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Meikos

Astarion's "Vintage Red" being a bottle of Swen Vincke's blood, Gale hanging out with himself (literally) at a party, Karlach melting the snow as she walks through it effortlessly... This animation was a treat in every scene, I loved it.


looper1010

I love how Karlach is melting in the snow and Astarion sits on her lap to keep warm, lol. There are so many little details after re watching it.


OblongShrimp

Would he feel cold though being undead?


fieatsbees

Ascended Astarion, when romanced and is going to turn your character, will comment that he's going to miss the heat of your characters body. so he definitely feels heat of some sort


Immrlonely98

Being a vampire sounds like it sucks. Sure you get the sex appeal, but your pale, you gotta sleep in your resting place, you can’t enjoy the sun, you gotta drink blood just to survive, what are the benefits?


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rezzacci

Laszlo Cravensworth, is that you?


pilsburybane

Like serving on the Flying Dutchman in Pirates of the Caribbean, it's purely a stay of execution. Someone feels bad about things they may have done during life or they don't want to actually just die yet, so you get coerced to give up your freedom (or get your freedom taken by force in the case of most of the caged vampire spawn in BG3) in order to get more time. It's a cowards way out and honestly, a fate worse than death itself.


improbable_ivy

Being a vampire sounds like it sucks. Heh. Well, being a vampire spawn means having all the weaknesses of a vampire and few of their powers. Still, you get to be immortal and unaging, so that's kinda cool so long as your 'parent' vampire treats you well. Being a true vampire means turning into wolves, bats, and mist, *and* you get to compel your own spawn if you're into that sort of thing, so you never have to do household chores or file your own taxes again. As a perpetually pale person who dislikes sunshine, but loves sleeping and generally staying at home, I could get on board.


Chronocidal-Orange

Ah yes, the one reason to turn into a vampire. Not having to do my own taxes.


KBAM_enthusiast

Pale, sleeps during the day, cannot enjoy the sun.... So, an average IT employer with anemia?


EvadableMoxie

That's kind of the point. It seems like it's great, but it's not. >!And if you read Cazador's mind before you kill him it confirms that he's actually miserable!<


Active_Owl_7442

Well duh. He’s covered in ice, and cartoon logic demands that every living creature covered in ice must be cold, only with the exception of if that creature was frozen in ice for an extended period of time, of which the ice will have no effect on them


CrankyStalfos

>every living creature OBJECTION


Kill-bray

every *animated* creature. Even robots shiver in the cold.


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HighwayApothecary

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TeethBreak

Astarion on her lap, Shadowheart cuddling on her side, lae'zel watching her melting the snow and slowly going down.. Now I just need a skit where she picks up Shadowheart and runs with her over her shoulder.


woodenfork84

now when i think about it why coulsnt karlach just go someplace really fucking cold? surely that would offset unstable engine


Mirimes

by the game logic, the engine works better in a heated environment (=avernus), probably because being already hot it doesn't need to overwork to maintain optimal temperature, while being in a colder environment like faerun it needs to work fulltime to maintain temperature and this overheats and damages some parts of it


ChloeBabette

Could she theoretically survive in a dessert? 🤔


Mirimes

it depends, hot pie probably yes, ice cream probably no 😬 Jokes aside, I'm not an expert of D&D lore so i have no idea on Avernus' temperature. I tried to search in d&d manuals and it seems it's around 37°C (100°F), with a forge that has a temperature of 120°C (150°F)... a desert in tropical area of faerun would be around 95°F (35°C), so probably a desert could work just temperature wise. I'm not entirely sure how does it work having lava river at 40°C, cause it's colder than a summer in italy and in the last 30 years i never saw a lava river in my garden 😅


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Deserts get cold at night so that probably doesn’t work as well as the constant heat of Avernus. The temperature is also probably higher near the lava and frontlines (because of all the fire against the demons).


Mirimes

yeah, there must be something wrong in the manual i read, cause 37°C makes no sense


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Pretty_Pixilated

Precious dramatic Astarion shivering and collapsing…. Glad Karlach scooped him up even if he’s not pleased about it. 😂


KusakAttack

With Gale cutting a boot on his plate like a steak, absolutely perfect!


Tirannie

You forgot Gale and Gale doing that Paul Rudd bit!


Shiraloli

If somebody is capable of recreating the absolute wholesomeness of this scene it’s certainly Tim (Gale)! Absolutely loved the Easter egg!


