Templars
Because the Maker is on their side
Templars
Because the Maker is on their side
Anders is rebellious but for good reason. Mages were being abused. Had they not, things would have stayed the same. It's the knight commander Meredith and her cronies that empowered Anders to extremes. Had mages continued to be treated with respect but within a cage where they couldn't harm others, everything would have been fine. DA2 was successful at making Templars look evil, even though they're not. Just one more reason I disliked DA2.
Personally, I felt that elements like Ser Alrik and Ser Kerras were a pretty natural inevitability in an order such as the Templars. If you get a group that by its own laws considers it a divine right to hold dominion over another group, you're bound to have certain elements that go a bit farther than some would like, especially if oversight is spotty at best. But anyway, we only saw a small fraction of the Templars acting like this in DA2. Meredith was pushing it, but the only real problem I have with this is that you have to support the Templars in order to probe her for personal information, revealing why she feels the way she does.
I am going to save them all
The Nugs
MAJOR ENDING SPOILERS:
MAJOR ENDING SPOILERS:
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Yeah yeah, "peacefully". With Blood Magic you mean. I won't allow this
Yeah yeah, "peacefully". With Blood Magic you mean. I won't allow this
This is the end for you.
This is the end for you.
I knew it, all of you mages are just the same. The maker will strike you down
Love it when Bioware is being all pro-choice.
That said, no matter how many times I playthrough, I'll probably always end up siding with mages. Ever since DA:O, where I learnt about tranquility, it sealed the deal for me. Denying someone the possibility of ever dreaming is something my character can never forgive.
Mages. I haven't gotten a chance to play DAI yet, but that's my intention. I've no intention of killing innocent mages, powerful or not.
Helping the mages mean I get to recruit Dorian earlier, so they win.
Side with the templars if you are going for hard+ achievement.
Sided with mages. Not going to spoil anything but lets just say that defending a certain trebuchet is impossible. Like 100% impossible. Like.... not even with tactical camera and a free re-supply next to it. Just wasted 14 hours, had to reroll.
Well there's already a sense of favoritism towards the mages
Monster.
Who you side with also apparently determines who you get a rival quest from. If you side with the templars you go after Leliana's opposite working for Corypheus. If you side with the Mages you get a quest from Cullen going after his opposite.
Who you side with also apparently determines who you get a rival quest from. If you side with the templars you go after Leliana's opposite working for Corypheus. If you side with the Mages you get a quest from Cullen going after his opposite.
Could you elaborate, please? You get a quest to get Templar support from Cullen after you side with the mages, and you get a quest for Mage support from Leliana if you side with the templars?