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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 14:47:22 GMT
Started a Dalish female archer Rogue in Origins for fanfiction research. Tamlen is a bad ass.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 15:02:12 GMT
Started a Dalish female archer Rogue in Origins for fanfiction research. Tamlen is a bad ass. I still haven't explored all the origins in DAO. I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation. hehe Some of our Wardens really are irresistible. I'm so over the first one. What type of fics do you write?
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 15:41:52 GMT
Started a Dalish female archer Rogue in Origins for fanfiction research. Tamlen is a bad ass. I still haven't explored all the origins in DAO. I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation. hehe Some of our Wardens really are irresistible. I'm so over the first one. What type of fics do you write? I've completed two DA and one MEA one shots. Short ones. Two are romantic. The one about Anders is nothing but catharsis. The big one I'm writing for now is my take on all three games with a mix of Canon and Original characters. So obviously huge. My first several chapters are my imagination depiction of an Arlathvhen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 16:12:08 GMT
I still haven't explored all the origins in DAO. I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation. hehe Some of our Wardens really are irresistible. I'm so over the first one. What type of fics do you write? I've completed two DA and one MEA one shots. Short ones. Two are romantic. The one about Anders is nothing but catharsis. The big one I'm writing for now is my take on all three games with a mix of Canon and Original characters. So obviously huge. My first several chapters are my imagination depiction of an Arlathvhen. Oh funzies, your first long fic. The romantic OC/someone I take it? ^^ I remember the feeling when I've completed my 1st 60k one. It was for POTC. I haven't written anything for DA yet. Poseted first chapter for a short Cullen fic and penned down an idea for a long Alistair one, but most likely the next chapter won't see the light. Lately, I'm just having these flashes for ideas, but not enough energy to develop them. Are you on AO3 by any chance or fanfic.net?
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 17:02:53 GMT
Man, Duncan says he'll drag you kicking and screaming to Ostagar rather than let you remain. And Keeper let's you go, practically pushes you out with a sad face.
I wonder if the other Wardens in the opening sequence are all those "other Wardens" we never meet at Ostagar
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 17:05:25 GMT
I've completed two DA and one MEA one shots. Short ones. Two are romantic. The one about Anders is nothing but catharsis. The big one I'm writing for now is my take on all three games with a mix of Canon and Original characters. So obviously huge. My first several chapters are my imagination depiction of an Arlathvhen. Oh funzies, your first long fic. The romantic OC/someone I take it? ^^ I remember the feeling when I've completed my 1st 60k one. It was for POTC. I haven't written anything for DA yet. Poseted first chapter for a short Cullen fic and penned down an idea for a long Alistair one, but most likely the next chapter won't see the light. Lately, I'm just having these flashes for ideas, but not enough energy to develop them. Are you on AO3 by any chance or fanfic.net? POTC? I'm on A03 and Deviant Art under the same name. I'm phoray nearly every where I go on the internet MEA: is Ryder/Liam with a dash of Peebee sex snippets. My DAO romance short fic is Brosca/Leliana (I'm still surprised at myself. I think she's nuts, but she was the sun to my Brosca)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 17:45:06 GMT
Oh funzies, your first long fic. The romantic OC/someone I take it? ^^ I remember the feeling when I've completed my 1st 60k one. It was for POTC. I haven't written anything for DA yet. Poseted first chapter for a short Cullen fic and penned down an idea for a long Alistair one, but most likely the next chapter won't see the light. Lately, I'm just having these flashes for ideas, but not enough energy to develop them. Are you on AO3 by any chance or fanfic.net? POTC? I'm on A03 and Deviant Art under the same name. I'm phoray nearly every where I go on the internet MEA: is Ryder/Liam with a dash of Peebee sex snippets. My DAO romance short fic is Brosca/Leliana (I'm still surprised at myself. I think she's nuts, but she was the sun to my Brosca) POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean. Arrr! Ahoy me mateys! I have an AO3 account too. I wish it had a friending option. Gocha! Having the same name everywhere certainly makes finding you easier! In this aspect I find Inquisition to be superior to DAO. Because the game is larger, it also offers more companion romances. DAO only had four romance options and I still haven't developed the desire to romance either Leli or Morrigan. I'd be happy to romance Cass, Vivi and Jose though. Only triggered Leli romance flag on my dwarf to do the foursome with Zev and Izzy. But, I haven't slept with Leli outside that foursome. That dwarf was such a butt with a tragic love story because he defiled the ashes and had to kill Leli after shamelessly using her. And then I fed this Warden to AD. Although my dwarf didn't sleep with Zev either, I got this awesome epilogue ending for Zev where he became the leader on the Crows and rumors said that he never committed to another partner. D: Just dump the memory of him Zev! He isn't worth breaking your heart over! D: I'm totally face palming over this one because right now I'm playing an female elf mage romancing Zev and he doesn't seem to like her nearly as much as my male dwarf. Go figure... But I sidetracked somewhere...
