I'm not so sure about that since I do not believe I did the quest during my first round and I was able to sentence Samson at Skyhold. I didn't do the quest because I was unaware that it'd be unavaliable after the mission.
It seems odd that they should place the action in Crestwood, which is one of the places that we specifically have to go to as part of the main plot, when they could have set in it any other village in Ferelden where the Inquisition hadn't reached or had only done so via their agents, rather than the Inquisitor themselves. There are plenty of Inquisition agents that they could use in addition to Harding and Charter does seem a likely candidate since she does end up running Caer Bronach, but the fact that Leliana appears on one of the comic book covers would suggest it is likely to be her.
I think it was strongly hinted that Samson was eventually going to be killed by the red lyrium, particularly with his master gone who had the knowledge of how to control it and his tranquil friend who had been responsible for the upkeep of his armour. So even if you did Cullen's personal quest and were able to capture Samson, whatever you decide to do with him, his fate is ultimately sealed.
Whilst we take one path or the other, I think the canon story is likely to be that those who died on one path, also died on the other, we just don't see it.
World of Thedas 2 states that both Alexius and Felix died in the south, when if you take the mage path, Felix can return to Tevinter to address the Magisterium before dying and Alexius can be made an agent of the Inquisition, although I suppose he could simply give up on life at some point after Felix's death. In fact on the Templar path we only assume they are dead, since Dorian states there is no sign of them and it is as though they had never existed, so you could assume that Alexius had tried to pull the same trick with the amulet against, say Calpurnia, and ended up sending himself and Felix into the ether. Anyway it would seem the main point is that whichever path you took, by the end of the game they are both dead, regardless of the means.
Calpurnia is more interesting since you never see her dead. On the mage path her fate is very vague. On the Templar path you either let her depart or she fights you and jumps off a cliff, but you never see her hit the bottom. World of Thedas 2 is also sufficiently vague about her end to make me hopeful that they could bring her back. Now if Marius is floating about in southern Thedas and still has feelings for her, then they could use him to explain her survival into the future. If you let her depart she intended confronting Corypheus about his deception, which she could still have done if she jumped off the cliff or you never even met her, so the two Mage Killer heroes stepping in to save her from his wrath might not be beyond the realms of possibility.
Really? That's odd. I saw my brother play through what Pride Had Wrought without finishing Before The Dawn and his only option was to kill Samson.
"Samson attempts to kill the Inquisitor once and for all. If the special rune is aquired, Samson's armour can be disabled, otherwise the Inquisitor and the companions face him at full strength. Despite a grueling battle, Samson is defeated and taken prisoner by the Inquisition troops. The Inquisitor can later elect to Bring Samson to Skyhold for Judgement." - Raleigh Samson (The Dragon Age Wikipedia)
It may be a bug?
"Samson attempts to kill the Inquisitor once and for all. If the special rune is aquired, Samson's armour can be disabled, otherwise the Inquisitor and the companions face him at full strength. Despite a grueling battle, Samson is defeated and taken prisoner by the Inquisition troops. The Inquisitor can later elect to Bring Samson to Skyhold for Judgement." - Raleigh Samson (The Dragon Age Wikipedia)
It may be a bug?
Issue 3 released!
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Now that I've read it... I have to say again that this style of narration is tiresome.
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Issue 3 released!
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Now that I've read it... I have to say again that this style of narration is tiresome.
I have to agree with you. I'm getting tired of the chapters being almost entirely narrated as if they weren't happening in live time. Maybe if it were limited to the first few pages, I would forgive it, but it's pretty much the entire chapter.
I still like this comic and how it's tying into Inquisition. For Issue #3, I wish I knew where they were. It looks like the Hinterlands, but we never find out where they are, which is weird because they've mentioned every place they've gone to, up until now. Unless I just didn't see it.
This chapter was a bit too slow and I'm not really that interested in the Inquisition character who made a cameo appearance. It could have been someone a little more interesting, but it wasn't. I didn't even recognize them! I hope this trend doesn't keep up. I do like Marius and Tessa together. Somebody seems to like somebody probably more than just as a friend! Maybe....
The humor at the end was good. I was laughing and it's just one of those things that has to be seen. Still hoping for a better chapter next month.
Does anyone know how many issues will be coming out? Is it really only going to be 5?
I have to agree with you. I'm getting tired of the chapters being almost entirely narrated as if they weren't happening in live time. Maybe if it were limited to the first few pages, I would forgive it, but it's pretty much the entire chapter.
