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[Fiery Knight]

Since we know basically nothing about the supposed protagonist that we will be able to play in DA3, I created this thread for the sole purpose to discuss what kind of "portrayal" he/she should have in the next game.

By "potrayal" I mean should he/she play as the "rookie who rises to power", which is very similar to how both DA:O and DA2 protagonists were, or should the player be a more experienced person; who already is a veteran of war, has traveled the country/land, seen things, knows about the mage/templar incident other than simply the background, etc. 

Of course, you could role play your character how ever you wanted in the previous games, making The Warden and Hawke look like people over their 50s who have seen a lot of things, but IMHO I've always seen the protagonist being around their twenties, who rises to power and gets fame along the way. Making the protagonist in DA3 already being somewhat on that line already would be more interesting, but that's just me. 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Well most popular theory seems to suggest we will be playing as an Inquisitor soooo.....


Personally I hope the character is a super stoic faithful hound of the Chantry who never takes off his helmet and hunts down mages with almost fanatical devotion while screaming "I AM THE LAW". Then it gets discovered that he has Mageic tendancies and he is then hunted down by the chantry and Frankenstein is all like "May others hunt you as enthusiastically as you hunted others" and super stoic helmet guy starts to question his devotion to the chantry and whether it is right to kill mages simply because they are mages. Then everyone learns something and they become better people for it.

[Wulfram]

It seems like he'll be invested with a fair amount of power and authority. So there needs to be some sort of reason why this happens, and it needs to work for a decent variety of character types.

[MichaelStuart]

I see the protagonist as someone who is forced into solving everyone problems

[Doctoglethorpe]

A white guy that leads people, fights things, does a lot of traveling, and accomplishes goals.

Hopefully he has a beard.  Thats all I care about. 

Modifié par Doctor Moustache, 28 novembre 2012 - 01:32 .

[PsychoBlonde]

Doctor Moustache wrote...

A white guy that leads people, fights things, does a lot of traveling, and accomplishes goals.

Hopefully he has a beard.  Thats all I care about. 

Supposedly, Frostbite will allow us to play as actual non-white people ZOMG.  We shall see.

Anyway, I'm sick of the whole rookie approach.  I'm hoping we're an experienced professional who gets pulled into the situation (whatever it is) because, say, they're the only person present that the various factions will trust to do whatever it is.  I know that's pretty vague because I'm trying to avoid making assumptions about precisely what the situation will be and why you'll get pulled in.

I am also hoping there will be an option to intentionally do a bad job or otherwise abuse your position horribly.  It'd be pretty lame if it was like ME2 where you can't actually tell TIM to go fly a kite.  I don't want the options to be "save Thedas cheerfully" vs. "save Thedas while scowling".  I'd rather it be more "help people to get out from under their self-inflicted problems" vs. "hoist them on their own petard" vs. "take this opportunity to STEAL ALL TEH THINGS".  Yes, I want to be able to play as Cesare Borgia.  In fact, I think it'd be killer if in one of the backgrounds you're the illegitimate offspring of the Divine (or someone similarly highly-placed in the Chantry),

[Huntress]

Dragon age 3 will never happens in "my thedas" if the protagonist is a Inquisitor, so for me it will be DAO, DA2 and DA4* ( * maybe?)
I'd gladly speculate of playing a dalish In da4 but.. this is for the inquisitors in da3 right?

[RandomSyhn]

Mr Mxyzptlk wrote...

Personally I hope the character is a super stoic faithful hound of the Chantry who never takes off his helmet and hunts down mages with almost fanatical devotion while screaming "I AM THE LAW".

 

So now I have the image of a medival Judge Dredd rolling around in my head. Thank you for that it is quite entertaining.

Overall I agree with the idea that maybe we should have a more experienced PC but I'm not sure I want them to start as the arm of the chantry. I'm hoping the backgrounds will help with this. I want to be a bit of troublemaker and have everybody refer to me as that lovable cheeky bastard. But obviously just as one option.

[Mistress9Nine]

RandomSyhn wrote...
So now I have the image of a medival Judge Dredd rolling around in my head. Thank you for that it is quite entertaining.

If we're going to have any kind of Judge, it better be Judge Judy! 

[Blackrising]

I'm not really interested in playing a character that's already seen their fair share of war, power and what have you.
I've always loved playing a guy/gal that starts out as an outcast and rises to power.

