Quick and short off topic question:
Is there any way to reduce the difficulty from nightmare to hard? I started a nightmare run to test some stuff and... er... let's just say that this is one difficulty too high for me. But I can't find anything in the game's option menu. Am I blind or can't you change it after the game has started?
Lol, you're just blind. 
It should be in there! You can always change the difficulty setting.
Sooooo I was just commuting home...thinking deep thoughts...and was wondering....would you guys do your quizzies? Okay maybe not that deep of a thought
but it occurs to me I'd fall in love love love with my fem hawke, my fem shep and other protags in other games, like ezio and geralt if they were actually companions instead. But I don't feel that way about quizzy, regardless of cc and appearance. ...
Maybe I'm the only one??
I'm attached to some of mine that way as well. My one male Hawke I totally wanted to bang. But my true love are my Hawkes. I feel silly, but I squeed almost as much over this shot as anything with Cullen.
My girls!
Depends on the LI. Of my favorite baes, Alistair and Zevran are two LIs I don't have much issue leaving behind when I kill my Wardens, because I know that, while they would be absolutely heartbroken, and they would carry the Warden in their hearts for the rest of their lives, they would live through it eventually. They have this indomitable strenght that refuses to bend.
With Fenris and Sebastian, on the other hand, I don't even entertain the thought of leaving my Hawkes in the Fade, partly because losing Hawke would probably break them beyond mending. They're both very fragile men and have lost too much as it is, I don't see either of them bouncing back from finally losing the one precious thing they had left in their lives.
Leliana, Isabela and Sera would move on with their lives. It would hurt like hell to lose their loved one, but they have places to go and things to do and they want everything too much and they won't let anything bring them down.
With Blackwall... he would probably make the loss of his lady all about his manpain, lol. This jerk. </3 But no, this might be what makes him finally own up to all his failed potential and go knock on the Wardens' door and drink from that cup and go fulfill his dream of becoming the brave stoic hero with a broken heart and a glorious tragic fate. sigh I love this moron.
And finally with Cullen... I honestly don't know. Part of me thinks losing the Inquisitor might be the straw that breaks this camel's back, but we've seen him endure so much and come out stronger each time. And he's grown into such a strong person by the end of Inquisition, specially if he's romanced, that... I don't know. It would kill him, to be sure, but somehow I feel he might still live through it.
...I'm thinking maybe a little too much about my heroes dying. Nope.
God damn, I can't leave any of my characters to fall. My Warden was young, 18ish and fresh from the Circle. He had only begun to experience true life outside the Tower, so he was way too scared to die and leave Zevran behind. So he did the Dark Ritual as a response.
Dear God in heaven, I could not let my Hawke die, purely cause of how it would drive Fenris into despair.
While I'm sure that Bull could eventually be strong enough to move on, my Inquisitor could never let himself die, even for the greater good. He's far too selfish.
Leliana seem broken very much (I did that Amell!Leli/US) and that was my first PT so I interpret that as the thing which make her so cold (among others)
That's a pretty neat way to roleplay it. I always harden her in Origins, so her harsher nature in DAI seemed pretty on point with where I left her (embracing her nature, letting Marjolaine go as a slap in the face, losing her wicked Brosca on her romance playthrough), but I can see how Leli's change would seem a lot more dramatic with an unhardened version, and specially triggered by the loss of the Warden after she found a bit of redemption for herself in that relationship.
Alistair was young when he loved the Warden, and she was his first love. But I think he could move on after her (even though she was most awesome woman EVER!!!!!), because he is by nature a happy person. But Cullen...I don't know. He is older, more solid that Alistair...but what is the old saying...a young tree bends in the wind, and old tree breaks? I think he would be pretty broken if he lost my quizzie.
That's a pretty neat way to roleplay it. I always harden her in Origins, so her harsher nature in DAI seemed pretty on point with where I left her (embracing her nature, letting Marjolaine go as a slap in the face, losing her wicked Brosca on her romance playthrough), but I can see how Leli's change would seem a lot more dramatic with an unhardened version, and specially triggered by the loss of the Warden after she found a bit of redemption for herself in that relationship.
Yeah, I can imagine that after losing the Warden to US, Leliana (hardened or not) cling to Justinia as a person she really cares about. And then Justinia died. That's why she's so bitter... Now that I'm on my second PT with Warden alive, not romancing Leliana, she sounds rather less bitter. Or is it just my imagination?
