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[Bumb48]

1. Human Noble - Liked the characters, and plotline.

2. Dwarf Commoner - Sad to see this not get more love. I thought it really worked. Really liked my character on this one.

3. Dwarf Noble

4. City Elf

5. Dalish Elf - It had its moments, but felt lesser than most of the others.

6. Mage - Didn't care for the characters or setting.

[ladyofpayne]

1. Human Noble - Really like my family. How is a @%#!
2. Dwarf Noble- Belen more unpredictable. But I don't like dwarfs. 

3. City Elf. Dramatic and sad story.

4.Mage. Hate templar
5. Dwarf Commoner. Good and intresting But now  I HATE dwarfs!

 6.Dalish Elf- Boring. Non atmosphere.

[OneBadAssMother]

Holy crap I just made an IDENTICAL thread, sorry folks, ne ways...



For me its

1) City elf

2) Human noble

3) Dwarf commoner

4) Dwarf noble (only due to the return to Ozammar)

5) Mage

6) Dalish

[Litchenstein]

My list and reasons.

Human Noble (Bryce was as much a loving father figure as wynne a grandmother, gives great motivation)

City Elf - Female- This origin changes so much depending on gender , its just much more tragic and compelling from this version.

Dwarf Noble - Kiss my Ass , Trian!

Mage - Alot of Room to develop your charecter, but I was sad I couldnt find the templar sweeney wanted me to set on fire

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Those are all worth while and amazing in my opinion, great replay even.
The other are the ones I found disappointing.

Dwarf Commoner - Im on the fence about it, It goes quickly, too quickly. And it kind of gives no later game motivation besides great insight into how messed up dwarven society is. The few interactions though are pretty good and i love the proving event.

City Elf - Male- Kind of Cut and dry, It feels like forced heroism in a "yes, and" charecter.

Dalish - I tried, i really tried to make this as deep as possible but I couldnt. its repetitive and there is no tackle tamlen option. No one really gets close to you , and all the dialogue is filled up with explaining dalish elves and grey wardens. So its truly disappointing if this isnt your first charecter.

Modifié par Litchenstein, 08 décembre 2009 - 07:01 .

[AtreiyaN7]

*whispers to Litchenstein: you might want to change "lover" to "loving" up there*



Sorry, I had to go into book designer mode there, but now for my list:



1. Human Noble

2. Mage

[this space reserved for future editing after I get around to the other origins]

[Original182]

1. Dwarf Commoner.
The origin moved me the most. There is a bit of everything in the origin. Humor, sadness, glory, tragedy, etc. I feel attached to the main character's sister and partner in crime Leske.
2. Mage
3. Dwarf Noble
4. Human Noble
5. City Elf
6. Dalish Elf.

Modifié par Original182, 08 décembre 2009 - 06:21 .

[Servant of Nature]

1. Human Noble. I was the least interested in this one at first, then I played it and found out Bryce Cousland is the best NPC in the game, it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me want to gut Howe in amazing and fashionable ways, and I love that some of the art in the estate is concept art for the game, also the two portraits of Elaenor and Bryce in the main hall.



2. Dwarf Noble. Gorim is made of awesome. Also being able to tell Gorim to tell lesser beings that they are bothering you? AWESOME.



3. Tie between Dwarf Commoner and City Elf. Loved both. Rica was adorable and I really liked Nelaros for my city elf... felt bad when he got gutted.



4: Mage. I liked it, was fun, just like the others more.. and Jowan annoys me.



5: Dalish Elf. I didn't like the Origin much but holy crap, the plot tie in for Dalish Elves, with the shriek ambush? Totally worth the somewhat subpar origin story.

[Riot Inducer]

 Hmm this is tough, I liked them all a lot. 

1.) Female City Elf ~ Easily the most brutal of all origins and has some great dialogue. The male equivalent just isn't as satisfying in the end though.

2.) Dwarf Commoner ~ Leske was my favorite of all the origin side-kicks and some of the scenes in this one had me feeling like I was playing out a dwarven version of Pulp Fiction. Loved it!

3.) Dwarf Noble ~ This one is just great and offers the greatest range of rp-options for one character, you can play an arrogant holy-than-thou noble who won't even talk to commoners to relatively easy going noble who's sick of the pedistals other nobles place themselves on.