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 17:56:01 GMT
POTC?---I'm on A03 and Deviant Art under the same name. I'm phoray nearly every where I go on the internet POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean. Arrr! Ahoy me mateys! I have an AO3 account too. I wish it had a friending option. Gocha! Having the same name everywhere certainly makes finding you easier! In this aspect I find Inquisition to be superior to DAO. Because the game is larger, it also offers more companion romances. DAO only had four romance options and I still haven't developed the desire to romance either Leli or Morrigan. I'd be happy to romance Cass, Vivi and Jose though. Only triggered Leli romance flag on my dwarf to do the foursome with Zev and Izzy. But, I haven't slept with Leli outside that foursome. That dwarf was such a butt with a tragic love story because he defiled the ashes and had to kill Leli after shamelessly using her. And then I fed this Warden to AD. Although my dwarf didn't sleep with Zev either, I got this awesome epilogue ending for Zev where he became the leader on the Crows and rumors said that he never committed to another partner. D: Just dump the memory of him Zev! He isn't worth breaking your heart over! D: I'm totally face palming over this one because right now I'm playing an female elf mage romancing Zev and he doesn't seem to like her nearly as much as my male dwarf. Go figure... But I sidetracked somewhere... Ooooooo. I liked the super subtle love triangle in the original 3-4 movies of that series, although I'm still glad she ended up with the guy she did. Long time coming. A03 has a subscribe option, which is sort of like friending, in that you can keep up with people and thier chapters as they're published. DAI may offer more companion romances but they're all so monogamous the minute you say you like them even a little, everyone is all like, "I've seen your mooning in the corner over there, I'll not get in the way!" even if you haven't even kissed the person. bejeebus. No Foursomes happening there! Zevran likes a sex loving selfish person a bit. he's not into giving approval, but he won't disapprove either. It makes him feel like you have more in common. I have him with my Surana (in my head, forever), and oh maker, are they made for each other. But talking to Sten, I kinda think he has a thing for Surana. I got a flirty vibe. Being a mage...she declined a visit to Seheron kinda funny he'd offer to bring a mage home in such a "I respect you" way. Am I a stupid mage? No.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 18:27:58 GMT
POTC = Pirates of the Caribbean. Arrr! Ahoy me mateys! I have an AO3 account too. I wish it had a friending option. Gocha! Having the same name everywhere certainly makes finding you easier! In this aspect I find Inquisition to be superior to DAO. Because the game is larger, it also offers more companion romances. DAO only had four romance options and I still haven't developed the desire to romance either Leli or Morrigan. I'd be happy to romance Cass, Vivi and Jose though. Only triggered Leli romance flag on my dwarf to do the foursome with Zev and Izzy. But, I haven't slept with Leli outside that foursome. That dwarf was such a butt with a tragic love story because he defiled the ashes and had to kill Leli after shamelessly using her. And then I fed this Warden to AD. Although my dwarf didn't sleep with Zev either, I got this awesome epilogue ending for Zev where he became the leader on the Crows and rumors said that he never committed to another partner. D: Just dump the memory of him Zev! He isn't worth breaking your heart over! D: I'm totally face palming over this one because right now I'm playing an female elf mage romancing Zev and he doesn't seem to like her nearly as much as my male dwarf. Go figure... But I sidetracked somewhere... Ooooooo. I liked the super subtle love triangle in the original 3-4 movies of that series, although I'm still glad she ended up with the guy she did. Long time coming. A03 has a subscribe option, which is sort of like friending, in that you can keep up with people and thier chapters as they're published. DAI may offer more companion romances but they're all so monogamous the minute you say you like them even a little, everyone is all like, "I've seen your mooning in the corner over there, I'll not get in the way!" even if you haven't even kissed the person. bejeebus. No Foursomes happening there! Zevran likes a sex loving selfish person a bit. he's not into giving approval, but he won't disapprove either. It makes him feel like you have more in common. I have him with my Surana (in my head, forever), and oh maker, are they made for each other. But talking to Sten, I kinda think he has a thing for Surana. I got a flirty vibe. Being a mage...she declined a visit to Seheron kinda funny he'd offer to bring a mage home in such a "I respect you" way. Am I a stupid mage? No. The blacksmith kid was perfect for Elizabeth. That being said I'll never understand her because all my fanfiction was about Norrington. POTC 5 came out this May and it's hilarious that Jack still isn't over Elizabeth. Those hints were still there. There are no foursomes at the camp either. I sort of found the same thing with DAO characters making comments. Wynne especially is so nosy and annoying because in case with Alistair she defends Alistair from you and in case with Zev she tells you that the assassin is a bad match. I only began getting comments about me and Cullen after a solid liplock on the battlements. Also, I think you're free to flirt with whomever up until you specifically choose an option to enter a relationship with someone mid game. This doesn't bother me. I don't want to sleep with anyone else when I'm getting serious with someone even if they're pixels, but I guess other people might find it restrictive. I've chosen the 'had you been a better assassin option' when taking Zev to the rooftop and he said 'Cruel to the last. I love that about you.' It's true that a dwarf commoner has a lot in common with Zev because he had functioned as an assassin for Jarvia. At least when I was agreeing with Zeb about assassins being great, my dwarf sincerely meant it. I hugely appreciate Sten because he is about the only character you're allowed to disagree with and he'll give you approval for it. As much as I like Zev, I always found it annoying that he'll disprove unless you confirm wholeheartedly that assassins are real Saints. While I can agree that any craft - assassinations included - takes mastery and finesse you can admire, I can't say I'm all for 'hurray let's stab people for money' promotional campaign. It usually feels partially-fake talking to him about the Crows if I want approval. That's why I rarely talk to Leli too. I don't care about shoes. At AO3 sometimes I just use the fic comment section as a chat forum rather than talking specifically about that fic if it comes to interacting with friends.
