The Blanketfort (crying and throwing up) - The Official Solas Thread [Spoilers]

Especially with... what... 250k gold, I think, we can find in Fen'Harel's sanctuary in Trespasser, in case Inquisitors couldn't really find money through other means

On the negative side of the argument is that PW and I think it was JE (could have that wrong) gave that talk at a convention about plot development and used Trespasser as the example of what the remit was and how they accomplished it. They maintained that one of the main aims was to tie up the Inquisitor's story. Note, they didn't say the Inquisition's story but the Inquisitor as a person. Except anyone who played the game would know that they only did this effectively in a very few cases, when it came to romances, and not at all when looking at the Inquisitor/Herald character overall.

If I remember the epilogue screens correctly, if you were in a romance with Cullen or Josephine, it sounds like you are more in semi-retirement, as the Inquisitor suggests when placing the organisation under the Divine (depending on which dialogue option you choose I seem to recall). However, if you are married to Sera or even just a friend in the Red Jennies, then you are shown as anything but retired and it makes it quite clear you only put that story about to fool people. With Cassandra you still seem to be pretty active. It isn't exactly clear with Bull what you are getting up to but with Dorian, if you are in a romance, it says you are sneaking into Minrathous to aid him. With Blackwall, if he is not in the Wardens, a romanced Inquisitor is travelling around with him bringing hope to people. Then to cap it all they have that map stabbing scene at the end. Also I took the aggressive disband option and my Inquisitor said "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to save the world, again." That doesn't suggest that their story is over or they are not going to get actively involved in the next game.

A friend of mine has an old Xbox so they couldn't play Trespasser using their own equipment. I suggested they borrow my character and my PC so they could experience Trespasser. At the end, the immediate reaction was "so I guess we'll be playing the Inquisitor again next game", without any prompting from me. I then passed on the information that originally they said they were going to have a different PC each game but my friend wasn't convinced.

That is what is so odd about how they rounded off Trespasser. To my mind, if they had wanted to say the Inquisitor's story was over, they should have ended it without the confrontation with Solas because naturally if you were really in that situation there is no way you'd not want to be actively involved in tracking him down and stopping him, whether in a romance or not. How in the hell could you concentrate on doing anything else effectively with that hanging over you? Well may be some people could but I couldn't. Their story seems unfinished and this seems confirmed by the fact that DG said in the end we only got half the story in DAI. That probably accounts for why Corypheus didn't seem an impressive enough main big bad, because he wasn't meant to be.

So they are going to have to come up with a really good reason why the Inquisitor is not taking the story forward. The lack of an arm is just not a good enough reason. Besides which I think it would be really great for representation of everyone in society for the main hero to have a physical disability like that and be able to overcome it. It would also be an effective way of explaining why they had to drop back to low level at the beginning because they had to totally retrain their skills with the new arm. As for romances, well in ME2 they gave you the option of starting a new romance or remaining loyal to the old one and that seemed to work okay for most people.

Just Furiosa?  I can think of a couple more:

Related to the Orsino thing:




It totally was.  Furiosa is just the coolest.

This just reminds me I need to get back to work on my FMA/DA crossover.

I'd settle for one that would shoot a magical net to capture Solas. 

I don't think there is any way they'll bring back just the Inquisitor, but I do hope for at least dual protag.  That would be really neat.  Closure for our quizzy and the opportunity to play as a new character.  The way they ended Trespasser definitely left things open to go either way.  One thing against our Inquisitors coming back though is the romances.  I know I'd want an update/screentime for the LI, and I just can't see them doing that. 

I would be very happy if the Inquisitor returned as the main protagonist, because I think they could tell a really cool story that way and the prosthetic arm thing makes it only more interesting. However, I would also be more than fine with a dual protagonist. That way they could introduce a new character, new romances and stories. And since it seems like the game is going to take place in Tevinter it would be really cool to play a Tevinter character who is recruited by the Inquisitor or something like that, anyway. Either way I'm happy, as long as Inquisitor is NOT Hawke like NPC character whose actions and dialogue lines we have no control over.

If DA4 comes around and the writers go "Sorry guys, we tried our best but we can't get the Inquisitor back" that's on them for writing an ending that might as well been a flashing neon sign saying "The Inquisitor is coming back." I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt in cases like Orsino's, but here? That ending was dripping with unresolved conflict - intentionally placed unresolved conflict. If the possibility of the Inquisitor's return was in any way in question, then they should've copped out with the generic "Your fight is done" ending. Yes, it would've felt sloppy in the event that The Inquisitor does return and their fight isn't done, but it would've been FAR more excusable than putting out Trespasser and then completely changing gears.

And I'm not sure how you can say that putting a personal bent on the plot with Solas will alienate newcomers when ME did the same thing all the time with the Reapers, with TIM, with the Council. BioWare's never been afraid to keep up continuity just because the people who didn't play the last games might not know about it.

So here are two things I would like to NOT see in the next game:

1. Any normally non-aggro mob that randomly stubs its toe anywhere within a 50 mile radius of the party is suddenly in combat with me.

2. Party members tripping over a pebble and losing most of their health and thus automatically consuming a health potion.

Of all of the things that make me want to scream in DAI those two have to be near the top of the list.

I had a dream about Solas and my Lavellan last night, and now all I want to do is do another Solasmance playthrough (or my canon one all over again)... Ah, and also, I just ordered a Solas body pillow case! I have wanted one for almost two years, so I guess it was time.

That sounds like a great idea for a fanfic. I would read it. English isn't my first language either, so I know that feeling. 

Will try to remember to take a picture.