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Baldur's Gate 3 Vampire Astarion Wrecking Havoc on Player Relationships

  • Baldur's Gate 3 players are reporting that their partners are becoming infatuated with the vampire companion Astarion.

  • Players say their partners are changing phone backgrounds to Astarion, dreaming about him, and trying to maximize his approval in-game.

  • Some players claim they've been "completely cucked" by Astarion, with their partners falling for him over them.

  • Redditors have advised players to "become" Astarion by playing as him in-game to win partners back.

  • Larian's continual BG3 updates seem to reinforce players' love for Astarion, possibly to the detriment of more relationships.

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