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Post by Lazarillo on Jan 12, 2017 2:32:28 GMT
So just curious, but back when I first played Inquisition, Solas was the first character romance I did, but after seeing some of the others, and seeing what changes between his "friendship" and his "romance" it just seems really insubstantial now. There only seem to be three significant changes, in the vanilla game, at least:
1. He kisses you in the Fade 2. He calls you Vhenan when you talk to him 3. He breaks up with you in the Vallaslin scene near the end
None of his other dialogue options, that I can recall, are unique to his romance. Are there any other scenes or dialogues that I'm forgetting about? I enjoy his character regardless, but I've seen people claim that romancing him somehow makes the game more meaningful, and just I don't see that, based on the above. Or is most of the meaning in his romance arc more about the way things turn out in Trespasser (which I can understand...not sure I agree, but I can understand).
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Post by lobselvith8 on Jan 12, 2017 2:38:37 GMT
So just curious, but back when I first played Inquisition, Solas was the first character romance I did, but after seeing some of the others, and seeing what changes between his "friendship" and his "romance" it just seems really insubstantial now. There only seem to be three significant changes, in the vanilla game, at least: 1. He kisses you in the Fade 2. He calls you Vhenan when you talk to him 3. He breaks up with you in the Vallaslin scene near the end None of his other dialogue options, that I can recall, are unique to his romance. Are there any other scenes or dialogues that I'm forgetting about? I enjoy his character regardless, but I've seen people claim that romancing him somehow makes the game more meaningful, and just I don't see that, based on the above. Or is most of the meaning in his romance arc more about the way things turn out in Trespasser (which I can understand...not sure I agree, but I can understand). Some wonderful folks felt that their Dalish characters had a meaningful relationship with Solas in the vanilla game, so it's not simply due to Trespasser. If you don't feel it, then that's fine; some people aren't going to be engaged in certain romances like other players are.
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Post by Lazarillo on Jan 12, 2017 2:52:09 GMT
Some wonderful folks felt that their Dalish characters had a meaningful relationship with Solas in the vanilla game, so it's not simply due to Trespasser. If you don't feel it, then that's fine; some people aren't going to be engaged in certain romances like other players are. Yeah, I hope it's not coming off like I'm trying to knock their experience, just trying to see if there's maybe another way of looking at it, or something else I missed, that changes the approach to the story beyond how it might for a dude of the Dales who makes friends with him (or, for that matter, a human with an unprejudiced love of history) or if it really is just a "different strokes for different folks" sort of thing.
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Post by Artemis on Jan 12, 2017 3:25:58 GMT
Some wonderful folks felt that their Dalish characters had a meaningful relationship with Solas in the vanilla game, so it's not simply due to Trespasser. If you don't feel it, then that's fine; some people aren't going to be engaged in certain romances like other players are. Yeah, I hope it's not coming off like I'm trying to knock their experience, just trying to see if there's maybe another way of looking at it, or something else I missed, that changes the approach to the story beyond how it might for a dude of the Dales who makes friends with him (or, for that matter, a human with an unprejudiced love of history) or if it really is just a "different strokes for different folks" sort of thing. Probably different strokes? It's similar to the Alistair or Morrigan romance I think (which is why it sucks that all three are gated). You are essentially falling in love with a MASSIVELY IMPORTANT CHARACTER. Fenris is my favorite character and favorite romance, for example; as much as I adore him, his romance doesn't matter as much in the grand scheme of things as falling in love with Morrigan and fathering a child who's like part-archdemon (lol) OR, in this case, falling in love with THE Fen'Harel. It also depends on how much you enjoy his character and the dynamic between Solas and Lavellan. I find it fascinating, and it truly stabs me in the feels. It's not the amount of content in the romance that affects me but the quality of it. Meanwhile I'm finishing up a Cullen playthrough, and even though I wanted this romance for 3+ years, cried when I learned it was gated against my character (yes, me a 30-something adult, crying in my living room... okay I was going through some other stuff at the time???) and having to go through the arduous process of modding the game so I can finally romance him... I swear, it's like we are making out in a new scene every five minutes, and yet I find the romance boring, dull, not really related to the story, uninspiring, etc. So it all depends on what you're looking for and what you get out of it.
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Post by phoray on Jan 12, 2017 7:22:31 GMT
He also kisses you on your balcony when he gives you the "You're not a POS like the rest of the Dalish I've met, and wanted to let you know that. also, I'm been totally wanking to that kiss in the Fade and would like another one."
