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[Inujade]

I'm actually not worried that this won't match my canon. I mean, if it doesn't, I can just write it off like a 'what if' story and enjoy it as that. Problem solved. I'm more worried that it WILL match my canon.

If this story matches my canon (i.e., the marital status of Alistair, dark ritual, etc.), then I have no real justifiable reason for disregarding the story, thus it becomes true for me whether I like it or not. I feel like going 'nope, doesn't match my headcanon, DIDN'T HAPPEN' would be cheating on my part.

So I'm interested in this, because I like all three characters a lot, but I'm also a little nervous.

[Rawgrim]

When is this one coming out anyway?

[LilyasAvalon]

Dragon Age has it's own canon, I've always respected this.

However, the Alistair fangirl in me is near SCREAMING that he's left off with adventures without her. AGAIN.

...WITH ISABELLA.

*Sulks*

[SergeySW]

Dark Horse Comics announced an all-new digital comic series based on BioWare’s dark, fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age. Written by Dragon Age Lead Writer, David Gaider, and featuring original art by Chad Hardin (Stan Lee's The Traveler, Web of Spider-Man, The Spirit), the deep and fascinating lore surrounding the Dragon Age[/i] universe will unfold, as new adventures will come to light in the comic series.

The thrilling, six-part series will feature a riveting story that takes fans of the critically-acclaimed Dragon Age[/i] franchise deeper into the RPG’s mythology. Readers will follow Alistair, Isabela, and Varric, three important heroes from Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II, as they travel to Antiva, a nation ruled by deadly assassins. The comic series’ heroes will embark on an epic journey to uncover one of the greatest secrets in the history of Thedas while encountering a dangerous prison break and the mysterious and feared Witch of the Wilds.

Dark Horse Comics will release the six-part comic series exclusively at www.digital.darkhorse.com for $0.99 each starting February 22, 2012.

http://www.darkhorse...n-age-digital-c

[ladyofpayne]

They will see Zevran?

[Nyreen]

Lukas Kristjanson wrote...

tmp7704 wrote...
Out of interest, is something like that considered even a vague possibility by you guys? Because yeah, it'd be lovely.

It was a possibility, yes. I posted about it some time ago, but I did a pitch for an Alistair DLC along with Leliana's Song. I pictured it as kind of a Grey Warden “Easy Company” thing, playing the rookie Alistair in his first few months with Duncan. Would have loved to write it, but it takes a lot to line up all the resources for these things. Maybe elements of it will poke up somewhere else.
So, sorry for the tease, but we do know the appreciation for the character. Oh boy, do we know.

All I gotta say is, this comic better have some fanservice for us ladies. >

Modifié par Celestina, 05 novembre 2011 - 09:58 .

[MKDAWUSS]

I think Oghren, Varric, and Isabela would have been better, now that I think about it.

[Uccio]

Oghren and Zevran, now there are two merry guys whose exploits I would love to read about.

[Gamba6]

It looks awesome!

[errant_knight]

Lukas Kristjanson wrote...

tmp7704 wrote...
Out of interest, is something like that considered even a vague possibility by you guys? Because yeah, it'd be lovely.

It was a possibility, yes. I posted about it some time ago, but I did a pitch for an Alistair DLC along with Leliana's Song. I pictured it as kind of a Grey Warden “Easy Company” thing, playing the rookie Alistair in his first few months with Duncan. Would have loved to write it, but it takes a lot to line up all the resources for these things. Maybe elements of it will poke up somewhere else.
So, sorry for the tease, but we do know the appreciation for the character. Oh boy, do we know.

First off...LOLOLOL! Yeah. I expect you would, wouldn't you? Again. lol.

I certainly wish you'd been able to write that DLC. It would have been awesome.

As for the comic, I can't wait. I'm a little nervous about the artwork, as that cover art really doesn't look that much like the characters, but the story is the main thing, and I'm certain it will be really fun.

[Glorfindel709]

This is something I probably will not be picking up...

