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[MitchiLynn]

I just started playing DAII, as a Female DW Rogue. I'm playing on Casual because I'm more interested in the roleplaying aspect of the game. That being said, which characters should I include in my party? 

[Naughty Bear]

Varric obviously or Carver. Both funny but Carver is the ****** funny.

[Sylvanpyxie]

It depends what you're after.

Varric and Anders together work well for game-play and excellently for dialogue. Anders and Varric are also good to have around for the plot. Then you can fill in your final slot with whichever companion you prefer, but Varric and Anders are awesome together.

Varric also has some good dialogue with Merrill, so you could fit her into that setup and enjoy their banter as well.

If you want Hawke's Sibling in your party, which would be Bethany for a Rogue, then i would suggest using her with Isabela and Merrill, purely because the Dialogue is funny between them all.

If you want an angrier atmosphere then i would suggest Anders, Fenris and possibly Merrill. Because they all end up snapping at one another.


But if you're playing purely for the sake of Role-Playing Aspects, then i would suggest you just change your companions regularly. That way you can enjoy all of them and learn which format you like best.

Modifié par Sylvanpyxie, 29 juillet 2012 - 09:59 .

[Renmiri1]

How do you get Carver in your party ? I always get Bethany.

Anders for sure. Fenris + Anders or Aveline + Isabella are great for the fireworks since they usually hate each other. Sebastian is great too.

[Knight of Dane]

Renmiri1 wrote...

How do you get Carver in your party ? I always get Bethany.

Anders for sure. Fenris + Anders or Aveline + Isabella are great for the fireworks since they usually hate each other. Sebastian is great too.

Play as a mage

[Knight of Dane]

I would mix it up alot. As rogue you can have any party you want. In act one i suggest bringing Anders, Merrill and Varric if you intend to be mage friendly, if not, then Fenris.

In act 2 Aveline has a big role, use her often, here you get Sebastian too if you buyed his dlc, he's awesome. I like to keep Varric or Isabela for humor, but you would need a mage, and there i would use Merrill when you play on casual.

In act 3 i would use Anders and Sebastian often, i love to see them fight, they are the most lively characters in the ending debate. For a third I'd go with Fenris or Aveline both for gameplay reasons, but also because neither Isabela, Merrill or Varric really likes the whole debate.

[SuPeRkIdGaMbIt]

Every character is good for a story feel, However Aveline is emotionally a brick as in instantly "friend-zoned" with no emotional attachment. Anders likes to force a relationship.. Varric is gonna be the most lovable... Well in my eyes.

[EricHVela]

Different quests with different companions. Fenris' brooding attitude changes quite a bit in MotA, but not much joy elsewhere.

[CuriousArtemis]

I suggest speaking to each of them after you recruit them and then deciding from there

For friendship/rivalry issues pertaining to quests (and which characters to bring to gain friendship/rivalry), I suggest checking out each character's friendship/rivalry page on the Dragon Age Wiki.

[Sarcastic Tasha]

For dialogue it has to be Merrill, she has me in stitches every time she opens her mouth. Isabela is really funny too.

I'm guessing this is your first playthrough (otherwise it would be a really odd thing to ask, well unless you had amnesia). One tip I would give a new player in regards to roleplaying is don't start thinking rivalry is bad, it isn't the same as the disapprove in Origins. If a character disagrees with your Hawke a lot, let them naturally become rivals don't try and fight it to end up friends.

[deadhorse69]

"Shank your Jory?" Ha!

[themikefest]

Isabela and varric

[Renmiri1]

Just played a mage and got Carver.. He is a lot better than Bethany! Make him Warden and you will be really glad you had him along. His exchanges with Fenris and Anders are priceless! I have some on this short clips video

[cowoline]

That greatly depens on how you play imo. I like having Varric and Anders along and then switch between the others. Banter between Isabela and Aveline is funny in a ****y kind of way.

As for quest dialogue I would say Varric and Anders(if you romance him). Anders dialogue changes more if you romance him than any other character, which I personally like.

Personally I switch bewteen characters a lot. I have come to love each of them and have found different situations and quests where I prefer to bring them. Imo experiment:)

[Renmiri1]

Ya definitely switch companions a lot if you want the RPG aspects of the story. If you have a favorite battle team, use other teams on your buy / sell ingredients / talk to people errands. Is fun and will not set you back on combat

[Emperor Iaius I]

I have two criteria for companions, excluding gameplay elements.

I. Is the companion likely to interject whenever another companion is? (i.e., Fenris will often reply to Merrill, Isabela and Aveline play well off of one another, etc.)

II. Is the character likely to disapprove of what I do? (I like playing with rivals--law abiding characters may have Isabela in the party, whereas more anarchic characters may have Aveline).

[sylvanaerie]

Also, different characters have different lines depending on who is in the party make up at the time you talk to NPCs (the meeting with King Alistair in act 3 is good if you have Aveline, Isabela and Anders all in your group at the time as each has some comment). There is a scene in Sebastian's act 2 companion quest that's good if you bring along Isabela and Merrill--and a funny line from Isabela in another scene in the same quest if you have done the Act 2 Feynriel quest already (and took her there too).

Varric has the best banters of all of them with ANY companion, and seems the most apt to interject something in any conversation Hawke is in, so unless I'm an archer rogue he is with me constantly. Every companion has their moments, my advice is mix/match and see what you like best. I usually travel almost all of act 1 with Hawke's sibling (from an RP perspective it works for me--Hawke is reluctant to let the remaining one out of his/her sight). Carver has good banters with Isabela, Merrill and Fenris (esp if you have Fen, Varric and Carver in the group, one banter will be a three way conversation with Hawke joining for the final word in that one!). Bethany has good banters with Isabela and a couple good ones with Anders, that actually made me hate him a little less.  With the exception of Varric and Bethany, Anders is pretty harsh with all the other companions (and some actively antagonize him like Fenris and Carver--so I can understand that position), though he has a couple nice convos with Merrill (she asks him about Ser Pouncealot--and talks about Duncan/Grey Wardens--though i assume the second convo only happens if the import is a Dalish Warden?).

Isabela/Aveline are a good counterpoint to one another (Isabela is especially interesting in Aveline's Act 2 companion quest), where you can see the relationship growing from mutual disgust/dislike to a genuine respect and affection for each other in later chapters.

Modifié par sylvanaerie, 17 août 2012 - 10:17 .

[Renmiri1]

Bring Fenris and Anders to meet Alistair and they start quarreling about mages in front of the king

I made a video with some of my favorite banter. Watch Hawke, Fenris and Anders on 4:43, it is priceless!

Modifié par Renmiri1, 18 août 2012 - 12:50 .

[SeptimusMagistos]

Anders is definitely the one who will get into the most confrontations. Fenris is close behind from the opposite standpoint. Merrill is just fun to have around. Between the three of them you can get a pretty comprehensive dialogue on the whole mages and Templars thing.

[Renmiri1]

Don't forget Carver! He fights with every companion!

[Crimson Moon]

I can get a good laugh just by pairing Isabela with about anyone.

[Rawgrim]

Isabela + Aveline was quite fun.