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Post by Buckeldemon on Mar 31, 2020 15:16:15 GMT
Especially when I ran into a lot of level 8s out of nowhere for some reason somehow. On my first playthrough, I ran across the Hinterlands without any clue and ended up fighting bears (promoted courtesy of "Bergrit's Claws"), mabari and frickin' bandit smuggler assassin pairs every five meters in Hafter Woods. Or so it seemed. Oh, and there was that one rift in the Forbidden Oasis spawning level 12 Palpatine molerats Despair Demons when I was level 7-8. I managed to survive that by hiding behind a sand dune while arcing staff firballs. Ah, memories. OH and a bit of a disgusting note 7 playthroughs in I just decided to do the DAI equivalent of teabagging the corpses at the TSAs and...well BioWare saw the sickos like me coming because when you do that...jump on the corpses...they spirt blood. You do know now that I'm of course going to have to try that my next playthrough.... for science... I just learned a new word. I did not even know that it is possible in DA. Bethesda games sure, test out the new chainsaw sword on a body (FO3) or turn dead bandits into ashpiles intentionally, purely for decorating a property owned by the Black-Briars...
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Post by Rascoth on Mar 31, 2020 15:48:38 GMT
On my first playthrough, I ran across the Hinterlands without any clue and ended up fighting bears (promoted courtesy of "Bergrit's Claws"), mabari and frickin' bandit smuggler assassin pairs every five meters in Hafter Woods. Or so it seemed. Oh, and there was that one rift in the Forbidden Oasis spawning level 12 Palpatine molerats Despair Demons when I was level 7-8. I managed to survive that by hiding behind a sand dune while arcing staff firballs. Ah, memories. Because Hafter's Woods was menitoned, obligatory: But hey, at least it's a memorable place, with encounters like that! Especially with Even Ground and Grizzly End on
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Post by Liadan on Mar 31, 2020 17:09:58 GMT
Yesterday Solas broke up with Raven, Raven tamed a Dragon and Corypheus was defeated.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 31, 2020 22:38:55 GMT
The last couple weeks after seeing all the Tevinter Nights stuff made me play another playthrough. I just finished it. I’ve been doing choices I don’t normally do just to see what if any impact they’ll have on DA4.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Apr 1, 2020 2:08:13 GMT
My next playthrough might include romancing Cullen, so I was curious: is it better (like more unique stuff) with a human mage or elf mage?
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Post by Liadan on Apr 1, 2020 15:32:24 GMT
My next playthrough might include romancing Cullen, so I was curious: is it better (like more unique stuff) with a human mage or elf mage? I think it plays out pretty much the same, the only difference i recall is that an elf gets to say her elvish/Dalish vows in the wedding ceremony.
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Post by Iddy on Apr 1, 2020 16:59:19 GMT
I'm playing a fire/lightning mage, and that makes his enemies look rather... neat. Also, I caught this cool moment where two enemies were simultaneously dying by one of his elements. The one on the left is dying by lightning and the one on the right is, well, you can tell.
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Post by Sokemis on Apr 1, 2020 17:08:30 GMT
My next playthrough might include romancing Cullen, so I was curious: is it better (like more unique stuff) with a human mage or elf mage? I think it plays out pretty much the same, the only difference i recall is that an elf gets to say her elvish/Dalish vows in the wedding ceremony. There's also a chance for the Inquisitor to ask Cullen if her being Dalish bothers him. It's kinda brushed off though (personally I think there was a chance to expand that conversation, but I guess that's what headcanon is for). Liadan (or anyone else that's done a human mage romance with him): is there any circle mage specific conversation regarding the Circle?
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Post by Iddy on Apr 1, 2020 17:15:24 GMT
I think it plays out pretty much the same, the only difference i recall is that an elf gets to say her elvish/Dalish vows in the wedding ceremony. There's also a chance for the Inquisitor to ask Cullen if her being Dalish bothers him. It's kinda brushed off though (personally I think there was a chance to expand that conversation, but I guess that's what headcanon is for). Liadan (or anyone else that's done a human mage romance with him): is there any circle mage specific conversation regarding the Circle? Honestly, I'm not a fan of that conversation. It makes sense if the Inquisitor is a mage, but with any other background it feels like she is cornering Cullen for no good reason. Why assume he may have a problem with elves?
