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[DreamerM]

Advice:  Fade step is your friend... and if you are not a mage put it on the mage that rolls with your party most often.

OMG Fade Step is the best thing ever. I put it on all my mages. That stupid trick has saved my life more times.... it's easy to get spoiled.

Today I was just strolling around the Hinterlands, when a dragon swooped out of nowhere and killed the hell out of me.

Alistair was right. Swooping IS bad.

[PapaCharlie9]

I made a list of all the herbs you need to upgrade all potions/grenades/tonics. If anyone needs it. 
 

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• Blood Lotus: 256
• Elfroot: 137
• Spindleweed: 60
• Deathroot: 119
• Deep Mushroom: 146
• Embrium: 205
• Rashvine: 149
• Arbor Blessing: 108
• Vandal Aria: 107
• Black Lotus: 3
• Crystal Grace: 5
• Dawn Lotus: 6
• Dragonthorn: 7
• Royal Elfroot: 3
• Whiterstalk: 9
• Ghoul’s Beard: 10
• Prophet’s Laurel: 11
• Rashvine Nettle: 18
• Amrita Vein: 30
• Felandaris: 16

That's GUIDE quality stuff! Post in a separate thread, please. In the Combat forum. Start the title with [GUIDE].

Would be great if you summarized quest required herbs too, like 1 Blood Lotus for Lady in the Lake.

EDIT: Damn, I should have read further. Nice job! I wish had those lists like every time I hit the Hinterlands.

[JD Buzz]

Since your pics are pro quality, I'd recommend getting a free blogsite and hosting them there. Then you'll have pretty much complete control over the content, though at the cost of being a bit of overkill for just photo albums.

I just created a test blog on WordPress.com. It took less than 10 minutes. Very easy to upload and manage screenshots. I selected the Entertainment category and Photography subcategory when setting up the blog. That pre-selected some photo grid templates that was easy to choose from.

https://testscreenies.wordpress.com

Once the photo posts are done, you just copy the image url for the post. See examples below.

*snip*

 

I thought about using Wordpress to build my new photography portfolio (blog included) after deleting the old one on Wix. I also looked at square space since some of my friends use it for their video/photography.

 

It sounds a little overboard to create another blog site just for DAI pics, but I might consider it. Not a bad idea to write about my Inquisitor's stories there too.

 

Flick is good, though personally I'm too lazy and use imgur (I don't even have account there) 

 

Flickr is another site I'm considering for DAI pics. I didn't like how Photobucket compresses my stuff when I upload and share.

 

I use tumblr, this way I also can tag my Inquisitors and easily browse through them

I have a link in my signature if anyone wants to take a look   

 

Tumblr's okay. I'm not a fan of its layout design though.

[PapaCharlie9]

Ugh. Finishing up Samhal Lavellan's run in Trespasser. Decided to really deck out Dorian in lightning related spells and staff, so as to maximize the Superb Storm pact belt. Went into the Vir Dirthara, and the man wouldn't generate guard from staff to save his life....literally! Had to rez him multiple times. Finally started controlling him myself, and nope. No guard on hit. He didn't even get any guard from the upgraded ** War Horn Bull uses.

Anyone know if this is a known glitch/bug? I did also put two pieces of the Skin that Stalks on him (the amulet and ring). Not sure if that is a factor, or not. Since I am so near the end, I will probably just reset him with his previous setup and forgo to the belt. Too bad though; really like using that belt.

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Sorry...meant Horn of Valor, not War Horn.

Almost certain it is the the Superb Pact Belt that is doing you in. It reduces you max health by a huge amount, so that alone is a death sentence, but guard is calculated as a fraction of max health. So the smaller your max health, the smaller amount of guard you will gain. You probably are gaining guard, but it is such a tiny amount per hit it doesn't show up.

Treat the Superb Pact's the same was as Berserk Masterworks. Which means, stay away from them unless you have ways to gain health by the bushel -- but even then you are very susceptible to OHK (one-hit kills). The Enhanced Pacts are more manageable and I tend to stick with them.

[phoray]

Played a little DA2. Had forgotten how much I loathe the dog lords gang. If I were a mage, I'd probably possessed by a rage demon. But instead I'm possessed with: lets turn a one hour session into a novel demon. Which is horrible. 
 