4.) Circle Mage ~ This one is higher on the list for me because it also seems to offer the most variety of ways to rp your character, you can play the dutiful circle mage or all the way on the other end of the spectrum a mage who's sick of chantry oppression and is looking for ways to escape this guilded cage you're in. That and it follows up in the main plot better than any of the other origins imo. 

5.) Human Noble ~ Very fun and more involved with the main plot than any of the others, although rather cliche' it does it's job well. Later on though all the things that started in your origin kind of fail to deliver in the main plot (i.e. brother just appears out of nowhere at the end and Howe's death ended up being MAJORLY anti-climactic to the human noble)

6.) Dalish Elf ~ While I very much enjoyed this origin it offered the least in the way of options to logically rp a character. I did very much enjoy all the lore though and incidentally I have enjoyed playing my Dalish elf character more than any other thus far. Also despite being rather short this origin follows up in the main plot better than the Human Noble (I won't give spoilers on this one but; Tamlen >.>)

[Gold Dragon]

Female:



Human Noble: Played as a young lady that didn't care for the Wardens, but was obedient to her father. Told Duncan no, but when her father sad to do so, did as best she could with it. Now is sorry for saying no to Duncan, as she got to be queen. Played as warrior.



City Elf: (Uncompleted) Loved her husband-to-be, and wishes she had been able to "run off" with him. Downright rude to Duncan (at least until the Elder came around). After the death of her husband (as she views it), she went berserk and slew everything that didn't have pointy ears. And Bragged about it later. Uncertain how to view Duncan's conscription, and as yet unable to cope with the loss. Played as rogue.



Mage: Elf. Totally Loyal to Irving, and the tower. Quite willing to kill Greigor if Irving says so.



Male:



Dalish Elf. Seemed the most fitting in with the main story after Human Noble. Just trying to stay alive, and will show these flat-eared "Shemlems" What honor really is. Played as rogue.



Dwarf Noble. Played as someone who tried to make it plain he DIDN'T want the throne. No one listened. Joined the Wardens out of sheer boredom. Likes to fight. Played as Warrior.



Dwarf Commoner: Not to Shabby. Just trying to stay alive. Joined the Wardens out of gratitude. PLayed as rogue.



Pretty much in order, according to gender.

[Litchenstein]

Thanks for the catch, my face is red >.<

Spelling bees all through school, and hundreds of well graded papers and i can never spell correctly in forums to save my hide.

[qthulu]

I hated dwarfs in all other rpg's before and never played one.

But Dwarf noble origin made me love then. By far the best origin.

[XOGHunter246]

1) Human noble ( the most touching story)



2)City elf ( the second most touching story)



3) Mage



4) Dwarf noble



5) Dalish



6) Dwarf commoner ( made me lose dlc items)

[Gold Dragon]

XOGHunter246 wrote...


6) Dwarf commoner ( made me lose dlc items)

Le OOPS!  it is the NOBLE, not the Commoner, Dwarf Start that MADE you lose them.  As of yessterday's patch, that has been fixed.

[OneBadAssMother]

Human Noble: Played as a young lady that didn't care for the Wardens, but was obedient to her father. Told Duncan no, but when her father sad to do so, did as best she could with it. Now is sorry for saying no to Duncan, as she got to be queen. Played as warrior.

*spoiler*



When I told my wife that she could be a queen if she played a human noble, she spent every hr while I was at work playing it. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, heroine of ferelden, but only a princess-consort. I have to agree with her that the people of Ferelden, would have actually easily supported a woman as queen who slew the freakin' archdemon and blight and united the lands herself.

[XOGHunter246]

A Golden Dragon wrote...

XOGHunter246 wrote...


6) Dwarf commoner ( made me lose dlc items)

Le OOPS!  it is the NOBLE, not the Commoner, Dwarf Start that MADE you lose them.  As of yessterday's patch, that has been fixed.

who said i has pc version huh i lost mine on COMMONER so don't correct me

[Esternogligen]

1. City Elf
I loved doing this as a female elf. Strong story of opression and vengaence. Killing that fool was soooo satisfying.

