Astarion Talks Romancing Bears & Being Baldur’s Gate 3’s Poster Boy! - Neil Newbon Interview!

Today on The Character Sheet, our coverage of TTRPG and Fantasy news continues with an amazing interview with the man behind Astarion, the Vampire elf rapidly becoming the face of Baludr’s Gate 3 and a participant in the much talked about bear romance scene, Neil Newbon! Not only is Neil happy to talk about the crazy backstory behind the bear romance that blew up the internet, but also how Astarion came about in the first work on Final Fantasy and other huge fantasy game just what it has been like to see the gaming world so completely embrace Astarion and Baldur’s Gate 3 just hours from it’s full release! So just how did Larian Studios come to Neil Newbon with the idea for that wild bear romance what behind the scenes event made it even more hilarious? And just why does Astarion and D&D/RPGs in general mean so much to Neil? Find out as we go 1 on 1 with Astarion himself, Neil Newbon, in our exclusive Baldur’s Gate 3 interview!