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Post by fylimar on Apr 7, 2017 4:48:38 GMT
domi Per your pernicious influence (or good example), I've started up on Mass Effect 1 again. I figure by the time I finish off the Trilogy, Andromeda should be largely patched up. I finished the Consort side quest and am about to expose Saren. It parallels DA in many respects, though I wonder if I'll ever have enough money for upgrades. (Scanning the keepers only gets you pocket change! If you want more credits, you could use the cheat; there's a dev console you can call up. I do this for subsequent PTs because I want to get the best gear for Shep & Co.  If you keep going like this, you will have outrun me in ME1 soon. I'm playing for over a year now, but it is just too military for me. That's why I think, that I might like MEA more from what @domi and others said. It sounded more like wild west in space, which is more my cup of tea than space marines. In SWTOR, I played the smuggler and bounty hunter origins often, but were bored quickly with the republic soldier and abandoned that playthrough (despite my soldier being a pretty good healer in PVP) or another comparison: I like Firefly more than Battlestar Galactica BTW: yay - proving. I like to see staff versus biotic arm  I'm of a different mindset. If the premise of the game is set on a parallel rule of reality, then it must follow. In space, no one can hear you scream. In space, you are alone. You depend on / trust the funtionality of the ship and your crewmates to keep you safe and alive. The failure to observe / adhere to military / operational / safety protocols on board a spaceship is tantamount to suicide and irresponsible conduct. There are thousands of variables that could take the lives of everyone on board. A foolish thoughtless act would see the demise of many. Response to emergencies must be instant, disciplined. So for me, I thought ME1 is a bit lax. This continue on in ME2 though this is up to the player's whim on what kind of commander they want. If the commander want to strut around on what is a warship on high priority missions in high heels and a gown, who can say no? Miranda is the XO; she knows what to do. What the old ME Team did was some military handwave but at least they made an effort to make the ME1 Normandy and crew function in a realistic way. The warship is operational, the disciplined and trained crew is ready to face the challenges. They respect and are confident in their commander. I can't say this for MEA. Who's in command? I'm afraid I don't know. There're a few incidents that endanger the ship and crew and those shouldn't even have happened. Even the captain of a cruise ship can expect / instil discipline and respect from the crew. He is in charge, not them. Sorry, but I don't want soldiers, I want me my smugglers, space cowboys and other scum. I can deal with a ship of scientists, but not with a ship of soldiers. While efficient, they are boooring (I mean that strictly gameplaywise for me, not that any real live soldier reading this is offended). So I never managed to attach myself to Shepard, she is too soldiery for me - even in the way she speaks (definitively prefer that voice on Krem). I have just tested the beginning of ME2 (because domi said, that ME2 is probably better for me) and it seems, that Shep is loosing up a bit, she will never be close to sarcastic Hawke in that area, but at least it's a bit more fun. In a game, I'm less about efficiency and more about the fun. I prefer the roguish character types like Varric, Zevran, Isabella, Garrus (although he was police, but he seems cool to bend the rules and has a great sense of humour) etc over the military ones like Sten, Kaidan, Ashley. Aveline and Cassandra are the exceptions. And the Iron Bull is a good example that a relaxed, laid-back character can be efficient too if needed |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 7, 2017 4:52:03 GMT
Finally completed JOH with Revas! I skipped Descent and a number of side missions (temple of Dirthamen, Sulevin Blade, Elven ruins, etc.)...and most likely paid for it! Revas is currently level 24. No doubt, if I had done Descent and the side missions, Revas would've been one or two levels higher; Revas was at Level 24 when completing JOH.
