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Post by Psychevore on Oct 13, 2017 15:20:00 GMT
Slightly bummed out cause the game screwed me out of my Belle of the Balle trophy, so a single PT platinum is not possible anymore I have a save right before Halamshiral though, lets hope I don't overwrite it accidentally haha How'd you fall short? Too many points lost exploring? Didn't do well during the dance? I hit a 100 during the dance with Florianne. At that point I should've gotten it. Ended the quest with 99 though but that shouldn't preclude me from getting the trophy.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Oct 13, 2017 16:36:21 GMT
Continuing with the adventures of Boudica, Boudica and the two other recruits are tasked by Duncan to go into the Korcari Wilds to collect three vials of Darkspawn Blood and to locate an abandoned GW outpost to retrieve some old treaties stored there. They are to be escorted and aided by junior GW Alistair. The forest is overrun with Darkspawn and other horrors and the three vials of blood come quickly. When they reach the ruins, however, they find the treaties are missing. An apostate who had apparently been watching their movements in the Wilds suddenly appears, questioning them and otherwise toying with them before informing them that the treaties are with her mother. They accompany the apostate -- a beautiful young woman named Morrigan -- to her mother's hut. The mother, a sly old woman, happily turns over the treaties and warns them that the "threat is greater than they think." When quizzed about her comment, the sly crone is evasive. Boudica had read of witches like this -- seers into the future who give only vague warnings of what is to come, but never enough information to avoid disaster... They return to Ostagar and finally commence with the Joining. Sadly, the other two recruits end up dead. The bloody concoction that makes GWs what they are is potentially poisonous! And then it's Boudica's turn... i.imgur.com/q33skwT.pngThe odious concoction knocks her out, causes nightmares of the Dark Spawn and the Archdemon (nightmares or visions?) but she survives and when she wakes, the time for the main battle has almost arrived. She goes with Duncan to a meeting where Cailan and Loghain finalize their battle plans. Cailan leads the main force - along with Duncan and most of the GWs - against the Dark Spawn horde while Loghain leads a flanking force that is to deal a lethal blow to the Dark Spawn force when given a signal from the Tower of Ishal. Loghain already has men at the Tower, but Cailan insists on sending Alistair and Boudica. Alistair is disappointed to be left out of the main battle, but Duncan reassures them that their task is critical. The two head out as the battle commences. Soon, they find what was supposed to be easy duty is going to be easy duty ends up being far more difficult: the Dark Spawn have seized control of the Tower of Ishal! i.imgur.com/8ab9npV.pngTogether with Boudica's faithful mabari and a reluctant but brave Circle Mage (What was his name? Bob?), the two Grey Wardens fight their way up the Tower killing numerous Hurlocks and Gemlocks only to meet the nastiest one of all: an Ogre! i.imgur.com/pi5c4xl.pngThe two warriors take turns slashing the monster while "Bob" slowly wears him down with magical volleys and Dog draws his attention. Alistair administers the killing blow... i.imgur.com/HNimrPd.png...and the signal is lit... i.imgur.com/pdUkOfa.png...and totally ignored... i.imgur.com/3BUznpG.pngThe last thing Boudica remembered immediately after lighting the beacon was being swarmed by Dark Spawn and being hit by a hail of arrows. i.imgur.com/xWXaRNQ.pngAnd then she woke up... i.imgur.com/HnWQ3k5.pngNormally waking up to the gaze of a pretty woman would be a good thing...and a sign of an evening well-spent! But thoughts of the battle haven't left her... i.imgur.com/gayH76k.pngAnd Morrigan informs Boudica of the results of Loghain's treachery! i.imgur.com/gkiFOqS.pngBoudica finds out that she, Alistair and Dog (poor "Bob"!) were rescued by Morrigan's mother, who now identifies herself as Flemeth, the legendary Witch of the Wilds! i.imgur.com/dwlgr8o.pngFlemeth rallies the two Grey Wardens from their despair and reminds them of their duty and the treaties: their mission is to use the treaties to build an army of humans, dwarves, mages, and elves to fight the AD! All differences are to be set aside for the good of all! And to further assist the beleaguered Wardens, Flemeth offers the assistance of her not quite so willing daughter, Morrigan! i.imgur.com/XGRdakS.pngThough generally suspicious of apostates, Boudica knew that Flemeth and Morrigan had saved Alistair