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[KBomb]

wulfsturm wrote...


Why not? Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings series never wore shoes. There are still people on this planet who don't wear shoes - either because of thier poverty level or because they don't need to wear shoes.

Nothing wrong with that.

I'll tell you what's wrong with that: Dirty Feet!  

Modifié par KBomb, 27 janvier 2011 - 12:32 .

[revan11exile]

Have you all noticed Merrill's hands they are like claws or something cool

[lv12medic]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Tetanus and Hookworms don't impact elves, didn't you guys take elf biology classes in high school?

Budget cuts... They only had enough funding to teach us about useless boring real world things.

I can't say if missing shoes will bother me or not.  As long they don't pull lurid cutscene shots below the ankle then I doubt it'll be overyly noticeable.  And you can't really see anything when everyone is spewing blood all over the floor and screaming enemies as they fall left and right at the hand of Hawke and Friends.

Enemy: *crawling on the ground about to die* "Bu... but you aren't even wearing any shoes?"
Merril: "Shemlen scum!"
Enemy: *Exploded enemy is now exploded*
Merrill: +47EXP

[EighmyLupin]

I don't really mind whether or not they wear shoes. I'm not going to spend the whole time playing the game staring at someones feet.

[Face of Evil]

I was bored so I wrote this. It came to me in a flash of booze-addled inspiration. Incidentally, guys, I don't recommend doing this in real life unless you wanna get hit.



SHE AIN'T HEAVY
Pain shot through Merrill's foot as a sharp rock jutting from the road dug itself into her heel. She instinctively lifted her foot from the dirt mid-step, but this made her nearly lose her balance, and for a split second it was all she could do to keep from falling over-face first. She jammed her staff into the ground and managed to regain her composure, swallowing a Dalish curse as she did so.

Once she was no longer in danger of falling over, she looked around at her companions. She was relieved that none of them — especially the shemlen Hawke, who marched several metres ahead of the group — seemed to notice the embarrasing incident, wrapped up as they were in their thoughts.

"Ow," Merrill whispered under her breath, low enough that the others could not hear.

Hobbling after Hawke with considerable effort, Merrill cursed the poor condition of the road they followed. Her feet were already sore and raw from the day's journey and they still had several leagues to go before they could return to Kirkwall. It would be some time before she could rest, not unless they wished to be marching in the dark.

Merrill had faced far worse pain; this was nothing compared to the agony visited on her the day she received her vallaslin, or the heartache over her departure from her clan. But these rationalizations did little to soothe the soreness of her feet.

As she walked, Merrill failed to notice that Hawke had stopped ahead of her and had turned around.

"Merrill," he said. "You're wincing."

Merrill looked up. Garrett was watching her intently, carefully scrutinizing her movements. His inspection only served to heighten her embarrassment.

"No, I'm not," she replied.

"You are." Garrett crossed his arms over his chest. "Every time you take a step. It's as plain as day."

"I'm not!” she snapped. “Mind your own damn business!”

Merrill regretted the insult as soon as it escaped her lips, but if Hawke was offended by her comment, he gave no sign. Instead, he strode over to her and halted in her path.

“Merrill,” he repeated, holding out his hands. “Let me help.”

“How?” she asked wearily.

“I can carry you.”

“Carry me?” she exclaimed incredulously. “What do you mean, carry me?”

“Like this,” he said, bending down at the waist.

“Wait —“ she began to object, but Hawke ignored her. He slipped one hand around her knees and the other around her lower back, and before she could move away, he was lifting her up in the air. She nearly dropped her staff to the ground, but managed to maintain her grip.

“Put me down!” she commanded. When Hawke did not accede to her request, she raised her staff threateningly and its tip began to glow with energy. “I said put me down! I’m not a child!”

Hawke laughed. “Trust me, I’d never mistake you for one.”

Merrill’s face turned red from a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “This is ridiculous! You can’t carry me all the way to Kirkwall!”

“You’re as light as a sack of feathers,” he said matter-of-factly. “I’ve lugged far heavier loads. Have I told you of the time Carver broke his foot while chopping wood and I had to carry him over a mile to the healer?”

“We’re a lot farther from the city than a mile.”

“Then I’ll carry you until I get tired,” he said, in a way that suggested he would brook no further debate.

Still angry but seeing that further debate was useless, Merrill lowered her staff. She scowled in frustration and focused instead on dreaming up ways of exacting humilitating revenge on the arrogant shemlen. Behind them, the dwarf Varric cried out to Hawke, inquiring about what the going rate was piggyback rides.

Hawke carried her for the better part of an hour. When he finally set her down, she never breathed a word of thanks, even though the pain in her feet had faded.

For his part, Hawke never asked.

Modifié par Face of Evil, 27 janvier 2011 - 04:56 .

[wulfsturm]

EighmyLupin wrote...

I don't really mind whether or not they wear shoes. I'm not going to spend the whole time playing the game staring at someones feet.

Or, on the flip side of that you may have a fetish for feet and will be looking at them the entire game. What? I'm just sayin'.

[andar91]

Face of evil: That was certainly entertaining.

[EighmyLupin]

wulfsturm wrote...

EighmyLupin wrote...