2. Dalish Elf
This was my first playthough so it was my first dose of Bioware's story telling venture into this genre.
I liked the culture of the Dalish, the mystery surrounding Tamlen's "death", and how becoming a Grey Warden was the cure to your sickness. Relics like that mirror should have been more incorporated later in the game.

3. Dwarf Noble
I saw this coming due to playing through before this one, but I was still impressed with Behlen's plan and execution. First time I ever had respect for an NPC that owned me. I might make Behlen king next time...

4. Human Noble
I really dont like how this is the only origin for a human warrior/rogue, I'm so sick of it. Plus the familyl is pale white. How hard would it have been to match the family's skin tone with my character? I could see the attempt at the broken family drama, but Bryce Cousland's crappy death acting just ruined it. Heh.

5. Dwarf Commoner
Sucked. Like a watered down version of the City Elf.

Modifié par Esternogligen, 24 décembre 2009 - 08:53 .

[Esternogligen]

but holy crap, the plot tie in for Dalish Elves, with the shriek ambush? Totally worth the somewhat subpar origin story.

Totally agree.
When I first saw him and what he had become, it pretty much scared the crap outta me. Brilliant.

[FlintlockJazz]

Out of the ones I have played all the way through (the Origin, not the game heh).

1st.  City Elf.  The only thing I would have made different is that they should have had your groom as your childhood sweetheart in order to create more of an emotional investment, and to have had the wedding in a building, with the guests getting cut down and you being stuck in a bloodstained wedding dress (with veil) throughout the rest of the story...

2nd.  Dwarf Noble.  Makes you feel like a proper Lord, and Gorim just makes the game.

Joint 3rd.  Human Noble.  Cliched, but well written.

Joint 3rd.  Mage.  Enjoyed rather well, though I wish we got to interact more with the daily life there, such as engaging in experiments.

kormesios wrote...

Obviously picking the RPG choices and attitude matter in how much you like them.

As human noble, I had no desire to join the wardens--life was good.  Then disaster strikes, and I *still* have no desire to join the wardens.  I've now got personal business to take care of.  And my father sells me off for no apparent reason: I mean, Duncan doesn't help save my mother and I'm in more danger, and less able to combat Howe, as a warden.  Annoying.  The weakest motivation for joining of the three character origins I played.

As a mage, I wanted to join the wardens anyway.  Life in the tower?  No thanks.  Then, I helped Jowan--seeing a friend, even a fool, made tranquil isn't something my character could abide.  The choices after I found I'd made a mistake flowed pretty well.

I have to agree with this, similar thing happened with one of my noble playthroughs ("If you want me to come with you Duncan then you need to take my mother too!"), especially since we don't know what has happened with Fergus and as a Grey Warden you supposedly won't have the time to go about sorting things out, so you need to get another member of your family out to go out and bring your family's complaints to your fellow nobles and King.  My character would also have put his noble duties before being a Grey Warden, no matter how much Duncan whined about 'teh Blight', thereby proving that maybe Duncan should look for people with the right priorities to fit into the Grey Wardens instead of someone who knows how to swing a sword well.

[Vicious]

What is interesting with the Mage origin is you can work with Irving through the whole thing to betray Jowan, the idea to prevent him from hurting anyone.



What happens then is some massive railroading. Once you help Jowan incriminate himself Gregoir and Irving show up. Irving says you were working with him;



Gregoir uses pretty much the exact same dialogue as if you weren't working with the first enchanter the whole time. Blabbing about how you can't be trusted yatta yatta and when you were CLEARLY working with Irving the whole time [he point it out again and again] events unfold exactly the same with Duncan pulling you: Even though you have NO REASON to go with Duncan now. it's utterly ridiculous and borderline insane.





Also as was said: Human Noble origin was probably the weakest of the bunch. You had zero reason to join the Grey Wardens except that your father sold you off because Duncan had the plot device that would enable you to survive.

[MorningBird]

I sort of judge the origins based off how attached I become to their 'featured' NPCs. If the dialog options between them fail to shape my character in anyway, they fall... flat. For this reason, the Dalish Elf origin didn't rate very high with me. For a group whose principles centered around community, I didn't feel... very attached to my 'family', and because you never see them again due to them moving north... yeah...



