Duncan was old. I bet he was wounded by the ogre and Hurlock, but ultimately succumbed to diabeetuz.
Duncan in RtO - not dead?
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#77
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 10:01
LesserHellspawn
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You haven't played a spirit healer yet, I guess ? It does have a resurrection spell.Lotion Soronnar wrote...
How is that Ogre alive anyway? Did his corpse decompose in a year or two, since that's how long the game took?
And I thought DA:O doesn't have ressurection magic....Well, apparenlty, the devs are running out of ideas.
#78
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 10:14
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I don't know about Duncan surviving as a Grey Warden. Intact like. It would be nice, but wouldn't that buggle up the endings as they are now? Or at least a major part of them?
Of course, he could return the same as one of the early companions of the PC. Origin companions. Specifically the dalish origin.
Of course, he could return the same as one of the early companions of the PC. Origin companions. Specifically the dalish origin.
#79
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 10:17
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Im too convinced that Duncan is alive - he kinda reminds me of Ramirez in the movie Highlander 
#80
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 10:53
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adopts best '300' voice.
the Beard must LIIIIIVVVVVEEEE.
the Beard must LIIIIIVVVVVEEEE.
#81
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 11:11
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I've largely avoided the " Duncan is alive!, Duncan is dead!" issue, but as of late it's picked up often, and I was forced to really sit and think about it.
To be honest, I don't think it would do very well for the story if he survived. Though perhaps I should say " that he survived as is" Being a ghoul, or worse. Perhaps, alive...but dying.
My argument, on my opinion, is that; Should Duncan have survived, it makes alot of the other elements feel cheaper somehow, and take the edge out of many of the moments in the game in which his memory is invoked. For those who read the books there was a chance to learn more of Duncan, and make the impact of his loss that much greater, those who have only done the game have very little to go by, and I feel that pulling a superman with him would just pull things away from the mood being set. If Duncan's death...hailed as a major event was for nothing, then what does that speak of other events?
Duncan, the way I saw him became the great sagely teacher of classic literary mythos...an Obi-wan if you want a more recent pop-cultured concept... these teacher characters tend to rescue the young hero to be, and build them up, and ready them to complete their epic journey to becoming said hero... it is most often the death of this teacher that finally pushes the young hero to be onto their path...
Now I'm not going to suggest there is no way to bring him back and make it work, I trust the writing staff with that, just as it stands now, I personally don't see it as something that would do much good.
To be honest, I don't think it would do very well for the story if he survived. Though perhaps I should say " that he survived as is" Being a ghoul, or worse. Perhaps, alive...but dying.
My argument, on my opinion, is that; Should Duncan have survived, it makes alot of the other elements feel cheaper somehow, and take the edge out of many of the moments in the game in which his memory is invoked. For those who read the books there was a chance to learn more of Duncan, and make the impact of his loss that much greater, those who have only done the game have very little to go by, and I feel that pulling a superman with him would just pull things away from the mood being set. If Duncan's death...hailed as a major event was for nothing, then what does that speak of other events?
Duncan, the way I saw him became the great sagely teacher of classic literary mythos...an Obi-wan if you want a more recent pop-cultured concept... these teacher characters tend to rescue the young hero to be, and build them up, and ready them to complete their epic journey to becoming said hero... it is most often the death of this teacher that finally pushes the young hero to be onto their path...
Now I'm not going to suggest there is no way to bring him back and make it work, I trust the writing staff with that, just as it stands now, I personally don't see it as something that would do much good.
#82
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 01:36
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whos to say some mage or something doesn't rez all the darksbone armorpawn including the troll also I think Duncan is dead cos like MatronAdena said his death was a big event why destroy that also about the armor do you think it will be better than dragonbone plate(wade makes makes from dragon scale)
#83
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 01:50
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LesserHellspawn wrote...
You haven't played a spirit healer yet, I guess ? It does have a resurrection spell.
The spell doesn't actually revive the dead. It just heals incapacitated (not dead) party members.
Modifié par TeleProd, 09 janvier 2010 - 01:51 .
#84
Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 02:02
Lotion Soronarr
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LesserHellspawn wrote...
You haven't played a spirit healer yet, I guess ? It does have a resurrection spell.Lotion Soronnar wrote...
How is that Ogre alive anyway? Did his corpse decompose in a year or two, since that's how long the game took?
And I thought DA:O doesn't have ressurection magic....Well, apparenlty, the devs are running out of ideas.
No. Read the codex.
The revival works only if the body wasn't damaged too badly and the spirit still hans't left the body...which it does shortly after the person goes down. Revival is one of the spells that you have a limited time window to cast....minutes, if not seconds.
NOT weeks or months.
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Posté 09 janvier 2010 - 02:04
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Lotion Soronnar wrote...
No. Read the codex.
The revival works only if the body wasn't damaged too badly and the spirit still hans't left the body...which it does shortly after the person goes down. Revival is one of the spells that you have a limited time window to cast....minutes, if not seconds.
NOT weeks or months.
Only if it is mostly dead.
