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[Magdalena11]

Just wrapped up a few small quests, then went over to the Western Approach to bring back Alistair to Skyhold so he could meet his son.  He and Morrigan's exchange is unexpectedly mild.

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I don't know what I thought their rivalry would amount to after 10 years, but I'm glad I tried this world state.  You certainly get more facetime with Alistair than with him as king.  I wonder what he's going to be like in the Fade.

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I told my husband that dwarves don't dream. Then he said, then why didn't my dwarf freak out more when they dreamed of the arch demon?

[PapaCharlie9]

I told my husband that dwarves don't dream. Then he said, then why didn't my dwarf freak out more when they dreamed of the arch demon?

That is an excellent question. A missed opportunity for some dwarf-specific dialogue in DAO.

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 PapaCharlie9

Posted Today, 08:44 PM

I told my husband that dwarves don't dream. Then he said, then why didn't my dwarf freak out more when they dreamed of the arch demon?

That is an excellent question. A missed opportunity for some dwarf-specific dialogue in DAO.

I don't love dwarves, like them better than Dalish Elves, but reading Some of the dwarf thread, I noticed that there is a lack of many things for that race

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Head cannon Flashback of Mara the human rogue Inquisitor.

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It was hot summer afternoon when Mara, 12, was dismissed from her boring Chantry focused lessons. She immediately sought out and talked to Mihri, youngest, and elven, servant of the household. Mihri was the closest in age to Mara of the remaining youth in the house and had been paired as a playmate from a very young age to Mara. The line between servant and family member was a little  blurred most of the time except when Mara's father, Bann Trevelyan was home.

 

Mara talked Mihri into accompanying her towards the slums. The same slums Mara had been told by Aunt Lucille rather strongly to avoid every time they'd been nearby in the family carriage. This, of course, added an edge of wilderness to a place that naturally had none. Mihri had been declining to play act with Mara lately; probably thought she was getting too old for such things. Neverthless, Mara was particularly determined and Mihri was of a compliant personality. Mihri eventually agreed with the comment,"I need to finish my chores first. And we won't go in very far, okay?"

 

Mara had been dressed for her tendency towards outside play with plainer sturdier clothing by Mihri just this morning. When the time came for them to sneak out, everyone of the household seemed to be trapped in the mid evening haze of heat that mostly kept you focused on staying cool. They walked past the shops selling frivolous things and clothing, past the black smith and carriage repair area, past the animals and finally, the edge of the slums came into view. Mara was darting in and out of the growing shadows, sometimes crouching and eyeing Mihri dramatically. Mihri rolled her eyes, shifting the basket in her arm she'd brought along to make it look like there was an actual point to their walk.

 

"What are we this time?" Mihri asked, after Mara partially completed a roll across the ground. Graceless, it mostly just covered her in a little dirt and hay from the side of the road.

 

"I'm a bard." Mara dropped her voice lower to add effect. "And you are a spy sent to kill Mother. I've got to stop you and kill you first." Mihri raised one brow at her. Mara had been fascinated with the idea of bards ever since Mara had found out that her "Uncle" Philliam was one.

 

"That's not how bards work." Mihri replied. Mara walked ahead, then turned back.

 

"Well, how do they work?" Mara quipped back. Mihri frowned.

 

"I just know that's not how bards work."

 

"See, you don't know."

 

With that, they walked through the edge of the slum neighborhood. There wasn't exactly a line pointing out where the slums began, but you could see it in the care of the homes. Mara resumed her shadow darting, which was fine with Mihri, as it slowed their progress into unfamiliar territory. It seemed the same sleepy haze that had control of the Trevalyan house was upon the people in this neighborhood too. Not much was going on in the streets, Mara observed. That's part of the job of a Bard. Notice things. Mara spied a crate upturned at a dead end between two buildings and pointed it out to Mihri and they both headed that way. Mara gave Mihri instructions.

 

"Okay, so I'm going to sing and then I'll notice that you are pulling a dagger out of your basket and I'll jump and take it from you."

