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[miraclemight]

Speaking of Holy Smite, I'd really like them to bring back the old skill animation. The one that looked like an aerial atomic bomb strike... Maybe I embellished it too much, but you got the idea.

Modifié par miraclemight, 14 août 2011 - 04:53 .

[Galagraphia]

@miraclemight, I prefer the good old smiting too 

New Cullen holysmite looks funny . And he opens up too much. Like "Hello, arrows, here I am!"


I'm still proud that I taught him to cast holysmite with his legs, because he probably has nice legs :innocent:

[Yankee23]

R2s Muse wrote...

Avilia wrote...

A pleasure John - I love doing sigs

Ahem, so.... Avilia.... while it seems you are in a clever and artsy mood... what would you say to a "Make love, not holy smite" sig banner...? My own skills are rudimentary at best. :whistle:

I wholeheartedly suppost this!

[john-in-france]

R2s Muse wrote...

Avilia wrote...

A pleasure John - I love doing sigs

Ahem, so.... Avilia.... while it seems you are in a clever and artsy mood... what would you say to a "Make love, not holy smite" sig banner...? My own skills are rudimentary at best. :whistle:

Wahhh!  I am imagining this.....
Judy.

Modifié par john-in-france, 14 août 2011 - 07:30 .

[john-in-france]

So why does Hawkes holy smite not do that? I always max out Templar skills and never get pretty rings...sulk.

[Illusionary Ennui]

@ John - No idea... I normally don't play warrior in DAII... maybe Cullen is just that awesome.

@ Gala - Nice screen capture...

So, I tried my hand at this banner making thing... just a simple one for now...

Modifié par Illusionary Ennui, 14 août 2011 - 08:14 .

[Bekkael]

john-in-france wrote...

So why does Hawkes holy smite not do that? I always max out Templar skills and never get pretty rings...sulk.

Actually, I believe that's a commander skill that you usually see when you are fighting an enemy commander. They use it to buff their troops etc. My templar Warrior!Hawke never did that either.

[miraclemight]

Bek is right. It's the uber anti-magic and blade buff that surrounds all party members. The problem is: Cullen has no party.

Cullen: I've got your back! *does the buffing-sword-whirwind*
Hawke: Err... You can't buff us unless you're in the party selection screen.

And what always makes me facepalm is when he says that he's "getting overwhelmed!D:" when my mageHawke is the one doing the tanking... Stop buff-dancing and lend a hand, would you?

[miraclemight]

Galagraphia wrote...

[...] And he opens up too much. Like "Hello, arrows, here I am!"

Couldn't help it...

[R2s Muse]

Bekkael wrote...

Actually, I believe that's a commander skill that you usually see when you are fighting an enemy commander. They use it to buff their troops etc. My templar Warrior!Hawke never did that either.

Yeah, that's what I thought as well. I still think the coolest part of those, tho, is the sparkly star grenades of death that he throws, whatever the heck those are...


edit: @miracle - lmao !!!

Modifié par R2s Muse, 14 août 2011 - 09:06 .

[miraclemight]

R2s Muse wrote...

That pose leaves a lot of room for jokes.

Okay, I'm closing Photoshop now.

[Avilia]

R2s Muse wrote...

Avilia wrote...

A pleasure John - I love doing sigs

Ahem, so.... Avilia.... while it seems you are in a clever and artsy mood... what would you say to a "Make love, not holy smite" sig banner...? My own skills are rudimentary at best. :whistle:

/Fenris "I can do that"  /Fenris



That might fit next to your existing one.  It also might need more work...if you're happy with it I won't fiddle.  PM me if you had ideas about how it should look

Modifié par Avilia, 14 août 2011 - 10:21 .

[Avilia]

The first time I saw Cullen use that bomb skill I saw it from the front. It really looked like he was pulling something out of his, er, behind. /titter

I really liked the old animation as well but I must say I prefer the new one.  Only because my game doesn't crash everytime I use it 

Modifié par Avilia, 14 août 2011 - 10:27 .

[R2s Muse]

Avilia wrote...

R2s Muse wrote...

Avilia wrote...

