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Post by melbella on Jul 4, 2020 18:05:48 GMT
Pics from the last two sessions.
First up, dragon vs giant. I love the last one. I imagine Vinsomer thinking to herself, "My work here is done."
This journal entry is interesting. It's fueled speculation the warden writer was Velanna, given she is the only Dalish among the wardens in DAA. I'm wondering if the reference to "the others" is about the HoF's quest for a cure? Yet, I'm pretty sure this journal entry is the same even if the HoF did the US, so maybe not?
Hey, look who finally showed up after all the work was done. Why didn't they swing by Crestwood on their march back to Denerim? Surely if Mother Giselle has heard rumors of trouble there, they would have too?
Edit: well, for some reason none of my pictures are loading, and all of them say "undefined" when I select them from Imgur. Weird!
Edit 2: Hopefully fixed! Had to do them one at a time instead of selecting multiple.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 4, 2020 22:18:31 GMT
Had a busy day for Gwyneth
So the other day I finished up the Exalted Plains, killing some more undead, demons and another dragon. Then headed over to the Emerald Graves and got started there as well. Killed a bunch more Freemen, several Red Templars and other stuff. And also cleared out the Temple of Dirthamen.
Today I continued in the Graves with killing more Freemen, getting a new place for Fairbanks' people to hang out (didn't reveal his heritage). Also got the Emerald Knights tomb unlocked and cleared it out recently, gave the information to the Dalish.
Then it was time for Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts, we put on a great show...almost got all of the side quests finished (missed 3 coins) and got 100% court approval to boot. To make matters worse for the Orlesians I made Celene, Gaspard and Briala "play nice" by getting them to have a truce, and spared Florianne because I love putting her to work . Also got to dance with Cullen, and Morrigan joined us together with Kieran
Back in Skyhold we got a bunch of "who's gonna be Divine?" stuff thrown at it, I'm not yet sure who the game will pick...so I'll be pleasantly surprised either way (though I'm naturally hoping for Leliana or Cassandra)
Got Leliana's quest to get her inspired, and got Blackwall's revelation quest as well (got him released and told him to redeem as Thom Rainier rather then a Warden)
Hunted down a snowy wyvern for Vivienne (gave her the real heart because my Inquisitor values honesty), played cards with Varric and company (poor Cullen lost his clothes ), had cookies with Sera. Also locked in Cullen's romance
Finished up the final few quests in the Emerald Graves (killed poor Carrol ) and killed it's resident dragon as well (that's 5 now) Right now I'm in Emprise du Lion which I'll be clearing out tomorrow, mostly go get some more shards for the temple (just a few more doors left) and finish up Cullen's quest Before the Dawn in order to mess with Samson's armor Oh and finished up another mosaic, just two more left (one of which I just need one more piece from Cradle of Sulevin)
Here's some screenshots I love this scene so much, its so pretty and peaceful some Halamshiral screenshots Mods used: Decorated formal wear I used the concept art colors (black + red) Midnight prayer gown it has somewhat Chantry imagery, but it's the Inquisition...I'll roll with it (also used the mod in the description to remove the sash from the dress) For this mission I also used the mods that allows you to open all halla doors, and to bring everyone to the party...'cause let's face it, it's more fun that way Active party was Vivienne, Cassandra and Varric.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 5, 2020 22:03:26 GMT
Today Gwyneth ventured into Emprise du Lion, taking out Red Templars left and right, and also taking care of a demon choice spirit calling itself Imshael As thanks Michel de Chevin joined the Inquisition, we also found more information about the Red Templar Leader Samson which we gave to Cullen.
After some detours Cullen found the information we needed and together with Gwyneth and her party (consisting of Dorian, Varric and Cassandra) they stormed Samson's stronghold at the Temple of Dumat. Sadly he was already gone and his tranquil assistant Maddox had destroyed almost all the evidence the Inquisition could've used to weaken Samson's armor. Thankfully his tools were still useful and with help from Dagna they were forged into a rune that would be able to weaken if not destroy the armor.