"I have no dagger." Mihri quickly replied, as attempt to end this before it got much further.

Mara grinned mischievously, reached into the basket and rifled through it a bit before pulling out a small carving knife. Mihri's eyes widened, "I didn't know that was in there."

 

"Well, now you do. Start pulling it out when my back is turned, and then I'll catch you when I turn back. Come on." Mara climbed on top of the crate and cleared her throat. "Ladies and Gentleman, a song, in honor of the house Trevelyan." and began "Hero in Every Port".

 

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Mihri grimaced. A song "Uncle" Philliam had shared with Mara on his last visit, no doubt. At least Mara's singing lessons made it far more bearable. As Mara completed it, she waggled her brows at Mihri to signal her. Mihri gave the appropriate polite applause as Mara started bowing to an invisible large audience around her. As she turned to bow with her back turned, Mihri actually carefully threw the knife into some litter to the side. Mihri didn't know how aggressive Mara was planning on being and didn't want an actual knife near either of them for their play. She then feigned the act of pulling something out of the basket for Mara's benefit.

 

Mara turned back to face Mihri with a smile that quickly died. At first, Mihri was merely impressed at Mara's acting ability. The worry on her face looked actually real. But then Mihri heard a whistle and claps behind her and her breath froze in her chest. She slowly turned around to find a well dressed man walking towards them, a few rings on his hands gleaming in the twilight. 

 

"Hello, ladies." He said, with a little bit of a slur and a leer as his eyes looked Mihri up and down.

 

Mihri grasped at the first thing that came to mind. "Hello, ser. Lady Trevelyan and I were out for a walk on this warm evening but we were just on our way back." Mihri gave a meaningful look at Mara, and tried to communicate that Mara should sneak out of the alley as best she could.

 

The name Trevelyan gave the man pause and he gave both girls a second look in caution. Their plain cloths and current location did not help their cause, obviously, as the man grinned and relaxed. "Yeah, and I'm the prince of Starkhaven. How about you quit babysitting and spend some time with me?" He  came near and grasped Mihri's arm as he finished his sentence. Mihri quaked inside, but stood firm. "No, ser, you are quite mistaken, if you would unhand me, I'm sure you could be made to understand..."

 

Mihri and the man had both taken their eyes off Mara during their exchange, and were both startled as Mara shrieked. Mara jumped at him with the knife Mihri had thrown to the side before, cutting his arm. Angry, He let go of Mihri. Taking the knife from Mara, he back handed her across the face, knocking her to the ground a few feet away.

 

Mihri lunged for the knife, trying to pry his fingers off it. A bit of a confused struggle ensued as the man cursed them both. Mara looked up from she lay on the ground, her cheek stinging frightfully. She tasted blood and her head was thumping quite a bit. She focused on the man fighting with Mihri. Mara picked herself up, crouching, and then ran headlong into the man from behind intending to knock him away from Mihri. Instead, the man fell into Mihri and both to the ground as Mara fell, more than rolled, to the left having totally lost her balance.

 

Mara was a bit out of breath, but everything had gone still. Then she heard the man grunt and shift as he got back up,"You stupid whores--" Then a choking sound. Mara sat up and saw Mihri laying still on the ground then at the man kneeling next to her " I didn't... All I'd wanted was some fun--" He looked at Mara in what she'd later come to realize was anger, fear, and denial. At that moment, however, Mara noticed the blood on his hands. And just how still Mihri was. Her mind felt fuzzy as she made her way over to Mihri, reached out to cup her shoulder. The man had stood up, started backing away. "I... just..." And then he simply left very quickly, escaping the scene he'd just been apart of.

 

Mara finally spoke, a whisper, "Mihri?"  Mara touched the area of red at Mihri's waist, warm blood coated Mara's finger tips and she snatched her hand back. "Mihri..." Mara had seen the stillness of death at last year's tourney when one of the combatants had fallen wrong from his horse. Nevertheless, her mind refused to accept as she put Mihri's head in her lap and began to rock over Mihri. The tears from her eyes burned as some entered the cut on her face, and every time either blood or tears dropped on Mihri's quiet face, Mara gently wiped them from away.

