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I think Alistair is the only one in DA where we actually know his birth date. It's not something Bioware feels the need to spell out.
I guess the LIs will tend to be older in this game because the PC is likely to be older. Particularly compared to the Warden
Yeah, I mean Sera seems the youngest (maybe), but everyone else is pretty much at least in their early 30s.
Varric is 40/41, depending on when DAI is set. He was born in 9:01.
Yea, you're right. It's mostly something I noticed in Kotor, Jade Empire, TOR and Mass Effect.
With Tor the averge is all over the place with Male and females. And in ME male and female LI are around the same age.
Garrus, Tali and Jack are the same age. Jacob and Ashely are the same age. Kadin and Mirada are the same age. Thane is the oldest males and Liara is the oldest female at over 100.
Correct! But I think the game isn't going to start any later than 9:41, if not earlier.
I don't even get what "looking and acting like being around 20" means. Do all people act the same at 20?
You can't even imagine your older self to prefer women around the same hypothetical age?
I totally can imagine my older Self prefer Women around that Age. But I AM not my older Self right now and I won't be it when Inquisition will be released. At least, not significantly older. And since it certainly is easier to roleplay Characters near one's own Age I do just that.
And, well, acting like around 20 is a very vague term which can't be defined because everyone is different and stuff, buuut... think Merrill. Think Alistair in DA:O. Even Morrigan in some weird twisted Way. Older People have had more World Weariness to them - but around 20 you typically just entered the "real adult life" and that has another Effect on your Mentality. Which I can better relate to, as I am currently in that Phase myself.
And looking - well - it's better to say "looking young". Merrill looks younger than Isabela. I like Merrill's Looks better than Isabela's.
For Example, in Relation to an above Post:
For my own Headcanon I will probably think Vivienne is more in her late Twenties since she has a rather age ambiguous (and stunning) Look.
In real life, age is a consideration (both older and younger) in how well I gel with people, just because I'm such a huge nerd and pop culture addict, that someone who knows nothing of that stuff isn't going to get me, while on the other hand, if I were romantically involved with someone who is just as invested in Sam and Cat's cancellation as my 11 year old son is, yeah, that would be awkward.
In a game though, eh, as long as I find the character interesting, age isn't a big deal. It might be interesting to make that an issue in a romance, but I doubt it will come up in DA:I.
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I totally can imagine my older Self prefer Women around that Age. But I AM not my older Self right now and I won't be it when Inquisition will be released. At least, not significantly older. And since it certainly is easier to roleplay Characters near one's own Age I do just that.
And, well, looking and acting like around 20 is a very vague term which can't be defined because everyone is different and stuff, buuut... think Merrill. Think Alistair in DA:O. Even Morrigan in some weird twisted Way. Older People have had more World Weariness to them - but around 20 you typically just entered the "real adult life" and that has another Effect on your Mentality. Which I can better relate to, as I am currently in that Phase myself.
Merrill has different life experiences than most characters in DA2, not less. I don't like when people say she acts like a child or "young." She was also easily in her mid to late 20s during the events of DA2.
I also know a lot of young people who are more "world weary" than I am at nearly 30.
I don't know, if you're looking for some coming-of-age romance narrative for the sake of being able to relate to it, Dragon Age hasn't really proven itself to be that kind of game series thus far. Alistair is the only one I can think of, and even then, not really????? I can't even think of a romance option where age even came up as a topic.
Of all the things I have difficulty RPing, age is not one of them. I've tried 3-4 times to role a female playthrough (and I'm really glad Bioware provides the option), but I've yet to actually finish one of them. I cannot for the life of me bring myself to play a straight character (if I'm playing a guy, I don't enjoy romancing women, and as much as I loved Alistair, I couldn't get more than 3 hours into the female playthrough I made to try romancing him).
But I feel like I could role a 20 year old or a 50 year old and romance someone of the equivalent age without any trouble (I'm 31 for reference, so maybe being somewhere in the middle of that range, helps?). I guess we all just have our own quirks.
Also DA:I might be the first game I successfully role a female inquisitor because I like Sera (and hopefully Vivienne??) enough to want to do a f/f playthrough just to romance one of them. 
(Edit: So long as DA:I isn't full of jerkwads constantly talking about how surprising/amazing it is that you're a woman and still capable of doing things! Joining the Grey Wardens, wielding a sword, etc. etc.)
Meh. To each his/her own. Some people like younger characters; some like older. I think, in general, people to tend to relate to characters that are around their own age (to an extent). I used to really be able to get into the JRPG "teens who save the world" stuff. Now? I couldn't be bothered. I just can't relate to young, naive teenager characters (it might be why I found Tali in the earlier ME games and Mission in KOTOR particularly annoying).
I think that it's good that there is a variety. There used to really just be the "teens who save the world" stuff, but it's much more diverse now. The younger folks on the board will appreciate us elderly, crotchety gamers when they reach our ripe old ages of (older than 30?) and have a long standing tradition of games with older protagonists in them. And we older folks have to remember how much we liked younger characters back when we were but whippersnappers.
