Which choices from previous games, should have consequences in the next game?

They can minimise most of our decisions because they occurred in the South and most of the action in the next game is likely to take place in the North, so can restrict most of our choices to differing codices. They pretty much ignored our choices and even the whole premise in DAA in DAI, particularly when it came to the Grey Warden plot. If Leliana wanted to know what was up with the Wardens then first call should have been to Vigil's Keep. Why was Clarel asking Teagan permission to enter Ferelden when the Wardens had a legitimate base in Ferelden authorised by the monarch? Why were Wardens in Ferelden taking orders from her and not Vigil's Keep? Even if the HoF had left on the own mission, they would have authorised a deputy to act in their place. (I would note that in the novel Last Flight apparently Vigil's Keep is running normally during the time period in question and it is only the Wardens in Orlais, led by Clarel, that have gone silent on the HQ). Previously the writers had conveniently overlooked the anomalies in the timeline and epilogue to DAA regarding Anders when they carried him over to DA2. So if they can ignore their own entire expansion story, our choices are minor by comparison.

I do hope the Well of Sorrows choice does have an impact going forward. Of course they could wipe it out altogether by claiming Mythal was absorbed by Solas but in that case she still exists and there was also that piece of her that she appeared to place in the eluvian in the epilogue to DAI. I'm anticipating some sort of twist involving the Well, particularly if it was the Inquisitor who drank as their plans are more likely to run contrary to those of Mythal than Morrigan's would.

It seems likely that our choice with regard to working with the Qun is not going to have much bearing on the future plot bearing in mind the way they have chosen to go with the Qun in Tevinter Nights. However, I suppose it might alter some of the dialogue with other characters depending on the choices we made.

If they decided to run with the Grey Warden discontent with the leadership in Weisshauppt then our decision may determine the attitude of various Wardens towards us and who, if anyone, we encounter at HQ, depending on who survived the Fade. However, the Trespasser epilogue seemed to have Hawke already back in Kirkwall, so I'm not sure where they might be going on this one. However, Tevinter Nights seems to suggest that we will be involved with the Wardens again in some way.

Another Warden related item that I would like resolved is the whole business of the HoF (if they survived DAO) heading off into the west in search of a cure for the taint.  I might have been content that this was just a device to explain why they weren't around for the events of DAI and that would be the last we would hear of them, except if they were in a romance with Leliana they are back with her at the end of Trespasser.   So did they find a cure?   If not, did they discover anything useful?   Why did they think there was useful information to be found in the west in the first place?   Where exactly did they go: The Tirashan, Urthemiel Plateau, Sea of Ash or somewhere off the map?  I'd definitely like some answers to this.

The other choice that may impact is how we finally left things with Solas in Trespasser. However, I'm hoping our next PC will not be too constrained by the decisions of their predecessor.

I would like to see consequences for the choices at the end of Trespasser (how to approach Solas and what to do with the Inquisition). These seem directly relevant to DA4. I would also like to see some negative consequences from doing the dark ritual. As it stands, if you don't do it, it seems like the Warden's sacrifice was for nothing. If there is nothing bad about it, why call it the dark ritual and why did Morrigan refuse to explain it?

I agree with this. Kieran seemed a little strange as the OGB but nothing sinister about him and then the soul can transfer from him with no ill effects. If the Warden and Morrigan were in a relationship, then it is happy families thereafter. There should have been a definite downside to taking this path.

However, they seem to like doing this, making you believe that taking the risky looking path is a bad idea and then it actually working out better than the other one. Look at the decision whether to banish the Grey Wardens or not. They make it clear they will still be at risk from Corypheus if they stay in Orlais, so it seemed only sensible to send them away for their own safety if nothing else. Then not only do you get extra War Table missions if you keep them with the Inquisition but that also gives you the better epilogue. Also if you specifically tell Leliana NOT to use the events at Adamant against the banished Wardens, the writers ignore this and have everyone in wider Thedas turn against them. If we had chosen not to banish the Wardens I feel they should have turned against us later in the game because Corypheus is still controlling them. The Wardens in the Arbor Wilds don't count because they are there regardless of the choice you made.

It was the same back in DAO with the decision about Connor.  If you haven't already dealt with the problems at the Circle Tower then leaving him running loose should have had a downside owing to the amount of time it takes you dealing with the Broken Circle.   Yet all the negatives attach to the decision to deal with the possessed child before leaving the castle.