After that Gwyneth headed over to the tavern for some relaxation but was halted by a young dwarf who worked for Sutherland, telling her that his company was under attack and requested help. With no time to loose Gwyneth headed over to the Storm Coast and rescued Sutherland's Company. While there we also headed over to the dragon island and killed it's resident dragon.
With work on the bridge in Emprise du Lion done we went back there, taking out some more red templars to secure trading routes. (I've yet to kill the three dragons there, but I might wait with that a while). I also found the lead for the Sulevin blade, and went to the temple to gather it. Which also completed another mosaic
After that Gwyneth and company headed over to the Hissing Wastes to investigate the Venatori presence there as well as uncover whatever secret these strange dwarven ruins would hold.
For tomorrow I've planned: - Clear out the Hissing Wastes and the remaining tombs - Clean up any side quests I might've missed (mostly collection related)
- Gather the final few shards I need for the temple - Kill the final few dragons - Head over to the Arbor Wilds to stop Corypheus from getting his hands on whatever is there - Finish up the main game and maybe start up on Jaws of Hakkon
I've yet to decide whether or not Gwyneth will drink from the well, I mean she's Dalish but I'm not sure how comfortable she'd be with taking on that much power on the other hand...I'd love to get that special greeting during Trespasser, and I can always change my decision later should this come to bite me in the ass come DA4
plus it'd mean another achievement...which is always good I'm trying to get the remaining ones I need for the main game, which are: On Burning Wings (which requires drinking from the well), upgrade potions 30 times (currently on 18) and harvest Skyhold garden 50 times...I've no idea where I am on that one, though I do have the garden upgrade for more plots so that should help
For today's screenshot
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Post by House Targaryen on Jul 6, 2020 4:32:54 GMT
Nug hunting the Deep Roads, well below the Deep Roads. Walking Bomb is awesome, especially with chain reaction. Its also messy Continuing forward to see what this Sharbatol stuff is about.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 6, 2020 20:45:58 GMT
Got finished with the main game today
found and uncovered all mosaics, every bottle of Thedas and the 21 songs required for Patron of the Arts. Killed all 10 dragons and received the final 3 main game achievements that I still needed.
Started the day with clearing out the Hissing Wastes and killing the dragons in Emprise du Lion. Then headed into the Arbor Wilds, lots of fighting some blah blah blah. Got to the temple of Mythal and did the rituals (those things are tedious ), but still went down the hole to investigate things down there. Allied with the guardians and let Gwyneth drink from the Well of Sorrows (that will probably come bite me in the ass later ) Back at Skyhold got a "touching" family reunion between Morrigan, Kieran and Flemeth, and Gwyneth found out that surprise surprise, Flemeth is Mythal. Flemeth told her were to get a dragon to match the one from Corypheus (I head canon it survived and is taking care of the dragon eggs I got during a war table mission, boy does Solas have a thing or two waiting for him if he wants his place back )
Did some touching goodbyes from the companions, and then headed off to kill Corypheus. Everyone was happy once that mess was over, lots of party time...Solas decided to go awol And as I'd hoped I got Leliana as Divine
Right now I'm in the Frostback Basin, tackling more fade rifts (apparently the 86 I closed during the main game wasn't enough ) and uncovering the resting place of Inquisitor Ameridan. Aka. I'm tackling Jaws of Hakkon for the next few days, the Descent is next...and with luck I should be able to finish up Trespasser somewhere this week as well. I'm kinda excited for that
Today's screenshots My pet (the armor she's wearing is the Sentinel plate, staff is a crafted Lyrium infused one) a few romance ones killing Corypheus (that look on his face is hilarious, just saying ) and also... We're screwed, so very, very screwed Edit: Forgot to mention this a few posts back, but I also got both npc romances to trigger this time around Bull+Dorian, the latter mentioned it during the epilogue party...and Josephine+Blackwall (I'm kinda happy they did, since they never triggered during my past two playthroughs)
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Post by Sokemis on Jul 6, 2020 21:13:13 GMT
LadyofNemesis, I thought the dragon that fights for us at the end was a shape-shifted Morrigan? Or does it depend on who drank from the well, I can't remember?