Next, will attempt Trespasser. It should be interesting to see if the animosity of Sera, Cassandra, and Vivienne continues.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 7, 2017 5:45:12 GMT
Sorry, but I don't want soldiers, I want me my smugglers, space cowboys and other scum. I can deal with a ship of scientists, but not with a ship of soldiers. While efficient, they are boooring (I mean that strictly gameplaywise for me, not that any real live soldier reading this is offended). So I never managed to attach myself to Shepard, she is too soldiery for me - even in the way she speaks (definitively prefer that voice on Krem). I have just tested the beginning of ME2 (because domi said, that ME2 is probably better for me) and it seems, that Shep is loosing up a bit, she will never be close to sarcastic Hawke in that area, but at least it's a bit more fun. In a game, I'm less about efficiency and more about the fun. I prefer the roguish character types like Varric, Zevran, Isabella, Garrus (although he was police, but he seems cool to bend the rules and has a great sense of humour) etc over the military ones like Sten, Kaidan, Ashley. Aveline and Cassandra are the exceptions. And the Iron Bull is a good example that a relaxed, laid-back character can be efficient too if needed The context of the Mass Effect Trilogy tapestry defined my response to it. The protag of ME is a marine of the Systems Alliance. If s/he isn't set up as such, I wouldn't expect the char to adhere to military regulations / protocols. I would expect a relax / carefree char as s/he set out on her / his adventure. But Shepard is not a civilian. S/he chose to be a marine. S/he had earned honors, had shown her/his ability to command in battlefields, had tasted the bitterness of her / his squadmates' deaths, had passed through the gates of h*** to earn that N7 designation. That N7 insignia is not for someone prancing about looking pretty / handsome. S/he knows what they are. I respect the origins of the char and I expect her / him to behave as such. Dragon Age is set in another context far different from MET. It's medieval fantasy. None of the protags, bar one and that a greenie, belonged to a military organization or veterans of military conflicts. Hence, I wouldn't expect them to behave like soldiers. In any case, there's the end of this. |
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Post by DerekG on Apr 7, 2017 11:52:52 GMT
I started my second playthrough of DAI, the first with the DLCs. The World State I imported had a male human Warden who romanced Morrigan and did the Dark Ritual, and a female archer rogue Hawke who sided with the mages and spared Anders. Inquisitor is a human female dual dagger rogue. Did the prologue up to unlocking The Hinterlands. Got to the Breach through the mountain pass and saved the scouts. The fight against the Pride Demon was a bit rough, but I found out you could revive Leliana during that fight - I didn't realize you could do that for non-companions, so that was pretty cool. The downside was that Leli was trying to fight the demon from melee range, which is a poor strategy for her  (Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him). I did the side quests in Haven for the requisitions, potions, and crafting, and explored the area a bit. Playing the game on a proper gaming PC (instead of a glorified toaster with a monitor and keyboard attached, like my first playthrough) makes quite the difference - some of the views in Haven were breathtaking. ( I'm still getting shiny plastic hair, though, so if anyone knows how to fix that I'd appreciate any advice.) Next up will be a chat with Mineave and then a trip to the Hinterlands to see Mother Giselle. Be grateful, you could also be bald. The video settings could help. (Shader --> High) That must have been it. I tweaked a few other settings, too, and it seems better. The faces don't seem quite as shiny looking now, either. Didn't have time to do much in my last session. Did some War Table stuff. Interrupted the conversation between Josephine and that noble who thinks he "owns" Haven, the talked to Josie and Minaeve to get their backstories. Turned in a couple of demon essences for Minaeve to research, then got some loot and codex entries from the lower level of the Haven chantry. Went to the Hinterlands next, headed straight to the Crossroads and dealt with the goons attacking the place. Talked to Giselle, who promised to go to Haven to help the Inquisition, then went to see Corporal Vale to find out what the refugees at the Crossroads needed. |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 7, 2017 19:16:03 GMT
Finished the main game with Riya today. After doing some quests in the Emerald Grove and the Western Approach it was time to kick Corys ugly butt. The fight was surprisingly simple this time (deadlydwarf: you were right, probably JoH), I even left my trials on. I used Dorian, Varric and Cassandra in the last fight and only Dorian died once. Cassandra will be the new divine, which is great, I had Leliana as Divine in my first pt and wanted Cass or Vivienne this time and got Cass. Next time I'll try Viv. The last scene with Iron Bull was very sweet - he is such a great character. It's funny, I don't find him very attractive in a classical sense, but he is such a deep character, I just adored that romance. Some last pics from the main game before it gets back to JoH and Trespasser Being bitchy with Cory  My baby - he is not dead, not in my universe. If Morrigan can survive that fall, my dragon can too and in my headcanon, he is roaming the mountains around Skyhold, being very happy and alive   Getting rid of Corypheus   Happy  What a nice couple  |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 7, 2017 23:33:41 GMT
fylimar Nice pics as always! Riya is pretty!
