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[CELL55]

 Now that non-playable backgrounds have been confirmed, and that they will have a "significant" impact on stuff, I was curious as to what everyone thought/hoped some of these backgrounds might be. 

I'll start:
1.     Chasind Barbarian- Maybe it's because I've read too much Conan, but I would really enjoy playing a muscle-bound warrior who scoffs at 'civilization'.
2.     Some kind of Qunari- related background. Maybe not a Qunari character, but maybe their family was converted to the Qun or killed by it, or maybe the character was captured at some point by them.

[TsaiMeLemoni]

For a not so serious response, I want my character to have been an assassin. Yes it's silly, but I love the li'l murderers.

For a serious response, I honestly don't really know. Unless it's something crazy, I can't see the character background having a huge effect on how I try to model the characters' personality.

[Thrillian]

Someone who had been in the thick of things during the battle between Templar's and mage's in Kirkwall. 

Edit: Whether it be mage, templar or neither, I think that it could have a significant impact on your character as well as how the universe interacts with your character.

Modifié par Thrillho_82, 21 octobre 2012 - 06:16 .

[MillKill]

Professional bear-puncher.

Or Chasind Barbarian. I like that one.

[brushyourteeth]

There were two origins options that were cut from DA:O - human commonor and human Chasind. I'd be willing to bet the devs are taking some inspiration from those original ideas and making them happen.

[CELL55]

TsaiMeLemoni wrote...

For a not so serious response, I want my character to have been an assassin. Yes it's silly, but I love the li'l murderers.

For a serious response, I honestly don't really know. Unless it's something crazy, I can't see the character background having a huge effect on how I try to model the characters' personality.

I doubt that they would give you a background that already has such a high-tier job. It means your character should already have a lot of experience under their belt, and that may interfere with roleplaying or something. Then again, Mass Effect had your character start out as a soldier of some kind with some built in assumptions, but seeing as how all the previous Dragon Age PCs have started out in 'entry level' positions, I don't think that something as highly specialized as an assassin is likely. An initiate for the Crows, maybe. A full-fledged member? Unlikely.

[Knight Templar_]

MillKill wrote...

Professional bear-puncher.

Or Chasind Barbarian. I like that one.

Those might be the same thing. 

[CELL55]

Does anyone think that the Raiders of the Waking Sea could be a possible background? They were a faction introduced in DA2 but hardly ever mentioned despite getting a faction icon. A pirate background might have too much overlap with Isabella's character though.

[Dintonta]

Chasind barbarian/ apostate.
Elven-blooded human raised in an Alienage, or with the Dalish.
Qunari human (if I remember well there were countries where the Qun had been taught to humans), wether s/he is actually a rebel to the Qun or not...
Tevinter Circle mage
Orlesian bard/ spy
Rivaini privateer
Antivan crow

Actually, pretty anything which would differ greatly from the repellant sort of humans (nobles or commoners) I saw in Ferelden, ("Maker this, Maker that...", "You there! Knife-ears...", "Blasted foppy foreigners!", "We'll shove them -in name of all what's good, of course- because we are the bravest 'round here...", etc...)

[BanksHector]

Thrillho_82 wrote...

Someone who had been in the thick of things during the battle between Templar's and mage's in Kirkwall. 

Edit: Whether it be mage, templar or neither, I think that it could have a significant impact on your character as well as how the universe interacts with your character.

I would also like something like this. I would like the background of a former Templar, and what happen at Kirkwall would give a very good background on why someone could leave the templars for something else. If you was a mage, it would give you a reason why you would have to run away from the circle. Since both would of been there when it all started, I think it would tie into the game nicely.

[Eleinehmm]

Tevinter mage background would be great, but unlikely. Somthing is telling me we would get mostly "Muahaha" verison of Tevinter in the game, which is a pity.

[upsettingshorts]

I'd like the available backgrounds to be:

• Mysterious Stranger, because if you want to have an irrelevant/open ended background you should be able to.
• Then a bunch of relevant-to-the-narrative backgrounds, for example if it's the mage/templar conflict then "Ex-Templar" would be a good one, as would "apostate mage," etc. Hopefully you get the idea.  Can't really get more specific without knowing more about the story.

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 21 octobre 2012 - 10:09 .

[Swagger7]

Veteran of Ostagar
Escaped Tevinter slave
Chasind Barbarian
Pirate or bandit
Someone who knows dwarves and has a good reputation with them (like a merchant perhaps?)
Someone who knows elves and has a good rep with them (like they helped out a clan in distress)
Disgraced and disinherited noble
Wandering scholar

Most of all I just hope we get more than three to chose from, like we had in ME. I think 5-6 is a minimum, with 9-10 being perfect, but unlikely.

[Blackrising]

I'm pretty sure I mentioned this in every thread relating to origin stories since DA 3 was announced, but...:

STREET RAT.
I just wanna play a character who is used to fighting for survival, was forced to betray and be betrayed in the past and has lots of street smarts but no idea how to behave in an environment that doesn't involve scratching each other's eyes out for food.

[Sir JK]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

I'd like the available backgrounds to be:

• Mysterious Stranger, because if you want to have an irrelevant/open ended background you should be able to.
• Then a bunch of relevant-to-the-narrative backgrounds, for example if it's the mage/templar conflict then "Ex-Templar" would be a good one, as would "apostate mage," etc. Hopefully you get the idea.  Can't really get more specific without knowing more about the story.

I like this idea. Seems like a decent compromise between open-ended and story relevant backgrounds.

[Knight of Dane]

I'm not sure if it would work entirely as Mass Effect since Dragon Age has a class (mage) which have always been treated a bit different, but I hope for something like two career and two cultural backgrounds for each class at least like:

Career:
Warrior - Guard-Lieutenant and Mercenary
Rogue - Thief and Mercenary
Mage - Circle Mage and Mercenary

Cultural:
Warrior - Noble and Commoner
Rogue - Commoner and Orphan
Mage - Outlander and Orphan

[Heimdall]

Blackrising wrote...

I'm pretty sure I mentioned this in every thread relating to origin stories since DA 3 was announced, but...:

STREET RAT.
I just wanna play a character who is used to fighting for survival, was forced to betray and be betrayed in the past and has lots of street smarts but no idea how to behave in an environment that doesn't involve scratching each other's eyes out for food.

This is why I think they should consider going the ME route and have a "Childhood" choice paired with a "Career" choice.

[Izana]

If I'm guessing right, the origin stories in DA3 will probably be ones that did not exist in DA:O. What I want for this game are:

Commoner
Barbarian
Apostate
Criminal (Theif, pirate, bandit you know)
Qunari related
Street Rat
And others I cant think of right now...

[The Elder King]

Izana wrote...

If I'm guessing right, the origin stories in DA3 will probably be ones that did not exist in DA:O. What I want for this game are:

Commoner
Barbarian
Apostate
Criminal (Theif, pirate, bandit you know)
Qunari related
Street Rat
And others I cant think of right now...

Why should they use the ones that did not exist in DAO? For example, if they want to make more than one background for the mage, one should be apostate, and the other Circle Mage. A Noble background is likely to return.

[dheer]

Dalish, city elf or Dwarf.



I agree about the mysterious stranger though. Hopefully that's included.

Modifié par dheer, 21 octobre 2012 - 02:08 .

[thebigbad1013]

As long as the different backgrounds actually make a difference throughout the game I'll be a happy camper no matter what options we get I think. There's quite a few good ideas posted already though.

[SpEcIaLRyAn]

What is this about different backgrounds now?