If they don't want to read the codex, then why are they caring about the backstory in the first place?
Not the backstory, most just don't want to be lost by a bunch of confusing references. If they cared about the backstory, they would play the other games.
Not the backstory, most just don't want to be lost by a bunch of confusing references. If they cared about the backstory, they would play the other games.
Exactly.
So "newbie friendly" merely means that the information should be AVAILABLE if you really want to know. Otherwise the game should be fully completable and understandable without any prior knowledge.
If the game had to bring everyone else up to speed constantly then all the veterans would hate the constant recitation of previous events.
If you choose not to play the previous games, I'd recommend checking out the Wiki for the main stories of the previous two games and their protagonists.
Good topics to check out are also:
Blights, Corypheus, darkspawn and the Grey Wardens (the main focus of the first game, and the GW are back for DAI)
Mages and templars, the Fade (main focus of the second game, and a conflict in DAI)
Qunari, Dalish elves, City elves, dwarves
Characters - Flemeth, Morrigan, Leliana, Alistair, Anders, Varric
That way you'll have some background knowledge for DAI! 
Technically you don't need to play the other games, no. But I highly recommend you do. The DA games are an experience. Don't cheapen it with wiki pages and what not.
Each game is getting less and less dependent on the previous games, so a brief summary of the plot on the wiki is likely all you need
I think you should be okay. I started Mass Effect from ME2 and I don't think even that made the playing worse. I think you can quite easily catch up what's happening around you even if you start from a scratch. Personally I want play everything in Dragon Age, read all novels and watch movie.. everything before the game XD But that's just me, it's not something you have to do although it does to give more insight in the game.
YOU MISSED OUT ON WREX THOUGH. THAT'S HORRIBLE!
YOU MISSED OUT ON WREX THOUGH. THAT'S HORRIBLE!
True and even heard in ME2 that I supposedly killed him in ME1 ^^; I was quite suprised at that point. Wrex who, I haven't killed anyone called Wrex! XP
technically we started in the middle of a story when we started origins.... there is a ton of lore and events that take place prior to origins, and we just jumped into it like it was natural... they arent just gonna throw newcomers into the fire, there will be information given to understand the world and the plot... however, it is recommended that the other 2 games get played as well as the novels read, they provide a lot of interesting story to a very large world with a lot of lore
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