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[Seraphim24]

Thanks for the good luck wishes. I hope that his romance isn't something that you need luck to survive, though. I'll post in this thread after a while of playing (I'll finally be able to begin a couple hours from now). I'm not sure when you can begin flirting with the characters, but I'll let you guys know if/when I have the option.

 

In that case, did you romance Iron Bull? He seems like the type that uses sex casually, if the replies in this thread indicate anything about him.

 

I know I'll have fun. I'm pretty damn stoked that at last I'll be playing so soon. Thanks!

 

I know this isn't what you asked, but if you want to avoid graphic sex scenes and have it seem more romantic/idealistic and all that there are a lot of Japanese games that are that way. Star Ocean 2 with Rena and Claude comes to mind.... although I guess that's kind of old. Fire Emblem Awakening is also completely free of sex scenes and such, just focuses on the relationships.

 

Those are not strictly speaking "asexual characters" though, but I suppose neither are the DA ones so... thought I would throw that out there...

[snackrat]

Two/three I found could be played asexually.

 

Josephine. Focus on purely on the romance portion - banter, honour, grand gestures, wooing. Thus the colloquial title of 'Disney romance'. Available for all races and both genders. I find it so sweet it almost hurts my teeth to watch. Love it.

 

Blackwall. For this one, when you drink at the tavern, one of the flirts involves staying at the bar (but is still considering a flirt!). Personally I loved that option, lead to my favourite line from Blackwall in the entire damn game in fact. Don't want to spoil it for you. Damn good. Integrates well into his personal story, but being an optional character doesn't mean anything in the way of the story.

 

Solas also gets a note for keeping sexual liaisons ambiguous (it is up to you if they did anything offscreen, there is never a fade-to-black). The reason for the 'two/three' as if I don't quite count him, is that there is still a lot of passion present so if that's not something that floats your boat one might find it intimidating or overtly forward. (No actual sex happens, but making out is like... the first thing the romance involves.) The use of deliberately ambiguous lines may interfere with or enhance your role-play depending on how you take them.

Still very sweet and respectful though, and a lot of peeps on the BSN are apparently incapable of romancing anyone else afterwards. (Also if you ever watched Torchwood he's Ianto Jones, so that can make some stuff hilarious and/or weird, such as his hatred of tea even though he makes it all the damn time XD)

Romancing Solas doesn't affect the plot anymore than having him in your party would, but he DOES provide commentary on your Dalish heritage and the Dalish way of life that you wouldn't get platonically.

 

I think it is also possible to romance Dorian without sex. He enters your room expecting it, but you can refuse and say you want to know him first (which does surprise him). I can't say for sure that stays throughout the game though. I think it does.

 

Personally I was very glad of these options, because in DA2 the LIs tended to arrive just after my mother died and if I didn't bone them RIGHT THEN it was because I was breaking up with them. Thought that was a depressingly one-dimensional way to look at relationships.

[Shimmer_Gloom]

Hahaha @snackrat color me ruined. Solas was second (after Sera) Romance but I've had a hard time NOT considering him my cannon. He's very... Passionate. In a emotional way. The relationship MEANS so much to him and I'm having a hard time with it not meaning somthing to me.

So I got a PS4 and I'm romancing Sera agian and I'm having fun. She's intense but also playful. I dig it. Anyway.

At OP, thanks for the reply! I'm not sure when I'll romance Bull. My IRL girlfriend romanced Blackwall and intends to romance bull so I may not do that anytime soon. I really want to go after Dorian next. Idk we will see.

This game is so well written it's hard to metagame. They really hit you in the feels with the characters. I suspect the OP will be suprised on who they are compelled to follow. Like I said. Enjoy!

[Flowingchesthair]

This is an interesting suggestion. I think it depends on how much the OP is willing to head canon with this particular option.

More remarks in spoiler tag...

Spoiler

It's true that you can pick this option and not have sex with Dorian. However, the dialog also makes it clear that Dorian is sexually experienced and is also sexually attracted to the Inquisitor. Part of his arc is about having sex with men. During this scene he also makes a joke (in a sweet way) about not leaving "empty handed" and gets a kiss instead. It really seems to me that the expectation here is that he and the Inquisitor WILL have sex eventually. This is why I say that some head canon will have to be used, but if you're fine with that, by all means go with Dorian. He's a wonderful, caring guy (with some issues to work through) and I highly recommend the romance experience, sex or no sex.

