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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 19, 2018 10:31:49 GMT
I wanted him to look like he could be the child of both Adaia and Cyrion, and imo he turned out quite alright He's going to be a rogue with Duelist+Shadow specializations, I've yet to decide on his romance option but I think I'll go with either Morrigan or Zevran
(I would've considered Leliana if not for some of her...dialogues when talking with an elf) When I read your post above, I was going to give my vote to Tabris - because well I'm biased. So now I'll vote for Zevran - because I'm still biased, lol. Iorwerth look great so far! I also tried to make my Tabris look like she could have been both Cyrion and Adaia's daughter. I love how our Wardens actually look like they could be siblings, right down to having scars Hmm, maybe you should go for Morrigan after all, somehow doubt Naliea would like her brother moving in on her man Yeah, my Tabris and Leliana ended up friends - but it took a while to happen / for Tabris to move past that conversation... truth told, I've never played a same-sex relationship character before, well I tried once...with a Hawke who romanced Anders, but I didn't really get far with him but I also love Kieran (Morrigan's son), and would love for a worldstate where I have him as a regular child instead of an old god baby, so Morrigan it is sadly I'll have to choose whether to sacrifice Loghain or Alistair for that playthrough...hm...might try the latter, since I don't have that achievement yet or...Iorwerth sacrifices himself...don't have that achievement yet either, hm...decisions decisions
and thank you I'm glad you like him so far, I figured that with Adaia being darker skinned, her child probably has a darker skin as well we don't know what hair color Cyrion had when he was younger, so I just grabbed black hair to make it look alright with his darker skin (also Cyrion has blue eyes so yay! for genetics) personally I find it more easy to create a character if I don't have a clue what the parents look like (such as my Amell)
yeah Leliana really doesn't give a good first impression when you meet her in Lothering as anything but a human Leliana: I'm surprised you're an elf, but elves must want the Blight defeated as much as humans, no? me: ...*sighs and grabs a history book and wacks her across the head with it* learn your own history first, before you make that comment again. I mean, seriously...
-- Now I just need to figure out a romance option for the Inquisitor for that world state (he's a Qunari ) was thinking either Cassandra or Josephine...maybe Dorian
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 19, 2018 20:13:49 GMT
today I finished up Minerva's journey All hail the Wardens of Ferelden She went to the Blackmarsh and cleared it of the darkspawn that were there, she also found Kristoff...sort of the darkspawn attacked them and transported them to the Fade, where they met a spirit of Justice Justice itself was pulled out of the Fade when Minerva and her Wardens were transported back, Justice decided to join the Wardens to help avenge Kristoff's death. Some days later, they received word that Amaranthine had come under siege of darkspawn, Minerva and her allies decided to safe the city Nathaniel, Oghren and Velanna accompanied her to the city, while her other Wardens remained behind to defend the Keep Minerva was able to persuade her companions to safe the city, even if this would mean that the Keep would fall They eventually tracked down the Mother and slew her as well, having spared the Architect who helped them in the ensuing battle Several months later Minerva would receive word of Morrigan being in Ferelden, eventually she tracked her down and had one last talk with her friend. Morrigan warned her about Flemeth's seeming survival, and the change that eventually would come upon the world itself. She also gave Minerva one last gift, a ways to combat the taint that was inside of her. Out of friendship Minerva let her go
-- In the world of head canon... Minerva and Nathaniel would eventually turn their friendship into something more...though the two would not be wed until many years later The sword Vigilance -crafted by Master Wade- was not stolen by the Antivan Crows, but instead sent to Zevran by Minerva herself, this to help him in his fight against the Crows Velanna and Sigrun both remained with the Wardens for many years, and along with Oghren and Nathaniel (and Anders after he had returned) would travel with Minerva during the events of Inquisition to help her find a cure to the Calling. Minerva's hound Roach remained by her side throughout everything, and when he passed away Minerva was given a new pup by Alistair who she promptly named Roach II When told of Loghain's demise, Minerva cried for several days, eventually she and Nathaniel would have a child who she named Logan to honor her old friend
--- Tomorrow I'm going to start with the journey of my Champion, Sinéad Hawke
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Post by Catilina on Dec 19, 2018 21:07:54 GMT
but like I said, this world state is currently in the brainstorming phase (so still figuring out certain details and outcomes)
though for a Templar supportive Hawke, what romance would you pick? (Fenris would be an obvious option, but he's already committed to my canon Hawke ) Do it for the hug! Totally worth it. Also the templar path is the best narrative experience, fighting idiot#1 and idiot#2 makes sense. I hate it on the mages path when we win the last stand battle Orsino immediately goes into panic mode... As for the romance there is one simple rule for DA2: when in doubt, pick Isabela. That hug is a fucking shame, and one of the saddest thing I ever have seen! Did you saw that scene? She's grateful – for her fucking life, to her sister/brother! This is a fucking joke (Bethany and Anders give a hug/kiss to Hawke – at the Templar side... congratulations to the writers, they have a perverted sense of humour if this some reward for supporting the Templars). You didn't get how sad it is? Hawke's sister hugs Hawke for her mere life! For the fact, s/he didn't let that madman kill her – for her mere existence! What a grace, deserves the reward! I think it would be cool, if Bethany at the moment would ATTACK Hawke, and Hawke would be forced to kill her. With his/her bare hand! Everything has a cost.
