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[Colonelkillabee]

 

This one?

Thats the one!

 

Thank you very much, I appreciate it. Saving for reference later.

[Shari'El]

I understand the blight something like a fungus which can enter into parasite/symbiosis with the other organisms by infecting their blood, and being able to replicate.

 

 

-snip-

 

 

This reminds me of

 

http://en.wikipedia....ps_unilateralis

 

I'm now reminded of how red lyrium grows from people.

 

Disturbing....

[LliiraAnna]

Thats the one!

 

Thank you very much, I appreciate it. Saving for reference later.

No problem. All the time I've spent collecting and sorting codex entries is paying off, I guess 

[Giton]

 

Leaving a previously withheld personal report of my Solas experience behind:

Spoiler

 

Last year my best friend died.

 

We were both kind of introverted, and video games have always been a hobby - so that is how we have spent the past 10 years or so together. Playing various mmos. I played healer, he played tank, every game. Stepping into each new fantasy world, hand in hand, the thrill of exploring them... eventually, we ruled each world together. We loved giving ourselves seemingly impossible tasks, and that high when we finally achieved them. We formed guilds together, grew them to be huge in size and success. The kind of trust we built for each other over the years... keeping each other alive in the most extreme circumstances... we knew none of it was "real", and ultimately we would have nothing physical to show for our efforts.... but I trusted him with my life, in game and out. 

 

In reality, we played together every evening; from the moment we got home from work to the moment we went to sleep. It was the waking world that wasn't "real" to us. The adventures we had... those were the experiences which shaped us. And when real life stuff was going down, I always knew that everything would be fine because I always had him waiting in game. And vice versa.

 

We were preparing to play that "ArchAge" game which was about to come out last year. He was able to play a week or so early. I had an invite to the beta too, but I told him I needed to finish a University assignment before I joined him, so I would be a few days late. 

 

Worst. Regret. Ever. A few days later, when I was about to join him, I got a message from his brother telling me that he had died on the way the work. A sudden death, related to his diabetes. 

 

It's not just the mourning that I have found difficult. I still literally have no idea what to do with myself. All of my spare time for the last 10 years has been with him. For him. I have no other purpose. 

I liked the Dragon Age series, I knew that much. So I focused on looking forward to the DA:I release. I hoped.... I needed.... to have a similar experience those I had in DA2 with Varric, and Mass Effect with Garrus. A replicated version of that bros-saving-the-world-together scenario. I... didn't process my best friend's death. I didn't know how. I hadn't even cried. All I could do was look forward to DA:I. 

 

In my first PT, I played the game blind - except for the happy knowledge that Varric was returning. But... soon after starting DA:I, it was clear that Varric was not the same person I remembered from DA2. Writing style? Or deliberately miserable being away from Kirkwall? I wasn't sure. 

 

But this bald elf had swooped in and stolen all of my attention! Where had he come from? How dare he be so interesting! And funny! And, as it seemed then, "safe". Playing a human I couldn't romance him, but, as with Varric, that didn't bother me so much. I never enter a game believing I am going to romance anyone. But... there was a vulnerability to my Inquisitor I couldn't shake. As a mage she had lived, from what I already knew of the lore, isolated in a circle tower her whole life. Everyone she knew at the conclave was killed... she wakes up a prisoner, gaps in her memory - unable to trust her own mind as well as her magic. She needed to trust someone, but no idea who it was safe to trust at the Inquisition. And... no doubt all of this was mixed in with my own, real life emotional vulnerability at this time too. 

 

So... there was Solas being a comforting, knowledgeable bro, slowly "doing a Garrus" on me. And, after the destruction of Haven, I was suddenly suprised by one line with Cullen. Something like, "I am never going to let that happen to you again". Swooon. He wants to protect me, I thought. It was exactly what my Quiz (and myself) needed. So that was the moment I decided my Quiz would be with Cullen in the first PT. 

 

Fast forward to the end of the game, and that stinger reveal. I sucked in and held my breath for the longest time. I guess reading between the lines of Solas deflecting all the time, him turning out to be hiding something wasn't the biggest suprise. What would eventually send me reeling was the realisation that this was the end of the game and oh what a dastardly way to get me to buy DLC. 

 

But... my reaction at the time was perhaps not a sensible one. I started... choke-crying? You know the blubbering that comes with panic and lack of control. It was not anger exactly, but it was directed at Cullen. I was so distraught that he had promised to protect my Quiz (me), and the whole time there was a frickin' old god beside me the whole time with questionable motives at best. You had one job Cullen. You failed so, so gloriously. 

 

As for Solas, that need from him is still there, as an ache. He ticked all the boxes... and then LEFT. Thanks for mimicking real life for me, dude. That is always what I look for in a video game. 

