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[Lee80]

Only three more weeks!!!  *does her happy dance, strewing rose petals about the room singing the Hallelujah chorus* 

Yay!  I am so ready for this game!

[Gothfather]

OH GOD NOT THE SHEPARD

3 GAMES WERE ENOUGH

Come on "the shepard" is the greatest dance animation in the history of video gaming. It needs a comeback.

[Mele o0]

Hey guys, big Dorian fan here as well! I did some CSI work of my own trying to figure out where we'll be able to recruit him, 'cause I wanna get him in my party asap and I thought I might share it with you. Maybe you can add something or correct me if I'm wrong.

 

This is all pure speculation based on the footage Bioware has released (only the twitch streams and the trailers, I didn't look at the "leaked" stuff). I will talk about different areas we've seen on the map in the war room, so if you don't wanna know or don't like speculations just ignore this post

Spoiler

In Dorian's character profile interview, David said "Dorian got wind of something that his fellow Tevinter mages were doing, and decided to intervene". In the Enemy of Thedas trailer Dorian tells the Inquisitior and Cullen about the Venatori and the background suggests they are in the Frostback Mountains (Haven?). Maybe Dorian just shows up after a certain plot event. If he's going to be found while exploring, however, where would he be?

 

In the recent twitch streams we saw that the open world areas are represented on the map by a pyramid. The stream that featured Skyhold was the only one where we had Dorian recruited and could see the map. New areas and missions on the map have a yellow + symbol over them. In that playthrough the regions already explored were the Hinterlands, the Fallow Mire, the Storm Coast, Crestwood and the Emerald Graves. We've only previously seen Venatori forces in the Hinterlands (Redcliffe castle) and in the Storm Coast (fighting Iron Bull's merc band). Well, there was also a Venatori dude in Crestwood I think, in the older "The Inquisitior" trailer.

 

In the latest "Inquisitor and Followers" trailer we saw glimpses from (what I assume to be) Iron Bull's and Sera's recruitment quests. Dorian's "There's no applause?!" scene was set inside a castle, with blood and debris on the floor and a green mist suggesting a Fade rift. Probably Redcliffe castle.

 

In the combat gameplay trailer we had a glimpse at a level 4 Dorian's Inferno abilities (this was some time ago, the skill trees have been redesigned since then). In the E3 demo, the Inquisitior fighting Alexius was level 7. The Venatori spellbinder killed before reaching Alexius was level 12.

 

I know this might all be irrelevent since they could have used console commands to get the content they wanted to show or they might have changed some things. For now I think the fastest way to get Dorian would be to focus on solving the mage-templar war in the Hinterlands, since that will lead us to a conflict with Alexius and hopefully encountering Dorian on the way.

[alwayshungry]

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[Jerkules17]

I hope he has a mega charming personality. I'm calling him Freddy if his personality is truly mercury like.   

[Rillifane]

http://momochanners....nce-of-swag-art

 

Cool! What's the symbol in the background? Tevinter or something?

[alwayshungry]

Cool! What's the symbol in the background? Tevinter or something?

I think it's the Inquisition's

[MageTarot]

I think it's the Inquisition's

 

It is...and the artist is Irma "Aimo" Ahmed. 

[alwayshungry]

It is...and the artist is Irma "Aimo" Ahmed. 

I know

[Gothfather]

What are people's opinion of the "Dorian" experience with regards to his sarcastic side? Will it be better to play an Inquisitor who is the "straight man" to Dorian's "Joker" side.

 

Straight man as in comedic role not orientation.

 

i was thinking of a Sera, Dorian,Varric & sarcastic Inquisitor party make up, BUT i am begining to think that you need a straight man to get the best comedic results. What do other people think?

[Lee80]

What are people's opinion of the "Dorian" experience with regards to his sarcastic side? Will it be better to play an Inquisitor who is the "straight man" to Dorian's "Joker" side.

 

Straight man as in comedic role not orientation.

 

i was thinking of a Sera, Dorian,Varric & sarcastic Inquisitor party make up, BUT i am begining to think that you need a straight man to get the best comedic results. What do other people think?

I'm thinking you should not tie yourself to a certain role and respond to every situation the way you personally would.  There isn't a locked in personality type this time after all, so you have a lot more freedom to be angry/happy/joking when you want to be, and not have to always be a certain way out of fear of not being able to get special personality dialogue.   

 

I'm just really glad we aren't married to always needing to be diplomatic/sarcastic/or aggressive like the last game.

[Gothfather]

I'm thinking you should not tie yourself to a certain role and respond to every situation the way you personally would.  There isn't a locked in personality type this time after all, so you have a lot more freedom to be angry/happy/joking when you want to be, and not have to always be a certain way out of fear of not being able to get special personality dialogue. 

 

I'm just really glad we aren't married to always needing to be diplomatic/sarcastic/or aggressive like the last game.