and herself from certain death and she was truly grateful. (Exactly how Flemeth transported both her and Alistair from the top of the Tower to her hut in the Wilds was a question Boudica didn't think of until they were well on their way to Lothering unfortunately...) She also knew they would need the services of a powerful mage to compensate for their small numbers and gladly accepted the addition of Morrigan to their small but heroic group. Besides...in addition to Morrigan's beauty, Boudica loved the sound of her voice...and the way she playfully taunted Alistair and made his head spin! (She had to take her entertainment where she could find it! Maker knows that Dog's fetching game got old rather quickly...) Next stop: Lothering
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Post by fylimar on Oct 13, 2017 21:42:27 GMT
I plaey Inara Trevelyan for a bit. She was investigating an elven ruin and had a bit of fun with an archer statue, who had to shoot 4 mirrors - even Sera liked it, despite it being elvy. After that Inara hunted a snow wyvern, because Viv needs the heart for something. And while in teh Exalted Plains, they closed some rifts, killed some Venatori and a templar gang. A nice, dark picture Look at the fellow in the upper left corner - looks familiar? Vivienne is too late ... and in a chatty mood And so is Leliana Say, did anyone ever had the problem, that you couldn't leave Skyhold from the bridge? I just got Lelianas quest, where you have to meet her in that church, but you can't reach it via war table, so I wanted to go over the bridge, but I always end up back in Skyhold: I select the place on teh map and the loading screen start and then, I'm back at the bridge. I tried reload, ending and starting the game again, but nothing. I had the same problem with Blackwalls quest, but there it worked after a restart. Anyone a suggestion for me? Thanks in advance
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Post by vonuber on Oct 13, 2017 22:50:26 GMT
Tonight, Calistyn visited an old Temple, helped out Josie then did some judging.
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Post by cmoe on Oct 14, 2017 1:53:59 GMT
..Meanwhile back at the Winter Palace.. Exploring The Royal Wing... getting caught in a trap.. yelling at some Orlesians! Fuuun! Harlequins look kinda cool. Sorry to interrupt Errr, we know what you were thinking.. Sera was enjoying this. Walking into traps.. the usual. Reunited the happy couple for some reason. Hopefully for the good of Orlais... Time for a breather.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 2:08:06 GMT
..Meanwhile back at the Winter Palace.. Exploring The Royal Wing... getting caught in a trap.. yelling at some Orlesians! Fuuun! Harlequins look kinda cool. Sorry to interrupt Errr, we know what you were thinking.. Sera was enjoying this. Walking into traps.. the usual. Reunited the happy couple for some reason. Hopefully for the good of Orlais... Time for a breather. O_O I don't remember being attacked by creepy dolls. It's nice how our dear Commander lets his hair down for a break.
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Post by cmoe on Oct 14, 2017 2:14:33 GMT
adonniel Have you already completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts? That quest for me is so fun.. I know it seems to have the love it and hate it groups.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 2:29:21 GMT
adonniel Have you already completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts? That quest for me is so fun.. I know it seems to have the love it and hate it groups. I've done this quest ahead of Here Lies the Abyss (plotting to attack this one soon) and had my Cinderella dance with Prince Charming. The politics were interesting, although, I haven't understood even remotely what the sod Briana was doing as the contender and who would tolerate elves on Orlesian throne. So far, all the story progression quests are excellently done and they all leave an impression on me. The romance scene is just awww I did dislike nor finished the over-abundance of the search quests, especially places where the screen went red and I had to break my V button to find anything. They really should have reduced the number of coins and pretty much everything that needed to be searched for by half. *sigh* When it comes to Cullen, I was laughing sooooo hard at his fanclub. And then was astounded anew just how much this game tends to pull the rug from underneath you when you least expect it. That's a great mark for the game, but ouch my poor feels. I'm talking about a quote if you speak to Cole. I could type up why but I found this on the internet and it offers an explanation, sad.