 

One thing I have to thank the game for (if you can see it as a positive?) is that panic attack. Because... it released the flood gates. After my friend had died, I had become numb. Isolated myself, became awfully unhealthy, did the bare minimum each day. For.. over 6 months. And then Solas-angst. Which uh, I guess was feeling something. And then I found my way onto this forum, and started talking to all these wonderful people with the same appreciation for Solas; who were all raw and angsty and in need of blanketfort too. 

 

So I guess what I am meaning to say is, thank all of you for the distraction, and the healing. And... also, I apologise if at any point I have projected my grief onto Solas. 

 

Peace Out

[Colonelkillabee]

No problem. All the time I've spent collecting and sorting codex entries is paying off, I guess 

Wow, yea lol I'd say it did You should try getting in touch with the wiki guys so they can use them. Or maybe make a thread to keep it all. Catalog it. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate that.

[Siha]

I hate to underscore the Wardens' ignorance here, ... 

Maybe I misunderstood quite a few things, but I always thought the Grey Wardens did not really know very much about it all. Mabe some, but many are just foot soldiers. Wasn't it Morrigan who even explained about the old god souls at all? I don't recall having heard this from a Warden. I used to think they did not even know what exactly an archdemon is (whose soul) or how that soul's existence (or lack thereof) would affect the world. Hence Blackwall did not strike me as odd, he was just the first "Warden" to admit that ignorance openly.

But, yes, I could be mistaken here. I've never spent nearly half as much time and thought on this as others here. I also never consulted secondary literature etc. My knowledge is limited to what the game forced on me, sort of.

[Mims]

Continuing on with coloring my picture thing, but I'm not sure if it is better at night or daytime;

 

Spoiler

 

Keeping in mind this is just a color rough, not close to being final. 

[Rabbitonfire]

Continuing on with coloring my picture thing, but I'm not sure if it is better at night or daytime;

 

Spoiler

 

Keeping in mind this is just a color rough, not close to being final. 

where is the light source for night time?

[Siha]

Continuing on with coloring my picture thing, but I'm not sure if it is better at night or daytime;

 

...

 

Keeping in mind this is just a color rough, not close to being final. 

Both is nice. Can't you have different versions?

Very stupid question coming up: How do you do that? Do you actually draw this all by hand, like on a sheet of paper (only on a tablet)? Or are there special tools or...?

[LliiraAnna]

Wow, yea lol I'd say it did You should try getting in touch with the wiki guys so they can use them. Or maybe make a thread to keep it all. Catalog it. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate that.

Um, I am in touch with the wiki guys... Well, at least they know that I'm doing this   I'm afraid I'll screw something up if I try to upload them to the wiki myself, and I can only add 5 URLs to my signature  I want to finish this before I upload it anywhere, anyway. 

[Siha]

where is the light source for night time?

And where is it for day time? The windows are behind Solas, still his "front" is illuminated.

Obviously there must be a lamp somewhere in the room outside our view.

[Siha]

Um, I am in touch with the wiki guys... Well, at least they know that I'm doing this   I'm afraid I'll screw something up if I try to upload them to the wiki myself, and I can only add 5 URLs to my signature  I want to finish this before I upload it anywhere, anyway. 

It is technically impossible to screw up anything there. Do not worry.

[Mims]

Both is nice. Can't you have different versions?

Very stupid question coming up: How do you do that? Do you actually draw this all by hand, like on a sheet of paper (only on a tablet)? Or are there special tools or...?

 

I could have different versions! But ultimately it is just too much work. Depending on whether it is night or day I'll have to change a fair bit of shadows. Easier to figure it out before I go into actually coloring.

 

As for how it is done- I draw the picture in photoshop with my tablet. Then I digitally ink it, and throw colors on top. Because of the way photoshop works, I can adjust the colors in each layer individually. So its fairly easy to come up with a bunch of different color roughs. 

 

where is the light source for night time?

 

One thought was to have the hands glowing, or I'll put some candlework in the back walls. 

 

Edit; I should note, the shading is mostly just for color reference not for how the lighting will be. Hence why it is just quickly scribbled down. 

[dragondreamer]

About lyrium: I've always assumed it was like mercury, with both a solid and liquid state.  In Asunder, there's also a description of raw lyrium, and it's a liquid.
 

 

Wynne rummaged through her pack, pulling out a large bottle filled with a glowing blue liquid. Pure, unrefined lyrium.

 

...

 

She unstoppered the bottle, careful not to let any of the blue liquid spill on her. Raw lyrium was dangerous to a mage. Even to an ordinary person it could cause madness.

