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[thats1evildude]

Not very. If characters from the novels appear, the game isn't going to assume you know who these people are. Ditto for events.

[Stelae]

Well , you won't get the references and in-jokes, and other bits of fan-service for the completionists that might be thrown in, and your strategy might be different.  You would get to see more of the universe in the books, I guess, which might incline you to one choice or another, but unless there are Really Unwise Moves that aren't somehow flagged within the game, and that you can't see until after everything has gone wrong (and frankly I doubt that would happen - the writers are pretty good at hinting at good or bad consequences) you won't be at much of a disadvantage, if any. 

 

And you might miss the online debates about whether a character would REALLY have done something, assuming there are characters common to the new game and novels that we haven't already seen in DAO/DA2.   Ask yourself; can you survive the absence of such thrilling discussions?

 

But they aren't going to alienate people who just play the games, or somehow penalise people who don't buy tie-ins.  I hope. 

[oceanicsurvivor]

I just finished Asunder and have pre-ordered The Masked Empire because I'm really having trouble waiting for the game, but that said, if certain characters from the books end up playing prominently in Inquisition (Say, if Cole is a party member or Lambert is around in any capacity), I think I'll regret having read the books first. I feel like it will bias my playthrough/bias my Inquisitors view of the characters perhaps unfairly. Its like with the older books that contextualize and humanize Loghain or further vilify the Architect; that isn't info I want on my first run through when I just want to experience what the game has to offer and when I want to 'try' and just play with the knowledge my character would have.

 

I think that's what it comes down to, I wouldn't call it missing out since you will hear some version of the events from Asunder etc in game. If you've read the books, you might just have an easier time detecting biases or even lies about how such things transpired. Or at least, that is my suspicion about how the books will influence the game.

[BabyFratelli]

Nope, they're not required reading. They do add a bit more to certain minor characters, but for all the most crucial information you could probably get away with reading a plot summary. Most of it is background stuff. The Masked Empire, which is the next one coming out, may have a little bit more to do with Inquisition, but we don't know for sure yet.

 

I would recommend reading them anyway though because they're entertaining and add to the world.

[Monoten]

Reading the novels is fun, but it's a bit of an extra. Gives you another perception. But it's not wrong if you haven't read it and just play the game. 

 

Some of the mass effect novels for example bring up Kahlee Sanders, but when you meet her finally in ME3 it's not like you have missed much not reading the novels.

[Ria Kon]

I've read Asunder and the Calling (now I'm in the middle of the Stolen Trone) and I can say, that in each novel there was one big and very importatnt surprise for a fan of the DA world. However, if I didn't read them I would not miss them because the game never tackle those questions.

[Fredward]

I imagine we'll meet people like Adrien who aren't reeeeaaaallllllyyyy important enough to get a whole lot exposition whose motives might be a bit more obvious to the readers and characters who died will probably only get passing mention but I don't think it will matter a whole lot really. The novels serve as backstory for the games after all, they can't get too important.

[Mister Gusty]

On the topic of the novels is that new one "Dragon Age: Last Flight" considered apart of the lore or not???

[Ria Kon]

On the topic of the novels is that new one "Dragon Age: Last Flight" considered apart of the lore or not???

It is. Devs confirmed it.

[Fredward]

^ But are there gryphons in it?

[Andraste_Reborn]

^ But are there gryphons in it?

 

Finally, a book where the answer to this eternal question is an ardent "YES!"

 

(All of my Wardens picked those conversation options. All of them. Regardless of what their personality or relationship with Wynne was otherwise like. I have no idea how she responds to any of the other choices.)

[Fredward]

(All of my Wardens picked those conversation options. All of them. Regardless of what their personality or relationship with Wynne was otherwise like. I have no idea how she responds to any of the other choices.)

 

Mine too! To do otherwise would be a sin in the eyes of the Maker.

[Ria Kon]

^ But are there gryphons in it?

They are but we don't know if they are from the present time or just in past parts of the novel.

[fchopin]

I hope they are not important and i hope they use nothing from the books.
I only care what i see in the games.

[Navasha]

I have nothing against side books that expand the lore of the "universe", however, I definitely don't care to see a bunch of references to them in the games themselves.    They are separate media and should be kept fairly separated as not everyone will follow both. 

 

Imagine if an audience was expected to read the untold fathoms of all the Star Wars books that have been released in order to understand the plot of the next Star Wars movie.   It would be a dismal failure of a film.  

[KR96]

It's probably going to be comparable to Mass Effect and the comics, especially with characters such as Vega. I didn't read any of the comics but still manage to enjoy the character well enough, plus they made sure he explained the story to Shepard if he showed any interest towards Vega's history. 

[Damate]

I also went with the childish responses in that convo with Wynne: it was too amusing to pass up! ^.^ one of my fave convos.

I've read all the novels so far (The Calling was my fave from a story point if view, though I personally feel the writing itself was best for Asunder) and while they add interesting background details and side story glimpses, I wouldn't call them required reading. I'm not sure if Masked Empire or Last Flight will prove more relevant to Inquisitions story.... My guess is that, like asunder, they'll just expand on side plots: The Orliesan civil war, the situation in the Dales and whatever is going on with the Wardens. Interesting but not crucial? And, yes, possibly perspective skewing if OOC knowledge interferes with IC knowledge/perceptions... For those RP purists

Personally, I think the recent comic series may prove to provide more tantilizing information as to what may be going on behind the Veil tears and such, but that's just a guess and my own musings.

[azarhal]

Dev have said it many times: the novels/comics are not required to play and understand the game. If characters from the novels show up in DAI, their background will be exposed in the game, ditto for situation like the Chantry Schism and the Orlesian Civil War.