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[LadyJaneGrey]

I was working this afternoon when this popped into my head:

"What does the Circle of Magi do with mages who sustain a concussion or develop Alzheimer's disease or start going senile?  Impaired mage = seriously bad news.  Is there some yearly mental test once a mage reaches a certain age?  Are they immediately made tranquil?  Is it the knight commander, the first enchanter, or a combination of the two groups who make the decision?"

Next thought:

"Exactly when did I become this deeply involved in a fictional world?" 

What was the random Dragon Age question that made you realize you might be overly involved?

[Beerfish]

This might be answered in a codex somewhere but:

"How do the 1st enchanters get their positions in the circle? Are they elected? Appointed?"

[Amagoi]

"If DA3 is in Orlais, what is the current fashion craze? Can we get in on it?"

[David Gaider]

LadyJaneGrey wrote...
"What does the Circle of Magi do with mages who sustain a concussion or develop Alzheimer's disease or start going senile?  Impaired mage = seriously bad news.  Is there some yearly mental test once a mage reaches a certain age?  Are they immediately made tranquil?  Is it the knight commander, the first enchanter, or a combination of the two groups who make the decision?"

It would be the judgement of the Knight-Commander whether a mage needed to be made Tranquil. Traditionally this would be in consultation with the First Enchanter, who represents the interests of the mages to the Chantry. How well this works in practice varies from tower to tower.

"Exactly when did I become this deeply involved in a fictional world?"

Depends. When were you born?

[David Gaider]

Beerfish wrote...
"How do the 1st enchanters get their positions in the circle? Are they elected? Appointed?"

Appointed by the Knight-Commander from among a tower's Senior Enchanters, generally with the approval of that tower's mages (meaning they would try to come to a consensus with regards to who is the most suitable candidate). In practice, a First Enchanter's successor is already in place long before they need to assume the position.

[_Aine_]

I don't know, a mage companion with dementia might be pretty darn funny.   Right up there with the tranquil companion dialogue for me now.

*cackles while imagining the possibilities*

(PC edit: this done not condone the use of either magic or senility as a humour device in RL!) 

Modifié par shantisands, 20 mai 2011 - 09:05 .

[David Gaider]

Alistairlover94 wrote...
Will we ever get to play as multiple races again?

Possibly. We haven't ruled that out.

Will we get to see Shale again?

You almost saw her in DA2, in the cut plot "Finding Shale". Eventually that plot was replaced by the one where you meet Nathaniel. Betcha didn't know that. I'd like to bring Shale back sometime, so long as it's not just for meatbag and pigeon jokes.

Could the DA team drop the dialouge wheel, please?

Doubt it. We've no reason to, and we like it.

[David Gaider]

PurebredCorn wrote...
"Who/What is Flemeth?"

The Witch of the Wilds?

"How does Sandal *do* that?"

Beans.

[Xilizhra]

Why did you feel it necessary to emphasize the greyness of the mage/templar conflict, instead of exploring some other aspects of it?

[David Gaider]

Xilizhra wrote...
Why did you feel it necessary to emphasize the greyness of the mage/templar conflict, instead of exploring some other aspects of it?

Which "other aspects" are you referring to?

Modifié par David Gaider, 20 mai 2011 - 09:10 .

[Wulfram]

Are there more Elves or Mages in Kirkwall?

How would Kirkwall compare to Denerim or Amaranthine in size?

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

If anyone who follows the qun is Qunari, how do we know the race of giant dudes with (or without!) horns is same race that "discovered" the qun? Are they just another assimilated race and the first race to have assembled the qun are still out there lurking in the shadows?

In short: Since not all Qunari are qunari, did the qunari at some point become Qunari or did Qun as belief system originate from the qunari?

[LadyJaneGrey]

David Gaider wrote...

"Exactly when did I become this deeply involved in a fictional world?"

Depends. When were you born?

Far enough back that most people knew how to spell "definitely" and used "whom" correctly.

*Shakes cane at youngsters.*

[upsettingshorts]

What happened at the mage meeting at Cumberland described by Wynne during DA:A? It went unmentioned so I assume they voted for the status quo?

[Brockololly]

Xilizhra wrote...

Why did you feel it necessary to emphasize the greyness of the mage/templar conflict, instead of exploring some other aspects of it?

I don't know that I'd call the Mage/Templar brouhaha in DA2 very "grey" it was more like having both sides going to extremes, at least in Act 3.  No more morally grey than sticking one foot in boiling water and the other foot in ice water and calling the net temperature "pleasant."

[Dave of Canada]

Why is there a picture of Shale and a bird in Cassandra's tome? Is she also researching the declining pigeon populations in Ferelden for the Divine?

[Xilizhra]

David Gaider wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...
Why did you feel it necessary to emphasize the greyness of the mage/templar conflict, instead of exploring some other aspects of it?

Which "other aspects" are you referring to?

Anything you could have chosen to explore. How the system might be improved, for instance. Why blood magic is inherently corruptive, if it even is, and if there are better means of dealing with that. No one seems to be able to fix anything.

[upsettingshorts]

Alistairlover94 wrote...
Import bug?

Did anyone in any game hear it mentioned or read about it in a Codex? 

[LadyJaneGrey]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Alistairlover94 wrote...
Import bug?

Did anyone in any game hear it mentioned or read about it in a Codex? 

Not that I remember, and I pay reasonably close attention to the lore entries.