For the player character I used this mod: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1017 The hairstyle itself is used by one of the umberlee priestesses you see in act 3!

[@drahjin]

@@clocksprocket thx!!

[@Hynotama]

I love how casual Astarion is about all of this. He’s right. You’ve killed how many? A few dozen? If we’re generous. He’s done it for two centuries. To him, you’re but a rookie. Blood thirst is his nature. You’re just like a toddler spilling precious nourishment thinking you’re interesting.

[@uwu-uv4mg]

The Dark Urge has killed thousands for Bhaal before the nautiloid crash

[@Hynotama]

@@uwu-uv4mg that is still a novice next to a two century old vampire.

[@Katzykeens]

Night passes sick and sweating? Sounds like the time I took a 600mg delta 9 gummi and spent the night hearing demon screeches. The take away was that I didn't do enough drugs o3o