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[leahrachelle]

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[MilaBanilla]

I guess I'll start

 

 

I'm creating a "Why would you do that?!" world save where I choose every horrible decision on both games.

Kill the mabari, kill the prisoner, kill the dying dude in the Korcari Wilds, kill/never recruit the companions etc.

I tried to do a playthrough like this at one point and didn't work out.

It ended up me crying like blubbering baby when I killed my mabari. I reloaded seconds later and decided not to go that evil route 

[CodyDigits]

For my first World State, I tried crafting something that would be pretty similar to one of my playthroughs that I had crafted through the games which consists of pretty much all of the "Good" choices, which for me personally looked like:

 

• Maxing out influence with companions
• Romanced with Morrigan and had the child with her
• the Warden survived Denerim
• Chose Bethany instead of Carver
• Sided with the Mages instead of the Templars

Those were just a few examples, but you get the idea I think. I plan on making different choices in my subsequent World States to see what types of outcomes I can come up with

[Cypher Sama]

I'm creating the following:
 
New World State 3: Warden (default) Alim Surana [will copy these once our actual Hero's port over]

• Romanced Zevran, who ends the game alive and well with his Warden
• Recruited Dog
• Persuaded Rev. Mother to release Sten & Recruited him
• Did not save Sten's sword
• Recruited Leliana, she's alive and well
• Recruited Oghren
• Alistair became a drunk
• Recruited Wynne
• In my playthrough he did do the OGB ritual but in the tapestry, trying to make Loghain the one who did the OGB causes a weird conflict. (IE it tries to force that the Warden did Ultimate Sacrifice, which he didn't)
• Nathaniel is Alive and well
• Did not go through Eluvian after Morrigan
• Recruited Shale and is alive & well
• Sided with elves, did not help elven lovers, did tell Athras about his wife, didn't help Elora w/Halla, didn't encounter Deygan & brought Varathorn the Ironbark (Nature of the Beast)
• Sided w/Caridin, Harrowmont on the throne, convinced Dagna to stay home, didn't encounter Mardy, didn't have son w/Mardy (elf mage so why is that an option?), killed Ruck, didn't help Bro. Burkel, helped Zerlinda reconcile, proved Legion's bravery, didn't help find Tome for Shaperate, did the Lyrium dealing, helped Orta and defeated Branka (Paragon of her Kind)
• Sided with the mages and saved First Enchanter Irving, (Broken Circle)
• Left Ostagar prisoner alone, cured Mabari. (Prologue)
• Saved the Urn of Sacred Ashes
• Helped Redcliffe fight and prepare, freed Bevin but no sword, freed Owen's daughter, did ritual to save Connor and Isolde did not sacrifice herself (Arl of Redcliffe)
• Killed Ser Landry, handled the Crimson Oars, brought scroll to Sister Justine, didn't help Slim Couldry, helped clear drunks out of the Pearl, told Bann Sighard about Oswyn,gave Bann Alfstanna her brother's ring, didn't help Crow Master Ignacio, gave deranged beggar amulet in Alienage (Denerim)
• Loghain slay the archdemon, (which isn't what actually happened, but I can't change my choices without the overwriter giving a conflict), (Battle of Denerim)
• Anora rules alone (Landsmeet)

Victor Hawke, diplo Primal/healing mage whose appearance did not match Varric's tall tale in the Prologue

