How to Stop Astarion From Ascending in Baldur’s Gate 3
Astarion will have an ascension part in the Act 3 at the Cazador’s Palace. Here, you will have a series of options to choose from. Each option will have a different impact on his personality. If you want to stop him from ascending then this guide is for you. I have covered how you can do that and also discussed the rest of the options and their consequences. Stopping Astarion from Ascending Astarion is a vampire spawn and he has been living a life of a slave under Cazador. Meeting Cazador during Act 3 will take Astarion to perform the ascension. But, here he will ask you to help him out in the ascension process. This is where you will have a series of choices including stopping him from ascension. Here’s how you can do that. Persuade Astarion This option is to Persuade Astarrion to Stop Ascension. You will have to go through a DC18 Persuasion Check. And those who are romancing him will have an advantage. They can use the DC 20 Insight with an advantage and after that a lowered DC 15 Persuasion Check. Once you have passed the checks, Astarion will finish Cazador and won’t leave your party. This is the best option to stop him from ascending and keeping him from leaving your party. Choosing this option will make Astarion become a good person and he will be happy with your decision. This will also make him realize that becoming a Vampire Ascendant would have caused so much trouble for him. He will be thankful to you for helping him out. Refuse to Help Him This is another option to stop him from ascending but choosing this will result in Astarion’s drop from your party. So, choose wisely. During the conversation scene, you can choose the option “I’m not doing this”. Doing so will make Astarion finish off Cazador and he will also leave your party. It doesn’t matter if you were romancing with him or not, he will leave the party for the rest of the game. So, these are the two main options from all four to stop Astarion from ascending. He will be happy with the first option that we have discussed above but to be honest, you will be missing out on some great powers of Astarion that can only be achieved by letting him become a Vampire Ascendant. Helping Astarion Become Vampire Ascendant If you choose to help Astarion become a Vampire Ascendant he will have some of the most powerful skills for the rest of your journey. If you agree to help Asatarion with this then he will sacrifice Cazador, all the spawns, and even his siblings. After that, he will have the following changes. FAQs How do I Convince Astarion to Not Ascend? By keeping Astarion from Ascending, you are missing out on some new features that Astarion will get such as Ascendant Bite and Misty Escape. However, if you still want to do it then go for the Persuasion Check. If you are romancing then you will have an advantage on this check otherwise, you will have to perform a DC 18 Persuasion Check. We have also prepared guides on Selune Temple Puzzle and Inquisitor’s Chamber Statue. Check them out as well!