I Made EVERY ASTARION APPROVAL in Baldur's Gate 3 So You Don't Have To...

[@kiterafrey]

Hey Fang Gang, After editing I thought I should double check if Astarion really does approve of the opposite option with Cazador. So I reloaded a file for y'all. It will be live after this episode is complete: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5nPlJWkbraDgJY

[@a.m.pietroschek1972]

The voice actor excelled at giving us such a cute Astarion!

[@charliethekobold516]

astarion is the perfect example of chaotic neutral he doesn't swing one side he isn't good or evil he just does whatever he wants to do which most of the time is whatever ammuses him which I can respect

[@MrPhil501]

I really like Astarion, but if he ascends I get casador vibes.

[@cydude5856]

"Now now, let's not do anything hilarious."

[@khoavo510]

​@@MrPhil501 i think that's precisely the point. He was ruled entirely by fear, so much so that he willingly turns into the person he hates the most just to never fear anything ever again.

[@gothicrose10]

@@MrPhil501 cause he acts exactly like cazador. many AA girlies fail to see that because how hot Astarion looks when you ascend him

[@colorpica3726]

How bad you simping for Astarion? Me: Yes

[@kiterafrey]

The only correct answer

[@littlelady79KK]

Me too 😅

[@mysticmajestic2360]

Interesting to note how many times Wyll's the one that wants to instigate fights but Astarion won't approve or disapprove either way, he'll just do what you decide they're gonna do.

[@kiterafrey]

Wyll also approves of killing Karlach, that one got me messed up

[@KeitieKalopsia]

@@kiterafrey Oh, no… If you have a video like this on Wyll, that’ll be a sad day for both Wyll and Karlach fans

[@kiterafrey]

@@KeitieKalopsia Yeah, I'm dreading when it's time to release Wyll's cuz I ship them so hard

[@KeitieKalopsia]

@@kiterafrey They’re literally perfect for each other but unfortunately they’re also star crossed in a way

[@BRLink1]

​@@kiterafrey makes sense that he would, he made a pact so he could fight evil, and as far as he knows karlac is evil, but the second he realizes that he's wrong about her he changes his mind so much so that he also aproves of karlac joining the party, and apparently more than anyone else

[@hel2727]

I find it interesting that astarion likes some of the actions caused by tav's urge to kill, but when he finds out tav is a bhaalspawn, he says "don't become his" and tells them they'll find a way out of this.

[@kiterafrey]

Ironically, the one other choice I mentioned in my conclusion that was only related to The Dark Urge was Astarion making me become Bhaal's. It was the, if I must so I don't die option. Talking to him after he was sad and wished I could've escaped my master. I did count it in my final total of 3 true evil choices despite not having it captured to show.

[@HeadDetectiveLassie]

He was ready to support your bloodthirstiness if it was your choice and quirk, but being made to kill by a master pulling your strings - hits way too close to home for him.

[@chaotic-chimaera]

As a fellow SA "survivor", I came across this video from watching a few Astarion meme shorts, and I had no idea about how strong the storyline gets...and how much it really expressed the turmoil, anguish, and difficulties faced when trying to heal and process it all. I just wanted to comment a sincere thank you for doing this playthrough, for more reasons than I initially watched it for.

[@kiterafrey]

You're welcome ❤️ Astarion is so special to me, he's the first character I saw who's healing journey mirrored my own. He made me feel so seen, heard, & understood and I wanted everyone to have a chance to see the real him & his jourmey ❤️

[@s1b3r11]

I always love how the haters constantly say that "he approves only of evil things" and is an evil aligned character... Like in order to say that you have to completely ignore that practically half of his approval points are for doing good things. He's just a chaotic neutral character that loves chaotic solutions and most people doing good route don't choose them cause they want to learn about the entire plot or are just role playing a standard lawful good goody two shoes. I also love how the haters constantly bring up that he approves of some evil choices which according to them means he "wants to do them himself" and is irredeemable but then will in the same comment also say that he is evil because he wants to "ascend" while Astarion only ever gives approval for not ascending. I just wish people would at least stay consistent.

[@kiterafrey]

Haters are only consistent in one thing...being a jelly hater 😈

[@Vegeta241]

Personally my preferred statement would be “He *STARTS OFF* as an evil aligned character”. Not everything he approves of is evil aligned, but most are, usually in Act 1. But the cool thing is his preferred decisions get more complex starting around the beginning of Act 2 I feel. And if you follow through with helping him, then very similar to Lae’Zel (and Shadowheart to an extent; those two really are two sides of the same coin, her and Lae’Zel that is) you can push him away from that path and make him chaotic neutral and eventually chaotic good by killing Cazador without acceding. Or if you link that whole evil thing you can make him follow in Cazador’s footprints, but idk why people would do that.

[@kiterafrey]

@@Vegeta241 Astarion has a beautiful character arc. He still comes out the other end chaotic but more neutral or god, depending on which romance ending you choose. If you choose the lead in the Spawn ending, the narration leans him more toward being a fair and just leader, so he is more chaotic good in that ending, whereas in the Adventuring ending, looking for a sunlight curse cure, he is still more Chaotic Neutral.

[@kiterafrey]

@@Vegeta241 I will say...some people like to ascend him for...um...h0rney reasons. Neil really nailed the sub/dom k!nk. I personally dislike his personality ascended, but sometimes I'll save scum just to hear him ask, "Do you want to be mine...forever."

[@s1b3r11]

@@Vegeta241I agree that his character development is great but still disagree with you. If Astarion from the start is chaotic evil what does that make AA? I consider Astarion from the start chaotic neutral since while he approves of evil deeds he also approves of chaotic good deeds, like a typical neutral character. Take Arabella situation for example. When Kagha threatens her he does actually want to help her.... by killing Kagha and not by talking her out of it. The solution is chaotic and nobody really takes it but he still wants to side at that moment with the kid which is a "good motive". Or take the goblins he doesn't want to help the tieflings or promise anything and can even give approval for saying that you betray the grove but he also wants to betray and kill every single goblin later and gives more approval points for siding with the grove which is again something good. Then we also have duergar situation. He complains and wants you to say that you want to purchase a slave but he also wants it to be a lie and for you to immediately attack and kill the duergars... And killing the duergars in the end seems like something that is a good route choice. Because of this I think he starts as a very chaotic neutral and later can change into chaotic evil (AA) or become a slightly better person (I'm not sure whether he can be considered chaotic good as a spawn but he certainly is much closer to it that at the beginning and the epilogue indicates that he helps people and is now a hero)

[@Strawberriedpop]

but as seeing approval i honestly want this be an entire series. everyone you can romance, wyll, gale, layzel, Showdow heart, hanslin and the others u slowly add into I want to see if theres even an all approval ending for the 4 later on act 2-3 addable charcters

[@kiterafrey]

The only main character I can't do it with is The Emperor, all other romances & camp companions have the approval system. I'm just not sure who I should do next, I've got burning question about each ❤️

[@lilgreengoat]

@@kiterafrey I'd like to do halsin, gale, and wylls like this. unfortunately I play on PS5 and don't think i can download the mod for this. :( Therefore, I'll have to patiently wait til you post them LOL

[@kiterafrey]

@@lilgreengoat PS5 really needs a modding feature

[@colestack]

The fucking banter in the Loviatar flagellation scene is S tier. Especially with Shadowheart, I was cackling.

