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Charsen wrote...

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lulziest wedding mod glitch ever. even zevran's expression is a glitch. sometimes the toolset freaks out and does odd stuff with faces. don't worry... it's fixed. =p


Dropping in to say: this is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen in my life.  I will have nightmares forever. Posted Image

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ejoslin wrote...

Edit: An interesting thing at this point in this conversation -- if Alistair is hardened, and you did NOT arrange for the marriage ahead of time, you can talk him into marrying Anora at this point.  However, if it was arranged ahead of time, he won't marry her no matter what.

Hmm... When I spared Loghain, Alistair was hardened and pre-arranged to marry Anora -- and he still did.  Or is that not what you meant? :o

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jenovan wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

Edit: An interesting thing at this point in this conversation -- if Alistair is hardened, and you did NOT arrange for the marriage ahead of time, you can talk him into marrying Anora at this point.  However, if it was arranged ahead of time, he won't marry her no matter what.

Hmm... When I spared Loghain, Alistair was hardened and pre-arranged to marry Anora -- and he still did.  Or is that not what you meant? :o


And of course you're right and I'm wrong.  He does marry her, but he's NOT happy about it.  He also marries her if it's not arranged beforehand.  I should have read the next couple of lines!

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Corker wrote...

www.tapsters.com/special_events.html

Let Tapster's, Orzammar's premiere dining and drinking establishment, serve as the location for your special event.  Located in the Commons, with a sweeping view of the ancient Proving Bridge and the historic Diamond Quarter beyond, it will provide a convenient and scenic setting for your guests. 

Tapster's offers our smaller, discrete rear parlor for intimate gatherings.  Or reserve the entire tavern, complete with our performance stage, for large events.  We will be happy to connect you to our regular entertainers to provide the perfect soundtrack for your special day.

Trust our hostess Corra to help manage all the details of your event, whether you are celebrating a wedding or mourning your enlistment in the Legion of the Dead.  Tapster's is proud to serve you and to be sure that it's an event to remember.


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And that picture is definitely terrifying.

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If my dwarf was the marrying type, she'd probably prefer the proving halls to the other Orzammar venues.

Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!
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(actually my DN, because my DC really didn't look hard enough, and not actually in the proving halls, but never mind.)



The video is gorgeous, Charsen. Did Loghain give Oghren a little bit of a push? I love Cullen standing there looking tortured, especially if he's had a thing about the mage. Poor Cullen.

Modifié par Sannox, 23 juin 2010 - 07:18 .


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Sannox, your DN looks like Jack from ME2!

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Love how the wedding is turning out, Charsen! Can't wait to see the dwarf version--I'm telling ya, if the floor isn't covered with passed out dwarves I'll be disappointed! =P

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ejoslin wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

The Shale/Zevran banters are great too. When he says he wouldn't mind if he got the femwarden pregnant... Well, hah, it doesn't go quite like that, but that's the basic upshot. Of course, in that one, if he's with a male warden, he says it's not really a concern.

You have just inspired me to write a one-shot at some point (maybe Wednesday?) where the Warden has to quit because she's pregnant and since Alistair is also a Warden and thus it's highly unlikely that he'll be able to be the father it will probably have to be Zevran. Posted Image


*grin* If you link it, I'll read it! 

I have to admit, that is my favorite romance banter.  

Here it is. Posted Image
 I Quit the Blight.

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Just a note for Charsen (and well, everyone else who may find that useful) -- BioWare guys released source files for the .fdp (sound/music) files for the standard game campaign, which might be of some use when working the music into that wedding mod and whatnot.

The relevant thread is here: http://social.biowar...8/index/2842442
and the files are at: http://social.biowar...ect/1331/#files

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Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

The Shale/Zevran banters are great too. When he says he wouldn't mind if he got the femwarden pregnant... Well, hah, it doesn't go quite like that, but that's the basic upshot. Of course, in that one, if he's with a male warden, he says it's not really a concern.

You have just inspired me to write a one-shot at some point (maybe Wednesday?) where the Warden has to quit because she's pregnant and since Alistair is also a Warden and thus it's highly unlikely that he'll be able to be the father it will probably have to be Zevran. Posted Image


*grin* If you link it, I'll read it! 