So here is Gurners session:

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After two years of getting fat and lazy in Hightown, good times were suddenly over for Gurner (the burner) when Aveline burst through his door like a battering ram. He might have also met the Viscount a few moments before to be offered a diplomatic assignment. Which he was not planning on doing, but since the red haired menace was on his case he decided to get of his bum and do some questing. 
First he practiced a bit, by wiping out the local gangs out with extreme prejudice. This unbridled slaughter was approved and monitored by the guard captain, a local pirate and a dark haired elven passerby, who then accompanied him to the Blooming Rose where he celebrated the spring cleaning with Cerimon. 
Up top for a job well done?

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No? Fine...
 

Then he met up with the broody elf as a practice for meeting the broody qunari at the docks. When they arrived, Isabela had some urgent business to take care of, so Gurner told her to take Merrill with her while he and Aveline talked with the Arishok. 
The Arishok attempted to saddle his problems on Gurner, who promptly refused. So the horned brute pulled out the ace in his the sleeve: That thousands would die. Normally Gurner would have laughed it off, but such casual dismissal over civilian death is not a clever trick to pull in front of the Guard Captain, even if you are sort-of-friends. So he accepted the job. 
 
But first he needed to recollect the crew. So he went to the Hanged man, had a chat and a few pints with Isabela and paid a quick visit to Varric. Then he went to fetch Merrill, who offered him to sit down with her to offer her condolences for Carver, continuing disturbing trend of his companions talking about his brother like he was dead, when Carver was just off playing with his blade back at the Gallows. 
 
Since the band was back together they heeded down to Darktown. There they learned about Jarvaris whereabouts and killed some unconnected dwarves as practice. Before heading into the sewers they visited the Lit Lantern to have a chat with the local abomination.
Gurner and Anders bitched at each other like usual, but then the conversation took a disturbing turn as Anders promised to drown the city in blood should anything happen to Gurner. Touched by Anders concern, Gurner headed straight into the sewers to kill Jarvaris and his men. Which he did. 
Next session he'll be hunting down elves, meeting that darling Maecon and getting verbal instruction on where to shove that Canary by Aveline. 

I like your narrative. It takes effort to write these things so I am just wanted to do a bit more than like.

[phoray]

I truly hope there are no mabari enemies in the next DA game; I hate having to kill dogs. I also don't like killing wolves. They all make such a dreadful whine sound when they die.

Can I like this 200 times? I cringe with inward sympathy every time. Slaughter humans with realistic screams and I may even laugh but one dog whine and I just want to stop and run away

[PapaCharlie9]

Can I like this 200 times? I cringe with inward sympathy every time. Slaughter humans with realistic screams and I may even laugh but one dog whine and I just want to stop and run away

A big reason why I try to spend as little time in the Storm Coast as possible.

Also, anyone else have this experience? "Oh, look, a wolf, better hit it while it is far away ... oh ****!" How was I supposed to know when it is only 40 pixels across?

[phoray]

A big reason why I try to spend as little time in the Storm Coast as possible.Also, anyone else have this experience? "Oh, look, a wolf, better hit it while it is far away ... oh ****!" How was I supposed to know when it is only 40 pixels across?

Like, it ends up not being a wolf?

[Melbella]

A big reason why I try to spend as little time in the Storm Coast as possible.

Speaking of the Storm Coast....you know that one landmark where you have to climb everyone up the columns one by one so they don't get stuck? And then at the top, next to the landmark thingie, is a cave with spiders and deepstalkers (which is why you don't want to be up there alone with everyone else stuck down below)? So, I carefully jump each party member up the columns so everyone is standing next to the cave entrance. I plant the landmark flag, and then I start attacking whatever's in the cave. Not 5 seconds later, out of NOWHERE, a bear pops up behind me and wants to know what all the fuss is. I laughed so hard I had to get up and walk around. F***ing bears!

[TagiDoll]

I just had that conversation with Connor, but he got it right in my game. He mentioned Anora as queen.

 

I'm reading he is commonly glitched. I hope he is just a bit bugged I'll be really not happy if my world state did not import properly.

 

 

Anyway, Kelebek schlepped around the Storm Coast harvesting lotus, exploring spider infested caves and listening to Sera blow raspberries at Solas until no one could take the miserable weather any longer and Kelebek and team headed for Therinfal Redoubt.

 

Level 8, nightmare, with mostly random starting gear and non-optimised abilities. This was the second time I'd ever done Champions of the Just and first time on nightmare. 