[@kiterafrey]

Apologies for the sounds in the background in the early scenes, my mic was muted but my web cam, though the video feed off, was still capturing audio 😅

[@silverink1824]

Honestly, only 22 minutes in and including the disclaimer I feel like his behavior of hypersexualization kind of tracks with his trauma. Along with the more you treat him like a person, the more he grows comfortable with being around you and wanting to be around you which makes the story a whole lot more real and makes him much more human as a character even if he's a vampire spawn I hope the entire video that's 3 hours long goes along with that narrative and confirms my opinion

[@AlexandraGamma]

I was playing without spoilers and chose to romance Astarion. My tactics was to romance him seriously, but not to the point of doing things that my character wouldn't want to, for the sole purpose of pleasing Astarion. (my tav is something of a chaotic good) So I was getting disapprovals here and there, and my relatonship scale with him was not full (lower than with Karlach). Like, love is a two-way street - I accept you for what you are, but you should do the same for me. And it turned out that the only difference from all-in romance in the video is that I didn't have the earliest sex scene. I'm really greatful to the game for this - you can (and should) do what's right and despite his first instinct Astarion will get along, because deep inside he wants to be good. For not indulging his bad impulses you get rewarded and it's awesome.

[@TheEntryCode]

In my first playthrough, I didn't get good approval from Astarion until Act 3. The relationship kind of staggered along because I was good aligned

[@djlabylunajrockkayleighvan2865]

Even Neil Newbon (Astarion voice actor) simp over Astarion.

[@ApolloandMuse]

I really like the way Astarion is written. Saying a character is this or that alignment is fun, but gets in the way of understanding fully fleshed out characters, which Astarion definitely is. They really thought out who he is and how trauma affects people. It makes perfect sense to me that he’d want to help or at least not hurt people when possible, but is so afraid of being harmed that he’d do immoral things if he thinks that’d keep him and the people he cares about safe. I think that’s a big part of why he wants to fight everyone he perceives as a threat too. He has confidence in his and his friends’ strength that they’d win basically all the time, and think it’s better to end potential threats as soon as possible rather than be anxious about them showing up again. I love love love that he was written with the understanding the people are basically good, but need the time, support, and community to heal and space to grow into the person they want to be, that no matter how chaotic a person may appear, they’re people who did their best every step of the way. It’s a very compassionate and I think accurate way of understanding people. I feel like lots of people miss this crucial point when they talk about ‘human nature’ and it frustrates me to no end.

[@JLeeRiddell]

Thank you for doing this! I've been playing with approvals on for a long time, because I'm highly entertained by who approves of what. (Everyone approves of calling Wulbren a prick except Halsin???) Karlach shares approval with Astarion on a lot of things, and no one is calling her evil.

[@kiterafrey]

People just really love to hate Astarion, but when they do it really shows how little attention they paid to the game :(

[@birb5306]

good for her tbh

[@starsnoireart]

I noticed Karlach sharing much more approval with characters like Wyll, Gale and sometimes Shadowheart. I barely noticed much shared approval with Astarion.

[@kiterafrey]

@@starsnoireart Astarion shares a lot with Lae'zel in her Vlakkith journey. And as far as with Goblins & Monsters oddly Astarion shares a lot with Wyll. All but a couple first rounds in the goblin camp are the same between them. Astarion loves k!lling things, and Wyll loves k!lling monsters. Wyll ended up my secondary romance in this run.

[@iakovos4453]

There is a very good reason why Neil Newbon won best performance during the game awards

[@ninafrancesca5458]

1:33:57 he doesn’t have any disapprovals if you don’t say anything out loud. He disapproves of you protecting Isobel if you declare it out loud to Marcus.

[@Strawberriedpop]

so from my understanding my first FIRST playthough I followed what he truly wanted, Im a good person

[@kiterafrey]

Yes, he was surprisingly a good guy & wanted to save himself from being like Cazador. He's just sarcastic & sometimes selfisj 😅

[@CrowbusRune]

i personally really like Astarion in any playthrough because i have personally had a lot of sexual trauma and being SA'd in my childhood over 10 times if i remember correctly. But i just find him really relatable and honestly a likeable charecter because he is genuinky so chaotic and yet non chaotic at the same time.

[@kiterafrey]

Same, he's such a whitty and sassy character but he's also the representation I was craving too. You can feel the survivor in Neil's performance.

[@Imreallyboredsick]

I was going to romance Astarion but I clearly didn't get enough approval because he rejected me with the "it's not you it's me, I have standards" line. Turns out Shadowheart really likes me (she wasn't really impressed last time I spoke to her) so I'm romancing Shadowheart. Maybe I'll get to romance Astarion in a Dark Urge playthrough, that seems fitting. Thank you for this video it was very helpful.

[@kiterafrey]

You're welcome. 💯 recommend Durge resisit the urge but still a little chaos as their story and Astarion's are tight, he'll be close to you almost no matter what as a goodish durge. It was the most complete the story ever felt to me as an author.

[@Imreallyboredsick]

@@kiterafrey As a (unpublished) writer myself that's why I drawn to this game (the writing) even though I haven't really played many games. It's my first playthrough so I'm kinda just going with the flow and researching online so I don't get too stuck. By the looks of it your channel is going to be very helpful.