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Post by cmoe on Oct 14, 2017 2:46:39 GMT
adonniel Have you already completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts? That quest for me is so fun.. I know it seems to have the love it and hate it groups. I've done this quest ahead of Here Lies the Abyss (plotting to attack this one soon) and had my Cinderella dance with Prince Charming. The politics were interesting, although, I haven't understood even remotely what the sod Briana was doing as the contender and who would tolerate elves on Orlesian throne. So far, all the story progression quests are excellently done and they all leave an impression on me. The romance scene is just awww I did dislike nor finished the over-abundance of the search quests, especially places where the screen went red and I had to break my V button to find anything. They really should have reduced the number of coins and pretty much everything that needed to be searched for by half. *sigh* When it comes to Cullen, I was laughing sooooo hard at his fanclub. And then was astounded anew just how much this game tends to pull the rug from underneath you when you least expect it. That's a great mark for the game, but ouch my poor feels. I'm talking about a quote if you speak to Cole. I could type up why but I found this on the internet and it offers an explanation, sad. It is sad. We should have had an option to tell them off. But then we would get kicked out of the ball and blah blah blah... I do like popping by a lot in hopes of scaring them off and making sure he knows he isn't alone.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 3:04:31 GMT
cmoe I hate that we can't remove him from that situation, or at least ask Cassandra or one of the other companions to come stand next to him to scare some of the predators off. Prior to learning what Cole said, I found an odd detail that I brushed off initially. When I first approached Cullen, one of the surrounding nobles asked him if we wants and glass of water and he said, 'No, thank you. I am well.' That seemed like an odd thing to say because usually if you want to seduce someone you'd go with offering alcohol or if the subject hates alcohol some sort of lemonade. Normally water is offered if someone pales or looks unwell. And then his response is, 'I am well.' that's usually the polite answer that implies exactly the opposite. He's a big boy and handles it, (sadly without Inky's help) but he is inwardly freaking out.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Oct 14, 2017 3:13:35 GMT
..Meanwhile back at the Winter Palace.. Exploring The Royal Wing... getting caught in a trap.. yelling at some Orlesians! Fuuun! Harlequins look kinda cool. Sorry to interrupt Errr, we know what you were thinking.. Sera was enjoying this. Walking into traps.. the usual. Reunited the happy couple for some reason. Hopefully for the good of Orlais... Time for a breather. I wonder if Leliana was once a harlequin?
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Post by fylimar on Oct 14, 2017 6:18:54 GMT
adonniel Have you already completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts? That quest for me is so fun.. I know it seems to have the love it and hate it groups. I've done this quest ahead of Here Lies the Abyss (plotting to attack this one soon) and had my Cinderella dance with Prince Charming. The politics were interesting, although, I haven't understood even remotely what the sod Briana was doing as the contender and who would tolerate elves on Orlesian throne. So far, all the story progression quests are excellently done and they all leave an impression on me. The romance scene is just awww I did dislike nor finished the over-abundance of the search quests, especially places where the screen went red and I had to break my V button to find anything. They really should have reduced the number of coins and pretty much everything that needed to be searched for by half. *sigh* When it comes to Cullen, I was laughing sooooo hard at his fanclub. And then was astounded anew just how much this game tends to pull the rug from underneath you when you least expect it. That's a great mark for the game, but ouch my poor feels. I'm talking about a quote if you speak to Cole. I could type up why but I found this on the internet and it offers an explanation, sad. I agree, that Cullen is uncomfortable in the Winter Palace and that it probably has to do with what he encountered in the Ferelden Circle - probably not a fan of crowded rooms and people standing too close after that, but I doubt, that the incident in the Ferelden Circle lasts weeks or a month. From what Wynne and others said, it was a matter of days, plus the captured mages and Wynne and the kids (and the mage in the cupbouad) would have starved otherwise. I managed to leave Skyhold over the bridge again. It's strange, after I started the game this morning, it suddenly worked. It was like the last time with Blackwall. I don't know, why I have trouble leaving via bridge, I don't have a mod that changes anything in environment, travelling or anything else. Most of my mods are in the game for a long while now. I changed some hairstyles, but a hairstyle can't do that, can it? I mean, I know, modding is a pain in the backside in DAI, but that would really be stretching it... would it? Anyway - here is the proof, I made it to Lelianas quest I like, how Inara often seems to have a smile on her lips - almost as if she knows something, the others don't: A bit of sneering can't hurt Glad to help
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Post by cmoe on Oct 14, 2017 6:29:53 GMT
fylimar That is a strange bug. I've never had that problem. I use a ton of mods.
