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Neil Newbon, the voice behind Baldur’s Gate 3 character Astarion, made a surprise appearance as Barry the Boat in the popular fan mod Fallout: London. While the actor’s presence was a great addition for fans, Newbon had waited almost two years to get a response from the mod’s developers.
Fallout almost didn’t meet Baldur’s Gate 3
After revealing his deep friendship with the entire Baldur’s Gate 3 cast, Newbon discussed his long wait to join Fallout: London in an interview with GinxTV. The actor explained that he had offered his talents to the mod team years before its release, but was left on read.
“I just heard about it; Astarion and Baldur’s Gate 3 had just kicked off in a wonderful way,” Newbon explained. “I’d heard about Fallout London for a while, and I’d already sent them a message like a year before. Maybe two years – it was a long time ago, saying ‘Hey, this sounds great. I want to be involved.’”
The actor revealed that he wanted to work on the free mod as a fan of the RPG series, but he was left on read by a member of the team. However, after the massive success of Larian Studios’ D&D RPG, they finally got noticed.
“They missed my message, for about that year and a half. Apparently one of the guys said [to the rest of the devs], ‘Oh I got this message from him ages on Twitter, but I don’t know who this guy is.’”
The actor held no bad will against the team for the years of waiting, and loved the passion of the development team. Newbon also explained that he was was a huge fan of the free nature of the project and loved being able to just work on a project for the love of the craft.
“There’s a danger I think when actors become successful that indie developers or AAs or whatever, they think they can’t afford you, which is nonsense,”Newbon said. “So, you know, you see an actor win an award. It doesn’t mean you can’t afford them, because we are jobbing actors at the end of the day. It’s just nice to remind people that actually, we’re doing it for the craft.”
For more Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage, read about the mod that turns crusty NPC Withers into a punk rock baddie, or read about Larian’s next project.
Baldur’s Gate 3
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Adventure, RPG, Strategy