 

This is how the rest of the servants of house Trevelyan found her.

 

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Mara refused anything more than a simple bandage for the cut on her right cheek. Her father, the Bann, gave her a firm lecture when he returned home for a visit a few days later. Mara remained stoic throughout, her amethyst eyes downcast. After the Bann left, Mihri went to her mother. Her mother fretted over Mara's bandage, something about a very bad scar, but Mara waved her off, the first bit of energy she'd shown since her childhood friend's death. 

 

"You've found out who it was. How will he pay?" Mara practically growled. The tone stilled her mother, and the woman looked at her daughter with serious eyes. 

 

"He won't be invited to any of our parties, darling, and not a single one of several of our good friends either."

 

Mara eyes widened in incredulity. "Parties?! He killed Mihri! She's dead, and he isn't going to get to go to parties?"

 

Mother averted her eyes. Mara noticed her mother's face looked quite puffy, as if she'd been crying. "There isn't much we can do..." Mara angrily turned away and her mother grasped her shoulder. "Mihri was a... There just isn't a way..." Mara shrugged violently away from her mother and left the room.

 

If nobility let you get a way with murder, then Mara wanted nothing to do with it or a Mother that accepted it.

 

 

All this Mara was remembering as she pulled out a quill and paper to write a letter to her mother, Lady Trevelyan. Knowing she must write, yet not knowing what to say. Their relationship had been blatantly ignored on Mara's part for 8 years now. Mara had done as much as she could to reject the wishes of her parents and had made herself an embarrassment within the family, one to be quietly ignored. This had suited Mara fine. 

 

Leliana had shared some information with Mara before her little bandit fiasco. Having a spy network at her disposal, Mara had wanted to track down the noble that had killed Mihri. It turned out her mother had done more than just not invite him to parties. Mother had ruined him in society and outright blocked his every effort to keep his fortune. Destitute, he'd joined the Templars. And now, 8 years later, he was counted among the dead, one of many souls lost from the Mage-Templar war. 

 

Mara put ink to paper.

 

"Mother,

 

I know you loved Mihri, too.

 

Your daughter,

 ~Mara Trevelyan"

 

Mara folded the paper, sealed it, and asked Jose to send it in the normal fashion, sans crow. She didn't feel like Leliana reading the message. 

 

Next step? A hair cut. Short, for battle, maybe something like Cassandra's hair. She felt no urge to hide the scar on her cheek anymore; she couldn't keep blaming herself her Mihri's death and she'd gotten it trying to save her after all....

[Melbella]

Finished up with Emma in DA2. Let's see....in Best Served Cold, she asked Cullen to "be merciful" on the participants. Don't remember if I've ever done that before, but later when talking to Cullen, he says the mages have been confined to quarters and the Templars suspended without pay. I like that outcome better than all of them being executed with their heads posted around the Gallows. The real culprit, Grace, was already dead, so no reason to kill even more people.

Afterwards, it was hunting time in Orlais. I brought Varric and Aveline again. I'd brought Aveline before but I don't recall ever bringing Varric (I know, right?) The hunt was successful, Emma got called a turnip more times than she could count, and while she was irritated with Tallis for lying, she decided to help her in the end. I took the direct approach getting around the castle and for a while I was sorry since I kept getting my behind handed to me. Tallis is so terrible in a fight it's ridiculous....the AI doesn't do well with glass cannon builds. She died about a zillion times but luckily Emma is a spirit healer so revival with no injuries helped a lot. Duke Prosper decided he'd rather fall off a mountain than accept a helping hand from Emma. Alas, no "fall from grace" line with diplomatic Hawke.