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Post by Sokemis on Dec 19, 2018 22:36:13 GMT
I figured that with Adaia being darker skinned, her child probably has a darker skin as well we don't know what hair color Cyrion had when he was younger, so I just grabbed black hair to make it look alright with his darker skin (also Cyrion has blue eyes so yay! for genetics) I gave mine the darkest red hair I could find. I figure the Tabris genes are strong enough that not even Adaia's darker hair can completely override that red hair, lol. Her nose is a bit off, but I am horrible at making noses in the toolset... yeah Leliana really doesn't give a good first impression when you meet her in Lothering as anything but a human Leliana: I'm surprised you're an elf, but elves must want the Blight defeated as much as humans, no? I was actually thinking of one you have with her about elven servants in Orlais (may only have with a city elf, so may not have gotten that one yet), but yeah that one too.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 19, 2018 22:44:55 GMT
I figured that with Adaia being darker skinned, her child probably has a darker skin as well we don't know what hair color Cyrion had when he was younger, so I just grabbed black hair to make it look alright with his darker skin (also Cyrion has blue eyes so yay! for genetics) I gave mine the darkest red hair I could find. I figure the Tabris genes are strong enough that not even Adaia's darker hair can completely override that red hair, lol. Her nose is a bit off, but I am horrible at making noses in the toolset... yeah Leliana really doesn't give a good first impression when you meet her in Lothering as anything but a human Leliana: I'm surprised you're an elf, but elves must want the Blight defeated as much as humans, no? I was actually thinking of one you have with her about elven servants in Orlais (may only have with a city elf, so may not have gotten that one yet), but yeah that one too. yeah I know the one you speak of, Dalish elves and Elven mages also get the same dialogue (I've played both in the past)
and your Tabris is lovely, as a suggestion...maybe lower her nose slightly and make the bridge a bit broader? Also apparently Adaia herself had brown/reddish hair link
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Post by Sokemis on Dec 19, 2018 22:54:05 GMT
nd your Tabris is lovely, as a suggestion...maybe lower her nose slightly and make the bridge a bit broader? Also apparently Adaia herself had brown/reddish hair link Thank you, and I will try those suggestions The more I tried to fix her nose in the past, the worst it got, lol. I think I got so used to the Adaia from the Dragon Age Redesigned mod, that I forget she actually had lighter hair.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 19, 2018 23:02:22 GMT
nd your Tabris is lovely, as a suggestion...maybe lower her nose slightly and make the bridge a bit broader? Also apparently Adaia herself had brown/reddish hair link Thank you, and I will try those suggestions The more I tried to fix her nose in the past, the worst it got, lol. I think I got so used to the Adaia from the Dragon Age Redesigned mod, that I forget she actually had lighter hair. you're welcome
and I can understand the confusion, I also use Dragon Age redesigned, so many of the characters in my game also look very different from their original selves
especially the companions, for them I use Unique Face textures, for some faces the difference isn't very noticeable, but Nathaniel for example...first time I used this mod I was like ...did he always have such pillowy kissable lips?