Also, hi Errant!

[errant_knight]

Hi, Glor! *waves*

[Gunderic]

Wulfram wrote...

http://www.comicbook...rticle&id=34930

These are characters the fans love

[Gunderic]

Brockololly wrote...

Seagloom wrote...
I hear you. However, I think the days of DAO's forge our own destiny approach is dead. The writing has shifted toward an established mainline canon ever since the Leliana's Song DLC and shows no signs of letting up.

As players we can ignore this canon and enjoy the games for the microcosms they are; or allow it to rule us and ruin our personal experiences. I have years of video games and some small tabletop experience that already make me comfortable with the former. I think it's the easiest way to stay sane about this sort of thing.

No, I get what you're saying. I'm just more curious/concerned with the likelihood of this sort of canon/default world state thing bleeding over into the games. I can ignore the comics/anime/books/happy meal toys just fine, but when stuff from those start getting back into the game or things in the game are being dictated a certain way to work better with the ancillary products, thats when I give up. 

With the lack of choice and how railroaded things are in DA2, it already feels that way where you're just playing an NPC and just going through the motions with the story firmly on rails, lessening the whole "forge your own destiny approach" and just playing an adventure game which can be easily tied into ancillary movies/books/whatever.

This. I'm surprised Mr. Gaider hasn't already decided to give us his character for the next Dragon Age game.

He's already done everything he could to push his canon storyline onto the game world.

Modifié par Gunderic, 12 novembre 2011 - 08:55 .

[Atakuma]

Gunderic wrote...

This. I'm surprised Mr. Gaider hasn't already decided to give us his character for the next Dragon Age game.

He's already done everything he could to push his canon storyline onto the game world.

He's done no such thing.

[Zeevico]

I know what the first lines are already:
"They all met in a tavern. It was a dark and stormy night. The rain was slick with water. And in the dark, there was a wizard doing things. Dark things. "

Dragon Age: A Wizard Dit It

Modifié par Zeevico, 16 novembre 2011 - 05:07 .

[Celtic Latino]

I guess we know who's been imprisoned ('missing' as Ms. Pentaghast put it) and where the Witch of the Wilds has been. Considering Varric and Isabela are pretty much the leads you cannot kill or truly destroy in Dragon Age 2 and Alistair's the next fan favorite that hasn't been overly pushed on us (like Leliana has), it doesn't surprise me.

Thankfully Alistair's lived in MOST of my canon plays and the writers were careful when they handled Varric and Isabela. Though someone in Alistair's place (a new male character since we got enough female leads in DA) might have created less backlash.

Regardless, I see this just like I see the LoTSB storyline in Mass Effect (specifically how Shepard's/Liara's dynamics are) and the likes of Sheploo, Garrett/Marian Hawke and all else. "What if" scenarios. "What if" scenarios that are PUSHED on us (which is the problem with fandom and fan-service when it comes to characters), but nevertheless "what-if" scenarios.

[Tuleron]

rak72 wrote...

Great, Alistair left my warden behind to go romping around antiva with Isabella

And in my game Isabela left my hawke to have an orgie with Varric (best friend of hawke), Zevran and Alistair, who left the kingdom in hands of his uncle, all 4 in an exotic land with beach and sun, nice!

Modifié par Tuleron, 26 novembre 2011 - 05:45 .

[Kidd]

Still no mention of this getting a physical release? I want it on my shelf =(

[lobi]

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

Still no mention of this getting a physical release? I want it on my shelf =(

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The cake is a lie.

[Dave of Canada]

For those of you with Warden Alistairs and say your game isn't canon, he ate bad cheese and the taint is altering his perception of reality where he thinks he's hanging out with two people he met in his brief stay in Kirkwall.

For those of you with Drunk Alistairs, it's a drunken trip of wonderment as he wanders the streets of Kirkwall with a bottle in his hand. The only reason Isabela and Varric are there is because he met them both while he was hanging out in The Hanged Man.