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Do you want an empty life, or a meaningful death? **spoilers**


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#376
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Redcliffe first makes perfect sense if you're playing as a human noble, I think. It's a reasonable enough supposition that Eamon would at least know of you, possibly giving you a leg up, and I deem it important to build up a faction of support for yourselves among the nobility and intercept the accusations of treason as fast as possible.

Moreover it's easily accessible, compared to Orzammar is a long way off from Lothering and who knows how long it could take to find a Daelish tribe that won't shoot you on site.

Even with other wardens I figure it or the Circle Tower to be the most rational first locations.

And with that, I shall resume letting you burn David. 

Modifié par TheBlackBaron, 31 octobre 2013 - 01:19 .


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TheBlackBaron wrote...

Redcliffe first makes perfect sense if you're playing as a human noble, I think. It's a reasonable enough supposition that Eamon would at least know of you, possibly giving you a leg up, and I deem it important to build up a faction of support for yourselves among the nobility and intercept the accusations of treason as fast as possible.

Moreover it's easily accessible, compared to Orzammar is a long way off from Lothering and who knows how long it could take to find a Daelish tribe that won't shoot you on site.

Even with other wardens I figure it or the Circle Tower to be the most rational first locations.

And with that, I shall resume letting you burn David. 

Plus as a noble you know more about politics and landsmeets and how important one could be with Eamons voice. Teagan outright brings it up that he knew your father, along with other nobles you meet.

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I'm sensing a burning sensation.

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This totally ties into a low EMS Destroy option... Or Denerim burning... I kill you Archdemon!

Modifié par MassivelyEffective0730, 31 octobre 2013 - 01:32 .


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Some people here are stating that Redcliffe is the obvious first choice. I have to disagree.

A human-hating elf would definitely avoid talking to humans (and thus wouldn't learn about the arl being sick) and would jump straight to finding the Dalish. 

Even a friendly Dalish might go looking for his own kin first. He would assume that all the elves would unite ( as they would during Arlathvhen ) to combat the Blight. 

A selfish commoner dwarf may be looking to rub his status in the faces of nobles while relieving them of their valuables

A noble dwarf may be looking for absolution with regards to the state of his (former?) kingdom.

Etc...


Most of the characters you're imagining are characters that care more about petty feelings than the Blight. Simply by virtue of the fact that the game forces you to become a Grey Warden, however, and forces you down that path (the initial Grey Warden part mostly though), what you're saying isn't particularly supported.

A commoner dwarf would not run away to some human war while they just won the Provings. They would stay and rub it in the Nobles' faces. The elf would not go with Duncan, a human, in the first place.

I can't say for the dwarven noble yet as I have yet to play that origin.

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Welsh Inferno wrote...

I always went to the Circle first because from the rumors you hear in Lothering, it sounded like the one most in need or immediate help imo.


DID you hear rumors there?

I was under the impression that you DID hear rumors there. However, that doesn't invalidate the fact that we need Arl Eamon to win this war--so my Warden's went to Redcliffe first. However, because I imagined that they had heard the Circle was in turmoil, when it came time to "cure" Conner they all either went for blood magic or killed him (this is after I knew you could go to the Circle) because they knew the Circle couldn't help them (at that time of course).

However, on my most recent playthrough I kept an eye out and an ear open, and I didn't hear anything about the Circle being in trouble. You're sure you didn't hear anything in Lothering?

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I actually make the same choice as Jimmy. Though with an elf I'll go for the Brecilian Forest or Denerim. 

But I'm not an actual member of the Grey Wardens. I drank some blood and managed to live, but that is the extent of my Grey Warden-ness. I only ever spoke with two Grey Wardens, one of whom is dead and one of whom runs screaming from leadership. 

And I have to save an entire country in the middle of a coup d'etat from an (apparently) unstoppable army of monsters. I have no reason to believe Alistair knows what he's talking about, and I certainly don't have a reason to believe that Eamon wasn't in on it with Loghain and kept his troops back to get a bigger slice of the pie. 

