Does anyone have before/after images regarding the vallaslin removal? I just did "the scene" this past weekend and I'm trying to get used to my Lavellan's brand-new face.
I suck at taking good screenshots - screenshots in general, I only have about 9 from the whole game! - but I do have before/after ones, as it happens...
Is it wrong that it's my turn to cook so I went and bought a stouffers lasagne so I could spend the evening mostly playing my game? Lol
Hahah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's done this a time or two! I've also become incredibly efficient when it comes to getting my kids down for naps and bed time 
Is it wrong that it's my turn to cook so I went and bought a stouffers lasagne so I could spend the evening mostly playing my game? Lol
Nah, Stouffers Lasagna is delicious 
Solas has a similar effect on my feelz as Anders.
Hmmmm, this is an interesting comparison.
I loved Anders in Awakening. When I played DA2, however, it was obvious he'd changed. I thought I wanted to romance him. Got as far in as the first kiss scene. But I just couldn't do it. It felt so incredibly unhealthy on so many levels. I felt for him, though. I appreciated how he ran a tiny clinic in the worst part of the city, how he kept trying to help people even as he got more and more unhinged. But I also felt that romancing him would be really bad for him, and that the best thing I could do for him was be his friend.
I don't get that feeling at all with Solas. He isn't...falling apart like Anders was. He's got this core of strength that won't crumble no matter how much sh*t he gets put through. But he's also very isolated. Anders' problems couldn't be fixed by having a group of friends who cared about him, but I think that's exactly what Solas needs. He won't reach out himself, but when Lavellan reaches out to him, he's like a drowning man clutching at a straw.
Blah, I really wish Solas had had more interaction with the Inquisitor and the rest of the cast.
Is it wrong that it's my turn to cook so I went and bought a stouffers lasagne so I could spend the evening mostly playing my game? Lol
Lol, Dishes are my chore, so I end up washing everything at 10 p.m. because I get sucked into playing DA:I after dinner.
Just saw the "You're being grim and fatalistic just to get me into bed, aren't you?"
"I AM grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
I'm all like....eh...WAIT ONE FRIGGIN SECOND!!!
First time I Solamanced I didn't choose this option and I always assumed that their relationship had been much like the cutscenes, all long gazes, passionate kisses and then Solas running away when he thought it might go further. This, however, has knocked my headcanon about. Is he just joking? Has he actually been hitting that? I mean...WAAAAA????
Really? I didn't see that as rude at all when I first saw the comment. It's the internet after all and there is no tone in words. I tend to just give everyone the benefit of the doubt unless it's clearly rude.
It was directed towards me, and it came off as rude to me. It wasn't directed towards you, and it didn't come off as rude to you. Supposedly toneless words got interpreted in two very different ways by two different people.
But y'know what... this is a thread about Solas, and if I keep going, this could turn into an argument. I'd rather it not.
SO... *brings this back*
*pets Solas's sad face*
Blah, I really wish Solas had had more interaction with the Inquisitor and the rest of the cast.
I kinda felt that way too. Like the scene of wicked grace with the gang and Solas isn't there! I think Sera put it the best though: "His head's crammed up a thousand years ago"
Just saw the "You're being grim and fatalistic just to get me into bed, aren't you?"
"I AM grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
I'm all like....eh...WAIT ONE FRIGGIN SECOND!!!
First time I Solamanced I didn't choose this option and I always assumed that their relationship had been much like the cutscenes, all long gazes, passionate kisses and then Solas running away when he thought it might go further. This, however, has knocked my headcanon about. Is he just joking? Has he actually been hitting that? I mean...WAAAAA????
I like to think that they have been getting it on regularly sometime after the second kiss. Comments from the bartender and Sera endorse my headcanon. 
As it has been pointed out before, their contact is so intimate and comfortable in the final romance scene. His hand on her butt seems natural for their relationship, not like, "Hey, you're getting too frisky Mister!"
It's really up to you what you want to believe happened though.
Just saw the "You're being grim and fatalistic just to get me into bed, aren't you?"
"I AM grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
I'm all like....eh...WAIT ONE FRIGGIN SECOND!!!