I have to admit, that is my favorite romance banter.  

Here it is. Posted Image
 I Quit the Blight.


Hah, it's cute, it's funny, but it's serious all at the same time.  I like it!

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Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...

The Shale/Zevran banters are great too. When he says he wouldn't mind if he got the femwarden pregnant... Well, hah, it doesn't go quite like that, but that's the basic upshot. Of course, in that one, if he's with a male warden, he says it's not really a concern.

You have just inspired me to write a one-shot at some point (maybe Wednesday?) where the Warden has to quit because she's pregnant and since Alistair is also a Warden and thus it's highly unlikely that he'll be able to be the father it will probably have to be Zevran. Posted Image


*grin* If you link it, I'll read it! 

I have to admit, that is my favorite romance banter.  

Here it is. Posted Image

 I Quit the Blight.


Oh YES you mentioned the falling and stabbing and magic!!

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The Entire Goddamn Thread Contributors wrote...

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Ok, here's the deal. Anyone/Everyone can copy and edit this list. Keep it snowballing.

Only rule: if the Zevthread in any way inspired the creation or continuation of a Zev-themed project, add it. (Mods made for Zevran but not inspired by this thread shouldn't be added, those go on Sresla's big list of Zev mods etc though!). =P

Can be... groups, mods, threads, fanfics, fanarts, blogs, whatever...this is what we will paste to the haters

Then when we're all good and happy let's stick it up on Sresla's group page and bring it out like crispy old photos of semi-naked grandchildren for Thanksgiving.

Links if ya got em.

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@ Lady Jess: Of course. Those were the concerns mentioned when this thread totally inspired me, weren't they? Posted Image

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[quote]Sarah1281 wrote...

*grin* If you link it, I'll read it! 

I have to admit, that is my favorite romance banter.  
[/quote] Here it is. Posted Image
 I Quit the Blight. [/quote]

Aww, poor Alistair!   And poor Zevran, being suspected of 'commitment issues' (she's going to get a surprise!).  

It makes me wonder how that would affect the ending.   Presumably, Morrigan's ritual would still work, because the conception would be later (actually, techinically not even a conception at the point - or does the battle take quite a while?   I imagined it taking a day).   But if the ritual wasn't done, or even if there was an embryo closer to the archdemon at death, would your warden be carrying the god-child instead of Morrigan?  If so, it makes me wonder why  Morrigan didn't do something to prevent a female warden becoming pregnant.   Maybe she did, with her herbalism. Or maybe the chance is so slim that it wasn't an issue.

Modifié par Sannox, 24 juin 2010 - 04:46 .


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howdy just a quick update on FO3...I just finished operation Ancorage (and managed to get the boss to commit suicide on a 42% persuasion check)



and now that i have power armor my character feels alot less badass wearing it than he does without... (then again I hate the Fo3 Power armor design)



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Sannox wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

ejoslin wrote...
*grin* If you link it, I'll read it! 

I have to admit, that is my favorite romance banter.  

Here it is. Posted Image
 I Quit the Blight.


Aww, poor Alistair!   And poor Zevran, being suspected of 'commitment issues' (she's going to get a surprise!).  

It makes me wonder how that would affect the ending.   Presumably, Morrigan's ritual would still work, because the conception would be later (actually, techinically not even a conception at the point - or does the battle take quite a while?   I imagined it taking a day).   But if the ritual wasn't done, or even if there was an embryo closer to the archdemon at death, would your warden be carrying the god-child instead of Morrigan?  If so, it makes me wonder why  Morrigan didn't do something to prevent a female warden becoming pregnant.   Maybe she did, with her herbalism. Or maybe the chance is so slim that it wasn't an issue.

Well, we're not really sure how the DR works but I think it involves more than just 'go to the closest fetus' because it could be someone else's and unless the ritual actually pulls the OG in then it could still kill one of the Wardnes. But of course it's not like Ahria will actually be at the fight since she'll be a few months along by then and it's a really bad idea.

