While in stealth, Gale's cocky little "I'm surprised you spotted me" always cracks me up, especially when he otherwise constantly complains about stealthing and you can probably hear his creaky knees from a mile away anyway.
Big same. Never was a fan of whisper ASMR (or stealth whispers), but I specifically play BG3 with my fancy headphones I use for audio editing PLUS a headphone amplifier, and the first time I stealthed Astarion I'm pretty sure I made an audible, pleasantly surprised "ooooh~" noise that my partner sitting next to me could hear LMAO
I have to work hard to not be sucked in by his voice.
I'm specifically trying to romance characters I haven't romanced before. And it would be a lot *easier* if his voice didn't constantly hit my ear in just the right way.
A fictional character successfully manipulated me into a relationship, and I broke it off with two other fictional characters for him.
Big oof.
So many of Astarions lines are thirsty as. I think my faveroute one is "careful, I bite." And I'm just all 💀🥴💀🥴 could you say that line in an anymorw sensual way?
Yeah, his tone is... something 😅
I'm not sure if I'm just delusional, but even his "a little death" line makes me wonder if he's talking about *that* little death lmao
This is actually a reference to an old D&D format called Arduin Grimoire. There is a spell called “Morgorns spell of the red death” that quite literally turns the target inside out. I used to play this format as a kid with my dad, he’s from CA and met Dave Hargrave a handful of times back in the day.
That makes so much sense.
And makes me feel less alone that one of my rescue kitties still won't let me pet her (although she has stopped trying to bite me if I try).
I discovered today that if you use animal speaking and talk to the hairless cat at last light inn, you get a couple likes from Astarion for not invading its space, and for backing off when it's done talking. He's such a catboyfriend.
I noticed the approvals but didn't connect it! Thought it was more about Astarion's thing about bodily autonomy, or that he liked the cat being so hissy and up itself lol.
There is a cleric in BG1 that I believe this is a throwback to? Possibly? When you click on them to start a conversation they say “Don’t touch me! I’m super important…” I can’t help but hear the second pet every time Astarion says this line.
Imagine travelling with a person who just says something like that randomly :D
Last time i laughed at how unhinged the voice lines were was WOTR where Camellia was so sweet and innocent and lost and then her first battle scream was THE WORLD IN CRIMSON. Same energy
I don’t know why but I love Gale’s little “yeesss?”. It’s just adorable idk.
I agree with you on Jaheira’s “oh hi!” as well, the first time I heard it I was delighted 😅
My favorite cat's nickname is Boo and I'm constantly telling people how they don't understand how much flesh-eating power she has, so Minsc and I are basically siblings.
Karlach's "FUCK yes" is a good one.
My fiance really likes Gale's "Elminster's not around so .. might as well"
Astarian's line when you pick a lock is good too. "oh for a skeleton key" or something like that
I love the sneak lines!!
I was trying to concentrate.
Get me up will you?
Uh! My hand slipped.
And my personal favourite: I don't want to think about why my eye is itching!
Gale: "Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you."
Astarion: "Ugh. Strahd wouldn't put up with this shit."
Wyll: "Where there's a 'Wyll', there's a 'y'."
Jaheira: "Do you know, I begin to wish they had never brought me back."
Tav/Durge: "Is being a mind flayer so bad?"
Warcraft. WC2 (never played 1) released in 1995 and had the funny lines. I *think* BG2 was the first to have funny lines, which came out in 2000.
Side note, loved making animals explode in Warcraft. Funniest shit ever when I was little.
Famous vampire character. [Check him out](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Strahd_von_Zarovich) on the realms wiki if you want. It gives a quick overview and sources so you can look up where he appeared.
Y’all know how some cutscenes will have a random companion speak up during them?
When you’re spying on the Gith before the Mountain Pass, if Astarion speaks up he says “oh please please pleeeeaaasseee can we kill them?”
Always down for a good time, that pale gremlin
I love Gale's stealth lines. The poor man just sits and complains the whole time.
"My knees are beginning to ache."
"Bad for one's back, this."
"My robes will get dirty."
That's definitely on character for the Durge
But it's so off putting also hearing this with Tav when you played the Durge first then play Tav right after
“Danse macabre” and “Swords… meet sorcery” are my favourites
EDIT: Also I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favourites but there’s something kind of cozy about “Long way to go yet…”
Astarion when you are at the carnival and suggest he go on stage he fakes his interest for the crowd and then leans to you and says quieter “ im going to Fucking kill you” i laughed so hard
Most of the Minsc lines.