 

I'm going to be a female elf my first playthrough, so there's no chance for a romance with Dorian. But I might role a dude on my second or third playthrough, in which case I could have the possibility of romancing Cassandra or Dorian. Believe it or not, before their orientations were announced, those were the two characters I most wanted to romance.

 

In regards to how much I head canon, things like fade to black screen after the characters kiss I can totally head canon as asexual (take Merrill for example). If they're lying in the bed straight up naked after the black screen, it makes it a bit more difficult to head canon anything else happening. Unless they like snuggling naked, of course...

[Shimmer_Gloom]

Really, to recap, Sera, Iron Bull, Cass, Cullen and Blackwall all have scenes with nudity that imply sex.

Solas and Josie (and maybe Dorian) are the safe bets. And with Dorian he is the naked one. But his sexuality is such a huge deal for him. I think you can easily romance him and Headcannon that no 'deed' actually goes down. But with the others it's kinda hard. What with the naked cuddles.

Really with this game it's really less... Preoccupied with showing the sex as other Bioware games. So regardless I'm betting none of it will be upsetting to watch. Just getting them to match your Headcannon is the issue but I'm sure you've got all the info you need l.

[Flowingchesthair]

Two/three I found could be played asexually.

 

Josephine. Focus on purely on the romance portion - banter, honour, grand gestures, wooing. Thus the colloquial title of 'Disney romance'. Available for all races and both genders. I find it so sweet it almost hurts my teeth to watch. Love it.

 

Blackwall. For this one, when you drink at the tavern, one of the flirts involves staying at the bar (but is still considering a flirt!). Personally I loved that option, lead to my favourite line from Blackwall in the entire damn game in fact. Don't want to spoil it for you. Damn good. Integrates well into his personal story, but being an optional character doesn't mean anything in the way of the story.

 

Solas also gets a note for keeping sexual liaisons ambiguous (it is up to you if they did anything offscreen, there is never a fade-to-black). The reason for the 'two/three' as if I don't quite count him, is that there is still a lot of passion present so if that's not something that floats your boat one might find it intimidating or overtly forward. (No actual sex happens, but making out is like... the first thing the romance involves.) The use of deliberately ambiguous lines may interfere with or enhance your role-play depending on how you take them.

Still very sweet and respectful though, and a lot of peeps on the BSN are apparently incapable of romancing anyone else afterwards. (Also if you ever watched Torchwood he's Ianto Jones, so that can make some stuff hilarious and/or weird, such as his hatred of tea even though he makes it all the damn time XD)

Romancing Solas doesn't affect the plot anymore than having him in your party would, but he DOES provide commentary on your Dalish heritage and the Dalish way of life that you wouldn't get platonically.

 

I think it is also possible to romance Dorian without sex. He enters your room expecting it, but you can refuse and say you want to know him first (which does surprise him). I can't say for sure that stays throughout the game though. I think it does.

 

Personally I was very glad of these options, because in DA2 the LIs tended to arrive just after my mother died and if I didn't bone them RIGHT THEN it was because I was breaking up with them. Thought that was a depressingly one-dimensional way to look at relationships.

 

As a female elf in my first playthrough, I'll have the possiblity of romancing Blackwall, Josephine, and Solas. I'll see what happens.

 

By the way, I cannot agree more with what you said about DA2's romances. They HAVE to have implied sex for you to continue the relationship. I mean, I can head canon that it didn't happen, but still. It's a put off for me and many others, I'm sure.

[WhoopinYourA55Mate]

Is Corypheus because he will never love you back now cheers to that   

[Flowingchesthair]

Really, to recap, Sera, Iron Bull, Cass, Cullen and Blackwall all have scenes with nudity that imply sex.

Solas and Josie (and maybe Dorian) are the safe bets. And with Dorian he is the naked one. But his sexuality is such a huge deal for him. I think you can easily romance him and Headcannon that no 'deed' actually goes down. But with the others it's kinda hard. What with the naked cuddles.

