Why do women find Astarion attractive?

[Vergil]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

[orinEsque]

Sure but most males won't care about looking fit and good like him. That alone separates Gale from the other 90+%. Maybe it's on me for favoring men who look natural but well behaved and caring about their own appearance, rather than looking outworldly with plenty of instagram filters.

I think you are confusing my replies with my preference for a "RL husband material", while I'm talking about "my favourite fuckboi in my medieval fantasy camp". In fact he's my second favourite fuckboi in the game. My guardian that I CREATED will be no.1 forever and ever! (Illithid to permanent guardian mod here i come!!!!!!)

P.S. There is no unfit males in the game except the fat undead bartender, which makes me suspect fitness of all males in the game who don't have high dex /str.

Gale doesn't seem like the type that would work out. If he were pulled in while he was adventuring, however, I would say he got his fitness from all that walking ... like Edwin and his high constitution.

Well Gale looks better than most people ingame.

I do think he likes to work out, considering he's a sexual predator who likes pouncing on tav every single chance he has and his entire thing with Mystra revolves around sex... Then yeah I suppose he wants to stay fit to attract people. And I'd say canonically mages are fit people considering how important high constitution is for spellcasting.

[take all your the discussion about bullying the newbie somewhere else ty]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

I simply meant to say that we should try and stay on the Astarion topic. This forum may be about free speech but our intensely hardworking, and underpaid jannies DO intervene when we derail the topic at hand. [it's a joke, inb4 i get accused of sucking upto jannies!!!!]

in terms of Gale: Now that you mention it he would stay fit for Mysta... BUT he's broken up... so what incentive does he have?
Although some men go to the gym after breakup to cope :hmmm:

[orinEsque]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

I never gave anyone any orders... why are people so touchy today? am I missing something? It's like everyone got possessed by GGS and Gayweigh.

[Anon]

Tbh you did all pile on him with the typical codex bumboy hazing ritual for just saying the following: (besides a dig at Red7, which is obligatory)

Which I'm surprised people on here would disagree with that..

I don't disagree with that, point is he's used that as a generic argument to try to lock down any fruitful discussion while staying on the top with a condescending tone like a redditor, and that I disapprove.

Then attack the argument, not the poster. (The following posts did exactly the latter, including criticising his username, which is as reddit-like as you can get lol).

I mean that's what I did at first, I called his argument faggy, not the user. Also the user kept provoking people which didn't help his case.

But alright, I won't say I'm a saint, I'm indeed guilty of having enjoyed bullying the newbie redditor. Hope God can forgive me for that.

As to the topic, hmm, wouldn't Mystra care more about intelligence / magical ability than being physically fit?
I think gale being "fit" is just a consequence of Larian being lazy with the body types. He'd likely be a typical skinny / average mage, otherwise. Though lean enough from walking, as mentioned (but then comparably, so would everyone else, and the "physical" classes being even fitter).

Constitution is the second most important attribute to spellcasters as you need it to maintain concentration. A spellcaster that can't maintain concentration semi-reliably is no good.

[BobT]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

Or posted on another website..

Constitution is the second most important attribute to spellcasters as you need it to maintain concentration. A spellcaster that can't maintain concentration semi-reliably is no good.

True, but being "fit" and "buff" are separate. Larian really should have made more body types.

[Anon]

I think you are confusing my replies with my preference for a "RL husband material", while I'm talking about "my favourite fuckboi in my medieval fantasy camp". In fact he's my second favourite fuckboi in the game. My guardian that I CREATED will be no.1 forever and ever! (Illithid to permanent guardian mod here i come!!!!!!)

P.S. There is no unfit males in the game except the fat undead bartender, which makes me suspect fitness of all males in the game who don't have high dex /str.

Gale doesn't seem like the type that would work out. If he were pulled in while he was adventuring, however, I would say he got his fitness from all that walking ... like Edwin and his high constitution.

Well Gale looks better than most people ingame.

