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[BoscoBread]

 

 

 

Totally possible, I guess it's me hoping that Solas would have at least tried the peaceful route first! 

 

My Dragon Age confession is that I cannot wait to visit Tevinter because omg the fashion 

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 top three: concept art, bottom source: romans-art.tumblr.com

 

Also I favour killing the Chargers over not having the Qunari alliance, sorry bull  

 

I would go to Tevinter in a heart-beat.  I really really hope DA4 takes place there. I need this.  Not a bro-y game in Ancient Rome.  A decent RPG taking place in Ancient Rome where you are just reveling in the excess that was Rome.

[nikki-tikki]

Solas seems like a perfectly nice guy, the dude just has a looooot of baggage and responsibility on his shoulders. But I'm not talking about just appeal, I mean quality of an in game romance. I mean, Josephine I could see how someone might find more appealing appearance wise than Cass, or if your type is a woman that's more girly or feminine. But her romance, no offense to anyone that likes her, is just lacking in substance compared to Solas, Dorian and Cassandra's. I get that this is opinion, but I feel pretty safe in that statement.

 

Cass' romance is SO CUTE. I finished it on my male lavellan. I died. Was good Therapy for my lack of Solas' closure...

[Colonelkillabee]

I would go to Tevinter in a heart-beat.  I really really hope DA4 takes place there. I need this.  Not a bro-y game in Ancient Rome.  A decent RPG taking place in Ancient Rome where you are just reveling in the excess that was Rome.

Normally I would hate hate hate this...

 

BUT, I don't. Why? Because unlike Ancient Rome, Tevinter doesn't put the rome in romanticized. They are assholes and they really don't do much to deny that. They kinda do.... but not really, lol. They don't walk around pretending to be honorable or some ****, and everyone in Thedas knows they're pricks.

 

Orlais is the empire that reminds me of rome more than anything, not at all because of culture, but because of that BS where their chevaliers pretend to be honorable and these idgits actually believe it.

[Colonelkillabee]

Cass' romance is SO CUTE. I finished it on my male lavellan. I died. Was good Therapy for my lack of Solas' closure...

Glad you liked it What did you do on the divine issue?

[Sable Rhapsody]

My Dragon Age confession is that I cannot wait to visit Tevinter because omg the fashion 

 

After talking to Dorian and Calpernia, I can't wait for Tevinter either.  Mostly Calpernia.  She is an amazing goddess of wonderful badassery, and if by some random unlikely chance I get her as a party member in a future game, I will be all the squees.

 

Spoiler for a fan-done Calpernia tarot card:

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source: http://gerryarthur.deviantart.com/

[nikki-tikki]

Glad you liked it What did you do on the divine issue?

 

Vivienne for Divine, only because Lelianna is a TERRIBLE divine and I couldn't let Cass do it...my M!Lavellan gives zero fucks about the future of Thedas. He's pretty selfish in that regard lol. 

[Caddius]

I would go to Tevinter in a heart-beat.  I really really hope DA4 takes place there. I need this.  Not a bro-y game in Ancient Rome.  A decent RPG taking place in Ancient Rome where you are just reveling in the excess that was Rome.

I would kill for a decent Rome RPG game. 

...Kill all the Carthaginians, I mean.  I would never dream of actual...violence. 

Likewise for DA4 being set in Tevinter and Seheron, with maybe Weisshaupt, Kal-Sharok, and Qunandar as standalone city zones.     

[Colonelkillabee]

Vivienne for Divine, only because Lelianna is a TERRIBLE divine and I couldn't let Cass do it...my M!Lavellan gives zero fucks about the future of Thedas. He's pretty selfish in that regard lol. 

strongly agree on the underlined bit, and that was how my first run went as well.

[BoscoBread]

Normally I would hate hate hate this...

 

BUT, I don't. Why? Because unlike Ancient Rome, Tevinter doesn't put the rome in romanticized. They are assholes and they really don't do much to deny that. They kinda do.... but not really, lol. They don't walk around pretending to be honorable or some ****, and everyone in Thedas knows they're pricks.

