Okay...so it has been a few years since my last DAO play through, but I could have sworn one of the things Zev can say when being "benched" is,
"Suit yourself."
Did I just head canon that line, or does it actually exist??
Is that so? I had no idea. I always put the warrior in slot 2, rogue/mage in slot 3, and mage in slot 4, lol.
Yeah, the place I first noticed was when you exit the deep roads in The Descent. The first and second character you pick will appear either side of the Inquisitor and the third will be obscured behind...
I'm curious, what did you end up picking?Help me out folks....I need a new game to play that will grab my attention
but not lead to obsessive behavior a la DA or ME.
I tried out Dishonored for not quite an hour and wasn't too happy with it (don't like 1st person view and the pc isn't voiced). Also, I suck at the combat even in easy mode. Any other ideas?
I'm curious, what did you end up picking?
Ehhh....a book (a few of them, actually) instead. 
I installed the first TES game, Arena, and played that for a bit, but I'm still stuck in the first dungeon. 
The graphics are hideously funny, though, so I might make another attempt to get out into the world. But I want to finish my current book first.
I know there have been terabytes spilled over stuff in DAO that people wished were still in DAI (*cough* Mana Clash/Arcane Warrior/Dual Weapon *cough*), but I can't help but add this to the pile: I miss the way characters were added/benched from the party. Alistair would look so sad every time I benched him, and so pumped every time I added him back.
I liked that as well. When picking Shale, she would stomp her foot on the ground. Nice. Or Morrigan lighting up her hands.
And while the tarot cards are nice, I don't like having to roll through everyone to get to who I want. I would prefer everyone be on the same screen and then I just click to add like in the previous 2 games. They could still have the tarot cards for that, but just have them in a grid instead of a rolodex.
I'm tempted to make a thread asking what people think would be the reaction when picking one of the companions for a quest. Would Vivienne say, Good choice, my dear? Would Sera say. Lets go chase some noble? Varric might say, So? You want me to tell you a story?
*comes in very confused*
So, Greed just finished all quests in the Western Approach. I then clicked through all the collections, to see which I'm still missing and see that I only have 24/25 regions of the Western Approach. 
How? I was EVERYWHERE there is no fog left on the map.
No idea what I missed. 
Edit: Never mind, found it. Was missing Iska's Stand 
*comes in very confused*
So, Greed just finished all quests in the Western Approach. I then clicked through all the collections, to see which I'm still missing and see that I only have 24/25 regions of the Western Approach.
How? I was EVERYWHERE there is no fog left on the map.
No idea what I missed.
There's a small cave that you'll gain access to after you get rid of the poisonous air.
There's a small cave that you'll gain access to after you get rid of the poisonous air.
Thanks, but I already found it
^^ see above
I installed the Dragon Age Rules Fixpack onto Origins. All of the fixes went in, but only used the "Exp on All Death", "Scattershot Shatters After Kill", "No Power of Blood Damage While Exploring", "Standardize Crit Interaction" tweaks.
Here's Xoana Lavellan.
She has much stronger belief in the Creators than my Dalish mages did, and she's going to fall for Solas. Should be fun... I'm going to make her a Tempest archer, in part to stop me from taking Sera out so much and in part because I fancy playing as one.
Her secondary purpose is to get me the final two achievements that I don't have, namely the trials of the Lovers and the Fool. I suspect that the former might mean that I see Cassandra drunk for the first time in-game, given that she's uncompromising about not being any Shem prophet's herald, and she's going to conscript the Templars... I also think that she's probably not going to get on anywhere near as well with Sera as my other Inquisitors did. She's just too elfy...
I'm using Sumalee Montano as her VA, as a change from Alix Wilton Regan, and that's why I've called her Xoana. Dalish often have Welsh/Irish Celtic sounding names. Xoana is a Galician name, and Galicia is the area of Spain with most Celtic influence. It's the farthest flung area where people call themselves Celtic, which in my mind is a reason for her to have an American accent instead of Welsh/Irish. It's similar to why I gave my Wilton Regan voiced elves Cornish names - Cornwall is the Celtic part of England.
Go for it!I'm tempted to make a thread asking what people think would be the reaction when picking one of the companions for a quest. Would Vivienne say, Good choice, my dear? Would Sera say. Lets go chase some noble? Varric might say, So? You want me to tell you a story?
Cass will say, "Maker's Breath" with an exultant tone if selected, "Maker's Breath!" with a cursing tone if benched.
Cassie would go, "UGH!" if she's not going adventuring with inky.
I finally managed to make my Adaar look young and quite feminine. I love androgynous people. Also, I did the most awesome thing I've ever done in this game: I let Vivienne wait for weeks before showing up to her stupid salon. After Adaar was made Inquisitor, he finally went to see her and told her he didn't need her help. She was not amused. I loved it.
Happy to copy-paste this into a thread if it gets made, but I wanted to give it a go... In alphabetical order with a maximum of three words per phrase...
Blackwall
In: "Your orders?"
Out: "Bollocks."
Cassandra:
In: "I am ready."
Out: *disgusted noise*
Cole
In: "I can help."
Out: "Oh."
Dorian
In: "At your service."
Out: "Kaffas!"
Iron Bull
In: *in a guttural shout* "Yeah!"
