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Post by fylimar on Aug 29, 2019 5:07:20 GMT
Idun is the Norse goddess of youth Not to be confused with Idunna, the Exotic Wonder of the East. Exactly . Although Idun is sometimes spelled Iduna, but I guess, she has more class than the tramp from Lowtown
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Aug 29, 2019 5:50:36 GMT
LadyofNemesis Sorry to cut in like that, but do you know about the Winter Forge? It allows you to customize items in-game, like renaming items, switching models or material colours (or change staff projectiles). And adjust bonus stats, all via a crafting/enchantment system or the override/cheat mode. I guess giving some damage bonuses to crossbows is warranted late in the game, as their damage does not scale up based on the character's stats, unlike all other weapons. I've heard of it, but never really tried it out. I suppose I could give it a try... Not to be confused with Idunna, the Exotic Wonder of the East. Exactly . Although Idun is sometimes spelled Iduna, but I guess, she has more class than the tramp from Lowtown there's various ways to write the name, for my Brosca I took the Idunn spelling the name itself means something like "to love again" though I've yet to find a site that gives me a clear answer on how it's pronounced
as for mythology Idun, she was the goddess in charge of keeping the gods immortal, having an (I believe) orchard with apples from which they brewed mead, she was also married to Bragi (god of song and poetry)
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Aug 30, 2019 20:09:20 GMT
So after some dubbing and a few restarts I've finally settled on Idunn Brosca's final look and class
in the end I've decided to make her a weapon+shield warrior, who'll later specialize in Champion and Guardian
(I might also add another one in order to fill out the talent slots, not sure yet)
I'm having a blast with her so far, since I can play someone who's curious without making it sound odd Idunn: What's the Black City? Wynne: some say it used to be the seat of the Maker, but it was corrupted by mages who then became the first darkspawn Idunn: what's a templar? Alistair: you don't know? Quick version then *gives her a quick but decent explanation*
I also like how respectful most of the characters are toward her, which I imagine would make her very confused since she's so used to people spitting on her all the time Idunn also really likes Duncan (unlike my previous Warden Narah who disliked him but hid it very well) because 1: he was nice to her, 2: he stood up for her and 3: he gave her a present (the Aeducan mace you receive from him at the end of the Origin, I head canon Idunn keeps it throughout the Blight and refuses to sell it even afterwards)
Idunn is about 20 years old at the start of the Blight, making her only slightly older then Alistair I plan on having her romancing Zevran later
here's a few screenshots of her So far I've finished up her Origin as well as Ostagar, and tomorrow I'll be heading toward Lothering...and we'll be getting Dog on the way there, who Idunn will be naming Salroka
As for my Inquisitor, I had planned on making her a rogue to keep with Bioware's default classes in the DA Keep, but I really love playing a mage in Inquisition...so it seems I'll be having two mages characters in the end
I'm still not convinced whether or not to make Idunn a warrior or a rogue, because in my head canon she becomes fascinated with surface animals such as dogs and bears, so she might also make a good Ranger and I also really want to try out a crossbow character...
