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[R2s Muse]

Oh wow, meanie, that guy was something! Def Alistair hair! LOL So, berelinde, how's that for a beef-cakey minion? .

[Lonaargh]

How about...

Cullen being an out of work templar washing horses for his next lyrium fix, who asks you for help in acquiring more horses/soap. While on your mission you get attacked by crazed muttering mages in templar gear, but Cullen swoops to the rescue. After the rescue you go on a date with him, where he falls in love with you and will try to overcome his lyrium addiction

[meanieweenie]

I think the topless horse wash may be out since there's no evidence of horses in Thedas. LOL

I'm partial to him begrudgingly being sent on an assignment with the PC and ending up as a companion. Then being set up on that blind date and it turns out to be the PC as well... awkward!

[meanieweenie]

R2s Muse wrote...

Oh wow, meanie, that guy was something! Def Alistair hair! LOL So, berelinde, how's that for a beef-cakey minion? .

Ya, he's yummy to behold. They can cast him in the live action movie. I don't care if he can't act.... we'll get Steve Valentine to do a voice over and dub it like a Godzilla movie.

[Lonaargh]

meanieweenie wrote...

I think the topless horse wash may be out since there's no evidence of horses in Thedas. LOL

I'm partial to him begrudgingly being sent on an assignment with the PC and ending up as a companion. Then being set up on that blind date and it turns out to be the PC as well... awkward!

Horses are mentioned in Asunder. So they must exist

[meanieweenie]

Lonaargh wrote...

meanieweenie wrote...

I think the topless horse wash may be out since there's no evidence of horses in Thedas. LOL

I'm partial to him begrudgingly being sent on an assignment with the PC and ending up as a companion. Then being set up on that blind date and it turns out to be the PC as well... awkward!

Horses are mentioned in Asunder. So they must exist

I forgot about that! (I remember a debate about that on some other thread a while back.... thanks for the reminder!) 

Topless horse wash is back on, people!

Modifié par meanieweenie, 16 août 2012 - 06:21 .

[R2s Muse]

Why is the horse topless?,

[thats1evildude]

We went to Orlais, you know? And we thought it would be fun, you know, to go to a show. Everybody says you gotta check out one of these shows. And... it's a templar washin' a horse. We get there and we think it's gonna be awesome and... it is not as cool as it sounds like it's gonna be. It's kinda gross. You think "A templar washin' a horse" and you get there and... it's a templar washing a horse.

To be honest, I just felt bad for him, we all just felt bad for him. I kinda felt bad for the horse!

* This is cribbed liberally from The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The original joke was a lot filthier.

Modifié par thats1evildude, 16 août 2012 - 06:53 .

[R2s Muse]

 So all this talk of gratuitous, half-naked Cullen and his horse-cleaning biz reminds me of a little piffle I wrote for shirtless week earlier on this thread. Can't usefully cut n paste on my iPad, but it was here. 

I think someone must write the horse washing scene... 

[Lonaargh]

I loved the shirtless week piffle ^^ It was rather sexy

I might give the horse washing story a go tomorrow at work.

[meanieweenie]

Oh my, R2... I had not read that yet. I think it was before I started my yammering here on these boards. When I was but a wee stalker myself. lol

The Meaner Weener approves!

[LolaLei]

I like topless men... Just sayin'. :-D

[Lonaargh]

Hm hm. Strong, firm muscles flexing under bronzed skin that's glistening with sweat. A small trail of hair running from his belly button over his stomach and disappearing underneath that blasted skirt. Just imagine running your fingers over those broad shoulders...

/floats off

[Shades_Of_Pale]

Lonaargh wrote...

Hm hm. Strong, firm muscles flexing under bronzed skin that's glistening with sweat. A small trail of hair running from his belly button over his stomach and disappearing underneath that blasted skirt. Just imagine running your fingers over those broad shoulders...

/floats off

Oh my...

[brushyourteeth]

thats1evildude wrote...

We went to Orlais, you know? And we thought it would be fun, you know, to go to a show. Everybody says you gotta check out one of these shows. And... it's a templar washin' a horse. We get there and we think it's gonna be awesome and... it is not as cool as it sounds like it's gonna be. It's kinda gross. You think "A templar washin' a horse" and you get there and... it's a templar washing a horse.

To be honest, I just felt bad for him, we all just felt bad for him. I kinda felt bad for the horse!

* This is cribbed liberally from The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The original joke was a lot filthier.

I just can't believe no one acknowledged this. A tip of the hat to you, sir. 

[LolaLei]

Ok so, from the looks of things DA3 is quite far into development game-play wise. On twitter DG said that before the VO's have recorded their lines they use something called TTS (text to speak) which is what they've currently been listening to when watching back parts of the game with dialogue. We also know that the VO's having started to do their recording sessions.

I'd say we're not far off an announcement now.

[brushyourteeth]

LolaLei wrote...

Ok so, from the looks of things DA3 is quite far into development game-play wise. On twitter DG said that before the VO's have recorded their lines they use something called TTS (text to speak) which is what they've currently been listening to when watching back parts of the game with dialogue. We also know that the VO's having started to do their recording sessions.

I'd say we're not far off an announcement now.

Oh my. This is EXCELLENT news. Way to go with the info, LL! 

Can anyone point me to that site that had the extra Cullen dialogue from DA:O on it? A friend is looking for some hidden-file Culleny goodness. 

[LolaLei]

I think it's in Vieralynns tumblr, if I remember rightly.

