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Post by azarhal on Oct 2, 2020 11:26:24 GMT
What Ewyr did last night: In Your Heart you Shall Burn (which has the best soundtrack of the game).
Then one hour running around ruined Skyhold talking to people. Then a few minutes in the Hinterland to finish the Horse Master quests. Then back to Skyhold to unlock the trainers. Then painful almost hour in the Exalted Plains (and back because one of those damn Venatori is in the blocked Ghilan'nain's Grove) to find 3 mages and loot them.
But now Ewyr is a Rift Mage. He survived the process and I can finally play the real Dragon Age Inquisition.
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 12:38:47 GMT
4) Yeah, they aren't mentioned in that case. Kinda odd. I'm also a bit confused by the focus on "independent templars=good", because they had like mostly no oversight before (much less a useful or fair one) and now they are left on their own? To me, it doesn't really matter how nicely they are painted (same goes for Cassandra and her restored Seekers) If their mindset doesn't change, we might as well get Lam(e)bert/Hinterlands 2.0. Eh, you should know my opinions on certain matters by now. But you can have his hair. I just wonder why some compare it to noodles. Because of the colour? 5) Well, you do have trouble deciding on you worldatates, right? So if you take Force Magic for DA2, but don't want a double-up with Rift Mage in DAI, it might leave you pondering on the DAI spec. Unless you decided already. We won't speak of this Envy Demon disguised as Hawke here.
4->1) more like people comparing the mesh texture of his hair model to that of uncooked noodles (especially in DAO and DA2) I always hate how the kinder templars are the first ones to die (Bryant, Otto, Emeric, Thrask, Barris)...and Bioware still wants you to support the templars. How am I going to want to do that if you kill of the nice ones and make the rest of the 'nice' ones hypocrite? Bioware tries to sell a 'the world is tints of grey' kind of idea, but the more I play the games I can only see black and white choices
5->2) why must you remind me of that? but yes...you're right I was thinking of giving a try to Knight Enchanter...I could go with Necromancer as well...probably closest thing I'll get to 'blood magic' makes me wonder...given the fact we're probably going to 'blood magic central' next game...think they'll bring back Blood mage as a spec? Especially given the fact Solas is probably going to get the monopoly on spirits Not a fan of spec myself, but it'd make sense to bring it back. It'd also make quite a few people happy. 3) Same...I'm not a huge fan of blood, so I don't take Blood Mage as a principle. Which probably also explains my need for playing ranged characters...no cut of limbs and stuff like that 1) Ah, okay. I actually have seen mods that give him his more fluffy light-brownish hair back. Yeah, that pisses me off as well. Though guys like Emeric are first and foremost decent people, seeing how they need to go AWOL from the order to do something benifical or just act on common sense (a.k.a. Emeric's investigation. Apparently he was the only one concerned about a mage going missing. The rest was probably more like "good riddance" if Orsino's thoughts are to be believed) isn't exactly a selling point for the templars as a group. Some people (me included these days, as you might have guessed from my recent ranting) see it as Bioware trying too hard to present things as grey if they aren't. Like blaming the Dales for getting genocided and people using these changes to dogpile on them (remember how Hanako totally ignored the lead-up and background? Yeah, such things). Some might also just say "There's nothing grey about systematic oppression" so templars are black, the entire Chantry and Qun qualify as well.
2) Well, I tried to clear up a communication mistake I made. Did you already "use" all the specs? I admit that I did not played a Necromancer Inquisitor yet, but I had quite some time trying out the spec with Dorian. Still not fond of fear spells. Also, Walking Bomb is messy, but unlike previous games, it is more chunks instead of blood fountains. Eh, I want it to be back for the cultural significance it has in Tevinter, if nothing else. Though you do raise an interesting point: apparently some think that DAI tries to justify the dumbed down magic trees with the Breach, so next time we might loose all spirit magic "because Solas"? Can't say I'm a fan. Reminds me of a tidbit I read about TES. Earlier games had levitation spells, but these got removed at some point for gameplay reasons. They still tried to cook up an in-universe justification with the Mages' Guild just banning it for unspecified reasons. 3) I tend to justify it in-character. Apart from "the Chantry says" not being valid ( ), Surana doesn't care because she's a warden, so any tool that helps... For Hawke, besides me giving the finger to Bioware's DAI mess, it is meant as a tool to "keep up" in the mess called Kirkwall. Also, the usual vicious cycle: templars talk shit about mages and block normal magic, but cannot prevent blood being used, so the mage uses it in self-defense when the buckets come calling. Also, Merrill. I mean, I like the gameplay concept of KE, but hate the name. Rascoth : Okay, can't top that. Though my Lavellan had around 320 hours in DAI at the end of Trespasser. Is that competitive? It was my first PT with some learning curve though. That wasn't competition, just observation that I've spent unholy amount of hours in Pokemon franchise You have me beaten on longest pt. My longest was around 180h(?), with everything done. She wasn't my first pt tho, in fact none of my saves from couple of first pts survived. I don't even remember half of them More open-world games tend to keep me occupied for hours. *looks at four-digit Skyrim hour counter* I'm more ashamed of spending so much time, so it is nice to see "normal people" doing it too.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 12:55:33 GMT
1) Ah, okay. I actually have seen mods that give him his more fluffy light-brownish hair back. Yeah, that pisses me off as well. Though guys like Emeric are first and foremost decent people, seeing how they need to go AWOL from the order to do something benifical or just act on common sense (a.k.a. Emeric's investigation. Apparently he was the only one concerned about a mage going missing. The rest was probably more like "good riddance" if Orsino's thoughts are to be believed) isn't exactly a selling point for the templars as a group. Some people (me included these days, as you might have guessed from my recent ranting) see it as Bioware trying too hard to present things as grey if they aren't. Like blaming the Dales for getting genocided and people using these changes to dogpile on them (remember how Hanako totally ignored the lead-up and background? Yeah, such things). Some might also just say "There's nothing grey about systematic oppression" so templars are black, the entire Chantry and Qun qualify as well.