[@kiterafrey]

@@Imreallyboredsick The writers, Stephen Rooney the most, are amazing in BG3. I'm over 3k hours in and still finding new things, and not just new things because they just dropped new endings but just things I'd never found before. You can really feel the love they've poured into the game

[@Vegeta241]

The main takeaway I’m taking from this video is that there are hidden approval points you can get without the pop up… popping up. That’s crazy. I’m playing on PS5, so I can’t get any mods. I mean… most of these hidden approval points are just plus 1, but still, it’s fascinating that even if the game isn’t telling you, you can still gain and lose approval based on decisions. Also, hoping I’m not asking too much, but the main thing about Astarion’s approval that I’m curious about is with Yurgir. Does Astarion’s approval choices change based on if he’s talked to Raphael or not? I did my first playthrough without Astarion meeting him at Last Light or outside the mausoleum. So he didn’t really have a reason to kill the orthon.

[@kiterafrey]

Yes & no. So if you never make a deal for the scars info he'll still approve of you attacking the Orthon, but he will not disapprove of you not automatically not killing the orthon. However, the mod will still display the possible points the same. Lae'zel has DRASTICALLY different approvals and disapprovals if you side with Vlakkith vs Orpheus, the choices shows approve amd disapprove for each option constantly and I have to guess which she'll be. So even with the mod I have to test things for some characters or replay scenes to ensure I stick to the no disapprove rule. It happems to everyone (but Karlach) for choices that happen after their turning points. Lae'zel post Creche Shart post Aylin Astarion post Cazador Gale post boat on the river scene Wyll post his second deal

[@Vegeta241]

⁠@@kiterafreyThere is one more thing I love about Astarion though, and thankfully you can get it from the romantic OR Platonic path; the call back to a previous line from when he first drank your blood. “This is a gift, you know. I won’t forget it.” His inflections are totally different from the first bite vs after beating Cazador and not ascending. Plus in the later he genuinely thanks you.

[@dais1151]

I kind of wish there was an astarion approves for "let him continue" when he's drinking you

[@kiterafrey]

You'd think he would, he's a thirst vampling

[@Persnikity-yv3nh]

This was SUCH an interesting watch, and really affirming for anyone who's survived abuse. Thank you for sharing your story, and I hope everyone has heard what you had to say with kindness and respect. (Stares pointedly at the comment section.)

[@kosharovka]

That was a huge work, thank you for doing that ❤ After 100 approval rate the ratings do not appear, so second half of the game was a mistery to me about his approvals, even though i romanced Astarion 5 times already 😂 I also kind of expected him to be more malicious, and that surprised me. And i also have a memory of disapproving us when we protect Isobel, wonder if it was changed or we all suffer from false memory syndrome 😅

[@kiterafrey]

Thank you ❤️ It isn't a false memory, I went and tested all the options when ppl started saying that. He does have an approval it just isn't right away, you have to follow a branching narrative which wasn't the branch I chose since I was able to pick anything I want if a branch has no approvals or disapprovals, and I just lucked into a path without his disapproval for saving her.

[@HeadDetectiveLassie]

There is a mod to always show approval even after reaching the cap. I like knowing Gale still approves even though he reached cap in early Act 1.

[@kosharovka]

@@HeadDetectiveLassie ye, the video is about using this mod as well 😅

[@HeadDetectiveLassie]

@@kosharovka I meant a different mod. It creates notification banners to tell you all companion approval after dialogue even if they are at 100%. There is even a variant that puts it in the combat log and tells you the percentage increase or decrease (which is useful on the controller). Since "Gale approves" no longer pops up in the upper left for me rather early in the game, it is nice to see it afterwards. Plus, it helps me see where other companions lie in relation to each other.

[@kiterafrey]

@@HeadDetectiveLassie I do have it downloaded but when I was recording I couldn't get it to sync but the mod that caused that sync issue I no longer use so my next filming, so multiple videos from now, I should have that solved 🤞

[@adsh1665]

I play with my fiancé and he's so over me fangirling lol. I'm going to start my own playthrough to pursue my vampire lover

[@kiterafrey]

I had to do the same, my hubby kept accepting quests and accidentally chicken-blocking me on our first run. It's worth the solo file to chase your vampling

[@angelusgaston5922]

​@@kiterafrey how did he manage that I'm curious I did a trio run with my boyfriend and my brother still got a full romance with Astarion. Boyfriend actually got me an Astarion approves t-shirt for Valantines Day 😂 Managed to do a spawn run on a solo playthrough and an AA run on the Trio playthrough. Currently doing a resist Durge playthrough.

[@kiterafrey]

@@angelusgaston5922 Like I said, my hubby kept accepting the quests. So I just never got chances to earn approval. And we didn't realize we could go to moonrise so I missed the one thing that could've saved my relationship. With no protecting him from Arja, no getting the Orthon (cuz hubby triggered it so Stari didn't get to get Raphael's deal) and no real chances for approval I never got the confession needed. But it's okay, I had already romanced him in my solo run I played on the side. But also okay cuz even making all the choices my hubby still failed to romance Shart so turnabout was fair play 🤣

[@kiterafrey]

@@angelusgaston5922 2/ My hubby wasn't doing it on purpose, it was his first time and half our run it was ny first too. He just didn't know. He doesn't mind Astarion. He was the one who emcouraged me to start KZbin and when I picked the nickname on Tiktok Astarion's Girlfriend from my mutuals he got me a Girl Dinner shirt (see a pic of him in it on my community tab) cuz I kept singing Girl Dinner whenever I offered Stari bites 🤣

[@kiterafrey]

@@angelusgaston5922 3/ It's been my one failure to date. But, at least I didn't get rejected at the party, as I was playing opening weekend with him that run. So, it could've been worse 💀

[@WarPoodle-pc5wu]

Spoiler............... when playing Dark Urge, if you use non lethal damage to knock Alfira out right before you sleep when she usually gets killed by you, a dragonborn lady will show up instead. Then Alfira will survive. This requires saving your game before you sleep every time till that scene. Obviously, only if you're doing a redemption for your Durge.

[@kiterafrey]

Ah, that's how people are doing it

[@GabrielBadwolf]

Astarion is a mix of murder hobo and chaos gremlin

[@kiterafrey]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oliverq9793]

This video healed my soul! 😭❤️‍🩹 Our boy deserved this "arc" of redemption 😭😭🕊️😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@caitlinl3907]

I know this vid is a few months old at this point, but I just wanted to share a very surprising approval point that I got for Astarion in one of my games recently that I really didn't see coming. After confronting Auntie Ethel with Mayrina's brothers in Act 1. When talking to the brothers I mentioned that hags are dangerous and when they stop to hear me out on what they should do, the options are "live, walk away' or 'leave it to someone who knows better, i'll find your sister' ... I was playing someone who likes to help so I picked the second option and Astarion APPROVED of offering to look for Mayrina.... I was legit SHOCKED by him supporting such a choice, especially in Act 1.

