#bg 3 roleplay

[ode-of-odr]

A study of a DEEPLY TRAUMATIZING past and one’s desire to be more than what one was intended to be. What strength is needed to overcome one’s nature? To strive for GOODNESS and still crave BLOOD.

Independent fandomless OC with many verses including Fallout 4, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate 3, General Faerun verse, and Western/ Red Dead verse. And more!

renovated December 2023

21+ only Minors DNI

selective

sporadic activity

Triggering themes

[tadpoleatemybrain]

@emraev1212

I could tell you all about my vampire social workers

Everyone knows "hold person" for a reason

Untethering days are a mixed bag to put it mildly

[acebender]

so AstErion and AstArion, huh?

[ask-karlachbear]

*Knows karlach won't let them hug so surprise attack hug* "Let me hug you!"

Karlach squeals as Tav ambushes her with a hug. The tiefling instinctively wraps her arms tightly around their waist, and spins on the spot as she hugs them tightly.

[breadandbloodybutter]

𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳!

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝐻𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝐻𝑜𝓅𝑒 - 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓉𝑜𝓂𝒷!

..𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳!

Independent Baldur's Gate 3 Raphael {Potentially Astarion} Ask & Writing Blog 🔥Roleplaying slowly to be introduced back in time 🔥

[luzdelsols]

looking to write a female tav against gale dekarios in a discord rp! happy to double! like or dm if interested for more info!

[ask-karlachbear]

"I'm not saying that I would kiss Halsin if he asked me, but..." Karlach lifts up her hands while shrugging

The new updated kiss with Halsin is soooo worth it

[dreaming-of-hope]

Isn't she cute? I'm looking for rp partners who could give any BALDUR'S GATE 3 CHARACTER against my dearest Nienna here. She's a Celestial Warlock, specialized in healing magic and would appreciate some teammates to develop meaningful relationships with.

Hi! I'm Psyche (30s, -3 GMT, they/them) and I would love to find partners in the Forgotten Realms to roleplay with through discord. In return, I could write both Gale Dekarios and Astarion Ancunín for any character of your choosing.

Give this post a LIKE if you are interested. I don't have trigger warnings, so any plots and ideas can be talked and discussed.

[tadpoleatemybrain]

Ok so here's what I'm really really craving

Bloodweave reincarnation rp

Yes I'm sure this has been overdone but shhhh shhh shhh

Good ending Gale and unascended Astarion. Together, happy, great. Well, eventually, Gale passes (because human) and obviously, Astarion is upset. But not overly concerned. He knows death isn't final. It takes a long time, but then one day, he feels that pull again, and he recognizes it.

The fiest time is rocky. Astarion is hesitant. Should he attempt to interact with this person? This person might have Gale's soul, but they're not really Gale. Not his Gale anyway. They won't remember, it won't be the same. And yet they do end up interacting. And over time those memories do come back and they fall in love again.

Astarion makes a promise to find Gale every time he comes back and he does so over and over again. Happy to hear about what new adventure his partner has been on.

Except in this latest reincarnation for some reason the magic words don't work or at the very least don't initially seem to. Astarion repeats the process as he has many times before and is already acting like things are back to normal.

"Just once, can't you be reborn as something with a longer lifespan? This little game of hide and seek we always do really does eat into our time together."

"Do I know you?" There is no trace of recognition in his eyes.

"Oh, oh shit. This isn't normally how this goes."

He missed one

[ask-karlachbear]

..who did these cause... i like your brain yk

Camp kisses 💋

[ask-karlachbear]

"Karlaaaach!!"

She hears Astarion's yell from the camp, sounding alarmed and horrified. When she runs closer...

[Animal Handling check: fail]

... She sees Scratch on top of the vampire's chest, licking his face enthusiastically as Astarion struggles to push the furry animal off. "Help get this mutt off me!"

"awww, why would I do that? Scratch just wants to give you some love" A sweet smile is plastered on karlach's face at the scene.