 

Kelebek decided to do the ritual but declined to explain her reasons. When Envy pulled her inside her own head she held her own, and she managed to complete Demonic Dogma which I'm pretty sure was missed the first time this mission was played. Kelebek didn't have any problems saving the three veterans or finding the un-corrupted lyrium. Somehow in the final battle in the Great Hall Ser Whosits died. Oops? The final battle with Envy was...messy. Kelebek managed but everyone else was out cold on the ground by the end. Ultimately as the Templar leaders had gorged themselves on the red and the knights were unable to work out that a demon was in their midst Kelebek decided to disband and conscript them.

 

And wasn't Cullen....salty.

 

So now I have to decide if Kelebek is going to get her ass handed to her if I attempt to do the next Fiona fight or instead decide to farm for herbs and mats for improving potions and gear. Hmmm.

[zoodc]

I truly hope there are no mabari enemies in the next DA game; I hate having to kill dogs. I also don't like killing wolves. They all make such a dreadful whine sound when they die.

 

I hate killing wolves in every game that has it. What's weird for me is that I'm fine with other animals, too. Like when I played Assassin's Creed Black Flag for the first time I was perfectly fine with whaling, but the second I had to kill a wolf I felt bad.

[Gilli]

That list is awesome! And you have very neat handwriting.  Yeah, Harding doesn't know what she's talking about. All my quizzies are master blood lotus farmers and don't really give a crap about elfroot. It might be different if we had to make health potions as well, but we get those for free.

 

Thank you (Aww, thanks, my pen was giving up when I traced the pencil letters )

Right? I mean sure, you need Elfroot for Regen Potions, but otherwise you mostly need Blood Lotus. (Or Embrium )

 

That's GUIDE quality stuff! Post in a separate thread, please. In the Combat forum. Start the title with [GUIDE].

Would be great if you summarized quest required herbs too, like 1 Blood Lotus for Lady in the Lake.

EDIT: Damn, I should have read further. Nice job! I wish had those lists like every time I hit the Hinterlands.

 

Thank you Okay, I will.

 

Yeah, me too. It's practical to know what you need before you need it.

 

The Fetch Quest list also shows that there aren't that many fetch quests in the game. It may feel like it if you don't have the items in your inventory, but if you already have them, then it isn't that much. Like for the Healing Hand quest line in the Hinterlands, if you already have all items, you just can give them to the elf healer and complete 4 quests at once.

 

Tumblr's okay. I'm not a fan of its layout design though.

 

Do you mean the blog layout? You can change that to your liking (there are many different blog themes in the settings, I just stayed with the default layout cause I didn't like the others and don't know how to edit it myself.)

[Forsythia77]

Thank you (Aww, thanks, my pen was giving up when I traced the pencil letters )

Right? I mean sure, you need Elfroot for Regen Potions, but otherwise you mostly need Blood Lotus. (Or Embrium )

 

 

Thank you Okay, I will.

 

Yeah, me too. It's practical to know what you need before you need it.

 

The Fetch Quest list also shows that there aren't that many fetch quests in the game. It may feel like it if you don't have the items in your inventory, but if you already have them, then it isn't that much. Like for the Healing Hand quest line in the Hinterlands, if you already have all items, you just can give them to the elf healer and complete 4 quests at once.

 

 

Do you mean the blog layout? You can change that to your liking (there are many different blog themes in the settings, I just stayed with the default layout cause I didn't like the others and don't know how to edit it myself.)

Blood Lotus is why I get optimal cutting ASAP.  I love picking one and getting nine additional.  Or even three additional.  Beggars can't be choosers!

 

I'm taking a bit of a break.  I got the Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC.  And since it took me a day to download it with my crap internet, and another day to download the game update, I'm going to play the hell out of it.  19gb update.  You're killing me. KILLING ME CD Project Red.  Also, AT&T's internet sucks in Chicago.  That is all.

[coldwetn0se]

Just a thought....are there any sigils that negate guard? If so, maybe you put one on Dorian? Also, don't those pact belts increase damage taken or something like that? Maybe the extra damage is negating any guard that is generated?

Good thought, but no. I have only had one play through that ever tried out sigils, and it isn't this one. They halve your health, but don't cause you to actually have more damage per hit against you.
 
 

Almost certain it is the the Superb Pact Belt that is doing you in. It reduces you max health by a huge amount, so that alone is a death sentence, but guard is calculated as a fraction of max health. So the smaller your max health, the smaller amount of guard you will gain. You probably are gaining guard, but it is such a tiny amount per hit it doesn't show up.

