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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 23:33:46 GMT
Tonight She closed a big rift after a jaunt through the mountains, then woke up in Haven (which she promptly looted). Where Cassandra, yet again, was the boss. She should have been the Inquisitor. Funny isn't it how with this, and ME:A, how women are pretty much in charge. Quite a refreshing change. I found it somewhat contradictory about Ferelden, considering how in Origins they've made a big fuss about my Warden being a female, while they pretty much would accept Anora as Queen. Ferelden seems to be a lot less discriminating though on the larger DA scale.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 23:40:40 GMT
Like this? Though I do love him without mods too.. No, I just use Sunkissed Cullen, to bring his skin from somewhere b etween a vampire and a corpse to a man that still has blood running through his veins. I know he is supposed to be in the middle of the lyrium withdrawal and endlessly sick, but I just need to at least to be able to look at him without running for the hills. Gosh, I just want DA2 Cullen. OMG I just had a random association with Twilight. This explains Cullen's popularity and a million fangirls - da sparkly vampire! D: //triple facepalm //goes to check if Cullen sparkles in the sun //washes mind with bleach - unthink this! Twilight so isn't my thing.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 7, 2017 23:49:32 GMT
No, I just use Sunkissed Cullen, to bring his skin from somewhere b etween a vampire and a corpse to a man that still has blood running through his veins. I know he is supposed to be in the middle of the lyrium withdrawal and endlessly sick, but I just need to at least to be able to look at him without running for the hills. Gosh, I just want DA2 Cullen. OMG I just had a random association with Twilight. This explains Cullen's popularity and a million fangirls - da sparkly vampire! D: //triple facepalm //goes to check if Cullen sparkles in the sun // washes mind with bleach - unthink this! Twilight so isn't my thing. Yours: You will not able to that anymore!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 23:54:18 GMT
OMG I just had a random association with Twilight. This explains Cullen's popularity and a million fangirls - da sparkly vampire! D: //triple facepalm //goes to check if Cullen sparkles in the sun // washes mind with bleach - unthink this! Twilight so isn't my thing. Yours: You will not able to that anymore! Shall I look at this with my right eye only? Err... I'm pretty sure his skin DOES have glitter to it on the left hand pic. //secretly stuffs both pictures under the pillow
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 0:25:54 GMT
No, I just use Sunkissed Cullen, to bring his skin from somewhere between a vampire and a corpse to a man that still has blood running through his veins. I know he is supposed to be in the middle of the lyrium withdrawal and endlessly sick, but I just need to at least to be able to look at him without running for the hills. Gosh, I just want DA2 Cullen. Haha! ... Hey! What's your problem with pale skin? (Ofc, DA2 Cullen looks better...) It's not just deathly pale, it's also sweaty! And he does not even have color in his cheeks. He's just so unhealthy looking... Most of the romantic conversations revolve around his mental or physical well-being. I've never really had a fantasy of nursing a man to health and then falling for him. I am sure it's a popular fantasy, just not me. I am all about fun and actions, and kissing between shooting hordes of enemies while trading japes and all that in videogames.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 0:27:54 GMT
Tonight She closed a big rift after a jaunt through the mountains, then woke up in Haven (which she promptly looted). Where Cassandra, yet again, was the boss. She should have been the Inquisitor. Funny isn't it how with this, and ME:A, how women are pretty much in charge. Quite a refreshing change. I found it somewhat contradictory about Ferelden, considering how in Origins they've made a big fuss about my Warden being a female, while they pretty much would accept Anora as Queen. Ferelden seems to be a lot less discriminating though on the larger DA scale. That's because Ferelden was Medieval fantasy. The other games moved straight through Renaissance to early Modern fashions and mores. It's ridiculous tbh.
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More update on my DA activity. Lots of chittety chat from me today. I've continued playing my very slow going Origins Nightmare mode game. And by Andraste, that's the ONLY game I'll ever play in this frustrating mode. My problem with nightmate is that unless you're always paying close attention, you can unexpectedly kick the bucket in some normal dungeon room #27 where you don't expect an ambush and then have the joy of re-doing a bunch of stuff from your save way back. I've also noticed that after each save the game works a bit slower, so I don't want to save after every room. Using tactics is good and all, however, setting up for serious business combat takes time such as put your party on hold, send a mage in to pull with some enemy aggravating spell, run back, cast repulsion glyph at the door to keep part of them out yada etc... I mean planning is useful, but I don't want to do it before every single normal room. Doing that with bosses or harder rooms only is fun enough for me. Too much combat time if I do it with normal rooms too. Meh...