I guess I'll think some more on this tonight and give it another thought tomorrow I'm also still dubbing about her character as a whole, morals and such (as well as some of the in-game choices) I mean, during the Origin I had her be hesitant about killing Oskias, but when it came down to it she also didn't let him talk her out of killing him replying with "sorry salroka, a job is a job" so yeah, there's that to think about as well I guess
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Post by Sokemis on Aug 31, 2019 19:18:14 GMT
Today I've made a start to both Narah and Thalryn's playthroughs, and plan on doing a dual protagonist playthrough
(for as much as possible since I have no idea how to do model swapping to get screenshots of the both of them together in one shot ) I know I'm a month behind in this thread, so don't know how far you've gotten with these two yet - but I'm looking forward to reading another dual Warden playthrough As far as getting both Warden's in the same shot, you can temporarily use the morph you made for Narah on Morrigan/Leliana/Wynne during Thalryn's; and/or use the morph you made for Thalryn on Zevran (or Alistair if you have the Elven Alistair mod *note: haven't used that particular mod before, so can't personally vouch for it) during Narah's playthroughs. That's what I've been doing for my current Naliea Tabris/Lora Cousland canon playthrough. Obviously the voices/dialogue will still be that of the companions, but works for screenshots. If you really want to get even more immersive, you can use the set of mod items that lets you change the class of playable characters. I have a folder on my desktop where I keep the spare morphs/Mabari models when I'm not using them. I have a have mods to make the three ladies elves, so I can use Tabris's morph on them during Cousland's game - I just active/deactivate them as needed. I admit it could get a little tedious switching the mods in and out - but I tend to only play for short stretches at a time anyway, so I just change them out quick before loading up the game the next time. First two images were me testing out morphs and the companions as elves mods, third is an example shot of both Wardens in the same scene (with Morrigan playing a dual role ). now...I'm wondering if I should stick with the choices I made last time, or revert back to my older playthroughs on one hand, doing so will make Alistair like me more, but on the other hand they are the more cliché and boringly good actions If you're doing a dual-Warden playthrough, you can always take the other Warden's opinions/actions into consideration if you want to change things up without fully breaking character. For example, Lora was all set to go to the Circle, but Naliea took matters into her own hands and killed Connor (well, let Isolde do it). On the flip side, Naliea was going to kill the werewolves (and then probably Zathrian), but Lora stepped in a brokered a deal between Zathrian and the Lady to break the curse.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Aug 31, 2019 20:17:58 GMT
Today I've made a start to both Narah and Thalryn's playthroughs, and plan on doing a dual protagonist playthrough
(for as much as possible since I have no idea how to do model swapping to get screenshots of the both of them together in one shot ) I know I'm a month behind in this thread, so don't know how far you've gotten with these two yet - but I'm looking forward to reading another dual Warden playthrough As far as getting both Warden's in the same shot, you can temporarily use the morph you made for Narah on Morrigan/Leliana/Wynne during Thalryn's; and/or use the morph you made for Thalryn on Zevran (or Alistair if you have the Elven Alistair mod *note: haven't used that particular mod before, so can't personally vouch for it) during Narah's playthroughs. That's what I've been doing for my current Naliea Tabris/Lora Cousland canon playthrough. Obviously the voices/dialogue will still be that of the companions, but works for screenshots. If you really want to get even more immersive, you can use the set of mod items that lets you change the class of playable characters. I have a folder on my desktop where I keep the spare morphs/Mabari models when I'm not using them. I have a have mods to make the three ladies elves, so I can use Tabris's morph on them during Cousland's game - I just active/deactivate them as needed. I admit it could get a little tedious switching the mods in and out - but I tend to only play for short stretches at a time anyway, so I just change them out quick before loading up the game the next time. First two images were me testing out morphs and the companions as elves mods, third is an example shot of both Wardens in the same scene (with Morrigan playing a dual role ). now...I'm wondering if I should stick with the choices I made last time, or revert back to my older playthroughs on one hand, doing so will make Alistair like me more, but on the other hand they are the more cliché and boringly good actions If you're doing a dual-Warden playthrough, you can always take the other Warden's opinions/actions into consideration if you want to change things up without fully breaking character. For example, Lora was all set to go to the Circle, but Naliea took matters into her own hands and killed Connor (well, let Isolde do it). On the flip side, Naliea was going to kill the werewolves (and then probably Zathrian), but Lora stepped in a brokered a deal between Zathrian and the Lady to break the curse. Yeah you sure are some time behind (it's okay though) I'll keep it in mind for when I want to attempt another dual-Warden playthrough
Narah's journey has finished up some time back, and I recently finished playing a Hawke
currently I'm (attempting) playing a Dwarven Warden, so far so good...but I'm not entirely certain yet whether I'll keep her...wanted to try making some more varied characters in my world state, but I'm more partial to playing elves
to be honest, the only two Origins I've yet to finish a game with are the City Elf and Dwarf Noble, so I might also make a start with a City Elf and see how that goes apart I like about a dwarf character is how respectful some of the characters are to them, but playing an elven underdog is fun as well regardless of origin the one part I hate about being a Casteless Dwarf (which is the origin of my current dwarf) is that I know I have to kill Leske later on...I kinda like him
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Aug 31, 2019 21:53:33 GMT
So...I've been thinking a bit, and...does anyone ever think some of their characters have minds of their own?