I do think he likes to work out, considering he's a sexual predator who likes pouncing on tav every single chance he has and his entire thing with Mystra revolves around sex... Then yeah I suppose he wants to stay fit to attract people. And I'd say canonically mages are fit people considering how important high constitution is for spellcasting.

[take all your the discussion about bullying the newbie somewhere else ty]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

I simply meant to say that we should try and stay on the Astarion topic. This forum may be about free speech but our intensely hardworking, and underpaid jannies DO intervene when we derail the topic at hand. [it's a joke, inb4 i get accused of sucking upto jannies!!!!]

Alright, I won't talk about it no more.

in terms of Gale: Now that you mention it he would stay fit for Mysta... BUT he's broken up... so what incentive does he have?
Although some men go to the gym after breakup to cope :hmmm:

Well he's still thirsty after having broken up with Mystra.

And yeah some men do feel more compelled to keep fit after breakup as you said.

[Vergil]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

Or posted on another website..

Person who has responded to and acknowledged a post where I said I wasn't a Codex user btw.
Between this and you two continuing to misconstrue the original situation I'm debating whether this is a stupidity or malice thing.

[Anon]

Cmon, we have a friendly relation and I enjoy your work, no need to sour that. Plus you're trying to give an undue order that's against the forum's directive, which comes in bad taste.

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

Or posted on another website..

Constitution is the second most important attribute to spellcasters as you need it to maintain concentration. A spellcaster that can't maintain concentration semi-reliably is no good.

True, but being "fit" and "buff" are separate. Larian really should have made more body types.

I mean Gale doesn't look like a bodybuilder, if you workout semi-competently for some years you'll look like him without trying hard. Only his abs are indeed kinda exaggerated, you won't ever have abs like these if you don't get the good genetics or do some exemplary dieting.

[BobT]

Imagine getting a big head because you made some niche Baldurs Gate 3 mods and start giving people orders like a janny

Or posted on another website..

Constitution is the second most important attribute to spellcasters as you need it to maintain concentration. A spellcaster that can't maintain concentration semi-reliably is no good.

True, but being "fit" and "buff" are separate. Larian really should have made more body types.

I mean Gale doesn't look like a bodybuilder, if you workout semi-competently for some years you'll look like him without trying hard. Only his abs are indeed kinda exaggerated, you won't ever have abs like these if you don't get the good genetics or do some exemplary dieting.

Yeah, be nice to have a bit more of an "Average" body type. Even the non-"strong" version is still pretty buff.
The standard female body type is gorgeous, too. But it would be nice to see some variety. (And I don't mean landwhales lol).

[Anon]

Or posted on another website..


True, but being "fit" and "buff" are separate. Larian really should have made more body types.

I mean Gale doesn't look like a bodybuilder, if you workout semi-competently for some years you'll look like him without trying hard. Only his abs are indeed kinda exaggerated, you won't ever have abs like these if you don't get the good genetics or do some exemplary dieting.

Yeah, be nice to have a bit more of an "Average" body type. Even the non-"strong" version is still pretty buff.
The standard female body type is gorgeous, too. But it would be nice to see some variety. (And I don't mean landwhales lol).

Thats what inclusivity should have always been about, not making everybody a black woman, a tranny, or a whale (or all of these together).

[Xenich]

You say he's for guys only and then he's player sexual? That contradictory.

I'm saying the gameplay mechanics of Baldur's Gate 3 are player sexual. His actual character does not come across that way but Larian is afraid of telling their mentally ill fanbase no.

EDIT: Also you shouldn't be able to play as a woman at all.

I was thinking about this common comment.

I think player sexual is a bit of word play in my opinion. I understand what you mean, but think of it akin to the whole "Your not gay if it is in prison" type of thing. That is, if a character has the ability to romance either sex, then they are really just gay waiting for the player to initiate and this falls in line with a lot of the complaints about the options to go to gay tend to be a bit confusing at times leading to a gay option opening up, or the NPC advancing that line.