We know that Teagan opposses Loghain through cutscene magic, but not through anything in-game. 


I'm not sure how "runs screaming from leadership" has anything at all to do with how correct his information is. Additionally, "runs screaming from leadership" is a function of that person's opinion of their leadership, not their leadership.

Alistair is a Grey Warden. He knew everything that I would go through before I went through it (up to that point, in terms of rituals). When it comes to Grey Warden stuff, I have no reason not to trust him.

I mentioned it a moment or two ago, but claiming you're "not a Grey Warden," when the plot does in fact define you as a Grey Warden, doesn't work. The plot defines that part of your character whether you want it to or not.

Modifié par EntropicAngel, 31 octobre 2013 - 02:23 .


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Everyone leave David alone. It isn't his fault that he's autistic.

Modifié par shockky, 31 octobre 2013 - 02:29 .


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General Slotts wrote...


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Hardly an empty life.
That guy is probably watching a really awesome film.:wizard:

Modifié par Abraham_uk, 31 octobre 2013 - 02:35 .


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EntropicAngel wrote...

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Er, just do the Circle before Redcliffe?


Alistair tells you it would be a better idea to go for Arl Eamon first. And, considering that you're a n00b with the weight of the world on your shoulders, and considering Arl Eamon is "sick" and might not be around much longer--I'm not sure how one can justify NOT going to Redcliffe immediately.

Arl is sick vs. demons taking over the tower? The latter, I admit, seems a higher priority.

Zathrian doesn't agree.

He does eventually.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Arl is sick vs. demons taking over the tower? The latter, I admit, seems a higher priority.

Zathrian doesn't agree.

He does eventually.


I said it elsewhere, but I'm not aware the character even KNOWS about the Circle if they go straight to Redcliffe.

And about Zathrian--no. You said sacrifice. He sacrifices himself. Thus another main quest mission requires sacrifice.

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I said it elsewhere, but I'm not aware the character even KNOWS about the Circle if they go straight to Redcliffe.

The Lothering gossips mention it.

And about Zathrian--no. You said sacrifice. He sacrifices himself. Thus another main quest mission requires sacrifice.

Not from anything that matters to the party.

Also, the reason I destroy the Anvil is twofold. One, I may back Bhelen, but the guy's clearly a sleazeball and would have few if any compunctions about enslaving soldiers to become golems. Two, Branka's completely bat**** and I'd really rather not have her controlling something that powerful.

Modifié par Xilizhra, 31 octobre 2013 - 02:43 .


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LPPrince wrote...

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Mass Effect 3 gave a darker ending than either DA:O or DA2, which seemed from the start to be presented as darker universes.  I think this is part of why the endings of DA:O and DA2 were more successful than ME3, because they were thematically appropriate.

I'm with you on that one. Good read.

Thank you!

Modifié par Estelindis, 31 octobre 2013 - 02:45 .


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Xilizhra wrote...

The Lothering gossips mention it.


Alright. I'd maintain the point, however, that Grey Warden business, i.e. fixing the Blight>quelling a demon infestation.



Not from anything that matters to the party.

Also, the reason I destroy the Anvil is twofold. One, I may back Bhelen, but the guy's clearly a sleazeball and would have few if any compunctions about enslaving soldiers to become golems. Two, Branka's completely bat**** and I'd really rather not have her controlling something that powerful.


Whether it matters to the party or not isn't particularly relevant to if it's a sacrifice or not.

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Alright. I'd maintain the point, however, that Grey Warden business, i.e. fixing the Blight>quelling a demon infestation.

Mages are one of the components of the treaty, and the Circle is the only source of them.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Mages are one of the components of the treaty, and the Circle is the only source of them.


That's certainly true. Perhaps a better way to describe what I'm arguing is that going to Eamon might be considered a preparatory step.