[@kiterafrey]

I noticed that this week while recording for a different challenge, but I don’t remember it being that way before. A few other things of his have changed as well, including aaking ppl about themselves giving points that the mod shows, but have no pop up, but are actually increasing my points. So there are passive hidden approvals now.

[@caitlinl3907]

@@kiterafrey because of your videos I was looking into the mod for approval and see the original one ppl liked is gone, but there's another one that's connected to a localisation mod and then another one that is connected to a bunch of other info that the creator said they'll eventually release an approval only version, so I'm kinda in the waiting for a good version of a mod that showcases approvals rn

[@kiterafrey]

@@caitlinl3907 Yeah it's a cluster f right now for the mod. I didn't want to pause my challenge too long, so I'm using a version of the original one that I broke open and adjusted that I have saved in my linktree (in my google drive's mod graveyard) it took so much to get it working I wasn't willing to even try the other one that is in the mod manager from Larian for fear I wouldn't be able to get it work again if I remove it.

[@caitlinl3907]

@@kiterafrey the possible upside to the one that's available as a pak mod via in game (or nexus) is that it LOOKS like it's structured to read the games coding and flag the information as it goes through, whereas some of the older versions look like they were manually added into the text information possibly? I don't know the specifics but I'm hoping to get something soon because I wanna try an Astarion only (mostly) play through where I only bring other companions for their specific story beats but otherwise only have Astarion with me and I wanna track his approval gainship

[@kiterafrey]

@@caitlinl3907 So, the old one on Nexus that I have in my google drive, it does read the code "script." Using it on some of the new content it is reading and applying points correctly. It is even showing points that are being added passively that are "hidden" approvals, like talking to someone first on the first night is a plus 1. HOWEVER, there are some places where it displays "Not Found" so it isn't always able to read the code, as Larian did change the call terms on some of the new content. I tested the Larian mod one, just not on my PC and it worked in the same way. But since I'm mid approval challenge, I can't risk switching or I'll crash the file and they don't work together, I tried. So, since I have multiple challenges going, I'll likely use the Approval mod that is old one I made work until I've ridden out all my current projects, so a couple months at least. The Larian mod one isn't showing up for everyone, so I linked both versions just in case in my linktree. I'm not a programmer, but my hubby is, and he said when it scans the script to read it if what it is looking for changes, it can't display. He used terms I didn't recognise, but he kept saying it calls on something, so I'm just gonna call it a call-term LOL. He gets it better than me but as long as it's working I'm gonna ride it out 😅 But I'm guessing the person wanting to "fix" the mode before putting it up is trying to find a way to account for the changes Larian made so it can scan. I did see, when opening the pak file, there is a mix of scanning the script and some few places were manual things were entered. It also, because it scans the script, can read things that are now deactivated, like the Shadowheart disapproval in Astarion's romance scene, that should only show up if you're romancing them both and was turned off in the 2 or 3rd patch, but it shows up ALL the time but isn't in the manual list. I'm sorry if I'm ranting on, I get ranty when I'm trying to explain things I'm not 100% sure on the aspects of because I'm never sure if I'm making sense 😅

[@williamblack2904]

My only disagreement with this video is that the characters change based on how your character acts. Example is if you do good the whole game till you get to the nightsongs prison and you just tell shadowheart you trust her and don’t interfere she’ll spare the nightsong. So I’d be curious if a play through of a more evil character would change Astarions behavior at all.

[@kiterafrey]

It does, so in the Cazador scene, if you saw there was an approval & disapproval on the same line. When that happens, amd it does for all companions, it is a choice that changes based on which path you pushed your companion down. If I'd made Astarion bite the drow he'd have not only dumped me but also hated me for convincing him not to ascend. The mod can only show values so I do habe to quick save often so if those duels show up and I do the wrong one I can return and keep the challenge accurate. If I fail it'll pop up disapproval. I worry for Lae'zel, after the gith crèche nearly every convo with her is a duel choice based on if you betray Vlakkith or not.

[@bhuvanamanohar7836]

his eyes at 4:51!! I don't need the rest of the video. he's good, leave him be

[@kiterafrey]

I too, if I though someone was working with my k!dnapper would jump them.

[@ssaberwolf]

Bit of a nitpick, but her name is Araj -- not Araja. Thank you for doing this video. I'm not interested in modding the game, but it's fun to see some of the less predictable Astarion reacts.

[@hr45as]

From this I would say the 1st evil choise was to kill the tieflings to save Lae'zel. Especially considering how easy it is to save her without a fight.

[@kiterafrey]

It's definitely an up-to-player morality type of moment. I, personally, didn't see it as evil. In hindsight, we, as the players, know how easy it is not to kill them. But, in the game, in the mindset of the characters, we wouldn't know that as we wouldn't have hindsight. You'd act in a situation where someone you know (as we met her on the ship) is in danger. I personally, if I was in Faerune, would've automatically attacked the people who attacked and captured the woman who saved me on the ship. I wouldn't know how easy it would be to trick them, and I wouldn't be willing to risk their hurting her. So, to me, it wasn't evil. To me, for an act to be evil, we'd have to know ahead of time the innocence of someone and then willingly slay them for our own personal gains - like slaying the gnomes in the forge. But evil isn't cut and dry. Not in the game and not in real life, so morality is highly dependent on the PC's personal feelings.

[@vizzzyy190]

i was literally wondering how this kind of run would go, and then it appeared in my recommended. brilliant chaos 😂 edit: my first playthrough i picked the friend option, not realising that it would end the romance, but tbh? i dont regret it. astarion deserves to have a friend in his corner

[@kiterafrey]

When I picked it, I cried. It felt like a legit breakup. I felt like I was rejecting myself. I'm a lot like him & when I was healing I just wanted to be loved, so I felt like I was being refused love. I realized I was way too attached. But I also learned I loved him like no one else because I want to love myself like no one else - which was very healing in my journey.

[@vizzzyy190]

@kiterafrey 🫂🫂🫂 thanks for sharing your experience and feelings!! im glad you can find so much love and healing in bg3 and astarion i didnt view it as a breakup, but im also on the aromantic spectrum so i tend to place a higher value on friendship than romantic relationships.

