Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

That’s not necessarily true, if they’d go for a big timeskip.
I do think there are reasonable chances for the Inquisitor to be the protagonist, but in regards of your post, I fear the possibility that we’ll get a new protagonist that it’s a simple agent of the Inquisition. Not only I wouldn’t like this kind to protagonist, but it’s be a situation that it’d work quite well with a full online and coop game....which I don’t personally want.

I definitely don’t want the new protagonist to be a pawn of the inquisition. Please let them be an independent figure.

There are some interesting story implications for the Inquisitor returning, but on other hand he's probably the most boring protagonist we've ever had, and I'm not sure he deserves a second game honestly.

But yeah, I definitely do not want to play as the Inquisitor's mini me.

Do you mean based on the tidbits on info released and hinted so far, or by some sources?

In what way are they boring? I mean, aside form the fact that I disagree that they were boring in DAI, the least boring thing happened to them - it's possible that the whole 3rd game has been dedicated to set them up as a 'veteran hero' character with a relatively complex relationship with the main antagonist/one of the pivotal characters of the franchise. That is already a super-interesting scenario, because it offers different dynamics to those that would happen if we play a newbie hero on a pretty classic hero's journey, like we did in last 3 games.

I mean, never mind that the whole 'they don't deserve a second game' is bizarre take, because that 'second game' could offer many wonderful ways to expand on the character and whatever conflict or challenges they'd be going through, including ways that would be difficult to pull off with yet another new hero. That includes, potentially, offering us a way to play a truly evil character, or one that may have lost their way (I can see such scenario occurring especially if we get dual-protag).

I doubt they're going to be independent per se. If not for Inquisition, then they will likely be working for some other faction or group, including potentially the Qunari, Siccari, Executors or perhaps even Solas's forces.

I don't think they would do this to us. Either bring back the Inquisitor or have someone that is completely different. If the game is going to start off in Tevinter then the Inquisition has never really had much sway there. Even the story in Tevinter Nights that featured Dorian had him helping an independent person and the only stories with characters from the Inquisition were set outside of Tevinter.

So, at least initially, I think our PC may be a free agent but various factions may approach them for help, one of which will likely be Dorian on behalf of the Inquisition (as seems the case with the comics) or Charter (ditto). The way I understand it at present there are various factions all looking for Solas, so may be we will be part of some joint venture between them at some point. Alternatively perhaps they will allow us to choose which faction we want to join to head up a team comprised of people from the other groups, some of which we may already have worked with during our jobs for them as an independent.

Two issues I see with a new protagonist dealing with Solas:

First, what possible motivation would a newbie nobody have to try to save him? As someone firmly in the 'redeem' camp, I can't think of one reason someone would want to save him unless they knew him from before all this started.

Second, we've seen what he does to people he doesn't know who get in his way. It isn't pretty.

Dual protag FTW.

But that's the point. 

Otherwise, what would be the purpose of us being shown in Trespasser that Inquisition Is Starting Anew with New Inner Circle? Why would be Inquisitor declaring that they're heading to Tevinter to get people Solas doesn't know, to counter him knowing their ways and their agents?

Inquisition is supposed to be put in this 'fish out of water' scenario, both for in-story and meta-narrative reasons.
...Except for the fact that Dorian, officially or not, is with the Inquisition. So, effectively, it's Inquisition or its associates that help this independent person, potentially ensuring that they become either allies or agents of the Inquisition itself, or people who our agents may tap for either help or information.

Objection! The HoF was not a “pawn” of the Wardens, as they acted largely independently of the organization and its rules. Even that whole “must die to kill the Archdemon” thing can be subverted.

The HoF was a “pawn” of Flemeth. Get it right.

I expect we'll start learning more about the Executors (I hope so!), but I have a feeling they're being positioned as future antagonists. We'll see! I hope we have one in the party though...

The reason I think we'll be a LoF is that they're basically an Adventurer's Guild. They take monster bounties, heists, they're treasure hunters, and bodyguards. Some like disguises and changing accents (spying). And being unaffiliated/neutral with the Inquistion, Tevinter and Qunari means they can deal with any or all of these groups.