Revas just started Trespasser. For me, the big thing was to see if relations reset after having used the "Fair Weather Friends" trial during the main game. I was pleased to see that there was no reset. Revas engaged in a brief conversation with Sera but was not inducted into the Red Jennies. Cass literally said "Hello" and that was it! Revas still had "Spa Day" with Viv, but she threw in a rather snide line "I'm glad at least one aspect of your life (Revas' relationship with Blackwall)is going well and not falling apart due to incompetence!"
OTOH, everything was nice and friendly with Varric despite leaving Hawke in the Fade. Blackwall said he would never leave her and all other scenes should be normal. The only question mark is whether IB will turn on Revas. The Chargers still live but Revas rejected an Alliance with the Qun, so IB never had to renounce them.
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Post by phoray on Apr 7, 2017 23:38:56 GMT
fylimar Nice pics as always! Riya is pretty! Revas just started Trespasser. For me, the big thing was to see if relations reset after having used the "Fair Weather Friends" trial during the main game. I was pleased to see that there was no reset. Revas engaged in a brief conversation with Sera but was not inducted into the Red Jennies. Cass literally said "Hello" and that was it! Revas still had "Spa Day" with Viv, but she threw in a rather snide line "I'm glad at least one aspect of your life (Revas' relationship with Blackwall)is going well and not falling apart due to incompetence!"
OTOH, everything was nice and friendly with Varric despite leaving Hawke in the Fade. Blackwall said he would never leave her and all other scenes should be normal. The only question mark is whether IB will turn on Revas. The Chargers still live but Revas rejected an Alliance with the Qun, so IB never had to renounce them. What! So jealous! My Ghi'ral wasn't even good enough friends for her to ask him to help save her lover! And he still got a Spa Day of false pleasanties! |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 8, 2017 2:37:22 GMT
fylimar Nice pics as always! Riya is pretty! Revas just started Trespasser. For me, the big thing was to see if relations reset after having used the "Fair Weather Friends" trial during the main game. I was pleased to see that there was no reset. Revas engaged in a brief conversation with Sera but was not inducted into the Red Jennies. Cass literally said "Hello" and that was it! Revas still had "Spa Day" with Viv, but she threw in a rather snide line "I'm glad at least one aspect of your life (Revas' relationship with Blackwall)is going well and not falling apart due to incompetence!"