[@crownhouses2296]

your commentary was everything lol love it

[@crownhouses2296]

"Is shadowheart in the bushes with binoculars, my god woman"

[@kiterafrey]

This comment made my day ❤️

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

Not just a girlfriend but the girlfriend Astarion needed! 😊1:18:00 If anything Astarion would be quick to believe Voss and feel that Vlaakith is a lot like Cazador, consequently having the second highest score on opt 4. Stealing Balthazar's mother (scene exists on yt), does that not earn any points with Astarion and Shadowheart given how they laugh at it?? 52:20, 1:18:44 gotta reassure the viewers that there was no good options to scrolling down to.

[@WhiteTrashVampire]

if you failed to rescue the grove in act 1 its Marcus who vouches for you to Jahira instead of Mol. You have the option of helping him or ratting him out to Jahira. I killed Kaga on my first run and this was the route i got.

[@sophie6425]

Quick question - what's the mod called that allows you to see the approval for choices? I looked on nexus, but didn't find it :(

[@kiterafrey]

Sadly, the mod is no longer on Nexxus. I believe the creator took it down to work on because of Patch 7, but as I'm not them IDK if it'll ever come back up. So right now, only those who have already downloaded it have access to it as once downloaded you have a copy of the file forever (unless you delete it.) You can watch this link to see if it comes back after Patch 7 drops: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2027

[@sophie6425]

@@kiterafrey Ah alrighty, thank you so much for the resources and update! Lovely video by the way - it's a neat and subtle analysis :3

[@kiterafrey]

@@sophie6425 You're welcome :) and thank you

[@HIMMURF]

I don't think it is the same one but there is OIO - Overexplained Interaction Options

[@kiterafrey]

This is mod is now on the new mod manager, I have added to the linktree in my bio

[@littlelady79KK]

I love too know he likes to kill Kagha 😂❤ and if you let the tiefling kill the goblin at grove. So go back and look my fav Option 😂

[@kiterafrey]

He wants to kill Kagha if you don't get her secret too, but that version ends so badly for everyone 😅

[@littlelady79KK]

​​​ p.s. i test the break up Option after his nice simple Plan conversation. I really reload very fast😅

[@kiterafrey]

@@littlelady79KK I was thanking the gods I saved after getting Minthara cuz otherwise my reload would've made me to that huge fight again 😶

[@littlelady79KK]

@@kiterafrey i start a fight at moontowers. But i kill so many away for the later fight that it was Wörth. But really hard 🙃

[@LoveDeathEmbrace]

@@littlelady79KK Leave the moontowers "Nice and Clean" before return for beat Ketheric's Ass is always worthy.

[@Holygrailprincess]

Did you know every single time you fail that 30 dice roll her stats become reduced for the rest of the game So its better always to do it yourself when not doing runs like this because then you only have to roll 3 saving throws which is super easy

[@Karomix3]

Thank you for doing God's work.

[@kiterafrey]

That's a really cool idea, it would’nt be my next video to show as I have a few queued to edit but I will add inspirations to my challenege queue

[@Karomix3]

@@kiterafrey Neat! Thank you so much! You have a lot of backgrounds to cover, so good luck! I always wondered how much inspiration you get from being a guild artisan or an urchin.

[@kiterafrey]

@@Karomix3 Solo they're all pretty even depending on how to play. Some do better like a Bard has more unique dialog options that give inspo for entertainers for example. If you really want to crank out inspo tho, the key is to be the same background as the companion you'll use in party the most because you both get inspo.

[@Karomix3]

@@kiterafrey Yeah I know, I also tend to use the hirelings with the same backgrounds as the companions, like Astarion and that duergar lady both being Charlatans, or the tiefling druid being a Folk Hero. I know a lot in the act 1 for some companions, and so far the Noble background makes me laugh quite a bit, like you immediatly get inspiration the moment you hear Astarion says he was a Magistrate, when you get your first soul coin, when you do your first bribe with gold, or when you hire the Ogres, or getting Sovereign Spaw to get give you a title, or and when you save Florrick and when you also get Volo to your camp, of all things. XD

[@allyson6735]

The night song decision like you mentioned I don’t think is so much *evil* as *not having context* Balthazar explained she was in a soul cage or whatever but he didn’t really explain that the soul cage ITSELF is what allows Ketheric to harness her power? I think you could read it as “this holds her down” basically it’s what’s keeping her prisoner but not necessarily what is keeping her tethered to Ketheric. I may have missed something in the dialogue that was more concrete but I think these choices led to NOT getting that info. I usually kill Balthazar before getting to nightsong and I feel like the dialogue is different then. I wonder if his approval is also different if Balthazar is already gone at that point 🤔 Also, it’s about supporting Shadowheart’s agency. He knows Shadowheart wants this and I think he would kind of disapprove of anyone trying to coerce her into a different decision because to him that’s taking away her agency and her choice. Similar to with the drow, if you don’t specifically say “do it, bite her” but you say “I’m surprised you aren’t interested in more power” … I *believe* he still breaks up with you even if he turns her down because he views it as coercion. Even if you don’t intend it that way and then are panicking trying to figure out why he dumped you 😅😅

[@kiterafrey]

So in the drow bite you can say you're surprised he would pass up the chance to bite her, he asks to step aside a moment and tells you she smells rank. If you say anything but "don't do anything you don't want to do" after that point he does dump you. I discovered that on the Shadowheart run sadly 😭

[@gothicrose10]

I love this, I relate to Astarion in more way than one. I always defend him in the he isn't evil to haters who say that he is

[@kiterafrey]

Is he chaotic, yes. But, chaotic isn't evil

[@gothicrose10]

@@kiterafrey fr i agree. I always like to think he loves the chaos

[@bleedsbluekc]

@@kiterafreyhe’s also at his core just a survivor. Survival of the fittest, and he plans to live. I get it.

[@jasmynjessel835]

You’re out here doing the work! I hate making wrong choices I need this mod for PlayStation 😭

[@kiterafrey]

PS5 needs so many mods, like the no romance limit & his best outfits

[@minatheminstrel]

yeeesss I knew my boy is a good one! (I am also a huge Astarion romancer) 😂❤

[@Floraensn]

I'm actually shocked that you get -1 from Lae'zel and Gale at 1:48:08 D:

[@kiterafrey]

I could understand Lae'zel, she's very just suck it up and take it solider type. Gale shocked me. And if you ask Astarion why by saying you're surprised, Shadowheart will then disapprove as well if you give Astarion the right to choose. I discovered that in my Shadowheart approvals only run. It broke my heart.

[@MaeWhitaker-mq8nc]

Loved this! Thanks for posting!

[@kiterafrey]

You're welcome ❤️

[@KayLoo202]

We all appreciate the efforts for us!!!

