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Post by Psychevore on Dec 26, 2017 9:52:44 GMT
I'll talk to everyone next, Solas last, then get the specializations and unlock it. Then the game can really begin
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Post by vometia on Dec 26, 2017 13:33:51 GMT
Today I went dragon hunting, and astonishingly I didn't get pwned, not even by the Highland Ravager: that was unexpected as I'm generally rubbish at combat, clueless at tactics and woefully unprepared, though I did at least remember to not attempt to attack it with a fire staff. I'm surprised that my character managed to walk away unscathed and with mostly clean undies as I recall this as being the most difficult fight in previous play-throughs to the point of having to pray for help from the mighty gods Cheat Engine and Casual Difficulty.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 14:42:48 GMT
Well, the view of Dorian’s naked behind was too much for my kiddo, so she started the game over with another Elven Mage called Salsa to romance less adult content offering Solas. She does not keep saves, heh. Overall, she made it quite far into the game, which is pretty cool.
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Post by pensieve on Dec 26, 2017 19:20:27 GMT
Question: at what point does the romance with Blackwall lock? I'd like to get Dorian and Bull together but I can still flirt with other people so I think I'm not locked in with Blackwall yet... I just finished Here Lies The Abyss.
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Post by melbella on Dec 26, 2017 20:27:52 GMT
Well, the view of Dorian’s naked behind was too much for my kiddo, so she started the game over with another Elven Mage called Salsa to romance less adult content offering Solas. She does not keep saves, heh. Overall, she made it quite far into the game, which is pretty cool. There is the "take it slow" option in that scene which still allows the romance to continue. Even with the no-sex option, Dorian's romance is way fluffier than Solas'. If your kiddo likes more content, the Solas romance is definitely NOT the way to go. Maybe Josephine? Hers is PG but with more content than Solas. Plus it has a duel! Question: at what point does the romance with Blackwall lock? I'd like to get Dorian and Bull together but I can still flirt with other people so I think I'm not locked in with Blackwall yet... I just finished Here Lies The Abyss. Did you take the flirt option with Blackwall on the battlements when you talked to him the first time at Skyhold? If not, I don't think the romance will trigger. That convo is the soft lock in point. You can break it off with him later though.
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Post by pensieve on Dec 26, 2017 20:38:15 GMT
Well, the view of Dorian’s naked behind was too much for my kiddo, so she started the game over with another Elven Mage called Salsa to romance less adult content offering Solas. She does not keep saves, heh. Overall, she made it quite far into the game, which is pretty cool. There is the "take it slow" option in that scene which still allows the romance to continue. Even with the no-sex option, Dorian's romance is way fluffier than Solas'. If your kiddo likes more content, the Solas romance is definitely NOT the way to go. Maybe Josephine? Hers is PG but with more content than Solas. Plus it has a duel! Question: at what point does the romance with Blackwall lock? I'd like to get Dorian and Bull together but I can still flirt with other people so I think I'm not locked in with Blackwall yet... I just finished Here Lies The Abyss. Did you take the flirt option with Blackwall on the battlements when you talked to him the first time at Skyhold? If not, I don't think the romance will trigger. That convo is the soft lock in point. You can break it off with him later though. I took all the flirt options with him.
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Post by Rascoth on Dec 26, 2017 20:40:34 GMT
Question: at what point does the romance with Blackwall lock? I'd like to get Dorian and Bull together but I can still flirt with other people so I think I'm not locked in with Blackwall yet... I just finished Here Lies The Abyss. Soft lock during talk on battlements and hard lock after his personal quest iirc.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 21:30:36 GMT
Well, the view of Dorian’s naked behind was too much for my kiddo, so she started the game over with another Elven Mage called Salsa to romance less adult content offering Solas. She does not keep saves, heh. Overall, she made it quite far into the game, which is pretty cool. There is the "take it slow" option in that scene which still allows the romance to continue. Even with the no-sex option, Dorian's romance is way fluffier than Solas'. If your kiddo likes more content, the Solas romance is definitely NOT the way to go. Maybe Josephine? Hers is PG but with more content than Solas. Plus it has a duel! Nah, she got over Doran mooning her. So, she went about doing companions' quests and stuff with Cupcake after playing with Salsa for a bit. She thinks Josephine is a gossip. Her likes from what I gather is something like Dorian >>> Solas (?) > Cullen(?) everyone else just doesn't register for her as any sort of a romantic option, though she knows which characters are. Pre-teen angst: "Mom, the golden Halla, it should really be called a golden-horned Halla. Or, maybe peeing Halla, because it looks like she peed itself. Because, you know, only her belly is yellow." "Can I have a halla as a mount???" "When I play Dorian's romance, there is no voice for Cupcake. I like it, because I don' have to listen to her saying corny things."