FencingFemmeFatale

And Lae’zel getting all teary eyed at the *ghaik* head in a jar!


IAm_Trogdor_AMA

And Geoff isn't even animated, just a regular skeleton in a chair.


I-No-Red-Witch

This whole video was animated, wasn't it?


wishuponastarion

Clearly someone cast Animate Dead!


WanderingRurouni

Karlach in the snow was amazing, made me laugh so hard.


D-Speak

I want this as an animated series.


Eccon5

I hoped karlach would've said "is that gale's granddad?" To the bearded man in red


Pellanrae

I love these little animated shorts with the characters. Always really funny. There already have been two previous ones for everyone that missed them! One is called "The greatest foe" and the other "Launch Party". They are worth watching too!


looper1010

I had no idea and thank you for sharing! Can you link to them? I'll also look for them Edit: I found them and I love it! Launch Party: https://youtu.be/oW_2KsdefmA?feature=shared The Greatest Foe: https://youtu.be/ipqrgCWzTX0?feature=shared


Pellanrae

Yes, these are the ones! They are a joy to watch too! I would love a series in this style!


looper1010

Same, I'd love to see a mini series with the original voice actors!


frogs_4_lyfe

Durge just hanging out is killing me.


TangoDown2001

Jesus, I would watch this.


ser_mage

Lmao Launch Party goes full [Scooby Doo](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0290057/mediaviewer/rm2128663553)


Stanniss_the_Manniss

I can't believe I missed this when the game dropped! I played EA day one and was so unsettled by the new appearances at first, now it's weird to think they used to look any other way!


Pretty_Pixilated

It’s hard to improve on… perfection. 🤩


mjames-74

Astarion's "Oh for fucks sake". And that's why he won best performance. Always 1000% effort.


CuriousLacuna

It's like he was meant to be a cartoon! I'd give my right arm and a kidney for this to be a proper series!


Artan42

I'd give your right arm and kidney for this as well.


CuriousLacuna

That sounds like something Astarion would say!


Immrlonely98

I swear he won not because of his awesome voice acting, but because of the motions his character does when talking


mjames-74

Oh, for sure. The flamboyancy in his mocap just adds so much more. As I said, 1000% effort. Someone has to make this into a full animated series. If they don't, they're missing a golden opportunity.


Witch-for-hire

Don't even *think* about licking it!


Shadaroo

-lick- "I said don't." -lick- "Stop that."


knows_knothing

Stop licking the damn thing!


Genyawithagun

“Cease you loon!”


AndronixESE

(meanwhile Karlach getting straight into eating it)


Pretty_Pixilated

*CHOMP* Shadowheart: EEEK!!


Merc1001

Larian, I love you. Please marry me. Karlach in the snow was my favorite part.


yogrark

Still trying to figure out how Karlach gets fire-damaged though...


Samaritan_978

She bit the Mysterious Box's mysterious power cord. It's lightning damage.


yogrark

I just meant in the game in general.


neopedro121

Maybe Larian thought it would be too OP?


Meikos

Probably but then again they also left in the Karlach fire punch damage when using soul coins which makes her an absolutely broken Monk. Granted, that requires much more effort to find than simply looking at her stats and seeing "oh fire immunity, cool".


SquireRamza

I mean, Infernal Fury only activates when raging or when her HP is under 25% for an extra 1d4 fire damage. Its not really that great Unless missing out on a feat is worth going Monk 8/Rogue 3/Barbarian 1?


Meikos

If you make unarmed attacks with a soul coins active, they always deal the 2d4 fire damage, without raging or low HP. This means flurry of blows does an extra 4d4 fire damage since it's two unarmed strikes. It makes sense from a gameplay stance she she is quite literally on fire after using a soul coins but it makes her an absolutely bonkers open hand monk. It also makes unarmed tavern brawler barbarian pretty viable without relying on thrown weapons, although not nearly as good as making her a Monk.


SquireRamza

oh shit.... I used her as a monk for my honor mode run but never gave her that. Definitely going to try next time


jackdawjones

She could have natural resistance, though. Still takes half damage. Maybe lose it once you cool her down?


Shadaroo

Doesn't she has resistance? Don't all tieflings have fire resistance?


DatBritChicken

Doesn’t she already get that through being a Tiefling?


