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The Latest Breaking News from Astarion

Larian sends fan new limited edition Baldur's Gate 3 vinyl after melting mishap

Larian Studios once again goes above and beyond for its fans.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says his new dating sim character sounded too much like his iconic vampire voice, so he had to base his performance on a fictional sex symbol from an '80s British sitcom instead

"We wanted to make sure that he wasn't going to fall into the Astarion trope too much"

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Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon wants to reprise his role, but when people say 'this character's just like Astarion, would you like to play them?' he's 'like not really, no'

It's not you, darling, it's me. I have standards.

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Baldur's Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon has turned down "Astarion-like" roles because he "wouldn't necessarily enjoy" them, but he "would love to play" the iconic vampire again

Newbon doesn't want to be "an Astarion-like character"

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Astarion actor Neil Newbon says method acting makes it hard to shake off characters after playing them, and still laughs a little like the Baldur's Gate 3 Vampire to this day

"You do get a bit of a come down where you're trying to shake the character off"

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D&D's new Forgotten Realms books come with Astarion-themed digital DLC

"More like Drizzt Don't-urden. No, no, that's not funny."

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Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says he "physically, mentally just shut down" while working on the RPG and "other projects simultaneously" – "I don't know what you're asking me to do"

"We were doing crazy hours. Not abusive hours at all, we were all up for it, but it was very long hours"

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'They stuck to their convictions': Astarion's VA Neil Newbon is glad Larian stepped away from Baldur's Gate 3 to follow their passions, since 'It was absolutely the right call'

See you later, astral cowboy.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says Larian made the right call in stepping away from the series, and he's "curious" to see which studio could handle Baldur's Gate 4

"I really hope that I get to reprise Astarion in some form or another"

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Baldur's Gate 3 companions got official $50 D&D minis, and I am casting Vicious Mockery because what in the Nine Hells is this

Gale, you feeling all right?

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As Baldur's Gate 3 fans uncover more of the D&D RPG's cut content, one especially dark scene has fans saying "75% of the playerbase would be killing Astarion" over it

The axed scene sees Astarion kill Shadowheart

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"I hope I get to play him again": Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion would love to play the RPG's beloved vampire in a sequel, joking he'd "have to be dead" before being recast

More Astarion in Baldur's Gate 4? Yes, please

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Baldur's Gate 3 fans can finally marry Astarion thanks to a new update for Baldur's Village, the Stardew Valley mod approved by Larian Studios lead Swen Vincke himself

It's me, I'm fans

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'What do you mean real actors?': Astarion's VO, who shared an awards category with Idris Elba after Baldur's Gate 3, remembers the dark ages of mocap

"I had agents turn down three-week mocap gigs that I didn't even know about."

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Your Favorite Cozy Game Just Merged With The Best RPG Of All Time

A new Stardew Valley mod called Baldur’s Village brings the beloved cast of characters from ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ into the cozy farming sim.

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The Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley is out, so here's another opportunity to romance Astarion

But can you grill rothe ribs?

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Lae'zel's voice actor Devora Wilde also auditioned for Shadowheart, Karlach, 'And probably Astarion?'

Honestly, I can see it.

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Baldur's Gate 3 sleuth discovers "extremely dark" Astarion kidnapping scene that almost nobody has seen even more than a year later

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Players are still finding edge-case Baldur's Gate 3 scenes, like one where you play as a kidnapped Astarion even if you made your own player-character

Step aside, Tav.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor Neil Newbon messaged the Fallout London team early on to say he wanted "to be involved," only to be left on read for nearly 2 years

"They missed my message"

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Astarion has breached the Vatican—Baldur's Gate 3 has sold 2 copies in Vatican City, says Larian's director of publishing

"Wish I could see their mod list. Bet it's absolutely gnarly."

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The Sims 4 Life and Death adds a sneaky reference to Baldur's Gate 3, with a dev saying there's "another small one buried in there somewhere" still left to find

The search is so on

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Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor says "I am aware of the $22,000 sex doll" of his character: "I have some thoughts"

"You do you, man"

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Find love and abandon god with this $20,000 fully customisable Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion sex doll

Also, if you want to hire me after my imminent firing let me know.

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Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke catches sight of the RPG community's most lewd creation yet, a "$20,000 life-sized Astarion sex doll"

It's certainly a sight to behold

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