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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:00:21 GMT
cherwolf 🐺 @singedsun In March 2009 I was working as EIC at Gaming Angels and we were starting up a book podcast. We had copies of The Stolen Throne sent to us in anticipation of the release of Dragon Age: Origins later in the year. #unofficialdragon4geday @unofficiald4day
I read it, enjoyed it and was excited for a game set in this world I'd read about. In November, I picked up my pre-ordered copy of the game, started playing it and fell completely in love with everything (after I got over the shock of Loghain's actions in the opening battle).
Since then I've replayed Origins and DA2 dozens of times, sometimes picking familiar and beloved paths, sometimes picking the harder, darker story options. What I wasn't prepared in 2009 when I was reading that first novel, was this game to significantly impact my life.
I fell hard for the world of Thedas and it's inhabitants. Prior to this most of my fannish involvement was voyeuristic. I knew about fandom, I'd written less than a handful of fannish things, interacted with a few fan communities on LJ. That was it.
By the end of 2009, I'd joined all the communities for Dragon Age that'd popped up and was interacting, had written a few things, and was felt like I couldn't get enough of the game or of the stories fans were creating.
In 2011 when Dragon Age II came out I wrote my (at the time moderately judgmental) review of the game for Gaming Angels, tackling the problems with the game itself. When I left GA, all my gaming energy went from journalism to fandom. And pretty much stayed there.
In the years since I've gone through big adult life shit like adopting a teenager and becoming a grandma. Thanks to the Dragon Age community I've made some pretty fucking fantastic friends who've been with me through those things. I'm eternally grateful for that.
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:00:48 GMT
Van @ Home @vanamiyaI FORGOT TO SHARE MY FAV HAWKE FOR #Dragon4geDay This is Kevin Hawke. And the special thing about him is, I made him as evil as I could. A complete asshole Hawke to test all the bad and mean decisions ingame.
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:01:55 GMT
wine gay ™️/Winterpause @elenaspadeI love the Dragon Age series!! (thanks to @tevinter_mage and @trevelyan941 >\\\< ) Happy (belated) #Dragon4geDay 💕💕💕💕 1.📷 @_Hivernal_ 2.📷 @butterflyscar #dragonage #bioware
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:03:01 GMT
Zhelly ⛄️ drawdrawdraw @zhellyzeeMe at the beginning of Inquisition: haha Solas what a nerd Me at the end of Inquisition: Anyway there’s my #Dragon4geDay contribution I heckin love that elf
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:04:08 GMT
Emma Bell @emmabellishApparently it's #Dragon4geDay so here's a bunch of costumes I made from this wonderful series! 😵 📸credits Hero of Fereldan: @heykrashly Morrigan: @micktography Sera: @heykrashly again Cole/Morrigan: @thewillbox
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:05:13 GMT
Smut Goblin @xaiguemarinexHappy belated #Dragon4geDay. I always miss such days until I'm confronted with lots of posts out of a different timezone the morning after. Have some Merrill though. I hope DA4 is finally going to include a character that'll properly suit me cosplaywise. 📸 by @bluepotionphoto
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:05:49 GMT
RadStriker @radstrikerSlightly late but here's an older tarot card of my Lavellan inquisitor for #Dragon4geDay The hope of all but a herald of none
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:06:13 GMT
Auberon Harrison @auberonharrison Shout out to my favorite fantasy setting... #Dragon4geDay
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:06:36 GMT
Kelly Berry @loonymoony818 @kessel_run & @alixwiltonregan, #Dragon4geday Stream was amazing! It was cool to see @davidgaider @mike_Laidlaw & @patrickweekes all join in too. Thanks to all of the @bioware devs past & present for bringing so much joy into our lives. Much ❤❤❤ from NZ!
