Is this about Blood Magic going back to being morally ambiguous and not just pure evil?
In my point of vue, since the moral aspect of blood magic is blurry, maybe it's more safe and practical to focus on the level of actual dangerousness that the utilisation of this type of magic could bring instead of spend to much time in a subjective moral debat.
I have WoT in front of me, and unless I'm missing something somewhere else in the text, blood magic is not described as inherently evil in WoT. It *does* call those who turn to it "the rebellious or evil few" (pg 89); however that describes the person, not the magic. (I am NOT trying to get into yet another moral debate about blood magic, I'm just relaying what it says here). It otherwise briefly discusses its origin, what it makes possible, its risks, and its decriminalization by the Chantry. (pg 108-109)
The information in WoT appears to complement the information Mr. Gaider gives in the interview, not contradict it. If a developer at another time did in fact refer to it as inherently evil, well, that is a matter of interpretation, and different developers having different interpretations doesn't bother me, personally. I think its rather interesting actually.
World of Thedas also presents some characteristics we were previously unware of; such as how the stronger the pain or more violent the death, the more powerful blood magic will be and how it makes those who use it more susceptible to possession; and that can be considered to be "dark" but it didn't specifically state that blood magic is evil.
Red lyrium is not 'more powerful' than blue lyrium. It's something different.
Until I see an army of blue lyrium statues and sith lightning, I beg to differ!
My reading of that is it wasn't just the red lyrium that did it to Meredith, that there must have been something done to the statue (curse?) to corrupt Meredith and Bartrand.
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Thank you for this.
Personally, Im disappointed that the humans won't be from Fereldan, but at least things will be interesting.
My reading of that is it wasn't just the red lyrium that did it to Meredith, that there must have been something done to the statue (curse?) to corrupt Meredith and Bartrand.
Yeah I think the idol is some sort of weaponized red lyrium.
The Inquisition is dealing with weaponized red lyrium. Maybe in it's raw form it might be different than blue lyrium, but that doesn't mean it's inherently bad/sinister.
Bad memory?Right? I don't recall David's voice being half as sexy before DA 2.
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World of Thedas also presents some characteristics we were previously unware of; such as how the stronger the pain or more violent the death, the more powerful blood magic will be and how it makes those who use it more susceptible to possession; and that can be considered to be "dark" but it didn't specifically state that blood magic is evil.
Indeed--if anyone says that blood magic is "inherently evil", that would be an opinion.
A lot of DA's lore is presented with bias, and we like it that way, but I'm uncertain where the idea comes from that the writers aren't on the same page.
Lady Insanity's a great interviewer. I love that if David is humming about answering her question she'll rephrase it for him so that she still gets an answer that he can be comfortable with.
It was also quite a pleasure to be interviewed by someone who clearly knew her lore.
Right? I don't recall David's voice being half as sexy before DA 2.
Someone tweeted this at me, too. I suspect Ashe must have altered the audio or something.
Well, not really, but gosh. 
Now I'll have to go listen to it
Modifié par David Gaider, 15 juillet 2014 - 04:12 .
Someone tweeted this at me, too. I suspect Ashe must have altered the audio or something.
Well, not really, but gosh.
Now I'll have to go listen to it
No no.
Your voice is great. I could listen to you talk for hours ... about Dragon Age that is lol
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He compared it to kryptonite, which is not inherently sinister, but is rather bad for Superman.
Blue lyrium is already incredibly dangerous to handle or be around. We're told that just a bit in your bloodstream can destroy your mind. Mages can't work with it because it's too volatile. Tranquil seem to be the only ones who can safely enchant weapons and armor.
I suspect that red lyrium is just as bad, but in a different way.
This does make me wonder who might be able to handle it safely, and what useful applications there are. It's a bit disingenous to say something's not necessarily sinister if all we see are the bad sides. Merrill/any blood mage PC that was 'hahahaHA EVIL' made a decent case for blood magic, but red lyrium we've yet to see. Blue lyrium has clearly useful/benign applications.
Very good interview. Thanks to the OP for posting it.
Indeed--if anyone says that blood magic is "inherently evil", that would be an opinion.
A lot of DA's lore is presented with bias, and we like it that way, but I'm uncertain where the idea comes from that the writers aren't on the same page.
Still, I would call any form of magic that works better if you torture someone to death to power it is pretty "dark"
I've always considered blood magic to be, while not inherently evil, to be a very dark grey power. Inherently seductive in both what it can accomplish and in how it works. It strikes me as the top of a very slippery slope that can all too easily lead to seeing the lives of others as merely batteries to power your magic.
This does make me wonder who might be able to handle it safely, and what useful applications there are. It's a bit disingenous to say something's not necessarily sinister if all we see are the bad sides. Merrill/any blood mage PC that was 'hahahaHA EVIL' made a decent case for blood magic, but red lyrium we've yet to see. Blue lyrium has clearly useful/benign applications.
Well, there are examples of people going nuts on lyrium as well. And WoT I think indicates long term use can cause physical mutations as well. But these only seem to come from overexposure or long-term use of it. Red lyrium's side effects seem to work dramatically faster, is far more potent and seems to work differently from standard lyrium (seems to be a different kind of crazy).
Blue lyrium has clearly useful/benign applications.
Like explosives and bombs.
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Well, there are examples of people going nuts on lyrium as well. And WoT I think indicates long term use can cause physical mutations as well. But these only seem to come from overexposure or long-term use of it. Red lyrium's side effects seem to work dramatically faster, is far more potent and seems to work differently from standard lyrium (seems to be a different kind of crazy).
Processed blue lyrium is slower to take effect. Unprocessed blue lyrium one-shot kill mage if they touch it.
I think the red lyrium in DA2 was not processed.
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