Treat the Superb Pact's the same was as Berserk Masterworks. Which means, stay away from them unless you have ways to gain health by the bushel -- but even then you are very susceptible to OHK (one-hit kills). The Enhanced Pacts are more manageable and I tend to stick with them.

Papa...NOOO! I use the belts in MP all the time, so dammit....want. use. now. During the base game - once the belts were introduced into the game - I often run either Solas or Dorian with the Enhanced Frost or Inferno pact belt. And you are right..they are much more forgiving. And I still gain guard on hit with those. I am aware of the guard percentage based on health, so I did wonder if that would be a problem. Two things - before I even took Dorian out with the belt, I chose two have him wear the two items from the Skin That Stalks, to gain the casting boost. Figured between the speed boost, CL, basic attacks, SC, he should have no trouble gaining some guard. Assuming my other teammates were working as intended. Also gave him some HoK, and he has all the upgraded regen and healing mist pots.

I suppose you are right though...the Superb belt in single player, just doesn't work out as it does in MP. Dorian just seemed to fit the "glass canon" role perfectly.

Oh! I should mention that, it was still doing massive damage, when he wasn't taking a dirt nap. So, at least that was...nice.

I will probably try it again, on my next mage, through Trespasser. I'm stubborn at times. *foot/stomp*

Thanks to you both, for answering.

[PapaCharlie9]

Like, it ends up not being a wolf?

Like it ends up being a Mabari.

[PapaCharlie9]

Speaking of the Storm Coast....you know that one landmark where you have to climb everyone up the columns one by one so they don't get stuck? And then at the top, next to the landmark thingie, is a cave with spiders and deepstalkers (which is why you don't want to be up there alone with everyone else stuck down below)? So, I carefully jump each party member up the columns so everyone is standing next to the cave entrance. I plant the landmark flag, and then I start attacking whatever's in the cave. Not 5 seconds later, out of NOWHERE, a bear pops up behind me and wants to know what all the fuss is. I laughed so hard I had to get up and walk around. F***ing bears!

Yep, I know that cave well. Spent many an hour farming spider glands in there. If you kite the bear, you can get the bear to fight the spiders!

That cave also has the worst navmesh in the world. Solas, why are you standing with your nose plastered to that wall, come and help me for Maker's sake!

[PapaCharlie9]

Thinking of doing a FQ DW Assassin run next. Can't decide between a jerk/tragedy run, or some kind of weird run, like I only do all of the lost temple/ruins side-quests (Dirthamen, Sulevin, Din'an Hanin, etc.) -- Rise of the Tomb Rogue sort of thing, or only use auto-leveling, or only use auto-attacks but use Golden Nug to have Tier 4 gear from day one, something goofy and decidedly different. Romance Sera, natch.

[Gilli]

Blood Lotus is why I get optimal cutting ASAP.  I love picking one and getting nine additional.  Or even three additional.  Beggars can't be choosers!

 

Omg yes, that and Deft Hands, Fine Tools.

[phoray]

Man. Watching you guys talk about grenades and accessory setups makes me think I'm not gamer enough. I think the only game I've ever upped the difficulty on was Left 4 Dead. That was all about your reflexes as a person and what order you did things in (strategy?). I love Dragon Age but emptying inventory and crafting armor/weapons is as far as I go. I Don wanna compare accessories on 9 different people for an hour @_@

[phoray]

I've allied mages, conscripted templars, and now I've conscripted mages.  Both stories have their strong points. I liked how Dorian talked about Roderick in Champions of the Just, and I think Calpernia is way better than Samson. But between Felix and that epic future scene of sacrifice, I'd have to say I prefer that. Anyway, all things Dorian to follow.

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Mara went to have a chat with Dorian in the tower. She was pleased and touched to hear that Felix had championed her before his people.

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Mara was glad she hadn't had Alexius executed, even if Fiona didn't agree. psh. Her pleasure in hearing the news was soon ended and she inwardly cried when she heard of his death. Mara said there should be more people like Felix, Dorian agreed, and suggested they start the Cult of Felix. The Story of Felix. The best of us.

 

After a moment of silence, Dorian seemed done with the discussion but then turned around to say one last thing.