Bioware has been successful with that tactic for a long time, why change it?
If we do play an Inquisitor (which isn't confirmed yet anyway), there are plenty of ways a nobody could become one. (Granted, the protagonist being a veteran might be the most logical choice, but people are already complaining about not being able to properly make their PCs their 'own', so a PC with such a fixed background might ****** off people even more.)

[KingGunDragon]

Where is all stuff about being a inquisitor comming from. The last game left me feeling like we were going to be a seeker. Also isnt the inquisitors the templars that turned away from the chruch to hunt mages ?

[Blackrising]

KingGunDragon wrote...

Where is all stuff about being a inquisitor comming from. The last game left me feeling like we were going to be a seeker. Also isnt the inquisitors the templars that turned away from the chruch to hunt mages ?

It's (unconfirmed) information from a survey. It said that you would 'take up the cloak of the Inquisitor'. But it also said that the Inquisition is a new institution. Nothing to do with hunting mages or somesuch thing. Rather, the Inquisition seems to be a group that exists to uncover mysteries that might be a threat to Thedas.

[Pheonix57]

I'm curious to see if we will be able to select our race again. Gives the game replay value.

[Heimdall]

Pheonix57 wrote...

I'm curious to see if we will be able to select our race again. Gives the game replay value.

Sorry, human only protagonist has been confirmed

[KingGunDragon]

Well thats all good i dont mind working for thr chruch just as long as im not a templar. I In tend to try and ride the line beteween templar and mage supporter. So i dont want to beforced to favor one side even if its just at the start. Also I intend to be a reaver spec so im hoping that will return and matter in some form. Like for say ( Sir why do you spend so much time in the basment and what is that Roaring we hear all the time)

[Wulfram]

Hawke wasn't really a rookie. They were 25, and the plot had no real "coming of age" type stuff going on like Origins had.

[KingGunDragon]

Hawke was a rage to riches story in a fantasy setting. he/she was just trying to make it in a sh... world. the warden was a recruit that had the world thrown on he/shes shoulders.

[Tpiom]

It should turn the portrayal on its head, a veteran who loses power and then... has to struggle to survive. That wouldn't work with the leveling mechanic though unless you have to select an ability you must remove when you level "up"

[KingGunDragon]

Im intrested in how much politices will play in to this. It would be cool if you could end up losing every thing.

[rapscallioness]

To tell you the truth, I really have no idea how things are gonna work w/this PC. I just can't seem to figure this one out.

And technically, the PC being an Inquisitor has not been confirmed. Although, there are strong signs, but...

If the PC is gonna lead the Inquisition, I can only imagine a character w/.some type of standing. I can't imagine a street urchin that simply helps the Divine back to her feet after...whatever..a 'splosion..suddenly being given such trust and responsibility.

I have no idea how they're gonna do this. Lol.

I like the rise to power kinda thing, myself. Perhaps, the new PC is among other new recruits/potential recruits. Something happens that wipes out all the "senior officers". Now it's up to the new recruits to figure out what to do?

edit: oops, but that's DAO, isn't it?

Modifié par rapscallioness, 28 novembre 2012 - 08:22 .

[KingGunDragon]

I feel as tho you should be some kinda of well respected hero of some great battle for this one.

[Parmida]

A badass, war veteran, already inquisitor, Bloodmage who uses bloodmagic to ask questions.

Modifié par Parmida, 28 novembre 2012 - 08:44 .

[TheBlackAdder13]

The rags-to-riches/powerless to powerful/nobody to famous person archetype is going to get really grating if every DA game uses it. I'd also like to see a more experienced, possibly older protagonist. I'd like to see how it changes the role playing angle and increase role playing variety. Your character is probably going to have a more diverse and distinct perspective on the world. I think this has more interesting implications than a younger character where you mostly default to a PC who's finding their way in the world.

Also, I don't understand why people don't segregate the leveling mechanic from the story when they can easily segregate other parts of gameplay (such as not being able to take a full party into battle) from the story. Personally it wouldn't bother me if I start with a level one character who's experienced in battle. I don't see character level as relevant to the story. You don't have a "level" in real life that increases with the amount of battle experience you have after all. Nobody in the story is going to mention or imply what level you are in dialogue, it's the implication of your power that matters, leveling is just a game balance thing.

Or, if people really do have such a (in my opinion bizzare) problem separating level from story experience/power, your PC backgrounds could be people who were very politically influential and powerful but are only now becoming accustomed to battle and combat out of necessity.

[KingGunDragon]

I never have got why people are so fixed on level really all it is is a power scale for your charater. A veteran at level 1 just means that they are at there base power any futher level is showing how far you progress beyound base level.