Next look at Dragon Age 4 at The Game Awards (Dec. 10)

Think of it more as a story in parallel. As the new character advances their plot, we get sections where the Inquisitor uncovers related mysterious and such, heading toward a converging point at the end of the game.

I don’t really see it working in the context of DA4. The ‘origins’ plus blank slate in BG3 aren’t going to offer (as far as I know) a wildly different experience between each others. It wouldn’t be that different from the Origins system in DAO. A new PC offers a completely different experience from the Inquisitor. I’d say it’s far harder to implement it.

Now, I do agree that the situation was complicated by themselves, with Trespasser. While I think a small part of the DAI players would’ve still be annoyed with a new PC, Tresspasser increase that number, obviously. They have an advantage in the fact that the game will be released years and years after DAI, and the vast majority of people won’t really care.

I don’t think DA4 would be necessarily bad (or good, for that matter) with a new PC, but I can relate to those that wanted the Inquisitor, and I feel bad for them. I was always neutral either way, so this decision wasn’t going to affect me, but it sucks for the people in the first group.

Well, my reasoning wasn’t about the cost of VA, but more about the different situations of the two backgroujds  for DA4, a new one and the Inquisitor. But yes, I was assuming the protagonist in BG3 will be silent. If they’re voiced, the cost would be quite high.

For a trailer, a cinematic one is the best bet. I'd be really, really surprised if they'll give us actual in-game footage.
I don't think they'll show us the full party. At best, the'll give some glimpse of possible ones.

No.

No it isnt either. My Inquisitor is off enjoying semi retirement with Cullen. And since they weren't a Templar... No lyrium addiction. And since they already fought against one god, yes they are quite willing to let someone do.the heavy lifting next time.

I still think the Inquisitor is going to be involved in some way but more likely one step removed the majority of the time with Dorian acting as intermediary. (Although they would need to explain how that worked with an Inquisitor who Dorian hated and never gave a sending crystal to). We know the Shadow Inquisition is still an entity and that Solas knows they are working against him. So the declaration at the end of Trespasser that they need to find people that Solas doesn't know does make a new PC fit with that.

What I have always wondered is how and when they will be connected to the Inquisitor and/or discover about Solas and his plans. I've speculated before that the Inquisitor could be like TIM in ME2 with a visual presence and definitely pulling the strings, including sending dossiers about people they recommend trying to get as part of their team. You are then left free to decide how much you develop those relationships and that will impact on the ultimate success of your mission to stop Solas. At the end of ME2 TIM also wanted Shepard to act in one way but you could go against that and cut your ties. In this case this decision would be made before your final confrontation. May be the Inquisitor would even join the story in person at that time but either as an ally or trying to resolve things in a different way.

It is also possible that if the team are being given code names to hide them from Solas, the Inquisitor could also return under a different name.

Hey, there's always a chance DA4 opens with Solas deciding the Inquisitor is too much trouble and killing them after all!

(Or - and this is my current pet theory and favourite option - turning them to stone. Takes them out of the narrative and explains why a new protagonist is needed, and that way they can be un-stoned at the end. We already know the process is potentially survivable from Isabela's side-quest during Mark of the Assassin.)

Simple because this intermediary isn´t Dorian. I believe its a lot more likely that this person is Charter and or Harding.

I do think he will be our Tevinter contact if nothing else. They were so determined to send him back to Tevinter, even killing off his father to give him a personal reason and increase his status. As you say, Maevaris could have been left as the sole founder of the Lucerni and our Magister contact, so I'm sure they have some sort of role planned for Dorian other than as a returning companion (which I think highly unlikely and I personally wouldn't want).  He is far more likely to be in an advisory capacity and quest setter, either on behalf of the Inquisition or Lucerni.