'cause I was looking at my world state and I could almost see my Warden Queen Narah tapping her feet and glaring at me for setting her aside (that girl is scary lemme tell you ) so I think tomorrow I'll be reinstating her into my world state (I've already renamed it in order to accommodate my canon Inquisitor), provided the DA Keep works then ('cause at present of typing this it's giving me errors)
I'll likely still make a new world state for my Brosca, and I also want to make a world state with a male Warden...though I've yet to decide on his race, name and class (also is it funny to note that out of all the potential Wardens, the only one that can potentially be a father of not one but two children is the Dwarf Noble? (provided he did the tumble during the origin story and romances Morrigan (or performs the DR)
but for now I want to focus on my canon main world state, which so far is going well, provided I don't get distracted with new ideas every ten seconds
we've got the ol' ball and chain (gee Alistair, thanks for that) Alistair: well, time to get back to the old ball and chain Teagan: you know the queen hates it when you call her that Alistair: no she doesn't, just 'cause she killed an archdemon...she doesn't scare me Teagan: you keep telling yourself that your majesty (I so love that dialogue in DA2)
then we have Marigold who's to damn nice for her own good Anders: I...need your help to get inside the Chantry, and I can't tell you why Mari: *thumbs up* sure, I'll help...no questions asked (some time later)
Anders: *blows up Chantry* Mari: ...well...sh*t*
and upcoming is my darling Tylaera Lavellan, who was my first Inquisitor, high time I remade her
(now I just need to recall how the hell I made her face, because of course at the time I didn't safe her sliders anywhere, and no longer have her safe files )
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Post by phoray on Aug 31, 2019 23:34:17 GMT
When I had played Descent I ran into the issue of endless waves of dwarves. They just never ended. Possibly 30 minutes later, I realized I wasn't supposed to be clearing the area of dwarves, I was supposed to be smashing a wall. I felt dumb.
Just now, my husband growled as he died for the second or third time. He's on Nightmare mode.
Me: "Why don't you just get your A team instead of your B team?" Him: "I just don't know why this battle goes on so long!" *a memory tickles my brain* Me: "It's not supposed to end." Him: gestures, annoyed "what do you mean?!" Me: "I mean, I'm not sure but there is a part of Descent where you just do the task while waves of bad guys keep coming." Him: *loads up game while I watch." Me: Yep. Sorry, you wasted a lot of time.
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Post by Sokemis on Aug 31, 2019 23:41:34 GMT
Yeah you sure are some time behind (it's okay though) I'll keep it in mind for when I want to attempt another dual-Warden playthrough Narah's journey has finished up some time back, and I recently finished playing a Hawke Yeah, I probably should have finished catching up on the thread before posting, lol. Oh well, as you said maybe an idea to file away for the future if you decide to re-try a dual playthrough. to be honest, the only two Origins I've yet to finish a game with are the City Elf and Dwarf Noble, so I might also make a start with a City Elf and see how that goes Try it, at least once Of course I may be biased as that's my favorite and canon... Dwarf Commoner was fun to play too. Never actually finished my Dwarf Noble because I couldn't figure out what end-game choices best matched her personality/goals.
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Post by phoray on Sept 1, 2019 2:47:13 GMT
Me: I hate Valta. She's such a walking exposition character. *makes a silly voice.* "I'm a scholar! That's why I can keep talking on and on about everything!" Husband: So she's the Dwarven Brother Genitive?
(we both have a giggle.)
-He finally defeats the Guardian- -Valta goes into a speech.-
"I've never felt better!" Hub: IT's so great being smacked by rocks!
Inky to Valta: Where you find things to eat? Hubs: This is probably the most alive place in all the underground world. look at all those plants.