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Post by Rascoth on Jul 6, 2020 21:23:12 GMT
LadyofNemesis , I thought the dragon that fights for us at the end was a shape-shifted Morrigan? Or does it depend on who drank from the well, I can't remember? It depends on who drank from the Well. My Hawke would be mildly offended about lack of dragon shapeshifting option for her Inquisitor
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 6, 2020 22:09:48 GMT
LadyofNemesis , I thought the dragon that fights for us at the end was a shape-shifted Morrigan? Or does it depend on who drank from the well, I can't remember? As Rascoth says, the dragon depends on who drank from the well if Morrigan drinks, she gains knowledge to turn into a dragon (like her mother) if the Inquisitor drinks, Flemeth tells them where to find this particular dragon, called the Guardian of Mythal
during a certain war table mission (which happens if you kill a number of dragons) you can let professor Frederic find some eggs, which are allegedly incubating at Skyhold I love the idea of the Guardian of Mythal taking care of this clutch despite them not being her own eggs
and after the Inquisition abandons Skyhold and Solas comes back to reclaim it (as I imagine will happen during DA4 regardless of whether you kept or disbanded the Inquisition) he has a tough cookie to swallow For as much as I love Solas, something tells me he's going to screw up a lot of things...here's hoping drinking from the Well doesn't backfire
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Post by Sokemis on Jul 6, 2020 23:23:28 GMT
Thank you, both of you It's been a while since I've played Inquisition in general, let alone with an Inquisitor that drank from the well, that I had forgotten about that difference. My Hawke would be mildly offended about lack of dragon shapeshifting option for her Inquisitor Lol, yes! I can definitely see a mage Hawke stalking repeatedly asking Morrigan to teach them that trick. Heck, I can even see my non-mage trying to get Morrigan to agree to teach it to Bethany (while simultaneously trying to talk Bethany into learning it) so she can live vicariously through her sister LadyofNemesis - love that headcanon As for drinking from the well, haven't completely decided on who's going to do it, but either way that is one of the decisions I reserve the right to change my mind on based on what happens in DA4.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 7, 2020 9:18:40 GMT
LadyofNemesis - love that headcanon As for drinking from the well, haven't completely decided on who's going to do it, but either way that is one of the decisions I reserve the right to change my mind on based on what happens in DA4. Same here, during this playthrough I had my Quizzy drink from it, because as young as she is there's no way she'd allow some shem (no matter how knowledgeable) take away a large piece of her history But yeah, the drinking from the well thing will likely change depending on whether or not it backfires in DA4...
Plus this playthrough got me the last 3 main game achievements, so that's always good though I still need to do all the ones for the dlc's, though not sure if I'll ever do the trial ones
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 7, 2020 20:52:28 GMT
Today Gwyneth finished up the Jaws of Hakkon dlc, killed several Hakonites...met Ameridan (may he rest in peace ) and killed another "god" She decided to reveal the truth about Ameridan's identity, thereby pissing of several Orlesian nobles in the process Also earned a legend-mark, now known to the Avvar as Inquisitor First-Thaw, and killed a beast called the Nox Morta, which turned out to be an abnormally large bogfisher She also got a few more agents for the Inquisition, as well as a bear of all things
After a brief stop at Skyhold to rest up, she and some of her companions went over to the Storm Coast to descend down into the dreaded Deep Roads there we met with Shaper Valta and a member of the Legion of the Dead Lieutenant Renn. Killed a bunch of darkspawn, collected some mugs and some gears...and we're not even halfway there
So tomorrow I'll likely finish up the Descent dlc and then it's time for Trespasser
A few screenshots I kinda like the Dragon Hunter armor, but the unique helmet clips through hair
Today I also received a bunch more achievements unlocked all four for Jaws of Hakkon, and already have 2 out of 4 of the Descent one
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 8, 2020 20:51:03 GMT
Just finished up the Descent, got the final 2 achievements as well I got to say, the story of the dlc's was good...could do with less Deep Roads, but aside from that it was quite entertaining and interesting And the fight with the guardian was tedious thankfully I had Revival equipped or I would've been wiped several times In the end Gwyneth and Dorian took it down since Cassandra and Varric were taking a nap in the dirt
I've found all of the mugs in the Deep Roads, but couldn't find all of the gears, however I did finish the quest needed for them, so I'm not picky. Also got judged by the Nug King, which was entertaining as well
All that's left...Trespasser, I'm both excited and dreading it at the same time heh...get it? Dreading it...'cause Dread Wolf? I'll...just shut up now
For today's screenshot bye bye Valta, have fun with your new toy...try not to get us all killed
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Post by Rascoth on Jul 8, 2020 21:17:39 GMT
I've found all of the mugs in the Deep Roads, but couldn't find all of the gears, however I did finish the quest needed for them, so I'm not picky. I rememeber when DLC came out old forum was flooded with questions about gear locations. Since I found all of them on my first pt, I decided to make maps on my second pt and posted them for people who had trouble. Dunno if it helped many people, but it was really fun challenge I did the same for mugs. I wonder where I have them...