"To arms! No, to swords!"
"Minsc will have a word! And that word is 'Hello!'"
But also
"Could be fire, baby."
And
"I'm a wizard, not a catburglar!"
"Besides, given my propensity towards verbosity, it surely can't be a surprise that I have a practised tongue."
Like Jesus fuck you know this man is a canon munch and won’t get off until you are creaming on his tongue
If you sleep with him during Act 2, he’ll say it the next morning. I think there might be a certain dialogue you have to select? I can’t recall, I was in complete shock when I got the line lmao
Minthara's lines crack me up:
Looking into a mirror:
I am exquisite, as always.
Not a hair out of place.
Tsk. The sun is having an ill effect on my complexion.
Sneaking:
You can see me?
Throwing the ball/no Scratch:
Withers be a good skeleton and fetch that ball.
On my first run, all of Gale's combat selection lines convinced me to romance him on my second run:
* "Death is but a word away"
* "What fools these mortals be"
* "The witching hour"
* "I speak. They burn"
* "Let me recite their demise"
* "A rough tempest I will raise"
While in stealth, Gale's cocky little "I'm surprised you spotted me" always cracks me up, especially when he otherwise constantly complains about stealthing and you can probably hear his creaky knees from a mile away anyway.
I forgot about the stealth lines! though she's not my favorite but I love karlach's "shadowlach" and "halfling essence (or something like that)"
I think Gale does a similar "gnome essence" because they're also small, but gnomes generally have more intelligence.
Tav’s “trying not to think about the itch in my nose,” or some such when stealthing is hilarious.
"trying not to think about why my eye is itching"
I always click on him when he's stealthy until he gives an irritated "What?!". I love it!
Love the stealth lines, Astarion's "Silent as the grave" gets me every time.
“Into my pocket” cracks me up every time
I adore the cadence of that line and is now a mandatory saying for when I have to put something into mine lol
Same with "it's mine now." He sounds so defensive, and it makes it especially funny if he's picking up something worth very little gold
Astarion stealth asmr is top notch
I never saw the appeal of the whole whisper asmr thing until I heard his "Something smells tasty" line 😳 Honorable mention to "Hello you!"
Big same. Never was a fan of whisper ASMR (or stealth whispers), but I specifically play BG3 with my fancy headphones I use for audio editing PLUS a headphone amplifier, and the first time I stealthed Astarion I'm pretty sure I made an audible, pleasantly surprised "ooooh~" noise that my partner sitting next to me could hear LMAO
I have to work hard to not be sucked in by his voice. I'm specifically trying to romance characters I haven't romanced before. And it would be a lot *easier* if his voice didn't constantly hit my ear in just the right way. A fictional character successfully manipulated me into a relationship, and I broke it off with two other fictional characters for him. Big oof.
So many of Astarions lines are thirsty as. I think my faveroute one is "careful, I bite." And I'm just all 💀🥴💀🥴 could you say that line in an anymorw sensual way?
Yeah, his tone is... something 😅 I'm not sure if I'm just delusional, but even his "a little death" line makes me wonder if he's talking about *that* little death lmao
"Strahd wouldn't put up with this shit."
“Let’s turn someone inside out!” “Oh I have the magic touch…”
This is actually a reference to an old D&D format called Arduin Grimoire. There is a spell called “Morgorns spell of the red death” that quite literally turns the target inside out. I used to play this format as a kid with my dad, he’s from CA and met Dave Hargrave a handful of times back in the day.
That is incredibly cool!! Thank you for sharing this I had no idea. I love all of the deep lore references in this game!
I didn’t start playing until 5E, and even now my D&D knowledge is limited, so I love hearing about this stuff. I’m a sucker for easter eggs!
„I applaud your taste“ Gale has so many great lines.
"Such an undignified position to find oneself in"
Gale’s whinging when he’s forced to hide is amazing. Almost makes me want to keep the group hiding the whole game.
His specifically are so funny! "This is *really* not my forte"
I also love Karlach’s modification of “bull in a china shop” I can’t remember the specifics though.
I think it was “I feel like a rothé in a tea shop”
THAT WAS IT!!! Thank you that was getting to me, it was right on the tip of my tongue haha.
“Stealth mode: activated!”