[luzdelsols]

hiya!! indulgently posting a rp search ad looking for anyone who is interested in writing gale dekarios from baldur’s gate 3 against an original character/tav (half elven female druid)! and i would be more than happy to write a canon bg3 companion (or any oc idea you have should that be preferable!) against your original character in a multi-muse rp on discord in return (aka playing multiple characters between just the two of us!) if interested, IM me or like this post and i’ll reach out to you! some additional details for what i'm looking for are under the cut!

i (she/her) am 28, so i'd prefer my rp partners to be at least 21+!

i prefer to write f/f, m/f, and nb relationships

i am happy to write or headcanon nsfw content but prefer to have a rich multi-muse experience containing all kinds of plotting, themes, and otherwise! i am also more than happy to use a fade to black method, or a mix of both! partner comfort before all else!

additionally, i prefer shorter replies to novella replies! especially in a multi-muse setting, longer replies can get cumbersome or overwhelming, particularly in threads that have all our characters in them. keeping replies to around 1-2 paragraphs (or less, i'm totally fine if you want to reply with just dialogue if the moment calls for it!! i am also known to go over/match my partner if we're writing a particularly important thread and it gets lengthy because of that 😂 im just here to have fun!) tends to help keep the rp progressing better in my experience! quality over quantity!

i am 100% ready to be invested in your original character and the canon character or oc you'd like me to write against them! i want you to have fun and indulge and just have a blast exploring backstories, relationships, side plots, and all the rest! i hope to see the same interest and attention in my partners as well, please don't reach out if you're only wanting to double to get the ship you want and don't genuinely have any interest in writing the other ship.

lastly, some themes i prefer to avoid in rp include: explicit themes of sexual abuse/assault, child abuse, animal abuse, slavery, and nsfw content that is age inappropriate or unclean

[sunflowerwizard]

We Don't Talk About Abdel: the ""Canon"" Gorion's Ward and Why I Hate Him

If you've only played Baldur's Gate 3 you may have heard of Abdel Adrian. The Hero of Baldur's Gate, late Grand Duke, and Bhaalspawn who died, badly.

There is, unfortunately a lot you might not know. Spoilers ahead for the original Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal. And their shitty novelizations you should not read.

Your choices matter. Allegedly.

There are many ways to handle continuity in a series of choice-heavy RPGs with custom main characters. There's the approach the original Fallout games did, by setting the second installment long enough after the first, that your player character can be vaguely alluded to without much friction. There's the Bioware approach, of uploading your save data from previous games to slightly effect the world in the next one. And then there's the Baldur's Gate series, which splits the difference and makes the worst of both worlds: a century has past and there's no cheeky vagueness to transplant your own player character as the Hero of Baldur's Gate. It is Abdel Adrian's world and we are merely living in it.

I'd argue there's one thing that very clearly separates a Commander Shepherd from an Abdel Adrian, and that's serving a role in a game that lines up with the story being told.

What's the deal with Bhaalspawn?

I'd like to get one thing out of the way first. Bhaalspawn =/= The Dark Urge. I only mention this because I've seen some people assume all Bhaalspawn operate on the "sleeper cell turbo murderer" framework that the DU does. The majority of the first Baldur's Gate game, the player character themself doesn't know they're in any way unusual. You get ominous dream sequences as the story progresses, up until the Big Reveal.

At which point, one of the themes reveals itself: nature versus nurture. Your PC is a 20-something year old young adult who lived inside a walled town, and had their entire support system torn away the second they left. Unless you've chosen to roleplay that way, they may not have ever felt a particular inclination towards violence. This is in stark contrast with Big Bad, your half-brother Sarevok whose upbringing was filled with struggle and violence.

It's even more apparent in Throne of Bhaal, when you're confronted with it outright: what if your places had been switched? Maybe you would've committed even more atrocities than your half-brother.

We now have to talk about the books. Unfortunately. Canonically the novelization of Baldur's Gate is the origin of Abdel Adrian. He is Philip Athans' brainchild and there's fuck all we can do about it. Unless I get a word of god response from Wizards of the Coast or story beats are directly contradicted in other BG-related media that has come out since, I am treating the events of the books as canon.

A narrative treadmill of a character arc

The game starts out in relatively bog-standard hero's journey fashion. It's morning in Candlekeep, you're leaving home for the very first time with your adoptive dad, and he's been very cagey about the details other than "we need to leave, I'll explain later."