2) Well, I tried to clear up a communication mistake I made. Did you already "use" all the specs? I admit that I did not played a Necromancer Inquisitor yet, but I had quite some time trying out the spec with Dorian. Still not fond of fear spells. Also, Walking Bomb is messy, but unlike previous games, it is more chunks instead of blood fountains. Eh, I want it to be back for the cultural significance it has in Tevinter, if nothing else. Though you do raise an interesting point: apparently some think that DAI tries to justify the dumbed down magic trees with the Breach, so next time we might loose all spirit magic "because Solas"? Can't say I'm a fan. Reminds me of a tidbit I read about TES. Earlier games had levitation spells, but these got removed at some point for gameplay reasons. They still tried to cook up an in-universe justification with the Mages' Guild just banning it for unspecified reasons. 3) I tend to justify it in-character. Apart from "the Chantry says" not being valid ( ), Surana doesn't care because she's a warden, so any tool that helps... For Hawke, besides me giving the finger to Bioware's DAI mess, it is meant as a tool to "keep up" in the mess called Kirkwall. Also, the usual vicious cycle: templars talk shit about mages and block normal magic, but cannot prevent blood being used, so the mage uses it in self-defense when the buckets come calling. Also, Merrill. I mean, I like the gameplay concept of KE, but hate the name. 1) Ser Otto as well (he's from the Alienage quest in Origins), he was send to investigate demon/maleficar activity in the Alienage, but he was send alone The f-ing templars send a semi-blind man to do a job that requires at least a dozen templars, no wonder he gets killed of
Plus, not the entire blame can be lain of the templars...the City Guard didn't do squat either. Gee Aveline, you were there with us that time when we gave those bones to Emeric, and you said you'd bring it before the Guard. 3 F*CKING years later and you not only say 'Kirkwall isn't safe, not everything bad is related' but you won't help the poor man either?! I mean, if Aveline had worked with Emeric like she said she would, they'd have caught Quentin and Leandra would still be alive! Something you can point out to her during "a Captain's condolences" and she just brushes you of and gives you a few measly rivalry points *end rant* (I still like Aveline, but she's rather incompetent at her job)
2) I've done both Knight Enchanter and Rift Mage, I've had a Warrior with Champion spec...haven't tried the others yet going to do Artificer for my male world state
3) I've since been revising my world state...again I think I might give a go to Warrior Hawke after all...smashing things with Dogs of War , think I'll grab Templar as a spec. *collective gasp* (I mean, we know not all templars are bad, my lady Hawke is just going to go with the effective spec. still supporting the mages ) I've also been planning out my eventual "Male world state" again, I've some new ideas for that
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Post by Rascoth on Oct 2, 2020 12:59:47 GMT
That wasn't competition, just observation that I've spent unholy amount of hours in Pokemon franchise You have me beaten on longest pt. My longest was around 180h(?), with everything done. She wasn't my first pt tho, in fact none of my saves from couple of first pts survived. I don't even remember half of them More open-world games tend to keep me occupied for hours. *looks at four-digit Skyrim hour counter* I'm more ashamed of spending so much time, so it is nice to see "normal people" doing it too. "Normal people"... I thought they were a myth! I have 4-digit number in DAI, so I get what you mean about open-world games.
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 13:48:51 GMT
1) Ah, okay. I actually have seen mods that give him his more fluffy light-brownish hair back. Yeah, that pisses me off as well. Though guys like Emeric are first and foremost decent people, seeing how they need to go AWOL from the order to do something benifical or just act on common sense (a.k.a. Emeric's investigation. Apparently he was the only one concerned about a mage going missing. The rest was probably more like "good riddance" if Orsino's thoughts are to be believed) isn't exactly a selling point for the templars as a group. Some people (me included these days, as you might have guessed from my recent ranting) see it as Bioware trying too hard to present things as grey if they aren't. Like blaming the Dales for getting genocided and people using these changes to dogpile on them (remember how Hanako totally ignored the lead-up and background? Yeah, such things). Some might also just say "There's nothing grey about systematic oppression" so templars are black, the entire Chantry and Qun qualify as well.
2) Well, I tried to clear up a communication mistake I made. Did you already "use" all the specs? I admit that I did not played a Necromancer Inquisitor yet, but I had quite some time trying out the spec with Dorian. Still not fond of fear spells. Also, Walking Bomb is messy, but unlike previous games, it is more chunks instead of blood fountains. Eh, I want it to be back for the cultural significance it has in Tevinter, if nothing else. Though you do raise an interesting point: apparently some think that DAI tries to justify the dumbed down magic trees with the Breach, so next time we might loose all spirit magic "because Solas"? Can't say I'm a fan. Reminds me of a tidbit I read about TES. Earlier games had levitation spells, but these got removed at some point for gameplay reasons. They still tried to cook up an in-universe justification with the Mages' Guild just banning it for unspecified reasons. 3) I tend to justify it in-character. Apart from "the Chantry says" not being valid ( ), Surana doesn't care because she's a warden, so any tool that helps... For Hawke, besides me giving the finger to Bioware's DAI mess, it is meant as a tool to "keep up" in the mess called Kirkwall. Also, the usual vicious cycle: templars talk shit about mages and block normal magic, but cannot prevent blood being used, so the mage uses it in self-defense when the buckets come calling. Also, Merrill. I mean, I like the gameplay concept of KE, but hate the name. 1) Ser Otto as well (he's from the Alienage quest in Origins), he was send to investigate demon/maleficar activity in the Alienage, but he was send alone The f-ing templars send a semi-blind man to do a job that requires at least a dozen templars, no wonder he gets killed of
Plus, not the entire blame can be lain of the templars...the City Guard didn't do squat either. Gee Aveline, you were there with us that time when we gave those bones to Emeric, and you said you'd bring it before the Guard. 3 F*CKING years later and you not only say 'Kirkwall isn't safe, not everything bad is related' but you won't help the poor man either?! I mean, if Aveline had worked with Emeric like she said she would, they'd have caught Quentin and Leandra would still be alive! Something you can point out to her during "a Captain's condolences" and she just brushes you of and gives you a few measly rivalry points *end rant* (I still like Aveline, but she's rather incompetent at her job)
2) I've done both Knight Enchanter and Rift Mage, I've had a Warrior with Champion spec...haven't tried the others yet going to do Artificer for my male world state
3) I've since been revising my world state...again I think I might give a go to Warrior Hawke after all...smashing things with Dogs of War , think I'll grab Templar as a spec. *collective gasp* (I mean, we know not all templars are bad, my lady Hawke is just going to go with the effective spec. still supporting the mages ) I've also been planning out my eventual "Male world state" again, I've some new ideas for that 1) It has been a while since I played this. The wiki mentions rumors about blood magic (I guess this is actually quite common in Thedas if you don't like your neighbour... ). It might also be that they sent nobody else/nobody else volunteered because it was "just elves" essentially. Which brings us to Aveline's fuck-ups. Probably should have torn the foundry apart, though one might argue that 1) she wasn't captain yet, so I have no clue if she could order such a thing and 2) "Quentin hid his trapdoor with magic so the guards couldn't find it". That still doesn't excuse her Act2 fuck-ups though. Apart from what you said about not taking Emeric seriously (who did her work in part!), there's also that thing with the two viddathari elves she's going on about. So a guard raped their sister, they try to report it but nobody listened and when they took matters into their own hands. She's all about exactng justice on the elves but only half-heartedly tries to investigate the mess in her own group? That's exactly that kind of thing why some people in RL don't trust police much, especially when it comes to race issues.