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 8, 2020 21:22:40 GMT
I've found all of the mugs in the Deep Roads, but couldn't find all of the gears, however I did finish the quest needed for them, so I'm not picky. I rememeber when DLC came out old forum was flooded with questions about gear locations. Since I found all of them on my first pt, I decided to make maps on my second pt and posted them for people who had trouble. Dunno if it helped many people, but it was really fun challenge I did the same for mugs. I wonder where I have them... yeah I used the maps found on the wikia, but still missed several, ah well...as I said, still completed the quest
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jul 9, 2020 17:15:38 GMT
It is done... Gwyneth Lavellan today has disbanded the Inquisition and has vowed to redeem her old friend if possible
So yeah, I finished Trespasser today
it was often quite tough, but also very interesting and entertaining.
Got two more achievements, though I missed out on the "You're Fen'Harel" dialogue option, ah well...maybe next time Gwyneth also got married to Cullen and became a Red Jenny...those likely don't go together but hey
A trio of screenshots to finish off this playthrough And with that, my current canon world state is done
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Post by riverdaleswhiteflash on Jul 10, 2020 22:29:23 GMT
Natalya Lavellan went to the Arbor Wilds, killed a bunch of Red Templars, and managed to persuade the Guardians of the Temple of Mythal to work with her to keep the Well away from Corypheus. Then she gave the Well to Morrigan (even though her boyfriend tried to argue that Morrigan couldn't be trusted with its power) because she'd realized what the price was and decided she didn't want to pay it. (And if that makes her a bad Dalish, oh well.)
(And Abelas shared some weird dialogue with Natalya's boyfriend, but I'm sure that won't be relevant later.)
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Post by melbella on Jul 11, 2020 5:38:38 GMT
Team Lukas made it to Skyhold. So far all I've done there is talk to Harritt and dye my armor. I'm curious whether I'll get Cassandra's rolling on the floor drunk scene since I'm pretty sure I've only gotten negative approval from her so far.
Edit: Nope, Cass doesn't like Lukas one bit.
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Post by melbella on Jul 13, 2020 3:08:35 GMT
Crestwood
Drained the lake and closed the rift. While heading down through the caves Lukas slipped on a rock and landed in the room where the rage demon hangs out. After defeating it and its shade-y friends, I went back the way they should have come to hear the dialogue.
The Northern Hunter is such a grumpy dragon, though I guess being rudely awakened by a raging torrent of water would make anyone grumpy. She targeted Lukas for sure, and got a second wind when she was almost defeated. While no one dirt napped while fighting Frosty, both Dorian and Varric went down multiple times against Grumpy.
Once the rift was closed and the undead problem solved, I hit the (mod)Crestwood store to buy the Venatori Tomes needed for Rift Mage specialization. I also bought quarries and logging stands to finish upgrading Skyhold. Then I sold all my unwanted equipment to net over 100K gold to later spend buying influence from Farris (after getting the 10% discount perk in place).