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 18:49:35 GMT
Ooooooo. I liked the super subtle love triangle in the original 3-4 movies of that series, although I'm still glad she ended up with the guy she did. Long time coming. A03 has a subscribe option, which is sort of like friending, in that you can keep up with people and thier chapters as they're published. DAI may offer more companion romances but they're all so monogamous the minute you say you like them even a little, everyone is all like, "I've seen your mooning in the corner over there, I'll not get in the way!" even if you haven't even kissed the person. bejeebus. No Foursomes happening there! Zevran likes a sex loving selfish person a bit. he's not into giving approval, but he won't disapprove either. It makes him feel like you have more in common. I have him with my Surana (in my head, forever), and oh maker, are they made for each other. But talking to Sten, I kinda think he has a thing for Surana. I got a flirty vibe. Being a mage...she declined a visit to Seheron kinda funny he'd offer to bring a mage home in such a "I respect you" way. Am I a stupid mage? No. The blacksmith kid was perfect for Elizabeth. That being said I'll never understand her because all my fanfiction was about Norrington. POTC 5 came out this May and it's hilarious that Jack still isn't over Elizabeth. Those hints were still there. There are no foursomes at the camp either. I sort of found the same thing with DAO characters making comments. Wynne especially is so nosy and annoying because in case with Alistair she defends Alistair from you and in case with Zev she tells you that the assassin is a bad match. I only began getting comments about me and Cullen after a solid liplock on the battlements. Also, I think you're free to flirt with whomever up until you specifically choose an option to enter a relationship with someone mid game. This doesn't bother me. I don't want to sleep with anyone else when I'm getting serious with someone even if they're pixels, but I guess other people might find it restrictive. I've chosen the 'had you been a better assassin option' when taking Zev to the rooftop and he said 'Cruel to the last. I love that about you.' It's true that a dwarf commoner has a lot in common with Zev because he had functioned as an assassin for Jarvia. At least when I was agreeing with Zeb about assassins being great, my dwarf sincerely meant it. I hugely appreciate Sten because he is about the only character you're allowed to disagree with and he'll give you approval for it. As much as I like Zev, I always found it annoying that he'll disprove unless you confirm wholeheartedly that assassins are real Saints. While I can agree that any craft - assassinations included - takes mastery and finesse you can admire, I can't say I'm all for 'hurray let's stab people for money' promotional campaign. It usually feels partially-fake talking to him about the Crows if I want approval. That's why I rarely talk to Leli too. I don't care about shoes. At AO3 sometimes I just use the fic comment section as a chat forum rather than talking specifically about that fic if it comes to interacting with friends. No one is good enough for Wynne. She just hates seeing love in the air because the last time she let herself love someone she got preggers and had to give up the baby. She does make him for being a brat about the whole thing later. and in DAI, if you're dating Dorian, the Nun gets to take Wynne's role. in DAI, there are soft locks and hard locks. Talking to Blackwall on the battlements is quite kiss free, but using the heart options blocks Cullen in the chess game. And Solas is super low key and you guys made out in the FADE and yet people seem to know about it and it blocks Cullen as well. I played one game where I was just using Lel and so I picked all the perfect sentences to make sure it would go off without a hitch. I hated what my character had to say. Then I played a pragmatic mage Surana who sometimes went out of her way to argue with Lel. Their path to friendship was different, but there was still a path. I haven't played around with Zev's approval bar as much, but I'd imagine there are more paths to his heart than always agreeing that assasination is great. Since the backstory I gave for my Surana is that she'd helped murder someone as a child, she couldn't help but agree with the sentiment that sometimes murder was necessary.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 20:18:04 GMT
The blacksmith kid was perfect for Elizabeth. That being said I'll never understand her because all my fanfiction was about Norrington. POTC 5 came out this May and it's hilarious that Jack still isn't over Elizabeth. Those hints were still there. There are no foursomes at the camp either. I sort of found the same thing with DAO characters making comments. Wynne especially is so nosy and annoying because in case with Alistair she defends Alistair from you and in case with Zev she tells you that the assassin is a bad match. I only began getting comments about me and Cullen after a solid liplock on the battlements. Also, I think you're free to flirt with whomever up until you specifically choose an option to enter a relationship with someone mid game. This doesn't bother me. I don't want to sleep with anyone else when I'm getting serious with someone even if they're pixels, but I guess other people might find it restrictive. I've chosen the 'had you been a better assassin option' when taking Zev to the rooftop and he said 'Cruel to the last. I love that about you.' It's true that a dwarf commoner has a lot in common with Zev because he had functioned as an assassin for Jarvia. At least when I was agreeing with Zeb about assassins being great, my dwarf sincerely meant it. I hugely appreciate Sten because he is about the only character you're allowed to disagree with and he'll give you