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If Morrigan isn't at the fight though, the DR still works. So it seems that distance isn't too important. The archdemon's spirit seems to 'prefer' a new conception to a fullgrown grey warden, so if there's a pregnant Morrigan somewhere out there, the warden is safe to take the killing blow.

I imagine it would probably still be the case that the archdemon would prefer the new conception to a months-old foetus, so as long as the DR had been done, Ahria's foetus wouldn't be affected.  (ETA: Thinking about it, the dark ritual also doesn't take place without the warden.   Either the warden does it, or persuades Alistair or Loghain.  So would there be a DR at all if Ahria had left?). But if it hadn't been done, and Alistair or Loghain took the killing blow, then presumably Ahria's foetus would turn into the godbaby that Morrigan had planned.

But ... that's all probably academic, because (a) the archdemon might not be defeated without the warden  and (B) Morrigan would be bound to know about the pregnancy and have some other plan up her sleeve if the pregnancy might be a threat (possibly to do with stopping the pregnancy, or even kidnapping the baby after birth - but most likely the first I would think. And the warden would have no idea at that point).

As for what the DR does, I imagine that it's about the conception itself, so forget what I said about that above.  What draws the archdemon's spirit is the taint (from the warden's half of the conception) and the fact that it's a new conception, not the ritual, I don't think.  I think the ritual is just to make sure that conception happens at that point - something that would be very unlikely otherwise. 

(I haven't checked anything up, so feel free to correct me on my 'facts'.   I can't remember what the archdemon's spirit is called, for start, and I know it doesn't actually 'prefer' anything, but I think you know what I mean :).  And thanks for bringing it up!  I enjoyed the story, and it raises interesting questions).

Modifié par Sannox, 24 juin 2010 - 07:13 .


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Sannox wrote...

If Morrigan isn't at the fight though, the DR still works. So it seems that distance isn't too important. The archdemon's spirit seems to 'prefer' a new conception to a fullgrown grey warden, so if there's a pregnant Morrigan somewhere out there, the warden is safe to take the killing blow.

I imagine it would probably still be the case that the archdemon would prefer the new conception to a months-old foetus, so as long as the DR had been done, Ahria's foetus wouldn't be affected.  (ETA: Thinking about it, the dark ritual also doesn't take place without the warden.   Either the warden does it, or persuades Alistair or Loghain.  So would there be a DR at all if Ahria had left?). But if it hadn't been done, and Alistair or Loghain took the killing blow, then presumably Ahria's foetus would turn into the godbaby that Morrigan had planned.

But ... that's all probably academic, because (a) the archdemon might not be defeated without the warden  and (B) Morrigan would be bound to know about the pregnancy and have some other plan up her sleeve if the pregnancy might be a threat (possibly to do with stopping the pregnancy, or even kidnapping the baby after birth - but most likely the first I would think. And the warden would have no idea at that point).

As for what the DR does, I imagine that it's about the conception itself, so forget what I said about that above.  What draws the archdemon's spirit is the taint (from the warden's half of the conception) and the fact that it's a new conception, not the ritual, I don't think.  I think the ritual is just to make sure that conception happens at that point - something that would be very unlikely otherwise. 

(I haven't checked anything up, so feel free to correct me on my 'facts'.   I can't remember what the archdemon's spirit is called, for start, and I know it doesn't actually 'prefer' anything, but I think you know what I mean :).  And thanks for bringing it up!  I enjoyed the story, and it raises interesting questions).


If a male warden romances Morrigan, she'll still be pregnant in the epilogue. But I do believe, if he refuses the ritual, he still dies to the arch demon.

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WIP#1 for the dwarf noble wedding. Keep in mind seriously this is just the foundation of the scene though i plan to have more after this point too. 

most of the NPCs will move position, still need to add some more folks, and still need animations on everyone. chairs and nugs look purple due to the way the toolset renders area objects. hopefully i will be able to post another update today =)

Modifié par Charsen, 24 juin 2010 - 08:12 .


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Charsen wrote...