Really with this game it's really less... Preoccupied with showing the sex as other Bioware games. So regardless I'm betting none of it will be upsetting to watch. Just getting them to match your Headcannon is the issue but I'm sure you've got all the info you need l.

 

I'm pretty darn good at creating headcanons by now, if I do say so myself. I've had quite a bit of practice.

[nightscrawl]

In regards to how much I head canon, things like fade to black screen after the characters kiss I can totally head canon as asexual (take Merrill for example). If they're lying in the bed straight up naked after the black screen, it makes it a bit more difficult to head canon anything else happening. Unless they like snuggling naked, of course...

You should be fine with the "take it slow" option with Dorian then.

I know you're going with a fem elf, but I'm going to add this information as well since I'm not sure if this would make you uncomfortable or not, so you might as well know in advance.

 

There is one more component that you may not care for since it's sexually suggestive. With most of the LIs there is a "kiss on demand option" after you are locked into the romance. The only other romance I've done, Cullen, has a nice, sweet kiss on the ramparts and he goes back into his office. However, you may not care for Dorian's kiss as there is a sort of suggestive thrusty movement -- it sounds kinda bad when worded that way, but I can't think of another way to describe it. You might wanna YouTube it.

[BabyPuncher]

Why is this even an issue?

 

I understand you might not interested in sex, but surely you're not so traumatized by the idea of the protagonist having it that you'd avoid an otherwise interesting romance because of it?

 

I mean, if this is about 'roleplaying' yourself then it seems like a much bigger 'betrayal,' so to speak, to enter a romance with a character you didn't like all that much simply because the arc doesn't imply sex than to enter a romance and just deal with a scene or implication you don't like.

[Shimmer_Gloom]

Booooooo baby puncher. Boo. We try to be respectful here. This thread is about an asexual identifying player trying to have fun. Are you helping them have fun or are you poo pooing the entire idea itself.

Because that's useless. :/

I mean. Would you tell somebody who is super into the Dalish that their issues with DAI representing the Dalish outlook isn't an issue? Would you tell somebody who is upset about Blood Mage Hawke being anti Blood Magic to 'deal with it?'

Let's just let people have fun okay?

[Flowingchesthair]

Why is this even an issue?

 

I understand you might not interested in sex, but surely you're not so traumatized by the idea of the protagonist having it that you'd avoid an otherwise interesting romance because of it?

 

I mean, if this is about 'roleplaying' yourself then it seems like a much bigger 'betrayal,' so to speak, to enter a romance with a character you didn't like all that much simply because the arc doesn't imply sex than to enter a romance and just deal with a scene or implication you don't like.

 

It's not so much of an issue as a simple preference.

 

It's like how a heterosexual guy might be a bit uncomfortable playing through Dorian's romance scenes on his first playthrough. I like to have my first playthrough be my canon playthrough, and as such, I usually play my characters as asexuals because that's what I'm comfortable with. Actually, asexuality is about the only thing I "impose" onto my own characters in most games I play. Sometimes I make my characters completely different from myself, but keep them asexual.

 

That being said, I don't always play asexual characters; I just like to. I've romanced characters in the past that I knew would have sex scenes in them, like Morrigan in DAO.

[BabyPuncher]

I suppose if you prioritize that over how much you like the character in question and how well the romance is written and executed, that's your choice...

[Tarlonniel]

Ugh, Dragon Age II....Thank the Maker for Sebastian - he wasn't asexual, obviously, but at least the mandatory sex thing didn't apply.

[Flowingchesthair]

I suppose if you prioritize that over how much you like the character in question and how well the romance is written and executed, that's your choice...

 

I'm sure lots of people love Iron Bull, but don't like the BDSM aspect of his romance, so they don't romance him. It's kind of the same for me. I can love Cassandra's character, but if romancing her requires that my Inquisitor that I headcanon as asexual has sex with her, it's kind of a deal breaker for me. That's not to say I won't romance her in any other playthroughs of the game, just not my canon one. This is why I prefer to get a heads up about the possible romances so that I romance someone who my Inquisitor doesn't have to have sex with.