approval for it. As much as I like Zev, I always found it annoying that he'll disprove unless you confirm wholeheartedly that assassins are real Saints. While I can agree that any craft - assassinations included - takes mastery and finesse you can admire, I can't say I'm all for 'hurray let's stab people for money' promotional campaign. It usually feels partially-fake talking to him about the Crows if I want approval. That's why I rarely talk to Leli too. I don't care about shoes. At AO3 sometimes I just use the fic comment section as a chat forum rather than talking specifically about that fic if it comes to interacting with friends. No one is good enough for Wynne. She just hates seeing love in the air because the last time she let herself love someone she got preggers and had to give up the baby. She does make him for being a brat about the whole thing later. and in DAI, if you're dating Dorian, the Nun gets to take Wynne's role. in DAI, there are soft locks and hard locks. Talking to Blackwall on the battlements is quite kiss free, but using the heart options blocks Cullen in the chess game. And Solas is super low key and you guys made out in the FADE and yet people seem to know about it and it blocks Cullen as well. I played one game where I was just using Lel and so I picked all the perfect sentences to make sure it would go off without a hitch. I hated what my character had to say. Then I played a pragmatic mage Surana who sometimes went out of her way to argue with Lel. Their path to friendship was different, but there was still a path. I haven't played around with Zev's approval bar as much, but I'd imagine there are more paths to his heart than always agreeing that assasination is great. Since the backstory I gave for my Surana is that she'd helped murder someone as a child, she couldn't help but agree with the sentiment that sometimes murder was necessary. Oh I'm pretty sure Wynne isn't as peachy old lady as she seems. Her remark about threatening Alistair how he might wake up next to her had a hint of truth to that happening with younger men. Dorian and Cass are the reasons I'm going to create male Inq to have a go at them. haha It sounds like the rich boy who can summon skeletons had a dotting nanny. Interesting... Does dumping your current romance re-open the locks though? I guess that's how the game evolves in different ways. Possibly, the locks may appear depending on personality like Blackwall may not care about some flirting with someone else but Cullen will probably get blocked by anything since just batting your eyelashes makes him gasp, panic, big deal. A part of his charm I suppose that I really don't want to hurt his feelings and get locked out of a nice scene by accident just for the lulz of being a flirt with a random person. With Zev you don't have to talk at all since he gives you +24 just for sleeping with him and you don't need to be that high on approval to sleep with him. I just like getting to know the person I'm sleeping with and fishing for compliments in that speech while at it. >.> lol I just can't help but make fun of Leli and her passionate ribbons speeches. It's easier to understand Zev when you're rping someone with a similar experience. A big cringe though on my human nobles and mages.
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 20:30:25 GMT
No one is good enough for Wynne. She just hates seeing love in the air because the last time she let herself love someone she got preggers and had to give up the baby. She does make him for being a brat about the whole thing later. and in DAI, if you're dating Dorian, the Nun gets to take Wynne's role. in DAI, there are soft locks and hard locks. Talking to Blackwall on the battlements is quite kiss free, but using the heart options blocks Cullen in the chess game. And Solas is super low key and you guys made out in the FADE and yet people seem to know about it and it blocks Cullen as well. I played one game where I was just using Lel and so I picked all the perfect sentences to make sure it would go off without a hitch. I hated what my character had to say. Then I played a pragmatic mage Surana who sometimes went out of her way to argue with Lel. Their path to friendship was different, but there was still a path. I haven't played around with Zev's approval bar as much, but I'd imagine there are more paths to his heart than always agreeing that assasination is great. Since the backstory I gave for my Surana is that she'd helped murder someone as a child, she couldn't help but agree with the sentiment that sometimes murder was necessary. Oh I'm pretty sure Wynne isn't as peachy old lady as she seems. Her remark about threatening Alistair how he might wake up next to her had a hint of truth to that happening with younger men. Dorian and Cass are the reasons I'm going to create male Inq to have a go at them. haha It sounds like the rich boy who can summon skeletons had a dotting nanny. Interesting... Does dumping your current romance re-open the locks though? I guess that's how the game evolves in different ways. Possibly, the locks may appear depending on personality like Blackwall may not care about some flirting with someone else but Cullen will probably get blocked by anything since just batting your eyelashes makes him gasp, panic, big deal. A part of his charm I suppose that I really don't want to hurt his feelings and get locked out of a nice scene by accident just for the lulz of being a flirt with a random person. With Zev you don't have to talk at all since he gives you +24 just for sleeping with him and you don't need to be that high on approval to sleep with him. I just like getting to know the person I'm sleeping with and fishing for compliments in that speech while at it. >.