How do I get Astarion approval without being bad?

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 get higher 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 make Astarion like you without being evil?

Tell Astarion that you wouldn't force him to do anything, be supportive, and most importantly, state "I care about you." From this point, you can choose any of the options for a positive outcome, though the highest approval will come from these choices: "Open your mind to him so he sees you care." "Hug him."
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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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What happens if you don't let Astarion bite you?

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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Can you romance Astarion without letting him bite you?

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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What happens if you tell Astarion to leave?

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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Does Astarion like you more if you let him feed on you?

If you plan to make Astarion a permanent part of your party, you should consider letting him suck your blood for the Happy buff. This buff will add a +1 to all his checks.
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Will you become a vampire if Astarion bites you?

Players must first let Astarion drink their character's blood, then follow his quest line to the end, resulting in him becoming a more powerful party member. The player character can't fully become a vampire, but they can also gain some vampiric power after Astarion ascends.
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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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Should I sleep with Astarion at the party?

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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How do I get Astarion to love me?

As a quick guide, I can usually secure Astarion's romance in Act I with these landmark events:
  1. Resting early after his recruitment and telling him you trust him when he says he'll keep watch at camp.
  2. Trusting him after he bites you.
  3. Letting him kill the Gur hunter.
  4. Giving him the Necromancy of Thay.
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Should you let Astarion ascend?

He will become a megalomaniac, demand approval, and overall become a little unbearable. 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 know if Astarion likes you?

As you begin to romance Astarion, you can check up his approval rating of you on the character sheet. The goal is to gain high approval, and it's best to gain Astarion's approval before the Rescue Druid Halsin quest. In a normal playthrough, it may take you about 20 hours of gameplay to reach this point.
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Does Astarion approve of consuming tadpoles?

He also initially is against the tadpoles, much like other companions. While others need persuading to give into the very idea of utilizing tadpoles, Astarion flat out threatened me while in Goblin Camp because I refused to allow him to consume one...
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How high does Astarion's approval need to be for romance?

"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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Does Astarion become evil if he ascends?

If Astarion ascends, he loses all that character development and goes back to how he was when players first met him after the Nautiloid crash, but with the added evilness, hunger for power, and controlling demeanor.
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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 old was Astarion when he died?

Highlights. Astarion's gravestone reveals his last name, Ancunin, which is not mentioned anywhere else in the game. The meaning of his surname is unknown but could reference various words or phrases. Astarion's gravestone indicates that he died at the age of 39, which is considered young for an elf.
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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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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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Does Astarion like when you kick the squirrel?

While players do need to establish some respect, kicking Timber kills her. She gets plunked into a tree and, if Astarion is in the group, he'll note that Timber is now in many pieces. The dialogue is hilarious, so players who want to dispense of Timber should switch the party up to have Astarion in it first.
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Is there a happy ending with Astarion?

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While this gives Astarion the benefit of being free from Cazador's control and lets him keep the others used in the ritual alive depending on dialogue choices, he'll remain a Vampire Spawn for the foreseeable future.
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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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Can you still romance Astarion if he tells you he's a vampire?

Note that players do not need to be aware Astarion is a vampire to sleep with him later on; not triggering this scene will not affect the romance.
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