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Post by deadlydwarf on Sept 8, 2017 3:59:42 GMT
Descent wasn't bad though I wish there was more of the Legion of the Dead in it rather than just one Legionaire. Also, I will never put any of my companions or Inky in Shabritol armor. They look way too much like the Ghostbusters! So, who is your elf romancing this time around? Cullen Stanton Rutherford. I also can keep flirting with Dorian without the mods in most convos. I think there is an option when you talk with him in one of the initial conversations where you can tell him you think it's fine, and then you keep getting the options. So, yeah, she is bedding Cullen in the name of healing, in love with Dorian. Then I might eventually reload an older save, change her appearance and see if there is another Solas romantic dialogue hidden somewhere in the game. Overall though, the game does not have a lovestory I like. Have you ever done the Solasmance with a female elf? I thought that was one of the better romances in DAI.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Sept 8, 2017 4:17:34 GMT
Before entering into the Deep Roads, Tauriel is stopped by a dwarven warrior named Oghren. Renowned for his fierceness and notorious for his drunkenness, he is also the estranged husband of the lost Paragon, Branka. He claims to have information relevant to the search for Branka. Tauriel judges that it might be useful having a party member who is familiar with the Deep Roads and accepts him into the group. A wrong turn takes them into Aeducan thaig. They backtrack and enter into Caradin's Cross where, in addition to fighting Darkspawn, they run into some of Prince Behlen's lackeys. i.imgur.com/Fs5VOsu.pngLacking the ability to do magic themselves, the dwarves were quick to hire mages from the surface regardless of where they came from. Many of these mercenary mages seemed to be elves. They didn't look Dalish; escaped Circle Mages perhaps? If nothing else, the Deep Roads was good place to hide from Templars. After recovering Maric's sword in Ostagar, Tauriel heard the tale of how Maric first found the sword while traveling through the Deep Roads to outmaneuver the Orlesians. She was therefore anxious to see if she could recover a similar treasure herself. And so our lovely but luckless heroine found herself looking through some rubble... After tangling with numerous Darkspawn and Deep Stalkers, they finally find the path that leads to Ortan thaig. Oghren insists that's where Branka was heading, because it was the home of Caradin, the Paragon who created the Anvil of the Void with which the Golems were created. He disappeared along with his invention centuries ago. The purpose of Branka's expedition was to reclaim the Anvil and Ortan thaig was likely the first place she'd look for clues. On to Ortan!
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Post by House Targaryen on Sept 8, 2017 5:43:01 GMT
Finally got around to rescuing the soldiers in the Fallow Mire. Such an exciting places, just like the Hissing Wastes. Vivienne got her clothes soiled but she didn't complain, at least in ear shot. Went to the Emerald Graves to kill some giants just for the fun of it. Started the Under Her Skin Quest. Have to wait to do the War Table Plant Crystal in Venatori Headquarters because I have Leliana busy on something else. Humorless Inky, no longer suffering fools. Got her death wish but she came back alive. To get to Calpernia we have to visit Viccinblahblah's home? Sure. *If you weren't my spymaster I'd have a dagger with your name on it.* Such a beautiful work of art. Sure would be nice to do that to all of the shems who were responsible for killing my clan. Whatever this is, it better work, fruitcake. I'll suffer no foolishness from anyone any more.