Abdel Adrian, has already left Candlekeep at the start of the novel. He's already in his mid-twenties, and has been traveling the Sword Coast as a sword-for-hire for nearly a decade (presumably cornering the child soldier market). He also really likes killing people, hence his line of work. The big inciting incident with Gorion happens because he sent Abdel a letter about needing to talk, at which point Sarevok shows up, kills Gorion, who tells Abdel to seek out Jahiera and Khalid with his dying breath.

I'll break down my issues with this point by point. -Abdel is very clearly not a level 1 character. Perhaps this is a petty point, but isn't half the fun of this style of fantasy story watching the protagonist grow in skill, until they can eventually face off against the seemingly indomitable Big Bad? Spoiler: Abdel is already at the peak of his Swordsmanship Power™ and we will not see any growth on that front.

-What are the stakes, actually? We went from "everything I know and love has been torn away from me. I'm a level 1 adventurer in a big, dangerous world and cannot go home." to "I'm a big tough fighterman with a penchant for murder who's going to avenge the father figure the book tell-not-shows you I cared about" Like my previous point, we have no baseline, no sense of what the main character has truly lost. I'm much less interested in watching someone start from the middle and fight their way to the top, than seeing someone from rock bottom getting there.

-His Bhaalspawn heritage manifests itself as murdergremlin tendencies. If you've not encountered a player with murdergremlin tendencies while playing a ttrpg, you've almost certainly heard horror stories about them. The guy who loves to escalate encounters into combat, who threatens and maims because "it's what my character would do" and often times view themselves as the main character.

If that sounds exhausting, this is the character whose head we're trapped inside. A guy whose two big motivators are murder and sex, whose external moral compass is his love interest (Jahiera deserved better). AND EVEN THEN by the end of the second book, the only growth he has experienced as a character is "maybe sometimes I won't murder everyone who makes me angry" when he just point-blank refuses to kill the antagonist of BG2. Oh, but not before he had sex with and violently murdered the other main antagonist who was also a woman.

"Okay the books are awful, but why be angry at Abdel?"

Because by virtue of WOTC continuing to use "Abdel Adrian" as THE Hero of Baldur's Gate and a canon character, those books are still canon. SOME elements had to be retconned for being incongruent with the games (did I mention in the first novel Abdel leaves Khalid to die during a fight in the first novel?) but otherwise? I've seen no revisions to his base character. And now every piece of Baldur's Gate media is built on this shitty, rotten foundation.

Are these points somewhat petty? Yes! Either Wizards should've come up with an entirely new stand-in Bhaalspawn to wash the shit taste of those novelizations out of everyone's mouths, or they should've written future material to only vaguely allude to BG 1&2's protagonist. The Bhaalspawn saga was wrapped up perfectly fine in Throne of Bhaal. Either he should've stayed dead with Cyric taking on his domain, or find another way to bring him back. Abdel Adrian having .0001% Bhaal Juice still in his blood and thus turning into The Slayer is a "Somehow, Palpatine returned" way of doing it.

On the off chance anyone is morbidly curious about the terrible novels, me and some pals did a live-reading not too long ago. If this post gets 100 notes I will make a Greatest Hits compilation of terrible moments. Spoiler: one of them includes the "spider in her cleavage" scene.

[ask-karlachbear]

ISNT THAT @ask-gale AND @askgale' S GRANPA?! DAMN SLAY GRANPAAAA

Elminster rockin his new outfit ✨

Thank you @lowrifaberart for that amazing tweet

[tarisbackyard]

CRPG stands for Classic RolePlaying Game btw, and is the generally used term for video games such as Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Dragon Age, Disco Elysium, etc.

[femslashhistorian]

3 Great Lae'zel/Shadowheart AUs (femslash fic rec)

Shadowheart and Lae'zel are two characters (companions) from the roleplaying video/computer game Baldur's Gate 3. Their ship name is Shadow'zel and there is a good amount of femslash (F/F) fanfiction for this ship on AO3: Lae'zel/Shadowheart (link)

The three fics I've picked for this fic rec share a few common themes: They are modern setting AUs and fit broadly speaking into enemies to lovers category. Plus: there is a bonus (non AU) rec.

You don't need to know anything about the game's canon to enjoy these fics and there is no danger that you might get any spoilers for BG3. Of course, it is helpful if you have seen a few pics / gifs / snippets to get a feeling for the vibes between Shadowheart and Lae'zel.