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Post by fylimar on Oct 14, 2017 6:57:15 GMT
fylimar That is a strange bug. I've never had that problem. I use a ton of mods. It may not be mod related, I've gone through some bug reports on the EA site and it seems to happen to people who are playing without mods too. Maybe something to do with some other program interfering
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Post by Syv on Oct 14, 2017 10:37:19 GMT
Catilina : Thank you ! Your Hawk is also badass by the way ! Also glad to see that there are still a lot of folks playing DAO like me ! So now, below you can learn a little about my female elf, Nehari Tabris. Finally started my playthrough.
Today is a beautiful day, today is a special day in the alienage of Denerim where are gathered all the city elves, true city in the heart of the city, of bric and pitcher, furnished with moles, rats and moths, under smells mingled with piss, shit, sweat, and rupee water. Denerim was known for being full of dirt, the alienage was even worse. Nobody cared about the elves The people over there, weak and vulnerable, of frightful poverty and parched like cattle in a pen, suffering the racist and violent yoke of humans. Their daily world strewn with injustices, thefts and killings perpetrated by their peers who do not envisage any future, or exactions committed against them by the guards of the Iarl Ulrien. Where hard labor, often forced, not necessarily paid by humans never dries up, is often the only point of reference when they come to wonder about the usefulness of their existence. At least it was their city, their own, and it was mostly devoid of humans. That was probably their only privilege. But let's forget the difficult conditions of life, let's forget the damn humans. Today we celebrate Soris and Nehari's marriage, able to make them forget their troubles and everything else, at least until the following day, and to make them dream and to flourish on the joys of the festivities. Everyone gossiped happily, laughed, anticipated with excitement the beautiful ceremony to come, the drink poured out, the pretty clothes that would burn the eyes of the guests impressed or falling in love, the catchy music that would fill the heads and impregnate the bodies. Everyone already imagined with delight the time when the new husbands and wifes would have to consume their marriage in bed. Their favourite part as well. Nehari Tabris, the princess of the day and future spouse and queen of the ball knew that this day would come. And yet she was not ready at all ... caught off guard.Fortunately, Shianni her cousin, as excited as a flea, as if it were her own wedding.. is there to watch over her and remind her of her duty ... even if she has to awaken Nehari suddenly, with violence .... Yeah, Shianni isn't really the most delicate girl in the world...<< Mhh, Shianni.. Mhhh.. Stop !.. Stop it, you bitch ! What time is it, what are you doing, leave me alone, not now, I'm tired ! Let me sleep Shianni or I swear, I will kill you ! >> - << Come on, it's your marriage today Nehari. Poor sweatheart. I see. Too much alcohol yesterday, as usual when you enjoy yourself. Wake up you shameless and lazy debauchee ! Wake up ! Your future husband has already arrived in the city. Soris is already waiting for you outside ! Aaah finally ! Not that tired after all huh ? >> * laughs * - << What !? Are you kidding me ? It's for today !? And he.. he is already there !? Andraste's ass Shianni, why didn't you come to wake me up sooner !? I should be already ready, why no one told me anything ! I should maybe kill everyone, not only you ! Bring me my shoes, they are right there, at your feets ! >> A splendid dress almost immaculate, revealing her shoulders, in contrast to the blackness of her satiny skin, embellished with brown leather that enhanced the white color and where were encrusted here and there precious stones in toc. Such would be the dress of Nehari who wanted more than to impress her future husband. He had to devour her with his gaze, almost petrified with admiration. Not that she cared that much about her appearance, her hairstyle proving the opposite, besides, she had always avoided doing too much, making a point of not attracting the eyes of the dirty uncontrollable pigs that were humans. It was dangerous to be too pretty when you were a n elf woman in the neighborhood. A terrible reality never to be forgotten. Humans thought that everything was allowed, that they could do whatever the hell they want. Simply, today was her day, no way she finds competition. Today, she would be the most beautiful. Then attracting glances, when they were hardly accompanied by displaced gestures did not displease her, on the contrary. Nehari, as young as she was, 21 years, was already popular in the neighborhood, as well known for her intrepid and strong character, thieving and arch skills, as well as for the magic of her dance steps during festivities. When, for example, object of covetousness, she turned on herself with a stroke of her kidneys, with sensual swaying beneath the frantic rhythm of the instruments, wandering from envious hand to hand and then escaping with bewitching smiles.The young dark-skinned elf was then at the heart of everything, in the center of attention, attracting the eyes of men she left fascinated and panting, seized with desire for the enchantress she was, sometimes enamored. Today was a beautiful day, was a special day. It was her day, and she was hoping everything would happen like in an enchanting dream. She did not imagine one bit that the dream that she hoped would quickly turn into a nightmare, the worst and the most frightening day of her young life.
