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[almasy87]

Guys, I got a plot bunny I can't let go of! The concept is this: Everyone in the Inner Circle knows that Solas and the Inquisitor are together, but also that they haven't done the frickfracksnicksnack. They all decide to "subtly" encourage them to do the deed. I need to have inspiration for who does what!

 

Here's my ideas so far:

 

Sera: Steals their cloths and hopes things go as they should.

Cole: Does his usual therapist thing, ofc in a very inappropriate setting.

Bull: Oldest trick in the book. Drinks go down, so does pants.

Vivienne: Gets Lavellan to dress provocatively. 

 

How do you think the rest would "help"? xD

 

This is why no one should take me seriously.

I am not sure Cassandra would XD 

[Siha]

That always bugged me so much. "I told you to revive them, why won't you do ittt "  I'm currently in the middle of my Hard run, but good to know that'll be working for my next PT, which will be my Nightmare run.

 

You should have asked me, I had that covered.

[drake2511]

How could anyone think this man is not good looking?

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Especially when he smiles.

[MaidenM]

One scene I'm thinking. Dorian bursts into the War Room where Cass, Leliana, Josie and Cullen are planning something.

 

"They still haven't done it! We're running out of ideas!"

"Go away Dorian, we're discussing important bussiness."

"But--"

"GO!"

*Dorian leaves*

 

"Is he gone? Ok, I picked the place, it looks just like I imagine the scene where the Knight-Commander and her guardsman kiss for the first time."

"Very good, Leliana and I have found out what Solas' favorite petite-four are. Cullen, did you get the rose petals?"

"Yes. Is three buckets enough?" 

 

I'm having fun with this xD

[Colonelkillabee]

How could anyone think this man is not good looking?

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Especially when he smiles.

These are some really excellent shots. Flycam stuff.

[jellobell]

How could anyone think this man is not good looking?

Pfft. Their loss. 

 

 

http://curaja-caster.../solas-veilfire

[Colonelkillabee]

Omg I failed sooo hard just now... Sigh.

[Armdin]

How could anyone think this man is not good looking?

Spoiler

Especially when he smiles.

 

Quality screenshots!

 

I admit, when I first saw Solas I was like "... Really?" But damn, did he grow on me. x) I don't know what it is, but he's definitely a charming lookin' dude. You're right, especially when he smiles. Not the creepy I'm-not-a-bad-guy-honest-please-don't-suspect-me smiling he was doing when we're first introduced to him, but other smiles definitely. x)

[lynroy]

Ugh the power cut while I was trying to reply so I had to wait patiently for it to come back on.

I haven't seen console specific notes, but I think they're supposed to be generally the same as the PC notes here:

http://blog.bioware....-patch-3-notes/

 

I've been playing a patched PS3 version, and I got the Measuring the Veil war table mission to finally pop.     Maybe keep looking for more artifacts?  I think you need a specific number activated.  I was just saving one until this patch came through.  (Gonna test for that legendary region 21 in the Exalted Plains now...)

I actually cheered when "Measuring the Veil" popped up.

Dammit, I forgot about the legendary "area 21" in the Exalted Plains. I was so excited about Solas' other quest it slipped my mind. I've already shut my PS4 down for the day and can't be arsed to turn it back on so I'll have to visit the Dalish camp in the morning.

 

Yay \o/ I wonder if the opperation will pop-up after the game is over? I'm not backtracking on my Lavellan to do that sadly. Also, does Solas have to be in the party when you activate them to count? I think my current PT has already gotten nearly all of them but Solas wasn't usually in the party 

It doesn't pop up post story, and Solas does not need to be in your party to have them count.

[Armdin]

So I've got a new bug with the update, but not a bad one. At least in the Hissing Wastes along, all of the loot is being teleported under my feet whenever I kill something. x) It did it every so often before, but it's been every time this time around. Anyone else come across this?

[Sister Squish]

*leaps up, paces around her living room*

 

<snip *infectious excitement*> 

 

Also lacking time today but needing to brainsquirt: 

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1> The Anderfels 

 

"A land filled with wonders like the Merdaine, with its gigantic white statue of Our Lady carved into its face, her hands outstretched and hearing an eternal flame." Genetivi's words, brief as they were, inspired me. This stone prophet sounded magnificent, I had to see her for myself. 

  I trekked up the Imperial Highway, concealing my identity and taking care not to seem like a foreigner. At Vol Dorma, a neglected road led west. Soon dry land gave way to absolute desolution. Red earth. Bones. Blowing sand stripped my face raw. When it cleared, I could see for miles - not that there was anything to see. The few settlements I encountered were populated with derelicts and Chantry zealots. They warned me of worse trials, should I continue to the Merdaine. 

  Eventually I turned back, opting for a smaller statue in place the Maker hadn't abandoned.

  I wonder if The Anderfels will be our last adventure - that, as some have suggested, this will be where we come full circle and learn the true nature of the Blight. By then, we would have travelled Thedas and unravelled the mysteries of each set of gods - potentially stripping them of their authority, our heroes letting go of any residual faith they might have in divinity. 