Then you also get the super sad face and kiss goodbye in Trespasser.
People are just really into angsty sometimes. Also what folks said above; he's a very important story character. I think Solas is alright (prefer the totally not angsty fairy tale with Cullen), and I'm not personally attracted to him, but I'm assuming he's super important next game. Therefore, I've been trying really hard to craft a character I love to romance him with. Next game, I'll import her world state as my very FIRST play through...and when it's very likely we'll have to kill him, I'll bawl like a crazy lady.
Sometimes crying is fun. ^^ I don't seek it out as first choice, but I can plan and choose to enjoy a tragedy when I feel up to one.
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Post by monuhm on Jan 12, 2017 13:57:21 GMT
Solas is my favorite Romance, second only to Blackwall (I have an affinity for men that uproot your emotional stability....Thane was another @_@) . You might not get to the same "climax" as you would with I think just about every other character, however Solas' character is incredibly layered and there's a lot of nuances that I think people appreciate and love about him. He's a smooth talking pungent onion, and he's a character that even when you romance him you still cross him, you still fight with him. His morals and value are so ingrained that he finds it hard at times to see from your perspective at first.
I think what gets people is that complexity. And the more you look into what his possible motivations are the more his romance evolves....He makes a huge impact on the Inquisitor, she faces certain death from her lover. And it's not a end that he wants to come to pass, but he is so convinced and so guilty of what he has done to the elvhen that he simply cannot see another way.
And as a fan of the Solavellan Hell, perhaps more people feel this way too, I really enjoy trying to get into the details that we don't see. It's my belief that Solas' is just not simply a villain, his character is way too dynamic for such a simple end. I know the writers at Bioware are far more talented than simply reducing such rich and elaborate character to a simple bad guy. The love of the Solas romance is in all ways a journey. It's a struggle for your Inquisitor to love someone that wants to destroy the would, but if you are one to really enjoy his relationship than there is a sense of knowing that there must be another outcome.
I think my response air's on the side of a tangent, but if I really went into it my response as to why I love Solas and what I believe to be true about Solas would need a thread onto it's own...So I tried to summarize it...hopefully it makes sense XD of course I'm not claiming to be write it's just my own opinion
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Post by procutemeister on Jan 12, 2017 16:01:06 GMT
I completely agree, monuhm. Solas is my favorite as well, even if his romance has less scenes than the others.
Lazarillo, from my own experience, romancing Solas makes the game more meaningful because so much of it is rooted in Elvhen lore and history, as is Solas himself. Because you have to play as an elf character, the main plot would impact your character deeply--in what she knows of her culture and identity as well as the chosen romance. Also Solas himself is possibly the most complex and multifaceted character in DA so far. So much of him is hidden from us and the other characters, even from a romanced Inquisitor. It's difficult to decide whether or not you still love him, after everything is revealed (after the credits in the main game, and especially in Trespasser).
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Post by javeart on Jan 12, 2017 16:22:46 GMT
I don't know about more meaningful, but the combination of playing a dalish Inquisitor with romancing one of the most important characters of the DA universe that we've met by now and presumably the next antagonist, sure makes for really big emotional impact... I can hardly imagine a romance with more emotional impact that a Solavellan, in fact. That doesn't make it better per se, that's the part that I think is about personal preferences. I love my more "irrelevant" romances with Zevran and Fenris too and doesn't matter how big a role Solas plays in DAI, I imagine that if you don't care much about elves or magic, and/or you don't like his personality, you're not going to enjoy much his romance anyway. On the other hand, I care about elves and magic and I love his personality so much, that even if he wasn't relevant to the plot he would still be my canon LI. But if you're playing a dalish with a strong friendship with him, and you care enough about him to get a taste of the feelings that the revelations usually leave you if you're romancing him (the shock of realizing that you knew so little about someone so close to you, maybe pride and simpathy for his fight for the slaves freedom, sadness for the separation, concern about his fate, maybe bitterness if you feel betrayed etc), if you get some of that huge emotional impact as a friend, then maybe there's not a big difference. I have done nothing but romancing him for so long that I can't remember how this all feels with an Inquisitor that is only his friend , but I see no reason why it shouldn't be very intense too if you care about the character. I don't usually romance Anders but the ending of DA2 still is very intense for me, because I love the character and I see him as a very good friend of my canon Hawke. edit: I think that missing the Vallaslin part if playing a Dalish it's a pitty though. I don't know if that's enough to romance him, but it's a pity, great opportunity for RPing for a dalish Inquisitor
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Post by lynroy on Jan 12, 2017 17:06:22 GMT
I just like his romance more than the others I've tried.