OTOH, everything was nice and friendly with Varric despite leaving Hawke in the Fade. Blackwall said he would never leave her and all other scenes should be normal. The only question mark is whether IB will turn on Revas. The Chargers still live but Revas rejected an Alliance with the Qun, so IB never had to renounce them. What! So jealous! My Ghi'ral wasn't even good enough friends for her to ask him to help save her lover! And he still got a Spa Day of false pleasanties! Viv actually did ask Revas - reluctantly - to get the heart of a Snow White Wyvern. But given the state of relations between them, Revas asked Viv what kind of potion she was making. When Viv refused to tell Revas what it was for, Revas refused to hunt the Wyvern. It should be interesting to see if we still have the warm and fuzzy image of all the Inquisition members together at the end of Trespasser! |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 8, 2017 7:06:38 GMT
fylimar Nice pics as always! Riya is pretty! Revas just started Trespasser. For me, the big thing was to see if relations reset after having used the "Fair Weather Friends" trial during the main game. I was pleased to see that there was no reset. Revas engaged in a brief conversation with Sera but was not inducted into the Red Jennies. Cass literally said "Hello" and that was it! Revas still had "Spa Day" with Viv, but she threw in a rather snide line "I'm glad at least one aspect of your life (Revas' relationship with Blackwall)is going well and not falling apart due to incompetence!" OTOH, everything was nice and friendly with Varric despite leaving Hawke in the Fade. Blackwall said he would never leave her and all other scenes should be normal. The only question mark is whether IB will turn on Revas. The Chargers still live but Revas rejected an Alliance with the Qun, so IB never had to renounce them. Wasn't the reason, IB turns on you not, that he never denounced the Qun and became Tal Vashoth? But I'm not sure. Vivenne and Riya got along very well, which is nice, because you get to glimpse behind her mask and find an actual nice person there (not that I found Viv especially bitchy - that throphy still goes to Morrigan imo). And strangely enough, despite having lost a lot of approval with Sera in the Mythal mission, she had some warm words at the banquet for Riya - how high must be the approval with Sera to get the Red Jenny offer? I would like to become a Red Jenny, despite Sera being such a mess, teh organisation sounds not bad (and judging from the parcel in his office: wasn't first encahnter Irving not a Red Jenny too?) |
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 8, 2017 8:04:28 GMT
There is no formal renouncement. Whether IB will turn on you depends on whether you save the Chargers. If you do, IB becomes TV. The "friendly" qunari then sends assassins for IB. A formality as he will tell you.
If you let the Chargers die, IB's heart is broken. He reverts to the Qun; exterminate, exterminate. The Inq abomination must die.
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Post by fylimar on Apr 8, 2017 8:29:08 GMT
There is no formal renouncement. Whether IB will turn on you depends on whether you save the Chargers. If you do, IB becomes TV. The "friendly" qunari then sends assassins for IB. A formality as he will tell you. If you let the Chargers die, IB's heart is broken. He reverts to the Qun; exterminate, exterminate. The Inq abomination must die. But I think, deadlydwarf never went on that quest. When IB brought it up, he refused to go on that mission. Has that some effect on Trespasser IB as well? I thought, I've read it on this forum somewhere. I played my dwarf Lia a bit more, since I have to rearrange the mods again for Trespasser (deadlydwarf: do you still use ravens armor? Does it really work with Trespasser?). Lia is in the Exalted Plains and first helped Solas with his spirit friend, she didn't stop Solas from killing those mages, because she kind of felt, they deserved it for tampering with other creatures without their consent. After that she travelled back to one of the camps to replace Solas, who wanted some lonetime, with Dorian. WHile exploring, they've met a Dalish clan who needed some supplies and other favors, which Lia could supply, In the end, they parted as friends and one of them even joined the inquisition - big day for little Lia, who never thought of herself as a diplomat. I must say, I love how the Dalish clan interacts with non-elves. When Lia said goodbye, the Keeper had some very moving last words. I mean, of course I did some things to help them and the inquisition stopping the fighting humans and demons also helps the Dalish, but I find the whole dealing with that clan really refreshing (after being attacked by rebelling Orlesians and demons on every corner before) |
