What did you do today in DA? [Spoilers]

think i sold that one lol.  thanks though

Thanks! Where exactly do you place the .mor file?

In any case, I probably have to consider a full reinstall as well.  If you remember, I had some problems after rejecting the DR and had to resort to console commands.  This, of course, after I finish my current run at DAI.

deadlydwarf

I agree. That's one game mechanic I've always skipped with no plans to revisit.

After having defeated Corypheus yesterday, Katriel now shifts the Inquisition's focus toward the Frostbacks where the Inquisition acts in support of an archeologist who's trying to locate the grave of the first Inquisitor, Ameridan.  The Inquisition has, so far, made contact with the peaceful Stone Bear Hold Clan and skirmished with the mindlessly violent Hakkonite clan.

Gamer notes:  With Katriel and her team at Level 27, killing Corypheus was way to easy, even with the "Level Ground" trial set.  In this DLC, things have become challenging again.  The Hakkonite archers are particularly lethal.  When you run across the "Murders' Gold" site on the island, the Witch Demons were actually at Level 30!

That was indeed a problem.  Even Ground, despite how awesome it was, did also create a seeming balance issue in some of the quests.  

So, 12 PTs in and I am still finding new stuff.

Cleared out the Red Templars in Red Water, then took a boat ride to Dragon Island. After watching Vinsomer dance to her own beat for a while, Bruenor and team headed back to the boat. Ever watchful for more blood lotus, Bruenor noticed some blooms on the far side of the boat that he hadn't seen before. He also found this:

I had been planning to start Descent since I was in the area, but I had to check this out first. Headed back to Skyhold asap to talk to Dagna.

She did her magic mumbo jumbo routine (off camera) and Bruenor ended up with this:

He hid it in the storage chest, hoping it might disintegrate while he's off adventuring.

First off, I'm sorry that I forgot Bethany. I shouldn't have. It's been awhile since I've played and done one too many mage Hawkes.

--I recruited the Templars and kept them intact. I've only done Champion of Just twice now. I really enjoy the finale of In Hushed Whispers, but there is something more immediately impactful about the Templar side for the state of the world. I decided to take Cassandra 2H for this game since her specialization works with either set up. She borrowed Bull's huge 2H mace for the trip (cleverly named "Bull's Hammer.) I also took Vivienne along as well and Varric as always.

--Killed the dragon using my Bull/Viv/Varric party. Bull was a little less squishy than I thought he would be. I made sure to get that fire resist up using dragonling scales. Once again, I dinged level 12 as the dragon died.

--Then started IYHSB. The whole sequence really makes a ton more sense wth Dorian there. When Valena got to Skyhold, I choose the "army of the faithful" speech. Then I noticed that Solas really acted like he hated my character after that.  I decided to reload and pick the "Stop Cory" option instead.  Apparently I was on extremely thin ice with him and that's not what I want to do.

--Solas isn't going to like Val very much, but I don't think it'll to be the point of hatred. Valena is pro-Circle, pro-Templar Order, pro-Warden and pro-Cassandra as Divine. I'm going to drag around Solas for a zone or so to try to get some affection up. I don't want him to hate my character, but I know how to fix that. A lot of questions, being polite, doing his personal quest the right way and dragging him around places like the Emerald Graves and the Exalted Plains.

--Ever get the feeling that Solas and Mythal had something to do with originally creating Skyhold during the elven slave rebellion?

I also think that this castle was the final staging ground for his army for the final push against the so-called gods.  Until Mythal's murder which changed everything and he decided to take extremely drastic action.

I feel that, no matter what you choose at the end of Trespasser, the Herald and anyone with him/her is going to be kicked out of Skyhold. Or they will leave Skyhold on their own. I think that Solas is going to end up claiming it after the PC is gone. It wouldn't be difficult thanks to the eluvian and the element of surprise.

He probably led the Herald there in part to help bring Skyhold back to it's former glory. Not that we'll see it in the next game, but I'm sure it'll get referenced.

Nice job of breaking it, hero.

melbella

Well. All that excitement over a fragment and you get something that is worse than junk. Dev Time was spent on that instead of, say, improving almost anything else.

dragontartare

Hey, thanks! I was just gonna assume my memory had been faulty. That the writers forgot is a possibility. Or that Varric didn't actually want to give Hawke a nickname so it was still up for grabs. OR maybe the writers didn't forget so much as a assume most people playing DAI hadn't played MOtA.

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Last night I played util I got Ameridan, Cass, and Lel to start the Inquisition in Haven. But, I picked the wrong Dialogue at the table and I can't let that slide, so I'll reload today and fix that.  I actually picked a wrong dialogue when he was in chains still, but I wasn't going to sit through another hour and 10 minutes of Character creator to fix one line, as i'm never sure if I can ever remake the exact same face.

I do know after I fix the line, I need to go to the Emporium, because I've decided he needs a wider jaw/chin, and also his mouth/nose/chin need to move up a smidge. His face is too long. Also, didn't quite get the nose tip right. And if his complexion is going to be so young, and Cass can have black hair at 40, I think I'll turn his from grey to black as well.

And I was reading Ameridan codexes trying to figure out who my Ameridan is cloning. I've already played the total hero, kind to everybody, type. I need more to go on or I'll be bored. I've decided that each "rumor" about him has a grain of truth. 



So... he's going to be a bit of a flirt with all the ladies, has had his share of casual dalliances in the past, but a true romantic at heart. Had an unrequited love with my other older Lavellan in my head, but she didn't return the feelings, so it's just been a solid friendship since. Loyal, a bit sarcastic. At the same time, he recognizes when diplomacy is required, so he's not going to be rash and cheeky like my last Trevelyan was even when it was a bad idea. I've also imagined a bit more of a hobo apostate feel to him. He goes on "walkabouts" often to explore the world around him, especially since the clan got a mage Second; his death wouldn't throw the clan too much into chaos. AND HE'S ALWAYS wanted to go Dragon hunting. Now that he has a bit of backup, he's not letting his chance slide. <- RP reason to kill all the dragons.

Also, in my head, he's from the Ameridan clan, Ghilain, not Lavellan. Still knows the Wycome clan well, though, so very interested in it doing well.

He'll specialize in Knight Enchanter, because I still haven't tried that specialization and pretty much hated the other two. He'll strongly believe in the Creators, but when Cass asks him if has room in his heart for another God, he'll say yes. I'm already a bit tripped up about whether he'll embrace the Herald title. He may go the "unsure" route. I don't think he'd take on the title, nor outright denounce it, but there sure are a lot of interesting things happening so no point in being closeminded.

Which one?  The amulet?  Or the hideousness that is "Battlemaster" Armor?  For mages, "Battlemage Mail" is insanely bad!


Is there any high stat Tier 3 armor that doesn't look like a leisure suit on the PC?

The shot of Ameridan I chose to mimic.


My 1st try at Ameridan:



My 2nd try at Ameridan:



Of course, the brightness of the snow is making his black hair look gray again But I nudged it one shade over. I adjusted forehead to make the nose more similar to the Tarrot card.

I think I did a pretty good job with those adjustments. Looks a lot more like Ameridan to me, albeit a younger one.

Good change, yes. (My Adaar's black hair looks similar, this is annoying, but... Bioware.)

Thanks.  That would definitely create more appealing trade-offs.  (At least they wouldn't be ridiculously bad!)  In the last years, modders have really begun to positively impact DAI.  Now if they could only improve the look of "Battle-" series armor on the Player Character....