Can I trust Astarion?

Accepting Astarion's bite improves the protagonist's relationship with him and can lead to a deeper bond, but refusing it only results in a minor setback. While there is a risk of death associated with Astarion's bite, it does not turn characters into vampires and has only minor physical effects.
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Should I let Astarion bite me?

You should probably let Astarion bite you in Baldur's Gate 3 if you want to advance your relationship, but also make sure he stops before he gets too enthusiastic about it.
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What happens if Astarion feeds on you?

When you let Astarion drink your blood, you'll wake up with the Bloodless debuff. Until you long rest again, you'll have a -1 on all checks. The only way to avoid the debuff is to let him kill the character. You can always use a Scroll of Revivify the next morning or pay 200 to have Withers bring you back to life.
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Is Astarion worth keeping?

Astarion, the party's elven rogue in Baldur's Gate 3, is highly valuable due to his unparalleled rogue abilities, especially in picking locks, pickpocketing, and combat.
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Can Astarion leave you?

Allow him to do it: Gain approval with Astarion. Disallow him to do it and tell him to leave: Astarion leaves your party permanently. Stake him in the heart: Believe it or not, Astarion dies.
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Should I let Astarion become vampire lord?

This is a small price to pay for such abilities, so if players don't care about the lives of 7,000 vampires, then it's definitely worth letting Astarion become a Vampire Ascendant.
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How do you revive after Astarion kills you?

He does lose himself to blood-drunkeness. You can be revived with a Scroll of Revivification. Just remmeber to select 'where' you wanna be revived after clicking your corpse so you don't think you've bugged it out for some reason. And then be sure to talk to him afterwards so you can punch him in the face.
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Does letting Astarion bite you raise approval?

The simple answer is yes, as the only downside is gaining the Bloodless debuff, while Astarion gains the Happy buff and his approval rating of you increases.
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Should you ask Astarion about his scars?

Apparently, you should always ask Astarion about his scar for the scar-reading scene to appear. I replayed the scene, asked him, and got scar-reading the very next long rest. So now I get to do the creche and the Underdark all over again.
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How do I not lose Astarion?

For real though, if you want to stop the ritual but keep Astarion in your party:
  1. Talk to the spawn in the cages before you enter the main hall.
  2. After defeating Cazador, tell Astarion either that he shouldn't do the ritual because it will kill all the spawn in the cages or tell him that the ritual will consume him.
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Should I offer my neck to Astarion?

Spending your night with Astarion, you can improve his opinion of you further by offering your neck to him. There is no great drawback for doing this, unlike the potential of dying during your first encounter with Astarion's vampirism.
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What happens if you don't recruit Astarion?

Astarion is by far one of the very worst offenders in regards to this from my actual playthroughs so far, since if you don't recruit him, he just loiters around the Nautiloid wreck indefinitely until you either come back for him or clear Act 2 and lose access to those areas, even after you've found the dead boar.
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Is letting Astarion feed on you romantic?

You'll then see a romance scene between you and Astarion. During the scene, you can choose to let Astarion bite you or not. The choice here does not impact the romance at all, but letting him bite you will raise his approval of you.
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Should you let Astarion complete the ritual?

If you allow Astarion to complete the ritual, he'll become much more abrasive, though he gains an improved bite and extra necrotic damage on his spells. Power corrupts absolutely, and it's no different for Astarion, who failed to break the cycle of torment established by a vampire ages ago.
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How to seduce Astarion?

How to romance Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3
  1. Supporting his whims.
  2. Showing support for him concerning his condition.
  3. Aligning with characters typically referred to as monsters, such as Goblins.
  4. Being ruthless.
  5. Displaying dramatics.
  6. Presenting displays of power.
  7. Appreciating fine things.
  8. Demonstrating cruelty.
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Can Astarion turn into a bat?

While Ascended Astarion does gain new combat powers, such as "Ascendant Bite" and the "Retinue of the Vampire Lord" which he can summon during the final battle against the Netherbrain, his bat form is unfortunately not one of them.
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Is it hard to romance Astarion?

A relationship with Astarion has a push-pull dynamic, with much more pulling often happening on Astarion's end. This can sometimes result in dialogue choices that confusingly displease him, but as long as selections involve deceit and trickery, there's a good chance he'll approve.
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Can I romance both Wyll and Astarion?

Wyll is probably the type to not be into polyamory so you're forced to pick between the two, but Astarion is fine with poly.
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Does Ascended Astarion love you?

He's bitter that he isn't all powerful, but he wants to be with you and sees you as an equal. He thanks you for seeing the best in him. You get the graveyard scene and ge tells you he loves you or you can say it first. He wants to stay with you no matter what.
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What happens if Astarion bites Araj?

In exchange for Astarion's bite, she'll offer you another potion. This one will add a permanent +2 bonus to the Strength stat of the character who consumes it. However, there's one small problem. Astarion doesn't want to do it.
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Why can Astarion be in sunlight?

Because Astarion is a vampire whose depiction matches that of many popular vampires, he would burn if exposed to sunlight. Due to the Mind Flayer tadpole's effects on his body, this is no longer the case as he can safely travel alongside the party during the daylight hours.
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Can you romance Astarion in Act 2?

Relationship stages

Partnered: In Act 2 with high enough approval, and if the player is not in the partnered stage with any other companion, you will be able to partner with Astarion during the long rest following speaking with Araj Oblodra at Moonrise Towers if you do not coerce him to bite her.
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What happens if you let Astarion turn you into a vampire?

Upon another long rest, the ascended Astarion will give the player-controlled character the opportunity to turn into a vampire spawn by drinking a drop of his blood. While this will grant them access to the basic Vampiric Bite ability, they'll be much weaker than Astarion.
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What happens if Astarion dies during the ritual?

When confronting Cazador after defeating him, he says that Astarion and all the other 7 thousand souls are bound to the ritual and if completed, everyone, including Astarion will die and their soul be sent to Hell.
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Will Astarion leave my party?

Exasperated, Astarion will kill Cazador in the same way as above. However, after this, regardless of your approval rating and relationship status with Astarion, he will permanently leave your party.
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