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[Pateu]

In her death, not her murder.

 

If you know someone is a criminal and you don't report him because it's convenient for you ( not because he threatens you ) and he kills someone you're pretty much an accomplice.

[Allan Schumacher]

I'm merely saying I have no problem with 1 in 5.

 

If 1 in 5 doesn't really bother you, then my inquiry is probably less applicable to you (it was a general question to the thread).

 

 

So for the thread, why is 1 in 5 too common?

[andy6915]

If 1 in 5 doesn't really bother you, then my inquiry is probably less applicable to you (it was a general question to the thread).

 

 

So for the thread, why is 1 in 5 too common?

 

Yeah. That was why I was annoyed when I felt you was just trying to argue, while I was just making a general statement.

[Rawgrim]

If you know someone is a criminal and you don't report him because it's convenient for you ( not because he threatens you ) and he kills someone you're pretty much an accomplice.

 

Him doing that actually showed that Meredith was right. He did conceal dangerous blood-mages.

[leaguer of one]

But the other 200 that roams the streets wern't important.

That was in act 3. And that was only because Meradith was putting too much pressure on the mages.

[leaguer of one]

If you know someone is a criminal and you don't report him because it's convenient for you ( not because he threatens you ) and he kills someone you're pretty much an accomplice.

He did not do it out of a convenience of himself but of the mages in the circle. But I'm not saying he was not wrong.

[themikefest]

Because it would still go back to the templers.  The issue was about not having the templars find out about this blood mage. The guard has to report it to the templers no matter what.

Then he's an accessory to Quentin's crimes.

[Rawgrim]

That was in act 3.

 

So not telling anyone about the serial killer didn't keep the blood mage population down, then.

 

Plenty in act 2 as well, though.

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

Just popping in here before I turn off the lights:

Please try to keep this discussion on topic, or it'll get locked.

This thread is about having females as enemies. It is not about the Orsino and Meredith debate.

[andy6915]

Just popping in here before I turn off the lights:

Please try to keep this discussion on topic, or it'll get locked.

This thread is about having females as enemies. It is not about the Orsino and Meredith debate.

 

You know, yeah. Not another mage-templar debate derail, I'm sick of that happening.

[leaguer of one]

So not telling anyone about the serial killer didn't keep the blood mage population down, then.

 

Plenty in act 2 as well, though.

Not that very much. The majority were in act 3. Very little mages fights are in act 2.

[leaguer of one]

Then he's an accessory to Quentin's crimes.

I'm not saying he has no fault in this. His inaction cause the death of many for the sake of the people he was to protect. That just does not make him the villain of the story. His action of not reporting Quinten had no action to pushing Meradith over the edge. Heck, Anders and Elthina are more at fault for that but that's another discussion.

[Allan Schumacher]

Not sure what Cullen and blood mages has to do with the topic.

[Andraste_Reborn]

Not sure what Cullen and blood mages has to do with the topic.

 

Those damn blood mages get everywhere.

[leaguer of one]

Not sure what Cullen and blood mages has to do with the topic.

Well you see, Cullen is secretly a woman and a blood mage.

 

My source is my tin foil hat.

[Mirdarion]

Gut feelings. I'm merely saying I have no problem with 1 in 5. Hell, 50/50 split between sexes would only bug me because that wasn't the ratio of past DA and would feel like a contradiction in lore. I don't mind women in fighting roles in DA at all, and I've done more female Wardens and Hawke's than male ones.

 

Actually the lore states that women are equally represented. At least it did say that in the first game. And you were fighting a rather large amount of females in Origins too, unless you were fighting darkspawn.

[Rawgrim]

Hmm. Female regular darkspawn...is that possible?

[andy6915]

Actually the lore states that women are equally represented. At least it did say that in the first game. And you were fighting a rather large amount of females in Origins too, unless you were fighting darkspawn.

 

Looking at Ostagar, it seemed to be a 25%/30% female ratio.

[Maria Caliban]

Hmm. Female regular darkspawn...is that possible?

Newp.

[Allan Schumacher]

Looking at Ostagar, it seemed to be a 25%/30% female ratio.

 

This certainly frames the OP's request in a different light.  Thank you.

[drake heath]

Hmm. Female regular darkspawn...is that possible?

No, all darkspawn are male (if that's the right term, I don't think they have reproductive organs, or do they?).

[Pateu]

Him doing that actually showed that Meredith was right. He did conceal dangerous blood-mages.

 

Goes to show that ignoring evil for self gain always goes wrong.

 

Irving doesn't tell the templars about Jowan because he wants them to see that Lily ( the chantry ) can also be wrong. Result? Jowan goes Blood Mage on their asses and poisons Eamon, causing a sh$@load of mayhem in Redcliffe and making us have to go through the Sacred Ashes arc to get him.

 

Orsino doesn't report the killer which results in Hawke's mother's death... which well isn't on the level of what Jowan did, but still.

[Pateu]

Hmm. Female regular darkspawn...is that possible?

 

I think it is, but they would rather use them as broodmothers.

 

Why bother making 1 genlock when you can make a broodmother that spawns thousands?

[The Night Haunter]

Hmm. Female regular darkspawn...is that possible?

Nope.

Even Brood Mothers aren't really Darkspawn, they are 'ghouls' or tainted women. All real Darkspawn appear to be Male, though effectively genderless.

[BabyFratelli]

Just caught up. That was a riot.

 

So, what I'm getting from the dissenters is that they have an issue with women being equally (or in the case of this thread, 10%-20%) represented on the battle field because they consider it to be unrealistic given the biological differences between genders.

 

I suppose my main question would be why does that matter?

 

We're not talking about the real world here. We're talking about a fantasy world in which according to the lore, genders are equally represented in various military factions, and so the in game fights should (for harmony's sake, representation is the fun awesome side effect) reflect that. Biology really has nothing to do with it because even if it was acknowledged by people in world (it's not, which leads me to believe women and men in Thedas have the same physical capabilities), their society is the decider, not their biology.

 

The thing that really blows my mind here is that the OP isn't even suggesting an equal split, they're suggesting a minority percentage and people still think that's unrealistic.