A pleasure John - I love doing sigs

Ahem, so.... Avilia.... while it seems you are in a clever and artsy mood... what would you say to a "Make love, not holy smite" sig banner...? My own skills are rudimentary at best. :whistle:

/Fenris "I can do that"  /Fenris



That might fit next to your existing one.  It also might need more work...if you're happy with it I won't fiddle.  PM me if you had ideas about how it should look

Awesome! I totally love it!!   Heh heh , thanks!!! I'll need to play around with my cullen #2 banner to see who goes best. Tee hee.:OB)

[Vaeya]

Oh gosh! I've missed three pages of stuff, it seems. XD Finally got to Daytona Beach though, yay vacation! XD I won't be on that much until the 22nd, probably... That's when classes start. X3

Now, time to go read what I've missed! I love the two new banners, by the way! XD hahaha, they're both great. :3

[Vaeya]

Got distracted....

@Bekkael- Oh my gosh! TwT Bekkael! Your updated fic, Twisted... I cried! It was amazing and so sad, and just... gosh, I want them to have a happy ending. TwT I never cry while reading fics, but this made me tear up and sniffle! I wish I could write/inspire such emotions in my fics...!

[Bekkael]

Vaeya wrote...

Got distracted....

@Bekkael- Oh my gosh! TwT Bekkael! Your updated fic, Twisted... I cried! It was amazing and so sad, and just... gosh, I want them to have a happy ending. TwT I never cry while reading fics, but this made me tear up and sniffle! I wish I could write/inspire such emotions in my fics...!

I'm sorry. I sniffled my way through the last part of the chapter when I was writing it too- the characters just take on a life of their own. I write what they tell me, and any emotion evoked comes from them; I can take absolutely no credit. I knew when I got to that point in the story, it was going to hurt. Some reviewers seem a little annoyed with Cullen for how he reacted after Hawke saved his life. *shrug* I think he was understandably hurt/angry/shocked. I just can't see him reacting any other way, but it won't last forever. They'll figure it out...eventually. :innocent: (And thank you for the compliment. <3) Enjoy your vacation, I miss Florida beaches!

Miracle- that pic with Cullen and the arrows made me spit my tea!!!!

Avilia and R2, I bow to your mad skillz in banner making. Those look awesome!

I never get to see Cullen throw his cool grenades, darn it! I think I'm usually way too busy trying not to die.

[Avilia]

@Bek ty

I've only seen Cullen toss those balls about on higher difficulties when the fight with Wilmod goes on for a while.

And that sig I made now has me picturing Cullen juggling grenades while telling Meredith off.

[Galagraphia]

I didn't get the grenades on casual and got one on normal. Maybe 3 if I play on hard. At first I thought they were explosives, but now I think they stun enemies. When my party went to the Chantry to meet Karl, one of the templars stunned Hawke with that thing.

BTW, I was thinking about the Rite of Tranquility from Meredith's PoV and it was fun.

Meredith gathered her templars in the Templars' hall and addressed them with a speech.

"As you all aware, the percentage of blood mages in Kirkwall is higher than anywhere else in Free Marches. I would say "anywhere else in Thedas", but there is always the Tevinter Imperium. The most sorrowful fact is that some of the mages we had to execute this year due to their dabbling in forbidden arts - some of these mages were not apostates or apprentices; no, they were harrowed, tested mages. If only we could use the Rite of Tranquility to stop them before it was too late!" Meredith made a sad face. "But it would have been the violation of the Chantry law. However, for the reasons of humanity, I took a liberty to address our Grand Cleric Elthina, Maker bless her, to allow us to use the Rite of Tranquility for the mages who have been through the Harrowing."

Low hum filled the hall, and Meredith raised her hands, calling for attention.

"My brothers and sisters, my friends. This must be done. The safety of the entire city depends on us, the safety of our wards, these mages, depends on us. I find no pleasure in bloodshed, and if we can avoid it, then we must! Luckily, the Grand Cleric understands what we must do, and she allowed me to chande the rules here in the Circle. I want you to be even more vigilant now, my good knights. If we miss the moment when we can stop mages from falling a prey to the demons, their blood will be on our hands. Let's not make it happen. Dismissed. "

So, I believe that at first Meredith had good reasons to change the laws about the RoT, and she could easily convince her men, Elthina and Cullen that it was justified. That's why I don't blame Cullen for not opposing her during acts 1-2. She could totally make it seem like a good thing.

