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[Icy Magebane]

Right.

 

I wonder if Dorian has one of these?

 

Spoiler

It's a mustache maintenance kit.

Undoubtedly.  You don't get a dapper looking mustache like that naturally... he probably spends at least 45 minutes every morning grooming the mustache alone.  Maybe another 10 minutes every few hours as the day goes on...

 

edit:  Actually, since we can give our companions gifts, that would be a good choice...

[Hellion Rex]

I reported it, that is beyond unacceptable.

My work is done.

 

Well, I hope it's just spirit damage, debuffs, and maybe animating skeletons at most... dealing with actual corpses is kind of gross, but thankfully I can just select non-spec spells for him if that's what is involved... lol...  Either way, waiting to find out is hard.

I kinda hope it's a little more than just spirit damage and debuffs. I hope they get really creative with these spec trees.

[Trophonius]

Wait, what? We got warned by a mod? When?

Page 464 to be exact. I don't know why that warranted an intervention even though there are threads with more NSFW content.

Well, I hope it's just spirit damage, debuffs, and maybe animating skeletons at most... dealing with actual corpses is kind of gross, but thankfully I can just select non-spec spells for him if that's what is involved... lol... Either way, waiting to find out is hard.

Yeah, I think it might be more similar to Animate Dead. His reaction to Alexius desecrating Felix's body tells me that he's probably not into that kind of necromancy.

[Icy Magebane]

My work is done.

 

I kinda hope it's a little more than just spirit damage and debuffs. I hope they get really creative with these spec trees.

Well, there will probably be 3 active abilities, 4 at most, going by the screenshots we've seen of other trees... while I agree with you, I'm just going by the established pattern.  My guess is spirit damage + some side effect that used to be a full spell, a focus ability, and then 1-2 summons.  We might have an AoE and single target damage spell but I don't know. (plus several passives, obviously)

 

What do you think?  I realize my predictions are kind of basic so if you have something less generic I'd like to hear it...

 

Yeah, I think it might be more similar to Animate Dead. His reaction to Alexius desecrating Felix's body tells me that he's probably not into that kind of necromancy.

Solid reasoning.  He was pretty horrified by what Alexius had done...

[The Baconer]

Well, there will probably be 3 active abilities, 4 at most, going by the screenshots we've seen of other trees... while I agree with you, I'm just going by the established pattern.  My guess is spirit damage + some side effect that used to be a full spell, a focus ability, and then 1-2 summons. 

 

3 actives would be... really disappointing.

[Hellion Rex]

What do you think?  I realize my predictions are kind of basic so if you have something unique I'd like to hear it...

With Necromancy...I'm not entirely sure. I imagine there might be something akin to perhaps Death Syphon, that lets you wring energy from the dead, to either regenerate mana/health. There's probably a passive that deals with increasing your spell damage for every death caused. Maybe some necromantic hexes similar to Curse of Mortality. I really hope it's not simple animate dead, as I feel that's a really, really crappy way to introduce necromancy as a specialization.

[franciscoamell]

Page 464 to be exact. I don't know why that warranted an intervention even though there are threads with more NSFW content.

I went to that page to check it out. Seems pretty excessive for a mod to intervene there. What's wrong with that discussion anyway?

[Hellion Rex]

I went to that page to check it out. Seems pretty excessive for a mod to intervene there. What's wrong with that discussion anyway?

I don't get it either, but it's best to just let it go and move on. I shouldn't have asked.

[Icy Magebane]

3 actives would be... really disappointing.

lol... well, we can only use 8 spells per combat, so be careful what you wish for.

[FemHawke FTW]

That fanart you posted is simply adorable Clever Mind! Poor Dorian having to babysit his drunk boyfriend, too cute :-)

[Ravensword]

I think Dorian needs a cowboy hat.

 

If Dorian is a blood mage, then he, too, plays for blood.

[Yggdrasil]

Anyway, back to Dorian - I hope we'll be able to see the necromancy skill tree now that they've shown a couple of basic mage spells. I'm curious to know what his unique abilities are.

 

I thought it was established that companions wouldn't have one of the three PC specializations, though I could be wrong.  Have they necessarily said Dorian will be a necromancer?  (I mean, I'd love it 'cuz I'm planning to romance him with a necromancer mage, but--like I said--I thought they'd weighed in on companions and specializations.)