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Post by House Targaryen on Dec 26, 2017 22:06:01 GMT
As revealed in the pics I posted last night in the Post Pics of Your Ink topic, just finished In Your Heart Shall Burn. And now I get to do the long winded meet and greet with everyone at Skyhold and then laboriously head to the forge and craft everyone neat equipment which will take me a long time before I even get started exploring the new areas of the world. This is one of the games where I don't know where I'm going with this character and have no plans other than she'll be trained as an assassin. Its one of those games where I'm going with the flow of the story. Whatever happens, happens. Time to close the big one for good. Annoyed the party came to an unexpected end. Was on the verge of death and recovering with much needed sleep only to be awoken by squabbling "advisors". Some advisors. Getting insight from Mother Giselle. A lowly elf has arose to the top to be the Inquisitor and the Herald of Andraste.
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Post by vometia on Dec 26, 2017 22:56:52 GMT
I actually quite enjoy the crafting malarky, but I wish Skyhold's crafting stations weren't in its arse end with no fast travel point...
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Post by VanSinn on Dec 26, 2017 23:59:20 GMT
I actually quite enjoy the crafting malarky, but I wish Skyhold's crafting stations weren't in its arse end with no fast travel point... Yeah, it'd be nice to have a FT point in the undercroft itself, but the FT point just off the throne ain't TOO far away. My only real issue is that most of the schematics that are "worth" using for my build look like crap. I wish there was an easy way to pick the daggers you like the look of, but use the schematics you want to use. I'm not a pure "realist" when it comes to my weapons in fantasy games, but SOME nod to realistic weaponry would be nice. Maybe 1/10th of the daggers we have in game would be useable as real weapons, and NONE of the dual-blades would be smart to actually try and use.
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Post by vometia on Dec 27, 2017 3:19:31 GMT
I think it's just the psychological barrier of the materialisation point being slightly too far away, and the delay going through the door, and the benches being on the other side of the room... yeah, I know that sounds really lazy but it makes the undercroft seem somehow detached. Odd, considering it takes, ooh... literally seconds! I suspect it's possible to change the look of the weapons by interfering with the EBX in much the same way you can change things like the pyjamas, and I've occasionally had the same misgivings about various weapons myself, but I admit I'm pretty vague about where to start. And I'm lazy.