> lol I just can't help but make fun of Leli and her passionate ribbons speeches. It's easier to understand Zev when you're rping someone with a similar experience. A big cringe though on my human nobles and mages. Don't date Cass with a Dalish Inky and ALSO bring her to the Temple of Mythall. One comment broke it for me. Softlocking on the Ramparts with Blackwall leads to two potential sex scenes but the third scene is-- wait, have you played this game entirely? Spoiler free version, a big thing happens that may lead to you breaking it off with him. And if you've ignored Cullen after arrival of Skyhold up to this point, you just run over crying into his arms and he effortlessly sweeps you off your feet with nary a comment about that awful bad blackwall man. Sera's breakup point is post Arbor Wilds (so is Solas', I'm pretty sure), I'm uncertain where her soft lock is. Solas soft lock is the Fade kiss. I'm very aware of this, because I tried to take advantage of a polyamorous bug that apparently had gotten patch fixed..... Being Het, I'm mostly aware of the male populations soft and hard lock ins. I just recently romanced Cass, she soft locks in a conversation up on the ramparts (it's a scene) but doesn't hard lock until the big romantic scene; she hard locks if you DON'T break up with her in that scene. My Surana was the Elven Mage Origin. I RPed her as having a hand in the murder of a Templar that was molesting her. I'm not certain that's the "same" experience Zevran went though, but I do believe if you say something like, "killing is generally bad" he'll say someting like, "but sometimes these people really need killing." And THAT is what my Surana agreed with.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 21:27:04 GMT
Oh I'm pretty sure Wynne isn't as peachy old lady as she seems. Her remark about threatening Alistair how he might wake up next to her had a hint of truth to that happening with younger men. Dorian and Cass are the reasons I'm going to create male Inq to have a go at them. haha It sounds like the rich boy who can summon skeletons had a dotting nanny. Interesting... Does dumping your current romance re-open the locks though? I guess that's how the game evolves in different ways. Possibly, the locks may appear depending on personality like Blackwall may not care about some flirting with someone else but Cullen will probably get blocked by anything since just batting your eyelashes makes him gasp, panic, big deal. A part of his charm I suppose that I really don't want to hurt his feelings and get locked out of a nice scene by accident just for the lulz of being a flirt with a random person. With Zev you don't have to talk at all since he gives you +24 just for sleeping with him and you don't need to be that high on approval to sleep with him. I just like getting to know the person I'm sleeping with and fishing for compliments in that speech while at it. >.> lol I just can't help but make fun of Leli and her passionate ribbons speeches. It's easier to understand Zev when you're rping someone with a similar experience. A big cringe though on my human nobles and mages. Don't date Cass with a Dalish Inky and ALSO bring her to the Temple of Mythall. One comment broke it for me. Softlocking on the Ramparts with Blackwall leads to two potential sex scenes but the third scene is-- wait, have you played this game entirely? Spoiler free version, a big thing happens that may lead to you breaking it off with him. And if you've ignored Cullen after arrival of Skyhold up to this point, you just run over crying into his arms and he effortlessly sweeps you off your feet with nary a comment about that awful bad blackwall man. Sera's breakup point is post Arbor Wilds (so is Solas', I'm pretty sure), I'm uncertain where her soft lock is. Solas soft lock is the Fade kiss. I'm very aware of this, because I tried to take advantage of a polyamorous bug that apparently had gotten patch fixed..... Being Het, I'm mostly aware of the male populations soft and hard lock ins. I just recently romanced Cass, she soft locks in a conversation up on the ramparts (it's a scene) but doesn't hard lock until the big romantic scene; she hard locks if you DON'T break up with her in that scene. My Surana was the Elven Mage Origin. I RPed her as having a hand in the murder of a Templar that was molesting her. I'm not certain that's the "same" experience Zevran went though, but I do believe if you say something like, "killing is generally bad" he'll say someting like, "but sometimes these people really need killing." And THAT is what my Surana agreed with. I haven't played Inq fully yet. My Inq Noob log is a bit behind my game play, but I'm probably mid-way in terms of the game? One of the last things I've done was snog Cullen on battlements and then went to a desert and interrupted the Wardens' blood magic ritual. Then that Tevinter guy ran away. I haven't completed DA2 either. I believe I finished act 2 because the last thing I did was win king of the hill fight vs Arishok. After DAO I bought both DA2 and Inq, but I had certain problems with DA2 delivery that delayed it by a month and a half. So, I started Inq first, but the process isn't very fast and I'm playing both at the same time. With sometimes dropping into Origins to advance my Nightmare mode game. OOoo? A potential to romance someone else and then dump then to go with Cullen? Sounds fun and heartbreaking. D: Also, I'm not sure about this 'softlock' and 'harlock' thing. I get the general idea what it is. I mean to ask if there is some game indication to distinguish softlock from hardlock before clicking? Or I'm completely misunderstanding here. Seeing how DAO world is and the baddies the Warden encounters, it's not that hypocritical to agree with Zevran. I'm not into creating praise poetry for the stabby deed and it doesn't mean that you have to enjoy killing those who need killing. Then again .... Howeeee... and my noble human warden.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 21:28:24 GMT
Speaking of the Noob Log...