I still like this comic and how it's tying into Inquisition. For Issue #3, I wish I knew where they were. It looks like the Hinterlands, but we never find out where they are, which is weird because they've mentioned every place they've gone to, up until now. Unless I just didn't see it.
This chapter was a bit too slow and I'm not really that interested in the Inquisition character who made a cameo appearance. It could have been someone a little more interesting, but it wasn't. I didn't even recognize them! I hope this trend doesn't keep up. I do like Marius and Tessa together. Somebody seems to like somebody probably more than just as a friend!
Maybe....
The humor at the end was good. I was laughing and it's just one of those things that has to be seen. Still hoping for a better chapter next month.
Does anyone know how many issues will be coming out? Is it really only going to be 5?
I would imagine it will run like the last comic series: three sets of related stories. It would seem odd to introduce these new characters and then drop them after five comics.
I have to agree with you. I'm getting tired of the chapters being almost entirely narrated as if they weren't happening in live time. Maybe if it were limited to the first few pages, I would forgive it, but it's pretty much the entire chapter.
I still like this comic and how it's tying into Inquisition. For Issue #3, I wish I knew where they were. It looks like the Hinterlands, but we never find out where they are, which is weird because they've mentioned every place they've gone to, up until now. Unless I just didn't see it.
This chapter was a bit too slow and I'm not really that interested in the Inquisition character who made a cameo appearance. It could have been someone a little more interesting, but it wasn't. I didn't even recognize them! I hope this trend doesn't keep up. I do like Marius and Tessa together. Somebody seems to like somebody probably more than just as a friend!
Maybe....
The humor at the end was good. I was laughing and it's just one of those things that has to be seen. Still hoping for a better chapter next month.
Does anyone know how many issues will be coming out? Is it really only going to be 5?
They appear to be in Crestwood. Near the beginning, you see Caer Bronach with the lake-rift in the background. Also, Charter makes an appearance, and she is stationed there.
Charter is a pretty significant figure in the game. She is in Haven having a serial conversation with a scout (Scout Pellane) discussing the evolving events of the prologue as the player goes through them -- you have to continually check in to get "updates." Later on, she is stationed in Caer Bronach, Crestwood as Leliana's eyes and ears and go-to person in the region. Trespasser states that she is being groomed by Leliana as a possible successor -- the DAwiki says this is if Leliana did NOT become the Divine, but that doesn't make much sense as a successor would be needed either way.
There are going to be five issues in this story arc.
I would imagine it will run like the last comic series: three sets of related stories. It would seem odd to introduce these new characters and then drop them after five comics.
Yes, from the original articles on Polygon, it seems that this first arc will follow the length of the DAI game, while succeeding arcs take place after.
Damn, Dark Horse Digital is down right now. Gonna have to wait, I guess. 
Damn, Dark Horse Digital is down right now. Gonna have to wait, I guess.
I know . Every time I try to buy the new comic dark horse is down :S
Give me a novel instead. Comic books... oh, sorry... Graphic Novels are for children. I don't need pictures to be engaged. 
Would like Marius and Tessa to be in DA4
So what's the plot of the latest issue?
Give me a novel instead. Comic books... oh, sorry... Graphic Novels are for children. I don't need pictures to be engaged.
Give me a novel instead. Video games... oh, sorry... Interactive Art are for children. I don't need cgi to be engaged.
@SonnyKohler: While I'm all for books... I wonder, have you ever been to an art museum? Quite a few engaging pictures in them.
Sure, are all graphic novels Dostoevsky meets Rembrandt? No.
But being dismissive is not actually being more connected to art, literal and culture - it is less so.
And I certainly hope you don't watch something like The Walking Dead.
Marius is DENSE. 
My money is on Leliana. She's on the cover of Magekiller No. 4, Tessa is at Caer Bronach, etc.
Alternatively, it might be Charter.
Well, I was right on my side bet, anyway.
I'm starting to really like Marius and Tessa. Also, exciting to see
Spoiler
Same here. Marius started off a bit dry and Tessa was annoying with her constant snark, but this chapter showed a bit more to them that I really enjoyed.
So what's the plot of the latest issue?
I updated the OP with mini summaries -- behind the spoiler tag -- for each issue.
Yes, I'm glad to see her... (spoiler WoT2)I'm starting to really like Marius and Tessa. Also, exciting to see
Spoiler
It's just me or the Dark Horse's comics based on videogames manage to be disappointing?
I think it's harder to execute storylines in comics format since, IMO, it's somewhat limited in trying to tell a story.
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