What is the good ending for Astarion?

Astarion's best ending involves completing his personal quest and gaining a newfound resolve, but it also means he can no longer stand in sunlight. Despite giving up the ability to see the sun, Astarion's emotionally satisfying ending allows him to live knowing his tormentor is gone and he has people who care for him.
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Is there a good ending with Astarion?

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 you make Astarion good?

You'll be able to undergo a DC 18 Persuasion check to persuade Astarion to be a better person than Cazador. If you are currently romancing Astarion, you will also have the option of making a DC 20 Insight at advantage, then a lowered DC 15 Persuasion check instead to talk him down.
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Is it better to let Astarion ascend or not?

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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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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Ascended Astarion and Dark Urge claim the Absolute together - evil ending

Does 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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Can Astarion become a full vampire?

It is possible to turn Astarion into a vampire, but not the main player character - at least not fully.
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Can you keep Astarion without ascending him?

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. Or you spend your life making him second guess himself.
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Is Astarion a bad guy?

Players who already know Astarion's backstory understand the horrific violence and creative abuse that he suffered at the hands of Cazador. That's bad enough to make him one of the evilest characters in the game without the addition of the deal with Mephistopheles.
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What happens if you play as Astarion?

Playing Baldur's Gate 3 through Astarion's eyes gives a different perspective and reveals more insight into his past. His personal quest also has new content and is called 'Call of the Blood' instead of 'The Pale Elf'.
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Can you romance Astarion as a good alignment?

Astarion is a tough companion to maintain high approval of as a good-aligned character. However, if you don't mind letting loose every once and a while, being on Astarion's good side might prove to be easier than you think.
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Should Astarion dual wield?

One way to make a killer build is to take the Dual Wield feat at Level 4. Dual Wield will allow Astarion to equip and attack with two one-handed weapons, including ranged weapons such as Hand Crossbows. Your tactic during combat with Astarion built this way is to trigger Sneak Attack each turn.
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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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How do you make Astarion not 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."
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How do you get Astarion to love you?

After picking him up, players can let him feed on them, which almost immediately brings up his approval. If they choose to pursue this romance, players should choose things Astarion will approve of, usually things that extend the player's power while viscously and ruthlessly murdering anything that gets in the way.
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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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Why can Astarion be in sunlight?

He was a talented rogue who was skilled at using the bow. 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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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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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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What is the best subclass for Astarion?

Recommended Subclass

The Best Subclass for Astarion build is Thief, because it provides additional bonus actions, can pick locks, disarm traps, and has high movement.
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What is the best class setup for Astarion?

Astarion's ideal class is definitely the Rogue, so it should be kept for the ideal build. At level 1, the player will have to pick expertise in 2 of 6 available skills, the best being Sleight of Hand and Stealth for him. At level 2, he will unlock cunning actions, which will come in handy.
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What is a good multiclass for Astarion?

Brief Analysis: A fighter 5 or ranger 5 multiclass will make Astarion into maybe the best sustained damage dealer on your team. Also Monk 5 would potentially give some nice options for bonus actions/reactions for a melee build, but ranger/fighter are still likely better.
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Can you romance Astarion without letting him bite you?

[Edit] For anyone interested: yes, you can romance Astarion without letting him drink your blood. All that seems to matter is having his approval high enough.
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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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