Cassandra still hates Lukas, especially after he mostly sided with Varric during their argument. It will be interesting to see if I get any of her personal quests this game. My approval must be -50 or worse by now. I am on good terms with everyone else though:
Got drunk with Iron Bull to celebrate dragon slaying Recruited the noble from Verchiel, much to Sera's amusement Met up with Solas in Fade Haven Killed 2 Venatori with Dorian but haven't got the trigger for his personal quest yet Listened to Josephine gossip horribly about everyone Talked to Cullen about Samson to trigger Before the Dawn Found 6 of Blackwall's artifacts; last convo was about the Grand Tourney Last talk with Leliana was about her reaction to Justinia's death I'm slowly working my way through the 'little things' Cole's been up to, should be able to chat with him about them all soon
Next up will be heading waaaaay out west to the Western Approach, with a side trip to the Oasis probably after taking the keep.
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Post by Norstaera on Jul 22, 2020 14:25:31 GMT
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Our Trip to Val Royeaux Didn’t Quite Go as Planned
Val Royeaux was even more beautiful than I imagined. If only, I still can’t believe the Lord Seeker hit the Revered Mother! What happened to make him so horrible? Cassandra seemed even more shocked than I. Poor Mother Hevara, I don’t know what makes her more uncomfortable – the thought I might really be the Herald of Andraste or that I’m not. I can’t speak to her faith in the Maker, but certainly her world has been shaken just as much as the sky has been torn apart.
I suppose I should look at the situation tactically, the Inquisition may not have Chantry support but neither is there enough Chantry for organized opposition. *sigh* Well, Clara, I can admit to you if no one else, I am a little uncomfortable operating outside the Chantry’s benediction (is that the right word?). I’ve always been a devout Andrastian and now most consider me a heretic. I don’t feel like one, though. Did anybody ever consider Divine Justinia a heretic? She wanted to change the Chantry’s stance on mages. Personally, I think she wanted the Chantry to be more in keeping with Andraste’s teaching. I don’t think I am evil because I can do magic, which is what many in the Chantry have been saying for a very long time. Certain types of magic are evil, but that’s not the same thing. Stevie would tell me I think too much. Stevie, I’m sticking my tongue out at you!
At least we met some interesting people and have some new allies. To be honest, interesting doesn’t do Sera justice. I’ve never met anybody like her and I don’t understand half of what she says, but I really think her heart is in the right place. She nearly gave me a heart attack when her message arrow whizzed by. *shakes head remembering* Lady Vivienne intimidates me. She is just so polished and sure of herself. If I’m not careful she’ll walk all over me. She knows people, though. Her influential connections will be more important than her impressive magic skills, I think. I wonder if she knows that when I’m around her I have this almost overwhelming urge to see if I have dirt on my face? I bet she does. | |
Tomorrow I’ll go to the Storm Coast to meet this Iron Bull and his Chargers. Leliana and Cullen say his mercenary group has a good reputation and I’m not likely to be going into a trap. That reminds me, I have to go to Redcliffe soon. I didn’t expect to see Fiona in Val Royeaux, much less offer us an alliance with the mages. Something seems off . . . anyway, we may not be able to approach the templars. I need to see for myself. If Fiona is ready to end this rebellion of hers, at least for now, we would certainly have the power we need. I should probably take Solas with me.
I need to sizzle something. Or freeze something. I wish there was a magic training room; I always sleep better if I can use up some of my mana before retiring for the night. Maybe I’ll ask Cullen if he would go with me out where the druffalo are running around. I should be able to expend some magical energy without alarming anybody if I do it where most people can’t see me. I need to practice my aim, anyway. And I want to work on a new spell I was learning before the conclave. No Clara, I’m not just making excuses to be with a certain templar, at least not too much. You’re getting as bad as my brother.
