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Post by Liadan on Jan 17, 2019 18:43:59 GMT
Started a new playthrough of Origins with a female Aeducan, any suggestions for who I should romance? Should I go for max tragedy and romance Alistair, only to marry him off to Anora at the Landsmeet and recruit Loghain? I've not done the US ending before either, so should she be the one to take the plunge? My female Aeducan romanced Zevran, i quite liked the idea of my princess warrior, that was all duty and honor, falling in love with the sassy assassin rogue , but Aeducan/Alistair seems a very popular pairing (and aimo`s art made it look even more adorable). As for the Landmeet and the US ending it will depend on your rp reasons, my Aeducan believed it was her duty to do the best she could to end the Blight and that maybe she could regain her honor in Orzammar by doing so. For that end she put Anora in the throne (Anora seemed a strong leader and she was already ruling Ferelden while Cailan was still alive and my Aeducan was impressed by her political mind), she executed Loghain because not only he had tried to blame the wardens for king Cailain`s death but also because his disbelief in a true Blight and the civil war that his actions had created had allowed the Darkspawn to spread across Ferelden, she believed that Alistair was a very good warden and should continue being one (and Ferelden had a desperate need of wardens). In the end she accepted the DR because although she believed her duty was to end the Blight, dying for the surfacers was a bit too much, especially when there was another option.
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Post by Nightscrawl on Jan 18, 2019 5:59:57 GMT
vertigomez Omg, after all that you didn't tell us whether your badass lesbian Aeducan is still alive! Did you allow Loghain to redeem himself by dying?? That sounds like a great play, btw.
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Post by vertigomez on Jan 18, 2019 17:01:00 GMT
vertigomez Omg, after all that you didn't tell us whether your badass lesbian Aeducan is still alive! Did you allow Loghain to redeem himself by dying?? That sounds like a great play, btw. Ha, thanks! It was a lot of fun. I'm not used to playing ambitious characters so it was an interesting change of pace. Gunna Aeducan is still alive - I saved beforehand and tried both the sacrifice-Loghain-ending and the Loghain-as-baby-daddy-ending. I'm not sure which I like best for her character.
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Post by Sifr on Jan 19, 2019 8:32:45 GMT
This really depends on other aspects of your roleplay. How do you see her personality and experience regarding politics? Or how will she react to the events of the prologue, and how might that in turn affect her outlook on later events? If you want to go the US route, what might be her reason(s) for refusing Morrigan's offer? Does that (do those) have anything to do with previous decisions, or the romance? I've been roleplaying her personality as practical, someone kind and honourable, but still willing to do the occasional underhanded and ruthless deed, should it seem like the most beneficial move to make or if it aligns with her strong sense of justice.
For example during the Dwarf Noble Origin, Sereda showed kindness, patience and respect towards Rica, the merchants and all the combatants in the Proving, but didn't hesitate to have Bruntin killed publicly for his obvious disrespect towards her or the scholar and murder-knifed the Scout for slandering her good name by claiming she killed Trian.
She also showed kindness and empathy towards the Ostagar prisoner and the injured Scout in the Korcari Wilds, but conversely threatened the farmer for insulting her honour (by claiming Wardens killed the king) and murdered both the Lothering Bandits and the Soldiers in the tavern without hesitation, believing that they deserved as little mercy as they were willing to show others.
She's definitely a complicated cookie and I do typically tend to play Aeducans as being far more ruthless and willing to morally compromise themselves for the greater good than other Wardens.
For that reason, I could see her being tempted to accept Morrigan's offer because there's nothing really to lose by the attempt, but have deep moral reservations about asking someone else to carry out the deed because she's unable to take on the burden herself. She would also being concerned about Morrigan's unwillingness to share her plans for the child if the ritual works, so even despite having potentially forged a close friendship with the Witch, that might damage her trust in her.
I've only previously romanced Alistair with a female Aeducan, which I did enjoy. But after all the tragedy that resulted from having to end our relationship to marry him off to Anora, then worsening things between us by recruiting Loghain into the Wardens, it sort of left me unable to really want to finish that playthrough.