to bad Dragon Age 2 doesn't have a Toolset, I'm so used to making faces in the Toolset these days I forget how to make my characters presentable in DA 2
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Post by vertigomez on Dec 20, 2018 6:00:36 GMT
So, several months ago I introduced a friend of mine to Dragon Age, and he fell in love with the series. I figured I'd do a little update on his behalf, since he seems disinclined to join any fan forums. 😉 He played DAO several times - as an elf mage, a casteless dwarf, I don't even remember what else. He made a lot of "good" choices and then went back and chose the more "evil" options (like slaughtering the Dalish, desecrating the Ashes...). He adores Morrigan, thinks Leliana is kinda preachy, thinks Zevran is skeevy, and he loathes Alistair who apparently always leaves him by the end of the game, so I guess he likes Loghain LOL. I know he romanced Morrigan with his Surana and Leliana with his Brosca. He also romanced Alistair, maybe also with the dwarf girl..? Anyway, he loved DAO and he especially loved being a mage. And Morrigan. All the love for Morrigan. He played through DA2 like three times in a row which.... Jesus, I love DA2 but even I don't have that kind of stamina. 😂 IIRC he played as a male mage, a female mage, and a... female warrior? He sided with the mages first and then the templars. Carver ended up as a templar at least once and Bethany ended up as a Grey Warden. He romanced Isabela and Merrill and tried to romance Sebastian but got bored. Got his butt kicked in the Legacy DLC. Had to make sure he bought that one. 👀 Now he has DAI and I'm so excited for him to start playing tomorrow! He knows multiple races are back and that it takes place in Haven - which he recognizes from DAO and is really excited about. He's already wanting to play a qunari mage. I'm just SO excited for him to play this, because the mage and templar quests are so awesome and I know he's going to love them, he's going to recognize Leliana and Cassandra and Varric, he's going to LOSE HIS SHIT when Morrigan and Kieran show up, I'm psyched for his reaction to Corypheus..! I just love introducing new people to Dragon Age. Brings a tear to my fanatical eye. :')
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Post by davkar on Dec 20, 2018 6:51:33 GMT
Do it for the hug! Totally worth it. Also the templar path is the best narrative experience, fighting idiot#1 and idiot#2 makes sense. I hate it on the mages path when we win the last stand battle Orsino immediately goes into panic mode... As for the romance there is one simple rule for DA2: when in doubt, pick Isabela. That hug is a fucking shame, and one of the saddest thing I ever have seen! Did you saw that scene? She's grateful – for her fucking life, to her sister/brother! This is a fucking joke (Bethany and Anders give a hug/kiss to Hawke – at the Templar side... congratulations to the writers, they have a perverted sense of humour if this some reward for supporting the Templars). You didn't get how sad it is? Hawke's sister hugs Hawke for her mere life! For the fact, s/he didn't let that madman kill her – for her mere existence! What a grace, deserves the reward! I think it would be cool, if Bethany at the moment would ATTACK Hawke, and Hawke would be forced to kill her. With his/her bare hand! Everything has a cost.
So this sweet hug is stupid but an impulse murder would have been fine? Interesting. Well you can misinterpret this scene if you want but it's literally about not losing Beth no matter what. There is no poor oppressed mage nonsense; this is a brother/sister still looking out for their little sister. Out of curiosity: is it okay for a mage supporting mage Hawke to side against templar Carver or should they have strangled him on the spot too? Carver standing up to Meredith is exactly the same situation.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 20, 2018 9:45:17 GMT
That hug is a fucking shame, and one of the saddest thing I ever have seen! Did you saw that scene? She's grateful – for her fucking life, to her sister/brother! This is a fucking joke (Bethany and Anders give a hug/kiss to Hawke – at the Templar side... congratulations to the writers, they have a perverted sense of humour if this some reward for supporting the Templars). You didn't get how sad it is? Hawke's sister hugs Hawke for her mere life! For the fact, s/he didn't let that madman kill her – for her mere existence! What a grace, deserves the reward! I think it would be cool, if Bethany at the moment would ATTACK Hawke, and Hawke would be forced to kill her. With his/her bare hand! Everything has a cost.
So this sweet hug is stupid but an impulse murder would have been fine? Interesting. Well you can misinterpret this scene if you want but it's literally about not losing Beth no matter what. There is no poor oppressed mage nonsense; this is a brother/sister still looking out for their little sister. Out of curiosity: is it okay for a mage supporting mage Hawke to side against templar Carver or should they have strangled him on the spot too? Carver standing up to Meredith is exactly the same situation. ^ this
Both Bethany/Carver and Hawke choose their own paths in life, and if that so happens to collide with their sibling...well, real life siblings would have similar situations (albeit not as portrayed here) I mean for example...you yourself vote Democratic, but your sibling is a firm Republican, would you antagonize or hurt them simply for having a different view point in life?