[Arvaarad]

I think Dorian needs a cowboy hat.


If Dorian is a blood mage, then he, too, plays for blood.

Have the devs said whether or not companions get exclusive specs? If all the trees are shared, he probably can't be a blood mage since the Inquisitor can't. Though considering he was trained in Tevinter, it would be cool if he knew some BM spells.

(possibly biased, since my DPS and CC tendencies thirst for blood ^magic)

[Trophonius]

I thought it was established that companions wouldn't have one of the three PC specializations, though I could be wrong. Have they necessarily said Dorian will be a necromancer? (I mean, I'd love it 'cuz I'm planning to romance him with a necromancer mage, but--like I said--I thought they'd weighed in on companions and specializations.)

I'm not sure about the exact source for companion specializations or unique abilities, but I found this:

"Even the Inquisitor’s companions each have access to the title’s classes and can be customized with their own skill selections." And if I remember right, the E3 demo shows Iron Bull having access to the Reaver skill tree. If anyone can find a screenshot, feel free to add or correct me on this one.

As for Dorian being a necromancer, there's nothing conclusive or confirmed yet as far as I know, but DG's comment about him hints at the strong possibility.

"This includes powerful elemental spells, as well as spells involving the control of spirit and the dead—things societies outside of Tevinter might turn up their noses at and claim “distasteful.”

[Dr. Doctor]

With Necromancy...I'm not entirely sure. I imagine there might be something akin to perhaps Death Syphon, that lets you wring energy from the dead, to either regenerate mana/health. There's probably a passive that deals with increasing your spell damage for every death caused. Maybe some necromantic hexes similar to Curse of Mortality. I really hope it's not simple animate dead, as I feel that's a really, really crappy way to introduce necromancy as a specialization.

True necromancy (returning someone back to life exactly as they were) violates the Cardinal Rules of Magic. Dorian might be able to do a similar "bind a spirit to a corpse" trick that the Nevarrans do.

Or maybe the title of necromancer just sounds cool?

[Chrys]

I keep reading the title as "now with cool hair" and going o.O before I catch myself xD

[Icy Magebane]

I keep reading the title as "now with cool hair" and going o.O before I catch myself xD

Oddly enough I have been doing the same... o.O

[Chrys]

Oddly enough I have been doing the same... o.O

 

Oh thank goodness I'm not the only one. It's even more puzzling because Dorian has awesome hair.

[BloodKaiden]

So I was going through one of my weird thought processes and wondered if it would be crossing the line to get a tattoo of the Dorian stache on my shoulder....I feel like that would be crossing a line...lol. oh Dorian, the things you make me think XD.

[Icy Magebane]

I thought it was established that companions wouldn't have one of the three PC specializations, though I could be wrong.  Have they necessarily said Dorian will be a necromancer?  (I mean, I'd love it 'cuz I'm planning to romance him with a necromancer mage, but--like I said--I thought they'd weighed in on companions and specializations.)

Here is some additional information on the specialization speculation... it comes from the combat Q and A thread: 

http://forum.bioware...-dai-combat-qa/

 

Spoiler tags just in case, but it's basically info about a specific ability that a companion has and the Inquisitor can potentially learn...  since only two people can learn it, it stands to reason that the ability in question is a specialization skill.

Spoiler

Is there a completely new combat skill that you can describe/reveal? —@MarkDLentz, Twitter, United States

[DK]: There's a fun one put together by our ability designers, Jon Fuller and Luke Barrett, called Fallback Plan. Only Varric, and possibly your Inquisitor, gain access to this ability, which lets you place a gadget on the ground; if you get into trouble later, you can instantly relocate to that position. If you upgrade it, you'll also be set back to the level of health you had upon placing the gadget, and—if you are standing close to an enemy—you'll kidnap the enemy back with you. By combining this with stealth, and placing traps or mage glyphs under the marker, many hijinks can ensue.

 

This seems to imply not only that the Inquisitor shares specializations with their companions, but that these specializations are fixed and cannot be changed by the player... so based on what we know about the specs and the party members, Vivienne fits the description of a Knight Enchanter (Circle based spec), Solas fits with Rift Mage (Fade explorer), and Dorian fits with Necromancer (various descriptions of his powers).  It's not evidence, exactly, but it seem reasonable...

