Don't worry, perk not required for dancing.

Thanks! Thought that sounded weird, but figured better to check.

More importantly, I think it would be pretty funny to see a dwarf dancing with the nobility during the party.  

 

I usually pick two that seem appropriate for my character.  My dalish mage right now has arcane and history knowledge, but my human mages usually throw in nobility knowledge too.  

 

Also, I'm pretty sure that picking the perk sometimes influences other dialogue in a slightly more subtle way.  For instance, I was playing a human mage who had history knowledge, and he was able to recognize the golden halla that the dalish elf in the Exalted Plains was talking about.  If I remember correctly, it didn't display a special dialogue icon or anything.

Wait, so you need the History perk in order to dance at the party?

Haha, talk about walking through a mine field.

Indeed, I already know I can't step into my "home" thread. (Solas thread) He's been the center of a lot of feelsuh and hubbub. I'm sure Solas thread is spoiler central! >.<

I knew I recognized Cat Lance from somewhere! Thank you.

Heh, yeah, today is my first time back here since...release day? no, before that. The end of black out. The day reviews went live was the last time I was around, really. I'm trying to avoid spoilers like the plague!

That tweet would come while I was asleep! Excellent.
 

Dragon Age Keep ‏@DragonAgeKeep 

Remember, you can rename default heroes in the Keep by going into the 'Heroes' section!

 

 Allan Schumacher retweeted

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"User: Just another day in Skyhold #DAI @dragonage " bwahahaha

 

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User User @dragonage When you're the Herald you have powers! XD
 

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User @AllanSchumacher User @dragonage Yup... xD
 

DragonRacer ‏@TiffanyMLowe 

@AllanSchumacher User User @dragonage Best shortcut is straight down. Solas doesn't even flinch anymore when I land on the desk
 

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@TiffanyMLowe @AllanSchumacher User User @dragonage I rarely can catch the desk

(I've become good at that myself)
 

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User User User @dragonage My Skyhold should come with "Warning: Watch for Falling Inquisitor" signs. For public safety!
 

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.@MattRhodesArt explains which Dalish vallaslin are tied to which elven god: http://mattrhodesart...ed-his-override …
 

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Goodnight, we're signing off! If you have an emergency, tweet us with #keephelp & we'll respond when we can. http://gph.is/1ktTjSZ 

You don't need to remove my name from stuff, I know it's easier to just leave it in, no worries.

I hope everyone has been well, around here, I've barely been about and haven't even ventured here as far as forums go, just sticking to reading PMs and posting the occasional status. I've been a bit afraid to even look at other's statuses, lest I hit a spoiler. Doing my best to avoid. Took a gamble, but wanted to pop in and say, WHEEEEEEE just a fortnight to DA:I!! *bounces* 

*huggles all you lovely folk*

I am SO FREAKING happy about the reappearance of the scar! I've been in avoid-spoilers-mode, so this was the first time I saw it was back! So many pretties Solas things!! :DDDDD

I wish I could get early access but sadly I only have an xbox 360..

You are not alone, got all excited when folk said, xbox early access, then saw not for 360 and

Hey, dunno if anyone here is actually lacking a PC copy of DA:O, but it's up on Origin for free today! (It's the Standard Edition)

https://www.origin.c...es/on-the-house

There is the link, though, if you don't have Origin installed, I think you will need to. You already have an automatic Origin account via your account here, so you can just use that login infos.

https://www.youtube....utDiTBUMI#t=359

Thank Eric for tweeting about this!! You get a nice lil piece of Solas dialogue right where it picks up.

@Sylvf1 Is it physically possible to finish the game without killing any of the dragon waifu?

@Cat_Lance I can see why you'd want to leave them be, they all look gorgeous. Art and combat did a wonderful job giving them a real presence

@Sylvf1 I wonder how close I can get to them as a rogue without engaging...(I don't expect an answer to that! XD)

@Cat_Lance Tell you what, I'll ask if I can mention that. (No promises, I just like to triple-check this stuff beforehand.)

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@Cat_Lance So anyhow I gave an ask, and you can't just walk up and hang around for minutes, they're going to notice you eventually.

@Cat_Lance Some dragons have different behaviors too - one flew up and started strafing me when I was in her turf, others left me alone

@Cat_Lance until I walked up pretty close to them in their lairs. You're never going to be "forced" to kill one to progress through the

@Cat_Lance wildernesses though. Hope that helps!

@Cat_Lance There was one dragon I THOUGHT I had to fight to finish a long-chain wilderness quest.