[@British_Rogue]

59:14 Undeniable proof that he is intrinsically evil. He approves of slavery.

[@bleedsbluekc]

Mmmmm no. 1) he was a slave and often approves you freeing others 2) he tells you in act 3 in cazador’s dungeon that the spawn disgust him, because they just remind him of his worst self 3) he is a survivor so he will always choose in the beginning what will make him safe and what makes him feel powerful. Making bad decisions after two centuries of slavery and not being a perfect ethical unicorn doesn’t make him evil. He is a good man and shows it as he feels more comfortable in his freedom.

[@British_Rogue]

@@bleedsbluekc His approval, or lack thereof, of actions in the Underdark indicate otherwise.

[@bleedsbluekc]

@@British_Rogue it’s like you just skipped over points 2 and 3. Try again.

[@British_Rogue]

@@bleedsbluekc No, I read your entire comment. Any former slave who disapproves of other slaves being set free is evil. I don't make the rules on morality. 🤷‍♂️ Make excuses all you like, it doesn't change objective reality. The character which happens to be a vampire spawn *also* happens to be evil. Sorry if that doesn't fit into your _Bella/Edward Twilight fan.fic._ view of the world.

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

What mod are you using for showing approval? Btw, you also did miss talking with the two "siblings" with the dying true soul. Astarion approval is gain when telling them to go to the owlbear cave :D

[@kiterafrey]

I am using the Show Approvals mod, both the old and new versions are in the linktree in my bio. Its been a very long time since this run, but I think I skipped them because I went to the village for the warp point before getting Karlach instead of the river, which is my typical path as Astarion jumping at the river never works properly 🤣

[@tripsieclementine]

Wow! What a video! I watched it twice 10/10

[@kiterafrey]

Thank you

[@steffi-7698]

Hi, Thank you for your video. One question: which mod do you use for showing approval in dialogue?

[@kiterafrey]

I am using the Show Approvals mod. You can find both the version here and the new version in the linktree in my bio ❤️

[@BRLink1]

U Probably didn't noticed but just in case. At 1:11:08 any reason why you didn't went with " what do i get in return if I give it to you ?" Cause that was the top choice he approved

[@kiterafrey]

It was just a choice, in the rules if multiple have approvals I pick the highest value or if they're the same value I can whichever. Both were a 1. But I did end up picking both as my first choice didn't remove "what do I get" which I then asked next.

[@BRLink1]

@@kiterafrey I see

[@Sp1tfire_5316]

I've been romancing Astarion and in the Zhenteriem hideout (I probably spelled it wrong but ya know lol) I got disapproval for saving the artist that is a slave is there a way to not get disapproval in that situation?

[@kiterafrey]

Yes, but you'll probably upset everyone else. Pick a fight with the Zen and slay them all. After that the artist is free no payment lines so no disapproval. Just after also don't offer him money for his travels. Sadly, that's the only way I've found. Act 1 Astarion disapproves of most selfless things unless you get paid or bloody to do them.

[@Sp1tfire_5316]

@@kiterafrey oh ok I was curious bc I thought if I convinced the guy to 'kill' the artist astarion would approve of my deception but he didn't care which confused me I knew all of them would b against buying the artist. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to go on a kill all enemies run

[@kiterafrey]

@@Sp1tfire_5316 Surprisingly most approve of buying him cuz if you buy him you set him free. As lomg as you only pay 600

[@seeker406]

Thanks. I never would.

[@kiterafrey]

I don't think most people would. The boy wants to fight & k!ll almost everything, its a grind.

[@renm4779]

Dang I’m playing with Wyll in my party and he isn’t anywhere near as talkative as he is here

[@kiterafrey]

Wyll isn't as talkative or Astarion isn't?

[@renm4779]

@@kiterafrey Wyll! He was chiming in with his opinion almost every interaction in the goblin camp at least. I haven’t finished the video yet

[@kiterafrey]

@@renm4779 It might be because most of my choices in the goblin camp Wyll approved of, ironically he has a lot in common with Astarion. But it is also somewhat RNG who'll chime in so I might have just kept getting Wyll as my random response selection.

[@goldenhermit]

I can’t help but wonder if in the end your rule about how you handled what your character says when he doesn’t have an approval score affects it. Usually when I want him to complete the ritual, I don’t do that much clicking. I just keep him focused, I don’t even talk to the children. So if in the end…if you had just kept him focused on finishing the ritual…what would the approval score have been? You basically just got a 2 for talking him out of it…could you have gotten more if you just did what he asked without questioning him?

[@kiterafrey]

You're not wrong, but it is more than just the stuff in the palace. It is how you play the game as a whole. To explain, if you recall in the video I said he had a disapproval but also an approval. The mod only shows the code that is always there, but not which will be active. Which means before every scene I had to save to ensure it didn't end up that I was the disapprovals tract when those would happen, I wanted to make sure I stayed true to only approvals even if that meant replaying a scene. -- Every character as this, Lae'zel being the worst as after the Creche, nearly ALL of her choices are approvals and disapproval and I have to guess which she'll be depending on if she chose Orpheus or Vlakkith. -- For Astarion, if you don't romance him and make mostly evil choices in the game as you PC he'll disapprove here because he feels you don't trust him. It can also happen if you mainly make dialog choices encouraging him to do the ritual rather than just encouraging him to seek his freedom or just saying you'll support him, because then he'll feel betrayed. I am unsure what the number balance is, just those are required to get the disapproval to activate as I've gotten that to happen on a file where I didn't romance him as well as a file where I was doing an evil run. So, if you're skipping the stuff in the palace that builds his character up and you've also been making less than heroic choices, you've probably gotten enough points into his B-story, Ascended, to trigger the disapproval here instead. Everyone but Karlach has something like this. Shadowheart: If you kill Aylin her approvals change. La'ezel: If you side with Vlakkith her approvals change. Wyll: If you pick being the Duke his approvals change. If you kill Karlach his approvals change. Gale: If you encourage him to be a God his approvals change. Astarion: If you Ascend him or push him to ascend his approvals change. But for all of them these are their B-stories, so you have to put in a LOT of work doing things they don't approve of to get inactions to push them into their B-stories.

[@goldenhermit]

@@kiterafrey thank you for such a thoughtful response! I really appreciate it. When mods come the PS5, I hope this mod is there so I can see how it affects my games. I really enjoyed your video.

[@kiterafrey]

@@goldenhermit Thank you ❤️ hopefully it will. If enough people ask the creator on Nexxus mods to do so I bet they'll make a PS5 ver

[@tipziegurl7998]

What Mod did you use to see the approval ratings?