 

Back to Kirkwall for the big finish. Sided with the mages, didn't kill Anders, sent Sebastian off in a fit of pique. All companions at 100% friendship (except Carver who I only got to 95%). Had a bug in my game so that Carver never came back as a party member even though he was hanging out in Lowtown and even helped in one of the fights there. Weird! I got pictures I'll post later. Orsino went nuts after surviving the first wave, Meredith went nuts later on. After the big fight, Emma and friends headed for parts unknown.

[Melbella]

A few pics from MotA and finale
Varric wasn't quite sure what to think of the whole "hunt" thing

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Wyverns apparently aren't the only deadly creatures around

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Hawke finally got a nickname

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More funny from Aveline and Varric

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Back in Kirkwall, after the explosion....I like the background glow

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Carver in Lowtown but no cutscene trigger or joining up again. He's just hangin' by The Hanged Man, just like old times.

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I never noticed this before, but these are Seeker banners where the Qunari used to be.

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Fenris the Fog Warrior

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Missing Carver in the Gallows

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Soon-to-be décor for the Black Emporium

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A few pics from MotA and finale
Varric wasn't quite sure what to think of the whole "hunt" thing

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Wyverns apparently aren't the only deadly creatures around

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Hawke finally got a nickname

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More funny from Aveline and Varric

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Back in Kirkwall, after the explosion....I like the background glow

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Carver in Lowtown but no cutscene trigger or joining up again. He's just hangin' by The Hanged Man, just like old times.

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I never noticed this before, but these are Seeker banners where the Qunari used to be.

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Fenris the Fog Warrior

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Missing Carver in the Gallows

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Soon-to-be décor for the Black Emporium

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I don't know where I read it, but I read that the Seekers were actually supposed to make an appearance inside Kirkwall and it was cut.

 

Sorry Carver got bugged. I love Hawke's brother. I'm going to see if a Rival relationship with Bethany makes her more interesting next time.

 

By the way, anyone else not pay attention and sneak attack their own camps? Just me?

[Melbella]

Well, this is annoying. Got my world state updated, mods merged, and then I launched DAI. Aaaand....nothing. Game won't start.   Did an update and now I'm doing a repair to hopefully fix whatever the issue is. This game is so prickly, it's ridiculous. Works fine one day and won't do anything the next.

 

Edit: Found the culprit: AVG antivirus. Added an exception for DAI and now it's running fine. Honestly, when it comes to tech, half the time the cure is as bad as the disease. I hope it blocks actual viruses as effectively. 

Modifié par Melbella, 05 juin 2016 - 04:54 .

[Bardox9]

Made it out of Haven and arrived in Redcliff a little before dusk. Had Sten and Alistair drop by Owen's shop to drop off some armor for repairs. Took a beating in those ruins. The magic in the ashes worked. The Arl is awake, and none too please with the state of affairs in his arling. He's agreed to aid us in uniting the land, but even with his help we will still need more if we are to stand a chance against the Blight. The Arl has sent for his Knights to return to Redcliff. Mean while, we are heading for Orzamar...

 

... Came across a merchant on the road. Seems he's had better days. Gave me a stick and called it a control rod. Supposedly it will allow me to utilize a dwarven Golem. Even claimed there was one in a town not far off. Wasn't clear why he was just giving it away until we got to the village. It was crawling with Darkspawn and a series of caverns under the town were laced with demons.  If I see that merchant again, I'm ramming this stick up his... *sigh*... Took some doing, but we got the Golem moving. Not exactly controllable. Whatever it's former master did to it, it seems to have free will. Not sure that's a good thing, but it has decided to come with us as it has no where else to go. It's a lot smaller than I thought a golem would be. It's still huge and the ground shakes with it's foot steps, but... Maybe I'll ask when it's feeling less "squash the fleshy things".

 

... Arrived at the gates of Orzamar only to find them shut. One of Loghains flunkies was trying to get in. Found the guy that took Sten's sword from Lake Calenhad. Had to threaten to let Sten rip his arms off, but he admited to selling it to Dwen back in Redcliff. Not sure what a Dwarf plans to do with a Qunari Blade as they tend to be bigger than the tallest of dwarves, but at least we know where the blade is. Now to get past the gate guards. Loghain's man seems to be nothing but an annoyance. Maybe if I get rid of him they might let us in....

