Astarion/Approval: Difference between revisions

 

''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and his retinue:''

* When speaking to the orthon initially, choose to attack him straightaway. {{Approval|Astarion|+5}}

** OR Talk to Yurgir about his pact, pass a passive [[Insight]] check and three subsequent [[Persuasion]] checks to make him kill Merregons, shoot his [[Displacer Beast]] [[Nessa]], and finally off himself. {{Approval|Astarion|+5}}

* If you agreed to help Yurgir:

** Successfully {{SAI|Detect Thoughts}} of the [[Hoarding Merregon]] and ask for the potions used to charm Nessa. {{Approval|Astarion|+1}}

** Speak to Nessa via {{SAI|Speak with Animals}} and [[Persuasion|convince]] her that her love to the orthon is caused by dosed meat {{Approval|Astarion|+1}} ''(Available if the party have investigated the dead spider or detected thoughts of the merregon)''

** OR, Playing as {{Background|Haunted One|The Dark Urge}}, tell Nessa you didn't think the displacer beasts were ''slaves''. Then discuss her love to the orthon and finally say that love is a disease like any other {{Approval|Astarion|+1}}

** Without {{SAI|Speak with Animals}}, pass the {{Ability check|Animal Handling|16}} and give the beast a scratch behind the ears {{Approval|Astarion|+1}}

 

* When Shadowheart speaks of her destiny to go through the trials:

 

''Dealing with [[Balthazar]] in his outpost:''

* Agree to clear the way for the necromancer, then persuade him to assign [[Flesh]] to your help {{Approval|Astarion|+1}}

** Having [[Mother Dearest]] in your inventory, ask Balthazar what happened to his mother. Then, tell him you took the urn, and finally say that you'll keep her. {{Approval|Astarion|+1}} ''(Makes Balthazar and his minions hostile)''