Baldur's Gate III - Spoiler Edition (please read updated OP)

Well, I looked her up and even though she looks absolutely breathtaking, as usual, I am going to have to murder her for that mace she's holding.

Sets strength to 18. Beautiful. Nice shield too.

When it comes to the spawn, I killed them because I was playing a good but also somewhat pragmatic character, but there's really no warm fuzzy decision there. You either have to worry about 7000 feral vampires on the loose that don't have any guidance, or you kill 7000 innocent victims. I intend to do a more chaotic goody? play-through releasing them, because I think they deserve a chance to find a cure or live a somewhat decent life like Astarion.

I also think Astarion was kind of done dirty with a particular scene at the end, but I'm unsure if you got there, so I won't spoil anything. Also one of the best lines you can say to him imo (he takes it in such a lovely way) is sadly only a breakup line, that I wish any character could say, regardless of romancing or not.

Do you mean at the end of his arc or the entire game? I'm nowhere near almost finished with the game. Still have Gortash and Orin to kill, free Orpheus, free Wyll's dad...

That breakup lines has made me curious. I might have to look for a YT video because I'm unlikely to ever see it.
"Breaking up" with Gale before the sex scene was super awkward. He did not take it well. Got over it fine though. Later he refers to my girl as his ex lover. Dude, you guys were never lovers! Not even a couple. No kiss, nothing! Jeez... LOL. He's really the Anders of BG3.

Another note about the ritual, as I was playing I kept wondering if the player character could do the ritual and sacrifice Astarion. I assume not because he got loose at some point after shoving Cazador off the platform. I don't even understand how he got loose, tbh. Kept expecting there to be a choice to free Astarion or not. That would have been suuuper evil. Interesting twist, so that's a shame. Unless there is a way I don't know about? I guess you have to be a vampire in the first place...

So you don't know what happens when you free all the spawn. Exciting, terrifying, lol! I have a very bad feeling about it, haha.

The scene I was disappointed in is at the end of the game and it's because it seems to be played for laughs. It's fine that the scene is there, especially if someone doesn't really like Astarion or take him seriously, but I would like the option to respond in a more caring way and you're not given the option to do so ( it's especially sad for such an abused character imo). As for the breakup scenes, they all have different lines for each character depending on the point of your romance, or paths you're taking. The breakup line I was referring to happens in Act 2 after the drow confrontation, and you can say you "think he needs more of a friend than a lover"  the response was sad and surprising. Sometimes I'll take a certain option to see what happens and then reload, Witchcockter posted a pic of Astarion's response in his second post. I basically would like it if you could say something similar on a friend path even without the romance, because it's a nice eye opening line that you only get to see on a romance/breakup and I find that unfortunate.

 Gale is a big ninja romance, a lot of the companions are. He basically thought I was a cheater on my play-through and I never flirted with him once, didn't even get his famous weave scene so I don't know what was going on there. idk

And there are no epilogues, so I do not know what happens with the spawn. I think Larian said they thought people might find them boring so they left them out? which is weird but there might be a good chance they'll add epilogues at a later time because of all the feedback.

going to hell for the Orpheus business adds more Karlach content? I assume not. So far I could save everyone from dying outright, like Gale. Or fix their situation entirely. But maybe Karlach is destined to die because I guess somebody has to. Wyll is merely screwed but I hope I can do something about that too. On the other hand I like when stories require real sacrifice. In Karlach's case it would just suck though without gaining anything from her death.

I don't like Orin's arc. Because I want to laze around in the city, see the sight, enjoy the tadpole nibbling on the scraps, ect. But it feels akward knowing my companion is in some stinky sewer being groped by Orin, and not the good gropin either. But she's so demanding. I need to kill Gortash, that's fine, kinda need to deal with his robots first which is annoying since I couldn't cheese the detonator with stealth. I could start the console but would then get rudely interrupted before it went boom. >:C And then I also have to be judged and found adequite by the anchovy man? Excuse you. There is only two ways our encounter can go and it's either death or romance and Gale is blocking the romance part.

So am overjoyed that the Helena loophole exists. And guessing it also works if you skip Gorthash and his mechanical wonders. And happy that I can just skip the persuasion check and call her pathetic. It was carthartic. Sure sure I should feel sorry for her but that frigging bridge kinda burned up all my patience.

Speaking of Gortash, since I blew up both is water and land park the fist at the castle thing were kinda miffed. Figured to turn the non lethal option on when the bodyguards turn came. Did knock out one fist because he never attacked me (except for attacks of oppurtunity but we all get a little eager with those). Then go to the upper floor and the nobles are panicing, but not hostile. So dispose of the baneites, then go back down and outside for a wee nap before facing the fancy man himself. Then I come back and everyone is suddenly chill. The nobles are circling the empty throne and one even has the gall to give me the stink eye when I tried to open the door to the upper floor. Like lady, you were screaming your head off a nap ago, don't you sass me.

Eitherway, do a bit of regicide. Karlach has her moment and the druid kinda just stands there, akward. Then when she leaves to go scream at the stars she says she loves me. Allright...Then we go back to camp and persumably she's done screaming and there is no conversation on this any more. Cool. Guess she mixed the saves up.

While I was not up for sexy times with the squid I was kinda disappointed he gave up so fast. I mean it's still a big old no but some pushing would've been appreciated. Did make a save before if the temptation hits.

The boat talk with Gale was so sweet. And now he's like constantly. Are u ok babe. Plz talk to me. U can tell me anything!
Which is sweet but why don't I have the option to ask him to hug me while scream for a moment.

Been seeing so many characters with Alice's face it's making me miss her. Almost started leaning into the idea of have her be Dark Urge instead of Charlatan. I do have one Dark Urge going though so idk. 
Also keep forgetting to take screenies. Too absorbed into the game I guess.