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Post by Liadan on Apr 1, 2020 17:51:24 GMT
I think it plays out pretty much the same, the only difference i recall is that an elf gets to say her elvish/Dalish vows in the wedding ceremony. There's also a chance for the Inquisitor to ask Cullen if her being Dalish bothers him. It's kinda brushed off though (personally I think there was a chance to expand that conversation, but I guess that's what headcanon is for). Liadan (or anyone else that's done a human mage romance with him): is there any circle mage specific conversation regarding the Circle? I don't remember anything specific regarding the circle, that i remember there`s three mage related choices but those were the same for both my human and my elf. Edit: i checked my save games and in the first prompted conversation with Cullen he asks about the Circle of Ostwick. My memory sucks .
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Post by Sokemis on Apr 1, 2020 20:43:50 GMT
There's also a chance for the Inquisitor to ask Cullen if her being Dalish bothers him. It's kinda brushed off though (personally I think there was a chance to expand that conversation, but I guess that's what headcanon is for). Liadan (or anyone else that's done a human mage romance with him): is there any circle mage specific conversation regarding the Circle? Honestly, I'm not a fan of that conversation. It makes sense if the Inquisitor is a mage, but with any other background it feels like she is cornering Cullen for no good reason. Why assume he may have a problem with elves? I take that question two ways: 1) Being raised Dalish, I'm sure she was taught that relationships with humans were taboo. I could understand her wondering if he was taught the same thing about relationships with elves. 2) Her asking if being Dalish is a problem could also be seen as asking if her being non-Andrastian is a problem (which with as devout as Cullen is could be a legit question/concern for a Dalish Inquisitor). This aspect is dealt with a little more in Trespasser though.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Apr 1, 2020 22:28:36 GMT
Thanks for the answers everyone. I think I’ll go with the Elf Mage from this. Both because that lets me play one, and the things like the mixed vows is really sweet while Human mage doesn’t have anything romance-specific that’s unique to it other than maybe a flirt.
I was trying to have a different background for each worldstate to help remember, and romance was part of it. So it’ll be:
Dwarf Female Rogue: Rainier Dwarf Male Warrior: Harding Elf Female Mage: Cullen Elf Female Rogue: Solas Elf Male Warrior: N/A Human Female Warrior: The Iron Bull Human Male Mage: Cassandra Human Male Rogue: Josephine (canon) Qunari Female Warrior: Sera Qunari Male Mage: Dorian
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Post by colfoley on Apr 2, 2020 7:49:35 GMT
So recruited Master Dennet for the Inquistion. Then off to Val Royeux, dealt with the Chantry there and got to meet the Lord Seeker Lucius. Then off to get Viv and Sera and Iron Bull at the Storm Coast before picking off the Blades of Hessarian and heading home.
Right now things are going pretty good I was able to get the leeching poison going for the poison blades so that gives Kara some survivability, I did get some FTIron over in the Storm Coast...that gives me heal over time which I am not sure if that is a good one for Kara or not now that I am thinking about it. This playthrough has finally solved one outstanding issue for me...probably how I always do it and lets see if I can remember it for my next DA I PT with Kara (before DA 4 comes out). I always get kind of 'stuck' on how to build Iron Bull and Cassandra because with Kara I give Cass two handed weapons and well both of them usually end up spending a lot of points in vanguard but that makes me feel guilty that two handed weapons rarely gets used. Well I think aside from getting Bull to body guard this time he'll focus on the two handed weapon tree (two hand + offense) where Cass will go through a more defensive focus on Vanguard only.
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Post by Liadan on Apr 2, 2020 16:30:47 GMT
Today Raven First-Thaw met Inquisitor Ameridan and was pleasantly surprised to find out that he was both a Dalish and a mage.
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Post by House Targaryen on Apr 2, 2020 20:36:05 GMT
Finished my previous game yesterday. A happy ending, some what I guess. Started a new game, Daenys elven mage, just made it to the Hinterlands. Now I am editing my character at the Black Emporium. That red sticks out too much and conflicts with her blush. Trying to get the vallaslin to match her eyes. That is hard. Doesn't show on this pic, turned down her blush. I'm not into makeup with women any way, they look better without it.
