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fr, i think bg3 is so amazing but companion n companions interactions are kinda lacking when it comes down to it. i truly don’t believe that they wouldn’t be close with one another somewhat after spending time with one another for like a year

When I say that "no one cares about/likes Astarion," you need to pay attention to storytelling and character development. It's part of Astarion's entire arc and EXTREMELY hard to miss.

He tells you several times that no one cares about him throughout the game, and because of his arc, he is right. He even has a rant about it after his siblings try to kidnap him in Act 3. No one is like Tav. No one gives a damn. Tav is the only one who remains at his side, going above and beyond for him, and is the only one making a change in his life. It could be why he's such a ride-or-die for them, no matter their decisions. This means that none of the other companions are all that interested in doing that for him. They are just there because Tav is there, not for him. Astarion only got as far as he did because Tav is the only one who cares. Without Tav, Astarion will die in a ditch, or worse.

Hell, the WHOLE REASON he's the way he is is because no one cares for him. He's spicy in the same way a feral cat is and will only warm up to people who actively make an effort to help him or he feels safe around. He doesn't like seeing Tav helping others because he didn't get help when he needed it. He hates hero types because of this. If someone cared about what happened to him, he most likely wouldn't be in the situation he's in now. Even if you like someone, you don't want bad things to happen to them. You can try to make an argument that the companions do care about him, but it's nowhere near enough for Astarion to take notice.

I would say not to hinge on gameplay to prove this, considering a lot of it is mechanics and how your companions will side with Tav no matter what they do minus a few situations, but there are hints of it here and there. No one gets angry if something happens to him or leaves to "go help him". It's "he was bound to be trouble," "he was useful, oh well," or "We have bigger things to worry about." Even then, there may be a "he will be missed" comment thrown in but nothing else. I'm not even sure if there's dialogue from the companions from his Act 3 kidnapping because even Astarion himself doesn't comment when you save him.

Warming up to him is not the same as caring about him. It just makes one more tolerable to be around and the only reason he's around them is they have a common goal. Gale was blunt about that after being told to blow up due to Mystra if you don't romance him (though that may have been softened due to one of the patches). These are just a random gaggle of people thrown together for a single purpose and if you don't make an effort to help them, they stay that way.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE seeing art of everyone in the camp chasing after Astarion to try to protect him from the sun, but it only reminds me that no one moved a muscle to go see if he was okay and just commented on it instead.

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky // Alanis Morissette

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2022 Faves ♥ It’s fun to look back and see all the seasons represented. Which one is your favorite?

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today the first person in the united states will be executed using a gas mask containing 100% nitrogen gas, meaning he will suffer and die of sudden hypoxia. although the state of alabama claims to predict that the nitrogen gas will "cause unconsciousness within seconds, and cause death within minutes,” medical experts have pointed out that there are risks that a person subjected to this form of execution could suffer from seizures, choking on their own vomit, and prolonged suffering, and claim that “alabama has refused to be forthcoming with the fine details of execution by forced nitrogen gas inhalation” affecting the defendant’s ability to “adequately make a legal defence.”

the UN has warned that this plan could constitute torture. the American Veterinary Association has advised again the use of nitrogen hypoxia for euthanasia of almost all mammals. experts also warn that safety issues for those in the vicinity of the execution could block prisoners right to have a spiritual advisor in the execution chamber as established by the supreme court in 2022, as well as the right to healthcare as established by the supreme court in 1976 should they not die immediately.

Kenneth Smith, who will be the the guinea pig for this inhumane punishment, could not be sentenced with the death penalty if his case was tried today as this sentence was imposed by a judge overruling the decision of a jury, which is no longer permitted.

the use of nitrogen hypoxia to kill prisoners has been approved in alabama, mississippi, and oklahoma, and is a risk in arizona, oklahoma, and nebraska.

you can sign this petition to several of these states’ governors and legislators here. if you’re a jewish community leader wanting to join the jewish community statement opposing the gas chamber you can sign here. you can also reach out directly to your reps, especially alabama governor Kay Ivey, who has the authority to stop this execution (although time is running very short) and other executions of this type in the future.

if you’re in “canada” like me, the canadian company walter surface companies, owned by a canadian private equity firm called onex corp is complicit in this execution as one of its subsidiaries is producing the gas masks that will be used in these executions. you can sign a petition here and do anything else you can to put pressure on these groups.

i’m horrified that any country still uses the death penalty. i’m horrified at the precedent that this particular execution sets. nobody should be okay with this.

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People do not talk enough about how amazing Lae'zels voice acting is. Devora Wilde put her whole ass pussy into some of those lines but nobody pays attention and calls laezel one note and angry. But have you listened? Have you heard her voice shake as she cries "what good - this heart of stone - for it to be shattered?" Have you heard the conviction where she declares that Vlaketh has sinned against her? Have you listened to the fear in her voice, the slight tremble when she is talking of becoming a mindflayer and the way that she has utter awe in her tones when she experiences something that is truly spiritual to her? Like. It's such a subtle and great performance.

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if you told vin diesel fast and the furious you were gay he'd be like "Some people like driving stick…some people like driving automatic…what matters is you cross the finish line.." and then he'd rev up a dodge challenger and drive through a building and kill 16 people

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damn bro you got the whole squad laughing

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fun fact, if you have the no party limit mod sometimes ppl will hang back even if you long rest.

which is why i have this beautiful image of wyll frolicking in the bg after my durge murdered someone:

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What kills me most about Karlach is that it's physically impossible to make her go through an evil end.

Astarion, Gale and Shadowheart can choose to be the worst versions of themselves by becoming the vampire ascendant, god of ambition and a dark justiciar respectively. If you don't bond with Lae'zel enough, she'll just go back to fighting for Vlaakith. Even Wyll has a bad ending if you make him the archduke while keeping him bound to Mizora, giving him an opening to turn into the corrupt nobility he hates so much.

But Karlach? She just can't be evil in any scenario. It's either turning into a mindflayer to save everyone, going back to Avernus with Wyll and/or Tav to find Zariel's forge or dying by the end. She probably already had to go through being her worse self when working for Gortash and there's no force powerful enough that can make her walk that path again.

I love this girl SO MUCH.

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"A KNIFE falls on the floorboards. Enters stage left a MALE GUEST."

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Kingpin

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Ravens in Winter

I started doing quick sketches before I go to sleep when I've had a busy day. Some look pretty awful, but all of them are very relaxing to make. Yay for good mental health (not that I have that, but it's a journey, right?)

media: compressed and vine charcoal

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Narumitsu week Days 2 and 3: Truth and Free day

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Kumiko Suekane's Ace Attorney Official Art Appreciation Post

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My dealer: got some straight gas 🔥😛 this strain is called "Hshar'lak" 😳 you'll be zonked out of your gourd 💯

Me: yeah whatever. I don't feel shit

5 minutes later: kin I swear I just saw the traitor Voss in our camp

My kin Ta'av pacing:

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How about a small Gale doodle for these trying times?