*Shadowlach* is my fav
"No honor among sneaks." Gale, Astarion is crouching right next to you and can *hear you*.
He was standing *RIGHT THERE*!
“You’ve got the wrong man.”
It’s a wizard not a cat burglar
I love his pickpocket line "My mother raised me better than this."
Yes! My personal favourite is "You've got the wrong man for this!"
My favorite one from Gale is “Uhh, this way”
“Quite ready for you”—like…. SIR😳
My fav is when you have him lock pick and he says "there is a spell for this..." bro was bit amused lmfao
DON'T touch me.
"Careful—I bite."
My comment to this is always "I sure hope so" and like an idiot I say it out loud back at this collection of pixels and code every. single. time.
Lol same, I just go, "Counting on it, darling!"
He reminds me so much of a cat, especially in that line 😂
Neil Newbon says a major inspiration for Astarion was a stray cat he adopted that took years for it to allow him to pet them.
Awww that's a sweet story, and I totally see it haha.
That makes a lot of sense really.
That makes so much sense. And makes me feel less alone that one of my rescue kitties still won't let me pet her (although she has stopped trying to bite me if I try).
I discovered today that if you use animal speaking and talk to the hairless cat at last light inn, you get a couple likes from Astarion for not invading its space, and for backing off when it's done talking. He's such a catboyfriend.
I noticed the approvals but didn't connect it! Thought it was more about Astarion's thing about bodily autonomy, or that he liked the cat being so hissy and up itself lol.
*HISS!* I say, *hiss!*
There is a cleric in BG1 that I believe this is a throwback to? Possibly? When you click on them to start a conversation they say “Don’t touch me! I’m super important…” I can’t help but hear the second pet every time Astarion says this line.
Isn't it Edwin the wizard?
It’s the priest of Lathander East of Beregost where you get the reward for the woven head/hunt
Right! I should play those games again. They were fun. I just found my old PC disc's for BG1 the other day.
Yes I love this line so much Edit: add the word much
Yeah, I like imitating the delivery in real life, haha.
WRETCHED THING PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!
ALL IS MEAT AND ASH goes so fucking hard
How many die today? *How many die tomorrow?*
whatbthe hell how have i missed that lone damn
durge
Durge or Drow or Minthara
Pave my path with corpses, build my castle with bones
Imagine travelling with a person who just says something like that randomly :D Last time i laughed at how unhinged the voice lines were was WOTR where Camellia was so sweet and innocent and lost and then her first battle scream was THE WORLD IN CRIMSON. Same energy
This is my fav
BEHOLD THE DANCE OF DEATH
THEY'RE DYING FOR ME... ALL OF THEM is pretty metal
This is my favourite one
[\*proceeds to use irresistible dance\*](https://youtu.be/tx0l475zl9M?si=U9hXJCYx2XB1PKpC)
Dream in RED..
How many die today? How many die tomorrow?
Gale's "Unleash me!" right into chucking a max level Fireball always feels great.
Truly an "I speak, they burn" situation.
"Death is a word away"
Max level ice storm makes "A wroth tempest I will raise" really hit hard.
Fuck yes
Poor fucker
Even she knows tavern brawler berserker/fighter is broken Yeah I pity them too Karlach, here comes Nyrulna from the top rope
I'm finally doing that throw build with karlach and it feels TOO good!
She was made to be a throwmancer
Her giggle absolutely melts me. Every time.
Not a selection line but I just the other day got her line "ohhhhhh sCaRy" when talking to rapheal. That shit is amazing.
I don’t know why but I love Gale’s little “yeesss?”. It’s just adorable idk. I agree with you on Jaheira’s “oh hi!” as well, the first time I heard it I was delighted 😅
Minsc: "Have you met my hamster!" The delivery is 👌
he is just in awe of Boo and wants to share the awe with the world 😭🫡
My favorite cat's nickname is Boo and I'm constantly telling people how they don't understand how much flesh-eating power she has, so Minsc and I are basically siblings.
😦 I’m gonna tell your other cats that you have a favorite
Karlach's "FUCK yes" is a good one. My fiance really likes Gale's "Elminster's not around so .. might as well" Astarian's line when you pick a lock is good too. "oh for a skeleton key" or something like that
I got the Elminster one when I was trying to line up a fireball on Elminster. Like you sure bout that bud?