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Post by cmoe on Sept 8, 2017 9:01:38 GMT
Still clearing out the Exalted Plains. Shard hunting so fun.. Bird Watching! Trying to get a halla to let me use it as a mount. Just hanging with my new best bud looking at the view.. Also did other boring clearing map stuff... killing... herding a golden halla... and still not done with this map. Should probably stop playing with the wildlife if I want to finish this completionist PT..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 12:22:05 GMT
Cullen Stanton Rutherford. I also can keep flirting with Dorian without the mods in most convos. I think there is an option when you talk with him in one of the initial conversations where you can tell him you think it's fine, and then you keep getting the options. So, yeah, she is bedding Cullen in the name of healing, in love with Dorian. Then I might eventually reload an older save, change her appearance and see if there is another Solas romantic dialogue hidden somewhere in the game. Overall though, the game does not have a lovestory I like. Have you ever done the Solasmance with a female elf? I thought that was one of the better romances in DAI. I was immediately fascinated with Solas talking and his voice, but when I tried the first scene, and it was so ridiculous with Solas leaning PC down to the ground in some sort of theatric kiss that I laughed and went with Cullen. It was so much not what I would have imagined. He also looks even uglier than Cullen and I hear his romance is mostly in the players' heads. I am overall not fond of the idea given Solas background and countless millennia he has on the PC. I've also been betrayed by Atton, Bishop and Quinn already, dumped by Alistair, all of whom were handsome devils, so Blackwall and Solas are not exactly top of my wishlist. Now, Reyes and Numen Brock, that's my kind of romance! All and all, the only romances in DAI that appeal to me are restricted to a male PC.
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Post by House Targaryen on Sept 8, 2017 17:48:07 GMT
Did Here Lies the Abyss. Religious fanatic Inky just had another slap in the face with the revelations. Pics Part 1 Yes, it will be bloody. *Shem blood, the elves in the Inquisition will sit behind the lines.* Slay them all! Give no quarter! Yes, you're dismissed from the front lines. Go back and cower, I mean look after the trebuchets. Where's Erimond? I got something for him! I'm falling! I hate heights, I hate heights! Part 2 That's it! No more deep mushrooms. Ever. It wasn't Andraste who helped me out of the Fade? It was the Divine? This mark isn't by the Maker or Andraste? I'm just a nobody who was at the wrong place at the wrong time during a freak accident? I just want to lie down and die... Bye Stroud. You and Blackwall are the best of the Grey Wardens and good faithful fighters. You'll be missed. Lets go. F*** this s***! Clan is gone, family and friends. I'm not the Chosen One, just a nobody caught up in a freak magical accident. No Divine intervention or blessings.
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Post by fylimar on Sept 8, 2017 17:56:45 GMT
No, I just use Sunkissed Cullen, to bring his skin from somewhere b etween a vampire and a corpse to a man that still has blood running through his veins. I know he is supposed to be in the middle of the lyrium withdrawal and endlessly sick, but I just need to at least to be able to look at him without running for the hills. Gosh, I just want DA2 Cullen. OMG I just had a random association with Twilight. This explains Cullen's popularity and a million fangirls - da sparkly vampire! D: //triple facepalm //goes to check if Cullen sparkles in the sun //washes mind with bleach - unthink this! Twilight so isn't my thing. Thank you for destroying Cullen forever for me - Twilight and all those other cheesy romantacies nowadays are so not my cup of tea. I like my vampires bloodthirsty and evil
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 18:52:26 GMT
OMG I just had a random association with Twilight. This explains Cullen's popularity and a million fangirls - da sparkly vampire! D: //triple facepalm //goes to check if Cullen sparkles in the sun //washes mind with bleach - unthink this! Twilight so isn't my thing. Thank you for destroying Cullen forever for me - Twilight and all those other cheesy romantacies nowadays are so not my cup of tea. I like my vampires bloodthirsty and evil //CRAI I won't give up Cullen even if he resembles a sparkly vampire (as you could see on picture #2 it CAN be washed off with bleach) Yes please! Count Dracula for me with all that dark, bloodthirsty and mysterious way ONLY. //waves torch around BANISH thy glitter!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 19:09:28 GMT
Heh, sorry, sorry. Sunkissed Cullen looks perfectly alive. I just can't use it b/c appearance mods crash Descent gods only know why.