I've done a playthrough in the past where I had a Male mage Hawke where Carver became a Templar, I still supported the Mages in that playtrough and was sad when Carver wouldn't join him but when the scene came where Carver stood by Cullen to defy Meredith? I couldn't have been prouder of that sulky little brother I mean sure, it's not as heartwarming as Bethany's hug, but it invokes the same feeling. Carver looks out for their sibling in whatever way he thinks is best.
But when the moment is there where their sibling is threatened, he remembers what is most important to him, and that is family.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 20, 2018 10:32:26 GMT
That hug is a fucking shame, and one of the saddest thing I ever have seen! Did you saw that scene? She's grateful – for her fucking life, to her sister/brother! This is a fucking joke (Bethany and Anders give a hug/kiss to Hawke – at the Templar side... congratulations to the writers, they have a perverted sense of humour if this some reward for supporting the Templars). You didn't get how sad it is? Hawke's sister hugs Hawke for her mere life! For the fact, s/he didn't let that madman kill her – for her mere existence! What a grace, deserves the reward! I think it would be cool, if Bethany at the moment would ATTACK Hawke, and Hawke would be forced to kill her. With his/her bare hand! Everything has a cost. So this sweet hug is stupid but an impulse murder would have been fine? Interesting. Well you can misinterpret this scene if you want but it's literally about not losing Beth no matter what. There is no poor oppressed mage nonsense; this is a brother/sister still looking out for their little sister. Out of curiosity: is it okay for a mage supporting mage Hawke to side against templar Carver or should they have strangled him on the spot too? Carver standing up to Meredith is exactly the same situation. Hawke attacks Bethany, wants to assist to kill her kind – probably Bethany too. When Hawke chosed, already decided: s/he leave Bethany to her fate – or not just like that: again Hawke supports Bethany's enemy. This is a war, and Hawke turned on his/her sister, who forced to defend herself. Asked for help. Yes. Carver chose his fate, Bethany just born. And Hawke didn't chose, tha s/he become a mage – against Carver. But to me, Templar Carver is the only reason to a mage Hawke to fight against his/her kind. My only Templar end happened for this reason. (Not anymore, once was enough to see – it's very uncomfortable.)
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Post by Catilina on Dec 20, 2018 10:50:18 GMT
So this sweet hug is stupid but an impulse murder would have been fine? Interesting. Well you can misinterpret this scene if you want but it's literally about not losing Beth no matter what. There is no poor oppressed mage nonsense; this is a brother/sister still looking out for their little sister.
Out of curiosity: is it okay for a mage supporting mage Hawke to side against templar Carver or should they have strangled him on the spot too? Carver standing up to Meredith is exactly the same situation. ^ this Both Bethany/Carver and Hawke choose their own paths in life, and if that so happens to collide with their sibling...well, real life siblings would have similar situations (albeit not as portrayed here)
I mean for example...you yourself vote Democratic, but your sibling is a firm Republican, would you antagonize or hurt them simply for having a different view point in life?
I've done a playthrough in the past where I had a Male mage Hawke where Carver became a Templar, I still supported the Mages in that playtrough and was sad when Carver wouldn't join him but when the scene came where Carver stood by Cullen to defy Meredith? I couldn't have been prouder of that sulky little brother I mean sure, it's not as heartwarming as Bethany's hug, but it invokes the same feeling. Carver looks out for their sibling in whatever way he thinks is best.
But when the moment is there where their sibling is threatened, he remembers what is most important to him, and that is family.
Bethany not "chose" her path: she born as a mage, just like mage Hawke didn't chose his/her path. Even if Bethany was who reported herself (I think, she was – to protect Hawke!) Beth didn't choose, she's a mage. This not like you was "Damocratic" and your sibling is "Republican". This isn't two patry in democracy. Here that "Republicans" pursue and imprison/kill who born as "Democratic". This is not a simple viewpoint – this is war. And this is the problem: that false equivalence, what the game suggests. Yes. Carver at the end will gather his courage, and turns against Meredith (seems he would join before too, but Meredith threats him, so sadly he retreats), and this is nice. Carver promised when joined the Order, he will not forget the family. By the way: Carver joined the order not because he believes the system, but he was defiant and naive – and Hawke left him to guard Leandra skirt, Aveline prevented him to join the City Guards...