• Romanced Merrill, Bethany died out of Lothering, Carver became a Warden, made friends with Varric, Bartrand wasn't killed, Isabela recruited but she did not come back with the Tome of Koslun, Helped Varric with the haunting, and Varric kept the idol, Fenris lived on, didn't help Anders, but didn't kill him either, let him run. Merrill destroyed the Eluvian, Aveline married Donnic and stayed with Hawke, Recruited Sebastian, didn't flirt with Tallis and made her angry in the end.  (Companions)
• Ran with the smugglers to earn his way into Kirkwall (Prologue)
• Fought against Templars, saved Saemus and killed Ginnis in the process, didn't give Martin his cargo, killed Danzig and Kelder, didn't help Ghyslain, didn't blackmail Thrask, solved missing miner mystery, killed Idunna, sent Feynriel to the Dalish, helped Ketojan (as much as you can actually help him), Keran reinsteated and Karras killed. (Act I)
• Killed Gascard DuPuis, didn't look into Hubert's Caravan theft, didn't help Yehven, didn't help Varnell or Petrice, let Javaris Tintop go, fought alongside the Guard, Feynriel freed, Killed the Arishok (Act II)
• Killed Nuncio to save Zev, let Zev go (and he helped us later), handed conspirators to Orsino, rescued Nathaniel, didn't help Gamlen with the gem of karoshek, returned Emile de Launcet to the Circle, let Keran go (and he leaves the Templars), sided with the Mages (Act III)
• Legacy DLC: Sided with Larius and found Malcolm's Will

[mannitt]

I guess I'll start


I'm creating a "Why would you do that?!" world save where I choose every horrible decision on both games.
Kill the mabari, kill the prisoner, kill the dying dude in the Korcari Wilds, kill/never recruit the companions etc.
I tried to do a playthrough like this at one point and didn't work out.
It ended up me crying like blubbering baby when I killed my mabari. I reloaded seconds later and decided not to go that evil route

I tried that so many times. It seems that some of the more "evil" choices, especially for a mage I was able to do. Like kill the guy in cage. Deal with demon possessing Connor. Let Jowan kill Isolde. Defiling the ashes. Even letting the Tevintner mage kill the elves for power. But anything to do with the companions I couldn't do. I remember telling Zevran he should go and his response instantly changed my mind. Even to the point when defiling the ashes caused Wynne to leave. I reloaded and did it again so that she didn't leave. So yes, I will be doing a world stare like that since I could never actually do it in game.

[MKDAWUSS]

I actually did rather decent in recreating my canon DAO and DA2 saves. A couple of times I had to check the wiki and check the "completed quests" log in both games, but outside of a few errors (I don't know if the problem rested in the original game or rests in the Keep), it's now pretty much accurate.

[Jakia]

The biggest thing the Keep has shown me so far is how similar some of my Warden's choices were. I nearly always brokered peace between the Dalish and the werewolves--in fact, I only have one save where I didn't. Oops. :3 

 

Also, never made a game where Alistair ended up staying with the Wardens. He either became a drunk or he's the King. Those are the only options, apparently. 

[Gia1724]

I guess I'll start

 

 

I'm creating a "Why would you do that?!" world save where I choose every horrible decision on both games.

Kill the mabari, kill the prisoner, kill the dying dude in the Korcari Wilds, kill/never recruit the companions etc.

I tried to do a playthrough like this at one point and didn't work out.

It ended up me crying like blubbering baby when I killed my mabari. I reloaded seconds later and decided not to go that evil route 

Ahah I did one of those! It was so hard to play through, I just kept shaking my head at what an absolute jerk I was being to everyone. I think I ended the game with 1 companion  and I just killed my warden because he was too awful to live. What a depressing game, lol.

As for the world states I'm playing around with right now, my biggest problem is deciding which Hawke I want to bring forward. I have 2 Wardens (out of my 22) that I really love, are very different and made very distinct choices. All of my Hawkes kind of blend together, and I noticed I made almost all the same choices each of the 4 times I finished. 

What I think I'm going to do next on the Keep - and I'll decide later if I want to actually play the game with these choices - is to make 2 world states. One will be pro-mage through all the games (origin story/Hawke class probably won't matter a ton, but I'd probably pick a mage), and the other pro-templar (thinking more tough/hardened choices, warrior Warden/Hawke). I want to kind of get in totally opposite mindsets for each world and see what they look like. 

Edit: I also need to stop romancing Anders. I'm kind of looking forward to the pro-templar world just to force myself not to be seduced by him again.