[miraclemight]

I'm one of those who think Tranquality in the right place, for the right reasons, and by the right people is better than death. Heck, if the Templars in Ferelden hadn't been that 'soft on the robes', Anders would have been Tranquiled that sixth+ time he escaped the Circle... and there wouldn't have been any balms made for the Chantry. (I'm not saying that there wouldn't have been any wars between mages and Templars. But knowing that Meredtih was waiting for a reason to annul the Circle, and sacrificing all its inhabitants in the name of 'spreading a righteous message' was a very very d*** move.)

[john-in-france]

Bekkael:

Twisted update.....Wahhhh No! sniffle....poor Cullen/Hawke.

[Galagraphia]

@miraclemight, I agree. About the RoT. There will always be mages who are too scared or too weak to resist the demons, and they know it and usually ask to make them tranquil. That's why it was so easy for Meredith to make it look merciful. Maybe she even thought she was doing the right thing. It's not her fault that Alrik decided to use it to make his own slaves. He could always say: "I saw those mages practicing blood magic! I had to stop them!" And when the mage is a tranquil - there's no way to say whether it was true or not.

And about Anders - I think the war would have started without him. It was in the air. He just triggered the conflict in Kirkwall, his actions were not the cause of the war and rebellions.

[R2s Muse]

@Gala, I think you're totally right that Meredith could have said something like that. She does seem to have that elusive pied piper-like quality to embed a nugget of normal logic in her extremity.

@Bekkael,yes, second everyone... Cullen was heartbreaking! But, it follows. I have every faith that he'll come around!

@Vaeya, have a great vacation. Hope the move is going/has gone well!

and, @Avilia, again, I so love that banner. I love that it's like cha cha red! LOL

[Rumpeline]

miraclemight wrote...

I'm one of those who think Tranquality in the right place, for the right reasons, and by the right people is better than death. Heck, if the Templars in Ferelden hadn't been that 'soft on the robes', Anders would have been Tranquiled that sixth+ time he escaped the Circle... and there wouldn't have been any balms made for the Chantry. (I'm not saying that there wouldn't have been any wars between mages and Templars. But knowing that Meredtih was waiting for a reason to annul the Circle, and sacrificing all its inhabitants in the name of 'spreading a righteous message' was a very very d*** move.)

I personally think tranquility is worse than death A life withou emotions, love and hope? I would not like to live it.
And making Anders tranquil for just wanting to be free would not have been the right choice. He wasn't dangerous at this time, and he just became so dangerous because of his "special" relationship with Justice....

[Bekkael]

Rumpeline wrote...

miraclemight wrote...

I'm one of those who think Tranquality in the right place, for the right reasons, and by the right people is better than death. Heck, if the Templars in Ferelden hadn't been that 'soft on the robes', Anders would have been Tranquiled that sixth+ time he escaped the Circle... and there wouldn't have been any balms made for the Chantry. (I'm not saying that there wouldn't have been any wars between mages and Templars. But knowing that Meredtih was waiting for a reason to annul the Circle, and sacrificing all its inhabitants in the name of 'spreading a righteous message' was a very very d*** move.)

I personally think tranquility is worse than death A life withou emotions, love and hope? I would not like to live it.
And making Anders tranquil for just wanting to be free would not have been the right choice. He wasn't dangerous at this time, and he just became so dangerous because of his "special" relationship with Justice....

Being heavily pro-mage freedom, I must agree with Rumpeline. I wouldn't want to live as a lobotomized vegetable either. Although, I do also see the need for templars. I just don't think the current prison system in Thedas is the answer. I think there should be some workable compromise, which neither side has really come to the table to explore. I think the Ferelden Circle's (under King Alistair) experiment in autonomy might have yielded some positive insight...if Anders boom hadn't changed everything.

Ultimately, I partially agree with Cullen's outlook: it's a templars job to oversee mages. But maybe like a parole officer for criminals or police officers do civilians? Only stepping in if the mage violates the law? Otherwise, mages should carry on and be free to live as they choose. 

Meredith was way too hardcore, paranoid, power-hungry, and just the worst kind of personality to have over a large group of powerful, angry, repressed people. A powder keg, to be sure. It's no wonder it all blew up.

J-I-F and R2, thanks for the fic support. <3