2) Artificer... exploding colourful balls, yeeeeeh! 3) Ah, don't brag with your DLC weapons - now I got them working as well (I've got an odd liking for the Blade of the Archon). Otherwise, that's a very fereldan thing to do. Don't forget the Mabari when heading out though. Well, there's a difference between buying their mindset and using their abilities. Kirkwall likely as number of "Samsons" who could be likely to train someone to mix the lyrium cocktail just right for a bit coin. Though you could also use it or grab Fenris' spec via console/save edit and pretend it is more of a Spirit Warrior thing. More open-world games tend to keep me occupied for hours. *looks at four-digit Skyrim hour counter* I'm more ashamed of spending so much time, so it is nice to see "normal people" doing it too. "Normal people"... I thought they were a myth! I have 4-digit number in DAI, so I get what you mean about open-world games. I would like to go ahead and quote Luna Lovegood, as in "You are just as sane as I am." Though I'm probably overly sensitive of hour counters with regards to my own activities as doctors cannot refrain to judge my behviour purely base on the amount of hours I spent behind the screen, which is admittely a lot. Though I doubt I would have retained my last bit of sanity without that kind of escapism.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 14:13:09 GMT
1) It has been a while since I played this. The wiki mentions rumors about blood magic (I guess this is actually quite common in Thedas if you don't like your neighbour... ). It might also be that they sent nobody else/nobody else volunteered because it was "just elves" essentially. Which brings us to Aveline's fuck-ups. Probably should have torn the foundry apart, though one might argue that 1) she wasn't captain yet, so I have no clue if she could order such a thing and 2) "Quentin hid his trapdoor with magic so the guards couldn't find it". That still doesn't excuse her Act2 fuck-ups though. Apart from what you said about not taking Emeric seriously (who did her work in part!), there's also that thing with the two viddathari elves she's going on about. So a guard raped their sister, they try to report it but nobody listened and when they took matters into their own hands. She's all about exactng justice on the elves but only half-heartedly tries to investigate the mess in her own group? That's exactly that kind of thing why some people in RL don't trust police much, especially when it comes to race issues.
2) Artificer... exploding colourful balls, yeeeeeh! 3) Ah, don't brag with your DLC weapons - now I got them working as well (I've got an odd liking for the Blade of the Archon). Otherwise, that's a very fereldan thing to do. Don't forget the Mabari when heading out though. Well, there's a difference between buying their mindset and using their abilities. Kirkwall likely as number of "Samsons" who could be likely to train someone to mix the lyrium cocktail just right for a bit coin. Though you could also use it or grab Fenris' spec via console/save edit and pretend it is more of a Spirit Warrior thing. 1) ugh, don't remind me of that mess Which is why I said Aveline is incompetent, no wonder rumors go around about her 'coddling' people in Act 3...sure, but only the people she likes
2) I'm going with the 'default' class line-up for my male world state so Warrior Warden, Mage Hawke and Rogue Quizzy I'm currently setting up the world state inside the Keep...it's relaxing.
3) of course, Buttercup (yes my lady Hawke named her dog Buttercup...the male one is going to name his Biscuit) is going to follow her around at all times And that's actually not such a horrible idea..I'll go with that head canon and pretend she's a Spirit Warrior
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Post by azarhal on Oct 2, 2020 14:51:21 GMT
1) Ser Otto as well (he's from the Alienage quest in Origins), he was send to investigate demon/maleficar activity in the Alienage, but he was send alone The f-ing templars send a semi-blind man to do a job that requires at least a dozen templars, no wonder he gets killed of Plus, not the entire blame can be lain of the templars...the City Guard didn't do squat either. Gee Aveline, you were there with us that time when we gave those bones to Emeric, and you said you'd bring it before the Guard. 3 F*CKING years later and you not only say 'Kirkwall isn't safe, not everything bad is related' but you won't help the poor man either?! I mean, if Aveline had worked with Emeric like she said she would, they'd have caught Quentin and Leandra would still be alive! Something you can point out to her during "a Captain's condolences" and she just brushes you of and gives you a few measly rivalry points *end rant* (I still like Aveline, but she's rather incompetent at her job)
1) Doesn't Ser Otto investigate on his own because he sensed something in the Alienage and then he stayed outside because he didn't feel like would be able to deal with it? As for Aveline, everyone in the Hawke's circle are corrupted, she just doesn't appear to be because unlike Pride, Desire and Anger/Vengeance, Sloth is not flashy. Aveline: Duty to Sloth (she's lazy) Anders: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Merrill: Wisdom to Pride (she wanted to keep the lore of her race, turned to demons and blood magic to do so) Sebastian: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Isabela: Desire Varric; Desire Fenris: Pride (I feel like it is pride that makes him want revenge on his former master and all mages, not justice)
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 15:10:12 GMT
1) Doesn't Ser Otto investigate on his own because he sensed something in the Alienage and then he stayed outside because he didn't feel like would be able to deal with it? 2) As for Aveline, everyone in the Hawke's circle are corrupted, she just doesn't appear to be because unlike Pride, Desire and Anger/Vengeance, Sloth is not flashy. Aveline: Duty to Sloth (she's lazy) Anders: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Merrill: Wisdom to Pride (she wanted to keep the lore of her race, turned to demons and blood magic to do so) Sebastian: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Isabela: Desire Varric; Desire Fenris: Pride (I feel like it is pride that makes him want revenge on his former master and all mages, not justice) 1) he does, but that doesn't meant they couldn't have send someone -anyone- with him I believe the Warden can even point this out to him, lemme just *goes to toolset* so apparently they did want to send people, but he was the only one who cared enough to volunteer.