*watches cute after scene* Lace Harding: "She always comes back. Pay up Salroka." Hubs laughs: Who would make that bet?!
Hubs final opinion of this DLC.
The ending was kind of a letdown. What did we do, what did we accomplish in all that? We didn't even stop the the earthquakes from ever happening again. We just let a Dwarf tell us that she feels that they will never happen again. We should have put her in a big padded suit and thrown her into the abyss from the top floor so that she smacked the titan that way, made that contact that way. Avoided all the fighting. So it seems what we did as the Inquisition is that we stabbed the heart of one of our friends and now a dwarf can speak to a giant cave being.
Me: I thought it was super creepy, made me think of when Cory jumped to Larius. Hubs : Nodding. Ya
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 1, 2019 9:19:09 GMT
*sighs* so turns out the DA Keep is having errors again
Maker knows when that will be fixed, guess I'll just go and make some sliders for my Inky while waiting for the storm to blow over...again
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Post by Sokemis on Sept 1, 2019 14:22:08 GMT
Night fell and the dead attacked. Our team split their forces - Lora, Sten and Morrigan stood with Ser Perth and his men by the windmill (to join the others later); while Naliea, Alistair, Leliana, and Zevran fought with the militia in the village. The defenders were victorious (would have been a pretty short game otherwise) and everyone survived. Well, almost everyone. At least someone came out ahead Teagan continues to flirt with Lora, Alistair continues to be unamused. Isolde doesn't seem to impressed with it either. Naliea isn't too impressed with Isolde and calls her out on her half-truths. The Wardens, along with Zevran and Leliana headed through the secret tunnel and into the castle. They met the blood mage that poisoned the Arl, who claimed he was working for Loghain. They decided to leave him in his cell until they knew more about what happened. Rescued some servants, including the blacksmith's daughter. Finally met back up with Ser Perth, his men, and the rest of their companions at the courtyard gate before entering the main hall. I like the idea of Leliana being one of the ones to use the passage, for role-play reasons when siding with the mages in Inquisition. Turns out Naliea was right on calling Isolde out on her half-truth bullshit. Remember what I said about the little kids being the key to winning Naliea over? Never mind. After Connor runs off, the Wardens, Teagan, and Isolde discuss their options in dealing with the demon-possessed kid. Lora can't bring herself to either kill Connor or let Jowan sacrifice Isolde for blood magic. She decides they are going to go to the Circle and seek the mages help, deeming the time and risk worth it to save everyone. Naliea still believes that the demon will destroy what's left of Redcliffe and its inhabitants before they get back from the Circle. She, Zevran, Morrigan, and Sten head upstairs to see what the current situation is with Connor/the demon. He might be young, but Connor knows the damage he caused and seems willing to accept what happens as long as nobody else gets killed. *In my official in-game worldstate, Naliea's playthrough, Connor dies. In Lora's playthrough, which is part of a different in-game worldstate, they do go to the Circle. I feel so bad for Isolde in this scene. But think , in the end, even she realizes it has to end. Lora however, coming in with Alistair and Leliana just after Isolde kills Connor, just sees visions of her mother holding her nephew's body. Yeah, definitely not going to help the already strained relationship between our co-Wardens... Just look at the flowers Connor. {fun fact: the first time I went the route of killing Connor, I actually tried to back out in the end when Isolde started begging, I felt horrible. I was so shocked when she ended up still killing him anyway.} Lora so not amused with Naliea, Naliea not amused with herself but knew she had to do it. Although understandably upset, Isolde is surprisingly understanding. This is one of, if not the, decision that Naliea most regrets having to make during the Blight. But as much as she hates that it had to be done, she will stand by the fact that it had to be done. Between Loghain hiring Zevran to kill the remaining Wardens, and the new proof of his involvment at Redcliffe, the group decided it might be more to their advantage for the three Wardens to not advertize their status as such. Teagan offers them their choice of armor and weapons from Redcliffe's armory and vault, while keeping their Warden armor safely under lock and key. (With "safely under lock and key" earning an amused snort from Naliea and Zevran - "I guess that means he's okay with me keeping the daggers I already stole."). Grateful for the rescue of his daughter, the blacksmith (drawing a blank on his name today) offers to make armor for the two Mabari as a thank you. This image doesn't do the beautiful teal in Lora's new armor justice. For some reason I wasn't a fan of the Warden's actually wearing Warden armor, until I found the recolor that I use. However I do like to play around with other armors and this gives me an in-game excuse to do so Meanwhile, later at camp... What pisses me (and Naliea) off most isn't that he's upset and takes it out on her - it's his arguments. The option to go to the Circle was raised in Naliea's game, but Alistair doesn't say anything about that. Instead he yells at us for doing what he suggested and for not doing what he spoke against. (Best part is that if you sacrifice Isolde instead, then he yells at you for not killing Connor). I like to think that Naliea is smart enough to realize the Alistair is upset about something else, but she's too upset and angry in the moment and instead basically tells him to go stuff it. Approval rating (Post Redcliffe) Adding for my own reference, curious to see how the Warden's relationships with their companions develop. I'm trying to do these playthroughs true to character, and not playing nice simply to raise approval...