 

Also, nightscrawl, thanks for letting me know about Dorian. It doesn't sound like a big deal to me. I can avoid the kiss on demand option, right?

[Lord Bolton]

Also, nightscrawl, thanks for letting me know about Dorian. It doesn't sound like a big deal to me. I can avoid the kiss on demand option, right?

 

Yes, you can.

[Shimmer_Gloom]

You can avoid the optional kisses.

It just there for a reminder that you are in a relationship. For those that need it (it IS a 100+ hr game). Solas. Sadly. Does not have optional kisses.

Intimacy with him is not something that happens on demand. You have to 'catch him off guard' so to speak. One I the things that make him fun. It is a very atypical romance.

[snackrat]

Really, to recap, Sera, Iron Bull, Cass, Cullen and Blackwall all have scenes with nudity that imply sex.

Solas and Josie (and maybe Dorian) are the safe bets. And with Dorian he is the naked one. But his sexuality is such a huge deal for him. I think you can easily romance him and Headcannon that no 'deed' actually goes down. But with the others it's kinda hard. What with the naked cuddles.

Really with this game it's really less... Preoccupied with showing the sex as other Bioware games. So regardless I'm betting none of it will be upsetting to watch. Just getting them to match your Headcannon is the issue but I'm sure you've got all the info you need l.

 

As an addendum to this though, Blackwall can be played asexually. (More easily than Dorian, since the topic of sex never even comes up unless you personally initiate it.) You just have to choose to stay drinking at the tavern instead of (literally) rolling in the hay. Get his best line (imho), and continue his personal arc as normal.

In fact, the LI arc for Blackwall ended up higher in my 'rankings' (if that makes any sense) because of it.

 

EDIT: Mmmm yes as Shimmer said just above this post, 'catch him off guard'. It is incredibly cute and impulsive. He clearly had no expectation of romancing or being romanced by anyone, which makes the romance path for him so incredibly engaging.

[Flowingchesthair]

You can avoid the optional kisses.

It just there for a reminder that you are in a relationship. For those that need it (it IS a 100+ hr game). Solas. Sadly. Does not have optional kisses.

Intimacy with him is not something that happens on demand. You have to 'catch him off guard' so to speak. One I the things that make him fun. It is a very atypical romance.

 

Ah, good.

 

Look on the bright side, I suppose that makes the intimacy with Solas feel more special and rare.

 

Anyway, I'm about to start playing. I'll keep this tab open so I can pop in here occasionally while I'm playing.

[snackrat]

In case I wasn't making it clear enough by providing way more info about him, and mentioning him, and because you are specifically playing an elven woman, let me juSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASORRY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME

 

CARRY ON

[Flowingchesthair]

In case I wasn't making it clear enough by providing way more info about him, and mentioning him, and because you are specifically playing an elven woman, let me juSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASSOLASORRY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME

 

CARRY ON

 

We'll see. Solas's romance seems to have a lot of fans.

 

Can I just say that the character creator is pretty awesome, and intricate? Because it is. I mean, you have a ton of options for just the Dalish tattoos.

[snackrat]

You've probably already made her and it is too late to provide input but I thought you might find it helpful to know what elven god each tattoo refers to, as defined by one of Bioware's DA crew: [LINKY LINK]

[Flowingchesthair]

You've probably already made her and it is too late to provide input but I thought you might find it helpful to know what elven god each tattoo refers to, as defined by one of Bioware's DA crew: [LINKY LINK]

 

Oh, neat. I already made her, and she has the first "Elgar'nan God of Vengeance and the Sun" tattoo. Strangely enough, she kind of looks like that elf shown in the picture.

 

Thank you for the link. It's pretty cool seeing what tattoo relates to what god.

[NauRava]

We'll see. Solas's romance seems to have a lot of fans.

 

Can I just say that the character creator is pretty awesome, and intricate? Because it is. I mean, you have a ton of options for just the Dalish tattoos.

 

Oh you have no idea 8'I

[Flowingchesthair]

Oh you have no idea 8'I

 

Haha, I try to avoid spoilery threads since Inquisition was released, so I don't really know how many fans there are of certain characters and their romances.