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Post by fylimar on Sept 8, 2017 19:19:08 GMT
Thank you for destroying Cullen forever for me - Twilight and all those other cheesy romantacies nowadays are so not my cup of tea. I like my vampires bloodthirsty and evil //CRAI I won't give up Cullen even if he resembles a sparkly vampire (as you could see on picture #2 it CAN be washed off with bleach) Yes please! Count Dracula for me with all that dark, bloodthirsty and mysterious way ONLY. //waves torch around BANISH thy glitter! It's ok, I actually began to like Cullen in DAI. I never liked him in DAO and Da2 and couldn't understand all that fangirling, but he is a very decent written character in DAI and I even did the romance (and I can confirm, he doesn't glitter )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 19:49:56 GMT
//CRAI I won't give up Cullen even if he resembles a sparkly vampire (as you could see on picture #2 it CAN be washed off with bleach) Yes please! Count Dracula for me with all that dark, bloodthirsty and mysterious way ONLY. //waves torch around BANISH thy glitter! It's ok, I actually began to like Cullen in DAI. I never liked him in DAO and Da2 and couldn't understand all that fangirling, but he is a very decent written character in DAI and I even did the romance (and I can confirm, he doesn't glitter ) I believe in DAI Cullen is finally returning to his 'true self' so to speak. I liked him in Origins because when my Warden mage had first met him, I felt that his mind set was similar to Gregor's whom I respect a lot - however still immature and also confused because Cullen has an internally strong moral compass telling him one thing (he can intuitively identify with the mages on the humane level) while everything he's taught is telling him the opposite (to be weary of them). Prior to rape and torture by abominations, Cullen was not viewing the mages as the enemy, unlike many Templars, and showed compassion towards them. He was worried whether our Warden would pass the Harrowing or not, which doesn't stem purely from the crush. In fact, this is why he was chosen for a cruel lesson to be the one to deliver the killing blow on our mage should they fail the Harrowing to toughen Cullen up because he was being too tolerant. This mind set was crushed by torture and then lyrium. By DAI he is in fact circling back to his initial convictions just with a lot more experience and a lot more maturity. hehe And obviously, since I like both Alistair and Cullen, I have a thing for shy guys. They're just too adorable (and fun to hunt ];D) It's just TOO awkwardly cute and funny that Cullen literally flees from our Warden when she tries to flirt with him. :3 I thought back then that it was a wasted romantic opportunity and I'm certainly pleased that this minor character was given a chance and so much fine development in DAI. Thanks for that devs, really.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 8, 2017 19:55:44 GMT
It's ok, I actually began to like Cullen in DAI. I never liked him in DAO and Da2 and couldn't understand all that fangirling, but he is a very decent written character in DAI and I even did the romance (and I can confirm, he doesn't glitter ) I believe in DAI Cullen is finally returning to his 'true self' so to speak. I liked him in Origins because when my Warden mage had first met him, I felt that his mind set was similar to Gregor's whom I respect a lot - however still immature and also confused because Cullen has an internally strong moral compass telling him one thing (he can intuitively identify with the mages on the humane level) while everything he's taught is telling him the opposite (to be weary of them). Prior to rape and torture by abominations, Cullen was not viewing the mages as the enemy, unlike many Templars, and showed compassion towards them. He was worried whether our Warden would pass the Harrowing or not, which doesn't stem purely from the crush. In fact, this is why he was chosen for a cruel lesson to be the one to deliver the killing blow on our mage should they fail the Harrowing to toughen Cullen up because he was being too tolerant. This mind set was crushed by torture and then lyrium. By DAI he is in fact circling back to his initial convictions just with a lot more experience and a lot more maturity. hehe And obviously, since I like both Alistair and Cullen, I have a thing for shy guys. They're just too adorable (and fun to hunt ];D) It's just TOO awkwardly cute and funny that Cullen literally flees from our Warden when she tries to flirt with him. :3 I thought back then that it was a wasted romantic opportunity and I'm certainly pleased that this minor character was given a chance and so much fine development in DAI. Thanks for that devs, really. Still bad, that he insists to the "official" version of Maddox Tranquility, and mage Inquisitor can't to force him to at least regret it... It still annoys me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 20:02:36 GMT
Well, with Alistair I did not feel he was actually shy, just emotional and young. But what really made me fall for him was when he said: "You wanted me to be a King? Then I will act like one," grabbed the sword and beheaded Loghain. That's when my jaw hit the floor and I was done for.
