Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player finds hilarious dev note to Astarion actor for romance ending Larian StudiosA Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player found a note from the developers to Astarion actor Neil Newbon that provides hilarious context to one of the character\u2019s final romance scenes. Since launch, Astarion has become a clear fan favorite among Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s companions and romance options. On top of great writing and a powerful storyline, this love for the elven vampire is fueled by a strong performance by actor Neil Newbon. Astarion\u2019s heavy and hilarious moments alike are memorable, earning Newbon plenty of praise, particularly for some perfectly over-the-top line deliveries. Now, a fan going through the game\u2019s script has found a note from the developers aimed at Newbon with a quick direction for Astarion\u2019s final romance scene \u2013 and both the note itself and the way it\u2019s written are pretty funny. Note, spoilers for Astarion\u2019s romance to follow. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 devs gave Astarion actor Neil Newbon a great note for that last romance scene As spotted by Reddit user Team_Purple, Larian Studios included a dev note in the script for Astarion\u2019s final romance scene, part of which is very clearly aimed at Newbon. In addition to providing context for where the characters are in this moment to help with his performance, Larian felt the need to say that Astarion is \u201cSlightly horny,\u201d immediately adding, \u201cONLY SLIGHTLY, NEIL.\u201d What really makes this note so funny is the switch to all caps and comma before \u201cNEIL\u201d that really make it clear Larian means business. Anyone who has romanced Astarion will know there are plenty of moments where the Pale Elf sounds more than just slightly horny. It\u2019s not really surprising that Larian would feel the need to emphasize (jokingly or not) that a moment where Astarion declares his love for the player and their relationship after a complex arc with evolving motivations should be less overtly sexual. It\u2019s also fun to see that the little jokes Larian puts into its patch notes for the community seem to be part of the company\u2019s DNA and how they communicate internally with their developers and performers. If you liked this, be sure to check out the rest of our Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 coverage, which includes the latest news, guides, and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player finds hilarious dev note to Astarion actor for romance ending Larian StudiosA Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player found a note from the developers to Astarion actor Neil Newbon that provides hilarious context to one of the character\u2019s final romance scenes. Since launch, Astarion has become a clear fan favorite among Baldur\u2019s Gate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}