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Post by cmoe on Dec 27, 2017 5:30:56 GMT
Holiday chaos break again. Mahanon spent some time completing companion quests and wandering Skyhold for fun. Completed Cass's quest, Promise of Destruction Completed Sera's quest, The Verchiel March Whoa, that's gonna tick Sera off... Freezing um and using the Mark of the Rift is too fun... Sera is annoyed until she realizes how smart Mahanon's plan is... Then to lighten the mood, played a few pranks... and Sera leaves him to take the blame. Doing the Skyhold rounds. On to plan the assault on Adamant Fortress Errr... eavesdropping yes, not just staring at Hawke
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Post by VanSinn on Dec 27, 2017 8:21:24 GMT
Holiday chaos break again. Mahanon spent some time completing companion quests and wandering Skyhold for fun. Completed Cass's quest, Promise of Destruction Completed Sera's quest, The Verchiel March Whoa, that's gonna tick Sera off... Freezing um and using the Mark of the Rift is too fun... Sera is annoyed until she realizes how smart Mahanon's plan is... Then to lighten the mood, played a few pranks... and Sera leaves him to take the blame. Doing the Skyhold rounds. On to plan the assault on Adamant Fortress Errr... eavesdropping yes, not just staring at Hawke In regards to that particular puddle...no, no you are absolutely NOT the only one to splash about. Also, jumping off the walls into the lower courtyard never gets old, since you don't take fall damage in Skyhold Edit: Forgot to recount the day's adventures, and didn't want to double post. The Hinterlands USED to be mired in mage/templar conflicts, with refugees near to starving, and in danger of freezing with winter coming on. Kara and team decided to do something about that, taking a bit of time to establish camps in the area to help with security, "persuade" the local thugs who call themselves mages and templars to stop fighting (over their dead bodies, of course), along with clearing a safe area for hunters to help fill cook pots, and "retrieving stolen goods" to help fend off the night time chill. Vale's Irregulars now serve the Inquisition, along with a handful of other agents from around the region. After the refugees were taken care of, it was time to head to Haven to have a "chat" with the Chantry. Of course, the Templars decided Val Royeaux and the Chantry were beneath their protection and sodded off to Maker knows where to play delusions of grandeur with their leaders. We'll hafta deal with them at some point, I suppose. A messenger invited us to meet with Le Madame de Fer, leading to an interesting situation with a rather rude marquis... "Ooooooh, you in TROUBLEEEEE!!!" After this delightful interlude, Kara decided to follow up on some strange "tips" she received, courtesy of an unknown bowman and some "friends"... After one more break at Haven to rest and relax (come on, Kara's been on the run for weeks!), er...let Leliana's spies locate the Templars, Kara and team decided to head to Redcliffe Village to have a chat with the rebel mages...but things got..........weird. The Grand Enchanter didn't recognize them, and now there's a Tevinter Magister in town? Yeah, let's save this for another day. Back to Haven, to find the Templars have been found. The new weapons and armor Kara had commissioned for her team were finally finished, so now to gear up and head to Therinfal Redoubt to see what the Templars have to say for themselves!
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Post by Rascoth on Dec 27, 2017 9:04:46 GMT
I think it's just the psychological barrier of the materialisation point being slightly too far away, and the delay going through the door, and the benches being on the other side of the room... yeah, I know that sounds really lazy but it makes the undercroft seem somehow detached. Odd, considering it takes, ooh... literally seconds! I suspect it's possible to change the look of the weapons by interfering with the EBX in much the same way you can change things like the pyjamas, and I've occasionally had the same misgivings about various weapons myself, but I admit I'm pretty vague about where to start. And I'm lazy. Loading screen... Loading screen is my biggest problem Especially since sometimes they ended up ridiculously long...
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Post by correctamundo on Dec 27, 2017 9:25:40 GMT
Since me and my family are on a road trip over christmas I haven't really been able to get much gaming done. I always bring our old PS3 with us and have played some. I started a Dalish archer in DAO. Will probably start her over on the PC though. Last night I did try out DAI on my daughters old laptop. She almost broke it and got herself a new one. But a factory reset later and then some fiddling I have managed to get it working again. So I requisitioned it for travelling purposes. DAI worked out OK on medium settings and thus Victoria made sure Kaltenzahn no longer threatens Emprise du Lion. Still no word about Corypheus whereabouts so we're trekking out west to finish exploring that odd temple in the oasis.
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Post by vometia on Dec 27, 2017 9:54:29 GMT
Loading screen... Loading screen is my biggest problem Especially since sometimes they ended up ridiculously long... That drove me absolutely insane. Having lots of memory seems to have mostly averted that for me, even though my hard drives are a bit slower than before, but I feel we are on a sort of constant upgrade treadmill...