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 20, 2018 18:05:54 GMT
started out with my Champion today, currently restarting to remake her appearance I really wish black hair was more visible in the Character Creation...it's so hard to see
though, suppose I could always go with a different coloration
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Post by lennybusker on Dec 20, 2018 18:14:07 GMT
Continuing my final, perfect DAI playthrough and I got the Lost Temple of Dirthamen quest. I realized about 2 steps in that I've never friggin done it before, despite this being my 4th playthrough! I think I always kinda glossed over the Exalted Plains and never bothered full clearing it before for the side quest.
That dungeon is amazing! It's creepy, the lore is fantastic, the fights are hard as hell. Loved it.
Are there more dungeons like that? I probably missed more if so, since I never did a full 100% playthrough before.
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Post by Sokemis on Dec 20, 2018 18:16:00 GMT
started out with my Champion today, currently restarting to remake her appearance I really wish black hair was more visible in the Character Creation...it's so hard to see
though, suppose I could always go with a different coloration The lighting in the character creators can be so horrible at times. If I want to use a dark hair color, I'll usually start with a blond or light brown to be able to see the hairstyles better. Then I'll change the color when I'm all done.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 20, 2018 19:06:33 GMT
started out with my Champion today, currently restarting to remake her appearance I really wish black hair was more visible in the Character Creation...it's so hard to see
though, suppose I could always go with a different coloration The lighting in the character creators can be so horrible at times. If I want to use a dark hair color, I'll usually start with a blond or light brown to be able to see the hairstyles better. Then I'll change the color when I'm all done. I do the same most of the time, but it's hard with screenshots
hm...know what I found out? Most of my girls have long hair...
(must be hair envy 'cause my real life hair never gets past my shoulder until I get annoyed at it) I really should vary their hairstyles a bit more...hm
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 20, 2018 22:33:49 GMT
Finally settled on the new incarnation of my Champion Sinéad She's a mage, and will eventually take the Spirit Healer specialization Her personality arch type is Diplomatic, but she has shades of Sarcastic and Aggresive as well
She got her family safely to Kirkwall...well, sans Bethany and Ser Wesley
Having arrived there, uncle Gamlen told them about a way into the city (seeing as apparently these high nosed Marchers wouldn't let them in ) At first Sinéad went to Meeran, but with his first few interactions she could already tell she wouldn't like this man so when he told her she had to kill a man that had wronged him, she decided to talk to him instead...which turned out in a way that he payed her of so he could life (oops ) When she told Meeran what she'd done, he told her she'd have to find another way into the city -whilst implying he'd repay her treachery at a later date- In the end Sinéad went into business with the smuggler Athenril and her gang, who helped her and her family into the city after they had dealt with a corrupt merchant
She and her brother Carver worked tirelessly to pay of her uncle's debt, and at the end of the year they heard about a Deep Roads expedition headed by a dwarf named Bartrand Tethras Bartrand however wasn't swayed so easily, and as they left his office Sinéad got pick pocketed to boot! Luckily Bartrand's charming brother Varric got back her money and decided to help them find work to persuade Bartrand ('cause apparently they needed coin...a lot of coin)
Have some screenshots Glaring down a templar Meeting Flemeth (who's totally amazing btw (at least so Sinéad said) another family resemblance shot I tried to make her look more similar to Carver then Bethany or Leandra, since I head canon that Sinéad and Carver look more like Malcolm and Bethany looks more like Leandra (though according to Leandra herself, Hawke looks and acts the most like Malcolm) and have one of Sinéad's dorky smiles as a last one Tomorrow I guess we'll be heading into Act 1, let's see what kind of trouble we can stir up
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Post by Syv on Dec 20, 2018 22:37:12 GMT
