What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

Huh! Not recruiting Velanna led to the Pilgrim's path being all unsafe because she wouldn't relinquish the Wending Wood. Feel kinda bad for her, but it's her life. She'll eventually leave, surely, and find her own way. Free of that taint that would shorten her life, too.

Speaking of the Wending wood, I hate that place.

Happy endings for NAthaniel, Oghren, Anders because Vigil's keep held. Does Sigrun always run off in the middle of the night after losing her purpose or did I mess something up there?

I paid super close attention to what the Architect told me. He really has no idea that he was once a magister. Maybe it's like Shale...after so long alive, you just blank out. Also, he definitely never shares what we learned in The Calling. Guess he learned his lesson there. HE really does a good job of presenting the Mother as super dangerous.

Two other things, kinda disturbing. We never really know for sure the spirit people of the Blackmarsh actually pass on or die or anything.
Also, your Warden's blood will definitely be used to "wake up" a Darkspawn.

Lastly, even thouhg I didn't get a Zevran letter, the game did recognize our romance in the ending slide that says my Surana ran off to Antiva. The Seneshal of my Surana's lands must enjoy all the free reign I give him over running Gueryn.

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oh yeah!
I've tried really hard to find a link that someone gave me, I think on this discussion. I've also tried looking on NExus mods. Someone linked me to a Dragon Age Keep Mod, one you use for DA2, not DAI. Can someone please relink me?



I have been answered. THANKS

I'm guessing the save editor mod is this one:
www.nexusmods.com/dragonage2/mods/2251/?
Never got it to work for me, but did admittedly not spend a lot of time testing it.

As for Sigrun, I think along with high approval, you also need to ask her to stay during her last approval or post quest talk. And probably use puppy eyes as well.

It's pretty long since I tried it, but it always just said that my Warden was an dwarven mage instead of what I picked. Granted this was a few years ago and maybe I was just doing something wrong. I think it worked for dragontartare, so it's probably that I was doing something wrong.

I definitely agree with you on the mods to skip.  The only point to the golem one is to be able to use your Warden one last time.  Witch Hunt doesn't make sense unless your Warden did the DR and wants to find out what happened with Morrigan and the baby.

Have fun with the mods and be sure to tell us which ones worked well and which ones were buggy.  Next time you do Origins, you should try some of the mods for that as well.  There really are some great ones for that game.

Can't remember where I left off... My current PT is with Neria Surana, an elven Circle Mage. Given that the Circle is one of the few institutions in Thedas that treats capable elves as equals, she loyal to the Circle as led by Irving and is an Equitarian like both Irving and Wynne, though with some Libertarian leanings. After the “Jowan incident,” joining the Wardens proves easy for Neria since the Wardens, like the Circle, treat elves fairly.

She wants to do what is right, but finds she has to balance that with pragmatic considerations especially after Ostagar. Given the dire circumstances she and Alistair find themselves in after Ostagar, she has to accept as comrades individuals she would’ve avoided prior to Ostagar, starting with the apostate mage, Morrigan. This inclination grows further after she accepts Leliana, a mysterious Chantry Sister, into their group. Leliana’s influence encourages Neria to show mercy and give people second chances. Pragmatism also drives her to accept quick jobs for pay so that she and her comrades can purchase improved armor and weapons. Jobs from the Chanters’ board satisfy her idealistic inclinations and pose no moral dilemmas. She has also accepted jobs from the Blackstone Irregulars, the Mages’ Collective, and – while in Denerim – the Antivan Crows and some criminal groups connected to the Gnawed Noble Tavern. Especially when dealing with the Mages’ Collective and with the Crows, she has rejected jobs she felt were especially questionable.

With this background as to how Neria thinks, she has made the following key decisions while trying to gather allies in accordance with the Grey Warden treaties:



Having fulfilled the Grey Warden Treaties, Neria accepts Arl Eamon’s suggestion to call a Landsmeet to confront Loghain once and for all. Once in Denerim, they are called to rescue Queen Anora who is being kept under house arrest by Arl Howe. They kill Howe and free a number of prisoners unjustly held in Howe’s dungeon. Neria, however, ends up being captured and has to be rescued by Shale and Wynne.

Back at Arl Eamon’s estate, Neria arranges for Anora to marry Alistair to maintain the Therin family on the throne of Ferelden. Anora informs Neria that something odd is going on in the Denerim alienage and that Loghain may be implicated. Neria then leads her team to the alienage. There, she finds that Tevinter mages have a slave operation going on under the guise of treating the alienage elves for the plague. Neria and her team defeat the Tevinters and free the elves. (During the Origin story, Neria stated she was from the Denerim alienage.) Sadly, Neria finds no signs of relatives in the alienage nor anyone who remembers her. She was but a child when she left for the Circle Tower so many years ago.

Having resolved the problems at the alienage and having influenced a number of nobles affected by Howe’s crimes. Neria and Alistair are ready for the Landsmeet…

When I first played, I was using a guidebook to get to all the perfect solutions.  Then, of course, I realized that was cheating!    I realized that my PCs had to make decisions based on what they knew and what they could reasonably anticipate.  (Doing that definitely makes the possessed Connor situation more interesting!)  Listening closely to what people becomes all the more important.

The problem for my Surana was how do you find out that Behlen has any kind of good side?    In the first task Gavorn gave -- the one about the land deal -- the Shaper told me it had all been forged. Next, Gavorn's trying to get my PC to falsely connect Harrowmont to Jarvia. The nearest thing I could get to a statement of any of Behlen's positions was the merchant right before Dust town who says Behlen will expand trade with the surface. I wonder if the only Origin that would know anything of Behlen's position to help the Casteless is the Dwarf Commoner?

With the Dalish elves, I once had a Dalish PC kill Witherfang and all the Werewolves.  In general, the Weres were even more hostile to her than to the other Origins for obvious reasons.  With the mindset that my Dalish PC wanted to help the Dalish not just because of the Blight but because they were Dalish, I went for the parley with the Lady of the Forrest.  My PC was, of course, sympathetic when hearing of the curse and how she wanted us to bring Zathrian to her to break the curse.  I would say most of my PCs would then go to get Zathrian.  My Dalish PC asks:  "What happens if the curse can't be broken?"  Swiftrunner -- one of the most obnoxious non-villainous characters in the game -- immediately blurts out "We kill all the Dalish!"  At that point, my Dalish PC goes back to "I just want Witherfang" and the fight starts! 

I've no idea what kind of Warden goes for Dalish massacre option.  Not even Morrigan suggests that!  lol  I suppose an extreme racist human noble would do that and sacrifice the alienage elves.  I've yet to do a PT with a PC that starts off with such an extremely flawed character.

I have about 22 mods on board for my 4th run of Dragon Age 2. Only 5 have to do with Hawke specifically, and two of those are outfits.

And I'd never used a mod before in my life before today. I could have gone the super model direction with her, considering all the options, but settled (happily!) for the "Gorgeous Apostate Next Door." Long Brown Hair, dusky skin, and warm brown eyes. The face shape is from the original game with nose and cheek tweaks. I was really wanting my Hawke to still look like part of the family, so I held up a picture of Bethany on my phone while adjusting facial features.

Reagan Hawke

I remember she approve for killing the Dalish and the city elves as well,but not to be worry i intend to teach her the good manners,that's why Flemeth gave her to me.

I assume you're soloing this time around?  As Shale would say, the companions would be awfully squishy without armor!