How do I get approval with Astarion?

Accept Who He Is And His Goals

One of the quickest paths to Astarion's heart is to be openly supportive and accepting from the moment he reveals his true nature. Telling him he is trusted and letting him bite the player even once is one of the earliest opportunities to earn a huge chunk of approval.
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How do you get Astarion to approve of you?

The player does not have to be "evil" to gain his approval, however — he approves when the player makes choices that support independence and autonomy, and when the player helps certain characters in need. Astarion dislikes displays of weakness and does not like acts of kindness or charity that offer no reward.
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How do I become official with Astarion?

Astarion Approval List
  1. Supporting his desires.
  2. Being supportive of his nature and condition.
  3. Aligning yourself with creatures of evil nature, such as goblins or devils.
  4. Being ruthless to people he views as weak.
  5. Demonstrating your power over others.
  6. Appreciation for the fine arts.
  7. Being cruel to others.
  8. Letting him bite you.
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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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How do I get Astarion to join my party?

The mind-flayer parasites will connect your brains and he will propose to join your party. To recruit him during the conversation, select the option “You should travel with me…” He will gladly accept your invitation and become a part of your party. Congratulations!
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How high does Astarion's approval need to be?

"Fair" is good enough to start the romance at the tiefling party later on, if you make the right choices at the party itself. You can earn even more approval in Act I by killing a certain hunter and giving him a certain book. More approval bumps will be available in Act II.
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Why won t Astarion join my party?

Astarion can't join your party, because it's full. Many players who stumbled upon this inconvenience first thought that it must be a bug, but it seems to be how multiplayer mode is designed to work. Hopefully, Larian will add an option to dismiss multiplayer characters at any time and send them to your camp.
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What if I let Astarion drink my blood?

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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What happens if Astarion kills you?

If you don't keep him in line and tell him enough is enough, Astarion will get carried away and end up killing your character, forcing you to use a revivify spell or Withers, so you need to snap him back to his senses at the first available opportunity after that initial bite, using either a Persuasion or Strength ...
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What happens if you let Astarion feed on you every night?

Astarion's Bite In BG3 Carries A Risk Of Death

Astarion will attempt to drink more blood after taking a sip, and his success at this action can spell the protagonist's doom. Dice rolls are in place to save from the deadly outcome, but failing these rolls makes matters go south very quickly.
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Should you let Astarion bite you?

It's okay to let Astarion bite you, just consider whether you should push him off you, unless you don't mind dying and being revived. If you let Astarion bite you, there are a few results. You can in fact die from this, although you can come back to life and enjoy some hilarious dialogue.
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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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Can you romance Astarion if you don't sleep with him?

You don't need to sleep with him at the party! If you get his approval high enough, he'll proposition you on his own at some point during act 1 when you talk to him. So your friend just needs to keep getting his approval up and it should trigger eventually, though it should probably be done before moving on to act 2.
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Can Astarion turn you?

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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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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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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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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Can you resurrect Astarion after Cazador fight?

Take Astarion with you as usual, wait for Cazador to restrain him, and then... push him off the edge. Like, seriously, kill him. Don't worry, if you kill him, you can still revive him later on, just as long as Cazador doesn't use him in the ritual.
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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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When should I stop Astarion drinking blood?

Offering Blood To Astarion

Gamers who stop Astarion early will get a -1 debuff to attack rolls and ability checks for the next day. So long as Astarion drinks any blood at all, he'll get the inverse, a +1 buff to attack rolls and ability checks for one day.
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Should I give Astarion a tadpole?

Astarion wants you to allow him to use them at least. If you care about raw power, all 4 party members should be jam packed with tadpoles so Cull the Weak goes off easier.
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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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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 do you hug Astarion?

There's an option for the player to hug Astarion in his confession scene after he says that he wants their relationship to be real, and if the option is chosen, he will look surprised and hesitate to hug them back.
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Is it hard to romance Astarion?

Romancing Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 is complex and requires deceit and trickery to build a relationship, even involving morally questionable decisions. Astarion's romance has a push-pull dynamic, where he can be pleased or displeased by dialogue choices, often involving provoking and lying to other characters.
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