 

...Had to kill the idiot, but with our treaties in hand, the guard could not send us away and had to let us through. Things are... less than ideal here. The assembly is dead locked, bickering over who has be biggest nostrils or something. "Arch demon? Who cares about that. I demand my back hair be declared the softest hairs in all of Orzamar! It is the only way to ensure that we are respected by the surfacers." Okay, so I might have been looking at Morrigan's butt instead of listening to the debate on the floor, but it was something petty and nothing to do with any real problem the city was facing. It breaks down to their king is dead and every noble family is trying to out swindle the others for whose ass gets to sit on the throne while the world burns. Perfect... This is going to be a long trip.

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I had a bit of a marathon of playing since I hadn't played in a week. So, quick overview with favorite screen shots.

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Dang, Scout Harding. I feel like this play through, I've gotten the spicier lines from characters, companions and NPCs alike.

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"Banished" a clan to Tevinter.... 

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Then had Leliana provide them with supplies on the down low. Wonder if we'll see them again in DA4?

 

Had a stern chat with Leliana about the value of people...

 

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Then Accompanied Sera on a little errand...

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Red Jenny looks good in red.

 

We didn't kill him. Sera thought I was clever for "leashing" the noble.

 

Went to the Black Emporium for a new more mature look.

 

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That super gloss was after I'd toned it down two clicks too! And the owner implied I had a nose job. The nerve.

 

I know he's trying to regain his youth, but does that explain why he has multiple limbs of various sizes?

 

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Did they try to attach them as replacement young legs and arms?

 

Went to Val Royeaux to help Jose and remember, bemused, that I color code my chosen parties. We all look good in red!

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Now, this is hilarious and it's never happened to me before. Has it happened to any of you? As my party walked into VR, a man feints at our approach. Mildly alarmed, I get closer and overhear the standing man say something like, "Now that's a very classy feint maneuver." Like the guy on the ground has practiced before and now done this intentionally to make a statement about the Inquisition. But as you can see in the second picture, I've definitely left and you can tell he's...er- dedicated to his art.

 

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I also heard those two Chantry brother discussing Roderick. My team held a moment of silence in memory of his meaningful death.

 

So, we get to the "Comte". It was amazing to see Jose get so intense.

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Mara found it kinda disappointing when Jose meekly accepted the plans to end her life being more formality than anything else. Jose was giving her a look, so Mara let the "Comte" go. 

 

When they found the real Comte, Mara was glad she didn't have to bother meeting that man. 

 

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Silly man locked in a silly armoire.

When we returned to Skyhold to discuss the next step of Jose regaining her family's foothold as Traders, Leliana showed up. Such a know it all, and it wasn't her business. Jose had sought out Mara, not her, so Mara sided with Josephine to handle it the way she wanted. 

 

Then Mara decided it was time to settle up with Blackwall. It'd been a while since he'd reminded her of her duties, and she'd been avoiding him a little. But, she'd decided to grow up since then so...

 

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Who said growing up meant less opinionated?

 

Then Blackwall tried to apologize. Mara wasn't hiding her feelings well.

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Huh. Now I know not to panel more than two pictures together. Font is too small.

 

He said he wanted to show her something on the Storm Coast. She agreed to meet him there later. There was a bandit hold to take care of, so it wouldn't be a totally wasted trip.

 

Next time? a good chunk of interactions with Dorian. Next play through, I'm going male just for him. Muah. 

 

 

 

 

[Melbella]

After getting the game to run, I created my new quizzy. This is Andreia Trevelyan. Not the best start to her adventure, mind. She's still kind of in shock and not wanting to believe what's going on (hence: eyes closed ). During the first few minutes, before the explosion where you get your first weapon, I was getting worried I messed up the class choice since the armor didn't look like something a mage would wear.