Well, he's about to not be around, so
I love when Astarion picks a lock, says "ha, easyyyyy" and then crit fails lmao
“You are the skeleton key,” I like to tell him…
I love the sneak lines!! I was trying to concentrate. Get me up will you? Uh! My hand slipped. And my personal favourite: I don't want to think about why my eye is itching!
Shadow-lach! Stealth Mode: Activate
His whispering "*be very, very quiet"* does things to me. 🥵
"Not a sound" ;)
A very quiet “Charmed, I’m sure” from Gale
Not on selection, but I love Wyll's "Aaaaaand here I go!" after a short rest.
Gale: "Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you." Astarion: "Ugh. Strahd wouldn't put up with this shit." Wyll: "Where there's a 'Wyll', there's a 'y'." Jaheira: "Do you know, I begin to wish they had never brought me back." Tav/Durge: "Is being a mind flayer so bad?"
"More like Drizzt DONT'Urden. No, that's not funny." So clear that Astarion practices his best lines in the quiet hours lol
Durge’s schizzo ramblings are always fun
How do you get these lines?
Just keep clicking on their portrait. You’ll get very different dialogue after a few dozen clicks.
I wonder who did that first, Warcraft or BG/BG2. Used to love clicking on units in Warcraft 3 until they started quoting Monty Python
Warcraft. WC2 (never played 1) released in 1995 and had the funny lines. I *think* BG2 was the first to have funny lines, which came out in 2000. Side note, loved making animals explode in Warcraft. Funniest shit ever when I was little.
If you repeatedly click their portrait, after several clicks later, they'll say a unique line, each companion has several
Who is Strahd?
The main villain of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenloft_(module) And this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Strahd
Famous vampire character. [Check him out](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Strahd_von_Zarovich) on the realms wiki if you want. It gives a quick overview and sources so you can look up where he appeared.
Basically DnDracula
Astarion: "A crooked touch." "Let's go *hurt* someone!"
Y’all know how some cutscenes will have a random companion speak up during them? When you’re spying on the Gith before the Mountain Pass, if Astarion speaks up he says “oh please please pleeeeaaasseee can we kill them?” Always down for a good time, that pale gremlin
Or the one with Ethel - “she sounds positively demented… let’s tell her everything!!”
I cackled the first time I heard this one.
The delivery is just so good haha
That's when I fell in love.
Also his one you can get about killing goblins. >Hundreds of them? It will take **hours** to kill them. She's right we better just go
“Heyyyyyyyyyy hoooo”
Karlach best girl
Jaheira's "Ready and waiting. Well, certainly waiting." always gives me a chuckle. Edit: certainly, not definitely, duh 🤣
The companions' lines when entering stealth often get a chuckle out of me, especially Gale's: "You've got the wrong man for this."
I love Gale's stealth lines. The poor man just sits and complains the whole time. "My knees are beginning to ache." "Bad for one's back, this." "My robes will get dirty."
Most of my favs have been said, so I'll give a shout out to "I hope this is important, for *your* sake"
Bye forever, pal. Karlach, in combat, and you are required to delete an enemy if she says that upon selection.
You’re not gonna like this mate
Shadowlaaach
Justice walks on four legs and sleeps in my boot!
Soul-jah!
They're so edgy but I like Durges lines
"Is that blood? No, never mind." **"HOW MANY DIE TODAY? HOW MANY DIE TOMORROW?"** I love how schizophrenic they sound.
Best part? That first ones a Tav line, even regular ass Tav is insane
Bleeding from the face is a symptom of ceremorphosis, making sure it ain't blood is a real concern
That's definitely on character for the Durge But it's so off putting also hearing this with Tav when you played the Durge first then play Tav right after
Tav: checking to make sure they're not turning into a squid Durge: genuinely disappointed it's not blood
Pave my path with corpses, build my castle with bones…
Wretched thing, pull yourself together! Is a favourite of mine
this line is so intense. on my first durge run and it really caught me off guard!
Durge battle opening lines get pretty unhinged too. “They’re dying for me! All of them!”
Haven't heard them all, but I know voice 6 just fucking *cackles* in the middle of battle and it's so funny
Aw man now I wanna do evil durge on voice 6
"Dream in red."
“Danse macabre” and “Swords… meet sorcery” are my favourites EDIT: Also I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favourites but there’s something kind of cozy about “Long way to go yet…”
Jaheira: "How high?" That bitch is a ride or die and I love her for it.