Out: "Your loss, boss."
Sera:
In: "Let's go, yeah?"
Out: "Arsebiscuits!" (or just her blowing a raspberry)
Solas
In: "Of course."
Out: "Dirthara-ma!"
Varric
In: "Sure."
Out: "Sod it."
Vivienne
In: "Certainly, dear."
Out: "Really, darling?"
Solas hated that. I punched him, and it felt soooooo good.
That was quick 
In all my PTs, I never chose the last. Probably because I know Cass and Leliana. They wouldn't let it go so I'm just wasting my breath telling them to let it sink. On another note, this pair of eyebrows actually don't look so terrible at a distance. I noticed the Inq's brows are usually drawn down as I moved her around. Up close, it's another matter entirely.
I like to see the play of light and shadows over the Inq, as in this scene as it reveals the sculpt of her face and neck. That's one of the things I noticed; she has a nice looking strong neck. Another is the width of her shoulders relative to the trim of her body when she wears armor (Battlemaster without the awful tower pauldrons); she's a warrior. I imagined her physique is lean but with strength from years of training with weapons and horse riding. The things I really detest is the slouch and the running gait which is totally out of character.
OT. It's April and Bioware has flunked on their schedule for SWTOR. One chapter a month in 2016. That's what they said last year when they released nine chapters of KotFE. I stopped playing after doing all nine chapters on seven chars. I've one left, the smuggler, that I didn't bring through. It's repetitive and boring. I didn't play SWTOR to grind for gear so I stopped. I recently checked on the progress, they're now only up to chapter 12. *sigh* Trying to decide whether I should go back now.
Freya and her companions reached the Temple of Mythal and caught up to Corypheus. They saw him die, but he was not dead. Apparently he can jump into anything that's tainted after "dying". They fled inside the temple and pondered about the wonders of it and what it is Corypheus seeks, the so-called Well of Sorrows.
Freya did a ritual that granted them access further inside the temple. Having the choice between following Calpernia and her men or to do more of the rituals in order to gain some head-start, Freya chose the rituals. After finishing these, they entered another part of the temple, only to be surrounded by elven archers.
Their leader, an elf called Abalas showed up, and Freya declared the people they were chasing were the enemy. Abelas believed her and after allying with him, he provided a guide to lead them through the temple. Abelas wanted to destroy the well before anyone could despoil it. Unfortunately Morrigan had plans of her own in seeking the Well of Sorrows for herself, while Abelas chased after her.
Freya and her companions eventually reached their destination, where they met Calpernia again. Freya told her about Corpyheus's plan to bind her and let Calpernia go when she saw reason.
Abelas and Morrigan reached the well at the same time, and Morrigan kept on insisting to use the well to fight Corypheus. Freya tried to stop her out of respect of the old elfs' sacred well, they had chased away Corypheus's minions after all. But Morrigan did have a point stating it will never be safe with Corypheus still out there, and eventually Abelas granted the well's power.
Freya and Morrigan talked about who should use the well. Freya was reluctant to, too many unknowns, and after hearing her companions' opinions on whether she should use the well or not she was certain. Cole had said something about voices whispering in her head. No way she wanted that... She let Morrigan drink.
After returning to Skyhold, Morrigan explained that the key to defeating Corypheus is to kill his dragon first. Nothing easier than that, right?
Freya caught up with her companions and made the best of her time while she still could.
BEWARE! Naked Inquisitor ahead (a bit NSFW 
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That's pretty close to perfection. Nice job!Happy to copy-paste this into a thread if it gets made, but I wanted to give it a go... In alphabetical order with a maximum of three words per phrase...
Thanks!That's pretty close to perfection. Nice job!
Natalia finished collecting the shards in the Exalted Plains and is now in the Forbidden Oasis. Bull made a bold move on Dorian, declaring that he'll conquer him in bed making the mage extremely flustered.
Travelling back and forth from Skyhold to the Oasis, the lady Inquisitor heard from the Queen Hero of Ferelden after Leliana made contact.
Meeting with Sera for some friendly roof time and cookies, Khim was still creeping in her room!
As per Vivienne, the late Duke Bastien's surviving family members visited Skyhold.
Lastly, Natalia attended a wedding in Val Royeaux and gave her blessings to the young couple, Celeste and Jecin.
Meeting with Sera for some friendly roof time and cookies, Khim was still creeping in her room!
Spoiler
What the hell? Is this going to be an issue for Xoana when she trains as a Tempest?
Note: I don't have any points invested in Toxic Cloud, or the passive that helps with poisons and sunder. No Fade Touched armor that has poison (he has guard on hit). And unless Bianca has a new trick up her proverbial sleeve, I can only suspect this is some oddity/bug?!? *shrug*
Question! Wassup with Toxic Cloud activating, every time I take Varric along for a ride??
This happen to anyone, regarding Varric?? And more importantly, did you figure out a way to stop it? lol! It's like having Stinking Cheater, and having the proc go off constantly. 'Cept, ya know, Varric has no Stinkin' Cheater!
That's weird. 
Never had that happen with Varric.
(I give Toxic Cloud to Sera and upgrade it to give Elusive 
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That's weird.
(I give Toxic Cloud to Sera and upgrade it to give Elusive
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