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Post by Catilina on Oct 14, 2017 11:03:31 GMT
adonniel Have you already completed Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts? That quest for me is so fun.. I know it seems to have the love it and hate it groups. I've done this quest ahead of Here Lies the Abyss (plotting to attack this one soon) and had my Cinderella dance with Prince Charming. The politics were interesting, although, I haven't understood even remotely what the sod Briana was doing as the contender and who would tolerate elves on Orlesian throne. So far, all the story progression quests are excellently done and they all leave an impression on me. The romance scene is just awww I did dislike nor finished the over-abundance of the search quests, especially places where the screen went red and I had to break my V button to find anything. They really should have reduced the number of coins and pretty much everything that needed to be searched for by half. *sigh* When it comes to Cullen, I was laughing sooooo hard at his fanclub. And then was astounded anew just how much this game tends to pull the rug from underneath you when you least expect it. That's a great mark for the game, but ouch my poor feels. I'm talking about a quote if you speak to Cole. I could type up why but I found this on the internet and it offers an explanation, sad What this "Cullen was raped"? This is weird. His mind was tortured by demons, he wasn't raped by anyone. And why some people think about him, as he would be been a weak flower, who needs a glass cover and take him on a safe pedestal to remotely admire him? In the Ball, he just feels embarrassed. Now seriously again: from what people think, he was raped? I never thought that. Why not enough he was "simple" tortured? And his torture only for days, not months, it just shows, that he lost his sense of time.
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Post by phoray on Oct 14, 2017 12:06:56 GMT
Today I dreamt of Dragon Age.
Dalish and a Circle Tower meeting in Friendship.
Three Dalish dancing, one woman, two men. Their dance, for some reason, made pulsing color. The Templar Commander, not half so fond of the celebration arrangements as the First Enchanter, called out a warning the first time he saw it. A warning that went unheard due to the music. Another color pulse, and then a third, and he ordered his strongest Knight to put them down.
A young Dalish girl had heard all the warnings. Apparently knowing they could not be saved, she would not let them be killed by a Templar nonetheless.
So she killed the three dancers herself. The Templar Knight bore down on "the mad elf" and she burned her with magical fire until the body was ash and the armor glowed orange.
