Dragon Age The Veilguard Criticism Thread (formerly Skepticism Thread) [Spoilers]

we'd failed because of unresolved fee fees and then needed to spend time resolving our fee fees or we'd never succeed. I would have loved a slam the fist on the table option and calling them all out for nodding along to that.

you haven't even kissed by this point so it felt amazingly awkward. What is there to gossip about, we haven't even held hands?

is the ending that Lavellan does with Solas from start to finish. She forgives him for all of it? cold blood murdering Varric as well as everything else? If you tell Lavellan not to go with solas, you could head cannon that it was done to manipulate Solas into being bound to the Fade, I guess.

I've seen a conversation between Lucanis and Solas where the latter identifies it as a spirit of determination. I actually think this is one of the better bits of dialogue in the game. Solas says, correctly, that they were forced together against their will and it violated their personal freedom. So far so good, it is what you would expect him to say. Then he says that they could be separated again and seems to be hinting he could do it. Lucanis isn't eager to take him up on the offer, saying that he and Spite have come to an understanding. However, it is Spite's response that is interesting because he calls Solas a liar. Clearly, Spite could see through him and knew what ever he was suggesting was likely not in their best interests. I liked that because it was more in keeping with what I would expect from the setting.

Extra bit of irony, Solas had two best friends among the spirits of the Fade, the one we tried to save in DAI, who was a spirit of wisdom, and the other who was a spirit of purpose or determination. I would also note that from what I've seen of the personal quest, Spite did see through Illario and wanted to kill him after the confrontation with Zara but it is Lucanis who is in denial and prevents that from happening. So the conflict between them that is impacting on Lucanis' ability to hit his mark is not the fault of Spite, who seems to be doing his level best to keep him focused on being a trained assassin. I think that is what Spite believed he was agreeing to. Eventually, after Rook exorcises Lucanis' personal mental demons, as you say they are then working together harmoniously. Lucanis is the pussy who it is hard to visualise as a ruthless assassin; Spite is the real deal, no wonder he was disappointed at who he was lumbered with.

make him a lich, that process includes the possibility of dying for good, if the ritual goes wrong.

resurrect Manfred, Emmrich does face mortality, as his only escape from his fear isn't available to him anymore.

make him a lich, his fear of dying changes to him fearing losing you instead, and you actually end up fighting about it during the last act. On the other hand, from what I've heard, if you save Manfred, the fight you have will be about him being a burden and that he will eventually die. Don't quote me on this though as I haven't seen it.