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[wowsuper]

 

 
Solas Is clearly casting a fire spell and probably his staff is glowing accordingly.

[Kage]

Well, Iron Bull also used Smite from Templar spec in the demo where he was in a choking point, just before spinning to win.

But he is not the templar, that was surely just an ability they gave him for demo purposes.

 

I think Solas is the Rift Mage, Vivienne the KE, and that screenshot is NOT showing a summoned blade, just a lucky screenshot of an animation of Solas casting a spell.

[PillarBiter]

Well, Iron Bull also used Smite from Templar spec in the demo where he was in a choking point, just before spinning to win.

But he is not the templar, that was surely just an ability they gave him for demo purposes.

 

I think Solas is the Rift Mage, Vivienne the KE, and that screenshot is NOT showing a summoned blade, just a lucky screenshot of an animation of Solas casting a spell.

 

Which got me thinking... Devs are such luck bastards, they can create a character with any ability they want through programming

 

A knight enchanter with 2-hander reaver abilities... dear god, run awaayy!

[mikeymoonshine]

Well, Iron Bull also used Smite from Templar spec in the demo where he was in a choking point, just before spinning to win.

But he is not the templar, that was surely just an ability they gave him for demo purposes.

 

I think Solas is the Rift Mage, Vivienne the KE, and that screenshot is NOT showing a summoned blade, just a lucky screenshot of an animation of Solas casting a spell.

 

I forgot about that (again) makes me think it even more likely that he was just using them to tease the specs. 

[Mornmagor]

If Vivienne is the KE, then it might explain the stupid hat she wears. She probably hopes it will distract the enemies up close while she tries to melee

 

Joking aside, if a companion is a KE, then it's probably Vivienne. Although i don't really imagine someone like Vivienne leading a charge in the first line, but whatever

[PillarBiter]

Vivienne is actually a qunari with tons of makeup. The hat covers the horns. That's why she is so skilled at knight enchanting. Confirmed by Devs. >_> >_<

[themageguy]

Rift Mage

These mages draw upon the force of the Fade, either pulling matter from the Fade to attack or twisting the Veil itself into a weapon to stagger or crush their enemies.


You know, this spec sounds like it would have spells that could expand on stonefist. For example the animation in origins (and inquisition it seems) has them magically conjuring the stone, rather than it ripping from the ground like in dragon age 2.

I wonder if a rift mage could create boulders and rain them from out the fade. Or teleport them into the fade to be battered by the forces, then put them back in thedas.

[Adhin]

Would be, also kinda reminds me of force mage. Either case I hope it involves general stuff like that as a whole.

[Adhin]

Yeah that sounds pretty definitive to them being identical and that means Varric is definitely an artificer which fits. So, then... who lights them selves on fire with potions, Sera or Cole? Which... then makes the other an assassin. Assassin kinda makes more sense for Cole. Is sera crazy enough to light her self on fire with potions? Is that something Cole would even think of? I have no freakin' idea.

[andar91]

Yeah that sounds pretty definitive to them being identical and that means Varric is definitely an artificer which fits. So, then... who lights them selves on fire with potions, Sera or Cole? Which... then makes the other an assassin. Assassin kinda makes more sense for Cole. Is sera crazy enough to light her self on fire with potions? Is that something Cole would even think of? I have no freakin' idea.

 

In the Combat Video Preview, potion icons with elemental symbols are in Sera's active abilities. Basically, I'm almost positive it'll be this:

 

Iron Bull: Reaver (Seems to fit, he's very violent)

Cassandra: Templar (Duh)

Blackwall: Champion (Also seems to fit)

 

Sera: Tempest (we've seen the icons and also your reasoning)

Cole: Assassin (It's kind of his thing)

Varric: Artificer (nothing in his character except perhaps race, but we know he gets that teleport pad thingy which is a gadget)

 

Vivienne: Knight Enchanter (mentions of her wearing armor in her cosplay description, also Circle Mage and process of elimination)

Dorian: Necromancer (David Gaider mentioned it in his character profile in the News section of the site)

Solas: Rift Mage (He does Fade things and nothing else would fit)

[andar91]

Oops, double post. I hang my head in shame. 

[Kage]

Sera is the tempest, we saw tempest abilities mapped on her, just read this thread.

It is a pity, I hoped for some variations for companions specializations...

[Adhin]

Snazzy on Sera being Tempest I like that, wonder how that plays with an Archer. As far as Cassandra being a Templar that... I guess makes sense except it's not part of her backstory so I wonder if they get there specializations 'later' in the game or if they have them from the outset. With her background I think it makes sense for her to be a Champion but... well we don't know jack about Blackwall so it just seems like Champion also fits. I'm sure they'll come up with something that makes sense for Cassandra to be a Templar (or blackwall on the off chance hes a templar trained). But past story stuff Cassandra wasn't a Templar from my understanding (like, at all, 0 training what so ever by DA2 time).