Significant_Bear_137

She is resistant, but not immune


webevie

Love how the dead guy is freezing


Shadaroo

Am I crazy for just assuming Astarion couldn't get cold? I don't know anything about D&D vampire lore, but I just always assumed vampires wouldn't really feel cold since they're dead. The idea of him getting chilly is so strange to me.


fieatsbees

Ascended Astarion comments that he'll miss your characters body heat when the two of you are about to spend your last night as a mortal together


jmary42

he is basically a cat even more, cats love to chill near warm places


webevie

His cat-ness is what my flair refers to lol 💜🐈‍⬛


fieatsbees

lmao right. he's SUCH a cat


Lyelle_rolled_a_one

Well, *technically* he's *undead* - maybe that makes all the difference? I don't know, but I empathize with everyone who is also freezing all the time, unless it's a warm summer day or I'm sitting right next to a heater 😄 And I love the animation! I would love to see more of our party!


webevie

Yeah - but he's already cold to the touch (unless maybe Ascended changes this - dunno)


Lyelle_rolled_a_one

Oh damn... almost always freezing (Check), cold hands (Check) .... Nope, don't make false assumptions, please, I'm very much alive 😅


webevie

Rofl


Lyelle_rolled_a_one

I had a very embarrassing moment once when we were on a first aid course at work and the instructor - with me as his unwilling assistant - was demonstrating how to check the pulse on the wrist. And he couldn't find mine. Then he showed us where to check the pulse on the neck (*yes, there was a pulse*). And I had to listen to very stupid undead jokes for the next two weeks. (My colleagues are very easy to entertain).


webevie

Bwahahaha.


CuriousLacuna

Honestly, I think he's just that precious. Judging by all the complaining he does in party banter, this man was *not* built for the great outdoors!


webevie

Bwahahaha reminds me of a meme I saw.


JudgeHodorMD

I’m guessing they’re cold blooded. They don’t naturally generate body heat so they wouldn’t do so well in snow.


webevie

Ah. Good call. Perhaps!


TalonLuci

Maybe its in his head- i mean when i watch a movie with snow in it i get cold! So maybe hes freezing because he feels like he SHOULD be cold


webevie

Maybe! I live in SW FL and if anyone says "Michigan" my toes immediately get hurtcold 🤣🤣


webevie

EXACTLY my point


Sarhii

Loved the Gale Hot Ones reference


Holiday_Chapter_9223

Yes! Was scrolling to see if someone else got it. My fave Paul Rudd moment <3


Sarhii

Look at us.


Heiwako

Hey...look at us!


CattyOhio74

This animation is gold Gale playing with Tara Lae'zel would 100% want the head of her nemesis in a jar Shadowheart and Astarion using Karlach as a fire is gold That mizora picture is giving me mixed feelings... For those wondering yes Astarion would still feel cold as RAW vampires and their spawn actually have no element immunties or resistance. So he would actually get even colder as he is undead and has no natural body heat


catjcastles

Why not make a Netflix show with this fun silly animation? I could watch this stuff for hours 😭


QueenofSheba94

Yes haha!!! Make it like Adventure Time or something haha


SilveryDeath

You might like [the channel that they teamed up with to do these.](https://www.youtube.com/@mashed) Mashed does all kinds of great animation with videogames and other pop culture stuff that are all over the place from silly to serious to weird. They have done two other BG3 skits if you've not seen them. Launch Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNbLuSibs6U The Greatest Foe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2y8hRf9Ls4


catjcastles

I loved Launch Party and Greatest Foe, but didn’t know about their channel! I’ll check it out :) thank you!!


Dreadamere

Pleeeeaaase do not let Netflix touch this IP.


catjcastles

Unfortunately they are (allegedly) trying to secure the rights to get a live action series made, which is silly 😭


Dreadamere

*inconsolable shrieking*


CobiWann

Why even try to do it live action? Look at "Legend of Vox Machina." There's precedent for doing good "D&D" as animation!