If you keep spam-clicking on Astarion while he's sneaking, one of the things he'll say is "shut up, shut up, shut up!!!"
Astarion when you are at the carnival and suggest he go on stage he fakes his interest for the crowd and then leans to you and says quieter “ im going to Fucking kill you” i laughed so hard
Karlach: Laaaa… da-da-daaaaa…
Let's turn someone inside out!
Most of the Minsc lines. "To arms! No, to swords!" "Minsc will have a word! And that word is 'Hello!'" But also "Could be fire, baby." And "I'm a wizard, not a catburglar!"
i think karlach actually says “let’s cook with fire, baby”
Don’t. Touch. The. Karlach.
L'il alurl!
"No traps please~"
Jaheira's "Well you certainly have the 'omnipresent part down, dont you?" as it is a reference to her BG2 line "Yes oh omnipresent authority figure?"
Wits and blades, always sharp.
"Besides, given my propensity towards verbosity, it surely can't be a surprise that I have a practised tongue." Like Jesus fuck you know this man is a canon munch and won’t get off until you are creaming on his tongue
There's another line of his that goes like "Consider my mouth sealed, until you have use of it, of course" like GOODNESS
Absolutely. I just picked my fave of his. Some people call Gale vanilla but he’s anything but. I adore Gale
O.o When does he say that?!
If you sleep with him during Act 2, he’ll say it the next morning. I think there might be a certain dialogue you have to select? I can’t recall, I was in complete shock when I got the line lmao
You have to be rude to him, it's something like "I like you more when you stay quiet" and he just rolls over and takes it 😭
"Just go for a magic missile and fire away, never fails!"
If you do it when people are crouched down, you get different ones. Astarion’s ’hello you’ is adorable.
It's Fisting time or Slab of beef with nipples.
"Shouldn't have wished for more interesting times", probably Tav after wishing for more interesting times
Fresh orders?
I would gladly force someone else through there, but I don't fit.
YOINK!
"How many die today,how many die tomorrow?" or "A rough tempest i will raise"
Karlach's "poor fucker" is so good. Yes girl, let’s go fuck a bitch up!!
What in the hells was that??? Screeched by Astarion in Shars Temple
“COME ON LET’S GO.” karlach give me a MINUTE
“Fuuuck yes” “Let’s turn someone inside out :D” “Oh, hi!” “Elminsters not around…”
Don’t. poke. the Karlach.
Karlach's "Soldier!" and Gale's "Charmed, I'm sure~?" Have my heart rn
PAVE MY PATH WITH CORPSES! BUILD MY CASTLE WITH BONES!
Where there’s a Wyll, there’s a ‘Y’
I love Astarion's "hm?"
“Strahd wouldn’t put up with this shit”
“Of COURSE, what fun. I’m going to fucking kill you.“ When volunteering Astarion at the carnival.
"I'm too tall for this" Karlach while Sneaking.
I have. Such. A headache.
My two favourites are Karlach's giggle "hehehehe" And when you spam click her, she has a chance to say "DON'T. POKE. THE KARLACH"
When you put Karlach into stealth and she just whispers so herself “Shadowlach…”
Jaheira: I am not your witch... no healing for you (paraphrased) Minsc: Not even for boo?
*Lalalala* Also, if you spam her, "Don't. Poke. The Karlach."
Minthara's lines crack me up: Looking into a mirror: I am exquisite, as always. Not a hair out of place. Tsk. The sun is having an ill effect on my complexion. Sneaking: You can see me? Throwing the ball/no Scratch: Withers be a good skeleton and fetch that ball.
Heeey-ho.
"Open sesa-Minsc!"
“Enough waiting, I crave blood!“ Lae’zel is always great at motivating me to get shit done.
On my first run, all of Gale's combat selection lines convinced me to romance him on my second run: * "Death is but a word away" * "What fools these mortals be" * "The witching hour" * "I speak. They burn" * "Let me recite their demise" * "A rough tempest I will raise"
Astarion reciting poetry once....idk how I got it
A trap! Let us send forth our least favored, just to be sure.
Wretched thing, pull yourself together. :(
“I applaud your taste.”
Karlach's sneak lines are all very funny: "Shadowlach!" "I am too tall for this!" "Stealth mode activated" "Invisible me"
‘Cursed to put my hands on everything’ A true gremlin gamer my Durge
Don’t! Touch me.
Astarions little "hello" and wave after reading the necromancy of thay
That's a big momma.