How do I not let Astarion ascend?

Option 2: Astarion Doesn't Become a Vampire Ascendant Instead, if the player wishes to keep Astarion from going through with it, the protagonist must tell him that the ritual will kill many people and that Astarion will not be proud of what he has done.
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How do I make sure Astarion doesn't ascend?

Persuading Astarion not to ascend:
  1. You can convince Astarion not to go through with the ritual with a Persuasion check, leading him to simply kill Cazador.
  2. This route results in a more benevolent and "good" Astarion.
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How to convince Astarion not to ascend reddit?

Player character goes with Astarion at the ritual. Astarion will ask to ascend, player will do an insight + persuasion to convince him not to, or they will agree to show him the scars.
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Should you let Astarion finish 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.
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How do I get Astarion to stay in my party?

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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Astarion not Ascending but FINDING THE GOOD IN HIMSELF

Can you keep Astarion without ascending him?

Instead, if the player wishes to keep Astarion from going through with it, the protagonist must tell him that the ritual will kill many people and that Astarion will not be proud of what he has done. Of course, Astarion will still kill Cazador, but he will be glad that he didn't become a Vampire Ascendant.
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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 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 you 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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How to stop Astarion from ascending BG3 reddit?

  1. Let him ascend, he stays.
  2. Convince him not to, he stays (persuasion check)
  3. Tell him no, he leaves.
  4. Start the ritual, think better of it and interrupt the ritual? Had to kill him.
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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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Is Astarion ascending the bad ending?

The ascension ending for Astarion perpetuates a cycle of abuse and is considered his "bad ending" by many players, but he is at least making some kind of progress. Leaving Cazador alive and under his control is a much worse path for Astarion, causing him to live in perpetual fear and regression.
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Do you get a bad ending if Astarion ascends?

Seems like Astarion has a whole LOT MORE to say when he is ascended + all the steamy parts. The "Bad" ending is just outright awful. The only way for you to stay together is to become his spawn. There is no way of persuading him to make you a true vampire or to stay as you are (warmblooded).
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Can you cure Astarion of his vampirism?

As for the cure, as of right now the only possibility to escape the misery of being a vampire in BG3 is ascension. I do not know why there is no other option even mentioned anywhere, wish spell/true resurrection. I think that Larian either didn't think it through or just didn't bother with it.
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Can Astarion ascend solo?

It's not possible to ascend with him solo as a companion what I can tell. The cutscene just automatically chooses to not ascend when he's a companion and no one else is there. I'm guessing because as a companion he needs you to approve it and also show him his own back with the tadpole to draw it on Caz.
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What happens if you give Astarion the tadpole?

Once you or Astarion (he has no issue with leveraging a bit of grossness into more power), eat the first tadpole, you gain a dialogue option with everyone where you can try to persuade them to use them as well. If you succeed, that person also gains access to tadpole powers.
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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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Can you revive Astarion after staking him?

You can't resurrect Astarion. I killed him in the bite scene too, then was annoyed by his corpse and tried resurrecting him with Withers and with a scroll - nothing works. And the companions talk about him, as If he were alive. And nearly as annoying: when you try to send him away, He just stays.
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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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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 let Astarion feed on me?

Yes, you should let Astarion bite you in Baldur's Gate 3, as it boosts your bond with him and unlocks his Vampire Bite Bonus Action.
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Can ascended Astarion walk in the sun?

Due to his unique infestation by a modified mind flayer tadpole, Astarion could move freely during the daylight hours, move through running water unharmed, and enter homes uninvited; none of which a vampire or their spawn should be able to do.
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Is Astarion lying when he says he loves you?

Astarion – “I love you.” If Tav says he'd be lying, he'll say it's a beautiful lie. If Tav it would be too soon to say that, he will say how it can be true, 'if only for tonight'. If Tav mentions how Astarion seems to be having fun with this, he'll say how it's hard not to have fun while he's with them.
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Do I give Astarion 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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Can you romance Astarion as a male?

Companions are interested in you regardless of your gender, though Astarion has hinted that he likes both men and women, making him explicitly bisexual. You can flirt with more than one companion, but during the romance scene after the 'Rescue Halsin' questline, you can only pick one person to share the night with.
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