First time I Solamanced I didn't choose this option and I always assumed that their relationship had been much like the cutscenes, all long gazes, passionate kisses and then Solas running away when he thought it might go further. This, however, has knocked my headcanon about. Is he just joking? Has he actually been hitting that? I mean...WAAAAA????
It's been left up to the player to decide. There's also some npcs that suggest there's been more than kisses going on. 
Hmmmm, this is an interesting comparison.
I loved Anders in Awakening. When I played DA2, however, it was obvious he'd changed. I thought I wanted to romance him. Got as far in as the first kiss scene. But I just couldn't do it. It felt so incredibly unhealthy on so many levels. I felt for him, though. I appreciated how he ran a tiny clinic in the worst part of the city, how he kept trying to help people even as he got more and more unhinged. But I also felt that romancing him would be really bad for him, and that the best thing I could do for him was be his friend.
I don't get that feeling at all with Solas. He isn't...falling apart like Anders was. He's got this core of strength that won't crumble no matter how much sh*t he gets put through. But he's also very isolated. Anders' problems couldn't be fixed by having a group of friends who cared about him, but I think that's exactly what Solas needs. He won't reach out himself, but when someone reaches out to him, he's like a drowning man clutching at a straw.
Blah, I really wish Solas had had more interaction with the Inquisitor and the rest of the cast.
I need to actually better lay out my thoughts on the comparison between both, but I agree that he's a lot different from Anders. No matter even the consequences he seems to realize might be needed for change... Solas lacks Ander's sadism. I'm actually a big fan of Anders, but his anger could corrupt a lot in him. Solas has matured from that, if he ever was even close to Anders in the first place. I remember how awful Ander's hypocrisy was regarding Fenris, and how much he was blind to all other kinds of opression except the one he was involved in, and the hatred for the people in the opressed group who did not agree with him. I think it was well written (I mean, not always, I had my gripes here and there), because it does happen in people like him (read: incendiary, rebels, etc), and people like him are often needed. But I'm glad this is something Solas lacks.
EDIT: I'm reminded of this banter with him and Blackwall:
It was directed towards me, and it came off as rude to me. It wasn't directed towards you, and it didn't come off as rude to you. Supposedly toneless words got interpreted in two very different ways by two different people.
But y'know what... this is a thread about Solas, and if I keep going, this could turn into an argument. I'd rather it not.
SO... *brings this back*
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*pets Solas's sad face*
So sad, seeing his plans to save his people failing 
I like to think that they have been getting it on regularly sometime after the second kiss. Comments from the bartender and Sera endorse my headcanon.
As it has been pointed out before, their contact is so intimate and comfortable in the final romance scene. His hand on her butt seems natural for their relationship, not like, "Hey, you're getting too frisky Mister!"
It's really up to you what you want to believe happened though.
This is actually pretty neat because it'll help my next Solasmance feel different from the first. My first Lavellan might've missed out on that sweet elf action but my next isn't going to let all that beauty go to waste. Maybe she can find a nice private area in the Winter Palace. For dancing, of course.
I suck at taking good screenshots - screenshots in general, I only have about 9 from the whole game! - but I do have before/after ones, as it happens...
Spoiler
Every time I try out that hair on my Inquisitors it always looks bad, but it looks great on yours!
My Lavellan's before and after:
I didn't have them get busy in my headcanon. I imagine their going to sleep together was just that. His favourite thing to do! Silly NPCs just made assumptions. 
I like to think that they have been getting it on regularly sometime after the second kiss. Comments from the bartender and Sera endorse my headcanon.
As it has been pointed out before, their contact is so intimate and comfortable in the final romance scene. His hand on her butt seems natural for their relationship, not like, "Hey, you're getting too frisky Mister!"
It's really up to you what you want to believe happened though.
Haha, they were so very couple-y after that second kiss, that I kinda was "hmm"ing for a large part of the game. When I got *that* dialogue from Solas, everything suddenly clicked in an AHAH moment for me. 
But yeah, I also headcanon they started sleeping together shortly after the second kiss. They tried to keep it lowkey, but apparently it wasn't enough to stop the gossip in Skyhold.
I'm slowly getting through my second playthrough, doing the Solas romance story. I'm kind of sad that Solas and his LI don't speak to each other in elven more often. You'd think they would.