Day 29: The Noob Inquisitor Log
- Hurray! Found entrance to Jurassic Park! There were waves of the cutest scaly critters breathing fire and trying to sink poisonous fangs into party members. One of them kept chewing on my arm while my brain zigged and zagged around possible Astrarium solutions. - Whee! Applied a nifty new spinning sword skill to clear some demons. How dare they invade Jurassic Park! - Afterwards had a nice snack at abandoned fishermen camp who have left some tuna and old notes behind. Such a nice little island. Why would anyone leave it in a hurry? - Poking around Astrariums has revealed a nifty cave where you normally say after you enter it, Ahaha you mean we've just entered the do not enter this cave, cave? Laughed awkwardly when found more spiders inside.
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Post by cmoe on Sept 29, 2017 21:32:17 GMT
Just some errands with my Lavellan. Talking Leli out of murdering people... then heading to the Hinterlands to meet a sister.. save a few refugees, fight a few rogue templars and mages... Fun times! I may have a crush on my character. Um, maybe don't kill everyone just yet.. Saving a few refugees at the Crossroads. On a mission! Errr, ok then..
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 21:47:31 GMT
Also, I'm not sure about this 'softlock' and 'harlock' thing. I get the general idea what it is. I mean to ask if there is some game indication to distinguish softlock from hardlock before clicking? Or I'm completely misunderstanding here. What we call a Soft Lock a mechanic in which the game has accepted you and your intended to have marked each other for snogging. So then folks like Cullen will then notice and say things like, "we can't spend more time together, this other person would be bothered." A Hard Lock is the point that you can never ever break up with them ever. Soft Lock for Blackwall is the Ramparts. Cullen's is the Chess Scene. Cass is also the Ramparts. Solas' is the Face Dream. Sometimes these conversations have kisses, sometimes they don't. Between the Soft Lock and the Hard Lock, the Heart Symbols don't go away but they can be rebuffed or ignored by the companion/adviser cuz they totally know someone else has their eye on Inky and they don't want to make Drama for the Inquisition and it's Inquisitor. Not like Anders and Fenris where Anders will whine about anyone you choose that isn't him in Act 3 or even *sob* if Fenris lost and he warns Anders to take care of Hawke *sob* I love that elf. NO JEALOUSY IN THE INQUISITION. IT'S UNSEEMLY. And no, there are no clues as to when Soft Lock and Hard Lock happens- like, the heart symbol is no different. So you have to be a detective. Solas' Fade Dream, you can't snog him (the option is removed) if you said you liked Blackwall on the ramparts. Cullen will also mention you can't "spend more time" together. There will still be heart icons popping locking along the screen, but they're wasted. These are the clues. Another clue is that Sera will gossip to your face about who you're snogging. The game mechanic sign that you're locked in is that ALL the flirt options are GONE with the other companions. Additionally, the Hard Lock will sometimes say something like "This is will start a relationship with this person!" But I think they do that for Blackwall and you can still break up with him later so...ya... it's not consistent cross the board. Yer dating Cullen. The chess scene is the soft lock. So you probably still see Heart Icons but if you use them, they're a bit wasted. Cullen's Hard Lock is sleeping with him so it's pretty obvious. But this differs from Origins and DA2 pretty heavily because you can't bang your companions and THEN decide if you want to keep them. Literally all of the DA2 LIs you can sleep with THEN make a decision. in Origins, two of the LIs would almost be offended if you didn't bang them WAY before love was discussed. I think in DAI, the only time banging happens before the love discussion is Iron Bull, Cass, Dorian.... And in the latter two cases, Maker have mercy, I would feel a total shit for banging them and then being like, "Oh no, that was just funsies."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 21:52:13 GMT
Just some errands with my Lavellan. Talking Leli out of murdering people... then heading to the Hinterlands to meet a sister.. save a few refugees, fight a few rogue templars and mages... Fun times! I may have a crush on my character. Um, maybe don't kill everyone just yet.. Saving a few refugees at the Crossroads. On a mission! Errr, ok then.. Why is Varric looking at your Inky's butt?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 22:15:22 GMT
