Dragon Age The Joyguard (formerly Hype Train) [Spoilers]

Reading this comment with my pov thinking of romancing taash on my second playthrough because I think their story is good: 👁👄👁

I wonder:

We're all a bunch of funny, loveable people in here, enjoying all of these things more or less, and like to chat about it. A lot of us habitually judge specifically "the quality" of the writing, and as someone who honestly never feels like using that particular phrasing, I wonder what the other side of it is.

Like really trying to map out what that is.
So a person who likes games and fantasy and hopefully Dragon Age at least as much as we, yet who's made it far enough to make a living of doing specifically that; submits their work, yet not just them, but a whole host of other professionals in their respective fields, utterly fail to recognize what seems to be painfully obvious to a whole group of people on any given afternoon. And just as clearly as this happens in the one, it does not in other instances, everyone back to doing their jobs up to standard there.

It's just a fascinating thing to me to fully visualize. I mean, I get that everyone really just means "don't like", but the implications of the terminology just get me every time.

Considering how many folks live in ignorance of gender identity issues, i get why the writers went with a more simple approach during certain conversations like the early one where taash talks with neve. I think the only thing that really felt off to me was just how abruptly these conversations were had.
Like you come home to the lighthouse after killing some venatori and then BAM gender identity discussion seemingly out of nowhere.
But maybe that's how it happens in real life, idk I'm a cis female whose LGBT friends already knew they were LGBT or they went through that process while we were at separate colleges 🤷‍♀️

I also find the amount of identity crisis that taash is under to be real. Picking just gender or just immigration or just an overbearing parent would've been easier but Taash's issues are very real.

I got a friend who is a first generation immigrant from the Philippines. His Parents pushed him so hard to be a dentist, the perfect first born son, and they regularly attended catholic church. He tried so hard to be what they wanted him to. He even worked as a dental hygienist for a while and got the bachelor's degree he'd need to be ready for a phd dentist program. Well after a LOT of struggle and time spent trying to figure himself out he has completely abandoned working in dentistry and he's marrying a man. When he came out as bi to his parents it did not go well for a long time.

I don't find taashs identity issues to be too much,if anything she's one of the realest characters. Imagine being a queer kid of an immigrant family that's from an anti-queer culture. Oh and your parent is a tiger parent. (Tiger parents alone drive kids to suicide or accidental OD from the stress of expectations they put their kids under.)

Your perspective is so interesting to me. My mind doesn't perceive Taash as black because to me she's qunari/kossith.

When I played Aion I played an asmodian character with navy blue skin and platinum blonde hair because I thought it looked sick. One day my friend asked me "why did you make a black character?" and I was just like, she's not black! She's blue!!! 🤯 my mind was blown realizing how different the perceptions of my character were hahaha

I don't play ME. But I agree with you about Davrin. He's a cool black character and we need more of those😁 i think this is part of why Ekko from league/arcane and miles morales are so popular. Theyre such cool, smart, and kind black kids, and there aren't many represented in media. Statik shock is also great and I wish he got a reboot. LOVED THAT SHOW

Yes! Big shout out to Kaidan, too. I love his brand of strength. Like he's never shy to admit when he feels insecure or doesn't have all the answers, but I always felt like he had this unshakable self-confidence in who he is at any given moment. Everyone else is constantly busy selling you who they are at every turn - because that's how most people are - so that's why those few really stand out. Another very mature character imo

PS obviously because of the facial structure. Also, Davrin has uh, elf ears.

The fustrating thing about the whole no expansion thing is that we finally have the means to go anywhere in Theadas because of The Crossroads and Eluivans, but now we can't do that. I haven't finished the game yet. So, I don't know the state yet of Crossroads/Eluivans.

I'm not done with Harding's personal quest, but I've liked what we got so far. I haven't finished the game yet. So, I don't know what the state of the Crossroads and Eluivans are after the ending. I'm like 70% ish complete. 

I keep forgetting so in lieu of a lot of other things...well two chapters behind on my story and posting it here. So here we are:

www.fanfiction.net/s/14395351/8/Rise-of-Rook

Also found this awesome rendition of the Dread Wolf theme.

Does hurt to see fans of the series rag on it to but ultimatley that is where I want my headspace to be and think I am pretty successful in that, I just love debating too much.