[LolaLei]

So I was thinking. In DA:O the "love scene" can happen at pretty much any point in the game and in DA2 it happens around the beginning of Act 2. For DA3 when do you think it would be the right time to have the "love scene"?

For me personally, I think they should either take a leaf out of Mass Effects book and put it the night before the "big fight" or have it completely dependant on the love interests personality, so if the companion is someone like Isabela then they'd be willing to have sex almost immediately, where as a shy or apprehensive love interest, like Cullen for example, who would probably be more inclined to finally decide to "do the deed" the night before the battle because he finally realises that this could be the last time that he and the protagonist could be together.

[meanieweenie]

LolaLei wrote...

So I was thinking. In DA:O the "love scene" can happen at pretty much any point in the game and in DA2 it happens around the beginning of Act 2. For DA3 when do you think it would be the right time to have the "love scene"?

For me personally, I think they should either take a leaf out of Mass Effects book and put it the night before the "big fight" or have it completely dependant on the love interests personality, so if the companion is someone like Isabela then they'd be willing to have sex almost immediately, where as a shy or apprehensive love interest, like Cullen for example, who would probably be more inclined to finally decide to "do the deed" the night before the battle because he finally realises that this could be the last time that he and the protagonist could be together.

This, but part of me feels like there should be more than one opportunity for intimacy. Not necessarily "the deed", mind you. I feel like it would add to the romance as a whole if you had at least one meaningful moment other than the slapping of the pink parts. Like if you had a character such as Isabela, the sex would be almost immediate but at the end there'd be an actual emotional moment. With Cullen, the emotional moment would make more sense to come first and save the horizontal happy dance for later. I just want it to feel more ... I don't know.... "realistic"? Make sense?

[CuriousArtemis]

LolaLei wrote...

For me personally, I think they should either take a leaf out of Mass Effects book and put it the night before the "big fight" or have it completely dependant on the love interests personality, so if the companion is someone like Isabela then they'd be willing to have sex almost immediately, where as a shy or apprehensive love interest, like Cullen for example, who would probably be more inclined to finally decide to "do the deed" the night before the battle because he finally realises that this could be the last time that he and the protagonist could be together.

Well, I think ME3 was a bit silly; I actually thought I had screwed up the romance somehow because Kaiden didn't even acknowledge my Shepard as his love interest.  Boy was I relieved and pleasantly surprised when he showed up at his door the night before the big battle...

It's just, okay, they said they wanted to be together.  They agreed to be lovers.  But then they didn't have sex because .... WHY????

I think DA:O did it best.  The Warden flirted with the LI until genuine affection sprang up between the two, and once approval reached a certain point (different for every character), they could sleep together.  

DA2 was too rigid, although I like the love scenes better (the fluidity of the characters; think the scenes themselves could be longer ... not that I necessarily want to see actual sex acts, mind you).

EDIT: Also, is there any canon reason for why Cullen would wait to sleep with his lover?  Are templars chaste?

Modifié par motomotogirl, 16 août 2012 - 11:04 .

[LolaLei]

Nah he's not chased, but he seems to be really shy when it comes to sex (like the blooming rose and the "young ladies" in DA2 and in DA:O when he runs away from your Warden if you proposition him.) From the little we know about him he doesn't seemed to have much, if any romantic/sexual experience so I could imagine him being apprehensive about a relationship to begin with, perhaps taking him a while to get his head mess sorted before engaging in anything romantic/sexual (especially if it's a Mage protagonist.) But thats just my take on things.

[meanieweenie]

motomotogirl wrote...

DA2 was too rigid, although I like the love scenes better (the fluidity of the characters; think the scenes themselves could be longer ... not that I necessarily want to see actual sex acts, mind you).

EDIT: Also, is there any canon reason for why Cullen would wait to sleep with his lover?  Are templars chaste?

I liked the DA2 a little better as well, if only for the intensity. DA:O seemed a bit bland. I also agree on the DA2 scenes being on the short side.

As far as Cullen canon, I don't think there is any reason for him waiting until the very end. Templar's aren't necessarily chaste (Aveline's husband, Wesley) I don't know if he'd be the jump right in there kinda guy though. It feels right to me that he'd wait at least a while out of propriety if nothing else. Just my take.

Edit: "just my take"..... things are getting creepy in here if Lola and I are talking alike! 

Modifié par meanieweenie, 16 août 2012 - 11:16 .

[LolaLei]

Twilight zone lol.

[LolaLei]

But anyway, I agree Meenieweanie, I don't feel like there's enough romantic interaction between the protagonist and LI between the odd bit of flirting and sex scene (particularly in DA2 because you couldn't just kiss them whenever you wanted.) I think even little things like the your potential LI giving you longing looks, or panicking when he/she thinks your in trouble, to which your protagonist would actually respond to would be better than nothing.

I mean, how freaking adorable would it be if your protagonist got himself/herself into a dangerous situation during which you're separated from Cullen. BUT at this point it's early into the potential relationship (awkward flirting etc), your protagonist reunites with him and the other companions. Cullen comes running over to you, scooping you up into a tight hug "thank the Maker you're safe! I was so scared I'd lost you!", suddenly he realises what he's just said/done infront of everyone and releases the protagonist from his grip, taking a step back looking embarrassed "er... I-I mean, I'm just glad you're ok..." *que smarted mouthed companion making some comment about it* "Um... I'll just be over here... Digging myself a hole". *Que protagonist looking shocked, but pleased at Cullen's sudden, unexpected outburst.*

Modifié par LolaLei, 17 août 2012 - 12:17 .