I say none of them. All the characters from all the previous games should get together in Orlais or someplace to discuss the latest threat to the existence of Thedas, only to be crushed mid-conversation by an enormous Titan foot.

Well for a lot of the choices we've made the consequences of are probably going to be too far south for us to see but there's still some that it'd be nice to get a look at.

Dagna, with mention of her Sera romance in world states where it happens could show up as her magic research is probably going to be relevant and so in use by the secret inquisition.

It would be great to see Velanna and how she's grown and, if you gave her the empty Journal, to see that she's filled it with stories.

We've had multiple run ins with Dalish clans where we can help them out or end up the death of them over the previous games, it would be cool to see members of these clans if they are alive. Maybe fighting against solas, maybe some have been recruited by him. Or maybe at an Arlathvhen in Nevarra or Antiva where the clans are gathered to discuss this rise of fen'harel.

It would also be good to see some consequences for the Well of Sorrows. Which seems very do-able, since it's just a binary choice between Morrigan and the Inquisitor, both of whom are alive.

You can send Feynriel to Tevinter in Da2 so it would be great to see him.

If you make friends with Shale she decides to travel Minrathous to consult their store of arcane knowledge and try to become a dwarf again. So it could be interesting to run into her either during her search, or after if she's moved on to looking elsewhere, or given up/finished entirely and now just knows alot of info from the search.

Divine Victoria is based in orlais but her reach stretches to all of the non-Tevinter Chantry. So we could hear different rumours/ambient dialogue about what they're doing depending on who we elected.

If Dorian's still investigating his father's murder come da4 then his dialogue may change based on whether you took him to meet his father and whether or not you encouraged them to reconcile or not.

Whether the Iron Bull turned tal vashoth or tried to kill the Inquisitor should have an effect, if only on the dialogue of a romanced dorian (or inquisitor).

Feel like whose the Emperor/empress of orlais should be something we hear mentioned atleast once even though it probably won't effect anything.

If Fenris isn't dead then one way or another he's in Tevinter. Initially fighting slavers, and now dealing with some red lyrium bullshit. Or reenslaved to Danarius if you actually picked that option. So that seems like a decision whose consequences we can see.

Whether we were friends, disliked or romancing Solas should make a difference somewhere too. Even if we're a new pc and it just changes a few of his lines.

And we have indeed now moved far enough in time from the first game that Bevin the adventurer can be adventuring. Huh, he could be a Lord of Fortune, that would be fun.

This was all i could think of, don't imagine I'll see all of it come to pass though.

only choices I can see having impact are:

That is something what i hope will not happend. I like the choices and the more consequences they have over several games the better. But it is interessting what other gamers thing.

Diana Mahariel did it exclusively for the latter reason: she brought Wynne with her everywhere instead of Morrigan because she had more use for a Spirit Healer than a Shapechanger, so she never even heard Morrigan's reason. (And yeah, Wynne chewed her the hell out for knifing Genitivi.)

(What was Morrigan's reason? The wiki doesn't say, and I only made a habit of bringing Morrigan everywhere on my first playthrough.)It probably is. Even if they don't hint at his survival in any other way, we now know that the "Randy Dowager" who first appeared in DA:I was Genitivi under a psuedonym, and we're probably going to hear at least a little from "her."

Besides, I'm kind of hoping that (Formerly) Sister Laudine will be a companion, and if I get my wish there then there's no way she won't bring up the events of that story in some detail.

Wait, does that mean at least your Dalish agrees with that reasoning? Can't believe it. In other situations, I'm usually making myself very unpopular with being rather pessimitic about the motivations of some andrastians.

Well, when lacking Wynne for some reason I usually opted to give Spirit Healer to Morrigan as her second spec. Usually do urn late anyway.

There you go:

DAO: If Shale is awakened and alive I hope she has an cameo appearance. She said she wanted to go to Tevinter to try to become a dwarf again... could be a fun side quest for us to help her do that.

Whether Sten was recruited or not... I feel like this would have a meaningful impact... for example if he was recruited he would have positive experiences outside of the Qun but if he wasn't how was he able to return home and become the Arishok without his sword?

Who rules Ferelden. I feel like this is one of the choices that hasn't had enough consequences. It seems like Ferelden should be headed for a succession crisis sooner or later because Anora is barren and Alistair/Cousland is also infertile thanks to the taint. So it can't be all roses and rainbows no matter what choice you made... I would very much like to see that addressed. Also, if Kieran is Cousland's son and no longer has the Old God Soul or "destiny" as his mother put it... then he's still an heir to the throne and I could see Morrigan wanting to do something about that.