Naliea Tabris - through conversation and actions alone she managed to lose 23 points with Alistair and gain 30 points with Sten in the time between acquiring Zevran and the end of Redcliffe (includes camp conversations) Alistair: -33 Morrigan: +6 Leliana: +4 Sten: +48 Zevran: +7
Lora Cousland - went up 20 points with Alistair (believe this is pre-giving him his amulet) and furthered her flirting with him. Alistair: +37 Morrigan: -4 Leliana: +9 Sten: -1 Zevran: -5
Naliea & Lora ≈ -36 (Lora's personal feelings may even be a little lower after the whole Connor thing...) Well, this should be a fun trip to the circle...
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Post by DragonEffect on Sept 1, 2019 19:03:21 GMT
Went dragon hunting. So far, eight magnificent beasts fell to my Inquisitor's indomitable Dalish spirit and their trustworthy bow, Andruil's Gift. And this hunter is hungry for more!
TAARSIDATH-AN HALSAAM
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Post by Quickpaw on Sept 1, 2019 22:51:45 GMT
5 bears. In Hafter's Woods. 5. EFFING. BEARS. @#%#^$%#%^$@#$%#%^$&!
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 2, 2019 7:28:03 GMT
The DA Keep is working again
So in that regard, I made a start on my girl Tylaera I love her (Edit: remade her to give her a different hairstyle, the ears come out better now)
she uses a handful of mods skin from here: link (Yennefer baby face Trespasser compatible) and using the immersive starting armor from here: link (using the Dalish elf option (naturally ) it was still quite the challenge to remake her, since the only thing I recalled was her hair, skin and eye color (as well as the vallaslin she uses since it's my favorite)
So far I've just made a save on the bridge after you first gain control of her
she gained some approval with Cass since she agreed to help fix this mess these shems find themselves in that she may or not be (partially) responsible for Tylaera: honestly it's all very confusing right now. I was at the Conclave, minding my own business...then suddenly there are spiders, and a glowing woman. Now there's this thing on my hand *points at said hand* I don't even want to talk about and everyone keeps saying I killed hundreds of people...oh and there's a hole in the very fabric of the world...so yeah, I'm peachy
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Post by Rascoth on Sept 2, 2019 11:46:55 GMT
5 bears. In Hafter's Woods. 5. EFFING. BEARS. @#%#^$%#%^$@#$%#%^$&! Only 5? Hah, that's like a stroll!
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Post by Iddy on Sept 2, 2019 13:29:52 GMT
I finished my evil Cadash run.
His only friend in the Inquisition is Vivienne, which he supported as candidate for Divine because that would be potentially beneficial for himself in the long run. And that ended up being true in Trespasser, as it made it easy for him to make the decision to turn the Inquisition into the Divine's honor guard.
While they're downsized, the organization would surely be allowed more leeway unofficially.