Everyone stared. That was the end of my dream.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 13:46:40 GMT
Day 44: Noob Inquisitor Log - Forgot to hang a note on the Commander's door, 'first to enter will be fired (out of a trebuchet) ' before inviting him for a walk on the battlements. The way he glared at an interfering scout probably made the former wish he did get shot out of trebuchet instead. The rumours aren't going to be nearly as good as what happened next. - Well, it can't be all Commanders and battlements. Strudel keeps muttering how we're all doomed if a bunch of elite guys go crazy-er. It's back to swallowing sand in desert#2. - Whenever I see fanatics jumping around some door and singing 'we won't let you in' it's a sure sign I'll go in there. - Whoa! It's the temple of a major Lag Monster! That nifty new perk I got sure is the best idea since pie. Picked a few locks to steal treasure and went right back out. Not coming back without an umbrella in case the roof collapses. - Made Tevinter nobility repair bridges to get the shinies. Received complaints about getting dust all over his expensive robes. Approval meter: + 21 neutral ___ Syv Hi there. ^^ Welcome back into the Warden ranks. The weapon rack to slay darkspawn is on the right. The fridge is on the left. It's always great fun to start a new game - especially the one where you've played your disk to the holes. @dustyelf I don't find anything remotely romantic about rape. If you take Cole to Winter Palace he's going to say, "Cullen is afraid. They're hunting him. Following fear. He shouldn't be here." This is not evidence that he was raped. But, afraid implies more than embarrassment. In the situation where someone you know is getting their butt grabbed by people they don't know and have no wish to talk to, why wouldn't you want to remove that person from that situation? How is that immediately 'setting them on a pedestal and blowing dust off of them?' Even if you're not that person's friend why would you want to leave someone to be harassed? Catilina Oh damn that's right. It makes it so much better when you were tortured only for a miserly week instead of a month, suck it up special snowflake. Attempted rape by abominations sounds SO much better. It was a desire demon, not sloth. It did want to get at him - but I think it still needed permission to do so hence Cullen kept kicking it out of his mind. Warden killed it before it got to Cullen. I don't think Cullen was raped, but I'm pretty sure that desire demon wanted more than 'plain old torture.'
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Post by Catilina on Oct 14, 2017 14:29:51 GMT
Day 44: Noob Inquisitor Log - Forgot to hang a note on the Commander's door, 'first to enter will be fired (out of a trebuchet) ' before inviting him for a walk on the battlements. The way he glared at an interfering scout probably made the former wish he did get shot out of trebuchet instead. The rumours aren't going to be nearly as good as what happened next. - Well, it can't be all Commanders and battlements. Strudel keeps muttering how we're all doomed if a bunch of elite guys go crazy-er. It's back to swallowing sand in desert#2. - Whenever I see fanatics jumping around some door and singing 'we won't let you in' it's a sure sign I'll go in there. - Whoa! It's the temple of a major Lag Monster! That nifty new perk I got sure is the best idea since pie. Picked a few locks to steal treasure and went right back out. Not coming back without an umbrella in case the roof collapses. - Made Tevinter nobility repair bridges to get the shinies. Received complaints about getting dust all over his expensive robes. Approval meter: + 21 neutral ___ Syv Hi there. ^^ Welcome back into the Warden ranks. The weapon rack to slay darkspawn is on the right. The fridge is on the left. It's always great fun to start a new game - especially the one where you've played your disk to the holes. @dustyelf I don't find anything remotely romantic about rape. If you take Cole to Winter Palace he's going to say, "Cullen is afraid. They're hunting him. Following fear. He shouldn't be here." This is not evidence that he was raped. But, afraid implies more than embarrassment. In the situation where someone you know is getting their butt grabbed by people they don't know and have no wish to talk to, why wouldn't you want to remove that person from that situation? How is that immediately 'setting them on a pedestal and blowing dust off of them?' Even if you're not that person's friend why would you want to leave someone to be harassed? Catilina Oh damn that's right. It makes it so much better when you were tortured only for a miserly week instead of a month, suck it up special snowflake. Like that makes it super ok. Attempted rape by abominations sounds SO much better. It was a desire demon, not sloth. It did want to get at him - but I think it still needed permission to do so hence Cullen kept kicking it out of his mind. Warden killed it before it got to Cullen. I don't think Cullen was raped, but I'm pretty sure that desire demon wanted more than 