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I've only made it to the point of meeting up with Leliana and Roderick. I finally found the spot to trigger Varric's question on where you're from. You have to pass by the path up the mountain (to the right) and continue on straight; at the end, there's a stairway and a camp site set up. I also managed to find the way back up the broken bridge to get to the loot on the other side of the break. Hey, I may need those 47 gold pcs at some point!

 

I've got a bunch of mods installed this time, including one for a different font. I just can't do the all caps thing again.

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After getting the game to run, I created my new quizzy. This is Andreia Trevelyan. Not the best start to her adventure, mind. She's still kind of in shock and not wanting to believe what's going on (hence: eyes closed ). During the first few minutes, before the explosion where you get your first weapon, I was getting worried I messed up the class choice since the armor didn't look like something a mage would wear.

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I've got a bunch of mods installed this time, including one for a different font. I just can't do the all caps thing again.

 

Haha, and here I was thinking...that font looks weird, is it some new setting I don't know about...

[Krypplingz]

Finished Trespasser with Ramona, Chayim and Lavone yesterday. Might have sped things up a bit difficulty wise with the last two. Still, it was fun.

Ramona

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Solas was quite sassy with Ramona (since he hated her guts) and I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't kill her during the bit when she's on her knees, he takes her hand and says he's sorry. He's obviously not expecting her to redeem him and he has a dim view of her in general, so why waste this opportunity?

But I suppose it would have twisted too many pantaloons.

And she would have missed out on the whole: toss the book on the ground and rudely gesture at the council as she left. Vivienne was not impressed, but it's her own damn fault for being rude towards Ramona despite giving her the ring of friendship.

Granted I'm not sure what game Ramona was playing, but she probably has some sort of plan. (I hope). 

 

Lavone

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Blew a fuse at her advisers. Cullen used his excellent templar training and hugged the angry mage into submission. She then freed her spirit animal and submitted the Inquisition to Cassandra, hoping she would pretty much give them free reign to train and kick Solas in the shins. 

 

Chayim

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Just cinnamon rolled his way to the end. Disbanded the Inquisiton, hoping that somebody else would come along and save the world while he found a nice place to cuddle with Josephine. Besides, I don't think Thedas has the Monkey Grip feat. 

And with him I've finished the game with both genders of all the races. Yay.

 

And today I played a little bit with Caron. I was going to take a break, but still the Western Approach was cleaned out so I have no idea what's happening. 

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Apparently game cannon is Hawke was Vicountess for a while then stepped down because the Templars started using red lyrium.

 

1. Disagrees with my head cannon. My Hawke was too ashamed of her actions of annuling the circle to take the position and turned the people of Kirkwall down flat.

2. Wait, what? I thought Cullen had been in charge of the Templars for a while before joining the Inquisition, and he never mentions this at all.

[Melbella]

Haha, and here I was thinking...that font looks weird, is it some new setting I don't know about...

I'm jealous that the standard font for the PS4 is a nice, bold, easily readable script. Nothing like the terrible capital style they saddled PC with. This one I'm using may be just a bit too large, so I might pick a different one.

Andreia got tired of gathering elfroot at Haven, so rounded up Cass, Varric, and Solas to head for the Hinterlands. After a bit of exploring, they finally managed to get going in the right direction to the Crossroads. They were in pretty bad shape by the time they got there....

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.....all thanks to this guy:

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It probably took me 10-15 minutes to take him down due to the regenerating uber-barrier (and neither Andreia nor Solas equipped with Dispel ). He was the last apostate to kill but then, once he was gone, they still had more templars to get rid of. Let's just say there was a lot of reviving going on.

Backing up a ways, this scene always reminds me of LOTR.

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Somewhat off topic but, anyone know why Imgur image links aren't properly generating anymore, or why the "copy" feature is disabled? The copy thing started a few days ago but the image links not working just started when I went to post these pictures.

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I just wanted to share some random stuff.