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Post by vertigomez on Jan 12, 2017 17:30:02 GMT
Solas had a little bit of a niche following when DAI first came out - Fade tongue, anyone? - but his popularity exploded when he turned out to be an ancient elven god (or something like it). It's like a human character finding out that Leliana is actually Andraste. All of a sudden your character was special enough to be noticed by a god. Add to that his tragic villain background, and your character was special enough to be noticed by a god who thinks the rest of the world is worth killing off. That's like, 263829978+ points for specialness. And then there's just plain liking his intellectualism and his views on the Fade and spirits.
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Post by Artemis on Jan 12, 2017 18:15:54 GMT
Solas had a little bit of a niche following when DAI first came out - Fade tongue, anyone? - but his popularity exploded when he turned out to be an ancient elven god (or something like it). It's like a human character finding out that Leliana is actually Andraste. All of a sudden your character was special enough to be noticed by a god. Add to that his tragic villain background, and your character was special enough to be noticed by a god who thinks the rest of the world is worth killing off. That's like, 263829978+ points for specialness. And then there's just plain liking his intellectualism and his views on the Fade and spirits.Gotta be honest, that's pretty much it for me. I would actually prefer he WERE just a grumpy 40-something apostate and not Fen'Harel, but I know I'm in the tiny minority lol! We just have never had a romance like him (and for non-elves and male PCs, we still don't have one): an older, rather erudite man who is also a scholar and an intellectual. I love how unique he is in the vast cast of DA characters. Then again sometimes you just fall for a character and don't really know why!
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Post by halla on Jan 12, 2017 19:13:59 GMT
1. Kiss in Fade after Haven 2. Callin Vhenan 3. Balcony at your room 4. Ball (optional, but he comes to dance with you) 5. Vallaslin, saying love you and break up ^ mainly these stuff with him. There is talk between him and Cole where you can say sentence or two (running around map with them in party) but nothing more Let's say, you are in party with him all the time, you are into character. If you notice all stuff going on around, get hints really early and just go with the flow (and add some stuff in your imagination), you get really into the romance. When I look at it from distance, it's one of most interesting romances (because it's a "god", pretty old and a dude which should teach you how to be "true elf" (elven glory!)) but if you aren't too much into it, it's just something to give your Inquisitor more relax from fighting. No idea what's with other romances, but I got instalocked with him. Eh, damn elves... nipuni.tumblr.com/post/137175369500/the-holy-and-the-cursed-which-is-which-working-in
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Post by gervaise21 on Jan 12, 2017 19:50:14 GMT
Agree with the others that how meaningful it is for you really depends on how you role play your character. In terms of what additional conversation you get over being a friend, there isn't that much, just what has already been listed. With other romances, like Cassandra or Dorian, you can go back and specifically talk to them as a romance and have a few private moments with them that you don't get as a friend. Whereas with Solas you don't. The first time I played I actually like the fact that the romance wasn't so in your face as normal because it made it different to what we have been used to. I was really engaged in it and that is probably why I react so badly when he did break it off without a proper explanation. He is not my favourite romance in the game because I can really do without the angst but I do think it adds an extra dimension to the story.
The scene with the vallaslin is probably the most significant I always felt, because it is a pivotal moment for Solas himself, but also in view of what he reveals about them, it was a pity he didn't feel able to do that for his male Lavellan friend. When Corypheus is ranting about the marks of slavery on your face, my female Lavellan was already aware (if she kept them) but my male Lavellan was wondering what on earth he was talking about. Of course, in Trespasser all was revealed.