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:07:36 GMT
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:08:56 GMT
endellyon-art @endellyonI don’t have any new art, but I didn’t want to miss out on #dragon4geday! So here’s an old, but my very first sketch of Solas! #DragonAgeInquisition
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:14:44 GMT
Sa 🏳️🌈 @sa_rouxEvery time I try to articulate what Dragon Age has meant to me, I feel like I come up short because wordsmithing is kinda my dump stat; I do better with making visual expressions than words. But I'm gonna try with a thread for #Dragon4geDay I started playing Dragon Age: Origins after months of having followed its lead-up. Around the same time, I found out I needed some pretty intense surgery. I was still active-duty in the USMC at the time, and we'll just say that time of my life was Intense. My Mom, wonderful saint that she is, came out to help care for me during & right after the surgery. We played through some of DAO & she also helped me make a duct tape body form for myself because I had decided I wanted to make the Warden Commander armor from Dragon Age. Later, I'd have to explain to my Sergeant Major & anyone else who was inspecting my tiny barracks room (because that's a thing we do weekly in the USMC) why there was a weird duct tape half-mannequin stuck on some PVC pushed through a flower pot base tucked into a corner. ( In case y'all weren't aware, there are pretty intense regulations about things like spray paint & where you can & can't do it around the barracks I got Creative) Anyway, made the armor, wore it to my first (and only!) SDCC, met some really rad folks, & got to play the DA2 demo After SDCC, considering if I wanted to re-enlist in the USMC or go back into the civilian world, I thought about what I might want to DO I'd been playing with DAO toolset on PC, have always been an artist (yo WinAmp skins!) & gamer decided, maybe .. make video games ???? Awakening & DA2 were a blur of motivation as I decided YEAH, I WANNA MAKE GAMES! Went PAX Prime & visited Seattle to evaluate potential schools, made a Flemeth (I was excited about DA2 okay) Made an Aveline for DA2 launch day (I WAS EXCITED ABOUT DA2 OKAY) and, gosh, DA2 Moved to Seattle, went to school to learn to make video games, focused on character art & illustration. Lots of Amazing Life Events happened, and made incredible friends - lots through the DA/BioWare fandom. (includes SO DAMN MANY OF YOU, GOSH <333) Made more cosplay while in school & graduated with a shiny new degree - and, FAR more importantly, a portfolio of work - to begin my foray into the games industry in 2014, when Dragon Age: Inquisition came out. I wrote an absurdly-long stream-of-consciousness doc while I played. Dragon Age has spun a lifeline of media that helped me through some genuinely difficult shit, brought me together with friends who became family it planted inspiration that's FLOURISHED - I'm an artist (like I said, words ain't my strong suit). When I'm inspired, I ART & COSPLAY! So, I guess what I'm trying to put into words is *thank you* to everyone who had a part in bringing this series to life to lovely folks in fandom who share their creativity to the inspiringly-supportive cosplay community to friends & family who know swooping is bad Horns Up oh my gosh hours later I realize ALL THE TAGS for folks in the various photos got borked;;;; I don't wanna just spam a list of names of everyone in pics after the fact BUT huge thanks to folks who were behind the camera on some of those shots; @sebastianhanlon @n8zim @heykrashly
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:17:24 GMT
Hannah @hanster357 Stealing cookies from children? Not cool, Sten. #Dragon4geDay #DragonAge #Bioware
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:18:07 GMT
Elle Enas @felas_EnasalinI lied - still awake for the remainder of #Dragon4geDay in the other time zones. So I'm watching @cherrypie612 's stream and I speed-drew my fave early Alix Wilton Regan role - Ser Cauthrien 😍
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:20:16 GMT
Emily Bemblebee @adarel I think I missed a lot of #Dragon4geDay but let me just say that this game changed my life. It helped me see narrative in a new way that turned into my dissertation. Thank you, @bioware and all the wonderful people who have worked on its world. ps. I always pick Solas. ❤️🐺
I also think that if there’s a game I love, because love is hard for me, it is these. But I love more than the game really. I love the world and its characters. The game is just the vehicle we use to get there. #Dragon4geDay
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:21:12 GMT
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:22:42 GMT
Misthios Naolo ✨ @altostellarMy Lavellan Inquisitor :'D #Dragon4geDay
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:24:01 GMT
Janette @janettekirchner *wants an audiobook so much* #Dragon4geDay I leave you with dulcet, snarky tones: Hard in Hightown with Brian Bloom
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:25:02 GMT
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:25:36 GMT
Miss Chaos @angstyhedgehog Happy #Dragon4geDay! I fell in love with this series in 2014 when I found out about it and I think I always will be. Thank you to everyone who helped bring Dragon Age to life.
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:26:21 GMT
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:27:15 GMT
Misthios Naolo ✨ @altostellarDoodles from several months ago, when I was on my first DAI playthrough XD #Dragon4geDay
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:28:06 GMT
Misthios Naolo ✨ @altostellar#Dragon4geDay I like Ser Morris, the quartermaster. He's insecure, inexperienced, sincere, and passionate about his job. I doubted him at first, but his mail to his family changed my mind XD
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:29:02 GMT
Celyn 🐉 @celyntheraven Just wanted to drop a quick thank you to everyone behind @unofficiald4day. I had a lot of fun sharing my love for #DragonAge with others yesterday and I woke up this morning with a heart full of feels and an itch to write I haven't felt in months 😌
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Post by ladyiolanthe on Dec 5, 2018 14:29:31 GMT
Knopppass @gerrii86Happy #Dragon4geDay @bioware @unofficiald4day @dragonage
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