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 8, 2017 9:05:34 GMT
There is no formal renouncement. Whether IB will turn on you depends on whether you save the Chargers. If you do, IB becomes TV. The "friendly" qunari then sends assassins for IB. A formality as he will tell you. If you let the Chargers die, IB's heart is broken. He reverts to the Qun; exterminate, exterminate. The Inq abomination must die. But I think, deadlydwarf never went on that quest. When IB brought it up, he refused to go on that mission. Has that some effect on Trespasser IB as well? I thought, I've read it on this forum somewhere. I have always done IB's quest. If IB's loyalty quest is not done, he is still part of the Qun. Therefore, in Trespasser, he will turn on the Inq. |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 8, 2017 14:23:28 GMT
But I think, deadlydwarf never went on that quest. When IB brought it up, he refused to go on that mission. Has that some effect on Trespasser IB as well? I thought, I've read it on this forum somewhere. I have always done IB's quest. If IB's loyalty quest is not done, he is still part of the Qun. Therefore, in Trespasser, he will turn on the Inq. If that's the case, then it will be interesting to see if Krem sticks around at the bar and has anything to say about IB. |
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Post by phoray on Apr 8, 2017 17:25:53 GMT
I have always done IB's quest. If IB's loyalty quest is not done, he is still part of the Qun. Therefore, in Trespasser, he will turn on the Inq. If that's the case, then it will be interesting to see if Krem sticks around at the bar and has anything to say about IB. @domi recently completed Trespasser, having not done IB's quest at all. I don't know if that meant the Chargers were still there, but it did mean IB betrayal. ^^ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 18:19:30 GMT
If that's the case, then it will be interesting to see if Krem sticks around at the bar and has anything to say about IB. @domi recently completed Trespasser, having not done IB's quest at all. I don't know if that meant the Chargers were still there, but it did mean IB betrayal. ^^ I dunno how far I progressed on it. In DK, the IB was noted as TV, but there was one empty square out of three. |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 9, 2017 10:57:47 GMT
I didn't play much DA this weekend, because I had to work on my steampunk costume a bit more (the convention is in two weeks). But I used the hairdo of Lyana and Inara as a template for my own hair with that costume - there is a nice manual for a victorian hairstyle, that looked similar and it is practical, because I can wear my goggles with it  |
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Post by Almila_Lavellan on Apr 9, 2017 12:25:19 GMT
Today I finished every kind of side quest, including war table ones and continued with Jaws of Hakkon. I started Jaws of Hakkon before finishing the game (currently stopped at the What Pride Had Wrought, finished Here Lies the Abyss) The reason I started JoH before the epilogue is that Solas' reaction to Bram Kenric is priceless.  Kenric says, "Oh, I think I forgot Fen'Harel and Solas replies, "Most people do." Aww, de people forget sending holiday cards to you?  Now I am on the quest "On Ameridan's Trail" I will finish JoH and continue with What Pride Had Worught. Will probably leave Descent after the Epilogue. I hate the Deep Roads.  |
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Post by phoray on Apr 9, 2017 14:09:20 GMT
Today I finished every kind of side quest, including war table ones and continued with Jaws of Hakkon. I started Jaws of Hakkon before finishing the game (currently stopped at the What Pride Had Wrought, finished Here Lies the Abyss) The reason I started JoH before the epilogue is that Solas' reaction to Bram Kenric is priceless. Kenric says, "Oh, I think I forgot Fen'Harel and Solas replies, "Most people do." Aww, de people forget sending holiday cards to you? Now I am on the quest "On Ameridan's Trail" I will finish JoH and continue with What Pride Had Worught. Will probably leave Descent after the Epilogue. I hate the Deep Roads. If only I could stand leaving stories undone and just do parts of Jaws and Descent like everyone mentions. But alas. Still funny though  |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 9, 2017 18:12:55 GMT
