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[AtreiyaN7]

Well, he is your general, basically. Did you really not expect him to push the usage of soldiers as a solution to most issues? *shrug*

[Gill Kaiser]

He's your military advisor, what do you want him to say? His job is to offer a solution based on the resources at his disposal, which are mainly... soldiers. It's YOUR job to decide what the best option for the job is overall.

[TheRaccoon]

Frankly, in many situation I agree with Cullen's method and his approach to the problem. There is a time when diplomacy and espionage cannot solve every problem.

 lol I use his approach 70% of my time. I like to show off my power, especially to the Chantry clerics.  

[Medhia_Nox]

And Leliana is always about digging up dirt and assassinating...

 

And Josie is always about posturing and diplomacy...

 

Because... umm... that's their jobs.

[KyndredRaven]

I also think he was sort of pigeon holed into his roll to be perfectly frank. Josephine is diplomacy, Leliana is subterfuge, what does that logically leave Cullen with? Not very much if I'm going to be honest. He doesn't have even half the diplomatic skills that Josephine has in her little pinky, nor the ability to be stealthy like Leliana and run a major spy network that can go behind enemy lines. All he has is his soldiers, and quite a few of them aren't very skilled given that many are former pilgrims or worshipers who dropped what they were doing for the cause. I get what you mean, he was pretty much my go to 'get these herbs for me' person on the war table, but he's sort of stuck as is - especially since there needed to be a 'no, throw swords at it' sort of response on the War Table so people could role-play accordingly.

I agree with this. It's why I'm changing things around a bit in my story/headcannon

[Medhia_Nox]

Josephine... we need to assault that castle! 

Err... I'll umm... talk them into opening up the gates!  *arrow arrow die arrow*

 

Leliana - do something!  We need to get into that fortress.... now!

 

I vill be so stealthy zat you vill not know I am 'ere!  *rock tossed from the battlements, crush crush die crush*

 

DAMN...

 

If only I had used my military first!

[Hazegurl]

It seems like sending Josie and Leliana is smart based solely on them being Diplomacy and Subterfuge but there have been lots of times where Cullen was the best option and yielded great results.  My Inquisition wasn't going to be pigeonholed into a secret organization so when I needed a display of strength and power Cullen was my man.

[TheLastArchivist]

I don't know if it's just me, but Cullen's take on most of the missions are just...questionable. Like, it's as if his answer to everything is we'll send soldiers. You can't solve everything with soldiers, Cullen! I spend a lot of time, after assigning Josephine and Leliana wondering where to put him and eventually just getting him to pick up rocks.

 

Like...there was the bard who was complaining about someone gossiping about her. And his response was "No. This is ridiculous". Or the Dalish halla he was like, "If it's that important, we'll send soldiers with the blasted Halla." Or like, we'll send soldiers. We'll send soldiers. WE'LL SEND SOLDIERS.

 

We get it. You like soldiers.

No wonder Sera thinks he's all brawn and no brain.

 

Nice hair, though.

[Gill Kaiser]

Cullen's a good option for situations where an honest, direct approach is best. Where physical work needs to be done, for example, sending Cullen's troops to help out is great. He's also good for those times when you need to intimidate people a little.

[Lady Artifice]

It's also not like there isn't ever any nuance. For example, that one mission with the delusional noble who wants you to run off the refugees (there are Elves amongst them!). Josephine wants to send a polite refusal. Leliana wants escort the refugees away quietly (I don't know the ultimate result of her following her advice). Cullen wants to send soldiers...to help the refugees. The soldiers give out blankets and food. 

 

I had to take a moment to picture it and enjoy. It might not be the "best" result for the Inquisition, in that you do not make an ally of Ser Crazy Noble guy, but it is the best for helping people.

 

Which is at least good PR, even if you have no feelings for artificial fantasy people. 