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Post by Sonya on Jul 25, 2020 14:10:37 GMT
Will write in general with several images. First would like to thank further people. Considering the fact that hate to be simple supporter, not to be in the middle of the fight is just aweful for me, needed some push. Thanks to Rascoth , Sokemis and LadyofNemesis dialogues had that push, better say - kick . Team: - Aveline: tank/some offensive abilities (not to kill Isi with FF)/sustained abilities/primer - Isi: the main melee damager/my usual dex-build/detonator/primer/speed - Varric: cun-build, later added dex/primer/detonator - Hawke: SH + BM specs/half-suppoter + half-damager/BM spec was the main/SH when needed/some FF spells Played the whole game with DLCs w/o cheats. In DLC Legacy used Carver instead of Aveline. First was boring, a little bit later became interesting. Tactics + buils+ weapons = everything worked as planned. The only thing about SH spec: did not check information but it seemed passive "health regen" did not work for the team, but Hawke's health regen was noticeable - after taking pasive "Vitality + 100 %" health regen was even indecent fast . BM was very handy, like Merrill = spell battery (health + mana). Considering FF PT such specs stack with each other very well and PT proved it. "Force" spec like very much in DA2 but with FF it is useless - will just kill my damager even if Aveline can survive it. Finals: - that "kick" was what I needed as liked to be half-supporter, but ony half, damager is "must be" - otherwise simply boring and CD plays its role - used my usual Hawke rogue build, but think some things should have been changed - Aveline was not the best choice for combos - Fenris/Carver are better anyway as 2h warriors - but took Aveline as do not use her actually, only in some difficult encounters 1-2 times. Waned to hear PBs with her (PBs were interesting indeed) - what I like is that want to play again as supporter but change some things (team, buils, maybe robes). Conclusion: really liked such PT, it was new experience which turned out very well. Have alredy started another such PT where will change above mentioned things. Thanks again, guys. Images of builds/attiruites/gear of the team (12 of them; sorry, do not know how to make it shorter):
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Post by melbella on Jul 29, 2020 1:07:48 GMT
Made some progress in Western Approach. Cleared the first half of the map, met up with Hawke and Stroud and Erimond the Tool. Took Griffon Wing Keep back from Macrinus and the Venatori. Explored the Still Ruins. I think I finally figured out.....that frozen rift didn't appear with the Breach but was where they were going to siphon Fade energy from way back 1000s of years ago. I took a good look at all the frozen Tevinters on the way in and they appeared to be losing badly to the demons.
After activating all the progress missions, headed over to the Oasis where I entered the temple and was able to open the first 2 doors of each element. Cleared that area except for the Spider Cave since I didn't run into the miner yet.
Back at Skyhold, Cassandra finally relented in talking to Lukas about the missing Seekers. Ooh, the frosty between them is epic. Decided the first 3 judgements: Movran (to Tevinter!), Mayor (to Denerim prison), and Alexius (research for Inquisition). Made sure Sutherland's crew was outfitted per Cullen's recommendation - I've messed up this quest line my last 3 games so I need to get it right this time!
Side trip to Crestwood to sell all my excess inventory for mucho dinero, and am currently back in Redcliffe for Dorian's personal quest. Once done there, will head to Caer Oswin with Cassandra, then it will be off to the Exalted Plains to help Solas' friend in need (if I can find my way around the battlements).
Sorry, no pics 'cause I'm lazy.
