Is there a good ending with Astarion?

Despite gaining freedom from Cazador's control and stopping a deadly ritual, the morally good ending for Astarion doesn't give him true freedom. The only difference in his life is not being controlled, but he mentions that being able to stand in the sun was nice while it lasted, giving his ending a melancholic feeling.
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Can Astarion have a good ending?

You can convince Astarion not to go through with the ritual with a Persuasion check, leading him to simply kill Cazador. This route results in a more benevolent and "good" Astarion.
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Can Astarion become good?

The Narrative Consequences Of Astarion Killing Cazador After Persuasion. Astarion will become much more "good-aligned" after this, thanking you for being patient with him and helping him become a better person.
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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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Will Astarion still love you if he ascends?

Astarion's Romance Takes a Drastic Turn

Unlike his Spawn self, who is caring and treats the player as his equal, Ascended Astarion will become controlling over them. There is still affection and deep down he loves them, but his desire for power and control turns those feelings into a hungry obsession.
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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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Does Astarion become evil?

A Conflicted Vampire Spawn

How evil Astarion gets depends on how the main character decides to play his storyline, with a redemption arc available for those following a more benevolent path.
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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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What happens if Astarion finishes the ritual?

Allowing Astarion to complete the ritual in Cazador's place results in him becoming an Ascendant Vampire, which is stronger than both a Vampire Spawn and a true Vampire.
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What happens if you don't let Astarion ascend?

If you stop the ascension, you just became his new Cazador. You are now telling him what he can and cannot do. You are responsible for making all of his decisions for him, since you didn't trust him enough to make his own.
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How do you get Astarion's best ending?

To get what is arguably the most emotionally satisfying ending Baldur's Gate 3 has for Astarion, players need to complete his personal quest of hunting down his former master Cazador.
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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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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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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 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 you play Astarion as a good guy?

Yes you can. You'll have to put up with all his complaints, but eventually you can earn his support enough that he'll at least stick around and help even though he doesn't like all the good things you're doing.
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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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Does letting Astarion drink blood increase 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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Can Astarion become Illithid?

Unfortunately, non-Origin characters in Baldur's Gate 3 like Halsin, Minthara, Minsc, and all the hirelings don't have tadpoles in their brains, so they can't access them. That leaves Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Lae'zel, Shadowheart, and Wyll able to take on Illithid Powers.
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Should you let Astarion feed on you again?

If you don't let Astarion bite you, your approval rating with him will go down, making it difficult for you to romance him later in the story.
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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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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 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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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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