 

-edit-

I guess, what im getting at is - what do we know about Blackwall?

[Hyperion]

Btw, that is one nice looking staff… *drools… I shall rename it: The Gorgeous Scepter of Gorgeousness! “Dissolving Resolute”?  It’s just pretentious and makes no freakin' sense.

I'm definetely super stoked to name weapons, i loved naming enchanted weapons in skyrim. It was always fun to name maces and mauls things like "happiness" and "kindness" so that you could beat your foes to death with kindness. I plan to do similar stuff in this game for sure .

 

On the whole "dissolving resolute" thing, those are almost certainly the names for the stat modifiers on the staff, the "dissolving" bit probably has to do with extra barrier damage, and the resolute part probably provides the +Constitution and +Willpower bonuses.

 

I'm not sure where the "+10% damage if not being hit for five seconds thing comes from, but methinks that it is probably just a property of scepters in general, which I really like. I hope that all weapon types have specific modifiers like that to make them unique, so that there's actually a difference between different types of weapons in the same class as opposed to say, swords, axes and maces all being basically the same in DA2.

[andar91]

Snazzy on Sera being Tempest I like that, wonder how that plays with an Archer. As far as Cassandra being a Templar that... I guess makes sense except it's not part of her backstory so I wonder if they get there specializations 'later' in the game or if they have them from the outset. With her background I think it makes sense for her to be a Champion but... well we don't know jack about Blackwall so it just seems like Champion also fits. I'm sure they'll come up with something that makes sense for Cassandra to be a Templar (or blackwall on the off chance hes a templar trained). But past story stuff Cassandra wasn't a Templar from my understanding (like, at all, 0 training what so ever by DA2 time).

 

-edit-

I guess, what im getting at is - what do we know about Blackwall?

 

I don't think Templar is much of a stretch for Cassandra: the Seekers are heavily affiliated with the Chantry...to be honest, I thought they were uber-Templars. I looked it up, and yeah, they aren't technically templars, but still. Probably lots of crossover. Like a normal cop that joins internal affairs or something. They still have cop knowledge even if they're in charge of investigating cops instead of enforcing laws with the civilian population.

[eyezonlyii]

I don't think Cassandra is the Templar, if so, why would she be a Seeker? Isn't it their job to oversee the Templars? That's a severe conflict of interest.

[Adhin]

Yeah they're not though, Leliana is one as well. Templars is a side order who just exists to deal with mages. 'Some' templars become Seeker's but Cassandra has 'never' been one. Ever, there hasn't been a single point in all the story stuff involving her where she has been one. I'm not saying it doesn't 'fit' I'm just saying I hope we learn why she decided to get the training she never had even up to DA2.

 

That is my only point, not that it doesn't make sense for a Seeker to of been a Templar prior (it happens) but that Cassandra hasn't been one. If she is in one DAI, it's probably cause she learned it due to the conflict and figured 'well I could really use that right now'. Blackwall we don't know jack about, he could also be it, but his description we have heard screams Champion. But you know what? So does Cassandra's description, Seeker is the only reason people assume Templar.

[MattH]

I don't think Cassandra is the Templar, if so, why would she be a Seeker? Isn't it their job to oversee the Templars? That's a severe conflict of interest.

According to the DA Wiki, there job is to root out corruption and protect the chantry from external and internal threats, also being involved in hunting particularly powerful or evasive maleficarum and apostates. They were originally founded to eradicate dark magics after the First Blight. It'd make sense for them to undergo templar training to be able to handle rogue mages.

 

Of course Cass could easily be a Champion if Blackwall has a history of being a templar...

[mikeymoonshine]

If I am remembering correctly, a lot of Seekers are recruited from the Templar order. Cassandra wasn't a Templar but I guess she could still have been taught Templar abilities. They are expected to hunt rogue mages sometimes so those skills would come in handy. 

[MattH]

If I am remembering correctly, a lot of Seekers are recruited from the Templar order. Cassandra wasn't a Templar but I guess she could still have been taught Templar abilities. They are expected to hunt rogue mages sometimes so those skills would come in handy. 

This is correct, they're usually chosen from Templar Elite.

Cassandra could have easily trained in those abilities in the time between Dawn of The Seeker and DAI. 

[andar91]

I might add that when I say Templar, that extends to Templar abilities. Alistair is not technically a templar but can use those abilities. Theoretically, a Seeker that is not part of the Templar Order could still learn Templar techniques.

[Adhin]

Plot Twist - Iron Bull is a Templar, as part of an exchange student program. Blackwalls a Reaver to show his absurd need to protect people twisting his ideals, and Cassandra is the champion, cause its Cass.