There's room for all of us here. Although, Bioware tends to run with older casts in general. It might be why I like them so much now.
I'm a mere 19 years old, but I tend to aim towards mid to late 20s for my characters. I like them to be a little older, but not as old as Dave.
Liara is the oldest female at over 100.
Yet, she was considered a teenager by Asari's standard.
I'm a mere 19 years old, but I tend to aim towards mid to late 20s for my characters. I like them to be a little older, but not as old as Dave.
Respect your elders!
The way I see it, my Warden was fairly young and their LI options were also around that age so it fit. Hawke was at least early 20s but I've played mine as a range of ages even if we can get their exact age from canon (I forget the exact number). The Inquisitor can be older or younger, it seems, and I for one am looking forward to playing a more, shall we say, seasoned character right off. Not a leader, perhaps, but not one fresh from adolescence either. 
I don't personally mind the ages aspect, given that the setting certainly demonstrates it doesn't matter much in terms of who dates whom. And I know this is a "nobles" thing, but Arl Eamon and Isolde sure were a May/December pairing. 
Merrill has different life experiences than most characters in DA2, not less. I don't like when people say she acts like a child or "young." She was also easily in her mid to late 20s during the events of DA2.
I also know a lot of young people who are more "world weary" than I am at nearly 30.
I don't know, if you're looking for some coming-of-age romance narrative for the sake of being able to relate to it, Dragon Age hasn't really proven itself to be that kind of game series thus far. Alistair is the only one I can think of, and even then, not really?????
We then perceived those Characters differently. No need to get rude. I am not saying, what I say apllies to everyone of my Age or everyone with that kind of Perception. I just tried to explain what I meant in my Statement, which was rather ambiguously formulated.
Here my Explanation for why I (unlike you) perceived Merrill, as an Example, to have a Mentality I can really relate to and thus perceived her to be around my Age. You might have a different Opinion, but please remember that our Perspectives are different ones.
Merrill leaves her Clan behind in her first Appereance in DA2. For me that mirrors someone leaving their Parents and moving out from Home. She appears to be very lost in her new World, Kirkwall, and still relies on Guidance from others to really get along in this new Environment - these others are Hawke and Varric in her Case. She also left her Clan and especially her Keeper (who seems to take basically the Role of a Mother) on bad Terms, after a huge Argument, mirroring the Differences Teenagers have with their Parents. which can sometimes escalate the same Way. Over the Course of the Game, Merrill seems to mature slowly but due to the Problems with her Clan (Family, basically) she never quite arrives in her new Life and always seeks to prove her Worth to them - just like many Teenagers or young Adults, who have Differences with their Parents, seek to prove themselves. In the End, Merrill's Story sadly doesn't have a happy End, if we follow that Analogy, but she shows, that she has always loved and cared for her motherly Figure, Marethari, who reciprocates this Feeling. After that, though, she matures even more - Hawke's Stance towards her defines, if she gives up on her personal Dreams or keeps chasing them, just like young Adults come to a Point in Life, where they have to decide if they keep chasing their Dreams or go a safer Way.
I hope you can see, why I may have perceived Merrill's Arc as something of a "Coming-of-Age" Story I can easily relate to and can sympathize with. And, yes, while I do not restrict myself to such Romances, I liked Merrill's (Friendship) Romance best of all Romances BioWare has had so far. I But also liked Leliana's Path, which was completely different - but a Thing I liked about both of them (and Alistair as well) was their idealistic and somewhat naive Worldview and I hope, we will have at least one Love Interest amongst our Companions, who still has this Optimism.
Patrick Weekes confirmed that Solas is early to mid 40s... so 43ish?
I'm a mere 19 years old, but I tend to aim towards mid to late 20s for my characters. I like them to be a little older, but not as old as Dave.
Same. I'm 17 and my characters seem to end up in their 30s. I like them older, what can I say? I have been called an old soul on occasion irl... on here I seem to actually act my age every now and then. odd.
All my characters excluding my Warden because the warden just seems younger from a story standpoint.
So whats the biggest age difference everyone here would be willing to accept between your PC and their LI?
I'm in my early 20s and like to role play characters around my age but I'm very attracted to Blackwall who I've seen being guessed as to being in his late 40s early 50s and I'd be just fine putting my younger PCs with him.
Respect your elders!
Hey, I'm 21 and deeply looking forward to joining the Legion of Bitter Olds! ;P
You know it's all fine and dandy not to make Varric a love interest (still holding out hope) but then they shouldn't have made him that hot.
Tis not fair!
Yeah you tell me Varric, how am I supposed to get any work done?
Yet, she was considered a teenager by Asari's standard.
So, are we taliking about actual age or mental age. If we go by mental age alot of characters are going to take a hit.
I'll be 25 next month but I actually prefer older guys. Like 30-40.
So most of the LIs being a bit older is just fine with me. :')
I have no problem with older love interests. I'm 30, but I'd take 60+ year old Jeremy Irons anywhere, anytime. Video game characters, especially in games of this nature, also have the added benefit of (normally) looking in peak condition for their age. Blackwall looks into his 50s to me but obviously has kept very good shape.
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