Cullen never had that sort of a moment in romance itself, though I liked his scene at Haven. Overall, his DA2 version was my favorite, just enough steel, conviction and decisiveness but tempered by doubt. That would be my choice of Cullens for an LI.
I've somehow completely missed Cullen in DAO when I played mage origin, but I actually did it a few years before finishing the game, lol, so...
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I believe in DAI Cullen is finally returning to his 'true self' so to speak. I liked him in Origins because when my Warden mage had first met him, I felt that his mind set was similar to Gregor's whom I respect a lot - however still immature and also confused because Cullen has an internally strong moral compass telling him one thing (he can intuitively identify with the mages on the humane level) while everything he's taught is telling him the opposite (to be weary of them). Prior to rape and torture by abominations, Cullen was not viewing the mages as the enemy, unlike many Templars, and showed compassion towards them. He was worried whether our Warden would pass the Harrowing or not, which doesn't stem purely from the crush. In fact, this is why he was chosen for a cruel lesson to be the one to deliver the killing blow on our mage should they fail the Harrowing to toughen Cullen up because he was being too tolerant. This mind set was crushed by torture and then lyrium. By DAI he is in fact circling back to his initial convictions just with a lot more experience and a lot more maturity. hehe And obviously, since I like both Alistair and Cullen, I have a thing for shy guys. They're just too adorable (and fun to hunt ];D) It's just TOO awkwardly cute and funny that Cullen literally flees from our Warden when she tries to flirt with him. :3 I thought back then that it was a wasted romantic opportunity and I'm certainly pleased that this minor character was given a chance and so much fine development in DAI. Thanks for that devs, really. Still bad, that he insists to the "official" version of Maddox Tranquility, and mage Inquisitor can't to force him to at least regret it... It still annoys me. I don't remember or think I've gotten to this conflict yet. So, I'm not sure about what the 'official' version was. Did they make someone Tranquil and lied about a reason? I just googled the conflict and it said that this situation strongly resembled Jowan's. In this case since Cullen had a negative experience he would foresee bad consequences and potential blood mage running about. Also, I believe his conviction stems from the fact that he's a lawful good archetype. He does not question law - if it says x punishment is applicable for x crime he'd abide by it. He acts out against authority only in extreme cases where its crystal clear that the law was abused by superiors, otherwise, he strongly and even naively supports it.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 8, 2017 20:24:07 GMT
Still bad, that he insists to the "official" version of Maddox Tranquility, and mage Inquisitor can't to force him to at least regret it... It still annoys me. I don't remember or think I've gotten to this conflict yet. So, I'm not sure about what the 'official' version was. Did they make someone Tranquil and lied about a reason? I just googled the conflict and it said that this situation strongly resembled Jowan's. In this case since Cullen had a negative experience he would foresee bad consequences and potential blood mage running about. Also, I believe his conviction stems from the fact that he's a lawful good archetype. He does not question law - if it says x punishment is applicable for x crime he'd abide by it. He acts out against authority only in extreme cases where its crystal clear that the law was abused by superiors, otherwise, he strongly and even naively supports it. Maddox was a harrowed Mage, not really talented, rather he was a smith, than a mage, and he had a love. He asked Samson who sympathized with the Mages, that help him to send his love letter. Meredith kicked Samson out of the Order because of it, and Tranquilized Maddox, because he "corrupted a Templar. Cullen tells this version to the Inquisitor, if s/he questioned him, that "for a love letter?" Yes, he's lawful. But in this world the "lawful good" thing is an oximoron.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 20:40:36 GMT
I don't remember or think I've gotten to this conflict yet. So, I'm not sure about what the 'official' version was. Did they make someone Tranquil and lied about a reason? I just googled the conflict and it said that this situation strongly resembled Jowan's. In this case since Cullen had a negative experience he would foresee bad consequences and potential blood mage running about. Also, I believe his conviction stems from the fact that he's a lawful good archetype. He does not question law - if it says x punishment is applicable for x crime he'd abide by it. He acts out against authority only in extreme cases where its crystal clear that the law was abused by superiors, otherwise, he strongly and even naively supports it. Maddox was a harrowed Mage, not really talented, rather he was a smith, than a mage, and he had a love. He asked Samson who sympathized with the Mages, that help him to send his love letter. Meredith kicked Samson out of the Order because of it, and Tranquilized Maddox, because he "corrupted a Templar. Cullen tells this version to the Inquisitor, if s/he questioned him, that "for a love letter?" So, Cullen agrees that this was a proper punishment or did he take part in it too? Not that it's a good thing to believe, but in any case, it makes sense to me why he would support this decision because the 'what if' was his reality. He was a part of the situation where a tower mage fell in love, Jowan and Lilly, which caused the mage to turn to blood magic in desperation to be able to pursue his love interest and in some way this contributed to Redcliffe tragedy. Love is a powerful motivator to consider the options previously dubious. Not that it's right to think 'hurray lets hang everyone for what they can potentially do.' He's perfectly in character there to support a lawful decision made by his superior. Yes, he's lawful. But in this world the "lawful good" thing is an oximoron.