WIP#1 for the dwarf noble wedding. Keep in mind seriously this is just the foundation of the scene though i plan to have more after this point too. 

most of the NPCs will move position, still need to add some more folks, and still need animations on everyone. chairs and nugs look purple due to the way the toolset renders area objects. hopefully i will be able to post another update today =)


Is that Schmooples?

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Sannox wrote...
Aww, poor Alistair!   And poor Zevran, being suspected of 'commitment issues' (she's going to get a surprise!).  

It makes me wonder how that would affect the ending.   Presumably, Morrigan's ritual would still work, because the conception would be later (actually, techinically not even a conception at the point - or does the battle take quite a while?   I imagined it taking a day).   But if the ritual wasn't done, or even if there was an embryo closer to the archdemon at death, would your warden be carrying the god-child instead of Morrigan?  If so, it makes me wonder why  Morrigan didn't do something to prevent a female warden becoming pregnant.   Maybe she did, with her herbalism. Or maybe the chance is so slim that it wasn't an issue.

The point of Morrigan's ritual would be to create a tainted child at exact this night. A naturally conceived child would be untainted and does nothing to prevent the ultimate sacrifice.

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klarabella wrote...

The point of Morrigan's ritual would be to create a tainted child at exact this night. A naturally conceived child would be untainted and does nothing to prevent the ultimate sacrifice.


Would a normally conceived child with at least one Grey Warden parent be untainted though? I thought the whole point in having a Grey Warden be involved in the ceremony was to transmit the taint to the child. So that would mean that any child born of at least one Grey Warden would already be tainted. I also thought that the ritual was to make the conception 100% guaranteed, since Grey Wardens had such difficulty to conceive naturally. It could also somehow make the child more receptive than a naturally conceived one, so that the Archdemon would "prefer" it to any other vessel.  

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Nilfalasiel wrote...
Would a normally conceived child with at least one Grey Warden parent be untainted though? I thought the whole point in having a Grey Warden be involved in the ceremony was to transmit the taint to the child. So that would mean that any child born of at least one Grey Warden would already be tainted. I also thought that the ritual was to make the conception 100% guaranteed, since Grey Wardens had such difficulty to conceive naturally. It could also somehow make the child more receptive than a naturally conceived one, so that the Archdemon would "prefer" it to any other vessel.  

The child of a Grey Warden is a normal child. There's the theory that Alistair is the child of a Grey Warden mage.

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klarabella wrote...

The child of a Grey Warden is a normal child. There's the theory that Alistair is the child of a Grey Warden mage.


Posted Image Isn't he the child of a sculliery maid...?

Also, that's not really an argument for the child of a Grey Warden being normal, since Alistair ends up becoming a Grey Warden too...

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Nilfalasiel wrote...
Posted Image Isn't he the child of a sculliery maid...?

That's what he believes. ;) The theory is based on The Calling.

Nilfalasiel wrote...
Also, that's not really an argument for the child of a Grey Warden being normal, since Alistair ends up becoming a Grey Warden too...

I could look up the posts where David Gaider confirmed that Grey Warden children are a rare occasion but perfectly normal.

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klarabella wrote...

Nilfalasiel wrote...
Also, that's not really an argument for the child of a Grey Warden being normal, since Alistair ends up becoming a Grey Warden too...

I could look up the posts where David Gaider confirmed that Grey Warden children are a rare occasion but perfectly normal.


I'll save you the trouble.

David Gaider wrote...

A Grey Warden can have a child... just not with another Grey Warden. So in the case of Alistair being married to a female PC the only possible result is no heir (unless Alistair has a child with someone other than his wife, I suppose). Grey Wardens have a limited chance of conception with a non-Grey Warden, but it does happen... and the child is not tainted in any fashion.

Insofar as how long a Grey Warden could remain on the throne, it depends. The taint will make a Grey Warden age faster, so someone like Loghain isn't going to be able to stay a Grey Warden for very long as he's no young man. The "thirty years" quote is about the maximum, but the reality is that it depends on how often one is exposed to the corruption and sometimes just personal variance-- even so, for a monarch to stay on the throne upwards of thirty years is no mean feat. I don't really think that's the limiting factor when it comes to this sort of thing.