 

 

[Colonelkillabee]

Um, I am in touch with the wiki guys... Well, at least they know that I'm doing this   I'm afraid I'll screw something up if I try to upload them to the wiki myself, and I can only add 5 URLs to my signature  I want to finish this before I upload it anywhere, anyway. 

Oh lol I didn't even notice the sig And good, I'm glad that'll be up there. They're missing a lot of stuff.

[Colonelkillabee]

Continuing on with coloring my picture thing, but I'm not sure if it is better at night or daytime;

 

Spoiler

 

Keeping in mind this is just a color rough, not close to being final. 

So glad you made her look more normal sized. This is really good.

[AutumnOracle]

 

And if we're still doing Solavellan dances, the chemistry and passion in this one is absolutely perfect. That kiss~

 

*Hugs* 

[Siha]

I could have different versions! But ultimately it is just too much work. Depending on whether it is night or day I'll have to change a fair bit of shadows. Easier to figure it out before I go into actually coloring.

 

As for how it is done- I draw the picture in photoshop with my tablet. Then I digitally ink it, and throw colors on top. Because of the way photoshop works, I can adjust the colors in each layer individually. So its fairly easy to come up with a bunch of different color roughs. 

 

 

One thought was to have the hands glowing, or I'll put some candlework in the back walls. 

 

Edit; I should note, the shading is mostly just for color reference not for how the lighting will be. Hence why it is just quickly scribbled down. 

Alright. Night time then. With a few candles. But not a solid blue sky, something with a slight gradient. And stars!

 

So this is not a vector image but pixel-based? In that case I wonder how you get the lines so straight? Can you use a liner or is this adjusted in "post-production"? I have only ever used Photoshop for retouching, I can't imagine how you are able to use it for original art.

[Elven_Glory]

Popping in because I literally just saw this and thought it may be helpful to the Blight-dissection discussion (sorry if old!);


source: http://irabelas.tumblr.com/

Also I'll be away for a few days! Have fun, maintain the blanketfort and be excellent to eachother Solasmancers!

Leaving a previously withheld personal report of my Solas experience behind:

Spoiler

Last year my best friend died.

We were both kind of introverted, and video games have always been a hobby - so that is how we have spent the past 10 years or so together. Playing various mmos. I played healer, he played tank, every game. Stepping into each new fantasy world, hand in hand, the thrill of exploring them... eventually, we ruled each world together. We loved giving ourselves seemingly impossible tasks, and that high when we finally achieved them. We formed guilds together, grew them to be huge in size and success. The kind of trust we built for each other over the years... keeping each other alive in the most extreme circumstances... we knew none of it was "real", and ultimately we would have nothing physical to show for our efforts.... but I trusted him with my life, in game and out.

In reality, we played together every evening; from the moment we got home from work to the moment we went to sleep. It was the waking world that wasn't "real" to us. The adventures we had... those were the experiences which shaped us. And when real life stuff was going down, I always knew that everything would be fine because I always had him waiting in game. And vice versa.

We were preparing to play that "ArchAge" game which was about to come out last year. He was able to play a week or so early. I had an invite to the beta too, but I told him I needed to finish a University assignment before I joined him, so I would be a few days late.

Worst. Regret. Ever. A few days later, when I was about to join him, I got a message from his brother telling me that he had died on the way the work. A sudden death, related to his diabetes.

It's not just the mourning that I have found difficult. I still literally have no idea what to do with myself. All of my spare time for the last 10 years has been with him. For him. I have no other purpose.

I liked the Dragon Age series, I knew that much. So I focused on looking forward to the DA:I release. I hoped.... I needed.... to have a similar experience those I had in DA2 with Varric, and Mass Effect with Garrus. A replicated version of that bros-saving-the-world-together scenario. I... didn't process my best friend's death. I didn't know how. I hadn't even cried. All I could do was look forward to DA:I.

In my first PT, I played the game blind - except for the happy knowledge that Varric was returning. But... soon after starting DA:I, it was clear that Varric was not the same person I remembered from DA2. Writing style? Or deliberately miserable being away from Kirkwall? I wasn't sure.

But this bald elf had swooped in and stolen all of my attention! Where had he come from? How dare he be so interesting! And funny! And, as it seemed then, "safe". Playing a human I couldn't romance him, but, as with Varric, that didn't bother me so much. I never enter a game believing I am going to romance anyone. But... there was a vulnerability to my Inquisitor I couldn't shake. As a mage she had lived, from what I already knew of the lore, isolated in a circle tower her whole life. Everyone she knew at the conclave was killed... she wakes up a prisoner, gaps in her memory - unable to trust her own mind as well as her magic. She needed to trust someone, but no idea who it was safe to trust at the Inquisition. And... no doubt all of this was mixed in with my own, real life emotional vulnerability at this time too.

