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I also need people to know it wasn't any one person who caused this. It was a mix of an IRL friend who talks exclusively about The Magnus Archives and Hamlet, AthenaHennah's Jonathan Simms (?) Cosplay, and maybe a conversation a few years ago with @achilleabeec

There is no one cause. It is a virus.

Alright gang, FINE

I will bite.

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Just gonna *yoink*

big wii sports overlay that says Normal! whenever i do anything so i know im not insane

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Alright gang, FINE

I will bite.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Companion!Tav Ask List

What if your Tav was a recruitable companion, instead of the main character? (contains major spoilers for the game, and for some dark urge runs as well)

General

Where can your Tav be recruited?  Are they first encountered on the Nautiloid, or in the Nautiloid crash region?  Or are they not recruitable until a later act?

Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?

Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?

What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?

Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?

Do they have any secrets that can be revealed?  What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?

Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

What do they say when the Player Character asks them to stay in camp?  How about when the Player Character asks them to come adventuring again?

Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?

Are there any unique NPCs associated with your Tav that can show up during the course of the game?

Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner) 

Story Specific

How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?

How do they advise the player character on Raphael?

How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?

How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?

How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?

Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?

What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party?

Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with? 

Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?

How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?

What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

Is it possible for your Tav to be kidnapped and replaced by Orin?  How is Orin's deception revealed?  How do they react to the PC rescuing them in the Temple of Bhaal?

How do they react to the PC either allowing Astarion to ascend or convincing him to spare the 7000 spawn?

How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer?  Can they offer to become one themselves?  Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 

How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?

How do they react to the Dark Urge killing Alfira?

If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?

Romance

Is your Tav a romanceable character?  Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?

Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?

Are they a polyamorous or a monogamous option?

Do they have a special romance scene at the tiefling/goblin party?

Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?

How do they react to the player character breaking up with them, or choosing another character over them?

What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test? 

If they’re poly, do they have a reaction to the PC engaging in a relationship with Halsin?

How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor?  Haarlep?

Will they join in with the PC and the Drow Twins, or no?

What are Tav’s plans for the future?  Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?

Free space! Share anything from your companion!Tav au!

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Im trying to prove a point to my mum

Repost if school has caused:

Anxiety Depression Suicidal thoughts Social anxiety Eating disorders Self harm Stress

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Reblog if you honestly have NEVER sent anon hate.

It pains me that only 14,000 people can honestly reblog this

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MMMMMM ME WHEN! This is making me wonder if there's an Astarion version of 'Judith Slaying Holofernes' by Artemisia Gentileschi. Gotta be one of my all time FAVORITE baroque paintings.

"Astarion with the Head of Cazador", a Caravaggio pastiche painting.

Did this earlier in the year. I never had a tumblr before so I'm sharing it now.

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Marin: Surely your godess can't approve of what we share.

Shadowheart: Perhaps. Maybe she's keen to see me corrupt you. I bet she'd be delighted to turn a follower of Selûne towards the darkness.

Marin: 😳

Marin: . . . I suppose we'll see

Marin (A paladin of Selûne): ... Shadowheart: "A waste of stonework," "Selûne. As if mingling with a hoard of goblins wasn't bad enough," "I can't think of a more fitting tribute to Selûne," "I'm sorry you're hindered by that supposed goddess," "Selûnites are coddled, decadent drunk on hope. Fattened calves ready for sacrifice," Marin: ... honor and virtue, honor and virtue, hon-

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Ok I have amended this by searching my VODs for images of them in better lighting.

They're so pretty, guys

Bro how is this lad's face always CONSUMED by darkness? The only bit of light is their freaking E Y E S.

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Bro how is this lad's face always CONSUMED by darkness? The only bit of light is their freaking E Y E S.

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Update! The lady got her eyeball knocked out :,)

New wonderful woman unlocked!

Her name is Marin, she's a paladin of Selûne, and I love her.

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THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) - dir. Henry Selick

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So incredibly correct, lmao

Marin (A paladin of Selûne): ... Shadowheart: "A waste of stonework," "Selûne. As if mingling with a hoard of goblins wasn't bad enough," "I can't think of a more fitting tribute to Selûne," "I'm sorry you're hindered by that supposed goddess," "Selûnites are coddled, decadent drunk on hope. Fattened calves ready for sacrifice," Marin: ... honor and virtue, honor and virtue, hon-

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"I'm just like you,"

"You're just like me,"

Also as it turns out I have a small cyst in the exact spot on my hand where ShadowHeart's spot is so like- she's so me fr fr

So as I've been playing BG3, like... can the mark on Shadowheart's hand be classified as her having chronic pain?

Because she manages it like I manage my own flare-ups and she talks about it just as dismissively as I sometimes do.

Idk, just thought it was neat

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Update! I gave her my number and she turned me down, and she was so awkward she offered me a hand shake.

No because being down bad for the literal most beautiful girl in your school is one thing. I can assume she's out of my league and move on with my life after a few months. THE PROBLEMS GOETH THUSLY. 1: She is bi. Meaning I actually have a chance with her. 2: I have 3 classes with her so she actually has an opportunity to get to know me. And 3: Every time I rant to my friends about her being out of my league (because I do not think I am attractive at all) THEY ALL KINDA JUST GO "Honestly no one's out of your league, how has no one snatched you up yet?" MY SISTERS IN CHRIST THERE IS A PUNISHMENT FOR LYING.

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