I play Inara at the moment. She just cleared out a bandit hideout in a nice villa in the woods and found a key for the entrance of Valammar. There she had to giht some carta dwarves and darkspawn, but find some nice trinkets. Next will be IYHSB, but before that, she is scouting for some mosiac pieces, she still has to find. She takes Cassandra, Sera and Vivienne with her (all girls group ) and Cass and Viv had a dialogue about restoring the templar order and Vivienne made a reference to the Ferelden Circle and teh first enchanter and it sounded as if Irving is stil lalive. She said something about 'Just ask the First Enchanter of Ferelden about templars, when abominations run free in your tower' or something like that. It would be so cool, if Irving and Greagoire were still alive. |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Apr 9, 2017 20:55:05 GMT
I play Inara at the moment. She just cleared out a bandit hideout in a nice villa in the woods and found a key for the entrance of Valammar. There she had to giht some carta dwarves and darkspawn, but find some nice trinkets. Next will be IYHSB, but before that, she is scouting for some mosiac pieces, she still has to find. She takes Cassandra, Sera and Vivienne with her (all girls group ) and Cass and Viv had a dialogue about restoring the templar order and Vivienne made a reference to the Ferelden Circle and teh first enchanter and it sounded as if Irving is stil lalive. She said something about 'Just ask the First Enchanter of Ferelden about templars, when abominations run free in your tower' or something like that. It would be so cool, if Irving and Greagoire were still alive. Goodness, Irving must be closing in on 100 now! So, how goes JOH for Riya? Is Inara doing the Solasmance? So far, I find the Solasmance the most well-done of all the romances. The Cullen romance was also nice; the Blackwall romance is okay, but I feel it would be better with a human. The thing that I find missing is any discussion of cultural/religious difference between an elven PC and a human romantic interest. I get the feeling there's absolutely no difference between the way that a Cullen or Blackwall romance would be with a human versus an elf. There should be some "culture clash" conversations. Part of what makes the Solasmance great is that their conversations do reflect a clash of cultures despite both being elves. |
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Apr 10, 2017 0:14:35 GMT
Finally hit 16 for the human mage and promptly went to BE to grab all the T3 mats to get rid of the odd armor she has on now and dress her up in T3 warrior armor. I would have preferred she used light armor but since the armor I want is glitched for human mages. *shrug* HW is almost done. I'm just going to follow my usual pattern; finish all the zones before moving to the main story which is to talk to Hawke's friend at Crestwood. I'm going to alternate this PT with the MET PT; there isn't any new games for the next several weeks and I'm not interested in a second / future PTs for MEA. Coming in this month is Warhammer 40K DAW III which I'm likely to get. So, DAI + MET PT + DAW III + DAI fic + ME fic. Yep, a good variety of balls to bounce around. A bit of what I'm doing for ME fic.
2201 CE Omega
Tine glared down at the datapad. Three weeks to broker a intelligence deal with the merchants, traders and freight runners. Vigilance around the clock. Months of surveillance, subtle checks on incoming shipments. Elaborate plans to nail down the problem. He stared at the names again before throwing it against the wall of his office. Fifteen deaths. He paced back and forth before slamming his hands down on his desk, talons digging into the plastic. He stared at the stack of datapads on the desk. All useless reports now. Fifteen. Deaths was not a remarkable issue on Omega. There would always be someone crossing another, a deal gone bad, a fight, a quarrel, bullying. The one hundred and one felonies that no one would bat an eye at or the deaths that resulted on Omega.
But not these fifteen. Or the six before that. These were important because all of them were part of the business conglomerate on Omega. Each of them contributing and sustaining the station as the major hub of all manner of commerce in the Terminus Systems. It didn't matter the business owners were not touched. They lost reliable personnel. Replacing them wouldn't be difficult but they would be looking askance at the person with whom they had signed a contract of mutual interest and protection. His boss. He growled. Frustrated, he grabbed another datapad from the desk, turned and flung it at the door. It snapped to a abrupt halt in midair.
"Audacious."