Leliana does sound like an appealing option, as her positive, upbeat personality would nicely counterbalance some of Sereda's slightly less negative traits and grim worldview. I don't imagine Sereda as being a grumpy cat that's completely devoid of warmth or humour, but her personal tragedies and the stress of having to lead a rag-tag bunch of misfits on an nigh-impossible quest to end the Blight, definitely have taken their toll on her.
That said, Sereda's slightly ruthless streak, combined with her betrayal and exile leaving her with deep trust issues and a good case of paranoia, makes me wonder if Sereda's attitude might influence Leliana into becoming more hardened. She definitely wouldn't miss the parallels between Leliana's betrayal by Marjolaine and her own betrayal by Bhelen. Of course, perhaps seeing Leliana on the verge of becoming like her, might be the wake up call that leads to Sereda becoming more open and trusting once more? I'm not sure.
Yeah, there's definitely a lot to options here for what path to take?
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Post by Nightscrawl on Jan 19, 2019 9:32:00 GMT
Yeah, there's definitely a lot to options here for what path to take? Maybe the best course is to play and see how it goes? A friend of mine who writes basically says that characters tell him who they are, or that he didn't know something was going to happen until he wrote it. So perhaps it will be something similar. We've all played the game numerous times, but there's something about actually having the interactions with your character that can lead you down a certain path.
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Post by vertigomez on Jan 19, 2019 17:20:31 GMT
Yeah, there's definitely a lot to options here for what path to take? Maybe the best course is to play and see how it goes? A friend of mine who writes basically says that characters tell him who they are, or that he didn't know something was going to happen until he wrote it. So perhaps it will be something similar. We've all played the game numerous times, but there's something about actually having the interactions with your character that can lead you down a certain path. Sometimes this is just how it goes! Occasionally your own characters will surprise you.
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Post by Sifr on Jan 20, 2019 3:44:31 GMT
Maybe the best course is to play and see how it goes? A friend of mine who writes basically says that characters tell him who they are, or that he didn't know something was going to happen until he wrote it. So perhaps it will be something similar. We've all played the game numerous times, but there's something about actually having the interactions with your character that can lead you down a certain path. Sometimes this is just how it goes! Occasionally your own characters will surprise you. Very true, a friend of mine once compared writing to archaeology. The story is already in the ground and your job as the writer is to brush away the dirt, dust and grime to see what's buried there. Sometimes you go in thinking you know what you're going to find, only to uncover something unexpected, that throws everything you thought you knew about the story out the window.
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Post by wickedcool on Jan 30, 2019 16:20:39 GMT
2 Dwarven lore questions?
Dwarves marrying outside species frowned on by Dwarven society?
The lore of the scaled ones? Based on dai how much is true about deep road battles with scaled ones and lyrium from dead titans. Reading a wiki article on Orzammar/tevinter alliance history and is this all confirmed lore?
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Post by Walter Black on Jan 30, 2019 16:44:31 GMT
2 Dwarven lore questions? Dwarves marrying outside species frowned on by Dwarven society? Probably, especially since they are still slowly, but steadily losing ground to the darkspawn. Not to mention that low level Blight exposure has given most dwarves low fertility rates.
No clue. There's still some debate that the scaled ones are just an inside joke on Krogan .
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Post by Iddy on Feb 22, 2019 12:53:27 GMT
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Post by wickedcool on Apr 5, 2019 12:50:21 GMT
Strange lore observation-anyone else noticed that the daces are in all 3 games. Somebody at BioWare is a fan of this family
Dace-at the ceremony for dwarf noble. Wants your help on surface dwarves (maybe not for best intentions) A Dace golems dlc and in da2 A dace name on a tomb in western approach
Interesting history-
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Post by Sifr on Apr 10, 2019 13:29:48 GMT
House Dace are briefly mentioned in Inquisition as blocking any attempt by the Assembly to send an expedition to Amgarrak Thaig. Seems that Jerrik did eventually come around to his brother's point of view, that risking more lives trying to reclaim that Stone-forsaken place was never going to be worth it.
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Apr 10, 2019 23:36:06 GMT
Jerrik also appears during one of Varric's war table missions. (Which reveals that he's moved to the surface in the years since Golems of Amgarrak and apparently settled in Denerim and joined the Merchant's Guild.)