'plain old torture.'The desire demon wants same as the sloth demon: to possess people. And desire demons use people's desires to reach their goal, to see the world through of a mortal's eyes. And/Or the desire demon's "purpose" is to fulfill the people's desires. This feeds them. The desire demon doesn't generate desires, only intensifies and uses the existing desires. The Templar, who let desire demon win, got a family-illusion, not a mistress, I suppose his desire was a warm family. Lady Harimann got power, not a big muscular sex machine. And Sebastian tempted by his desire to rule, not with a bunch of sexy choir girls. Imshael, the "Choice Spirit" offers virgins, power or richness (ofc, the virgins are the most popular...), not sex. The desire demons, not sex demons. I'm not really good in English, but perhaps, we can use the word: 'rape', but NOT as sexual rape, rather as "mind rape". (If I use this word correctly...)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:41:57 GMT
The desire demon wants same as the sloth demon: to possess people. And desire demons use people's desires to reach their goal, to see the world through of a mortal's eyes. And/Or the desire demon's "purpose" is to fulfill the people's desires. This feeds them. The desire demon doesn't generate desires, only intensifies and uses the existing desires. The Templar, who let desire demon win, got a family-illusion, not a mistress, I suppose his desire was a warm family. Lady Harimann got power, not a big muscular sex machine. And Sebastian tempted by his desire to rule, not with a bunch of sexy choir girls. Imshael, the "Choice Spirit" offers virgins, power or richness (ofc, the virgins are the most popular...), not sex. The desire demons, not sex demons. I'm not really good in English, but perhaps, we can use the word: 'rape', as but NOT sexual rape, this is a "mind rape". (If I use this word correctly...) I know what you are saying because we do not differ on that point. I can re-phrase it in a few more words. When we are talking about 'demon rape' this does not imply demons physically removing armour and having at it. I'm pretty sure demons only know how to maim people physically or burn them to crisp, but can't do any of the 'pleasure' stuff. When we're talking about desire demon rape it implies them possessing the individual (permission still needed and extracted through physical/mental torture) and then - not just amplifying but also twisting that person's desires. This point is where we do not seem to agree. I believe forcefully taking over someone's mind and flooding it with twisted/perverse imagery while feeding off their life is rape. I find it as bad as physical rape. If you feel differently that's up to you. I don't want to write long posts comparing mental torture to physical and debating what's worse. There is nothing remotely romantic about it and either way it's sick.
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Post by Catilina on Oct 14, 2017 14:49:03 GMT
The desire demon wants same as the sloth demon: to possess people. And desire demons use people's desires to reach their goal, to see the world through of a mortal's eyes. And/Or the desire demon's "purpose" is to fulfill the people's desires. This feeds them. The desire demon doesn't generate desires, only intensifies and uses the existing desires. The Templar, who let desire demon win, got a family-illusion, not a mistress, I suppose his desire was a warm family. Lady Harimann got power, not a big muscular sex machine. And Sebastian tempted by his desire to rule, not with a bunch of sexy choir girls. Imshael, the "Choice Spirit" offers virgins, power or richness (ofc, the virgins are the most popular...), not sex. The desire demons, not sex demons. I'm not really good in English, but perhaps, we can use the word: 'rape', as but NOT sexual rape, this is a "mind rape". (If I use this word correctly...) I know what you are saying because we do not differ on that point. I can re-phrase it in a few more words. When we are talking about 'demon rape' this does not imply demons physically removing armour and having at it. I'm pretty sure demons only know how to maim people physically or burn them to crisp, but can't do any of the 'pleasure' stuff. When we're talking about desire demon rape it implies them possessing the individual (permission still needed and extracted through physical/mental torture) and then - not just amplifying but also twisting that person's desires. This point is where we do not seem to agree. I believe forcefully taking over someone's mind and flooding it with twisted/perverse imagery while feeding off their life is rape. I find it as bad as physical rape. If you feel differently that's up to you. I don't want to write long posts comparing mental torture to physical and debating what's worse. There is nothing remotely romantic about it and either way it's sick. That attachment in your post, clearly referred to "sexual rape", not that kind "mind rape", which about you and I spoke. Every similar demon-attack IS some kind of mind rape. The Harrowing, for example...