  And then at the far end of this barren wasteland - metaphor for our hopelessly inevitable moral and existential nihilism - we come across this neglected shrine to Andraste... and whatever events happen there teach us that the Maker has not abandoned us after all. 

/end headcannon

 

2> Potentially that the Maker is that life-force which connects us all. I am now seeing this idea everywhere I go, I'm sorry ;-; In revising for Philosophy of Mind class I am reminded of Cartesian dualism ("substances" = mental and physical). Although often omitted is that Descartes himself, a religious man, believed in a third "substance" - that which connected him to God. 

 

Lovecraft and Descartes again talk about this third "substance", with a property of divinity - largely dismissed or forgotten! Cannot unsee ;-; 

 

Edit: I just want to clarify that I myself do not possess any religious belief, so have no agenda regarding the possibility of a "third substance" existing in the world of Thedas! It's just something I am seeing everywhere recently! 

Edit 2: I cannot decide whether the Blight might be an attempt at overriding the ka... or, with the physical deformities, simply a change in the blood/will, a disease, as we have already discussed

 

I would like to understand but I fear I do not really. Please explain so I can catch up:

First, what exactly is "fade-shadow"? Is it the instance of me that can walk the fade, basically my mental manifestation there? Or is it something else?

And to what Sister Squish said: Does that mean the Stone is basically the Fade, only a different incarnation of it? Like there is one template "unit" and its instances/incarnations differ from depending on races (Fade for humans and elves, Stone for dwarfs, maybe others)? Or do I misunderstand your "stone shape aka fade-shadow" (possibly because I misunderstand fade-shadow)?

 

It's ok! It is taking me a while to fully comprehend madrar's theories too, and I cannot claim that their clarity in my head is anywhere near that of their creator! Perhaps supplying the relevant post trail can help? 

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madrar's original theory on Tranquility, the Seeker's Right, and the Soul/Fade Shadow

 

> me attempting to summarise/understand

> me asking a bunch of pestering questions

> madrar kindly answering my questions on the subject of OGS souls

 

> me going full tin-foil hat and applying Lovecraft's "third substance" of being, the ka

> me expanding on ka

> me using ka to explain Blood Magic

 

>my most recent thought post

>madrars most recent thought post

 

I also just listened to the recording from PAX of the team discussing Solas - it makes me really happy to hear that Weekes had an uncontrollable urge to write him! 

[Ajna]

So I've got a new bug with the update, but not a bad one. At least in the Hissing Wastes along, all of the loot is being teleported under my feet whenever I kill something. x) It did it every so often before, but it's been every time this time around. Anyone else come across this?

 

I'm on PC and I have this happen A LOT, to me it's not a bug but a feature, I don't have to run around looking for it all!

[Armdin]

I also just listened to the recording from PAX of the team discussing Solas - it makes me really happy to hear that Weekes had an uncontrollable urge to write him! 

 

Just imagine if he didn't though...

 

Imagine...

 

In Weekes We Trust.

[dragondreamer]

So I've got a new bug with the update, but not a bad one. At least in the Hissing Wastes along, all of the loot is being teleported under my feet whenever I kill something. x) It did it every so often before, but it's been every time this time around. Anyone else come across this?

 

That already happens to me all the time all over the place.  Often when I idle, loot just magically appears at Quizzy's feet.  Herald powers.

[Elven_Glory]

How could anyone think this man is not good looking?

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Especially when he smiles.

Don't ask me. I don't experience physical attraction in the normal way. My perception of physical attraction is integrally linked with my perception of intelligence, so though I can tell whether someone is or isn't good looking, it doesn't really 'compute' until they speak. If that makes sense. I have no recollection of what I thought of Solas's physical appearance before he started talking, but I could tell pretty much immediately that he was exceedingly smart based on his phrasing, therefore, to me, attractive. If he had come across as a complete idiot, then I doubt his physical appearance would have elicited the same response.

[jellobell]

I also just listened to the recording from PAX of the team discussing Solas - it makes me really happy to hear that Weekes had an uncontrollable urge to write him! 

Which recording?

[nikki-tikki]

Getting my teeth pulled right now. Gunna be high as **** after. Fen'harel be with me!

[Sister Squish]

Which recording?

 

I listened to it on thedreadwolfroberts.tumblr.com

[RoyalRel]

Getting my teeth pulled right now. Gunna be high as **** after. Fen'harel be with me!

 

You too?! Got an appointment at the dentist in 2 days, to fix a filling and get an extraction. This is gonna be fun.

'

 

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Also finished this today ...Commission work of a Lavellan in the fade, stumbling across a memory of younger Solas.

I am so wasted, gonna crash like a sack of bricks in a few minutes.

 

 

[Prince of Keys]

Solavellan Hellspiraling - Seriously this is sad...but good?  Feel the pain I feel.  SFW - death(fair warning)

http://houndinghell....olas-x-lavellan

 

Augh, why do people keep having Solas say "ma vhenan." I can't trust a fic's characterization when they make such a basic mistake--Solas literally calls Lavellan "vhenan" at least three times*, plus more if you pester him constantly (when he's in the "hello"/"my heart"/"vhenan" cycle of greetings). He never once calls her "ma vhenan."