2) I do often wonder if much of it isn't just the effect of Kirkwall itself after all, the city is a literal maze, the veil is thin, there are more blood mages and cases of murder, abuse and other rotten things then anywhere else in the Free Marches
also in terms of Fenris, I think for him it's parts pride and parts fear that regulate his thinking he fears being recaptured by Danarius, so doesn't make himself known other then to those in Hawke's inner circle (Varric: three years and you're practically a ghost!)
even so, he has too much pride to move on from his past because he of these wrongs visited upon him (and they were, but he volunteered for the markings because he believed Danarius would free his family, which he did...but, well, you get the idea)
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 15:25:27 GMT
1) It has been a while since I played this. The wiki mentions rumors about blood magic (I guess this is actually quite common in Thedas if you don't like your neighbour... ). It might also be that they sent nobody else/nobody else volunteered because it was "just elves" essentially. Which brings us to Aveline's fuck-ups. Probably should have torn the foundry apart, though one might argue that 1) she wasn't captain yet, so I have no clue if she could order such a thing and 2) "Quentin hid his trapdoor with magic so the guards couldn't find it". That still doesn't excuse her Act2 fuck-ups though. Apart from what you said about not taking Emeric seriously (who did her work in part!), there's also that thing with the two viddathari elves she's going on about. So a guard raped their sister, they try to report it but nobody listened and when they took matters into their own hands. She's all about exactng justice on the elves but only half-heartedly tries to investigate the mess in her own group? That's exactly that kind of thing why some people in RL don't trust police much, especially when it comes to race issues.
2) Artificer... exploding colourful balls, yeeeeeh! 3) Ah, don't brag with your DLC weapons - now I got them working as well (I've got an odd liking for the Blade of the Archon). Otherwise, that's a very fereldan thing to do. Don't forget the Mabari when heading out though. Well, there's a difference between buying their mindset and using their abilities. Kirkwall likely as number of "Samsons" who could be likely to train someone to mix the lyrium cocktail just right for a bit coin. Though you could also use it or grab Fenris' spec via console/save edit and pretend it is more of a Spirit Warrior thing. 1) ugh, don't remind me of that mess Which is why I said Aveline is incompetent, no wonder rumors go around about her 'coddling' people in Act 3...sure, but only the people she likes
2) I'm going with the 'default' class line-up for my male world state so Warrior Warden, Mage Hawke and Rogue Quizzy I'm currently setting up the world state inside the Keep...it's relaxing.
3) of course, Buttercup (yes my lady Hawke named her dog Buttercup...the male one is going to name his Biscuit) is going to follow her around at all times And that's actually not such a horrible idea..I'll go with that head canon and pretend she's a Spirit Warrior 1) ... i.e. her guards. It is quite amusing how accurate the accusation is, even if Jeven is a dirtbag I gladly relieve of his head (or entrails, if Walking Bomb or Fenris are around), simply because he's a boss-ranked assassin. 2) I've given up on importing once I knew about the Keep. I don't even give my characters custom names or stuff, just making sure all flags are set properly already takes 'nuff effort. Please try out the balls, they are amusing. 3) Gimme food names? I suspect some wannabe dog eater monsters will approve. Spirit Warrior masquerading as a templar... I mean, Cassandra already does that, so it's fair. Great, now I've got an idea to rework that spec. At first, I thought adding scripts for new abilites is impossible in DA2 (files being not accessible?), but I've recently seen a Bard mod which apparently contains custom scripts, though I did not test it.
azarhal That's a pretty interesting thought. I just wonder what Varric's desires were... stupid memory failing me.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 15:45:22 GMT
1) ... i.e. her guards. It is quite amusing how accurate the accusation is, even if Jeven is a dirtbag I gladly relieve of his head (or entrails, if Walking Bomb or Fenris are around), simply because he's a boss-ranked assassin. 2) I've given up on importing once I knew about the Keep. I don't even give my characters custom names or stuff, just making sure all flags are set properly already takes 'nuff effort. Please try out the balls, they are amusing. 3) Gimme food names? I suspect some wannabe dog eater monsters will approve. Spirit Warrior masquerading as a templar... I mean, Cassandra already does that, so it's fair. Great, now I've got an idea to rework that spec. At first, I thought adding scripts for new abilites is impossible in DA2 (files being not accessible?), but I've recently seen a Bard mod which apparently contains custom scripts, though I did not test it.
azarhal That's a pretty interesting thought. I just wonder what Varric's desires were... stupid memory failing me. 1) yeah...I almost feel sorry for Cullen that he has to deal with that sh*t on top of being Meredith's lackey
2) I like having custom names for my characters inside the Keep...it's easier to recognize them that way I often also delete the ones I no longer need, just to keep this neat 3) Oh, I've a whole list of potential names for the Mabari , some are silly but most of them are quite normal Abelas
Amgarrak
Aravas Banner
Biscuit (male Hawke) Bowen
Buttercup (lady Hawke)
Callenhad (Cousland) Dane
Drake
Duke / Duchess
Fang
Fuzzball (Tabris) Giovanni
Hohaku (told by Nan during the Human noble origin) Hafter
Lady / Lord
Miguel
Mist
Rabbit
Ronan
Roach
Salroka
Shadow
Tempest
White
I've uses Aravas in the past for Mahariel, and Bowen/Miguel for Surana/Amell, and Amgarrak for Brosca
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Post by azarhal on Oct 2, 2020 15:47:03 GMT
1) Doesn't Ser Otto investigate on his own because he sensed something in the Alienage and then he stayed outside because he didn't feel like would be able to deal with it? 2) As for Aveline, everyone in the Hawke's circle are corrupted, she just doesn't appear to be because unlike Pride, Desire and Anger/Vengeance, Sloth is not flashy. Aveline: Duty to Sloth (she's lazy) Anders: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Merrill: Wisdom to Pride (she wanted to keep the lore of her race, turned to demons and blood magic to do so) Sebastian: Justice to Vengeance/Anger Isabela: Desire Varric; Desire Fenris: Pride (I feel like it is pride that makes him want revenge on his former master and all mages, not justice) 1) he does, but that doesn't meant they couldn't have send someone -anyone- with him I believe the Warden can even point this out to him, lemme just *goes to toolset* so apparently they did want to send people, but he was the only one who cared enough to volunteer.