Also, I'm not sure about this 'softlock' and 'harlock' thing. I get the general idea what it is. I mean to ask if there is some game indication to distinguish softlock from hardlock before clicking? Or I'm completely misunderstanding here. What we call a Soft Lock a mechanic in which the game has accepted you and your intended to have marked each other for snogging. So then folks like Cullen will then notice and say things like, "we can't spend more time together, this other person would be bothered." A Hard Lock is the point that you can never ever break up with them ever. Soft Lock for Blackwall is the Ramparts. Cullen's is the Chess Scene. Cass is also the Ramparts. Solas' is the Face Dream. Sometimes these conversations have kisses, sometimes they don't. Between the Soft Lock and the Hard Lock, the Heart Symbols don't go away but they can be rebuffed or ignored by the companion/adviser cuz they totally know someone else has their eye on Inky and they don't want to make Drama for the Inquisition and it's Inquisitor. Not like Anders and Fenris where Anders will whine about anyone you choose that isn't him in Act 3 or even *sob* if Fenris lost and he warns Anders to take care of Hawke *sob* I love that elf. NO JEALOUSY IN THE INQUISITION. IT'S UNSEEMLY. And no, there are no clues as to when Soft Lock and Hard Lock happens- like, the heart symbol is no different. So you have to be a detective. Solas' Fade Dream, you can't snog him (the option is removed) if you said you liked Blackwall on the ramparts. Cullen will also mention you can't "spend more time" together. There will still be heart icons popping locking along the screen, but they're wasted. These are the clues. Another clue is that Sera will gossip to your face about who you're snogging. The game mechanic sign that you're locked in is that ALL the flirt options are GONE with the other companions. Additionally, the Hard Lock will sometimes say something like "This is will start a relationship with this person!" But I think they do that for Blackwall and you can still break up with him later so...ya... it's not consistent cross the board. Yer dating Cullen. The chess scene is the soft lock. So you probably still see Heart Icons but if you use them, they're a bit wasted. Cullen's Hard Lock is sleeping with him so it's pretty obvious. But this differs from Origins and DA2 pretty heavily because you can't bang your companions and THEN decide if you want to keep them. Literally all of the DA2 LIs you can sleep with THEN make a decision. in Origins, two of the LIs would almost be offended if you didn't bang them WAY before love was discussed. I think in DAI, the only time banging happens before the love discussion is Iron Bull, Cass, Dorian.... And in the latter two cases, Maker have mercy, I would feel a total shit for banging them and then being like, "Oh no, that was just funsies." Actually, I had the 'this will start a relationship' message with Cullen on the battlements. This sounds like a hard lock. With him it makes sense though about Blackwall. Cullen thinks you've stolen his virginity just by kissing him on the battlements. So, if you go kissing Blackwall there, then no Cullen for you. What about in between hardlock and softlock? Does the game let you break up then? It's kinda odd that all heart options would disappear with all the other companions after hardlock, which doesn't bother me. But, not being able to break up sounds extremely annoying. I've always loved the Origins dynamic that you can click 'we need to end this' line any time without a word of explanation and Alistair doesn't even question you, he's just like 'awww nuts I knew I wasn't good enough for a girl like that ' I'm a terrible person. By the way, haven't you mentioned that you could do several romances in one game? How is it doable if hardlock doesn't let you break up? Or you were kding?
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Post by cmoe on Sept 29, 2017 22:16:31 GMT
Just some errands with my Lavellan. Talking Leli out of murdering people... then heading to the Hinterlands to meet a sister.. save a few refugees, fight a few rogue templars and mages... Fun times! I may have a crush on my character. Um, maybe don't kill everyone just yet.. Saving a few refugees at the Crossroads. On a mission! Errr, ok then.. Why is Varric looking at your Inky's butt? I'm guessing for the same reason I am???