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Post by Psychevore on Dec 27, 2017 10:36:05 GMT
After that I became a Champion and while I was in the Exalted Plains anyway, cleared most of that map. Except for the part where the Dragon is and a few shards Unsure if I should go to Halamshiral right away or maybe poke around in Crestwood first. Probably the former.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Dec 27, 2017 13:08:24 GMT
Coran Lavellan visited Redcliffe, and found that the mages had allied themselves with Tervinter. After talking with a Magister, and meeting Dorian, Coran and company returned to Haven. After discussion with Cassandra, Leliana, Josephine, and Cullen, Coran decided to visit the templars. Upon arriving at the templar's headquarters, Coran encountered an Envy Demon and Cole. After deafeating the Envy Demon with Cole's assistance. Coran ended up disbanding the Templar Order, and conscripting the remaining templars. Even when I play mages I tend to recruit(conscript) the Templars for the following reasons. Templars are trained to combat demons, while mages are vulnerable to being possessed by demons making the templars the better choice strategically. Plus pumping a bunch more magic into the inquisitor to seal the breach doesn't sound like the safest of options. "Lets super charge your magic hand that almost killed you twice already!" I will take the templars suppressing the breach and leaving my inquisitor well enough alone. Then we have Fiona, who is monumentally stupid and the worst "leader" in Dragon Age. She already has the protection of Ferelden and is safe behind Redcliffe's walls. She then decides to ally with Tervinter, and lets them kick out the rightful governor who was providing the mages refuge. Thus making the mages slaves, a fate they were rebelling against in the first place. Yes lets trade one form of slavery/imprisonment for another. She doesn't care enough to look after the tranquils in her charge. The Tervinter's occupation of Redcliffe could be easily be seen as an act of War, and the Inquisition should consult first with Fereldan before making any move against Tervinter. And I hate time travel, it opens too many paradoxes and possible plot holes.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 27, 2017 13:38:42 GMT
Coran Lavellan visited Redcliffe, and found that the mages had allied themselves with Tervinter. After talking with a Magister, and meeting Dorian, Coran and company returned to Haven. After discussion with Cassandra, Leliana, Josephine, and Cullen, Coran decided to visit the templars. Upon arriving at the templar's headquarters, Coran encountered an Envy Demon and Cole. After deafeating the Envy Demon with Cole's assistance. Coran ended up disbanding the Templar Order, and conscripting the remaining templars. Even when I play mages I tend to recruit(conscript) the Templars for the following reasons. Templars are trained to combat demons, while mages are vulnerable to being possessed by demons making the templars the better choice strategically. Plus pumping a bunch more magic into the inquisitor to seal the breach doesn't sound like the safest of options. "Lets super charge your magic hand that almost killed you twice already!" I will take the templars suppressing the breach and leaving my inquisitor well enough alone. Then we have Fiona, who is monumentally stupid and the worst "leader" in Dragon Age. She already has the protection of Ferelden and is safe behind Redcliffe's walls. She then decides to ally with Tervinter, and lets them kick out the rightful governor who was providing the mages refuge. Thus making the mages slaves, a fate they were rebelling against in the first place. Yes lets trade one from of slavery/imprisonment for another. She doesn't care enough to look after the tranquils in her charge. The Tervinter's occupation of Redcliffe could be easily be seen as an act of War, and the Inquisition should consult first with Fereldan before making any move against Tervinter. And I hate time travel, it opens to many paradoxes and possible plot holes. The mages also trained against the demons, and has many anti-magical spells. The problem with the templars, as a Dalish, that the templars are enemies. A Dalish rarely would be able to trust them. They are one of the reasons of the elves to the constant wandering. As a Circle Mage... okay, we can play some very practical, or/and Vivienne-kind damaged/hypocrite, but I rather think, many Circle Mage feel uncomfortable surrounded by Templars. (I always felt this is very unjust, we can say to Fiona: you're our prisoners, but if we disband the Order, we only can say them: you can be our knigts... But this is just me...)