 

The pretties:

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I was walking by and realized the salt gas was kinda pretty. vvvv

Someone worked so hard on this keep. vvvv

 

The funny and odd:

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Yes. In a Nutshell.

 

She would!vvvv

There isn't one thing not to like about Solas and Tea vvv

Iron Bull wanted me to fight the sleeping dragon. I like how the death symbol strikes at the heart.vvvv

 

It's never explained why she's there, just that she is.vvvv

 

[Melbella]

Andreia made the trip to Val Royeaux to watch the spectacle unfold, recruited Sera and Vivienne while in the area, and is now is moving along in the Hinterlands.
Future boyfriend scoped out? Check.

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Future BF is a badass? Check.

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Future BF is also clueless? Check.

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Andreia flirted with Future BF at the first opportunity? Check.

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Future BF is intrigued? Check.

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Future BF makes his case for future boyfriend-hood? Check.

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Future BF gets advice from an immortal know-it-all? Check.

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I actually did more than just recruit Blackwall but there's no pictures of all the boring stuff. I'm also nug-less at the moment since I haven't synced up yet. I'm debating whether to wait until I get to Skyhold, but I think I might want grenades and tonics before then. Too bad you can't pick which parts to sync and which not to.

Next up: More wandering in the Hinterlands. I want to take out the templar camp before heading back to Haven again. Already hit the mage camp. Then the only thing left before recruiting Vale is to get the healer from Redcliffe.

[PapaCharlie9]

Future BF gets advice from an immortal know-it-all? Check.

You know what we do to immortals, right? (Don't worry about the spoiler warning).

[Bardox9]

With tensions so high in Orzamar, I hit the local tavern to get a the pulse of the people. The warrior are killing each other in the streets over the issue of who becomes the next King. It is only the king that can give me the troops i need. It seems I have no choice but to take a side. Grey Wardens do not normally get involved in these matters, but with the Blight things are anything but normal.

 

The choice stand between the previous kings youngest and only living son OR his most trusted adviser and general. The prince would be a tyrant. He has no patients for the assembly and believes the King should have the ultimate word on what is done regardless of what the rest of the nobles think. Something that might be helpful to my cause, but is it a good thing for the Dwarves? The other option isn't much better. He is weak. He would be slave to the assembly. Little more than a figure head. Not sure he would be capable of getting me the troops I will need.

 

While I detest the man, I have decided Prince Bhelen is the one to back for the throne. After listen to some of the people and visiting the Shaperate, a hall of records, I have gotten a feel for the way the city government is run. Prince Bhelen is a true master of the game while Haramont has largely been a simple observer. I thin his supporters are only backing him because they know they can manipulate him. The rumors about Bhelens plans for change are promising, but I worry about the methods he will employ. But I need those soldiers....

 

I've had to do a lot of back bending and noble rangling, but I have gotten bhelen the support he will need. To seal the deal, I have been asked to go into the Deep Roads to look for a "Paragon" to endorse him. I don't really understand the whole paragon thing, but he assures me that with this the Assembly will have no choice but to make him King. I still don't like him, but I have little choice. Too late to alter course now. I was joined by a dwarf claiming to be the Paragon husband. Seems like a drunken fool to me, but he may be useful. One more lunatic to our marry band. We'll see where this goes...

 

... I found not one, but two paragons after crawling through the Deep.We also discovered the secret behind the Dwarves Golems.  Branka, the Paragon I was sent to find, promised me a army of steel and stone giants for the army. Caridin, the other paragon, was insistant on me destroying the "Anvil of the Void" to ensure no Golems could be made again. If things on the surface were not so dire, I would have sided with Caridin. Again, for the greater good, I must side with someone of questionable character. I've also secured a paragon made crown for Bhelen. I can't wait to get this over with. I've had my fill of power hunger dwaves for one lifetime. After hitting the Assembly, I am leaving this pit. I think Oghren is sticking around. He takes some getting use to, but like the fungus I am certain that is in his beard, he grows on you. Beer farts and all.