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Post by Artemis on Jan 12, 2017 20:25:12 GMT
Agree with the others that how meaningful it is for you really depends on how you role play your character. In terms of what additional conversation you get over being a friend, there isn't that much, just what has already been listed. With other romances, like Cassandra or Dorian, you can go back and specifically talk to them as a romance and have a few private moments with them that you don't get as a friend. Whereas with Solas you don't. The first time I played I actually like the fact that the romance wasn't so in your face as normal because it made it different to what we have been used to. I was really engaged in it and that is probably why I react so badly when he did break it off without a proper explanation. He is not my favourite romance in the game because I can really do without the angst but I do think it adds an extra dimension to the story. The scene with the vallaslin is probably the most significant I always felt, because it is a pivotal moment for Solas himself, but also in view of what he reveals about them, it was a pity he didn't feel able to do that for his male Lavellan friend. When Corypheus is ranting about the marks of slavery on your face, my female Lavellan was already aware (if she kept them) but my male Lavellan was wondering what on earth he was talking about. Of course, in Trespasser all was revealed. Should have been available to friended Lavellan, regardless of gender, and romance should have been available to male Lavellan since it really is such a special, Lavellan-centric romance. (Wouldn't it have been nice for each race to have one of these? Except human, I guess... dwarf-only Varric romance? I dunno.) In any case, the modded male Lavellan romance is 100% seamless and half of it's voiced anyway; they clearly changed their mind at the last minute or perhaps ran out of time. It's a shame. But I think even a friended female Lavellan should get the vallaslin scene; does Solas have to be banging someone to care enough about them to tell them the truth about their markings?? lol I would think not, for shame, writers, for shame
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Post by Natashina on Jan 12, 2017 20:48:20 GMT
Artemis Somehow, that's worse to me than Jack's friendship being halted without the Magical Sheploo Penis. It's one thing to do that to a friendship arc, but the reveal about the vallasin is a big story reveal. Not just, "Your gods were real people," but "You're from the slave caste." I can't believe that they locked such a lore revelation behind the romance. I can't think of a single reason why Solas couldn't tell a befriended elven IQ the truth. Not one. A female elf would be also clueless if they decided they'd rather go after someone else. The fact the extremely lame and entirely unwhelming final boss brings that up and Solas won't boggles me.
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Post by xerrai on Jan 12, 2017 21:07:06 GMT
In comparison to other romances, he certainly has fewer romance cutscenes (likely because he was added in at the last minuet).But from what I can tell, a lot of his appeal come from two sources:
1. His suave personality and/or verbal countenance.
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2. Reading between the lines of a ton of quests and side dialogue that can help "piece together" aspects of Solas's character that would otherwise go unnoticed. And what they find is something that they can either relate to, or feel sympathy over.
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Post by shechinah on Jan 12, 2017 23:05:33 GMT
In comparison to other romances, he certainly has fewer romance cutscenes (likely because he was added in at the last minuet).But from what I can tell, a lot of his appeal come from two sources: 1. His suave personality and/or verbal countenance. and/or 2. Reading between the lines of a ton of quests and side dialogue that can help "piece together" aspects of Solas's character that would otherwise go unnoticed. And what they find is something that they can either relate to, or feel sympathy over. For me, it was his personality and how well it fitted with that of the character I was roleplaying. By the first set of conversations in Haven, I had decided to romance him for that playthrough and I very much loved his character long before the revelation rolled around. The Fen'Harel aspect added to a character that I already loved.
As she was a mage, she was First to the Keeper so it made for some interesting symbolism. I was endlessly amused afterwards by the idea of how the Keeper is suppose to keep the Dread Wolf away from the clan yet she wanted to introduce Solas to hers. Of course, there is also how a Keeper is suppose to discover and preserve history so her being the one to discover all of this information about the past of the elves fitted very well. I was never sorry that she was my first Inquisitor and I made her the "canon" one of mine.
I consider the romance to offer an additional insight into Solas' character. It helps emphasis his belief that this is something he must do as oppose to something he wants to do. He has the option to be happy and according to the writer, he even considered it to the point of intending to confess to Lavellan everything but just couldn't bring himself to do it.
It is part of why I just love the final scene in the romance: the facial animation and tone just do such a good job of conveying the unspoken. There's a moment where you can see the subtle change as his happiness is transformed into despair in Solas' eyes and then face. He tries to keep his voice and face stoic but falters. The voice work, music and the character animation just plays so well together. It's sad. It's phenomenal. It's phenomesad.
I agree that the vallaslin revelation, and by extension the offer to remove the vallaslin, should have been avaliable to non-romanced Inquisitors with high approval.
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Post by javeart on Jan 12, 2017 23:39:32 GMT
(...)
I consider the romance to offer an additional insight into Solas' character. It helps emphasis his belief that this is something he must do as oppose to something he wants to do. He has the option to be happy and according to the writer, he even considered it to the point of intending to confess to Lavellan everything but just couldn't bring himself to do it.
It is part of why I just love the final scene in the romance: the facial animation and tone just do such a good job of conveying the unspoken. There's a moment where you can see the subtle change as his happiness is transformed into despair in Solas' eyes and then face. He tries to keep his voice and face stoic but falters. The voice work, music and the character animation just plays so well together. It's sad. It's phenomenal. It's phenomesad.
