#really if anything they may of made Astarion weaker?? Vampires are pretty fast and tough naturally

[freakquarantine]

oh man this was just a passing comment on reddit but my Mind Is running wild

Cyberpunk crossover ramblings ahead-like not actual Cyberpunk the game but just the genre

So, bg3 and cyberpunk, ive already been turning the idea of spelljammer type stuff since the gith already got that going on

but I really really really am digging the idea of just flinging everyone into the far future where tech has advanced along magic (and also bc Ive been obsessed with sunjackers which has the same vibe)

And this comment, which is for context is about astarion being almost full borg which FUCK thats something huh

like im already vibrating wildly at the idea of like, vampires in a modern/futuristic setting, but WHOO

Alright so, vampires in forgotten realms Want to be unknown, even if as time passes and maybe the idea about the condition of vamperism as more of a medical condition VS them being monsters. But like, a true vampire wouldn't want to be cured or studied, so even after all this time the myth and the fear is still being perpetuated for the most part. They want to be in the shadows, pulling the strings.

So, enter a spawn like astarion, who the hell knows how long hes been turned. Cazador just slowly ordering for parts of him to be taken away, replaced. You cant burn in the sun if you dont have your original skin.

outwardly he probably still looks the same, He has to look pretty. Just some seams or other nice organic looking prosthetics that dont put people off him. But hes still clearly fucking teetering on the edge of ghost in the shell level intergration

Its also another layer of control, you could push a button and lock him down, track him easily, know exactly what hes doing at any given moment.

Taking the idea that the events of the game still happen just in this new context, that Astarion is freed from Cazador's command

So you have this guy whose Clearly a cyborg, really kitted out, he probably brags about it and maybe he doesnt even need blood anymore and

okay I need to stop here because my brain is forcing fucking images of MGS Raiden and his spine slurping JEsus

maybe once i put more thoughts together where this doesnt just make astarion a Raiden expy ill write more