[@kiterafrey]

I am using the mod linked. However, the creator has it temporarily removed to work on for the new patch. I don't know when it'll be back but anyone who's downloaded it already still has it. www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2027

[@kiterafrey]

This is mod is now on the new mod manager, I have added to the linktree in my bio

[@Holygrailprincess]

How do you get that eye stab scene do you have to talk to him with Astarion whenever my tav talked to him with Astarion in my party i just have to fight him myself

[@kiterafrey]

You have to talk to him with Astarion in party, but BEFORE you know he's a vampire & then don't make any moves or comments to stop Astarion when he goes for his blade.

[@lawrencefosterjenkins8216]

Me unintentionally doing this challenge on my first playthrough cost me an entire ass questline…rip halsin (I didn’t see anything in this vid about the fact that he approves when you encourage the goblin children to throw rocks at halsin in bear form down in the worg pens)

[@kiterafrey]

Because I had to pick all his first choices. If you attack the goblin leaders before the pins the goblins in it will attack you instantly if your slaying of their leader was known. I did include showing the goblins in the pits attack me upon entering. Doing the first in the carousel of choices can cut off other branched narratives with approvals, for example in act 2 if you go the the Dryder or Last Light first changes if he'll kill the Harpers of not.

[@kiterafrey]

2/ Sadly cuz it branches I couldn’t do every choice ever, only every choice as it popped up. 😕 but thank god my aggro was big cuz I got to keep Halsin until Bhaal & Orin

[@lawrencefosterjenkins8216]

@@kiterafrey true.

[@silverink1824]

I had to watch this video twice and watching it still makes me cry experiencing how astarian reacts to certain things. Just absolutely breaks me One thing I do want to know is what race was picked for the tav character that's not entirely human in my opinion

[@kiterafrey]

She is a half elf ❤️

[@kingarthur9783]

What is the mod called that allows you to know which options a companion approves or disapproves

[@kiterafrey]

It is called Show Approvals, you can find it in the linktree in my bio :)

[@emilyestelle7471]

What mod is this that shows the approval in the dialogue?

[@kiterafrey]

Sadly, the mod is no longer on Nexxus. I believe the creator took it down to work on because of Patch 7, but as I'm not them IDK if it'll ever come back up. So right now, only those who have already downloaded it have access to it as once downloaded you have a copy of the file forever (unless you delete it.) You can watch this link to see if it comes back after Patch 7 drops: www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2027

[@kiterafrey]

This is mod is now on the new mod manager, I have added to the linktree in my bio

[@dreamyoryournightmare1123]

What Mod did you use? Can you share the name?

[@kiterafrey]

It is called Show Approvals, I have both the new PS5 one and the PC Pak file version I'm using both in the linktree in my bio ❤️

[@dreamyoryournightmare1123]

@@kiterafrey thank you so much!😊

[@kiterafrey]

@@dreamyoryournightmare1123 You're welcome ❤️

[@abbyh.3619]

I miss the approval mod is been taken down :((

[@kiterafrey]

I hope they put it back up so others can also use it. I had to crack it open to adjust it for patch 7 for my game, so my guess is they took it down to do the same thing.

[@kiterafrey]

A version of it is now in the new Mods manager, I have a link to it's name added to my Ltree in my bio.

[@RovingPunster]

Its HARD to see the choices being made, because the boldface of the actively selected choices are weak and hard to see ... which TBH undermines the purpose of watching this. Grrrr

[@kiterafrey]

I'm not sure what you mean by boldface. If you mean the black background that's the setting to help with dyslexia, font moves less with mixed colors or fonts, so I need it on. If it's something else, can you explain what you mean so I can edit better in the future?

[@RovingPunster]

@@kiterafrey Sorry if i was unclear. Im on console. By boldface I mean this: the game usually gives 4-6 choices. When you scroll up or down to selecting one as your choice, the one youre currently positioned on is (from memory) highlighted and tinted gold, with a ">" to the left. After selecting your choice, you press the action button (x) to activate it. That highlighting/tinting of the active choices in the vid wqs hard to see at times (im on an android phone with a small screen, which makes it worse). Anyway its moot because I just finished the astarion romance earlier this evening, so thank you for the help. 😁👍

[@kITTEN-999]

All vampires are evil aligned, Astarion is no different he approves and favors siding with the goblins against the grove, siding against the harper convoy/ killing Isobel, and betraying Aylin in act 3. The thing that bothers me, is when doing a "good" ending with him he genuinely hates you if you aren't partnered with him in the epilogue and is only happy if he has you.

[@angelstarlight6030]

But at Cazador dungeon, when you meet Sebastian you get an option to ask if he can control his hunger, Astarion Approves If you ask him this, I'm not saying vampires aren't evil aligned but maybe vampire spawn aren't as they can't do anything unless the master commands them to normally 'Astarion illithid tadpole changed that'

[@river8783]

If only his plotline had a group of people who also believed all vampires are evil aligned and then were surprised (in spawn path) that Astarion proved them wrong and they changed their entire belief system about vampires around his actions and write him a letter in the epilogue specifically detailing how they know their kids can also be good because of him. If only.

[@AsmoGhoul]

can anyone tell me where the mod is that shows the approval?? i'm new to modding so idk the websites and such ah haha

[@kiterafrey]

This is where I got the mod, however it is no longer available so only those with it already installed have it. www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2027

[@kiterafrey]

This mod is now in the new mod manager, I've added it to my linktree in my bio :)

[@AsmoGhoul]

@@kiterafrey aahhhhhhh yesssss ty! 🥹

[@amber61pop]

wait what mod is this for the approval visual

[@kiterafrey]

The mod is no longer on Nexxus, likely the maker is making changes to accommodate patch 7. www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2027 But when it is back up this is the link. But as I already had it downloaded I still have it.

[@kiterafrey]

This is mod is now on the new mod manager, I have added to the linktree in my bio

[@amber61pop]

@@kiterafrey thank you!!!!!

[@medjed_10c]

Which is the name of the mod? Does anyone have the link?