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Post by Gilli on Oct 14, 2017 15:45:58 GMT
After meeting up with Mother Giselle, Namaki fought some Templars and Mages and then set up camp near Lake Luthias. Exploring around the camp she found a treasure map. Yay! Weirdly, there were boards nailed to the tree next to it. Curiously Namaki looked up and... "Looks roasted, so probably a fire spell. Wait... is that an arrow? Did someone use the Bane of Red Crossing on that poor guy?" She met up with Dennet and got her horse. Promising to his farmhand to set up some Watchtowers, Namaki wanted to explore a bit more, traveling up a rocky hill. They had just climbed down, when a bear attacked. "AHHHH! NOOOOOO! RUN!" Barely escaping the bear, Namaki decided it was time to go Val Royeaux. It was NOT because Solas already had been nagging her about it. The trip wasn't as fruitful as she had hoped it would be, but she had already decided that she'd accept the invitation she had gotten from the Imperial Enchanter. When does a Dalish elf get the chance to see a real orlesian ball? Also there were this strange messge from the Friends of Red Jenny. She had to look into that too. Back in Haven she couldn't help herself but flirt a bit with Cullen, even tho he's not really her type.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 16:08:33 GMT
@dustyelf This is why I shouldn't have been lazy and typed up my thoughts because the tone and a few words can make the same point sound rather different. I was more focused on the other part of that post when I chose it. This interpretation obviously depends on how you would perceive Cole's point. If you take 'afraid' for face value than that post talks about being trapped in a situation of being harassed and that situation mirroring a past traumatic experience. When it comes to Cole, in general BioWare does this on purpose. The same thing is happening when Solas is talking about his fade visions - a very big debatable one about how one sees Loghain's retreat from Ostagar. However, I tend to view this aspect of the game as a huge plus because there is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer. Both alternatives are plausible. If you don't know about Cole's quote or choose to interpret his words as embarrassment than that situation can be seen as funny. At first I laughed at it because I thought BioWare was trolling/giving a nod to the fangirl crowd and exercising a joke exactly about fanfiction where someone is so damn irresistible that everyone wants them. That's poking fun of that obsessed fandom aspect, which by far isn't the first time they do. But, obviously, the game couldn't have left it as simple as that and threw that quote in for confusion. This allowed me to look at this situation in an entirely different light. However, I have no problem with people either laughing at the situation or taking a neutral ground if they don't romance Cullen, like it's not that funny that those guys are making him uncomfortable but he doesn't need sympathy/be coddled. That's actually the part I like about Cullen. While his head is messed up due to a lot of negative experiences, he can handle it without outer help. Both he and Inq have a lot on their plate, but they both can respect each other's abilities and trust their partner to resolve the situation. Having a partner to support them obviously makes them happier, but it is a mature romance that doesn't need babying. They both can resolve their own problems without outside coddling. Like that lyrium withdrawal scene, it's good that Inq can support him, but had Inq not come at all, Cullen would have rolled around on the ground in pain then dusted himself off and crawled back to work. He has a clear understanding that it's a consequence of bad choices made earlier in life. It's not like omg cry he needs pity for it. Not that I'm denying that as his fangirl I don't want my Inq to hug him when he's in pain, but it's about comforting someone you care for rather than 'omg pain is so romantic swoon.' wtf Pain is not romantic. One of the qualities I romance him for is because he's a strong willed individual who can succeed in kicking a harmful habit where so many fail and inspire others to do the same, not because it's cute when someone's a drug addict. But... I digress. Catilina That attachment said 'possible rape' I did not see it specified as physical. If it does than my opinion is different on this detail. I was focused more on a different aspect of that post.
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Post by phoray on Oct 14, 2017 16:22:31 GMT
@adoniel
I'd never heard Cole say that line. It gives me a different perspective on the whole thing and I thank you for bringing it up.
His vehemently saying his admirers letters can be kindling has more.meaning as well
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 16:26:00 GMT
Well, after some thinking, i've done plenty of many different wardens, but never actually passed them through the rest of the games, always stayed DAO only, no alt canons or even a second main canon or whatever. Finally decided to start a second main canon, tho it will not be very revolutionary or special, it's just the female version of my main canon and tbh, i'm really loving this girl, if my main canon it's me, then it's fair to call her me, in girl version xD, a true grey warden in to it's very core, will have to brace herself for what it's to come, cause not much joy and happiness will be left in the end of the journey, but she will endure it and survive, and become even stronger than ever, and make the Grey Wardens proud. Anyway, nonsense posted, let's start with what is really important, the photos. Brief stop to Lothering and journey to Soldier's Peak, to restore this old Warden base.Circle of Magi journey and first floors.The Fade, saving a fan favorite and the mages.And the journey continues, heading to Redcliffe.
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