[Dabuddah453]

Dwarven (Drag) Queen with Alistair (Who was actually executed)

Loghain survived the Blight

Morrigan's OGB with the Warden

Went through the Eluvian with Morrigan

Romanced No one

 

Yep.

 

Seriously, though:

Warden:

• Dalish Elf Warrior
• Two Handed or Bust*
• Reaver/Berserker*
• Survived the Blight, Alistair had the baby

Nature of the Beast:

• Brokered Peace
• Cammen and Gheyna are together
• Saved Halla
• Told Athras of his wife's fate
• Varathorn got Ironbark
• Deygan returned

Paragon of Her King:

• Bhelen is King
• No Golems
• Told truth about Ruck
• Proved Legion of the Dead connected to Nobles
• Returned Tome to Shaperate
• Sent Dagna to the Circle
• Founded Chantry with Brother Burkel
• Zerlinda reconciled with Family
• Told Greagoir about the Lyrium Deal, but can't do that so I didn't complete it*
• Helped Orta
• Sided with Caridin

Broken Circle:

• Irving Survived
• Sided with Mages

Redcliffe:

• Connor and Isolde live (Convinced Irving he owed me)
• Helped Redcliffe Prepare
• Fought with Redcliffe
• Bevin found, given large sum of money
• Helped find Owen's Daughter
• Found the spy in the bar up there, made him fight for the village*
• Let the Circle decide Jowan's fate*

Urn of Sacred Ashes:

• Killed Dragon*
• Let Ashes Sit

Companions:

• Romanced Leliana 
• Hardened Alistair*
• Hardened Leliana*
• Completed Morrigan's Personal Quest*
• Completed Wynne's, Sten's, Shale's, and Oghren's Personal Quest*
• Recruited Zevran, who lived
• Asala is with Sten
• Alistair is King, with Anora as Queen
• Recruited Shale, Amalia is alive*

Denerim:

• Ser Landry is alive
• Cleared the Merc Groups
• Brought Scroll
• Helped everyone
• Didn't deal with Ignacio or Slim
• Killed Massacred Slavers*
• Four-Way with Isabella

Not Featured in Tapestry Yet*

 

MORE WHEN I GET BACK

[JLSigman]

The biggest thing the Keep has shown me so far is how similar some of my Warden's choices were. I nearly always brokered peace between the Dalish and the werewolves--in fact, I only have one save where I didn't. Oops. :3 

 

Also, never made a game where Alistair ended up staying with the Wardens. He either became a drunk or he's the King. Those are the only options, apparently. 

For me, it's also how similar my Hawke's are. For the most part, we're mage loving people. :-p

[ilikesocks]

My first world state is my canon run. Female noble rogue became Queen, goody two shoes minus the crime spree with slim and all of those assassinations for the Crows. Convinced Alistair to knock up Morrigan (>_<) got along with everyone.

For each additional class, I make a different world state and different romance.
Male human Mage romanced Morrigan.
Female human or elf (done both) Mage romanced Zevran.
Male dalish rogue romanced Leliana.
Female human (or elf) Mage romanced Alistair didn't harden him and kept him with the gray wardens
Basically all the same choices with these, just different tweaks. I always keep Alistair alive, kill Loghain in a duel but let Alistair chop off his head, kill the architect, save amaranthine, save Nathaniel Howe and get Oghren to stay in his kids life.

On my "evil" playthroughs, I roll a male human Mage who romances Morrigan and a female human Mage who romanced Zevran but I have yet to create these last 2 world states. It's painful to relive those memories, lol.

As far as DA2 goes, I'm a good girl when Carver is alive and he never ever joins the Templars and i friendmance Fenris or Sebastian (way more PTs of Fenris romance though just for dialogue, Seb is my canon romance) and if Bethany is around, I'm aggressive Hawke who rivalmances anders. In either world, I always help Tallis and always choose Larius.

Anddd that's it. Sorry, I'm not very interesting, I'm afraid.