Also, this was the pt where I punched Solas and gave the "Have I ever wanted to listen to your explanations?" reply in the end. You can't say you've fully experienced the game if you've never done that. Oddly enough, I didn't get to punch Dorian. My Inquisitor made every single choice Dorian hates and didn't hunt down the Venatori, so it's just weird.
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Post by DragonEffect on Sept 3, 2019 0:47:33 GMT
You know you're playing too much DAI when you accumulate 160 power points.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 4, 2019 20:04:19 GMT
Tylaera has been making her way around the Hinterlands, solving problems left and right today we also went to Val Royeaux, meeting with the Chantry, as well as Fiona and Lord Seeker Lucius after that we recruited Sera and Vivienne back in the Hinterlands we recruited Blackwall, and currently we're in Redcliffe to meet with the mages tomorrow I'll be recruiting Iron Bull after which we'll be spending some time back and forth between the Hinterlands, the Storm Coast and perhaps the Forbidden Oasis I'll also maybe recruit Dorian tomorrow as well
currently Tylaera is at level 8
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Post by DragonEffect on Sept 4, 2019 22:03:32 GMT
Playing JoH. I just heard an exchange between Solas and Blackwall that hints that exterminating all Archdemons won't terminate the Blight. So where does the taint come from? The Fade itself, i.e. the Black City? And how do you stop the darkspawn, then, when there will be no Archdemons to defeat?
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Post by Iddy on Sept 5, 2019 11:40:44 GMT
Playing JoH. I just heard an exchange between Solas and Blackwall that hints that exterminating all Archdemons won't terminate the Blight. So where does the taint come from? The Fade itself, i.e. the Black City? And how do you stop the darkspawn, then, when there will be no Archdemons to defeat? What if instead of stopping the darkspawn, we aimed for peaceful coexistence? Maybe spreading the Taint and turning everyone into ghouls.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 5, 2019 20:15:55 GMT
so today I made a start on the Storm Coast and Forbidden Oasis, concerning that last thing...I started it shortly after finishing up In Hushed Whispers, and...well Harding didn't mention Venatori yet I suppose they won't start appearing until after we arrive at Skyhold
At any rate Tylaera recruited Iron Bull and his Chargers as well as Dorian today we also rescued our forces from the Avvar in the Fallow Mire, and recruited the Blades of Hesserian on the Storm Coast
King Alistair made an appearance in Redcliffe after we recruited the mages, and boy was he unhappy about the alliance Fiona made with the Tevinter mages (always makes me curious how he'd react if and when he finds out she's actually his mother )
In Hushed Whispers certainly is one of my more favorite quests in Inquisition, for me personally it invokes fear as well as hope and for some reason the end always makes me cry I think it's a combination of the visuals and the music, as well as the fact some of the characters "die" that always makes me sad
At any rate, tomorrow I'll be solving a few more side quests in the Hinterlands and perhaps the Storm Coast before heading toward Skyhold
I also had a rather curious conversation with Cassandra today, usually when playing a non religious (or in Tylaera's case her Dalish beliefs) Inquisitor I don't unlock her conversation option about her brother Anthony until after I've been at Skyhold a while. But today I tried it out and I actually got her to talk about him in Haven though it may also have to do with the fact I dragged Cass with me in the Hinterlands on several quests that gave her approval points
and Dorian and Iron Bull had their first party banter today as well, something about working side by side despite the fact one of them is a Vint (Dorian) and the other is a Qunari (Bull) I'm going to try to get their relationship banters to trigger eventually, since I haven't been able to do so before
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Post by melbella on Sept 6, 2019 1:14:42 GMT
Forbidden Oasis, concerning that last thing...I started it shortly after finishing up In Hushed Whispers, and...well Harding didn't mention Venatori yet I suppose they won't start appearing until after we arrive at Skyhold It's really peaceful there if you go early. No Venatori, no giant. Just you, your team, and 5000 hyenas.