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Post by colfoley on Apr 2, 2020 23:10:54 GMT
So lets see here: Did a lot of puttering around in the game mostly. Talking to my new recruits, Viv, Iron Bull, and a few other things then it was off to the Hinterlands to pick up Blackwall...which went how it always does pretty much. Then I finished talking with him. Cullen also has some really great Wartable options for doing his missions. Taking all the nobles to the blast site is always a win, though the law of unintended consequences would seem to apply.
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Post by Iddy on Apr 3, 2020 16:00:46 GMT
I'm playing a Qunari who really hates humans and never helps them unless he needs to. And you know, I can't help but feel like that's kinda boring.
This is the problem with playing minorities: The discrimination and potential resentment are always an element, so it starts getting repetitive after a while.
Playing a city elf who was mistreated, playing a casteless dwarf who was mistreated, playing a mage who was mistreated... know what I mean?
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Apr 3, 2020 18:43:38 GMT
So about a week later and I still can't make heads or tails deciding on a Hawke to make, so could really use some ideas
failing that...thinking of making a new Warden, either Amell (female) or Mahariel (male rogue) or skipping DA2 all together and playing Inquisition instead
( to myself: see this is why it'd be handy (and smart) to keep your save-games and not delete them every once in a while )
also I'm curious about something, first off...this is not a choice I'd actually end up making, but anyway...
in a world state where Loghain is alive (either by doing the DR or with a Warden who did the sacrifice) and where Alistair was exiled... which of the two shows up during Inquisition as the Warden representative during Here Lies the Abyss?
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Post by Rascoth on Apr 3, 2020 19:31:50 GMT
also I'm curious about something, first off...this is not a choice I'd actually end up making, but anyway...
in a world state where Loghain is alive (either by doing the DR or with a Warden who did the sacrifice) and where Alistair was exiled... which of the two shows up during Inquisition as the Warden representative during Here Lies the Abyss? Loghain
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Apr 3, 2020 19:55:20 GMT
also I'm curious about something, first off...this is not a choice I'd actually end up making, but anyway...
in a world state where Loghain is alive (either by doing the DR or with a Warden who did the sacrifice) and where Alistair was exiled... which of the two shows up during Inquisition as the Warden representative during Here Lies the Abyss? Loghain ah my thanks ^^
also *squints at avatar* is that Lucina "protecting" Morgan from the cockroach during their support dialogue? (Avatar+Chrom is my shameless otp in that game )
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Post by Rascoth on Apr 3, 2020 20:10:03 GMT
also *squints at avatar* is that Lucina "protecting" Morgan from the cockroach during their support dialogue? (Avatar+Chrom is my shameless otp in that game ) Yep, that's them in all their royal glory (Same here )
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Post by Liadan on Apr 3, 2020 20:53:49 GMT
I finished my playthrough with Raven Lavellan. For final choices Raven pledged to redeem Solas and she disbanded the Inquisition. I finally found all the codex entries necessary to unlock the "You’re the Dread Wolf" dialogue option , which i really wanted for this character:
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Apr 3, 2020 21:56:28 GMT
Raven pledged to redeem Solas Why?
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Post by colfoley on Apr 3, 2020 23:09:06 GMT
I don't know why probably prisoner of the moment but just my time with the Templars and the Mages at the crossroads in the early part of the game just ges worse and worse. Just this time it was the friggin Templars that were giving me so many fits. Over and over again I would be drained my entire supply of health potions after one or two fights so I would have to return...actually I might've had a worse time of it last year now that I think about it. But it makes me super nervous for the rest of the game and its just frustrating, especially Champions of the Just because I know that fight can get super intense too. But the good news is I did it. Yey.
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Post by Liadan on Apr 4, 2020 13:14:05 GMT
Raven pledged to redeem Solas Why? Why not? I like redemption stories and this one has potencial as one and if there is a chance to stop Solas in the next game by changing his mind instead of killing him that`s what i will do. All my characters want to stop Solas, there`s no doubt about that, but killing him will always be a last resource. Regarding this specific character, not only she considered Solas a friend but she also loved him, so it fits her character that she`ll do everything she can to redeem him and only if that fails, and he still wants to destroy the veil in the end, will she consider more extreme measures - "we will save our friend from himself...if we can".
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