[@kiterafrey]

The approval showing mods in called Show Approvals - I have a link to both the new PS5 version and the older Nexxus version in the linktree in my bio :)

[@medjed_10c]

@@kiterafrey thank you so much

[@medjed_10c]

@@kiterafrey do you know if it still works in patch 7? I downloaded from your drive bc I didn't found it in the mod manager

[@kiterafrey]

@@medjed_10c The version I have for downloading does work on Patch 7. I haven't tested if it'll work in the new content and I've had one line where it didn't display correctly (if showed up for every line in my Astarion romance scene when I know it only should once.) You may have to clear out your mods and then re-add them with the mod manager that most Nexxus mods need. I had to both link it in BG3MM (mod manager) and manually have moved it to the folder in advance before syncing in BG3MM. I am currently using it on Patch 7 to film my Gale Approvals Only Run. Edit: Note, if you do find the new one searching in the Larian mod manager, you CANNOT have both active, it will break the game.

[@maddisongrace8607]

ooooo which mod

[@kiterafrey]

It is called Show Approvals, you can find it in the linktree in my bio :)

[@tabithadelk1441]

How old is this video? The game play in the beginning is complete different when I play

[@kiterafrey]

It came out in June but was filmed over the course of May 2024. So we've had two patches since it was filmed 6 and 7

[@kiterafrey]

Oh, it was also filmed on PC with a controller, so if you play mouse/keyboard it will look different for you in how you use gameplay functions.

[@professorwright1428]

Nah, he's Chaotic Evil, keep those excuses away from me.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

peak toxicity

[@What_do_I_Think]

When you only try to get maximum approval from everybody, you will end up nowhere. You just can not avoid negative approvals -- live with it. You still can romance everybody if you like. In my first playthough, I did not care if anybody approved, but did the right thing in my eyes. Still had about 100 approval at my three main companions at the end, maybe some times 99 for some, but who cares, it is the same. Even Astarion was happy to not have ascended, even when I did have real low approval with him, because I never used him besides his personal quest and I also disagreed with him most of the time, because of his somewhat dark base alignment. If I wished to have everybody's full approval, than I should not even save SH in the Nautoloid (I know, no negatives here, because it is not a real choice), because Laezel wants to move on. I should not take both into my party, because they basically disagree in everything at the beginning. But by doing so, I give both a chance to overcome their feud. What do you get, when Astarion approves everywhere: Nightsong dead, all Tieflings dead, nearly everybody in the Last Lights Inn dead. Possible more (I did not watch your full movie) Hurrah!

[@kiterafrey]

The point of the challenge wasn't romancing everyone. It was setting parameters to test the outcomes in those parameters, like I will for each character with approvals. And spoilers since you didn’t watch, no one else dies after Nightsong, he only has two evil approvals and Nightsong was the last.

[@What_do_I_Think]

@@kiterafrey First of all, I did understand your challenge and I did not attack your challenge at all. There are several more or less interesting challenges out there, most of I am not interested in and I do not comment. Second, I just wanted to comment about the approval system per se, because some think, they must have max approval and minimize disapproval. Wrong. Third, as much I saw the barrier of the Last Lights Inn was broken because of Nightsong killed, so everybody there was killed by the shadows, if you have seen that or not. That is also the reason, you do not get support from the Harpers at Moonrise, because there is none left (besides maybe Jahira). Those deaths where traded in for a (as much I remember) +1 approval from Astarion! 🥶

[@kiterafrey]

@@What_do_I_Think You are correct, it was a +1 for Nightsong. My statement was just that after Nightsong, the only approval/disapproval that could lead to death with Astarion was him choosing to stay a Spawn and not kill the 7k souls. I didn't think you were attacking me, but did think you might've misunderstood the point of the challenge. I'm sorry I misunderstood the situation.

[@What_do_I_Think]

@@kiterafrey Maybe I could have make my point more clear in the first post.

[@Vegeta241]

When I played I did try to get maximum approval of everyone. Once I figured out the complexities of the approval system however, my goal officially changed to “Just get their approval as high as possible, even if everyone isn’t maxed out, as long as they don’t hate me, that’s fine”. With this mindset… I came surprisingly close on my run playing on the PS5. I had “exceptional” approval (which I assume is max on PS5, or at the very least in the highest possible area) for Shadowheart, Lae’Zel, Gale, Wyll, Karlach, Halsin and Jaheira. The only two, or I guess three, that definitely did not have max approval by the end of my first playthrough were Astarion, Minsc, and Minthara. Even so though, Astarion and Minsc were in the “very high” category. Astarion I usually used the least because I already had a core three and it felt like he wouldn’t help with much decisions, but bringing him to places he felt important helped get high approval. Minsc sadly had the problem Karlach had in act 1, where he joined way too late and I was done with most things. But I guess, similar to Halsin and Jaheira, there are decisions you can make that get him ridiculous amounts of approval… I guess I just missed out on getting enough. As for Minthara, yeah she was the one character whose approval absolutely tanked for me, like it got super low because of my decisions. I can’t be 100% sure, but I think the true major blow was when I killed her at the Goblin Camp in order to save Halsin, but who knows really?

[@kennethflaming8606]

Fake. Cause you dont know what gives approval untill you do it.

[@kiterafrey]

Only if you've never played the game before. I was almost at 3,000 hours of playtime when I started doing these challenges, most campaigns of which are videos public on my channel. The only approvals and disapprovals I didn't know were in Act 3, as once you hit 100% approval with someone, it stops displaying them. It's why I have streams like How to Romance Astarion as a Hero. Thus, the mod that displays the choices to show I am following the rules of the challenges and not using my foreknowledge to skip results I dislike, which, believe me, in cases like the Orthon (where the approval is also at the end of tricking him into offing himself) I would've liked to do.

[@kennethflaming8606]

@@kiterafrey oh damn. my bad, 3000 hours are no joke tbh. yeah thats crazy that you know all of that.BG 3 is such a vast game

[@kiterafrey]

​@@kennethflaming8606 I definitely can't do it for everyone, Shadowheart's run had a couple of surprises for me since I rarely romance her. But, outside of my day job, you could say I have no life that isn't inside of Faerune. 😅

[@ashpense6408]

I pulled this up today and my husband was like, "You're such a simp" 😅🩶 It's easy to love the elven version of myself. It's not my fault I finally feel seen. It's not me who made offing Cazador so cathartic.

[@kiterafrey]

It is so cathartic, nothing else like it.

[@ashpense6408]

​@kiterafrey What mod did you use to see approval, and is it still up and running? I googled an approval mod, but the one I used to use is no longer up or available.

[@ashpense6408]

​@kiterafrey I just got to the end. I'm bad at words, but I'm sorry you went through trauma like that. Me too. I'm glad you could find comfort in Astarion.

[@kiterafrey]

@@ashpense6408 There are two versions in my linktree in my bio, one is the ps5 mod and the other a direct file download of the pak I'm using