2) I do often wonder if much of it isn't just the effect of Kirkwall itself after all, the city is a literal maze, the veil is thin, there are more blood mages and cases of murder, abuse and other rotten things then anywhere else in the Free Marches
also in terms of Fenris, I think for him it's parts pride and parts fear that regulate his thinking he fears being recaptured by Danarius, so doesn't make himself known other then to those in Hawke's inner circle (Varric: three years and you're practically a ghost!)
even so, he has too much pride to move on from his past because he of these wrongs visited upon him (and they were, but he volunteered for the markings because he believed Danarius would free his family, which he did...but, well, you get the idea)
1) Templars have a bit of a sloth issues too 2) Well Isabela was like that before Kirkwall. Although, she is honest to herself about what she is. Unlike the rest. Fenris could have Fear to him too. Didn't think about that. Fear also work with him having no idea what to do now that he isn't a slave. I personally wonder if there wasn't some external force playing with pawns in Kirkwall to make the place blow over: - Bartrand getting the location of the thaig, only taking the idol, selling the idol and running away from Kirkwall. He only comes back in Act II, doesn't remember selling the idol to Meredith, only to a woman. Meredith doesn't have the sword in Act II, 3 years later, but she does 6 years later... - Tarohne and her followers schemes would have achieved the same thing as what Anders did had Hawke not stopped her. They were apostates and I believe not even from Kirkwall. - Sister Petrice trying to cause a local vs Qunari war since Act I (a sister who is all about manipulation, lying and murdering. She sound like a spy...). - Had the Arishok not killed the Viscount, someone else would have. In a way, Petrice's scheme were targeting him.
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Post by azarhal on Oct 2, 2020 15:54:37 GMT
azarhal That's a pretty interesting thought. I just wonder what Varric's desires were... stupid memory failing me. He had a scheme that involved without permission Aveline to steal the Hangman ownership (a Varric/Aveline banter) Bianca and Bianca Pleasures in the epicurean sense (drinking, nice food, playing cards, etc) He also lies a lot. There should be a demon of lies.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 20:40:58 GMT
Pff...lol I'm currently doing Tranquility (Anders' recruitment quest) and exit Lirene's shop where you run into those guys who are protecting Anders. Used the blue!Hawke exclusive line Hawke: I'm as Fereldan as you, I mean your healer no harm Man: Fereldan? But...you, your clothes...I figured you for a Kirkwaller, sorry Hawke: *wearing armor adorned with mabari, carrying a maul with stylized mabari heads* right...
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 20:43:01 GMT
1) ... i.e. her guards. It is quite amusing how accurate the accusation is, even if Jeven is a dirtbag I gladly relieve of his head (or entrails, if Walking Bomb or Fenris are around), simply because he's a boss-ranked assassin. 2) I've given up on importing once I knew about the Keep. I don't even give my characters custom names or stuff, just making sure all flags are set properly already takes 'nuff effort. Please try out the balls, they are amusing. 3) Gimme food names? I suspect some wannabe dog eater monsters will approve. Spirit Warrior masquerading as a templar... I mean, Cassandra already does that, so it's fair. Great, now I've got an idea to rework that spec. At first, I thought adding scripts for new abilites is impossible in DA2 (files being not accessible?), but I've recently seen a Bard mod which apparently contains custom scripts, though I did not test it.
azarhal That's a pretty interesting thought. I just wonder what Varric's desires were... stupid memory failing me. 1) yeah...I almost feel sorry for Cullen that he has to deal with that sh*t on top of being Meredith's lackey
2) I like having custom names for my characters inside the Keep...it's easier to recognize them that way I often also delete the ones I no longer need, just to keep this neat 3) Oh, I've a whole list of potential names for the Mabari , some are silly but most of them are quite normal Abelas
Amgarrak
Aravas Banner
Biscuit (male Hawke) Bowen
Buttercup (lady Hawke)
Callenhad (Cousland) Dane
Drake
Duke / Duchess
Fang
Fuzzball (Tabris) Giovanni
Hohaku (told by Nan during the Human noble origin) Hafter
Lady / Lord
Miguel
Mist
Rabbit
Ronan
Roach
Salroka
Shadow
Tempest
White
I've uses Aravas in the past for Mahariel, and Bowen/Miguel for Surana/Amell, and Amgarrak for Brosca
I always picture Purple!Hawke giving silly names to their dogs because they just know it'll annoy Carver And as I've said sometime before, it's Fuzzball for my main Tabris because for her I picture that mabari as a mix breed who's kinda fluffy , and for my main Hawke I head canon that mabari as female...hence the more feminine name Buttercup. -- Well, you're the one who planted that idea in me, now you gotta own up to it 1) And then he has to act like all strong and mighty, doing the "you know what happens if you interfere with templar business" only to hopefully notice that Hawke has a point when replying "The case gets solved?" 2) I guess that is what I do via worldstate names... I tend to give a very rough rundown of choices+plus Inquisitor background, ending up with fmageLavellanCanon or something like that.
3) Nice selection of background-specific options. Where did you take Aravas from? The DAwiki lists it as "meaning unknown".
Carver and Gamlen, I guess. But Varric does note the similarities between the two. Floofy fluff is Flooohfiiiiieee... Oh, and am I the only who thinks that animation used for the dog in DA2 when sending him away is guilt-tripping? I think it is the same one used in the DAO when putting the muzzle on the sick one. Yes sometimes I do send the dog off, mostly in anticipation of level transition (so it has time to cool down) or when trying to keep the party "on ground". 4) Heh, I'm actually rather happy if people like my spit-balled ideas.