(...) Thinking about it, it's true, that's something that the romance can add, it probably gives a better feeling of the huge sacrifice he's making and how tragic his story is, and I'm thinking that maybe that's something that applies to a romanced Anders too, that was the example I have in mind when trying to compare the emotional impact when the PC has not romanced them. I also want to empathycally agree about how well that part is done (love phenomesad ), but everything in that scene is great, I really love it
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Post by morir_a_solas on Jan 13, 2017 3:31:30 GMT
So just curious, but back when I first played Inquisition, Solas was the first character romance I did, but after seeing some of the others, and seeing what changes between his "friendship" and his "romance" it just seems really insubstantial now. There only seem to be three significant changes, in the vanilla game, at least: 1. He kisses you in the Fade 2. He calls you Vhenan when you talk to him 3. He breaks up with you in the Vallaslin scene near the end None of his other dialogue options, that I can recall, are unique to his romance. Are there any other scenes or dialogues that I'm forgetting about? I enjoy his character regardless, but I've seen people claim that romancing him somehow makes the game more meaningful, and just I don't see that, based on the above. Or is most of the meaning in his romance arc more about the way things turn out in Trespasser (which I can understand...not sure I agree, but I can understand). I wouldn't know what was specific to the romance, since I've only romanced him, but I knew nothing about DAI, I just thought he was handsome, interesting and had good chemistry with my inqui so got super into him and then proceeded to have my heart shattered! I think that's what's so special about it, you just don't expect it, in fact you don't see coming anything about Solas! From how hot the fade kiss was with the nerdiest guy in your party to who that kind apostate hobo turned out to be! So I guess after all romances following the same pattern, this last minute pasted one turned out to be exciting and surprising
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Post by fylimar on Jan 13, 2017 12:02:06 GMT
Agree with the others that how meaningful it is for you really depends on how you role play your character. In terms of what additional conversation you get over being a friend, there isn't that much, just what has already been listed. With other romances, like Cassandra or Dorian, you can go back and specifically talk to them as a romance and have a few private moments with them that you don't get as a friend. Whereas with Solas you don't. The first time I played I actually like the fact that the romance wasn't so in your face as normal because it made it different to what we have been used to. I was really engaged in it and that is probably why I react so badly when he did break it off without a proper explanation. He is not my favourite romance in the game because I can really do without the angst but I do think it adds an extra dimension to the story. The scene with the vallaslin is probably the most significant I always felt, because it is a pivotal moment for Solas himself, but also in view of what he reveals about them, it was a pity he didn't feel able to do that for his male Lavellan friend. When Corypheus is ranting about the marks of slavery on your face, my female Lavellan was already aware (if she kept them) but my male Lavellan was wondering what on earth he was talking about. Of course, in Trespasser all was revealed. Should have been available to friended Lavellan, regardless of gender, and romance should have been available to male Lavellan since it really is such a special, Lavellan-centric romance. (Wouldn't it have been nice for each race to have one of these? Except human, I guess... dwarf-only Varric romance? I dunno.) In any case, the modded male Lavellan romance is 100% seamless and half of it's voiced anyway; they clearly changed their mind at the last minute or perhaps ran out of time. It's a shame. But I think even a friended female Lavellan should get the vallaslin scene; does Solas have to be banging someone to care enough about them to tell them the truth about their markings?? lol I would think not, for shame, writers, for shame Nope, luckily, a befriended female elf inqui doesn't get her Vallaslin removed - lucky for him, because my Lavellans like their face tattoos, no matter, what they once stand for, and they probably would have punched him . No really, I love the Vallaslin very much. To be honest, I don't really get the Solas hype. He is a good character, nicely written, like most companions in DAI , who has a really strong companion cast imo. The reason, I like Solas, is, because he is basically a nerd and he is so utterly cluesless when it comes to day-to-day stuff (a bit like Sherlock Holmes actually, who knows a few hundred poisons and how to detect them, but does not even know, who's prime minister in Great Britain - that's kind of charming), I don't care much for him being an old elven god in that sense, that it doesn't make him more interesting to me. I didn't do the romance so far. I think, I don't like the drama and the tragic that much. My favorite DA romance is still Zevran, because for all his boasting and posing, he was extremly nice and grounded and loyal. But I think, you get all the lore related stuff with being just friends with him (I did watch the romance scenes on youtube), plus you get to keep your nice face tattoo - win-win for me
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Post by javeart on Jan 13, 2017 12:17:26 GMT