For me:



1) City Elf - Incredibly fun and emotional, regardless of gender.

2) Human Noble - Loving family, romance options right off the bat, and all killed in one night. Makes for a great revenge story.

3) Mage - Was interesting in that I felt my PC had... 'outgrown' Jowan, and thus decided to betray him for the 'greater good'. The results of that betrayal, however, I think haunted my mage until they were reunited in Redcliffe.

4) Dalish Elf - I just couldn't get emotionally invested in any of the NPCs.



I haven't played the dwarf origins yet, but plan to eventually. I'm sort of saving them for last, because I've heard they're so good. =)

[Arkaelis]

The Angry One wrote...

Let's check the Origin-O-Meter shall we?

EPIC
- Dwarf Noble
- Human Noble
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- City Elf
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- Mage
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- Dwarf Commoner
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-
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- Dalish Elf
FAIL

My list is exactly the same. 

[ejoslin]

OneBadAssMother wrote...

Human Noble: Played as a young lady that didn't care for the Wardens, but was obedient to her father. Told Duncan no, but when her father sad to do so, did as best she could with it. Now is sorry for saying no to Duncan, as she got to be queen. Played as warrior.

*spoiler*

When I told my wife that she could be a queen if she played a human noble, she spent every hr while I was at work playing it. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, heroine of ferelden, but only a princess-consort. I have to agree with her that the people of Ferelden, would have actually easily supported a woman as queen who slew the freakin' archdemon and blight and united the lands herself.

Better queen ending if you never romance Alistair . . .  You're still only princess-consort, but Alistair refers to you repeatedly as queen, you refer to yourself repeatedly as queen, and Alistair backs off while you rule.  You're referred to as savior and ruler to your people.

My favorites:

1. City Elf.  I have no clue why she would stick around Ferelden though, given the chance to leave.  These were a people set to execute her for protecting herself, they sided with the man who raped her cousin and whose men murdered her fiance (I played where she was excited to be getting married, and wore the wedding ring he carried on him until getting the rose from Alistair).  I loved it when she told the king that she killed the Arl's son for raping her friend.  I also loved taking a dumped Alistair and romanced Zevran to the Alienage after the landsmeet was called.

2. Human Noble.  She is so rude to everyone, completely spoiled, and her family is so powerful everyone sucks up to her no matter what she says.  Her family is terrific, too; she's the only origin where the family is intact and loving.

3. Dwarf Commoner.  She does whatever it takes to survive.  I think she is the only one who would be overjoyed to end up the King's lover.  I really do like how her sister does all she can to protect her.  Morrigan has a great reaction when she meets her mother later.  She was grateful to Duncan.

4. Dalish Elf.  Completely practical, with great pride.  I thought it was really sad when she left her clan.  

In all origin stories, I really like the way Loghain reacts to the PC when she requests an audience with him.  I have a feeling he would have been a really good guy had Cailin not started reaching out to the Orleseans. 

[fantasypisces]

1) Human Noble

2) Dwarf Commoner

3) Dwarf Noble -- The problem is I never play Dwarves :/

4) City Elf

5) Mage

6) Dalish

[Few87]

1.) City elf

2.) Human Noble

3.) Dalish elf

4.) Mage

5.) That whole dwarf thing

[Freckles04]

1. Human Noble
2. City elf (female; haven't played male yet)
3. Dwarf noble
4. Mage
5. Dwarf commoner, Dalish

I've completed all of the origins (except the city elf male), but I haven't completed any games except the human noble and the mage. I'm currently working on a city elf and I'm looking forward to taking her back through the Alienage before the Landsmeet.

I love the human noble opening because of the secondary characters, particularly your father and mother. It really makes you care for them and wish you could save them.

The city elf origin is next because of the whole "don't underestimate me" aspect. Just because I'm an elf doesn't mean I can't kick your ****.

Dwarf noble has definite possibilities but I'm just not crazy about dwarves. Sigh. Although Gorim is full of win and I would love just to play my female dwarf noble up to the point we get to Denerim in order to see what's up with him.

The mage was my first playthrough, and it was cool, but on subsequent playthroughs the appeal diminished. And the dwarf commoner and Dalish...well, neither of them connected with me. But that's my opinion.