Bhatair wrote...
ReubenLiew wrote...
All dragons with wings are female, ergo the Archdemon is most likely female?
So thats why they rampage.
The Angry One wrote...
This just in: humanity sucks.
And that goes for elves, dwarves and whatever other not-human-but human races we can think up.
What would you prefer? A happy world of flowers and carebears and a smiling happy sun? Those don't exist. And never will. Yes, I'll sooner accept a world with dragons and magic and broodmothers than one where everybody gets along and nobody is disenfranchised.
That doesn't make it not worth saving however, and there are many reasons why each individual character may want to sacrifice themselves.
And if not, they can get their patsy to do it. Or have an evil witch impregnated. So really, what's the issue?
doubledeviant wrote...
The human nobility is corrupt.
The dwarven social system is unjust.
The elves are a bitter and broken people.
Mages submit to a hypocritical church and live as its prisoners.
Why would you sacrifice yourself to preserve this status quo?
Hells, if you can't tear down these institutions, why not join up with the Archdemon and watch it all burn? Or at the least head north to Orlais, let Ferelden fall, and force the Grey Wardens of Orlais to deal with the Blight?
The Angry One wrote...
Pah I can come up with better period jokes than that.
Like "I'm only a blood mage once a month."
bobsmyuncle wrote...
Read The Calling, the darkspawn do want to create utopia and live in peace. You're trying to stop them.
You're EVIL.
Maria Caliban wrote...
Despite what the story suggests, I see no reason to think that the darkspawn taking Ferelden would mean all of Thedas falling before them.
ReubenLiew wrote...
Why in the world would you ask for something worth dying for?
If it's worth dying for it's worth sending some other poor bastard to die for you instead!
Guest_Tassiaw_*
doubledeviant wrote...
Very nicely put.
But I'm not so sure that the real world is worth dying for either. ;-)
doubledeviant wrote...
ReubenLiew wrote...
Why in the world would you ask for something worth dying for?
If it's worth dying for it's worth sending some other poor bastard to die for you instead!
lol
I'm starting to like you. :-P
ReubenLiew wrote...
doubledeviant wrote...
ReubenLiew wrote...
Why in the world would you ask for something worth dying for?
If it's worth dying for it's worth sending some other poor bastard to die for you instead!
lol
I'm starting to like you. :-P
Tell me, have you ever had an Antivan massage?
Guest_Tassiaw_*
_Loc_N_lol_ wrote...
All dragons are supposed to be female, the males are known as drakes and don't have wings.
But yeah, everyone refers to the archdemon as a he. No idea why.
Modifié par Tassiaw, 17 décembre 2009 - 07:15 .
So I take it you are a member of our armed forces, and are just awaiting deployment? Or, is it more likely that you believe what you wrote, but believe that somebody else should do the dying for you? With that said, the question is sacrificing one's self, not the armed forces, to save the world. 12 Bravo, Combat Engineer, or I was, when I served this country. 46 is far too old to re-enlist, or I might have. The point being, that while self sacrifice is the one option I haven't taken yet, I also had a character that believed that while the world did need to be saved, she surely wasn't giving up her life to do so.Tassiaw wrote...
That's an incredibly narrow and selfish way of thinking. Our real world is no better than "barbaric" Ferelden. There's an ever-widening rift between the rich and poor, social injustices are as common as mosquitoes, terrible men lead nations, religious fanatics threaten our very existence... and yet, we don't submit. We don't lay down and give up. It's not our way, so why should it be any different for a Grey Warden? They do their duty because it must be done. Evil must be fought, and the innocent must be protected.
robertthebard wrote...
So I take it you are a member of our armed forces, and are just awaiting deployment?Tassiaw wrote...
There's an ever-widening rift between the rich and poor, social injustices are as common as mosquitoes, terrible men lead nations, religious fanatics threaten our very existence...
Modifié par Maria Caliban, 17 décembre 2009 - 07:22 .
Tassiaw wrote...
_Loc_N_lol_ wrote...
All dragons are supposed to be female, the males are known as drakes and don't have wings.
But yeah, everyone refers to the archdemon as a he. No idea why.
I believe it's because the Archdemon is a corrupted Old God, and generally God = He. Old Goddess would have been proper.
ReubenLiew wrote...
You sure it wasn't just a she-male?
A male god of beauty? How ironically progressive.Maria Caliban wrote...
The Old Gods were male and female, but this one is supposedly Uthierl (sp?), the male god of beauty.
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