[The Baconer]

lol... well, we can only use 8 spells per combat, so be careful what you wish for.

 

Since we're only getting a single spec, and it's supposed to more important regarding dialogue, acquisition, plot etc. I'd think it would make sense that our character-defining specializations could take up over half our mapped-slots if we wanted to use all the actives, or at least half.

 

Can't say I'm expecting that to happen... but it would be better than the alternative I'm fearing.

[Chrys]

Here is some additional information on the specialization speculation... it comes from the combat Q and A thread: 

http://forum.bioware...-dai-combat-qa/

 

-snip-

 

Yeah, that bit about Varric made me pretty sure each companion has one of the specs available to the Inquisitor and might even be the one that teaches it to him/her. The mage and warrior ones seem pretty obvious, but I'm not sure about the two other rogue ones.

[Ravensword]

Have the devs said whether or not companions get exclusive specs? If all the trees are shared, he probably can't be a blood mage since the Inquisitor can't. Though considering he was trained in Tevinter, it would be cool if he knew some BM spells.
(possibly biased, since my DPS and CC tendencies thirst for blood ^magic)

Not that I'm aware. It just seems logical that, him being a Tevinter and from a prestigious family, no less, it wouldn't make sense or not even be surprising if it turned out that he has dabbled in it. I think it's certainly safe to presume that some members of his family are blood mages, especially since blood magic gives mages an edge in Tevinter Imperium society and politics.

[Icy Magebane]

Yeah, that bit about Varric made me pretty sure each companion has one of the specs available to the Inquisitor and might even be the one that teaches it to him/her. The mage and warrior ones seem pretty obvious, but I'm not sure about the two other rogue ones.

I figure Cole is the Assassin and Sera is the Tempest.

[Lucy Glitter]

I just came up with a super awful line to do with Dorian and necromancy in my head but it's so wrong I don't think I should type it. SHOULD I? No. Maybe... No.

You can all imagine mmkay

I keep reading the title as "now with cool hair" and going o.O before I catch myself xD

OMG! I do that too... Every damn time LOL.

OH OK OK I juuussstttt want to OT to address something on last page, please take a read

Spoiler

I guess the mod didn't see the discussion in the Cassandra thread not too long ago. They were talking about snorting lyrium off of body parts I'd rather not mention. I think we're pretty tame in comparison. We keep it SFW.....for the most part.
Anyway, back to Dorian - I hope we'll be able to see the necromancy skill tree now that they've shown a couple of basic mage spells. I'm curious to know what his unique abilities are.

  

Even still, we get hit for that, and not the Cass thread for their whole debacle? God.....whatever. Moving on!

Guys let me just go back to this for a sec. Please, PLEASE don't let us become some of the other threads by complaining about others. If you have a complaint, just report. I think it's best to leave them un mentioned if you want to have a gripe in between because it's a bit bitchy (no offence) and makes us as bad as some of the other threads. Like, there are a couple that openly bitched about Some fans being mildly disappointed or one or two people in a thread who were rude and made it out like the entire fan group were like that and it actually really upset a few people and I had my say I those threads, too.

This isn't a friend group (even though us regulars are totes awesome) and everyone does see what we type I just don't want us to come off as exclusive because I think we are one of the few that doesn't do that and is actually open and welcoming as well as open to critique of Dorian and differing opinions to the popular one. Please? Pretty please? Can we keep it like that?

I agree, we don't go OT and we don't get as Pervy as other threads (why does Pervy auto correct to capital idek I'm on tablet) but most of them are still really lovely and just over excited for the coming (LAWWLL) of such awesome characters and yeah just playing the name and shame game goes to a territory that I think brings us to a level that is unhealthy for us. We are setting a good example for the most part.

It's one of my few issues with the BSN and it's okay to gripe and stuff but having one or two people be super Pervy doesn't mean they're not super awesome and they ARE awesome!! It was ridic that we got reported (and I'm suspicious as to the why of it... If you know what I mean...) but don't take it out on other fans ok? Pllleaaassseeeee?? With icing on top? I love y'all ok? Yeah! Just don't name names if you wanna cause someone could see and get hurt.

If I want to openly ****** I do it via PM lmao