David Gaider talks about the writing guidelines for his DA books...
An interesting bit here...
... It’s one of the things I rather enjoyed about the process, and if I ever write another DA novel I’ll likely stray further from type than before—I always felt I kind of structured the stories in the novels like they were game plots, mostly because that’s what I’m used to, but it might be more interesting to put together a narrative that would be completely impossible to do in the context of a game.
Oh, My. @PatrickWeekes and @bbattye have just shown @genevrael and I a DAI character who has turned out MOST marvelously. #hng
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I'm totally going to ask who (via IM, but ease about it here because muahahahahaha)
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ALISTAIR. IT'S ALISTAIR ISN'T IT. OMG ALISTAIR
I will say that it is someone you haven't yet met. 
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David Gaider talks about the writing guidelines for his DA books...
An interesting bit here...
... It’s one of the things I rather enjoyed about the process, and if I ever write another DA novel I’ll likely stray further from type than before—I always felt I kind of structured the stories in the novels like they were game plots, mostly because that’s what I’m used to, but it might be more interesting to put together a narrative that would be completely impossible to do in the context of a game.
Now I'm very curious about what could be written that would be impossible for a game...
Can we have tattoos other than on the face? Say, the arm?
It is interesting that they're going to separate tattoos by race now, and like you say, it makes sense... Now I'm curious to see what a "human" tattoo will be like.
Probably more artistic, not really any meaning to them.
Can we have tattoos other than on the face? Say, the arm?
Can the protagonist even go sleeveless, short of removing all their armor? I might be a moot point...
Probably more artistic, not really any meaning to them.
Could be, but I wonder if there might also be options for various symbols - like House Trevelyan and so on..?
Could be, but I wonder if there might also be options for various symbols - like House Trevelyan and so on..?
Isn't a dev on record saying that the Dalish tattoos won't be specifying which tattoo relates to which "creator" b/c the CC won't support it? Likely similar situation with specifying a tattoo as House Trevelyan. Unfortunately.
It is a pretty cool area... I wonder if we'll get a chance to set foot on a boat in DAI?
Now I'm very curious about what could be written that would be impossible for a game...
Multiple concurrent protagonists doing different things at the same time would be an easy example. Like, say, Cryptonomicon. Or pretty much anything Victor Hugo ever wrote. Or a story where a present-day conflict reveals a huge complex backstory of a protagonist who DOESN'T have amnesia and whose current decisions are actually informed by what happened in the past. Or (for this series) a novel where the protagonist ISN'T A COMBAT BADASS WHO FIGHTS PEOPLE. Or the entire "Man vs. Nature" type of conflict that you basically NEVER see in RPG's (although it is present in other types of games). I could probably go on listing for HOURS.
Multiple concurrent protagonists doing different things at the same time would be an easy example. Like, say, Cryptonomicon. Or pretty much anything Victor Hugo ever wrote. Or a story where a present-day conflict reveals a huge complex backstory of a protagonist who DOESN'T have amnesia and whose current decisions are actually informed by what happened in the past. Or (for this series) a novel where the protagonist ISN'T A COMBAT BADASS WHO FIGHTS PEOPLE. Or the entire "Man vs. Nature" type of conflict that you basically NEVER see in RPG's (although it is present in other types of games). I could probably go on listing for HOURS.
I don't see anything there that would be impossible for a game, despite whether some of those things have been tried or not.
I don't see anything there that would be impossible for a game, despite whether some of those things have been tried or not.
Indeed. One could argue Rockstar handled the multiple concurrent protagonists pretty well in the latest GTA game. Indie games really pick up the slack in the more obscure and niche game concepts. Sorry for going off-topic.
It could be a book where the main character stays in their stronghold the whole time and just issues orders, and the book follows those orders, but gamewise people would find that boring (I wouldn't)
It could be a book where the main character stays in their stronghold the whole time and just issues orders, and the book follows those orders, but gamewise people would find that boring (I wouldn't)
Isn't that what why we have RTS games...
Isn't that what why we have RTS games...
This. Jawzzus just described RTS in a nutshell...
...and no, they're not boring. 
What is this? "101"?
What is this? "101"?
When they tag something 101, it's like calling it an entry-level college/university course. So essentially "Combat Basics".
What is this? "101"?
I think it's a reference to US college courses, 101 being first year "beginner" courses.
... Aaaaand I was ninja'd !
Using the most liberal definitions of "bug", "fix", and "I", I fixed a bug on Dragon Age today! Thanks to @TheBoyChris for the help
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Lol. It's a start.
Yep, I'll take it
That part was broken; now it's not. Pretty much the definition of a bug fix
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Archers have quivers in Origins. For God's sake why not make quivers in DAI?
Already fixed a few weeks back.
Also, it's "for the Maker's sake".
I'm all aquiver that we now have quivers!
And yes, Dragon Age: Inquisition now has quivers #DAI #AllAquiver
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Archers have quivers in Origins. For God's sake why not make quivers in DAI?
Already fixed a few weeks back.
And yes, Dragon Age: Inquisition now has quivers #DAI #AllAquiver
They had quivers in DA2 as well so I don't see the big deal.
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