Alistair was young when he loved the Warden, and she was his first love. But I think he could move on after her (even though she was most awesome woman EVER!!!!!), because he is by nature a happy person. But Cullen...I don't know. He is older, more solid that Alistair...but what is the old saying...a young tree bends in the wind, and old tree breaks? I think he would be pretty broken if he lost my quizzie.
Everyone breaks for a while when they lose someone important. But whether they can rise once again, that's the question. I'm not sure about Cullen.
This made me laugh
Yeah, that sexy sexy jerk
Tssssssk... Just kiss Solas alright. And look who's got Freckles... I'd recommend Sunscreen, Arty.
Sooooo I was just commuting home...thinking deep thoughts...and was wondering....would you guys do your quizzies? Okay maybe not that deep of a thought
but it occurs to me I'd fall in love love love with my fem hawke, my fem shep and other protags in other games, like ezio and geralt if they were actually companions instead. But I don't feel that way about quizzy, regardless of cc and appearance. ...
Maybe I'm the only one??
Umm, the problem there is that most of my wardens and IQs are female, and I'm straight, lol. Hmm, Misha, though, my male Dalish warden...maybe, but only if he wasn't with Morrigan, lol. I have no desire to be struck by lightning, etc.
God damn, I can't leave any of my characters to fall. My Warden was young, 18ish and fresh from the Circle. He had only begun to experience true life outside the Tower, so he was way too scared to die and leave Zevran behind. So he did the Dark Ritual as a response.
Dear God in heaven, I could not let my Hawke die, purely cause of how it would drive Fenris into despair.
While I'm sure that Bull could eventually be strong enough to move on, my Inquisitor could never let himself die, even for the greater good. He's far too selfish.
I let one of my wardens die, my Aeducan (though tbh, I ran her both ways from the point of the DR.) It was for a combination of character reasons and just to play that ending once. Otherwise, I'm not into tear-jerker endings; I've never let Alistair make the US.
Corrected that for you. Sorry, Vir Vhenan is the proof.
You're too nice 
But see I read ninetozero's fic and immediately wanted to stab myself No but I rushed my 5K fic. It's so clunky and needs serious editing. But I'm kind of like, ehh it's there now, what's the point?
I'm going to spend a LOT more time and effort on my Solas x Lavellan fic. The good thing about the page celebrations is that they force me to write; the bad thing is that I write badly when forced
You're too nice
I'm going to spend a LOT more time and effort on my Solas x Lavellan fic. The good thing about the page celebrations is that they force me to write; the bad thing is that I write badly when forced
Err... I don't really think time matter, really. I mean my two fics who got the most Kudos & positive reviews are the two who had been written in under two hours in a train ride. Just "one shot" and nearly no editing.
Hmm maybe start thinking for the next milestone celebration? I've already got some inspiration on what to do
Oh this is adorable.
boyfriend's furby Nyunyi
Ooooh Cullen's wearing red shirt underneath!!! I've been wondering...
That is really cute, though Dorian is wearing "yaoi pants"; perpetually opened pants that miraculously don't fall down My favorite kind
(...) But my true love are my Hawkes. I feel silly, but I squeed almost as much over this shot as anything with Cullen.
<snip of pretties>
Same. Same same SAME. My number one, top favorite, can't be beaten favorite moment of the game was this:
Nothing holds a candle to seeing my girls working together. No desk sex, no dragon taming... my babes are the best.
You're too nice
Shhhtap it, you silly cat. I'm reading this fic Monica recc'd me, and every chapter I go through I want to repeatedly stab myself in the face and tear my garments and shout to the moon I AM UNWORTHY I WILL NEVER WRITE LIKE THIS!!! 
We writers are all just melodramatic and have no self-appreciation for our own work like that.
Otherwise, I'm not into tear-jerker endings; I've never let Alistair make the US.