So, several months ago I introduced a friend of mine to Dragon Age, and he fell in love with the series. I figured I'd do a little update on his behalf, since he seems disinclined to join any fan forums. 😉 He played DAO several times - as an elf mage, a casteless dwarf, I don't even remember what else. He made a lot of "good" choices and then went back and chose the more "evil" options (like slaughtering the Dalish, desecrating the Ashes...). He adores Morrigan, thinks Leliana is kinda preachy, thinks Zevran is skeevy, and he loathes Alistair who apparently always leaves him by the end of the game, so I guess he likes Loghain LOL. I know he romanced Morrigan with his Surana and Leliana with his Brosca. He also romanced Alistair, maybe also with the dwarf girl..? Anyway, he loved DAO and he especially loved being a mage. And Morrigan. All the love for Morrigan. He played through DA2 like three times in a row which.... Jesus, I love DA2 but even I don't have that kind of stamina. 😂 IIRC he played as a male mage, a female mage, and a... female warrior? He sided with the mages first and then the templars. Carver ended up as a templar at least once and Bethany ended up as a Grey Warden. He romanced Isabela and Merrill and tried to romance Sebastian but got bored. Got his butt kicked in the Legacy DLC. Had to make sure he bought that one. 👀 Now he has DAI and I'm so excited for him to start playing tomorrow! He knows multiple races are back and that it takes place in Haven - which he recognizes from DAO and is really excited about. He's already wanting to play a qunari mage. I'm just SO excited for him to play this, because the mage and templar quests are so awesome and I know he's going to love them, he's going to recognize Leliana and Cassandra and Varric, he's going to LOSE HIS SHIT when Morrigan and Kieran show up, I'm psyched for his reaction to Corypheus..! I just love introducing new people to Dragon Age. Brings a tear to my fanatical eye. :') Good job, you did well. A new dragon age fan is always good. You must preach everywhere you can ! I also brought my sister to Dragon age. Now she is totally fan of that franchise. I'm so proud of me ! She is waiting the dread wolf to rise, as much as me.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Dec 20, 2018 22:53:48 GMT
Good job, you did well. A new dragon age fan is always good. You must preach everywhere you can ! I also brought my sister to Dragon age. Now she is totally fan of that franchise. I'm so proud of me ! She is waiting the dread wolf to rise, as much as me. I've been trying the same with my brother for years, so far without success he's tried Mass Effect at some point (at least I think he has...he bought it, but I dunno if he played it) one of his friends tried to recommend Dragon Age to him, but he just won't budge
I know he loves the genre, he's played Elder Scrolls games before, and finished the Witcher series, he'd love Dragon Age (hm...maybe it's the romance part that puts him of...not that it's required to enjoy the game )
however, I did succeed to persuade one of my old class mates to try both series, and he loves them one of my friends used to play as well but he...grew bored (doesn't stop me from trying to persuade him to get back into it though )
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Post by phoray on Dec 20, 2018 23:02:43 GMT
What! Gatt tries to convert Sera! Hilarious! XD
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Post by Catilina on Dec 20, 2018 23:50:01 GMT
What! Gatt tries to convert Sera! Hilarious! XD Oh, I never tried this quest with Sera! I was satisfied with Dorian here. I should try it next time.
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Post by melbella on Dec 21, 2018 2:12:35 GMT
Continuing my final, perfect DAI playthrough and I got the Lost Temple of Dirthamen quest. I realized about 2 steps in that I've never friggin done it before, despite this being my 4th playthrough! I think I always kinda glossed over the Exalted Plains and never bothered full clearing it before for the side quest. That dungeon is amazing! It's creepy, the lore is fantastic, the fights are hard as hell. Loved it. Are there more dungeons like that? I probably missed more if so, since I never did a full 100% playthrough before.
Still Ruins in Western Approach (required in order to fight the dragon there)
Cradle of Sulevin (quest begins in Emprise du Lion but the dungeon is its own area)
Chateau d'Onterre and The Knights' Tomb in Emerald Graves
Temple of Dirthamen is a good one. Even after multiple PTs, I still get turned around in that place and usually have to backtrack for at least one of the runes.
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Post by vertigomez on Dec 21, 2018 2:49:14 GMT
What! Gatt tries to convert Sera! Hilarious! XD WHAT.
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Post by phoray on Dec 21, 2018 3:06:28 GMT
What! Gatt tries to convert Sera! Hilarious! XD WHAT. She shut him down, no worries.
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Post by vertigomez on Dec 21, 2018 3:11:52 GMT
She shut him down, no worries. I've gotta peruse YouTube and see if I can find it. I want to knoooow!
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