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Post by Buckeldemon on Sept 6, 2019 1:41:41 GMT
Forbidden Oasis, concerning that last thing...I started it shortly after finishing up In Hushed Whispers, and...well Harding didn't mention Venatori yet I suppose they won't start appearing until after we arrive at Skyhold It's really peaceful there if you go early. No Venatori, no giant. Just you, your team, and 5000 hyenas. Well, at least the hyenas are doggies. Unlike that bum-rushing horde of eight-legsies in a certain dirty hole. Reminds me of the hallway leading to the Mira core on Noveria. For ME, it's Singularity to stem the tide. DAI has Firewall. In Hushed Whispers certainly is one of my more favorite quests in Inquisition, for me personally it invokes fear as well as hope and for some reason the end always makes me cry I think it's a combination of the visuals and the music, as well as the fact some of the characters "die" that always makes me sad
Nice to see someone else liking IhW. In another community, someone tried to convince me (in vain) why CotJ is sooo much better in any way... It did not work. At the very least beacuse I hate timers. Is there anybody else who also thinks that IhW pokes quite a bit at certain cliches of story writing? FutureLeliana for example makes it pretty much clear that "Expendable alternate reality" trope does not fly with her. Yes, IhW has time travel. But it also makes a point why time travel does not work / turns into wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff extremely quickly.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 6, 2019 5:52:53 GMT
It's really peaceful there if you go early. No Venatori, no giant. Just you, your team, and 5000 hyenas. Well, at least the hyenas are doggies. Unlike that bum-rushing horde of eight-legsies in a certain dirty hole. Reminds me of the hallway leading to the Mira core on Noveria. For ME, it's Singularity to stem the tide. DAI has Firewall. In Hushed Whispers certainly is one of my more favorite quests in Inquisition, for me personally it invokes fear as well as hope and for some reason the end always makes me cry I think it's a combination of the visuals and the music, as well as the fact some of the characters "die" that always makes me sad
Nice to see someone else liking IhW. In another community, someone tried to convince me (in vain) why CotJ is sooo much better in any way... It did not work. At the very least beacuse I hate timers. Is there anybody else who also thinks that IhW pokes quite a bit at certain cliches of story writing? FutureLeliana for example makes it pretty much clear that "Expendable alternate reality" trope does not fly with her. Yes, IhW has time travel. But it also makes a point why time travel does not work / turns into wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff extremely quickly. you can also use fire mine with the upgrade, it's what I did (plus two mages with upgraded barrier for survivability)
IhW gives me the shivers at times, the good kind that is. Tends to start when I've read the codex entry in Redcliffe chantry about Dairsmund Circle's annulment, that codex tends to be enough for me to not side with the templars (still wish we could've saved Ser Barris though) and to be fair, the only reason I don't go with CotJ is because the Envy demon creeps me out...anything that has to many mouths and arms is creepy (things that lack arms are equally creepy) plus if it's a choice between traveling to a dystopian future or having a demon stuck inside my head for several hours...it's the time traveling each and every time
during this current run I'd brought Cassandra and Varric with me, Varric was the first party member I found...then I was like "please be okay Cass" (even though you know she isn't) the entire quest is me being tense and rushing through even though you don't have a timer, I tend to head canon my Inky is actually in a frantic panic the entire time with Dorian trying to reassure her they'll be able to get back, and her not buying any of it.
Which is why when talking to Solas I tend to pick the "it was terrifying" option, even though he disapproves of it
and I also hate timers...for example the gigantic Bruma Oblivion gate in Elder Scrolls 4...I tend to cheat my way through that place in order to make it back in time
and I hadn't really given the trope poking a lot of thought, but you are right about it. Bioware seems to poke fun at certain tropes regularly it seems
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 6, 2019 20:14:24 GMT
Tylaera has made it to Skyhold, declaring the Inquisition for Order (I should really find a different default outfit ) I gave her a different hairstyle a few days back, it's really cute on her imo.
Tomorrow I'll make my rounds around Skyhold for the initial talks and to meet my Hawke Marigold, and properly meet with Cole
after that I think I'm going to clean up some more quests in the areas I have unlocked so far (Hinterlands, Storm Coast, Fallow Mire and Forbidden Oasis) before unlocking the new ones, my journal is filled to the brim with quests as it is anyway
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