I tend to look at it like this. All characters who can be gay, are gay... and are just willing to have sex with anything. Keep in mind, I also don't subscribe to the concept of bi either. Any guy that says he is bi, is just a gay guy who has sex with women as well. Still gay, but having sex is higher on the list than the whole being one thing.

I just see the whole thing as an excuse to justify the gay interaction (maybe there was honest intent by Larian to be more open for people to have choices), but a character is either gay or not, no in-between and no amount of prison time justifies it.

It reminds me reading about some girl who was dating a guy who did gay porn. She claimed, no... he is not gay, he only does that for work.

Yeah, um... he's Gay.

[Vergil]

You say he's for guys only and then he's player sexual? That contradictory.

I'm saying the gameplay mechanics of Baldur's Gate 3 are player sexual. His actual character does not come across that way but Larian is afraid of telling their mentally ill fanbase no.

EDIT: Also you shouldn't be able to play as a woman at all.

I was thinking about this common comment.

I think player sexual is a bit of word play in my opinion. I understand what you mean, but think of it akin to the whole "Your not gay if it is in prison" type of thing. That is, if a character has the ability to romance either sex, then they are really just gay waiting for the player to initiate and this falls in line with a lot of the complaints about the options to go to gay tend to be a bit confusing at times leading to a gay option opening up, or the NPC advancing that line.

I tend to look at it like this. All characters who can be gay, are gay... and are just willing to have sex with anything. Keep in mind, I also don't subscribe to the concept of bi either. Any guy that says he is bi, is just a gay guy who has sex with women as well. Still gay, but having sex is higher on the list than the whole being one thing.

I just see the whole thing as an excuse to justify the gay interaction (maybe there was honest intent by Larian to be more open for people to have choices), but a character is either gay or not, no in-between and no amount of prison time justifies it.

It reminds me reading about some girl who was dating a guy who did gay porn. She claimed, no... he is not gay, he only does that for work.

Yeah, um... he's Gay.

What is blud yammering about?

[Red7]

in terms of Gale: Now that you mention it he would stay fit for Mysta... BUT he's broken up... so what incentive does he have?
Although some men go to the gym after breakup to cope :hmmm:

u got it all wrong. men go to gym not becuase they care what vaginas think about them; if they do they are kuks and will fail miserably.
men got to gym to kill better. raping is after the killing of previous owner.

i guess it was, cause now kuks have like 8 year old daughters just strolling around with no male owner around, totally unsupervised and then got buthurt when some nigger rapes into the wheel chair.

[Xenich]

I'm saying the gameplay mechanics of Baldur's Gate 3 are player sexual. His actual character does not come across that way but Larian is afraid of telling their mentally ill fanbase no.

EDIT: Also you shouldn't be able to play as a woman at all.

I was thinking about this common comment.

I think player sexual is a bit of word play in my opinion. I understand what you mean, but think of it akin to the whole "Your not gay if it is in prison" type of thing. That is, if a character has the ability to romance either sex, then they are really just gay waiting for the player to initiate and this falls in line with a lot of the complaints about the options to go to gay tend to be a bit confusing at times leading to a gay option opening up, or the NPC advancing that line.

I tend to look at it like this. All characters who can be gay, are gay... and are just willing to have sex with anything. Keep in mind, I also don't subscribe to the concept of bi either. Any guy that says he is bi, is just a gay guy who has sex with women as well. Still gay, but having sex is higher on the list than the whole being one thing.

I just see the whole thing as an excuse to justify the gay interaction (maybe there was honest intent by Larian to be more open for people to have choices), but a character is either gay or not, no in-between and no amount of prison time justifies it.

It reminds me reading about some girl who was dating a guy who did gay porn. She claimed, no... he is not gay, he only does that for work.

Yeah, um... he's Gay.

What is blud yammering about?

TLDR --> They aren't player sexual, they are all gay. *chuckle*

[Red7]

I go where i want.

i think this is exactly what that 8 year old vagina raped to a parapalegic state by a nigger thought as well.

