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However, that's essentially the same thing as breaking up with him because it ends the romance. Copy Link to Clipboard. Joined: Sep EMar OP. For a game that's big on representation, I'm a bit disappointed about the fact that there's no asexual route to take here.

Let him love Tav without sex having to be on the table. Location: Sweden. Is it just me or is Astarion clearly coded as a gay or bisexual (male preference) character? Anyone who’s playing BG3 will undoubtedly be aware of Astarion.

Joined: Oct I think an asexual route for him would be good, but it should start already in the beginning. He reacts very fondly to this idea and all seems well. Here I would like an option to kiss his cheek and say "I care for you, but you don't feel the same.

We do have this very sweet option to tell him that "maybe what he needs is a friend and not a lover". It is unfortunately clear that we are a group of representation that has seriously been neglected as every romance is so heavy in sex.

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I wish they had been more sensitive to people who are not driven by sex, but intimate emotional connection. Why not just add an asexual option here? You can tell he is manipulating you or trying to. I don’t have this game yet because I’m waiting on full release but I’ve been indulging in Astarion lines and scenes and I’ve noticed he uses masculine-aligned words very often.

Neil Newbon, who voices fan favorite vampire Astarion, recently reflected on why LGBTQ+ fans connect with his characters so hard. Maybe what Astarion needs is more than a friend, but not sex? Voice actor Neil Newbon has spoken about the response he's had from queer fans to his Baldur's Gate character, Astarion.

If you didn't know, sex isn't the only thing that makes for a loving relationship. Astarion romance - asexual route. Re: Astarion romance - asexual route. Let Tav be that person for him. Astarion expresses how he can't enjoy sex and how his trauma has affected his sexuality etc.

And to make it so, especially for a character who's essentially traumatized by sex, just feels wrong. Especially when we have a very clear contender for this kind of relationship. Even romances like Halsin's that starts as a slow burn, turns into a kink fest.