[carine]

For me, it's also how similar my Hawke's are. For the most part, we're mage loving people. :-p

I can never have a non-sarcastic Hawke. That's my problem

[Daylen Amell]

I created a world state of both heroes being human mages, basically making all the good decisions. Romancing Morrigan and having her baby and going through the Eluvian, Bhelen rules Orzammar, Alistair and Anora rule Ferelden, Hawke sided with mages and Carver is a Grey Warden. I like the hero actually acting like a hero. I also like it when the hero is part of an oppressed minority, human mage feels most natural to me.

[Sephirajo]

I'm def having fun with all the world building things you can do with this.  It's also awesome because it means I can bring over my old x-box saves to the PC, yay!  I'll go indepth on my world states later, but I have a mage warden and mage Hawke that I consider canon.  Everything else is fun alternate universes of super shiny funtime.  

 

It does help to realize how... the same some of my playthroughs are, though I have a duster rogue who is way out there from any thing else I've ever done.

[ilikesocks]

I can never have a non-sarcastic Hawke. That's my problem

I played diplomatic for the first like 3 playthroughs and once I went the sarcasm route, I couldn't do anything else. I had to force myself to be aggressive and it was not easy, but I could only do it for one full playthrough, lol. I love thee, sarcasm!

[SketchPanic]

I always find myself playing a Human, Male, Warrior in just about every RPG (video game and pen & paper) with emphasis on diplomacy over combat, if possible. I know that sounds incredibly boring, given the fantasy settting, but I just can't help it. lol

 

Also, when making decisions, I tend to follow what "feels right" which has lead to some interesting results, but usually means happy endings all around. I do, however, use other races, genders, and attitudes in "non-canon" playthroughs to experience different situations and dialogue.

[mannitt]

I can never have a non-sarcastic Hawke. That's my problem

Same here. I've even tried to role play him as all sarcastic Act 1. Act 2 mostly sarcasm with some friendliness toward family and companions. With sprinkling of aggressive toward the more jackasses. Then Act 3 mostly aggressive. But even as I've tried that I still end up doing more sarcastic.
But this is also why I see the Keep as a blessing and curse. Cause I can just put together all the world's I could never quite play and then play DAI a million times. Especially if there's even close to as many possibilities as there was in Origins.

[rowanred81]

My first World State was just a copy of the decisions made in the playthroughs of each game.  Losing all my data when I had my multiple Origin accounts combined (loooong story), I wanted to be able to start from where I left off for my first DAI playthrough.  After that I had fun toying around with choices I had not made in the games, killing off random characters and basically being a jerk to people.  "Oh, your son Ruck?  Do you mean the ghoul I found down in the Deep Roads that I slew?  Why yes, I found him.  Want his head?" 

[rowanred81]

I can never have a non-sarcastic Hawke. That's my problem

 

Hawke should only ever be sarcastic.  Smart-ass Hawke is Best Hawke.

[J_shepard2]

So far I have created a mirrored World State of the one I have created already from my game saves.  I am likely going to create more but for now I am waiting to see what other features are added to the Tapestry. Though I will probably fool around with the tapestry just to see how the different choices affect different parts in the tapestry.

[Sleepy Somnus]

This world state is the closest I could get to my "canon" playthroughs of DA:O and DA][.

 

Dragon Age: Origins

 

Hero

• Human Male S/S Warrior
• Survived the Blight becoming the hero of Ferelden

​​Companions

• Romanced Morrigan
• Recruited Dog
• Recruited Oghren
• Persuaded Reverend Mother to release Sten into my custody
• Recruited Sten and returned his sword
• Didn't recruit Zevran and killed him
• Alistair Became King
• Bro's for life with Alistair
• Recruited Wynne and she is alive
• Leliana alive and well
• Recruited shale and she is alive
• Loghain was executed by the Warden
• Morrigan had a baby with the warden
• Went through the Eluvian
• Nathaniel is alive and well
• Allowed the Architect to live