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Post by cmoe on Sept 29, 2017 22:18:59 GMT
What we call a Soft Lock a mechanic in which the game has accepted you and your intended to have marked each other for snogging. So then folks like Cullen will then notice and say things like, "we can't spend more time together, this other person would be bothered." A Hard Lock is the point that you can never ever break up with them ever. Soft Lock for Blackwall is the Ramparts. Cullen's is the Chess Scene. Cass is also the Ramparts. Solas' is the Face Dream. Sometimes these conversations have kisses, sometimes they don't. Between the Soft Lock and the Hard Lock, the Heart Symbols don't go away but they can be rebuffed or ignored by the companion/adviser cuz they totally know someone else has their eye on Inky and they don't want to make Drama for the Inquisition and it's Inquisitor. Not like Anders and Fenris where Anders will whine about anyone you choose that isn't him in Act 3 or even *sob* if Fenris lost and he warns Anders to take care of Hawke *sob* I love that elf. NO JEALOUSY IN THE INQUISITION. IT'S UNSEEMLY. And no, there are no clues as to when Soft Lock and Hard Lock happens- like, the heart symbol is no different. So you have to be a detective. Solas' Fade Dream, you can't snog him (the option is removed) if you said you liked Blackwall on the ramparts. Cullen will also mention you can't "spend more time" together. There will still be heart icons popping locking along the screen, but they're wasted. These are the clues. Another clue is that Sera will gossip to your face about who you're snogging. The game mechanic sign that you're locked in is that ALL the flirt options are GONE with the other companions. Additionally, the Hard Lock will sometimes say something like "This is will start a relationship with this person!" But I think they do that for Blackwall and you can still break up with him later so...ya... it's not consistent cross the board. Yer dating Cullen. The chess scene is the soft lock. So you probably still see Heart Icons but if you use them, they're a bit wasted. Cullen's Hard Lock is sleeping with him so it's pretty obvious. But this differs from Origins and DA2 pretty heavily because you can't bang your companions and THEN decide if you want to keep them. Literally all of the DA2 LIs you can sleep with THEN make a decision. in Origins, two of the LIs would almost be offended if you didn't bang them WAY before love was discussed. I think in DAI, the only time banging happens before the love discussion is Iron Bull, Cass, Dorian.... And in the latter two cases, Maker have mercy, I would feel a total shit for banging them and then being like, "Oh no, that was just funsies." Actually, I had the 'this will start a relationship' message with Cullen on the battlements. This sounds like a hard lock. With him it makes sense though about Blackwall. Cullen thinks you've stolen his virginity just by kissing him on the battlements. So, if you go kissing Blackwall there, then no Cullen for you. What about in between hardlock and softlock? Does the game let you break up then? It's kinda odd that all heart options would disappear with all the other companions after hardlock, which doesn't bother me. But, not being able to break up sounds extremely annoying. I've always loved the Origins dynamic that you can click 'we need to end this' line any time without a word of explanation and Alistair doesn't even question you, he's just like 'awww nuts I knew I wasn't good enough for a girl like that ' I'm a terrible person. By the way, haven't you mentioned that you could do several romances in one game? How is it doable if hardlock doesn't let you break up? Or you were kding? You're considering someone besides the commander? There will be another chance to break things off with Cullen. But not sure anyone else is available at that point. Maybe Sera or Josie?
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Post by phoray on Sept 29, 2017 22:21:06 GMT
adonnielYou're only soft locked if you haven't sexed Cullen. Sexing Cullen requires you to click the Hard Lock Heart. Or you can call it off right before the sex which truly defines the soft lock- you still have a chance to end things. Hard Lock means never ever getting to break up aftwards, which I regretted with Cass and my Dalish. You can do 3 romances in DAI as a female: Casual Sex with Iron Bull causes a soft lock. You then break it off. Then Blackwall has his built in break up drama in the final third of the game that is after two possible instances of sex. And if you've ignored Cullen (chess scene and on) you can then have all of his romance scenes to keep you warm for the last third of the game. As a male, you can go from Iron Bull Casual sex, to Cass/Dorian sex then break up, to Cass/Dorian sex then break up, to Josephine if you've ignored her since arriving at Skyhold. This requires gaming the system and ignoring companions until you're ready to bang em and leave em.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 22:24:40 GMT
Why is Varric looking at your Inky's butt? I'm guessing for the same reason I am??? Like Sera says, 'someone's about to get a butt full of arrows.' *gets pop corn* We have major drama coming up. I don't think Bianca's gonna like that!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 22:53:02 GMT
cmoe: O_O Break it off with the fine Commander willingly? D: phoray and I in the Cullen romance thread were talking about a strategy how one could stuff all the romances into one game and then have romances is the next game that end with Cullen romance in order to miss as few games without romancing Cullen as possible. phoray: Ah, I see. That won't let me experience all the romantic scenes with each character then, just most of them. That lock sounds extremely annoying. Maybe saying no shouldn't be treated as glibly as in DAO, but I want to be able to end it any time. Even if I rarely consider breaking it off after I pick someone. But DAO is funny that way. You can have 90+ with Zev and Alistair at the same time, one romance and one friendship. Sleep with one of them, immediately kick them out of the tent by breaking it off. Then you approach another and sleep with them two mins later. Then you break it up with the 2nd one, toss lots of cake at your first choice and say 'ohh XD My bad. You were totally better than the 2nd guy at the tent. Let's get back to it.' Not realistic either, but ah well at least amusing.
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Post by vonuber on Sept 29, 2017 23:12:27 GMT
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Post by phoray on Sept 30, 2017 1:38:12 GMT
phoray: Ah, I see. That won't let me experience all the romantic scenes with each character then, just most of them. That lock sounds extremely annoying. Maybe saying no shouldn't be treated as glibly as in DAO, but I want to be able to end it any time. Even if I rarely consider breaking it off after I pick someone. ummm.... yeah, you'd miss pretty much all of the Iron Bull romance. Two scenes of Blackwall romance (one in trespasser). Then you still get ALL of Cullen's romance. So glad you picked him, I even talked my hubby into doing a Cullenmance. He's got quantity AND quality. But it's as much as you can do if you are trying to play a promiscuous character in DAI They made it difficult. No tent bouncing and half the characters won't let you bang them without commiting your undying love.
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