Hawke: *wearing armor adorned with mabari, carrying a maul with stylized mabari heads* right... DLC check not included. Apart from them perhaps thinking that you could be a local who went Cavril on some fereldan refugees. Though you should parade that armour to encounters with Kirkwall jerks, like Brekker, Jeven, that buffoon in the undercity during Shephering Wolves...
1) he does, but that doesn't meant they couldn't have send someone -anyone- with him I believe the Warden can even point this out to him, lemme just *goes to toolset* so apparently they did want to send people, but he was the only one who cared enough to volunteer.
2) I do often wonder if much of it isn't just the effect of Kirkwall itself after all, the city is a literal maze, the veil is thin, there are more blood mages and cases of murder, abuse and other rotten things then anywhere else in the Free Marches
also in terms of Fenris, I think for him it's parts pride and parts fear that regulate his thinking he fears being recaptured by Danarius, so doesn't make himself known other then to those in Hawke's inner circle (Varric: three years and you're practically a ghost!)
even so, he has too much pride to move on from his past because he of these wrongs visited upon him (and they were, but he volunteered for the markings because he believed Danarius would free his family, which he did...but, well, you get the idea)
1) Templars have a bit of a sloth issues too 2) Well Isabela was like that before Kirkwall. Although, she is honest to herself about what she is. Unlike the rest. Fenris could have Fear to him too. Didn't think about that. Fear also work with him having no idea what to do now that he isn't a slave. I personally wonder if there wasn't some external force playing with pawns in Kirkwall to make the place blow over: - Bartrand getting the location of the thaig, only taking the idol, selling the idol and running away from Kirkwall. He only comes back in Act II, doesn't remember selling the idol to Meredith, only to a woman. Meredith doesn't have the sword in Act II, 3 years later, but she does 6 years later... - Tarohne and her followers schemes would have achieved the same thing as what Anders did had Hawke not stopped her. They were apostates and I believe not even from Kirkwall. - Sister Petrice trying to cause a local vs Qunari war since Act I (a sister who is all about manipulation, lying and murdering. She sound like a spy...). - Had the Arishok not killed the Viscount, someone else would have. In a way, Petrice's scheme were targeting him. For the red lyrium, one could think of a conspiracy, yes. But I cannot think of who could have done that apart from a certain bald elf or more likely his dreaming self. Tarohne could be some sort of "early Venatori" I'm not sure when their shenanigans started, but both could be combined. I refuse to believe that Petrice was anything but genuine. She is pretty much a gamer in the orlesian sense, apart from her goals seem to be less mundane. But rambling about some divine-eternity-favour thing she tries to get... genuine zealot to me.
azarhal That's a pretty interesting thought. I just wonder what Varric's desires were... stupid memory failing me. He had a scheme that involved without permission Aveline to steal the Hangman ownership (a Varric/Aveline banter) Bianca and Bianca Pleasures in the epicurean sense (drinking, nice food, playing cards, etc) He also lies a lot. There should be a demon of lies. Right, thanks for the reminder. I guess that all the lying could be connected to another underlying emotion or concept, depending on the character, though I guess pride or desire are the closest.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 21:04:41 GMT
1) And then he has to act like all strong and mighty, doing the "you know what happens if you interfere with templar business" only to hopefully notice that Hawke has a point when replying "The case gets solved?" 2) I guess that is what I do via worldstate names... I tend to give a very rough rundown of choices+plus Inquisitor background, ending up with fmageLavellanCanon or something like that.
3) Nice selection of background-specific options. Where did you take Aravas from? The DAwiki lists it as "meaning unknown".
Carver and Gamlen, I guess. But Varric does note the similarities between the two. Floofy fluff is Flooohfiiiiieee... Oh, and am I the only who thinks that animation used for the dog in DA2 when sending him away is guilt-tripping? I think it is the same one used in the DAO when putting the muzzle on the sick one. Yes sometimes I do send the dog off, mostly in anticipation of level transition (so it has time to cool down) or when trying to keep the party "on ground". 4) Heh, I'm actually rather happy if people like my spit-balled ideas.
Hawke: *wearing armor adorned with mabari, carrying a maul with stylized mabari heads* right... DLC check not included. Apart from them perhaps thinking that you could be a local who went Cavril on some fereldan refugees. Though you should parade that armour to encounters with Kirkwall jerks, like Brekker, Jeven, that buffoon in the undercity during Shephering Wolves... 1) it's a hard job you know, pretending nothing is wrong And when something does go wrong, be sure to swoop in to be a hero of some kind Alistair: SWOOPING IS BAD!!! Tabris: *pats his back* we know bro, we know
2) ...I name my world states with song titles
3) I don't remember...I just liked the sound of it, so I used it for a Mahariel warden in the past , it does share a root with Aravel which means 'land ship' so I imagine Aravas means something akin to it...
4)
-- imo. it's one of the better looking warrior armors in the game and at least it looks better then the Item Pack 1 warrior armors (one is a Legion armor and the other an Orlesian one) (so good even that Ferelden royal soldiers wear them in Inquisition , then again...almost all npc armors are reused from DA2)
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Post by azarhal on Oct 2, 2020 21:06:24 GMT
I refuse to believe that Petrice was anything but genuine. She is pretty much a gamer in the orlesian sense, apart from her goals seem to be less mundane. But rambling about some divine-eternity-favour thing she tries to get... genuine zealot to me.
Zealots are the easiest to manipulate... The whole "Eternity" thing doesn't sound very Andrastian the way Petrice use it to me. "The stakes -- eternity -- are too high." makes me scratch my head every time I replay DA2. I get the impression she believes Andrastian will become immortal if they "win". It sound like a perverted elven's belief. But then, even Elthina is weird with her " the Maker doesn't want his clergy to bother with earthly matters". Like WTF!