 

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So much friendship feels. I remember the time I conscripted the Templars and Dorian was super angry at me the first time I talked to him. I felt slapped, and now I think I will always do his friendship boosting quests before I talk to him cuz that was OW to my feels.

 

Feeling a bit warm and fuzzy on this inside, Mara headed out of the tower and was waved down by Giselle in the main hall. Wanted Mara to do her a favor. 

 

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Since this favor required Mara to lie to what was becoming one of her best friends, she didn't take it into much consideration to do so.  Mara hadn't thought much about why Dorian wasn't in Tevinter and instead with the Inquisition. Honestly, so many were joining the organization daily. At the time of his joining, he was personally connected to a person tied to the Breach in the sky and had valuable information regarding the stop of such destruction. She'd never questioned it, but now she was forced to consider that he'd also been running away from something.

 

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That Dorian was a passionate caring man seemed pretty clear.

 

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Well, what noble wasn't spoiled... although it was a bit distasteful to suddenly remember it'd probably have been slaves that peeled those grapes...

 

Still, perhaps it would be good to get to know him a bit further. She sought him out in the tower library again. During their discussions about Tevinter, such as slavery as a social welfare system and "responsible" blood magic, Dorian brought up something interesting and a little odd considering their flirtatious banter since they'd met. Apparently, they were distantly related. Mara said she felt a little weird about it, but Dorian assured her.

 

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Honestly, I knew Dorian was gay because I'd spoiled myself on that before I'd even played Inquisition. But I can see, especially after a comment like that , how people could easily have been fooled into thinking there was a thing going. He even compliments the female inquisitor a lot!

 

Finally, she broached the subject of Giselle's request and told him she had a letter.

 

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You're right, Dorian, that would have been more fun.

 

Instead, it was a letter from his father, about a retainer waiting for them at a Inn. Dorian's feathers were obviously rufflled, but at the same time he didn't seem to think receiving such a letter made sense either. Mara suggested that perhaps it was a trap.

 

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Goodness, Dorian. Feeling a bit blood thirsty? Is it my fault that just my walking around requires constant deaths by self defense? Still, if it really was his father reaching out...considering Mara's only too recent attempt to reconnect with her mother... Mara suggested he definitely go.

 

Dorian snapped at her rather harshly that he didn't ask for her opinion. Just as quickly, however, he softened.

 

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Aw. Mara couldn't not forgive that expression and tone.

 

Off to the Gull and Lantern they went, just Mara and Dorian. 

[Forsythia77]

Omg yes, that and Deft Hands, Fine Tools.

 

That one takes more work though.  In my current game on NM I kept trying to get to Ritts but the Templars kept killing her.  So I had to reload.. twice.  But yeah, I got that one crazy early in this PT as well. 

[Melbella]

Yep, I know that cave well. Spent many an hour farming spider glands in there. If you kite the bear, you can get the bear to fight the spiders!

That cave also has the worst navmesh in the world. Solas, why are you standing with your nose plastered to that wall, come and help me for Maker's sake!

That's the one. Hello?? Squaddies?? Inqui over here fighting a spider and 3 deepstalkers solo. Feel free to help any time now. Yeah, rock walls are blocking your staff bursts, there Solas. Maybe move over this way a bit?

[Melbella]

Bear: Hey, what's going on in that cave? Are you hunting spiders? Ooh, and deepstalkers? Yummy! Can I play too?
Andreia: Oh for....get away from me!

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Vinsomer on the prowl

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Feisty fennec

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[phoray]

I'm playing the Descent DLC for the first time. I rushed a bit my first PT, and when it came time for my 2nd PT, I didn't like my Diplomatic Solasmance Elf mage enough to get first dibs on the new (for me) content so I retired her until I could do them with another Quizzie I liked better.

 

1. Wow, I had to restart the Waves of Darkspawn twice because of nonsensical trapping in the rock. Super irritating.

2. It didn't sink in until my 6th emissary that I needed to kill the Ogres first 

 

I never want to live without Kitty Collar again. 75% chance of not dying upon death? Wow, it's saved my buns. Just wish I could find that ring that keeps me ever invisible... my elf mage got it and I have no idea where she got it. haha

[Gilli]

I never want to live without Kitty Collar again. 75% chance of not dying upon death? Wow, it's saved my buns. Just wish I could find that ring that keeps me ever invisible... my elf mage got it and I have no idea where she got it. haha

 

You can get the Ring of Doubt in the Exalted Plains.