[robertmarilyn]

It's also not like there isn't ever any nuance. For example, that one mission with the delusional noble who wants you to run off the refugees (there are Elves amongst them!). Josephine wants to send a polite refusal. Leliana wants escort the refugees away quietly (I don't know the ultimate result of her following her advice). Cullen wants to send soldiers...to help the refugees. The soldiers give out blankets and food. 

 

I had to take a moment to picture it and enjoy. It might not be the "best" result for the Inquisition, in that you do not make an ally of Ser Crazy Noble guy, but it is the best for helping people.

 

Which is at least good PR, even if you have no feelings for artificial fantasy people. 

 

That's what I did...it fit the way my inquisitor wants to do things. 

[Ms .45]

I just want to say that Leliana's teasing Cullen about his relationship with the Inquisitor is freaking hilarious. That is all. (This is ambient banter I heard as I was trying to assign missions to them.)

[Xilizhra]

Cullen's the only one who'll stand up to Sebastian's quixotic attacks on Kirkwall. That has to earn him something.

[revan017]

Cullen's the only one who'll stand up to Sebastian's quixotic attacks on Kirkwall. That has to earn him something.

 

Oh right yes. I sided with him on that. No way is Aveline fighting a losing battle against Seb.

[Storvacker]

Cullen's suggestions in the non-violent missions are often refreshing, actually. Leliana and Josephine suggest a level of workarounds that aren't really needed. A village is broken? Soldiers can go help rebuild.

He also offers some interesting political maneuvers when placing soldiers as an intimidation tactic.

And sometimes, of course, you need to show a little force and use your armies.

[ImprobableCarny]

Cullen's specialty served just as much purpose as Josephine and Leliana's. I thought his exasperated reactions to some of the goofier missions were pretty funny too. Plus, he's the only one that helped Aveline show Sebastian where to stuff it, so that makes him a pretty cool dude in my books.

[Ivy Lavellan]

I will only say this this: Duchess' head on a pike

[Basement Cat]

Cullen's approach is more appealing at times, actually. There's a mission for Sera and Leliana's suggestion kinda backfires... I want to see what Cullen's does! (I'll let you know when I get the results.)

[Obadiah]

Soldiers are the visible projection of power and influence of the Inquisition. Sometimes, I want the Inquisition to be seen as publicly aligned with an ally, or supporting a cause. That's when I send in soldiers.

[Shadow of Ashes]

Cullen doesn't like the Game or anything like that at all. He readily admits he's bad at it and wishes people could just be more direct. That's the position he provides politically. If you want to be "You know what, denouncing you, supporting you, threatening you, and you're all going to know it", then Cullen's your guy.

[Esteed789]

I'm...not really seeing the problem here.  Cullen is your military adviser.  He's your blunt instrument.  That's his entire purpose in the Inquisition.  So you're upset that he's...doing his job?

[CreepingShadow]

Eh. I'd have to agree, I almost never use Cullen on the War Table. Josephine is usually my go to girl for solving difficult problems.

[Jester]

Cullen is good for solutions where you need a tough stance. When Leliana doesn't take part and Josephine would back down and mitigate (from a position that's advantageous) I send Cullen. But for my Dalish Inquisitor, who quickly became a master of The Grand Game (and takes a great pleasure in outplaying shemlen training all their lives to learn it) it's mainly Leliana and Josephine. 

 

And I have to say, playing the Game - both at the court and at the War Table - is every bit as enjoyable as I believed it will be. 

[Carmen_Willow]

It's is up to YOU, inquisitor, to use your subordinates' gifts in the right places. There are areas and issues that call for "send in the soldiers."  You must determine where best to apply this use of force. What? Did you think Cullen would be a good ambassador?  Really good generals seldom make for good politicians, they aren't subtle enough. Caesar might have been the exception, and even he got the politics wrong in the end. Use his strengths, Inquisitor, instead of bemoaning his shortcomings! <please accept this submission with the tongue-in-cheek good fun intended>

[rak72]

He suggested that head on a pike thing, that was out of the box