(There is also an interesting short article about what Shadowheart's voice actress things about this ship.)

I really love their dynamics in these three fics and the tension and bickering are delicious.

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Mrs and Mrs K'llir by justasimplelesbian

Complete, 1 chapter, 22k words, 2024

Teen and up; Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Summary: Mr and Mrs Smith AU

Shadowheart and Lae'zel is the focus, Astarion, Karlach, and Gale all make like very minimal appearances.

Note: there is an additional smut chapter (in a separate fic): link

I guess technically you might get spoilers rather for the movie Mr and Mrs Smith (2005) than for BG3.

But to be honest is has been many years since I saw the movie and thus, I don't know how closely the plot of the fic follows the plot of the movie (according to the author's notes it is pretty close). What I do know is that the author did a great job to fit Shadowheart and Lazel into this AU and a few other BG companions also show up and fit in perfectly as well.

This fic is probably the most literal enemies to lovers fic of the three, as they actually get to fight each other, however technically they start as a married couple.

I really enjoyed this fic. Highly recommended.

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the gith in 14G by yeahitshowed

Complete, 1 chapter, 3k words, 2024

Teen and up; No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary:

The door swings open just as Shadowheart slams her fist forward to knock again; the apartment’s occupant, a githyanki woman in workout gear, catches Shadowheart’s wrist to avoid being decked in the face. “Whatever you aim to sell me,” the githyanki says testily, “I hold no interest, and I dearly hope whatever two-bit company you shill for files for bankruptcy.”

“Are you being murdered?” Shadowheart says, yanking her wrist free. “Or possibly doing the murdering?”

The githyanki cocks her head. Each of her long ears sports a line of piercings; the little hoops clink together. “Hm. A unique sales strategy. I will listen to your pitch if you speak quickly.”

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Modern AU; Shadowheart moves into a new apartment, and the githyanki next door is infuriatingly loud.

Told mostly from Shadowheart's POV, the author did a tremendous job to capture her frustration and annoyance towards Lae'zel. Switching the POV in the last scene to Wyll is working very well. What Shadowheart does to pay it back to Lae'zel is kind of relatable and also very funny.

Loved the fic. Highly recommended.

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put her canine teeth in the side of my neck by yeahitshowed

Complete, 1 chapter, 3k words, 2024

General Audiences; No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary:

“Hey!” shouts an unfamiliar voice. “What do you think you’re doing?”

Maintaining her grip on the wriggling German Shepherd, Lae’zel looks up. A woman’s stalking over from the benches, arms tightly crossed over a deeply un-dog-park-like goth getup.

“Thwarting an unsportsmanlike assault,” Lae’zel says. “The dirty one baselessly attacked – ”

“Yes, she’s playing,” the woman says. “How dare she. Can you let go of my dog?”

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Meeting at a dog park, Lae'zel and Shadowheart's dogs are instant pals. (Lae'zel and Shadowheart, not so much.)

In contrast to the other two fics, the enemies to lovers aspects are handled without violence, however this does not mean that the bickering is not deliciously strong. A nice change of pace and a very cute fic. The names of the dogs also gave me a good chuckle. Highly recommended.

Also check out the cute fan art that inspired the fic.

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Bonus rec: non AU

to feel love (like a sinner) by mermaiddrunk

Complete, 1 chapter, 9k words, 2024

Explicit; No Archive Warnings Apply

Lae’zel’s breath grows heavy. “You feel it too?”

“Yes.”

“Tsk’va!” Lae’zel swears even as the knowledge makes her sick with lust. “I believe we have been poisoned. The wizard’s confections—”

Shadowheart lets out a small manic laugh devoid of any real humour. “It’s not poison,” she says with a trembling voice. “I think they were aphrodisiacs. I assume one or two are sufficient to do the job.” Lae’zel isn’t sure if Shadowheart is going to laugh or cry when she says, “We ate an entire bag.”

Note: There is also fan art inspired by the fic (tumblr)

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Notes:

This was cross-posted to tumblr and my WordPress blog. Check it out for more femslash fanfic recs.

Image credits:

Pexels from Pixabay

Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay 1 2

Ralf Seemann from Pixabay