So... there was Solas being a comforting, knowledgeable bro, slowly "doing a Garrus" on me. And, after the destruction of Haven, I was suddenly suprised by one line with Cullen. Something like, "I am never going to let that happen to you again". Swooon. He wants to protect me, I thought. It was exactly what my Quiz (and myself) needed. So that was the moment I decided my Quiz would be with Cullen in the first PT.

Fast forward to the end of the game, and that stinger reveal. I sucked in and held my breath for the longest time. I guess reading between the lines of Solas deflecting all the time, him turning out to be hiding something wasn't the biggest suprise. What would eventually send me reeling was the realisation that this was the end of the game and oh what a dastardly way to get me to buy DLC.

But... my reaction at the time was perhaps not a sensible one. I started... choke-crying? You know the blubbering that comes with panic and lack of control. It was not anger exactly, but it was directed at Cullen. I was so distraught that he had promised to protect my Quiz (me), and the whole time there was a frickin' old god beside me the whole time with questionable motives at best. You had one job Cullen. You failed so, so gloriously.

As for Solas, that need from him is still there, as an ache. He ticked all the boxes... and then LEFT. Thanks for mimicking real life for me, dude. That is always what I look for in a video game.

One thing I have to thank the game for (if you can see it as a positive?) is that panic attack. Because... it released the flood gates. After my friend had died, I had become numb. Isolated myself, became awfully unhealthy, did the bare minimum each day. For.. over 6 months. And then Solas-angst. Which uh, I guess was feeling something. And then I found my way onto this forum, and started talking to all these wonderful people with the same appreciation for Solas; who were all raw and angsty and in need of blanketfort too.

So I guess what I am meaning to say is, thank all of you for the distraction, and the healing. And... also, I apologise if at any point I have projected my grief onto Solas.

Peace Out

Yes, my Solas/Lavellan romance in many ways mirrored a relationship I had with someone (whom I am still in love with to this day, despite having moved on) over seven years ago, which resulted in his (my ex boyfriend's) death. It brought back old pains and I am having trouble dealing, but this group has helped. I am so sorry that you were hurt in the process of this game. I hope that relating to this group will help you as much as it has helped me. And I'm hoping that the DLC will bring us all closure. I think that will be the true big heal. Hugs to you and thank you for sharing.

[Janic99]

we should really have a steamspeak about this or sth. do you guys have anything where we would be able to chat on? :3 It would be amazing

[BoscoBread]

Maybe I misunderstood quite a few things, but I always thought the Grey Wardens did not really know very much about it all. Mabe some, but many are just foot soldiers. Wasn't it Morrigan who even explained about the old god souls at all? I don't recall having heard this from a Warden. I used to think they did not even know what exactly an archdemon is (whose soul) or how that soul's existence (or lack thereof) would affect the world. Hence Blackwall did not strike me as odd, he was just the first "Warden" to admit that ignorance openly.

But, yes, I could be mistaken here. I've never spent nearly half as much time and thought on this as others here. I also never consulted secondary literature etc. My knowledge is limited to what the game forced on me, sort of.

 This game taught me that the Wardens don't seem to have any ****** clue as to what is going on. They are an incredibly secretive organization which seems to even extend internally - not all Wardens know why they do what they do.  From what I gather from Solas and even Morrigan's comments in game - their "fix" for the blights could be nothing more than a band-aid and their refusal/failure to understand the mechanics of what they're doing may have problems in the long-term.  Still love my Warden though.

[Siha]

So glad you made her look more normal sized. This is really good.

You saying she's fat?!

[LliiraAnna]

It is technically impossible to screw up anything there. Do not worry.

Oh. Thanks. I guess I can try and put them in there, then. The finished ones, anyway. If the wiki decides to conquer the world and exterminate all organic life afterwards - I'm not responsible 

[Mims]

Alright. Night time then. With a few candles. But not a solid blue sky, something with a slight gradient. And stars!

 

So this is not a vector image but pixel-based? In that case I wonder how you get the lines so straight? Can you use a liner or is this adjusted in "post-production"? I have only ever used Photoshop for retouching, I can't imagine how you are able to use it for original art.

 

Pixels! I could never do what I do in vectors, unfortunately. I could take my lineart and live trace it into a vector, but I'd probably still color it in photoshop. I know how to use illustrator, but I never feel like I have as much freedom with it. It takes a lot of work to make an image with a lot of colors in illustrator, although there are certainly people who are masters at it. 

[Janic99]

You saying she's fat?!

I think she meant like not too thin actually haha