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Dec 27, 2017 15:18:48 GMT
Coran Lavellan visited Redcliffe, and found that the mages had allied themselves with Tervinter. After talking with a Magister, and meeting Dorian, Coran and company returned to Haven. After discussion with Cassandra, Leliana, Josephine, and Cullen, Coran decided to visit the templars. Upon arriving at the templar's headquarters, Coran encountered an Envy Demon and Cole. After deafeating the Envy Demon with Cole's assistance. Coran ended up disbanding the Templar Order, and conscripting the remaining templars. Even when I play mages I tend to recruit(conscript) the Templars for the following reasons. Templars are trained to combat demons, while mages are vulnerable to being possessed by demons making the templars the better choice strategically. Plus pumping a bunch more magic into the inquisitor to seal the breach doesn't sound like the safest of options. "Lets super charge your magic hand that almost killed you twice already!" I will take the templars suppressing the breach and leaving my inquisitor well enough alone. Then we have Fiona, who is monumentally stupid and the worst "leader" in Dragon Age. She already has the protection of Ferelden and is safe behind Redcliffe's walls. She then decides to ally with Tervinter, and lets them kick out the rightful governor who was providing the mages refuge. Thus making the mages slaves, a fate they were rebelling against in the first place. Yes lets trade one from of slavery/imprisonment for another. She doesn't care enough to look after the tranquils in her charge. The Tervinter's occupation of Redcliffe could be easily be seen as an act of War, and the Inquisition should consult first with Fereldan before making any move against Tervinter. And I hate time travel, it opens to many paradoxes and possible plot holes. The mages also trained against the demons, and has many anti-magical spells. The problem with the templars, as a Dalish, that the templars are enemies. A Dalish rarely would be able to trust them. They are one of the reasons of the elves to the constant wandering. As a Circle Mage... okay, we can play some very practical, or/and Vivienne-kind damaged/hypocrite, but I rather think, many Circle Mage feel uncomfortable surrounded by Templars. (I always felt this is very unjust, we can say to Fiona: you're our prisoners, but if we disband the Order, we only can say them: you can be our knigts... But this is just me...) I think a Dalish could easily go either way, as far as conscripting either group. I would never have either side join as partners/allies. The mages had allowed themselves to become indentured servants to the empire the Dalish believe destroyed the Elven empire, and enslaved them. Why ally with a group of mages lead by an elf no less who runs into the arms of your races "original" oppressors. The Dalish consider other elves "flat ears", and ignorant. What would a Dalish think about Fiona and those in her charge? While some mages may have the training you describe they are not a trained fighting force, many have not seen actual combat. The Chantry and Templars only let a handful of the most loyal mages become knight enchanters. You are likely to have as many mages who just want to live their life quietly as you do mages willing to fight. Talking with the mages in Redcliffe many don't want to fight and are just following their elders. With the Templar you get a group who is trained as a military force, ready to fight, even more so if you sell them on the idea you are Andraste's Herald.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 27, 2017 15:46:57 GMT
The mages also trained against the demons, and has many anti-magical spells. The problem with the templars, as a Dalish, that the templars are enemies. A Dalish rarely would be able to trust them. They are one of the reasons of the elves to the constant wandering. As a Circle Mage... okay, we can play some very practical, or/and Vivienne-kind damaged/hypocrite, but I rather think, many Circle Mage feel uncomfortable surrounded by Templars. (I always felt this is very unjust, we can say to Fiona: you're our prisoners, but if we disband the Order, we only can say them: you can be our knigts... But this is just me...) I think a Dalish could easily go either way, as far as conscripting either group. I would never have either side join as partners/allies. The mages had allowed themselves to become indentured servants to the empire to the Dalish believe destroyed the Elven empire, and enslaved them. Why ally with a group of mages lead by an elf no less who runs into the arms of your races "original" oppressors. The Dalish consider other elves "flat ears", and ignorant. What would a Dalish think about Fiona and those in her charge? While some mages may have the training you describe they are not a trained fighting force, many have not seen actual combat. The Chantry and Templars only let a handful of the most loyal mages become knight enchanters. You are likely to have as many mages who just want to live their life quietly as you do mages willing to fight. Talking with the mages in Redcliffe many don't want to fight and are just following their elders. With the Templar you get a group who is trained as a military force, ready to fight, even more so if you sell them on the idea you are Andraste's Herald. Yes, good, pragmatic point, I no doubt (and to disband them is a tempting option), but I can't ignore, that the Templars doesn't want to save the world. They seem totally unreliable. The Inquisitor can offer the opportunity in Val Royeaux, but they refused that. I know, Ser Barris hesitate, but still follows that dickhead, when demons falls from the sky... and Fiona offers her help. That situation, what happened in Redcliffe, is a weird thing, and seems dangerous for everyone. So: saving them seems a very good idea. And don't need every mage for the succeess, the mages still stronger, than the Templars.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Dec 27, 2017 16:21:29 GMT