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EntropicAngel wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

Mages are one of the components of the treaty, and the Circle is the only source of them.


That's certainly true. Perhaps a better way to describe what I'm arguing is that going to Eamon might be considered a preparatory step.

Yes, but he's not the only arl in the kingdom; he's certainly useful, but I would consider a demon invasion to be more important than illness, especially since his illness is apparently stable enough to send a whole bunch of knights out on a quest for a possibly mythical artifact.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Yes, but he's not the only arl in the kingdom; he's certainly useful, but I would consider a demon invasion to be more important than illness, especially since his illness is apparently stable enough to send a whole bunch of knights out on a quest for a possibly mythical artifact.


Alistair mentions him as a...help, to gathering the armies--he's not just an Arl. I'd consider that importance enough, personally.

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EntropicAngel wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

Yes, but he's not the only arl in the kingdom; he's certainly useful, but I would consider a demon invasion to be more important than illness, especially since his illness is apparently stable enough to send a whole bunch of knights out on a quest for a possibly mythical artifact.


Alistair mentions him as a...help, to gathering the armies--he's not just an Arl. I'd consider that importance enough, personally.

Yes, but I don't consider Alistair smart enough. 

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Yes, but I don't consider Alistair smart enough. 


Considering that you have only just been made a Grey Warden, and the only Grey Warden you know is giving you suggestions on how to go about gathering an army, I'm not sure you're (you, the Warden) in a position to say Alistair's intelligence is affecting his judgement.

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Going to the Circle is liable to have you executed by the Templar for being a traitor to the crown. After all, Loghain is spreading word that Grey Wardens killed the King. The fact that no-one believes them is nice but you don't know how others will react to your presence, the only option you've got that can help is Redcliffe because Alistair knows Eamon.

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EntropicAngel wrote...

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Yes, but I don't consider Alistair smart enough. 


Considering that you have only just been made a Grey Warden, and the only Grey Warden you know is giving you suggestions on how to go about gathering an army, I'm not sure you're (you, the Warden) in a position to say Alistair's intelligence is affecting his judgement.

Alistair has been a Grey Warden only briefly longer than when the Warden was recruited. He's no expert. Far from it. And if the only other Grey Warden is a nitwit, it doesn't suddenly make me trust him. He has a lack of just about everything that makes someone in his position useful except for the ability to swing a sword with his arm. 

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Br3ad wrote...

Alistair has been a Grey Warden only briefly longer than when the Warden was recruited. He's no expert. Far from it. And if the only other Grey Warden is a nitwit, it doesn't suddenly make me trust him. He has a lack of just about everything that makes someone in his position useful except for the ability to swing a sword with his arm. 


No one said he's an expert. He simply knows more. And I disagree that Alistair's a "nitwit," but that's besides the point I suppose.

Why do you say he has a lack of "everything that makes someone in his position useful?" That's awfully broad. Can you define this "everything" that he lacks.

But you don't even have to. Alistair knows more about the Grey Wardens than the PC, which makes him quite useful.

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Alistair mentions him as a...help, to gathering the armies--he's not just an Arl. I'd consider that importance enough, personally.

You're perfectly able to. I won't knock you for it. But he seems stable, if the whole lengthy quest for a cure is any indication, and demon invasions I'm certain will never wait.

Going to the Circle is liable to have you executed by the Templar for being a traitor to the crown. After all, Loghain is spreading word that Grey Wardens killed the King. The fact that no-one believes them is nice but you don't know how others will react to your presence, the only option you've got that can help is Redcliffe because Alistair knows Eamon.

Conveniently, the templars owe no loyalty whatsoever to the crown.

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Is this the best argument the BSN can give me?

A simple question. Do you deny that there are ugly, weak, unintelligent, unskilled (in any and every combination) players who play attractive, competent, intelligent strong chracters in role playing games?


Red Herring.

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Indeed, herrings of any variety are just too ugly, weak, unintelligent, and unskilled to play videogames at all.