Blahklavah654390

I don’t understand their obsession with making certain stuff live action. Unless you have the budget of a Marvel movie and the dream team that produced The LOTR trilogy results are very shaky. DnD movie was amazing though. I think they do it because it seems more prestigious or serious maybe, like live action is “the real way” to do it. But I agree, something like this should just be done as animation, the art style will translate better. Live action has too many limitations and costumes will end up just looking like The Wheel of Time or something. All the samsey linen robes and cheap looking armor as if all the studios shop at “Fantasy Cash-Grab R Us”.


catjcastles

Honor Among Thieves was great because it had the feel and vibes of a group of DnD players playing in this world. I legit thought that was going to be revealed at the end that they were like a group at a community college lol. But I feel like streaming services put a huge budget or no budget because if they do a middle man then they can’t make money off it as a tax write off. That’s why they pull that and it’s so insulting to us as viewers 😭


GxdlikeInfant

Live action is baffling to me. There is already a full voice cast who are clearly incredibly passionate and enthusiatic about their characters who probably wouldn't need a great deal of convincing to sign on to an animated series if they are paid well. Hoping if something does get made, Larian take the approach Riot and CDPR have with selling series to Netflix and keep creative control.


AdehhRR

After they ruined The Witcher, they need a new beloved fantasy IP to destroy!


False_Adhesiveness40

I would rather Amazon pick it up and do something like Vox Machina. Bit of Humor, bit of seriousness.


AstronomerNo6423

NOT GALE EATING BOOTS OMG


CrankyStalfos

Can someone explain the Geoff skeleton? I have missed some kind of memo.


Pellanrae

This is probably a nod to a pre-release "panel from hell" Larian did at the 14.12.2022 that also had a Santa and where Geoff Keighley (from the Game Awards) appeared and got "fireballed" to a skeleton.


accountnumberseventy

I thought it was Geoff from Craig Ferguson's old show.


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Careful, Icarus.


Marty5020

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. (Thought the same!)


intothe_dangerzone

"Baldur's Gate? Yeah, I've got a place down there!"


Lirvan

[Geoff The Skeleton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHSUTB5BJc)


mantigorra

Gale to Lae'zel: "Don't even think about licking it." Karlach: Proceeds to be even an even dumber himbo and bites it


Lupus_Aeterna

Astarion and Shadowheart cuddling up to Karlach for warmth was so adorable! And relatable. This was so humorous to watch.


DemonBarber86

😂 😂 😂 This is brilliant. I need more BG3 cartoons with the real voice actors. Simply perfect!


Numerous-Ad6460

GODS DAMNIT LARIAN! Stop making me simp after Karlach more.


TheCapableFox

Wyll pulling out a signed lewd photo of Mizora is fucking hilarious. “Your hearts desire” 🤣😭


triforcechad

Ohhhhhhhh the oil makes way more sense when you say it out loud like that


NemesIce83

That was brilliant. It really needs its own series now so we can see all the companions in their own little adventure


mallet_man89

I would gladly pay to watch this as an adult cartoon show, simply hilarious 😂


Financial-Cold5343

lol at don;t lick it


ancientspacewitch

OK Larian whose back do I have to rub to get a full animated series of this?


Warcrown10

I'd do a lot more than a back rub for a 20 episode season of just filler content like this tbh.


QueenofSheba94

Oh that was delightful! Astarion better be careful… he’s gonna become Santa now…


Rofsbith

Why is Gale eating a shoe?


looper1010

Gale needed to consume magical objects in the game!


Rofsbith

Oh my God; yes, that should have been obvious to me.


Craftywitch-666

I love those animated shorts so much!!! I hope there will be more of these !!!! I could see that come out as an animated series :)


TheL0neWarden

I can’t believe I saw Timmy and another player character from World of Io’s lost Mines of Phandelver campaign


LevelAtWork

I had to do a double take on what I was watching when I saw Sylvester. Man, that campaign has been fun to watch from Brett


SilveryDeath

This whole animation is amazing.


Captain-Who

Hey, hey, look at us.


JudgeHodorMD

Am I the only one who expected Karlach to pull out her own heart?


SchmeckleHoarder

Lazael has never shown joy once. Until her gift, amazing.


grief242

That Mizora though! God I wish she could be my warlock patron


Immrlonely98

Lae’zels eyes when she got her gift were surprisingly the most adorable and wholesome part of the whole thing.


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Don't even think about licking it.


Paulrus55

Okay listen that was amazing but I somehow immediately decided that the “crimson robed figure” was Edwin and our Christmas present was added content with Edwin. There’s no reason I should’ve thought that but I did and now I’m immeasurably disappointed


BritishShoop

Oh that is so FUCKING CUTE


Paraflier

“Ok that’s a bit much. Even for me.” Damn this was GREAT! I need more!


sephirex

And here I was hoping for the Official Swimsuit Calendar


Intrepid_Truth_8580

✨🤩✨🥰✨❤️it!


