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Post by midnight tea on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:43 GMT
Well that confirms it I guess. Barrier and guard, or at least a new updated equivalent aren't things. Just healing magic...which everyone has access to. Probably lore breaking healing magic. What does "lore breaking" means in a world that is breaking? Thedas isn't a static place, it is in fact going through changes that - so far - make it increasingly more magical and not-as-people-know-it.
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 26, 2024 19:28:55 GMT
Blunt and straightforward. Taash is a might warrior, who wields dual-axes and breathes out might flames, igniting enemies with draconic fireI think we have our explanation why we don't need a specialist fire mage.
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Post by Hrungr on Aug 26, 2024 19:29:52 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory.
Also, this confirms that all of our companions have magical abilities.
Hmm...
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Post by The Elder King on Aug 26, 2024 19:33:13 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory. Also, this confirms that all of our companions have magical abilities. Hmm... They already mentioned that, although we didn't know that for Taash it'd be as explicit as breathing fire. I do think there are good chances her plotline would lead to an exploration of the qunari race in more details.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 26, 2024 19:34:05 GMT
Well that confirms it I guess. Barrier and guard, or at least a new updated equivalent aren't things. Just healing magic...which everyone has access to. Probably lore breaking healing magic. What does "lore breaking" means in a world that is breaking? Thedas isn't a static place, it is in fact going through changes that - so far - make it increasingly more magical and not-as-people-know-it. good counter point. Just always been fascinated by the idea since healing magic is just as associated with spirits as other things that it has an element of danger to it and frowned on by the Chantry. So something a bit more powerful and rare then what we have seen.
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Post by ewigDunkelheit on Aug 26, 2024 19:34:46 GMT
Lucanis and Harding on the rogue side, and Emmrich, Bellara and Neve on the mage side target enemies with different weaknesses, so using them in combination is still viable. I just meant that to have the most varied toolset I wouldn't repeat companion classes, from a mechanics perspective. On the other hand, roleplay perspective may not care about repetition.
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Aug 26, 2024 19:35:01 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory. Also, this confirms that all of our companions have magical abilities. Hmm... Everyone will be just like they were....
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 26, 2024 19:37:26 GMT
What does "lore breaking" means in a world that is breaking? Thedas isn't a static place, it is in fact going through changes that - so far - make it increasingly more magical and not-as-people-know-it. good counter point. Just always been fascinated by the idea since healing magic is just as associated with spirits as other things that it has an element of danger to it and frowned on by the Chantry. So something a bit more powerful and rare then what we have seen. True, but don't forget that we are venturing to places that have a different approach to magic than Chantry on the South, and that's aside from all the world-changing events. And none of our companions - save from Harding - is from the South.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Aug 26, 2024 19:38:01 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory. Also, this confirms that all of our companions have magical abilities. Hmm... Everyone will be just like they were.... Well at least bein ga mage won't feel lik estickin gout like a sore thumb like it does in Origins an dDA2.
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Post by The Elder King on Aug 26, 2024 19:42:40 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory. Also, this confirms that all of our companions have magical abilities. Hmm... Everyone will be just like they were.... I don't think there's a connection between the party's magical abilities and the prophecy, though. Unless Lucanis' and Taash's abilities came through the ritual, the only one that seemingly gained such power if Harding, which might be related to the Titans. Given the release date trailer I think the discovery and struggle to adapt to the new situation will be something Harding will bear, and not the others. Lucanis' magical abilities seem to be possibly connected to a demon/spirit, Taash through her qunari blood, and Davrin's through the Joining.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 26, 2024 19:44:13 GMT
good counter point. Just always been fascinated by the idea since healing magic is just as associated with spirits as other things that it has an element of danger to it and frowned on by the Chantry. So something a bit more powerful and rare then what we have seen. True, but don't forget that we are venturing to places that have a different approach to magic than Chantry on the South, and that's aside from all the world-changing events. And none of our companions - save from Harding - is from the South. though to counter pretty much all of our characters are still from a nation that supports and believes in the Southern Chantry. Only real exceptions are Neve and sort of Taash.
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Post by The Pluto Lounge on Aug 26, 2024 19:46:05 GMT
Noticed Taash is the only companion that doesn’t have male or female pronouns used in the description. I hope that means Taash is non-binary. Naw, I think it's Neve. In that one shot in the Release Trailer when she is in her casual clothes: its subtle if true, but it looks like she has an Adam's apple. That, and her jawline is a bit masculine.
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 26, 2024 19:46:25 GMT
I just meant that to have the most varied toolset I wouldn't repeat companion classes, from a mechanics perspective. On the other hand, roleplay perspective may not care about repetition. Having more varied toolset could also exclude them. So, IMO, this is done so we could take any companion we want, without worrying whether they're compatible with the rest of the group.