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Post by riverdaleswhiteflash on Jul 31, 2020 7:05:11 GMT
I remember vertigomez and Nightscrawl were looking forward to this one... Thomas Hawke fled Lothering with his family (a mage sister, a warrior brother, and a noticeably noncombatant mother,) picking up a bow from a refugee who hadn't fled fast enough along the way. They ran into a templar named Wesley and his wife Aveline, and proceeded to make common cause with them despite his apostate sister (and despite the templar clearly noticing her,) because the enemy of the enemy of all life is your friend. Shortly afterwards, he lost his brother to an ogre, and shortly after that, the ogre lost a whole lot more. Then Flemeth showed up to kill a whole bunch of hurlocks for them (not to look a gift horse in the mouth but where were you two minutes ago?) and to ask them to deliver an amulet to Keeper Marethari of the Dalish clan near Kirkwall. Then Flemeth revealed that Wesley was dying of Blight, and that the only people who knew how to cure him were well away from there. Wesley didn't want to die of the Blight, but Hawke refused to choose for Aveline how he would die. Aveline wound up killing him herself. Then they took ship to Kirkwall. That's when I saved and quit since I wanted to keep this post short lest I forget something. (And if anyone's curious, so far Tommy's dialogue has been exclusively purple, apart from a green answer during the overpowered part of the intro and the green answer when it was time to pick how Wesley died.) Edit nineteen hours later: After that, Thomas Hawke went to the guards to ask to be let in on account of his family connections. But those family connections turned out to mean a whole lot less than anyone had hoped. The most Gamlen could do was introduce his nephew to two other people who Gamlen had disappointed, who were hoping Gamlen's niece and nephew can pay the debt off (and were willing to pay the bribes to get them into the city as part of the deal because said niece and nephew weren't very useful to them otherwise.) Thomas went to the mercenary company led by Meeran first, and honestly considered it... but then his sister expressed reservations, so he went to the smugglers instead. The smuggler boss sent him to intimidate some money out of a merchant who owed her, and Hawke asked Aveline to handle it. She did, gladly. A year passed. (One assumes it passed rather sarcastically, considering that I still haven't picked red or blue when purple was an option.) Tommy and Bethany found out about a Deep Roads expedition, and tried to talk the sponsor (a dwarf named Bartrand Tethras) into letting them on. They failed. Apparently assuming that a dwarf will automatically let you buy him a drink is in poor taste. Then a thief took what little money Tommy had on him, and got shot in the shoulder* and punched out by a random vigilante. Or a not so random vigilante: the dwarf was Bartrand's brother Varric, and he'd hoped to help Hawke raise enough money to buy a place on the expedition. *Given the state of non-magical medicine in this setting, and my suspicion that magical healing would probably cost an arm and a leg if he got it from anyone who charged, I really hope that guy knows Anders.
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Post by melbella on Aug 2, 2020 6:15:49 GMT
Met Dorian's father and noped right out of that conversation. This is only the second time I suggested leaving right away without the two them having it out. The first time was the first time I got that quest and was so appalled by what Halward tried to do that I didn't want to be around him any more.
I forgot that quest takes you automatically back to Skyhold so, after picking some rare plants from the garden, headed to Caer Oswin with Cassandra, Dorian, and Sera. Was not too happy to find (the real) Lord Seeker Lucius, who definitely appeared to have lost his mind, or at least any good sense. I wonder what it was that turned him into a fruitcake? Simply the revelations in the Seeker book, so when Samson approached him he decided to go all in? I plan to have Lukas tell Cassandra to forget rebuilding the Seekers because I don't think my approval is quite as low as it can be.
At a stopover in Crestwood, swapped out Cass for Blackwall and Dorian for Solas, then headed to the Exalted Plains. Ran into the save cap along the way so had to delete some earlier ones. Stupid save cap. So far I've cleared a few ramparts (one barrier was uber strength and took forever to get through), took out Gordian, set up the second camp, climbed all over a bunch of ruined houses, and found some more shards. Currently headed in the direction to find Solas' friend, if the wolves will leave me alone long enough.