DAA: If the Architect was spared then maybe it's time to solve that plot thread. Did he succeed in his plan? How did Corypheus and the Breach affect him?

DA2: If Fenris is a free man or a slave. This is one of my favorites. I want to see slave!Fenris cameo appearance where he's running errands for Danarius and maybe later in the game is freed & recruited by the Dread Wolf. If he's not a slave and has all his memories & personality from DA2 then I can't see him siding with Solas, but perhaps could be a returning companion?

Anders' fate. I feel like this choice should've been dealt with in DAI. If Anders is still alive I hope he gets a cameo appearance and we get to deal with him and Justice.

(Former) Arishok's fate. If he was killed or if Hawke gave him Isabela and he left peacefully. If the latter choice was made then is he still alive or did the Qunari kill him for failing to return the Tome of Koslun to them? We need answers. Would be fun to encounter rogue ex-Arishok exiled in the wilds and maybe even recruit him.

DAI: Well of Sorrows. I truly hope this choice has a meaningful impact on the story of DA4. It's one of my favorite choices from the entire Dragon Age series - I'm so glad we weren't forced to watch smug Morrigan drink from it - and from elven Inquisitors pov (especially if they were the First) it just made perfect sense for them to be the one to preserve it. I hope this choice doesn't get diminished/taken away (like the Kieran choice kind of was). I would love to see the Inquisitor tame more dragons!

Who rules Orlais. If it's Celene then there will probably be no significant consequences, but if it's Briala or Gaspard then I imagine things could get very interesting. Will Gaspard start another war with Ferelden? Will Briala be able to stay in power now that her biggest supporter - the Inquisition - is no longer in power? These are the questions I would like answers to.

The Fade choice. Who was left behind... I've seen some theories about this (that they actually survived somehow even though I'm pretty sure we saw the Nightmare kill Hawke/the Warden right before we left the Fade). I hope that whoever was left behind is actually dead. Just like the player could choose whether the Warden did the heroic sacrifice or lived as a living legend. I think it was nice to be able to make that choice for Hawke/Alistair/Loghain. So what I'm hoping is that the dead stay dead. If Hawke's LI makes a cameo appearance in DA4 then I would love to see how they have dealt with Hawke's death: Merril, Anders, Fenris, etc,... I imagine it would affect all of them in different ways.

If Solas was romanced. I loved the Solavellan romance and would like to see it continued in DA4.

Trespasser: Romanced Qun!Bull's betrayal. This may be minor compared to the other choice/consequences... but I think it's a very interesting one because a betrayal like that would leave it's mark I imagine. If the Inquisitor returns in a meaningful role and they have to deal with Qunari in some way... then I imagine that would a natural time to bring it up (I remember the epilogue mentioning something about this being public knowledge and everyone making fun of the poor Inquisitor).

Whether the Inquisition was disbanded or became the Divine's honor guard. This seems like something that naturally should have consequences in DA4.

Whether the Inquisitor decided to redeem or kill Solas. Same as before.

Basically if you die on the holy mountain, you don't, unless you are heretics. Finally proof of the Maker.

They already had ignored the decision in DAI because even though you wanted it kept quiet apparently somehow it got out and within the space of 10 years it had become the site of a major pilgrimage. In fact it didn't take that long because if you read the biography for Tamar, one of the multi-player characters, after the "Hero of Ferelden's discovery of the temple, the Chantry took great interest in the area and sent soldiers to reclaim it." So at least one of your companions who didn't die there spilled the beans regardless of your wishes on the matter. Thus poor old Genitivi died in vain and if the purpose of you killing him was removed, why not ignore his death as well?

The Chantry gaining knowledge of the site was explained in DAO epilogue by the fact that the ashes were used to heal Arl Eamon. Naturally word of that would have got out, particularly considering the importance of the individual. I dare say if Leliana was on the case (who also cannot die) on behalf of her friend, Chantry Mother Dorothea (not yet Divine) it wouldn't have taken them long to be pointed in the right direction.

The choices made at the sacred ashes site were all essentially overridden by the use of the Temple of Sacred Ashes as the location of the Conclave. In the epilogue to DAO, if you don't kill the dragon it eventually destroys the temple, leaving only ruins, but I suppose they could argue that the Chantry re-built it. I believe the codex in DAI also explains that the Guardian and the ashes had disappeared before the Chantry got there, so whatever you did to them was effectively side-stepped as well.