 

Orlais is the empire that reminds me of rome more than anything, not at all because of culture, but because of that BS where their chevaliers pretend to be honorable and these idgits actually believe it.

Oh...I have never gotten the view that rome was all about "honor".  That really actually doesn't fit with their culture and ideals all that well.  We get an incredibly romanticized view of it through 17-19th century scholars because they were coloring them with their own Christian ideals.   Romans were ****** ruthless. Or totally insane and inept. 

[BoscoBread]

After talking to Dorian and Calpernia, I can't wait for Tevinter either.  Mostly Calpernia.  She is an amazing goddess of wonderful badassery, and if by some random unlikely chance I get her as a party member in a future game, I will be all the squees.

 

Spoiler for a fan-done Calpernia tarot card:

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source: http://gerryarthur.deviantart.com/

Ok so I really need to get hopping on my Dorian-mance playthrough. I want to recruit the Templars because this lady.

[BoscoBread]

Double post - whoops - uhh...here's this Solas and Dorian

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[flabbadence]

 

 

 

Totally possible, I guess it's me hoping that Solas would have at least tried the peaceful route first! 

 

My Dragon Age confession is that I cannot wait to visit Tevinter because omg the fashion 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 top three: concept art, bottom source: romans-art.tumblr.com

 

Also I favour killing the Chargers over not having the Qunari alliance, sorry bull  

 

 

After DA2, having romanced Fenris, my gut reaction to Tevinter became "BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND". But now, thanks to Dorian and Calpernia's perspectives, I'm actually really looking forward to it. Potentially getting to lead a nationwide slave rebellion while wearing Tevinter fashion sure helps.

[Colonelkillabee]

Romans were ****** ruthless. Or totally insane and inept. 

SHHHH! You'll upset the fanboys, lol. Obviously they expanded with love and understanding.

[nikki-tikki]

strongly agree on the underlined bit, and that was how my first run went as well.

 

I had the misfortune of having a hardened Lelianna for divine for my initial playthrough...don't really know how that came to be since I made it VERY clear to her I didn't want her to be divine.

[Caddius]

Oh...I have never gotten the view that rome was all about "honor".  That really actually doesn't fit with their culture and ideals all that well.  We get an incredibly romanticized view of it through 17-19th century scholars because they were coloring them with their own Christian ideals.   Romans were ****** ruthless. Or totally insane and inept. 

Romans were all about dignitas, not honor. They fought dirty and were proud of it.

[nikki-tikki]

After DA2, having romanced Fenris, my gut reaction to Tevinter became "BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND". But now, thanks to Dorian and Calpernia's perspectives, I'm actually really looking forward to it. The potential of getting to play as a PC leading a nationwide slave rebellion and the fashion sure helps.

 

I'd still burn it to the ground. Then let Dorian rebuild it. 

[Aimee Wolv]

 

 

 

Totally possible, I guess it's me hoping that Solas would have at least tried the peaceful route first! 

 

My Dragon Age confession is that I cannot wait to visit Tevinter because omg the fashion 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 top three: concept art, bottom source: romans-art.tumblr.com

 

Also I favour killing the Chargers over not having the Qunari alliance, sorry bull  

 

I would absolutely adore to go to Tevinter, I've been pining for it since Origins.

[Colonelkillabee]

I had the misfortune of having a hardened Lelianna for divine for my initial playthrough...don't really know how that came to be since I made it VERY clear to her I didn't want her to be divine.

I actually tried to make Cass Divine, but Viv was the divine for that first run. That was fine with me though.

[Caddius]

SHHHH! You'll upset the fanboys, lol. Obviously they expanded with love and understanding.

Where are these Roman fanboys?  I've never met their like. I've met many an irritating jackwagon that insisted that Romans couldn't ever ever be beat ever, and that barbarians were smelly and stupid and fought stupid, too.

*sigh*

Most of the non-idiot Roman fanboys I know quite gleefully go over Rome's greatest defeats. *shrug* But I guess I tend to try to forget about the ones who overly-idealize or dismiss the past in general.

[flabbadence]

I'd still burn it to the ground. Then let Dorian rebuild it. 

 

You'll have to burn Dorian along with it though. He's pretty patriotic.