Nope, luckily, a befriended female elf inqui doesn't get her Vallaslin removed - lucky for him, because my Lavellans like their face tattoos, no matter, what they once stand for, and they probably would have punched him . No really, I love the Vallaslin very much. To be honest, I don't really get the Solas hype. He is a good character, nicely written, like most companions in DAI , who has a really strong companion cast imo. The reason, I like Solas, is, because he is basically a nerd and he is so utterly cluesless when it comes to day-to-day stuff (a bit like Sherlock Holmes actually, who knows a few hundred poisons and how to detect them, but does not even know, who's prime minister in Great Britain - that's kind of charming), I don't care much for him being an old elven god in that sense, that it doesn't make him more interesting to me. I didn't do the romance so far. I think, I don't like the drama and the tragic that much. My favorite DA romance is still Zevran, because for all his boasting and posing, he was extremly nice and grounded and loyal. But I think, you get all the lore related stuff with being just friends with him (I did watch the romance scenes on youtube), plus you get to keep your nice face tattoo - win-win for me He doesn't remove your Vallaslin if you don't want to, he tells you its origin and that he can remove it, but the decision is yours and he's fine with whatever you choose. That's why I said it's nice opportunity for RPing a dalish Inquisitor, whether you remove it or not. You don't have the chance to say that you want to keep the Vallaslin and that it means a lot to you otherwise (or to say, take the slave markings off my face asap, please, that is what my canon does ) I really think it's a pitty missing out on that.
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Post by shechinah on Jan 13, 2017 14:07:09 GMT
He doesn't remove your Vallaslin if you don't want him to, he tells you its origin and that he can remove it, but the decision is yours and he's fine with whatever you choose. That's why I said it's nice opportunity for RPing a dalish Inquisitor, whether you remove it or not. You don't have the chance to say that you want to keep the Vallaslin and that it means a lot to you otherwise (or to say, take the slave markings off my face asap, please, that is what my canon does ) I really think it's a pitty missing on that. Yeah, it is completely your choice and if you choose one of the options not to, Solas is very supportive:
Inquisitor: "These marks have been a part of me for so long. I don't know if... (...) I know you told me because you wanted to help but the vallaslin is part of who I am. I hope you can see past-" Solas: "Stop. You are perfect exactly as you are."
I like the array of options and emotions you have in that scene and can combine both in the vallaslin portion and in the break-up scene. You be angry, sad, guarded. It's a nice touch that Lavellan reverts to elvish in the anger option. Here are some of the combinations for those curious:
Note: videos are tagged for size.
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Post by fylimar on Jan 13, 2017 17:01:32 GMT
javeart and shechinahThanks for clearing that up. I only saw the remove version and thought, it was canon. I still don't know, if I want to do that romance, most of my inquis like Solas or at least respect him, but find him to detached to really bond. He is more the mentor, explaining things and somehow, I like that kind of relationship much more.
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Post by Elsariel on Jan 13, 2017 20:31:57 GMT
I'm a huge Human/Female/Mage gal and I romanced Cullen in my first game. I absolutely love everything about that romance, however, I feel like I kind of missed out on something epic by not rolling elf and going for Solas my first playthrough. Part of the problem, I think, is that I got spoiled on what his romance was like after I finished my Cullen-mance so I guess I didn't get that whopping surprise and devestation that everyone else got. I've tried rolling an elf and romancing Solas but I just never got into it and quit part-way through. I love Solas and love what they did with his character but I just feel miffed that I'm missing that deep visceral connection that other folks seem to have with him. Maybe I just need to play all the way through to the end but since I know all the spoilers, I feel like I don't know what that will do for me. Meh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 21:12:27 GMT
So just curious, but back when I first played Inquisition, Solas was the first character romance I did, but after seeing some of the others, and seeing what changes between his "friendship" and his "romance" it just seems really insubstantial now. There only seem to be three significant changes, in the vanilla game, at least: 1. He kisses you in the Fade 2. He calls you Vhenan when you talk to him 3. He breaks up with you in the Vallaslin scene near the end None of his other dialogue options, that I can recall, are unique to his romance. Are there any other scenes or dialogues that I'm forgetting about? I enjoy his character regardless, but I've seen people claim that romancing him somehow makes the game more meaningful, and just I don't see that, based on the above. Or is most of the meaning in his romance arc more about the way things turn out in Trespasser (which I can understand...not sure I agree, but I can understand). Inquisition originally intended to have only human protagonist option but later they changed it. Since Solas is an elf only LI they didn't have enough time to develop his romance dialogues
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