[Melbella]

While recruiting Blackwall, I finally (after 10 games? ) figured out why One-Eyed Jimmy's quest for Lord Woolsley isn't available (even if you go to Redcliffe first) until after you talk with Blackwall. Since the bandit battle is required just by talking to him, there's a good chance a random spell or AoE ability could tag Lord Woolsley and turn him hostile.
 

[phoray]

Andreia made the trip to Val Royeaux to watch the spectacle unfold, recruited Sera and Vivienne while in the area, and is now is moving along in the Hinterlands.
Future boyfriend scoped out? Check.

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Future BF is a badass? Check.

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Future BF is also clueless? Check.

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Andreia flirted with Future BF at the first opportunity? Check.

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Future BF is intrigued? Check.

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Future BF makes his case for future boyfriend-hood? Check.

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Future BF gets advice from an immortal know-it-all? Check.

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I actually did more than just recruit Blackwall but there's no pictures of all the boring stuff. I'm also nug-less at the moment since I haven't synced up yet. I'm debating whether to wait until I get to Skyhold, but I think I might want grenades and tonics before then. Too bad you can't pick which parts to sync and which not to.

Next up: More wandering in the Hinterlands. I want to take out the templar camp before heading back to Haven again. Already hit the mage camp. Then the only thing left before recruiting Vale is to get the healer from Redcliffe.

 

I'd read that one has to flirt with Blackwall right off the bat or the romance won't start. But I totally didn't, and just flirted with him back at Haven and the romance started just fine at Skyhold. It wasn't until he says that "Warden's save the world" line (a pic can' give justice to the way he gives that line!) that my Mara felt a spark of attraction, so no sense for her to flirt with him before that point.

 

Romancing him a second time has been a tad nostalgic for me, since my last game was a Solasmance. *raspberry*

[TagiDoll]

 Found the culprit: AVG antivirus. Added an exception for DAI and now it's running fine. Honestly, when it comes to tech, half the time the cure is as bad as the disease. I hope it blocks actual viruses as effectively. 

 

I need to learn how to do this. Disabling AVG just to play DAI isn't the best solution.

 

 

 

Anyway, what I did in DAI today:

 

Kelebek schlepped all over the Hinterlands and managed to do about 80% of the zone. She still has all the collectibles to do, Redcliffe, The Mercenary Fortress and surrounds, Lady Shayna's Valley, and about 20% of the fade rifts. 

 

But she really put in effort so I gave her a break and let her go pick a unique mount. Colour me SHOCKED when I realise I have access to Asaarash and the Avvar mounts. I have both dlc on Xbox One but in 5 pts the content has never shown up for me. I had forgotten they were supposed to even come with mounts. I cannot wait to check out the Skyhold decorations.

 

Kelebek chose a mount she felt she had a kinship with - 

 

 

And then she skipped off to Val Royeaux so she could be struck by cupids arrow. I mean talk to the Chantry folk. And then follow Sera's clues around the city before they met up. Sera greatly approved.

 

Woof.

[PapaCharlie9]

Since the bandit battle is required just by talking to him, there's a good chance a random spell or AoE ability could tag Lord Woolsley and turn him hostile.

I've done that more than once, just dealing with random bad guys/bears in the area while farming Blood Lotus. Where did that Rage Demon come from?

[Rascoth]

I need to learn how to do this. Disabling AVG just to play DAI isn't the best solution.

*cough*

Me and my friend had the same problem. I can run you through the process of adding DAI to AVG's exceptions just like I did with her.

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1) Open AVG.

2) Click Options (top right).

3) Look for Advanced Settings. Click it.

4) New window should open. On the left look for Exceptions.

4) The list of your exceptions should appear. Under that list look for Add Exception button and click it.

5) Another window pops up After expanding Exception type list, pick Application or File.

6) Now just browse your computer in search of DragonAgeInquisition.exe in its installation folder and click it.

Ok, Apply, Ok. Now it should work