To be clear, because I mentioned earlier that most of my Wardens are dead because I can't let Alistair die for them, I'm very much not into tear-jerker endings myself - it's just that I find everything about the Dark Ritual super triggering, and so my choices for that game are to either let my characters die (because I can't let Alistair die in their place, and it's too early for redemption for Loghain at that point in the story), or to force Alistair/Loghain into the ritual and feel disgusted with myself forever. As much as I hate deus ex-machina "third options" that fix everything, this is the one place where if I had a third way out between sacrificing my character or sacrificing myself, I would take it in a heartbeat. As it is... dead Wardens everywhere in my world states. Glory for all, tears for everyone yeeeey. ヽ(；ᴗ；)ノ
Shhhtap it, you silly cat. I'm reading this fic Monica recc'd me, and every chapter I go through I want to repeatedly stab myself in the face and tear my garments and shout to the moon I AM UNWORTHY I WILL NEVER WRITE LIKE THIS!!!
OMG Thank you for making me laugh really really hard It's so true. Why is it that I never get this feeling from reading published fiction? When I'm reading a book, I often think, "This is so sub par; I can't believe this even got published. Well at least it gives me hope that *I* could be published." But I read a fanfic and... tears running down my face, my heart racing, a breathless feeling in my chest. Like, really? It doesn't seem right
I read a fanfic that made me stay up till 3am on a work night. I couldn't breathe because I was crying so hard. My chest hurt. From a fanfic.
By the way, the lack of space made me think of...
Dear God, that reminds me of this thing:
I'm completely guilty of manipulating my world states so I never have to choose between Alistair and a Hawke I actually care about, but in the worst case scenario, I wouldn't have a problem leaving Sebastian a widower. He and his Hawke are both super religious, so I imagine him being sad but very "One day I'll see her again at the Maker's side" about it all. If Alistair died, though, my Amell would be coming after the Inquisition with murder in her eyes, and I couldn't make poor Cullen suffer through that confrontation...
Was anyone else going through the whole game waiting for the other shoe to drop? For that "Dark Ritual or die"/"Anders, what did you do?!" moment? I swear the game kept hinting that something awful would happen and as the end drew near I kept bracing myself for some terrible decision, but then... happy ending on the balcony! The post-credits stinger was a shock, but not at all on the level I was expecting.
I can't make that nervous feeling go away completely. What've you got in store for us in those DLC, BioWare... 
OMG Thank you for making me laugh really really hard
I read a fanfic that made me stay up till 3am on a work night. I couldn't breathe because I was crying so hard. My chest hurt. From a fanfic.
I know this!!! Some fanfics are way better than published books.
I'm completely guilty of manipulating my world states so I never have to choose between Alistair and a Hawke I actually care about, but in the worst case scenario, I wouldn't have a problem leaving Sebastian a widower. He and his Hawke are both super religious, so I imagine him being sad but very "One day I'll see her again at the Maker's side" about it all. If Alistair died, though, my Amell would be coming after the Inquisition with murder in her eyes, and I couldn't make poor Cullen suffer through that confrontation...
Was anyone else going through the whole game waiting for the other shoe to drop? For that "Dark Ritual or die"/"Anders, what did you do?!" moment? I swear the game kept hinting that something awful would happen and as the end drew near I kept bracing myself for some terrible decision, but then... happy ending on the balcony! The post-credits stinger was a shock, but not at all on the level I was expecting.
I can't make that nervous feeling go away completely. What've you got in store for us in those DLC, BioWare...
Don't jinx it, don't jinx it, don't jinx it... I'm really afraid of DLCs!!
Was anyone else going through the whole game waiting for the other shoe to drop? For that "Dark Ritual or die"/"Anders, what did you do?!" moment? I swear the game kept hinting that something awful would happen and as the end drew near I kept bracing myself for some terrible decision, but then... happy ending on the balcony! The post-credits stinger was a shock, but not at all on the level I was expecting.
Pffft yeeeah tbh I was waiting the whole time to learn that Corypheus was a mere pawn of the "real" Elder One. Gradually it dawned on me that this guy was supposed to be the main bad guy and that when we fought him at the end that this was it... so disappointing!
And yeah no "omg" moment whatsoever; I even had to "choose" between my favorite Hawke and Mr. Mustache (Stroud); did not know till after the game that that was supposed to be a serious choice
Honestly my first playthrough was a disaster; I hated everything about it, but that's what first playthroughs are for, I guess I'm enjoying the game a lot more now.
This will be me if they decide to kill off anyone without a logical reason or to simply to get a reaction out of us.
I'm completely guilty of manipulating my world states so I never have to choose between Alistair and a Hawke I actually care about, but in the worst case scenario, I wouldn't have a problem leaving Sebastian a widower. He and his Hawke are both super religious, so I imagine him being sad but very "One day I'll see her again at the Maker's side" about it all. If Alistair died, though, my Amell would be coming after the Inquisition with murder in her eyes, and I couldn't make poor Cullen suffer through that confrontation...