 

Really not my point or the question I asked.

 

I am asking from a dialogue perspective not mechanics.

 

Do the Sarcastic/humerous characters (Pc & NPC) get a better comedic enviorment with a "straight man" in the party.

[trying_touch]

Really not my point or the question I asked.

 

I am asking from a dialogue perspective not mechanics.

 

Do the Sarcastic/humerous characters (Pc & NPC) get a better comedic enviorment with a "straight man" in the party.

I can see that, I imagine Dorian's comedic nature would shine a bit more the more serious your Inquisitor is, since that's the funniest thing about sarcasm.

[KingTony]

With a 'stache like that, he's gotta be great.

[wtfronk]

 

http://richiouslyner...-dorian-doo-dad

 

   

[KingTony]

Look at that goddamn fabulous moustache.

[Lee80]

Really not my point or the question I asked.

 

I am asking from a dialogue perspective not mechanics.

 

Do the Sarcastic/humerous characters (Pc & NPC) get a better comedic enviorment with a "straight man" in the party.

Hard to say since it'd be a matter of opinion.  I guess you'll have to play it out and see what you like best.  However, I don't think Dorian is going to be quite the hilarious character you may be wishing.  He has a serious side too, and a great deal of the game is pretty dramatic from what we've seen. 

 

I'm sure he'll get in a number of good lines though.  He will also be versatile enough to work with whatever is thrown at him. 

[Gothfather]

Hard to say since it'd be a matter of opinion.  I guess you'll have to play it out and see what you like best.  However, I don't think Dorian is going to be quite the hilarious character you may be wishing.  He has a serious side too, and a great deal of the game is pretty dramatic from what we've seen. 

 

I'm sure he'll get in a number of good lines though.  He will also be versatile enough to work with whatever is thrown at him. 

True.

 

i have no idea how humerous or sarcastic Sera or Dorian are, I have a pretty good idea with Varric because of DA2 but maybe he's not as sarcastic as he once was because of his experiences post DA2.

 

I am making assumptions based on what little I have seen of Dorian,Sera and Varric. i think they are educated guesses and Dorian strikes me as a very sarcastic man BUT I could be projecting what I want him to be like, but its based on very little footage.

[mage scum]

Poll time: http://strawpoll.me/2889372

 

I'm just curious to see just how many people are going to romance Dorian with a dwarf or qunari. From what I've seen most are going with human or elf. It's a multiple choice poll so feel free to pick more than one if that's what you plan to do.

[Lee80]

Poll time: http://strawpoll.me/2889372

 

I'm just curious to see just how many people are going to romance Dorian with a dwarf or qunari. From what I've seen most are going with human or elf. It's a multiple choice poll so feel free to pick more than one if that's what you plan to do.

All 4 eventually.  For science!  (also cause Dorian is just that good!)

[karushna5]

True.

 

i have no idea how humerous or sarcastic Sera or Dorian are, I have a pretty good idea with Varric because of DA2 but maybe he's not as sarcastic as he once was because of his experiences post DA2.

 

I am making assumptions based on what little I have seen of Dorian,Sera and Varric. i think they are educated guesses and Dorian strikes me as a very sarcastic man BUT I could be projecting what I want him to be like, but its based on very little footage.

 

I feel Sera will be a Sarcastic/humourous character, almost all her quotes are mostly jokes, and she has been shown even in concept art to be humorous. Dorian I think will be one of those great characters that are witty. Not always quipping, but has one liners to show off his intelligence or style.

 

Both have a sense of humor, but as much as I love Sera, I think Dorian's will be more "sophisticated" "Blah, blah, blah, Arrow in my face" vs "What, there's no applause" when Hawke accuses him of talking that way. I feel Dorian will be more serious than Sera but both will have their own style.

[Cerulione]

IMO, Dorian's jokes and comments will be much more witty and classy, and Sera's more common (a little bit more vulgar maybe)? I can imagine Dorian being witty and subtle but yet very sarcastic at the same time. Sera seems to be using swear words much more.

[karushna5]

Just watched the Companions trailer, and I think Dorian will actually be pretty important. He knows the enemy really well it says and is the insight into them. Usually characters who have history with the enemy have a bit more plot with them as well. I mean everyone else's connection other than The advisors and Cassandra seem more based on joining based on having prowess and it being the right thing to do. Dorian seems more involved with the plot, and I actually believe will be the most important male LI.

[Panda]

I wonder which would be more intresting, romancing Dorian with qunari or with elf? I can't decide..

[what]

I wonder which would be more intresting, romancing Dorian with qunari or with elf? I can't decide..

 

Definitely Qunari, in my opinion. I love the idea that they are both rejected (or just seperate) from their societies and with the whole Qunari/Tevinter war it makes an interesting pairing. 

 

I actually wish there was more Dorian/Qunari art, the majority I've seen is Dorian/Elf.