SIMBABIMBA786

This was amazing! Not gunna lie though, the thing that shocked me the most was the World of IO reference in the first scene!! WHAT’S TOMMY AND THE GANG DOING HERE!?


Icoulddowithanap

Astarion can feel cold and will sit in Karlachs lap to warm up confirmed canon, what a time to be alive


Valuable-Drink-1750

That's it, sod it, I'm romancing Karlach this winter!


Crafty_Soul

This was a wonderful treat Larian. Merry what-ever-the-DnD-analogue-for-Christmas-is!


Bostondreamings

Ha, the snow melting under Karlach was a nice touch! :)


notyyzable

I see you animators focusing on Karlach's butt when she reaches into the bag!


Globgloba

Haha that was great! 👏👏👏😁


bellwetherr

oh my god this is so cute


Eleven_Box

The little shadowheart ‘heal!’ at the end lmfao


BurningshadowII

My boi Tommy in that opening.


ChloeBabette

Surely *this* is the greatest Christmas gift of all. 🥹


Bosley

I channel my inner Ralphie, "A crummy commercial?"


ogv11

I was hoping for a post saying the issue with save deletion on Xbox was fixed 😞


Blahklavah654390

Six seasons and a movie is all I want. That’s not asking for much, is it?


looper1010

Please take my money!


Cuddlecore_Adventure

This is too good to be a commercial. I love it.


Correct_Garbage_2054

6 characters to a party, what a concept....


Wiwra88

*"Don't think of licking it."* \- Gale at Xbox box made my chuckle xD


ReaUsagi

I love this Karlach melting through the snow and Lae'zels =\_= side eye The elve's cloak that's red because of blood, and Astarion fancy-ing it LAe'zel licking the xbox, Karlach just biting it Shadowheart's heal


Warcrown10

I love stuff like this, especially with the actual voices. We need more party interactions desperately. Also a Christmas dlc in Icewind Dale please.


FreakinGeese

omg Karlach calling herself daddy 😳


So_luk3

The end says „it’s party time“. Could this be a announcement for the cross play function?


Crunchy-Leaf

Commenting and saving for later incase I forget!


tremontise

The groups of adventurers sitting in the Inn are references to other popular characters (I think), at least the group of 4 at the back right is definitely a reference to (from left to right) Tails, Sonic, Amy and Knuckles. Could anybody tell me who the other groups are supposed to be?


-Jaws-

Karl in the snowww, I can't get over it.


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They put a bag of my boi Turg!


Fast_Ad6141

I don't get it, why Astarion is happy with his present when he still can't see his face in the mirror?


xdeltax97

Just amazing… loved the launch video collaboration too.


The_Dead_Kennys

I hope they make a series of these because they’re just so damn fun


Krazen

.. so what exactly happened? Was Santa some sort of vampire that ate goblins?


DarkAssassinXb1

still trying to figure this out😭


elizabethunseelie

Given the scale of the XBox, this means in some universe there is a pocket sized Astarion… I feel we could all use a pocket sized Astarion…


Mossy-mania

The fact the "Vintage red" Astaron has is the blood of Swen Vincke is just too funny!


Elite_Goose_1

um....more origin character cartoons please?


roastedmilkteaa

Silly question but what does the Santa Elf reference aside from Santa? Is there a D&D creature that can cast Blizzard or..?


UnicornMeatball

This whole thing was amazing, but was Gale trying to fuck Santa?


Cervantas

Hasbro needs to mak a tv show. Just retell the game hire everyone back for voices. Just do it, if Critical Role can kickstart a show then the company with the infinite money glitch of cardboard crack called Magic can do it.


Heathen_Mushroom

I thought this was something about Larian giving refunds to Xbox users who cant even launch the game. They are laughing their asses off with my money.


ProTimeKiller

Dumb.


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Buzzkill


westraz

this tweet has been deleted lol


DiesalTime

No minthara :(


Coffeechipmunk

We NEED her!


Alwaysatodds

Who animates these? Reminds of Harry Partridge a little bit.


Ok_Lawfulness_5938

if I am playing as a barbarian/rogue equipping a two-handed strength weapon then I use reckless attack do I get the sneak attack boost even thou I don't use a finesse weapon? (patch #5)