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 21:54:34 GMT
So restarted Elena's playthrough today, re-classing her as a Warrior
I'll be specializing her as Templar later on, but don't worry...she's still an avid mage supporter, on suggestion of Buckeldemon I'm going to head canon her as a Spirit Warrior At any rate, here she is , the hairstyle she has is a long ponytail with several braids. I more or less remade the face I made for Ailith (my previous Hawke) but made a few small adjustments such as her eye color (instead of green her eyes are now green-hazel)
So today Elena left Ferelden (her poor brother Carver didn't make it ), met with uncle Gamlen who put her in contact with smuggler Athenril who helped her and her family (+Aveline) get into the city. A year later Elena tried getting into a Deep Roads expedition funded by Bartrand, but the dwarf wouldn't budge. After getting pick-pocketed her measly coin was saved by Bartrand's brother Varric, who suggested he could help her get into the expedition. After that on suggestion of Bethany they went to see Aveline at the Keep, who got them in on a bounty she was chasing. Wandering Hightown had them see an exchange between a man named Sebastian, and local Grand Cleric Elthina (Elena picked up Sebastian's bounty). She butted heads with the Grand Cleric herself as well, who insisted the Maker had 'saved Ferelden' from the Blight. (Somewhere in Ferelden a certain elven Warden would get the sudden urge to hit someone)
Elena then went down to Lowtown, in order to meet up with Varric at the local tavern, where she also met a lady pirate who introduced herself as Isabela. Isabela said she needed some help with someone from her past pestering her, and also made a rather suggestive remark concerning the Hero of Ferelden (Raelyn: *sneezes*), Elena ignored the suggestion but said she'd help her out. Varric then pointed Elena toward's a local woman helping Ferelden refugees in order to find a Grey Warden who was hiding in the city, who supposedly knew about Deep Roads entrances in the area.
So of we went, making a quick stop at home to unload some stuff and pick up new gear, where Elena and her sister witnessed yet another argument between their uncle and mother. Gamlen got a bit defensive when Elena asked about the will of their grandfather, and refused to comment on it further. However Bethany remarked her uncle had been gambling away the family inheritance to slavers, and that the will was still locked inside. She suggested breaking in to find it.
After that we dealt with some minor quests (turns out the quest 'Miracle Makers' fires so long as Genitivi is alive), and then headed down to Darktown in order to meet with Anders. Anders turned out to have some problems of his own, but promised to help with the Expedition if Elena and friends helped him out. After heading out of his clinic the group broke into Amell manor and found the will of grandfather Amell, which they returned to their mother. (I always feel a bit sorry for Gamlen during this quest)
Tomorrow I'll be doing some 'house cleaning' in Kirkwall, and recruit some new team members. Also here's another screenshot with sis Bethany from the prologue. (I always head canon Bethany takes after their mother, while Hawke and Carver take after their father in terms of appearance)
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 22:13:19 GMT
1) And then he has to act like all strong and mighty, doing the "you know what happens if you interfere with templar business" only to hopefully notice that Hawke has a point when replying "The case gets solved?" 2) I guess that is what I do via worldstate names... I tend to give a very rough rundown of choices+plus Inquisitor background, ending up with fmageLavellanCanon or something like that.
3) Nice selection of background-specific options. Where did you take Aravas from? The DAwiki lists it as "meaning unknown".
Carver and Gamlen, I guess. But Varric does note the similarities between the two. Floofy fluff is Flooohfiiiiieee... Oh, and am I the only who thinks that animation used for the dog in DA2 when sending him away is guilt-tripping? I think it is the same one used in the DAO when putting the muzzle on the sick one. Yes sometimes I do send the dog off, mostly in anticipation of level transition (so it has time to cool down) or when trying to keep the party "on ground". 4) Heh, I'm actually rather happy if people like my spit-balled ideas.
DLC check not included. Apart from them perhaps thinking that you could be a local who went Cavril on some fereldan refugees. Though you should parade that armour to encounters with Kirkwall jerks, like Brekker, Jeven, that buffoon in the undercity during Shephering Wolves... 1) it's a hard job you know, pretending nothing is wrong And when something does go wrong, be sure to swoop in to be a hero of some kind Alistair: SWOOPING IS BAD!!! Tabris: *pats his back* we know bro, we know
2) ...I name my world states with song titles
3) I don't remember...I just liked the sound of it, so I used it for a Mahariel warden in the past , it does share a root with Aravel which means 'land ship' so I imagine Aravas means something akin to it...
4)
-- imo. it's one of the better looking warrior armors in the game and at least it looks better then the Item Pack 1 warrior armors (one is a Legion armor and the other an Orlesian one) (so good even that Ferelden royal soldiers wear them in Inquisition , then again...almost all npc armors are reused from DA2) 1) You mean pretending "all good" if you know that it isn't? Elthina doesn't seem to have much trouble being ignorant. Oh, and since I've discovered the joy of language switching for DA2 as well, Cassandra also uses some swoopy phrasing when commenting on Varric as he tells her about Flemeth. You know, I'm really torn at this point on which language to use. I prefer Emery's performance of Fenris, Merrill is about equal (Myles being more quirky, the german VA being more soft and cute.), but while Jo Wyatt isn't bad, Silvia Mißbach is simply sooo iconic as femHawke for me. Miranda Raison definitely wins no contest, because of the quirky accent. Though I prefer german Varric, last but not least because they replaced his use of jeez with a proper in-universe example. Also torn on Meredith, having the choice between Elenwen/Meridia or Cruella de Vil. 2) Good thing my music preferences are very specific... too specific.
3) Remembers me a bit when I changed the name of my Adaar. Herah, despite having a documented Qunlat translation, sounded too "Greek" to me.
4) The orlesian one is so fancy that nobody would take Hawke seriously, especially those who know that Hawke's fereldan.
I refuse to believe that Petrice was anything but genuine. She is pretty much a gamer in the orlesian sense, apart from her goals seem to be less mundane. But rambling about some divine-eternity-favour thing she tries to get... genuine zealot to me.
Zealots are the easiest to manipulate... The whole "Eternity" thing doesn't sound very Andrastian the way Petrice use it to me. "The stakes -- eternity -- are too high." makes me scratch my head every time I replay DA2. I get the impression she believes Andrastian will become immortal if they "win". It sound like a perverted elven's belief. But then, even Elthina is weird with her " the Maker doesn't want his clergy to bother with earthly matters". Like WTF! Perhaps it is more like her personal interpretation of "bringing the chant to the four corners", that she's focused on gettin rid of those who don't want to sing along. She might be about her own eternity first and foremost, what was that about good andrastians go to the side of the Maker after death, but bad afterlife for everyone else. Elthina apprently also did not get the "Maker was pissed and left". I cannot decide if she's truly that ignorant or more of a case of cunning politician playing dumb at times. Afterall, her way to communicate is very deliberate and frightingly effective in the Act3 into scene. The way how she shuts everyone (and especially Orsino) down because they made too much noise for her liking...