Prologue

• Bought food for the hungry prisoner
• Cured the Mabari hound

The Urn of Sacred Ashed

• Did not poison the urn

The Arl of Redcliffe

• Helped Redcliffe fight
• Helped Redcliffe prepare
• Connor alive not possessed 
• Freed Bevin and paid for the sword
• Helped Owen's Daughter Escape
• Isolde is alive

Nature of the Beast

• Brokered peace between the elves and werewolves
• Brought Cammen and Gheyna together
• Saved the Halla
• Told Athras about wife's death
• Brought Varathorn Ironbark
• Returned Deygan to the Dalish Camp

Paragon of Her Kind

• Sided with Caridin
• Bhelen rules Orzammar
• Said Ruck died
• Asked permission for Dagna to study at the circle
• Proved Legion of the Dead connected to noble house
• Returned tome to the shaperate
• Helped Burkel create Chantry
• Helped Zerlinda reconcile with her family
• Helped Orta join assembly
• Defeated Branka

Broken Circle

• Mages Supported
• First Enchanter Irving Survived

Denerim

• Ser Landry is dead
• Handled the Crimson Oars
• Brought the scroll to sister Justine
• Didn't complete Slim Couldry's crime wave
• Helped clear customers out of pearl
• Told Bann Sighard about Oswyn
• Gave Alfstanna Irminric's ring
• Returned amulet to beggar
• Didn't complete master Ignacio's assassinations

Landsmeet

• Alistair and Anora rule together

The Battle of Denerim

• The Warden took the final blow but lived due to the Dark Ritual

 

Dragon Age ][

 

Hero

• Male, 2 handed Warrior
• Diplomatic
• Hawke's appearance did not match Varric's initial description

​Prologue

• Hawke joined Meeran and his mercenary company

Companions

• Romanced Isabela
• Bethany became a Grey Warden
• Carver died leaving Lothering
• Friends with Varric
• Bartrand not killed
• Bethany did not die in the final battle
• Helped Varric discover cause of haunting
• Varric did not keep the red lyrium idol
• Recruited Isabela
• Isabela returned to Hawke
• Fenris alive and well
• Didn't give Isabela to the Arishok
• Merrill stayed with Hawke
• Merrill is alive and well
• Merrill destroyed the Eluvian
• Hawke did not approve of Anders actions at the Chantry
• Anders alive
• Aveline married Donnic
• Aveline stayed with Hawke
• Didn't kiss Tallis
• Didn't make Tallis angry
• Recruited Sebastian

Act 1

• Convinced Templars to leave
• Didn't return cargo to Martin
• Returned Saemus to the Viscount
• Ginnis is dead
• Killed Danzig (mother!)
• Told truth about Ghyslain's wife's death
• Solved mystery of missing miners
• Didn't blackmail Ser Thrask
• Idunna alive and well
• Sent Feynriel to the Dalish
• Keran reinstated with the Templars
• Defended Ketojan from Qunari
• Kerras is alive and well

Act 2

• Didn't kill Gascard
• Didin't side with Varnell against the Qunari
• Didn't side with Petrice
• Discovered looter of Hubert's caravans
• Didn't help Yevhen
• Javaris is alive
• Hawke attacked the raiders by himself
• Feynriel freed and left for Tevinter
• Killed the Arishok

Act 3

• Didn't find Zevran
• Nuncio did not seek hawke out
• Handed conspirators to Orsino
• Rescued Nathaniel
• Allowed Emile to go free
• Reunited Charade with Gamlin
• Sided with the Mages
• Let Keran go

Legacy 

• Sided with Larius
• Found Malcolm's will

[rowanred81]

Curious - if your Warden kills Leliana, or you choose to not have her survive the Blight, what does everybody else think would happen considering she is featured in the Inquisition trailer?  Random NPC #143282 replacement?

[Sephirajo]

Is it just me or is Zerlinda's thread missing an option?  I recall convincing her to take her baby and go to the surface at least once...

[rowanred81]

Is it just me or is Zerlinda's thread missing an option?  I recall convincing her to take her baby and go to the surface at least once...

 

Yeah, the current options are basically the equivalent of a Maury Povich show.