[flabbadence]

Double post - whoops - uhh...here's this Solas and Dorian

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I don't...

 

What is this gloriousness?

[Colonelkillabee]

Where are these Roman fanboys?  I've never met their like. I've met many an irritating jackwagon that insisted that Romans couldn't ever ever be beat ever, and that barbarians were smelly and stupid and fought stupid, too.

*sigh*

Most of the non-idiot Roman fanboys I know quite gleefully go over Rome's greatest defeats. *shrug* But I guess I tend to try to forget about the ones who overly-idealize or dismiss the past in general.

Go to Bethesda's forums. They congregate over there, lol. A friend of mine from there's the biggest roman fanboy I know. He was watching Spartacus lately and couldn't just watch that ridiculous show without commenting that the gladiators there were also dicks. Because he tends to play and watch things that shows them as these white knight warriors that can do no wrong and are champions of democracy, justice, morality and blah blah blah.

 

In his defense, american media does this a lot.

[Sable Rhapsody]

Ok so I really need to get hopping on my Dorian-mance playthrough. I want to recruit the Templars because this lady.

 

I'm going to gush for a bit about Calpernia here.

 

TBH I thought DA:I's supporting NPCs compared to the two previous games.  The companions and major NPCs were great, don't get me wrong.  But I just don't remember the more minor NPCs in DA:I like I remember Hubert the ******* merchant, or Jethann, or Wade and Herren.  The NPCs in DA:I are more thinly drawn, even relatively important characters like Celene.

 

Except Calpernia.  I'm having such a hard time playing through Samson's story because I just can't help but compare it to hers.  She's one of those delightful characters who starts out full of contradictions that pique my interest.  A Venatori who frees slaves, yet she willingly serves Corypheus.  And all those contradictions start making sense as little pieces of her character come through over the course of her quest.  By the time I actually met her at the Well of Sorrows, I remember thinking, "Please, game, don't make me kill this amazing woman."  And then I had the opportunity to talk to her and let her go, and I was so happy.  She's just the best.  Even Patrick Weekes talked about her a little in his podcast interview, how the writing team fell in love with her.  It really shows.

[RogueBait]

Hi fellow Solas fans!

 

I've been lurking in this thread since Inquisition's release, when I, like many of you, found myself inexplicably attracted to the smooth pajama elf, and decided it was about time I joined the fun. I'd gone into the game without a clear idea of who I might romance, initially thinking it would probably be Cullen, and then Solas chuckled and grabbed Lavellan's hand and I barfed insta-love all over the screen romanced him and am ruined forever.

 

Currently nearing the end of my second play through with the same Lavellan, survived the scene again, cried tears again, reflected on what has become of my life and felt silly and sad again. Someone hold me.

 

Aaand, this is my first time posting on a fan forum, and it is all because of Solas. He is a ridiculously interesting character, even without the romance--my favourite Bioware character thus far, in fact--and with the romance, it makes my little brain (and heart) explode. Nice job, writers and GDL and artists. You fucked us all up, in the best way.

 

So! To cope, I uh... wrote some porn: http://archiveofouro...g/works/3311804

 

First time for that, too. And I am judging myself, because WHAT HAVE I BECOME, but I feel like if anyone will understand, it'll be you guys. My husband thinks I've lost my mind. u_u

 

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts and have been trying to catch up for ages, but have kinda given up on that. But you guys are lovely! Keeping posting amazing theories and fan arts and fics and hilarity and chatter. I cannot wait to see what Bioware does (with Solas) next. Especially if it's a wolf hunt.

[BoscoBread]

Go to Bethesda's forums. They congregate over there, lol. A friend of mine from there's the biggest roman fanboy I know. He was watching Spartacus lately and couldn't just watch that ridiculous show without commenting that the gladiators there were also dicks. Because he tends to play and watch things that shows them as these white knight warriors that can do no wrong and are champions of democracy, justice, morality and blah blah blah.

 

In his defense, american media does this a lot.

There it is.  Imperial fanboys as well, I presume.  I love that Rome was a glorious mess.  All empires were in their own way. It's what makes them fascinating.