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Post by sloth on Aug 26, 2024 19:47:19 GMT
and in DAI was the exact opposite, as we got only Barrier and Guard but didn't get any healing spells we had at least two healing spells, Vivienne ultimate and the revival spell in the spirit tree. Both of which pretty lore friendly. Plus a lot of other ways to heal. oh yeah, forgot about those spells! yeah, I think I'll miss those two, especially Guard
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 26, 2024 19:48:06 GMT
Everyone will be just like they were.... I don't think there's a connection between the party's magical abilities and the prophecy, though. Unless Lucanis' and Taash's abilities came through the ritual, the only one that seemingly gained such power if Harding, which might be related to the Titans. Given the release date trailer I think the discovery and struggle to adapt to the new situation will be something Harding will bear, and not the others. Lucanis' magical abilities seem to be possibly connected to a demon/spirit, Taash through her qunari blood, and Davrin's through the Joining. All of them will have a house in the literal Fade, which is likely not going to be without an effect. Also - it's quite possible that each companion will be selected only *because* there's already something magical to them.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 26, 2024 19:49:45 GMT
Everyone will be just like they were.... I don't think there's a connection between the party's magical abilities and the prophecy, though. Unless Lucanis' and Taash's abilities came through the ritual, the only one that seemingly gained such power if Harding, which might be related to the Titans. Given the release date trailer I think the discovery and struggle to adapt to the new situation will be something Harding will bear, and not the others. Lucanis' magical abilities seem to be possibly connected to a demon/spirit, Taash through her qunari blood, and Davrin's through the Joining. I would still think the prophecy could be in play. As Tea pointed out the setting has been getting more magical even before Solas and his ritual. The Descent and Valta and the rise of red lyrium are the two biggest examples.
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Post by azarhal on Aug 26, 2024 19:51:25 GMT
True, but don't forget that we are venturing to places that have a different approach to magic than Chantry on the South, and that's aside from all the world-changing events. And none of our companions - save from Harding - is from the South. though to counter pretty much all of our characters are still from a nation that supports and believes in the Southern Chantry. Only real exceptions are Neve and sort of Taash. Dalish, Nevarra and Rivain kept their mage culture (Keeper/First, Mortalitasi and Seers) over truely integrating with the circles or by avoiding Templars/Chantry alltogether. Who knows what Antiva has been doing...but Lucanis doesn't look normal.
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Post by colfoley on Aug 26, 2024 19:52:59 GMT
though to counter pretty much all of our characters are still from a nation that supports and believes in the Southern Chantry. Only real exceptions are Neve and sort of Taash. Dalish, Nevarra and Rivain kept their mage culture (Keeper/First, Mortalitasi and Seers) over truely integrating with the circles or by avoiding Templars/Chantry alltogether. Who knows what Antiva has been doing...but Lucanis doesn't look normal. yeah forgot about Bellaras.
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Post by The Pluto Lounge on Aug 26, 2024 19:55:29 GMT
Well that confirms it I guess. Barrier and guard, or at least a new updated equivalent aren't things. Just healing magic...which everyone has access to. Probably lore breaking healing magic. What does "lore breaking" means in a world that is breaking? Thedas isn't a static place, it is in fact going through changes that - so far - make it increasingly more magical and not-as-people-know-it. I've been sitting on that thought for 10 years. That it would be cool if the Veil was ruptured very early in the game (DA4), creating a very magical Thedas. It has a lot of potential for many interesting stories. That being said, I agree with you, just hope that that the writers mentioned the stressed Veil and it's potential affect on the population.
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Post by The Elder King on Aug 26, 2024 20:00:15 GMT
Noticed Taash is the only companion that doesn’t have male or female pronouns used in the description. I hope that means Taash is non-binary. Naw, I think it's Neve. In that one shot in the Release Trailer when she is in her casual clothes: its subtle if true, but it looks like she has an Adam's apple. That, and her jawline is a bit masculine. That'd make her a trans female, not non-binary. Anyway, the new blurb of text on Taash's page in the site has a female pronoun in it.
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Post by snapdragon112 on Aug 26, 2024 20:02:06 GMT
Noticed Taash is the only companion that doesn’t have male or female pronouns used in the description. I hope that means Taash is non-binary. Naw, I think it's Neve. In that one shot in the Release Trailer when she is in her casual clothes: its subtle if true, but it looks like she has an Adam's apple. That, and her jawline is a bit masculine. Neve has female pronouns, and women also have adam's apples. They're more prominent on some women than others, but that's no more reason to suspect anyone is a man than them being tall etc
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 26, 2024 20:06:26 GMT
I wonder if this means Taash is closer to what the Qunari race was intended to be, hinted at in previous comics and Cory. Hmm, what did Sandal say? "Everyone will be as they were," when the magic comes back. Perhaps we didn't need the Veil to drop for this to happen, just Solas' ritual to go wrong and the gods to return. May be they are sending out magical vibes and our companions and Rook are the beneficiaries. Or may be it has something to do with Rook's connection to the Fade rubbing off on them? Solas: I expect you have questions. Rook: Yes, why does everyone suddenly have magical abilities? We've a dwarf who can do earth magic, a human rogue with purple wings and a qunari warrior that breathes fire. It's kinda wild out here!
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