Well, I'd say that on the who's good and who's naughty scale, he's definitely ranging in the, one of a few we get to see, decent men side. p.s. Also, we really are judging from our own bell tower. Personally, I do not live next to a mage who can any day become a demon and then knock on my door in the middle of the night to gobble up my brain. People really DO fear being significantly more powerful than they are. It's easy to say let them be when the REAL danger is removed from you, but if you lived in a blood mage infested city you'd feel threatened. Crisis reveals the strength of someone's convictions and gives away what type of person they are.
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Post by Catilina on Sept 8, 2017 21:03:51 GMT
Maddox was a harrowed Mage, not really talented, rather he was a smith, than a mage, and he had a love. He asked Samson who sympathized with the Mages, that help him to send his love letter. Meredith kicked Samson out of the Order because of it, and Tranquilized Maddox, because he "corrupted a Templar. Cullen tells this version to the Inquisitor, if s/he questioned him, that "for a love letter?" So, Cullen agrees that this was a proper punishment or did he take part in it too? Not that it's a good thing to believe, but in any case, it makes sense to me why he would support this decision because the 'what if' was his reality. He was a part of the situation where a tower mage fell in love, Jowan and Lilly, which caused the mage to turn to blood magic in desperation to be able to pursue his love interest and in some way this contributed to Redcliffe tragedy. Love is a powerful motivator to consider the options previously dubious. Not that it's right to think 'hurray lets hang everyone for what they can potentially do.' He's perfectly in character there to support a lawful decision made by his superior. Yes, he's lawful. But in this world the "lawful good" thing is an oximoron.
Well, I'd say that on the who's good and who's naughty scale, he's definitely ranging in the, one of a few we get to see, decent men side. My problem is: he doesn't show that he would regret that he was the part of this crime. He only tells this official bullshit, into the face of (perhaps a mage) Inquisitor, and s/he can't express his/her strong disagreement/contempt/anger. He on his way of his redemption, but only at the start. The problem is, that Blackwall, for example, counts guilty, but Cullen still a KISA. I just can't see Blackwall worse than Cullen.
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Post by fylimar on Sept 8, 2017 21:12:50 GMT
Liora cleared out a bandit hideout in an old fortress in the Hinterlands and found a key for the old dwarven city Valammar. It turned out, that Valammar was overrun by Carta and darkspawn, Liora and her friends cleared out both and Vivienne closed the hole, the darkspawn was coming through. After that, they decided to follow Fionas invitation to Redcliffe, since it doesn't seem to be that sensible to go to the templars, who seemed to have a new hobby' hitting old women on the streets. What do you mean with former? And waht do you mean with magister? I'm troubled... And I made a new elf, since I'm not sure, I want to finish Lyanas playthrough at the moment. She was the first character, I finished DAI with Trespasser. And I'm not fond of the Solas romance, somehow I thought, he would say more, but so far, he is boring (sorry deadlydwarf - you put so much effort in convincing me to do that romance). And I wanted another mage playthrough, since I have three rogue ladies at the moment and only one mage. This is Dorea Lavellan. They gave her some human clothing in Haven, since her Dalish armor was pretty tattered after the explosion. (And yes, I love that face tattoo ). She is mostly based on Riyas slider, but I changed the eyes and the faceform a bit
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