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Post by Buckeldemon on Oct 2, 2020 22:29:49 GMT
a) She butted heads with the Grand Cleric herself as well, who insisted the Maker had 'saved Ferelden' from the Blight. (Somewhere in Ferelden a certain elven Warden would get the sudden urge to hit someone)
b )After that we dealt with some minor quests (turns out the quest 'Miracle Makers' fires so long as Genitivi is alive) Also here's another screenshot with sis Bethany from the prologue. (I always head canon Bethany takes after their mother, while Hawke and Carver take after their father in terms of appearance) a) So my elf is the Maker? Good to know. Divine punishment is in order. b ) Thanks for the observation. I was slapping together a save for import via gibbed save generator and wondered about this. c) I tend to do it the other way around with Bethany. For example, I have a small override turning default white Bethany's eyes blue to mirror Carver and Leandra and so my Hawke is free to set the eyecolour that came from Malcolm. Do you use a texture mod for hair? Normally I'm not too picky about graphics in DA, but I'm growing to hate the default "plastic" look a bit. I tried " Natural Hair" but for some reason it does not help. I did merge the chargenmorphs.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 22:33:51 GMT
1) You mean pretending "all good" if you know that it isn't? Elthina doesn't seem to have much trouble being ignorant. Oh, and since I've discovered the joy of language switching for DA2 as well, Cassandra also uses some swoopy phrasing when commenting on Varric as he tells her about Flemeth. You know, I'm really torn at this point on which language to use. I prefer Emery's performance of Fenris, Merrill is about equal (Myles being more quirky, the german VA being more soft and cute.), but while Jo Wyatt isn't bad, Silvia Mißbach is simply sooo iconic as femHawke for me. Miranda Raison definitely wins no contest, because of the quirky accent. Though I prefer german Varric, last but not least because they replaced his use of jeez with a proper in-universe example. Also torn on Meredith, having the choice between Elenwen/Meridia or Cruella de Vil. 2) Good thing my music preferences are very specific... too specific.
3) Remembers me a bit when I changed the name of my Adaar. Herah, despite having a documented Qunlat translation, sounded too "Greek" to me.
4) The orlesian one is so fancy that nobody would take Hawke seriously, especially those who know that Hawke's fereldan.
1) yep, that's what I meant.
Hm, yeah...that would be interesting, but I suggest playing it through with the English voices just once (I once did the same with a game that had both English and Japanese voice acting (Fire Emblem Awakening) and found out I liked both as well)
2) do I want to know? no wait...let me take a guess...Ramstein? (one of few German bands I actually know, mostly because they used to use a part of 'Du Hast' for a game review program back in the 00's)
3) For my Adaar I went with an Arabic/Hebrew name (Malak) imo. fits better then Greek names
4) I know right?
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 2, 2020 22:39:14 GMT
a) So my elf is the Maker? Good to know. Divine punishment is in order. b ) Thanks for the observation. I was slapping together a save for import via gibbed save generator and wondered about this. c) I tend to do it the other way around with Bethany. For example, I have a small override turning default white Bethany's eyes blue to mirror Carver and Leandra and so my Hawke is free to set the eyecolour that came from Malcolm. Do you use a texture mod for hair? Normally I'm not too picky about graphics in DA, but I'm growing to hate the default "plastic" look a bit. I tried " Natural Hair" but for some reason it does not help. I did merge the chargenmorphs. a) why not? Though Tabris wouldn't mind helping b ) you're welcome, I had wondered at it myself...so I was glad to know it worked even if 'Andraste' is alive the hair from my Hawke comes from KS Hairs, though I've found out a lot of hair mods don't properly fit to a character's head, so I often have to search for the ones that do (thankfully the one I'm currently using fits alright, and doesn't clip either, so bonus )
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Post by azarhal on Oct 3, 2020 1:40:28 GMT
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Now that Inquisitor Cadash is used to Skyhold, he wants go out more. That place is a maze. Now he can go to places and do remaining issues in the Hinterlands or getting soaking wet walking around the Storm Coast. The Hinterlands developed a bandit problems now that the apostates and templars ran off. Not good.
The Storm Coast is all water and rocks with the occasional darkspawns, dragonlings and giant fighting a dragon. The dragon left the giant get himself killed by Cadash and his friends. Although, Cadash did take a boulder in the face before that happened. The Inquisitor also resolved the murder of some soldiers and took over the local bandits Blade of Hessarian.
He also had Mother Giselle accost him with the "not-an-order-but-it-sound-like-it" to bring Dorian, without telling him, to Redcliff because his family wanted to talk to him. Ewyr said No! He'll tell Dorian about it and see if he wants to go. One day. Ewyr didn't think a servant would mind his noble lord son making him wait...
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Post by riverdaleswhiteflash on Oct 3, 2020 7:04:09 GMT
Natalya Lavellan gathered the last of the shards and finally opened the temple of Solasan. That quest does not reward enough for the effort you have to put in, but I felt it was in-character for her to do it, so...
Also, Saar'Kata Adaar bought the Antivan Fire Grenade Recipe for 54 gold, and immediately put it into the Keep. Now all four of my Wardens have it for just that initial investment. (It feels weird that it took me this long to get it... but I really don't browse merchant inventories very often in this game.)
Oh, and of course, all four of my Inquisitors have done a lot of resource gathering at the War Table. Recently I've started having them all send Leiliana's men to the Fallow Mire to get Blood Lotus, since fully upgrading the Antivan Fire Grenades is going to take a lot of it.
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Post by Rascoth on Oct 3, 2020 9:59:10 GMT
Although, Cadash did take a boulder in the face before that happened. That's giant's default greeting
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Oct 3, 2020 15:10:39 GMT
Heh...often I wonder how Bethany/Carver reacts when Hawke comes home one night after recruiting the more dubious companions (such as Isabela) during Act 1
Bethany/Carver: I leave you alone for one night, and you come home with...these Hawke:
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