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[Vergil]

I go where i want.

i think this is exactly what that 8 year old vagina raped to a parapalegic state by a nigger thought as well.

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What the fuck is wrong with you?

[Red7]

I go where i want.

i think this is exactly what that 8 year old vagina raped to a parapalegic state by a nigger thought as well.

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What the fuck is wrong with you?

am i wrong?

btw being gay vampire must be quite fluid filled existence i gotta say. where that idea could come from mmm

[Red7]

Or posted on another website..


True, but being "fit" and "buff" are separate. Larian really should have made more body types.

I mean Gale doesn't look like a bodybuilder, if you workout semi-competently for some years you'll look like him without trying hard. Only his abs are indeed kinda exaggerated, you won't ever have abs like these if you don't get the good genetics or do some exemplary dieting.

Yeah, be nice to have a bit more of an "Average" body type. Even the non-"strong" version is still pretty buff.
The standard female body type is gorgeous, too. But it would be nice to see some variety. (And I don't mean landwhales lol).

i seen no traces of womanhood in this game. those tits had not enough milk for a cup of coffee, any child would likely die from starvation

[OnTilt]

I only read the first page, but wanted to point out that listening to women about "what women find attractive or why" is dumb. They're barely self-aware. It's like asking a kid what they want for dinner.

[LemonDemonGirl]

Because he was made to be a Tumblr Sexyman?

[OnTilt]

Starting to get some context clues as to what the 55 in your username is referring to.

I'm pretty sure he wanted it to be 88 but got to as high as he can count.

[Vergil]

Because he was made to be a Tumblr Sexyman?

Yea this was worth resurrecting the thread to post.

[WhiteShark]

Because he was made to be a Tumblr Sexyman?

Do Tumblr Sexymen usually look so old?

[aweigh]

[Makirige]

I can understand you hating him because he's hitting on you too.
Let me clarify

Normally he wouldn't be so theatrical, in the early access version he was strictly straight. He's been gayified just to satisfy the faggot community, pure marketing.

I like him apart from that, because I hate other men who are very boring, one who tells too much about his life that you don't care about, one who complains and feels sorry for himself, and one who hits on you in a very cringeworthy way (with rapist eyes) and then white characters with white hair, I always like them. and a vampire.

I've done a lot of research and found a lot of stuff that breaks the gay thing.

English nobles have manners like Astarion has, and so do French nobles.
This way of acting is a way for him to "seduce" prey, to give them to Cazador.
We could say it's his "weapon".
The fact that Cazador has sexually abused both men and women makes me wonder if he ordered Astarion to bring him men, because Cazador likes to suck the blood out of men lol.

Then, he openly flirts with Shadowheart when you play Shadowheart in origin run.

And if you don't choose to sleep with him, he says he fucked Laezel.
He had (before patch 6) an original kiss with Karlach.

A lot of women, like me, like him because he's sexy, and charming.

Anyway, you can say what you want, I respect your opinions.

Edit: Everyone often says that Astarion's VA is gay. He's pretending, it's for marketing, and he's straight and married to a woman lmaooo

[rusty_shackleford]

GGS still seething because he's an illiterate dumbshit who can't read rules despite being given multiple chances. Sad!

[Vergil]

I can understand you hating him because he's hitting on you too.
Let me clarify

Normally he wouldn't be so theatrical, in the early access version he was strictly straight. He's been gayified just to satisfy the faggot community, pure marketing.

[maidenhaver]

No Browns rule would solve all your problems.

[Oyster Sauce]

Normally he wouldn't be so theatrical, in the early access version he was strictly straight. He's been gayified just to satisfy the faggot community, pure marketing.

You sure? I remember his background description mentioning that he seduced men.

[Makirige]

Normally he wouldn't be so theatrical, in the early access version he was strictly straight. He's been gayified just to satisfy the faggot community, pure marketing.

You sure? I remember his background description mentioning that he seduced men.

I've read a lot of posts claiming that Astarion was straight and more masculine in early access.