I don't really mind whether or not they wear shoes. I'm not going to spend the whole time playing the game staring at someones feet.

Or, on the flip side of that you may have a fetish for feet and will be looking at them the entire game. What? I'm just sayin'.

 Personally I found all feet to be icky.

[_Aine_]

Face of Evil wrote...

I was bored so I wrote this. Guys, I don't recommend doing this in real life unless you wanna get hit.


Pain shot through Merrill's foot as a sharp rock jutting from the road dug itself into her heel. She instinctively lifted her foot from the dirt mid-step, but this made her nearly lose her balance, and for a split second it was all she could do to keep from falling over-face first. She jammed the tip of her staff into the ground and managed to regain her composure, swallowing a Dalish curse as she did so.

That was great! Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed reading it.   

Modifié par shantisands, 27 janvier 2011 - 12:46 .

[brain_damage]

Where are the new screens from?

[Beerfish]

Inzhuna wrote...

Well I would if I had hobbit feet! Otherwise, you'd soon find yourself with a lot of nasty cuts.

Not at all.  If you go barefoot enough the bottom of your feet get toughened up and calosued. 

[Alanosborn1991]

That was beautiful Face of Evil!

[Tamyn]

andar91 wrote...

I really hate the barefoot thing. I'll get over it, but really? It just seems a bit silly.
 

Hopefully the party doesn't travel to any active volcanic regions (or dwarven cities).

[HighMoon]

That was a pleasant story (Face of Evil).

[Blastback]

Face of Evil wrote...

I was bored so I wrote this. It came to me in a flash of booze-addled inspiration. Incidentally, guys, I don't recommend doing this in real life unless you wanna get hit.

That was nice.  If something like this happens in the game however, I have a feeling my Hawke would spend the entire time telling her how cute she looked when she was angry/embaressed. 

[Addai]

Dave of Canada wrote...

Seriousness: I'm a fan of unique looks on each race instead of having everybody be dressed the same, looking the same and stuff.

But why do the elves have to be the dorks?

Ok, I said I wasn't going to whine, and that definitely had a whine in it.  I'll stop.

[nijnij]

Face of Evil wrote...

Have I told you of the time Carver broke his foot while chopping wood and I had to carry him over a mile to the healer?”

Had to picture this...

[wulfsturm]

Addai67 wrote...

But why do the elves have to be the dorks?

Ok, I said I wasn't going to whine, and that definitely had a whine in it.  I'll stop.

So, just to be argumentitive here lets say I walked on the beach without shoes on, even though it has sharp rocks and broken shells that could hurt my feet. Does that make me a dork?

[BTCentral]

Face of Evil wrote...

I was bored so I wrote this. It came to me in a flash of booze-addled inspiration. Incidentally, guys, I don't recommend doing this in real life unless you wanna get hit.
[snipped]

I approve of your booze-addled inspiration.

[slimgrin]

She's looking pretty lithe in those screenies.

[Addai]

wulfsturm wrote...

So, just to be argumentitive here lets say I walked on the beach without shoes on, even though it has sharp rocks and broken shells that could hurt my feet. Does that make me a dork?

The entire game and the entire life of every elf in Thedas do not play out on a beach, do they?

Suddenly I have this image of David Hasselhoff with goat ears. 

At any rate, it's not just the shoes, though that is pretty dorky.  Merill just looks weird.  Fenris doesn't.  So I guess the verdict is still out for me on the elven redesign until I see more.  I'm just hoping the elves don't take the brunt of wanting to be different and cool.

Modifié par Addai67, 27 janvier 2011 - 01:53 .

[wulfsturm]

Addai67 wrote...

The entire game and the entire life of every elf in Thedas do not play out on a beach, do they?

Suddenly I have this image of David Hasselhoff with goat ears. 

At any rate, it's not just the shoes, though that is pretty dorky.  Merill just looks weird.  Fenris doesn't.  So I guess the verdict is still out for me on the elven redesign until I see more.  I'm just hoping the elves don't take the brunt of wanting to be different and cool.

Merill looks wierd in comparison to Fenris? The same Fenris with the lyrium-etched tattoos? I respect your opinion but I think you may be a little biased here.

[mellifera]

wulfsturm wrote...

Addai67 wrote...

But why do the elves have to be the dorks?

Ok, I said I wasn't going to whine, and that definitely had a whine in it.  I'll stop.

So, just to be argumentitive here lets say I walked on the beach without shoes on, even though it has sharp rocks and broken shells that could hurt my feet. Does that make me a dork?

If you leave that beach and continue walking everywhere, every day without shoes, yes. Well, not dorky since I don't see how dorky = not wearing shoes, but kinda crazy. Stuff hurts.

[Addai]

wulfsturm wrote...

Merill looks wierd in comparison to Fenris? The same Fenris with the lyrium-etched tattoos? I respect your opinion but I think you may be a little biased here.

Why biased?  I love the Dalish.  I don't want Merrill to look weird.  She just... looks strange.  Her head is too big for her body, her eyes are too big for her head, she's deathly pale, and someone even said she looks like she has claws for creators' sake.

[Atakuma]

slimgrin wrote...

She's looking pretty lithe in those screenies.

Like a stick figure ballerina.