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Post by fylimar on Apr 10, 2017 16:06:55 GMT
I play Inara at the moment. She just cleared out a bandit hideout in a nice villa in the woods and found a key for the entrance of Valammar. There she had to giht some carta dwarves and darkspawn, but find some nice trinkets. Next will be IYHSB, but before that, she is scouting for some mosiac pieces, she still has to find. She takes Cassandra, Sera and Vivienne with her (all girls group ) and Cass and Viv had a dialogue about restoring the templar order and Vivienne made a reference to the Ferelden Circle and teh first enchanter and it sounded as if Irving is stil lalive. She said something about 'Just ask the First Enchanter of Ferelden about templars, when abominations run free in your tower' or something like that. It would be so cool, if Irving and Greagoire were still alive. Goodness, Irving must be closing in on 100 now! So, how goes JOH for Riya? Is Inara doing the Solasmance? So far, I find the Solasmance the most well-done of all the romances. The Cullen romance was also nice; the Blackwall romance is okay, but I feel it would be better with a human. The thing that I find missing is any discussion of cultural/religious difference between an elven PC and a human romantic interest. I get the feeling there's absolutely no difference between the way that a Cullen or Blackwall romance would be with a human versus an elf. There should be some "culture clash" conversations. Part of what makes the Solasmance great is that their conversations do reflect a clash of cultures despite both being elves. If Irving is still alive, he must be indeed very old. Still, gives me a fuzzy feeling - I always liked Irving and Greagoire, they were both practical and down to earth and managed a good working relationship despite their differences and occasionally clashes. Inara is the human mage, Lyana, the elven rogue has startetd the romance with Solas. I liked all romances so far and I don't mind, that there is not much talk about different cultural backgrounds, I just headcanon it. And I'm pretty sure, that I had a conversation with Cullen about the elven or dwarven background - not in the romance, but I remember some conversations with him. So far, my favorite is Iron Bull, I like how calm and (again) down to earth he is. Solas is also calm (mostly), but no one can accuse him to be down to earth , which is ok. If a trickster from our mythology (like Loki or Anansi for example) would be thrown into our modern day world, they might do worse than Solas. He is very practicable for a god, who slept thousands of years. I haven't played much the last few days, the weather was good and I had a friend visiting me, so nothing new with Riya. But I have the Trespasser mod folder together, which I will use with JoH too - progress. At the moment, I surprisingly like my human mage (and I normally don't play humans, if a game let me play anything else). |
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Post by DerekG on Apr 11, 2017 0:30:43 GMT
I made some progress in DAI with my human DW rogue. Did enough in the Hinterlands to unlock Val Royeaux, went there to meet with the Chantry and ended up in an argument with Lord Seeker Lucius and the Templars. Met Grand Enchanter Fiona on the way out of town, and she invited the Herald to a meeting with the mages in Redcliffe. Sera, Vivienne, Blackwall, and Iron Bull and the Bull's Chargers all asked to join the Inquisition (we're really popular, all of a sudden ), and were recruited. Also got the Blades of Hessarian on board by crafting one of their amulets and defeating their leader in a duel. |
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Post by fylimar on Apr 11, 2017 4:02:50 GMT
Played IYHSB with Inara yesterday. She fought off the red templars with Cassandra, Sera and Solas. And discovered Skyhold afterwards. She already meet Hawke and Dagna there. |
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Post by riverdaleswhiteflash on Apr 11, 2017 10:19:19 GMT
I finally went back to DA:I after a break for work, Final Fantasy X, etc.
And it was a doozy. The first thing Weeper did (apart from accepting some War Table rewards and setting up the next few missions) was set up a presence in the Exalted Plains. He did some questing, slaughtered some undead, killed a mad wizard in white, and eventually wandered towards the spot where Solas said a non-corporeal friend of his was being held. As I'm sure you're all aware by now, the friend had been turned into a demon by its bindings. Weeper broke the bindings like Solas suggested, not blind to the danger of ignoring the demon but figuring the binding would break faster than the demon's internal organs. Weeper then kept his mouth shut when Solas decided to work out some frustration on the mages who'd summoned his friend.
After that Weeper went to Valence with Leiliana to recover something of Divine Justinia's, and met with a Chantry priest working against them. Weeper was quite satisfied when Leiliana dealt with that priest and her boss.
Next, Weeper did some conversing with Cullen, played a chess game, and eventually got him back onto lyrium. (I'm given to understand that there's an option during a later conversation to offer to help him break the addiction at a later date, but Cullen refused to speak with me afterwards, so I'll try that later. I don't have a World-State where I've done that, and I want one.)
More under the heading of "choices I haven't made before:" Weeper finally got Blackwall's personal quest. He released Blackwall from prison, and ordered him to keep trying to sell the lie. The dialogue in that option made me feel really scummy, for some reason.
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(Solas tried to do the same, and it didn't work out any better for him).