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Post by Iddy on Apr 12, 2019 12:23:03 GMT
I was pretty surprised that Worthy was the one ripping off Varric's books.
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Post by raif on Apr 15, 2019 10:28:55 GMT
I love exploring the Storm Coast as a Cadash inquisitor, reminds me how blind the nobles in Orzammar really are.
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Post by Sifr on Apr 20, 2019 22:05:19 GMT
I was pretty surprised that Worthy was the one ripping off Varric's books. And the reason behind the vendetta seemed like a bit of an overreaction.
Was Hawke the only customer that Worthy had, that Sandal becoming Hawke's runecrafter really was all that important? Was it because Hawke ended up becoming rich and famous later on, that Worthy felt that he lost out on making some serious bank from their services? Either way, how was any of that Varric's fault, simply because he (potentially) introduced them?
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Post by Iddy on Apr 21, 2019 2:54:24 GMT
I never understood how do dagger wielding, rogue dwarves work. I mean... look at their anatomy. They're not exactly built to be nimble, swift and dextrous. The women seem more believable, since DAI slimmed them down. I was pretty surprised that Worthy was the one ripping off Varric's books. And the reason behind the vendetta seemed like a bit of an overreaction.
Was Hawke the only customer that Worthy had, that Sandal becoming Hawke's runecrafter really was all that important? Was it because Hawke ended up becoming rich and famous later on, that Worthy felt that he lost out on making some serious bank from their services? Either way, how was any of that Varric's fault, simply because he (potentially) introduced them? Here is the thing, though. Worthy is a minor npc with very superficial characterization, so the writers can do whatever they want with him and it win't be contradicting anything. Who's to say Worthy isn't unreasonable, oversensitive and petty?
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Post by Sifr on Apr 22, 2019 18:34:28 GMT
Here is the thing, though. Worthy is a minor npc with very superficial characterization, so the writers can do whatever they want with him and it win't be contradicting anything. Who's to say Worthy isn't unreasonable, oversensitive and petty? True, but it's strange that Worthy chose to take it out on Varric, rather than Sandal or Hawke.
But maybe he did... what if the job offer Bodahn mentions in DA2 from "Empress Celene" was actually faked by Worthy to get Sandal out of Kirkwall? That would explain why they weren't seen in Orlais in Inquisition, having realised too late that they'd been duped.
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Post by vertigomez on May 15, 2019 23:02:26 GMT
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Post by wickedcool on May 31, 2019 14:22:10 GMT
Why did they make the carta quest armor blue
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Post by Iddy on Jun 23, 2019 20:49:21 GMT
I was just thinking... being a casteless dwarf doesn't necessarily mean you struggle to survive. At least not in Cadash's case.
I mean, s/he was born and raised on the surface, so s/he isn't discriminated against for being casteless. Unless Cadash is incompetent, it shouldn't be too hard to make a living.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jun 23, 2019 21:03:52 GMT
I was just thinking... being a casteless dwarf doesn't necessarily mean you struggle to survive. At least not in Cadash's case. I mean, s/he was born and raised on the surface, so s/he isn't discriminated against for being casteless. Unless Cadash is incompetent, it shouldn't be too hard to make a living. Well, there is a big difference between Surfacer Casteless and Orzammar Casteless. One of the main differences is the lack of stigma on the surface.
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Post by Sifr on Jun 26, 2019 23:59:34 GMT
Well, there is a big difference between Surfacer Casteless and Orzammar Casteless. One of the main differences is the lack of stigma on the surface. I don't imagine that many Surfacer Dwarves are so hard done either, that they might put serious consideration into letting someone knock their teeth out and shave their hair, all for a scant few bits of silver. An Orzammar Casteless would look at a "poor" Surfacer and think they were pretty well off, compared to the level of poverty they're used it.
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Post by Iddy on Jun 29, 2019 14:54:41 GMT
Do you guys agree?
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Post by Iddy on Jul 7, 2019 15:55:42 GMT
You know, it is particularly altruistic of Cadash to be pro mage.
After all, mage freedom hurts the lyrium trade.
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