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#3851
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Threeparts wrote...

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The game doesn't make it easy for people to sympathise with mages since practically EVERYONE you meet except yourself (if you are a mage) has either used blood magic, or become an abomination or accepted a spirit inside of them etc etc. What people tend to overlook tho is that the mages brought up in freedom (like Morrigan and like Bethany) tend to know best to stay away from both demons and blood magic. In Connor's case it was mainly his mother's retardedness that caused all this to happen. But if the mages were not treated like garbage, torn away from their families stripped of their titles and hurled in a dungeon somewhere, maybe Isolde wouldnt have choosen to hide her ony child from the templars.


I'm of the opinion that the incredibly high occurance of blood mages in Kirkwall is something way, way beyond scared and captive mages. Not just that they turn to blood magic, but that they almost immediately become possessed upon using it. I'm sure there's already been a discussion of it elsewhere, but I think it's clear that Kirkwall itself is essentially on top of a hellmouth and it's causing absolute havoc with both mages and non-magic users. The Enigma of Kirkwall stuff is just fascinating, and I'd love to have a DLC or expansion that delves into the tissue-thin Fade in the area and just what the **** is going on in the Deep Roads in the Free Marches.


You are right I havent thought about that much. And the mysterious gray warden appearence, off to their more importaint-than-this-city mission, sooo classic. What were they doing there?

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Mr. Gaider is a Disciple of Whedon.... supposedly.

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My solution to the Mage Problem would be to integrate mages back into normal life as regular citizens, keep the Circles as purely educational institutions, and have everything regulated by civil and criminal law, not Chantry rule. There shouldn't be a difference between killing a man with a knife and killing one by magic, and the punishment should equal. Turn the templars into a specialised part of the regular city guard, who are equipped to deal with magical problems, but are also subject to the same laws as everyone else.

It would require re-education of the general populace, and I could see them being afraid at first, but time and the acceptance of responsibility by mages would mitigate that. It would also require some way of negating magical powers, similar to how iron does in other stories, so that they couldn't just magick their way out of prisons, but I'm sure it would be possible.

Take the power away from the Chantry and place it in the hands of people who don't do awful, evil things to people because a woman dead for centuries told them to.



tl;dr: FREEEEEEDOOOOOM.

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Threeparts wrote...

My solution to the Mage Problem would be to integrate mages back into normal life as regular citizens, keep the Circles as purely educational institutions, and have everything regulated by civil and criminal law, not Chantry rule. There shouldn't be a difference between killing a man with a knife and killing one by magic, and the punishment should equal. Turn the templars into a specialised part of the regular city guard, who are equipped to deal with magical problems, but are also subject to the same laws as everyone else.

It would require re-education of the general populace, and I could see them being afraid at first, but time and the acceptance of responsibility by mages would mitigate that. It would also require some way of negating magical powers, similar to how iron does in other stories, so that they couldn't just magick their way out of prisons, but I'm sure it would be possible.

Take the power away from the Chantry and place it in the hands of people who don't do awful, evil things to people because a woman dead for centuries told them to.



tl;dr: FREEEEEEDOOOOOM.


They fought like mage poets.

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Threeparts wrote...

My solution to the Mage Problem would be to integrate mages back into normal life as regular citizens, keep the Circles as purely educational institutions, and have everything regulated by civil and criminal law, not Chantry rule. There shouldn't be a difference between killing a man with a knife and killing one by magic, and the punishment should equal. Turn the templars into a specialised part of the regular city guard, who are equipped to deal with magical problems, but are also subject to the same laws as everyone else.


My solution?  Make the Circles like Hogwarts.  Mages will be begging to go hang out there.  Problem solved!

Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.

EDIT TO ADD:  "Freeeeeeeedom!" will always remind me of this video now.  My husband hates it.  Every time he watches Braveheart I ruin it by singing the little song at the end.

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leggywillow wrote...

My solution?  Make the Circles like Hogwarts.  Mages will be begging to go hang out there.  Problem solved!

Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.


Hawke even says snarky things before slaying evil! 

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leggywillow wrote...

My solution?  Make the Circles like Hogwarts.  Mages will be begging to go hang out there.  Problem solved!

Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.


Hell, now I have to roll another snarky rogue, just to make her a cute demon-fighting blonde.

ETA: Oh ****, and that would totally make Merrill Willow! :wub:

Modifié par Threeparts, 21 mars 2011 - 06:08 .


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Dammit... now I have to retconn Margaret.

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Threeparts wrote...

leggywillow wrote...

My solution?  Make the Circles like Hogwarts.  Mages will be begging to go hang out there.  Problem solved!

Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.


Hell, now I have to roll another snarky rogue, just to make her a cute demon-fighting blonde.

You know, that sounds like my canon Hawke already. Posted Image

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Sarah1281 wrote...

Threeparts wrote...

leggywillow wrote...
Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.


Hell, now I have to roll another snarky rogue, just to make her a cute demon-fighting blonde.

You know, that sounds like my canon Hawke already. Posted Image


Minus the blonde part, mine too.  My blondes always end up being the sweetheart characters.  I'm not sure why.  I'm blonde IRL and I'm more witchy with a 'b' than sweet.  XD

My sweetie blonde mage ended up rival-mancing Fenris, just because it was hilarious.  He was so mean to her all the time and she was just so darn nice.  He probably felt like a huge tool.

Fenris: RAWR ANGRY SNAPPING
Hawke: I baked you a cake!
Fenris: ::feels like a jerk-ass::

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Warms the heart to see other Buffy fans here ;D

(Merrill is NOT Willow, take it back!!)

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LMAO, Margaret is more Faith than Buffy, though. But she's a redhead.

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Hehe I was debating on doing rival-mancing just to see the banter and such. I've made up my mind to do it. I just can't help myself. :devil:

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We need to figure out who the other characters would be. Anders would probably be Angel.

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Fenris is totally Spike.

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Threeparts wrote...

leggywillow wrote...

My solution?  Make the Circles like Hogwarts.  Mages will be begging to go hang out there.  Problem solved!

Also, I like this interpretation that Hawke =  Buffy.  That's hilarious.


Hell, now I have to roll another snarky rogue, just to make her a cute demon-fighting blonde.

ETA: Oh ****, and that would totally make Merrill Willow! :wub:


But Merrill doesn't dress like a thrift store threw up on her. Not that I noticed, anyway.

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Sialater wrote...

Fenris is totally Spike.

TOTALLY!

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Dragon Age = Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Forumites, you broke my brain.

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It's hard to tell who Varric would be. Xander?

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Given that Varric is our older male mentor figure...

I'm kind of weirded out by this now.

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You guys are bringing back lots of memories from my early teen years 0_0

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Sarah1281 wrote...

It's hard to tell who Varric would be. Xander?


Alistair is Xander.  Well, in DA:O anyway.

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Oh, c'mon... it's funny.

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Threeparts wrote...

Given that Varric is our older male mentor figure...

I'm kind of weirded out by this now.

Who you can flirt with. And whose chesthair you can talk about.

Who's Isabela? 

#3875
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nodice wrote...

Threeparts wrote...

Given that Varric is our older male mentor figure...

I'm kind of weirded out by this now.

Who you can flirt with. And whose chesthair you can talk about.

Who's Isabela? 


Anya?