Just saw the "You're being grim and fatalistic just to get me into bed, aren't you?"
"I AM grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
I'm all like....eh...WAIT ONE FRIGGIN SECOND!!!
First time I Solamanced I didn't choose this option and I always assumed that their relationship had been much like the cutscenes, all long gazes, passionate kisses and then Solas running away when he thought it might go further. This, however, has knocked my headcanon about. Is he just joking? Has he actually been hitting that? I mean...WAAAAA????
I think it was stated that it's supposed to be ambiguous and up to the player - I interpreted the whole romance the same way you did, where what you see is basically all that happens, but the material is there for you to headcanon it either way if you want and not have the game contradict you. Seems like what's going on in that scene - both that option and the later "flirt" option where the Inquisitor says she has some ideas about how to thank her - kind of assumes that if you play it more flirty and initiating, you're probably expecting that their relationship was physical, whereas if you pick the lines that characterize the Inquisitor as more serious/innocent, you might be expecting that it wasn't. Not quite perfect, although I don't know that there's a way to actually alert the player to that without it being really clumsy.
Sera's comment about the Inquisitor and Solas I just took as Sera being her irreverent self and teasing the Inquisitor, not necessarily as an indication that she actually knew what was going on.
Every time I try out that hair on my Inquisitors it always looks bad, but it looks great on yours!
My Lavellan's before and after:
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I haven't made it to this scene yet in my nightmare playthru. I'm trying to have everything done before I even unlock Arbor Wilds because I know I'll just race to the end after it. (Tried to make my 2nd Lavellan look like my first one, but the face is a bit different)
Anywho this was the before and after for my first Lavellan.
Every time I try out that hair on my Inquisitors it always looks bad, but it looks great on yours!
My Lavellan's before and after:
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Aw thanks. I do have to admit I think she looks pretty cute. 
Ironically I had the same reaction to yours! Don't know how you got a character to look so gorgeous with that hairstyle, I really wanted to try it on one of mine but I just can't get a face that looks good with it.
I'm slowly getting through my second playthrough, doing the Solas romance story. I'm kind of sad that Solas and his LI don't speak to each other in elven more often. You'd think they would.
I think that's on purpose. The Dalish tried hard to preserve the language but not all of it was saved. What they were able to preserve; common names/phrases - they've peppered in. What's interesting with Solas is that he actually speaks in sentences of full elvish fairly often which is abnormal. I think the point was - after the big reveal - the player was supposed to go "Ohhhh". Or something.
Hardly. I changed my Hawke's hair and makeup (sometimes even little tweaks to the facial sliders) in between Acts in DA2 to show the passage of time. I don't have a problem, no sir, not me. *whistles*
I did the same thing with my Hawke, gave her a nice scar after her fight with the Arishok, cut off her hair when Fenris broke up with her and just aged her a bit throughout the game. I loved that part of roleplaying. I would love to give Lavellan a few new scars and let them heal over time ^^
Just saw the "You're being grim and fatalistic just to get me into bed, aren't you?"
"I AM grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
I'm all like....eh...WAIT ONE FRIGGIN SECOND!!!
First time I Solamanced I didn't choose this option and I always assumed that their relationship had been much like the cutscenes, all long gazes, passionate kisses and then Solas running away when he thought it might go further. This, however, has knocked my headcanon about. Is he just joking? Has he actually been hitting that? I mean...WAAAAA????
I chose that option and I still headcanon that they never slept together. To me this line reads like Lavellan is playfully teasing him that she would really like for him to get into her pants, you know, like now, and he responds in kind, and hints at future promises.
Or, if it gets too hard to rationalize the comment, I could just not choose it Maybe it's put there for the people who do headcanon sleeping together.
For my part though I just can't. Dude, if they had slept together there's no way Solas could have left. I just think if he let it go that far, he would have been done. Couldn't leave. Note this is coming from a huge romantic who married her high school sweet heart. We also were together 10 years before getting married. I know the slow dance, so yea, love means something to me. If I think they slept together it makes Solas's leaving so much more mean. I would definitely have to choose the angry options at the breakup, instead of the "I love you" ones, if that were the case.
I will say I love how BW really made this one completely ambiguous. You really can headcanon and play it however you like, which is masterful imo.
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