#i also don't think its about his heinousness while travelling with the PC since well. he kinda does nothing if you don't act evil | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

tombware · 1 month ago

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astarion's arc mentioning redemption doesn't make as much sense as it seemed it was going to in EA. like Ulma mentioning he might achieve redemption doesn't make much sense now since she's talking about victims he got while being almost literally puppeteered.

Originally it seemed pretty clear we were going to find out some heinous shit he did to the Gur as a magistrate out of his own free volition.

#i also don't think its about his heinousness while travelling with the PC since well. he kinda does nothing if you don't act evil #just all bark and no bite. because larian (sighs) loves player agency too much #so companions don't do anything you don't tell them to do. shucks #i could imagine the original scenario had a better chance at exploring this #because if theres anything that could make a really privileged asshole re-examine their deeds... experiencing that injustice themselves #probably helps #that might be naive or simplistic from me since suffering doesn't really produce epiphanies like that irl i think. but um #i cant picture alive astarion figuring empathy out on his own.#that being said redemption arcs feel kinda overdone so i dont care too much. ulmas comment just made no sense to me #(and the game frames it like shes right for saying this)#on second thought maybe its just a stretch thats referring to his change in worldview where he starts thinking about others. idfk #i agree that's very much in his arc

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