 

* Less depending on certain dialogue choices**, but he still never calls her "ma vhenan." 

 

**

1) "Ar lath ma, vhenan." (second romance scene)

2) "Don't concern yourself, vhenan. She is... apart from herself." (Sera banter, if you choose the angry response to her)

3) "Please, vhenan." (last romance scene, if Lavellan chooses the sad option)

 

I don't know if there are any other times, but I keep seeing the "ma vhenan" mistake everywhere and I don't know why. @_@

[Armdin]

Ah! Speaking of breakup scene, I'm almost there. I'm about to start the Temple of Mythas and I'm aware it happens some point after that, but when exactly? I'd like to get a save file ready so I can go over it again later (you know, when I fancy torturing myself). x)

 

But that aside, that's my gripe with a lot of fanfics. I suppose it's not technically wrong (I think it translates to "my heart" whereas vhenan alone is "heart", but it is inconsistant with what he does say, and it makes me grind my teeth in a weird way. x)

[Addai]

Getting my teeth pulled right now. Gunna be high as **** after. Fen'harel be with me!

While I was getting fitted for a night guard, I kept gagging until I started mentally running through a level in Dishonored. True story.
 

So I've got a new bug with the update, but not a bad one. At least in the Hissing Wastes along, all of the loot is being teleported under my feet whenever I kill something. x) It did it every so often before, but it's been every time this time around. Anyone else come across this?

That's always happened AFAIK- at least it's always done it with me, when an enemy dies far away from the PC. Very handy if they're off a ledge or something. Not so handy if you're standing on a rock and the loot materializes under your feet where you can't activate it. Not that I stand around on a rock shooting druffalo or anything.  

Augh, why do people keep having Solas say "ma vhenan." I can't trust a fic's characterization when they make such a basic mistake--Solas literally calls Lavellan "vhenan" at least three times*, plus more if you pester him constantly (when he's in the "hello"/"my heart"/"vhenan" cycle of greetings). He never once calls her "ma vhenan."

It's not a mistake- Merrill says this if Hawke falls in battle, and allegedly Solas does, too, though I've never heard it so can't verify.

[BoscoBread]

Augh, why do people keep having Solas say "ma vhenan." I can't trust a fic's characterization when they make such a basic mistake--Solas literally calls Lavellan "vhenan" at least three times*, plus more if you pester him constantly (when he's in the "hello"/"my heart"/"vhenan" cycle of greetings). He never once calls her "ma vhenan."

 

* Less depending on certain dialogue choices**, but he still never calls her "ma vhenan." 

 

**

1) "Ar lath ma, vhenan." (second romance scene)

2) "Don't concern yourself, vhenan. She is... apart from herself." (Sera banter, if you choose the angry response to her)

3) "Please, vhenan." (last romance scene, if Lavellan chooses the sad option)

 

I don't know if there are any other times, but I keep seeing the "ma vhenan" mistake everywhere and I don't know why. @_@

I agree - it's not my writing as an FYI.   It does make my brain go "huh" for a second but otherwise I don't get too bent out of shape over it. But to add to your complaint: Request to FF writers everywhere - can he not call he "vhenan" all the time? I mean she has a name. Feel free to use it.  Or not. It's not necessary to put an endearment at the end of every dam sentence.  WE GET IT. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. Christ.

 

ANYWHO -  yeah. I thought ma stood for "you".  And it looks like @Addai clarified - I think it's just BW hasn't really set down the rules to the language yet. It's still kind of...all over the place.  It doesn't irk me so much to the point I can't enjoy an otherwise lovely fic - there are other things like unironically using hahren/da'len - eww.  When I

see that I'm like "BYE!!!" and close the program.

 

HOW ABOUT COLE'S VA THOUGH! Too many conflicting feels about that one. 

[Uirebhiril]

I agree - it's not my writing as an FYI.   It does make my brain go "huh" for a second but otherwise I don't get too bent out of shape over it. But to add to your complaint: Request to FF writers everywhere - can he not call he "vhenan" all the time? I mean she has a name. Feel free to use it.  Or not. It's not necessary to put an endearment at the end of every dam sentence.  WE GET IT. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. Christ.

 

Well. It's certainly better than seeing him call her "da'len" all the time. He does that precisely once in the game, in what could be considered a formal context, and it suggests a child/parent or student/teacher sort of affection. It's not precisely the term a lot of people seem to think it is.

 

And I fail at reading comprehension because you mentioned this already. Ah well. I agree with you then.

[Addai]

"Ma" apparently means both you and me/my. IMO the phrase "ma vhenan" is adding emphasis. The example I used once was from Turkish- canim means "my soul" but "canim benim" is like, "my soul mine," and is a more poetic and emphatic phrase. Which is appropriate if you see your lover injured.