@Cat_Lance Then @PatrickWeekes found out you could just give it a wide berth and it'd leave you alone fine. (I felt like a chump!)

 Generally, I really love it! This is exactly the sort of thing I was thinking would be excellent to draw people in.

As such, I love that someone can actually make story choices right there in the ISS! (When that works, I too had the issue of occasionally not receiving the ability to "edit choice" or it would show up late, making me think it's a kind of lag issue?

In relation to the video, I love the feel and look of what's there. The part for Leandra....goodness. Excellent job of capturing the surreality and horror of that moment when she stood before your Hawke.

I was, however, wondering if there are plans to expand beyond the major plot points? I'd love to see the love of the characters mentioned and a general impression they left. (IE, they were ruthless, they were moral, kind, down-to-earth, etc)

If the Warden ran off with Zevran, Sten, Morrigan, or remained to rule as a monarch or run the Wardens; if Hawke ran off with Isabella, Fenris, Anders...etc, or became the ruler of Kirkwall. These sorts of things flesh out a character and help to draw people into a story. I think that not only the people that play DA:O and DA2 will appreciate these things, but that a person coming in at DA:I would find that it would help draw them into the Keep and these stories they never played. (Might even sell some copies of DA:O and DA2 to such folk!)

Other than that, I can't load my character's stories, I'm guessing due to syncing being down. So, it'll definitely leave even more of an impression then.

Looks like the same hairstyles are available for both sexes, so you probably can have them for the ladies too!

Thanks, Vesperia! I was busy all weekend and missed everything! Came here to play catch up!

Along the lines of character creation:
Some haircuts shown for the male human were, top heavy buzzcut sides, long gorgeous hair, very large thick beards, moustaches with scrubble, and some very fashionable hair for the ladies.

None of the side buzzes for the ladies?

Yeah, above the right eye:

 

It kinda looks, in the art they tweeted, like they may just have moved it and that it isn't as deep. I really hope so. I'm really rooting for the return of the scar!

I haven't been here in a while so thought I'd drop by! Hey lovelies! I have birth to a healthy baby girl September 3rd (since I know a bunch of you knew I was pregnant.) and things are great!


Also, wanted to just come in and say Solas is going to be my first romance I do in the game. With a mage named Amari. I'm thinking she'll have black hair and green eyes... I'm also excited to see the vallaslin we can get in game. Hoping its more similar to the ones in origin as I loved them!

Congratulations and best of luck to you!

Well, it is callled Dragon Age, after all.

It'd be sort of disappointing if fighting dragons was an optional thing.

Just call me Prince Rohan...

*hides*

Spoiler

Really well done!!

So can we share fanart of Solas x Inquistior?, because if we can I have a piece that I would like to contribute

Most definitely!

Aimo did another pretty thing, here's a Solas WIP:

http://instagram.com/p/tPykP5pqop/

I asked if characters that we are not actively controlling will be able to use abilities that are not mapped out in their 8 ability slots if they are in their tactics. It was the case with previous games but now that there is an intentional limit to 8 abilities mapped out even on PC, they could have changed it. It's a yes or no answer but yeah.

It might be the sort of thing they are still looking at. Nothing is final until it's final, as they say.

And yet my question about combat tactics gets ignored

I don't know what your question is, but it's likely that it's not a straightforward answer as of yet. Combat is still in fine tuning. So, they won't talk about things that aren't guaranteed yet. And some answers lead to further questions, which would lead into unfinished areas, so they stay mum on some completed things too.

Aimo did a pretty little thing..

http://instagram.com/p/tGObxAJqgi/

Is it bad that all the pictures of Solas with hair make me giggle?

 

I prefer him bald, though I usually prefer longish hair on guys. He just looks funny to me with hair.

 

Oooh. Friends and family codes for the keep? Shiny. If only I knew someone else with access to it. Anyone else feel like they're going to be releasing the keep soon, or is it just me?

YO, are you the same Nhadalie that was around the old BioWare forums? Pre-BSN days?

Yes, I'm really excited about the prospect of having a PC that looks like she had as much TLC devoted to her design as the party members had.

Yes, this, I was really excited by the pictures Ryan posted. I love how REAL the characters look!! I'm still wrapping myself around that like a warm light. I'm really going to enjoy the CC, I feel!

Wanted to poke my head in and say Heyla!! to everyone! My life is still extra crazy, but I think of you guys. I'll try to swing in more often, I just don't get much time for lengthy talking like I tend to do here. *huggles you all*