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Post by riverdaleswhiteflash on Aug 2, 2020 8:25:08 GMT
(Tagging vertigomez again so she can find all of the posts if she comes back. She's the one who wanted me to go into detail, so I should make it easy for her to find the whole story.) Thomas Hawke went to his Uncle's place to pick up some valuable items, including a staff for his sister and a longsword for Aveline. Then he had to pick up Aveline, and while he was doing that she asked him to help take care of some bandits who'd planned an ambush near Sundermount. And hey, what's a favor for your plate-armored meatshield every once in a while? (He noticed as he did so that the formerly red trim on the Templar Shield she'd inherited from her husband was now black. It didn't look like it was painted over: more like reality itself had been modified so that the shield had now always been black. Weird.) So first things first: he headed to the ambush point on the slopes of Sundermount, and slaughtered a bunch of bandits. After that, he headed to the Dalish camp further up the mountain, and got a frosty welcome from the gate guards. The Keeper was a bit more hospitable, and asked him to take the amulet to an altar further up the mountain with her First, Merrill... and then take her First off the mountain. (Everyone present could tell there was a story there somewhere, especially after they were accosted by an asshat Dalish elf who bullied her for some undisclosed reason related to her leaving.) They also talked to a woman named Clara, who was related to a number of heroic werewolves who'd fought alongside the Hero of Ferelden, Jeeves Tabris. She asked that Hawke gather some materials for a potion to help delay the progress of the curse they were under. They slaughtered their way through skeletons, giant spiders, and Shadow Warriors (whatever those are) to reach the altar, picking up half of what Clara had needed (and what appeared to be a noble family's seal) as they went. Along the way, Merril used blood magic to summon a demon, to Tommy's sarcastic disapproval. The ritual turned out to call a piece of Flemeth out of the amulet, allowing her to continue on in Thedas despite Jeeves having killed her a few months prior... and smuggling her across the Waking Sea in the bargain (if I understood any of Flemeth's explanation of what had just happened.) She gave Merrill and Thomas some advice, and then turned into a dragon and flew off. Then Hawke automatically returned to Marethari, and automatically left for the Kirkwall Alienage after finishing that conversation, as though a strange railroady force was forcing him to leave before finishing Clara's quest. Merril let on that she found the crowded Alienage lonely, which is an interesting way to describe the problem when you think about it. But anyway, Thomas promised to visit every so often to help her cope. At any rate, the railroady force left him right next to a templar whose armor had entirely black trim for some reason, and who was conversing with an elven woman with Dalish tattoos. The woman (Arianni) revealed that she'd tried to get her son to go to the Circle for magical training, since he was losing control of his mind to the demons his power attracts. She'd gotten desperate, and had brought in a templar to try and force the issue. But her son Feynriel understandably wanted nothing to do with the Circle, and had fled. Thomas agreed to help bring her son to safety, and consulted Arianni's former lover Vincento on where their son might have gone. He explained that he'd sent Feynriel to the one man he knew who didn't hate mages, and that they could find him in Lowtown at night. Well, Thomas didn't want to wait around that whole time doing nothing, so he went up to Hightown to get paid for slaughtering those bandits. (Along the way, he sold the noble family's crest to a woman who claimed to be of that family.) But surprise surprise, the police don't like it when random nobody vigilantes join in police patrols and get involved in the fighting without official permission. Jeven threatened to have them both jailed, which is kind of a dick move, but understandable.
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Post by melbella on Aug 3, 2020 3:03:18 GMT
Found Solas's Wisdom friend who looked strangely like a Pride demon. Freed it from bondage so Solas could say good-bye, then talked Solas down from taking his anger out on the idiots who summoned it. I wish there was a bit more to that encounter, like maybe finding them at Skyhold later hiding in the tower or something. I also had the bug occur where if you go back to the area right away the demon is still there and is unkillable.
Cleared the rest of the Plains I had access to. Snuck into the burial grounds via the mount cheat so I could collect the mosaic piece without ticking off the Dalish. Managed to gain 100% approval with them and recruited Loranil, who traveled back to Skyhold with the team.
Solas returned and he and Lukas had a nice chat about the nature of things, then Lukas girded his courage and went to check on Cassandra after the revelations about the Seekers. It didn't go too badly actually, and Lukas ended up refraining from saying the Seekers should be forgotten but rather told Cass it was up to her, not him, what to do next.
On a much more lighthearted note, Lukas met up with Bull and the Chargers for drinks, and took note of Sutherland and his friends looking quite formidable in their shiny new armor.
Not sure what I'll do next,: either go back to the Plains and explore the newly opened areas there, or side trip to Dirthamen's temple where I always get turned around.
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