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Regarding confidence and artistic endeavors (or really any endeavor). Fake it until you make it. Or, pretend you are the Kanye West of your field: here, this might help. I also recommend listening to cheesy, training montage music, a la, Europe's "Final Countdown" before sitting down to anything intimidating. Air drumming is recommended but not required.
Fake it 'til you make it.
'd you. *cackles*
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My degree is in Psychology, but yes. My husband (still working on his business/economy degree) has already completed a book when I have not. I have somewhat of a self defeatist attitude because I am trying to tackle writing an entire series and I don't seem to be able to get much past the firs 20,000 words. It's very much a downward spiral. It's not easy to balance work, school, and child and write a novel on top of that, but that's just an excuse. I really need to get over myself and just do it.Wow! Brilliant words... I shall attempt to recall them when I'm feeling down! My husband is well on his way through writing his second fantasy novel... I should follow, after I was the one that did a bloody English degree!
He's an engineer!
But Welsh, so probably superior in every way...
This day needs to be over already.
My degree is in Psychology, but yes. My husband (still working on his business/economy degree) has already completed a book when I have not. I have somewhat of a self defeatist attitude because I am trying to tackle writing an entire series and I don't seem to be able to get much past the firs 20,000 words. It's very much a downward spiral. It's not easy to balance work, school, and child and write a novel on top of that, but that's just an excuse. I really need to get over myself and just do it.
Yay! We should probably hold hands and attempt this together... I don't even have the excuse of kids!
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Well, it is a wise dictum that bears repeating, or illustrating with football .gifs.
Well, it is a wise dictum that bears repeating, or illustrating with football .gifs.
Hahah! Good lord. I'm surprised anyone can take football seriously. :x
There is only (ice) hockey.
Totally on topic: I do not think Solas would be into sports at all.
Edit: Solas on Top
Spoiler
Well, it is a wise dictum that bears repeating, or illustrating with football .gifs.
I don't understand what just happened.
Could you...actually do that as a mage? o___O
Yup! I love Stonefist.
I didn't see anyone mention this. But in regards to the Celene/Briala/Gaspard question from earlier. If you don't do the war table mission (if you made Gaspard ruler)for peace talks between Fereldan and Orlais, Gaspard is going to invade Fereldan. If you do the mission he takes his army to Tevinter instead.
I have done one PT with Gaspard as ruler. But ugggh I don't think I'll be doing it again. As was said, it really is choosing between the lesser evil, because all 3 of them are terrible. (Sorry I forget who said that a few pages back.) I prefer Celene+Briala because it seems to be the most progress for Elves and mages. The fact that Gaspard will invade Fereldan if you didn't do a war table mission .... yeah forget that guy. I will also confirm that the only Solas disapproval I got with any decision had to do with letting Celene die.
Hahah! Good lord. I'm surprised anyone can take football seriously. :x
There is only (ice) hockey.
Totally on topic: I do not think Solas would be into sports at all.
I Love football. Love it.
Also, I think Solas (or Abelas) would fill out a football uniform very nicely. Those knee socks. Yes.
Shirts vs. Skins Ancient Elvhen football matches need to happen in some form. It is known.
I don't understand what just happened.
He's acting like he was hurt hoping for a penalty or something. They do this in Basketball too.
I Love football. Love it.
Also, I think Solas (or Abelas) would fill out a football uniform very nicely. Those knee socks. Yes.
Shirts vs. Skins Ancient Elvhen football matches need to happen in some form. It is known.
... If this could be a thing, I would totally start watching football.
Yes you can, lol.Could you...actually do that as a mage? o___O
He's acting like he was hurt hoping for a penalty or something. They do this in Basketball too.
Oh well. Hah. They do it in real football too, I just never seen it quite so...dramatic.
Edit: Solas on Top
Spoiler
Oh god, that grab though!
(even though the Steam chat sound popping up is a bit awkward, because I thought someone was talking to me on Steam, everytime I replayed it...)
Oh well. Hah. They do it in American football too, I just never seen it quite so...dramatic.
Fixed that for ya.
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Oh well. Hah. They do it in real football too, I just never seen it quite so...dramatic.
Hahaha yeah that was so over the top.
On the other hand, it can provide a nice alternative if you don't want to play a warrior, but also don't necessarily want to drag one of your warrior companions everywhere to tank for you.
My Lavellan is a mage and her favorite companions to take places are the rogues and fellow mages (sans Vivienne). I grew to really resent having to take Cassandra or Blackwall everywhere, and thus give them a companion slot I could have given to companions whose party banter/comments I really liked.
As for Rift Mage vs Knight-Enchanter, I couldn't make up my mind in the first playthrough, so picked no specialization. They both seemed to make sense story-wise. Lavellan could want to learn more about the glowing green mark, or want to learn a skill with elven roots (then learn it is indeed like the ancient Arcane Warriors). I didn't really like the idea of both Solas and Lavellan being Rift Mages for playstyle reasons though, because I liked the idea of each party member contributes in their own way. Since I need to tank but don't want to be a warrior, KE works.
Yeah, I like rolling with my warrior companions, but I have a lot more fun with a melee mage than simply playing vanilla mage or vanilla warrior. While everyone else was complaining about the horrors of a couple companions being bi, *this* was one of the things I missed in DA2. The melee staff was a good touch, but it wasn't the same. I like to alternate between long distance, and then zooming in there and going melee, depending on the situation and what I feel like. Do I feel like static cage and nuking them into oblivion without moving from this spot? Or do I static cage them, fade step swoop chill them, then destroy them with spirit blade? Or maybe I'll skip out on the static cage entirely and just have at them with my spells of choice with the occasional spirit blade when they get too close. That annoying demon trying to pop up under me again? Phase out and laugh as they land on my detonation--whoops. It's the best of both worlds. I still get to play mage, but I don't have to stay at a distance from the action.
The lore attached to KE is an added plus for an elven PC too.
Heh. I actually deviated a lot from the 'standard party setup'. Rolled with 4 mages for a long time, and we utterly destroyed everything. Don't really need a tank when you've got 4 rotating barriers.
And you don't need a rogue when you can do stuff like this:
How did...? Is that gif from a mod or something?
Really, I've wanted to do that so many times.
And yeah, four mage party is awesome until you hit a locked door. 
Fixed that for ya.
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And I'd like to point out that American Football actually clearly comes from Rugby. Which makes the fact Americans call it "football" even more inaccurate.
And Rugby is pretty cool.
No mods required for door punching with magic!
You can do it with a fireball too!
Or by using Exploding Arrow!
Really, anything that interacts with the environment can punch through doors.
I still haven't decided how I'll end the game as far as the ruler in Orlais situation goes. I don't think I want to go the perfect route. My Inquisitor is not really all that political. She can be clever at times, but she is far too brazen for Orlesian politics. Briala doesn't really present her case all that well in game, so I didn't feel like she'd feel overly inclined to go out of her way to ensure she ends up with a win.
At the moment, I think keeping Celene alive, turning over Gaspard, and ignoring Briala is the better route for my character. But I'm also curious to see what happens with Gaspard. /fingertent
He's acting like he was hurt hoping for a penalty or something. They do this in Basketball too.
May I introduce you all to the king of flops...
Now I wonder if Stonefist can be used to crack walls and destroy red lyrium...
No mods required for door punching with magic!
You can do it with a fireball too!
Or by using Exploding Arrow!
Really, anything that interacts with the environment can punch through doors.
I wish I could use Cassandra's "Riot Grrrrl" kick to get through any and all doorways/stone walls in Thedas.
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