Was anyone else going through the whole game waiting for the other shoe to drop? For that "Dark Ritual or die"/"Anders, what did you do?!" moment? I swear the game kept hinting that something awful would happen and as the end drew near I kept bracing myself for some terrible decision, but then... happy ending on the balcony! The post-credits stinger was a shock, but not at all on the level I was expecting.
I can't make that nervous feeling go away completely. What've you got in store for us in those DLC, BioWare...
Guess that's one of the reasons why I was to some extent disappointed with the game. The best scene happened post-game and everything else was rather straightforward and without any major, jaw-dropping twists. Gosh, I miss that. However, I don't think a DLC would really change much. Thinking about Witch Hunt, it didn't have such a major effect on anything.
By the way, the lack of space made me think of...
This took me woefully long to get... *derp*
Was anyone else going through the whole game waiting for the other shoe to drop? For that "Dark Ritual or die"/"Anders, what did you do?!" moment? I swear the game kept hinting that something awful would happen and as the end drew near I kept bracing myself for some terrible decision, but then... happy ending on the balcony! The post-credits stinger was a shock, but not at all on the level I was expecting.
I can't make that nervous feeling go away completely. What've you got in store for us in those DLC, BioWare...
Yeah, that's part of the whole conversation about how the game peaks the tension at the Arbor Wilds, and then flops onto itself and drowns in a puddle of its own drool at the ending. I kept waiting for things to get big and bad and really dangerous and for that awful painful choice to present itself, or that DAMNIT ANDERS moment to come, or that suicide mission to utterly wreck you and kill off half your squad... but nah. You were never in any real danger of losing the game.
I'm not too scared of major world-shattering stuff happening on DLC, tbh. It never has before. I mean, the revelation of the Architect was major, but hasn't turned up anything yet; the revelation of Coryphalus was major, but it turned out he was just an annoying itch in your bum (you were in more real danger from Envy and Nightmare than from him), and those were the big game-changers of DLC we've had so far. The thing is not everyone buys DLC, even among the players who stay with the game after they beat it once, so doing crazy major stuff like killing the Inquisitor off on DLC would be super awkward. Comes next game, every casual player who doesn't follow the game closely post-launch would be left wondering, wait when did my Inquisitor die???
Also it kinda looks a little like BW's a bit scared of unhappy endings right now? For ME3 reasons, maybe. Kinda wish they had gone with the middle ground option, though. You can have unhappy endings, and you can have happy endings, but having only unhappy endings is depressing as hell, and having only happy endings is... kind of a snooze. 
To be clear, because I mentioned earlier that most of my Wardens are dead because I can't let Alistair die for them, I'm very much not into tear-jerker endings myself - it's just that I find everything about the Dark Ritual super triggering, and so my choices for that game are to either let my characters die (because I can't let Alistair die in their place, and it's too early for redemption for Loghain at that point in the story), or to force Alistair/Loghain into the ritual and feel disgusted with myself forever. As much as I hate deus ex-machina "third options" that fix everything, this is the one place where if I had a third way out between sacrificing my character or sacrificing myself, I would take it in a heartbeat. As it is... dead Wardens everywhere in my world states. Glory for all, tears for everyone yeeeey. ヽ(；ᴗ；)ノ
lol! It's funny how different things are triggering for different people because I found the Blackwall romance personally very triggering, and you love that one. I was OK with the DR (partly the impression Morrigan made on my wardens), though I admit I felt worse about throwing Alistair at it in the PTs I didn't romance him than in the ones I did (felt he undertsood better what he was getting into with some experience, so to speak.) I did make a point of being completely honest with him in all but one PT (my Warden was a lot greyer in that one than others) and didn't use any of the really manipulative answers. Of course, my Dalish warden who romanced Morrigan was delighted. I do think it was much easier for a male Warden to go along with it than for a female warden in a relationship with Alistair. Part of the RP reasons that my Aeducan made the US was she was less trusting of magic (and Morrigan and Flemeth) than my other Wardens, and she refused to manipulate Alistair into going through with it out of pride (a king's daughter does not become some surfacer's mistress, even one as adorable as Alistair.)
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