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team--edward · 17 days

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Male Poll

NPC SMOOCHING POLL UPDATE:

I forgot that everyone isn’t bi so I’m separating the poll I did before into men and women for better range (sorry to any of your enby hcs). I consulted the notes and tallied the characters people asked for who to add. (Leaving out Alfira, Dammon, and Aylin because I know they will sweep the competition)(some people mentioned I should take out the emperor and Mizora because you can smooch them in the game, which is fair, but they have a low enough fan base that I’m gonna keep them in) (I’m also putting in Jaheira and Minsc who arnt NPCs but arnt romancable)(also people weren’t sure what smooching means so I’m gonna clarify in a romantic/sexual way, not like a comfort kiss)(if you are ace I guess you can do comfort kiss)

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dirtybg3confessions · 4 months

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Confession: Zethino! Ay, mami! Tie me up and have your way, I submit!!

#baldur's gate #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #dirty confessions #bg3 zethino #zethino

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a2zillustration · 5 months

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Over-Achiever Child behavior

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#the way I was so excited to read this man for filth I'm so sorry lmao #I think this was another scenario where I said it out loud before the dialogue option popped up and cried laughing #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #act III spoilers #croissant adventures #tav #gale #gale x tav #zethino #comics #breadweave #gale dekarios

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dragon--sage · 4 months

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i am once again thinking about the responses astarion approves of, when you approach the druid at the circus who gives the love trial.

the answers are light, and have truth to them, but they are also very guarded, compared to some of the other ones available. it says he likes when the mc plays with him, the give and take of banter. but it also says that astarion needs to trust that you're not going to just spout off his deepest thoughts and feelings to any random who asks. he needs to feel like he's safe, like his secrets are protected with you.

i think this is the most clear with the last two questions.

tell me, what does he desire more than anything? the druid, zethino, asks.

and you can say me, freedom, revenge, or a nice, tasty rat.

we know from astarion's personal quest that his constant scheming and attempts to seize power are all in a bid to secure his freedom from cazador's influence. and if you want to keep him from ascending, you have to point out that power won't give him the freedom he is seeking. i think you could make the arguement that freedom is something he wants even more than revenge on cazador for everything the vampire did to him. but astarion approves of 'revenge', is delighted when you give this answer.

(edit: i had more debate here but i did find a video of this with all responses, and astarion actually says in response to freedom basically 'you're not wrong, but do we have to tell everyone our business?')

clearly there's a focus on the answer that gives astarion the least exposure, rather than the 'right' one.

same goes for the last question.

fear sits in the soul of all—to tame it, we must name it. astarion—what is his deepest fear?

mc can answer sharp wooden sticks, breaking a nail, forever feeling like a slave to someone else, or most things fear him, actually

even though zethino has just said that you HAVE to name your fears or else they'll swallow you whole, answering the most obvious of these ('forever feeling like a slave to someone else') only brings disapproval from astarion. i chose 'most things fear him, actually' and he liked this answer, and i believe he approves of 'breaking a nail' as well. again, more flippant responses that still have truth to them.

and these answers show him that you see him enough to know that actually naming his deepest fear in this setting would be wildly uncomfortable for him at best and traumatizing at worst.

he's not ready for the world to know him yet, he's still processing two hundred years of 'pure shit'. i think it's super clever and subtle storytelling, and a way to show players that sometimes the 'right' answer isn't actually the one you need to automatically give, just to satisfy the need to be right, and to show other people how well you know astarion. the mc needs to show astarion that they do see him, enough to know how much he values safety and privacy after having it ripped away from him for centuries.

#astarion #zethino #astarion meta #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #astarion x tav #astarion x any of the origin characters #astarion x durge #long post

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leopardmuffinxo · 7 months

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Baldur's Gate 3: Zethino

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #zethino #my bg3 edits #userarklay #usermorvaris #userwolfkissed #userlumad #userterendelev #userdekarios #miyku #baldurians #katsigian #useremahriel #josephseedsrosary #userfray #mrdekarios #please let me know if you do or do not want to be tagged

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ardently-queer · 8 months

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"...Gale - what is his greatest flaw?" "He thinks he, and the world, might be better off if he were dead." AND SOME OF YOU STILL THINK THIS HIS THING IS JUST HUBRIS?????

#gale dekarios #bg3 gale #gale bg3 #gale baldurs gate 3 #gale romance #baldurs gate 3 gale #zethino

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galedekarios · 7 months

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i finally managed to get orin disguise herself as zethino. the scene starts and progresses normally - until you've answered all questions.

for reference, this is the convo you would usually get:

instead of zethino's awed and soothing "i press my finger to your bond and find a shield - impenetrable. it is... beautiful.", orin in contrast is almost gleeful when she says, knowing that this is something she can use and twist, "how close you are. two hearts beating a perfect rhythm."

"your bond will not save you."

the potential that was in this if it had been utilised more in act iii than in just this one scene.

bonus:

gale: she toys with us like a tressym with a pigeon. but to what end?

gale's tara-related metaphors.

#gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #gale x tav #tav x gale #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #otp: a soul that steels my own #ch: gale dekarios #ch: altonaufein #ch: zethino master of love #vg: baldur's gate 3 #series: baldur's gate #meta: mybg3 #also on a personal note:#i love that alton's expression is basically 😡#while gale is just 🥺 behind him

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cchickki · 2 months

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the love test scene at the circus was so cute

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #zethino #bg3 tav #oc jeha #i know him so well lmaooo #glad they passed and the way he looks at her after the test 🥹

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superobservationdreamwitch · 2 months

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Orin: ur bond is false 😠

Anyways, happy drow lesbians<3

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #baldurs gate tav #minthara x tav #bg3 minthara #minthara baenre #minthara #minthara x durge #minthara bg3 #drow durge #drow tav #drow #zethino #orin #orin bg3 #orin the red

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csphire · 9 months

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Zethino's Love Trial

Fair Warning: Spoilers ahead.

The first time I did this trial of sorts I failed, utterly. I got disapproval for all three answers that seemed to make perfect sense. His reactions left me utterly confused. I started to doubt everything I thought I knew about him was somehow wrong. So I reloaded and tried again. On the second try, I selected what I felt were the most shallow or surface-level of answers next. It resulted in no approval losses. It might have even resulted in gains. I can't say for certain, as my approval with him was maxed out at the time.

Still, I was left even more baffled. But upon some reflection, it slowly dawned on me as to why he reacted the way he did.

Sure, we're not wrong in choosing the answers that make sense. All of them might be right to varying degrees.

The problem is airing out his most vulnerable aspects in front of an absolute stranger. Again, he disapproves of not the correct answers but us sharing them so easily with a random dryad we just met.

Some may think this seemingly serene moment with Zethino is a safe space and time for honesty. I was fooled, but that's not the case for Astarion. He's had to be on guard for two centuries. Even here, he doesn't drop it or feel safe. Not understanding that aspect of him, we pay for it by earning his disapproval.

However, with a player who offers flippant answers to Zethino instead of serious ones, he loves us all the more for it. Because it means he knows his secrets and vulnerabilities are safe with the one he loves.

Basically, Astarion needs someone who doesn't kiss and tell. Perhaps even one of the main keys to winning Astarion's heart is to protect his newfound dignity and privacy above all else.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #spoilers #Zethino #Astarion romance #character analysis #oh the feels

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silver-horse · 9 months

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hilarious that we can ask any of the companions to do the love test even when they aren't the love interests. I tried it with all of them and you can be rude to any of them or just say untrue things but the bad dialogue options with shadowheart are definitely the funniest