I think a Dalish could easily go either way, as far as conscripting either group. I would never have either side join as partners/allies. The mages had allowed themselves to become indentured servants to the empire to the Dalish believe destroyed the Elven empire, and enslaved them. Why ally with a group of mages lead by an elf no less who runs into the arms of your races "original" oppressors. The Dalish consider other elves "flat ears", and ignorant. What would a Dalish think about Fiona and those in her charge? While some mages may have the training you describe they are not a trained fighting force, many have not seen actual combat. The Chantry and Templars only let a handful of the most loyal mages become knight enchanters. You are likely to have as many mages who just want to live their life quietly as you do mages willing to fight. Talking with the mages in Redcliffe many don't want to fight and are just following their elders. With the Templar you get a group who is trained as a military force, ready to fight, even more so if you sell them on the idea you are Andraste's Herald. Yes, good, pragmatic point, I no doubt (and to disband them is a tempting option), but I can't ignore, that the Templars doesn't want to save the world. They seem totally unreliable. The Inquisitor can offer the opportunity in Val Royeaux, but they refused that. I know, Ser Barris hesitate, but still follows that dickhead, when demons falls from the sky... and Fiona offers her help. That situation, what happened in Redcliffe, is a weird thing, and seems dangerous for everyone. So: saving them seems a very good idea. And don't need every mage for the succeess, the mages still stronger, than the Templars. I don't think that was "Fiona" in Val Royeaux, I think it was the Envy Demon hoping to lure the inquisitor into the trap at Redcliffe. Otherwise the whole time travel thing really opens up some paradoxes, such as Fiona existing in two places at once. She didn't risk herself by going to the conclave when she would be surrounded by mages, and I don't see is risking herself all alone in Val Royeaux when a large group of Templars are in the city. The timing of her appearance after the Lord Seeker's exit is very convenient. Keep in mind the Templars follow a military structure, and soldiers for good reason don't question orders lightly. And the "Lord Seeker" even states that the breach is a threat but doubts the inquisition and the herald are the right people to deal with it. And it is a reasonable order to recall the Templar forces to their Stronghold under the guise of building up a force large enough to deal with the breach and the rifts. It isn't until the Templar reach their stronghold that a pattern of troubling orders and seeming incompetence starts to emerge causing the grunts to question orders.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 27, 2017 16:58:11 GMT
Yes, good, pragmatic point, I no doubt (and to disband them is a tempting option), but I can't ignore, that the Templars doesn't want to save the world. They seem totally unreliable. The Inquisitor can offer the opportunity in Val Royeaux, but they refused that. I know, Ser Barris hesitate, but still follows that dickhead, when demons falls from the sky... and Fiona offers her help. That situation, what happened in Redcliffe, is a weird thing, and seems dangerous for everyone. So: saving them seems a very good idea. And don't need every mage for the succeess, the mages still stronger, than the Templars. I don't think that was "Fiona" in Val Royeaux, I think it was the Envy Demon hoping to lure the inquisitor into the trap at Redcliffe. Otherwise the whole time travel thing really opens up some paradoxes, such as Fiona existing in two places at once. She didn't risk herself by going to the conclave when she would be surrounded by mages, and I don't see is risking herself all alone in Val Royeaux when a large group of Templars are in the city. The timing of her appearance after the Lord Seeker's exit is very convenient. Keep in mind the Templars follow a military structure, and soldiers for good reason don't question orders lightly. And the "Lord Seeker" even states that the breach is a threat but doubts the inquisition and the herald are the right people to deal with it. And it is a reasonable order to recall the Templar forces to their Stronghold under the guise of building up a force large enough to deal with the breach and the rifts. It isn't until the Templar reach their stronghold that a pattern of troubling orders and seeming incompetence starts to emerge causing the grunts to question orders. Yes, this also a good idea, but only the player knows, that the Envy demon involved, the Inquisitor doesn't. So: the Templars seems fine: they doesn't interested in the broken Veil and the demons, only their own wounded pride.
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