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[Jedi Comedian]

What class/race combo do you think makes the most sense for every MC in the franchise from a roleplaying point of view?

[Tidus]

I think by now everybody that has read any of my replies knows I favor Elves over other races for many reasons including I make rather nice looking Elves my second choice is a female Dwarf.

 

In DA:O I favor Tidus/Camine a rogue.

 

DA:I I favor Chasha or Camine as a Elven mage.

 

DA:2 A female mage Hawke.

[Catilina]

I dont thinkso, its the bests choices:

 

DA:O: Ertenion Surana, elf mage, specced: shapeshifter/spirit healer (in Avakening: keeper); romanced: Morrigan + dark ritual, choice of allies: mages

 

DA2: Thordal Hawe, mage, specced: force/blood, romanced (frienship): Fenris, supported mages

 

DAI: Karl Trevelyan, human mage, moderate andrastian, specced necromancy, romanced Cassandra, choice of allies: mages

[Jedi Comedian]

Mine:
DAO: Aedan Cousland, male human noble, warrior reaver sword 'n' shield. Romanced Morrigan but refused her Dark Ritual offer and sacrified himself. Favored Templars.
DA2: Garrett Hawke, male blood mage. Rivalmanced Fenris. Supported Templars.
DAI: Maxwell Trevelyan, male human rogue DW tempest. Romanced Josie. Supported Templars.

[Abyss108]

DAO: Female human mage, pro-mage, ultimate sacrifice, no romance

DA2: Female Warrior, pro-mage, no romance

DAI: Female Elf Mage, pro-mage, romance Solas

[AnimalBoy]

A male, human warrior every single time.

[AFA]

Gaines Amell, Male, Mage. Romanced Morrigan for a while, before falling for Leliana. Blood mage spec only, as I didn't care for the other specs, and used the extra points for more spells

 

Rustin Hawke, male rogue, Assassin, archery. Pro Mage (really pro Bethany) Romanced Merill

 

William Trevelyn, human male mage. Knight Enchanter, romanced Josie. My next-gen play through will be no romance. Still deciding on KE or Necro. Very rebel mage. 

[Fylimar]

I personally like the elves in DA. They are the underdogs here and I love playing underdogs. When I don't play an elf, I play a dwarven castless.

Storywise, I don't think it matters, what you play.

My cannon playthrough were:

DAO Dalish elf mage: Janei (used the Dalish elf mod, in the keep, I had to changer her class into rogue though)

DA2: dual wielding rogue, named Lyanna

DAI: I'm not that far into the game, but I started many characters, before I decided and it's a Dalish elf by the name of Alyse. She is an archer rogue.

 

In DAI I find it more interesting to play a non-Andrastian as a character, because it makes for some nice conversation. So far I had discussions with Cassandra, Lelianna and Mother Giselle about my faith and it's simply more inetresting to point out, that I do not even belief in the Maker. I didn't get disapproval from Cass for that, which I found nice. At the beginning I thought, she could become a problem, but we are becoming best friends fast.

 

In DA2 mayba as a mage, you feel more connected to the whole conflict, but since your sister is a mage and (depending on romance) eventually your boyfriend or girlfriend could be a mage too, I think, that you already very connected. 

 

In DAO I don't think that it matters, what you play. Ok, if you want to be a ruler in the end, you probably should play a human noble, But apart from that, every class/haracter background  has a decent involvment. I like the city elf the most - being able to save your family is great

[nightscrawl]

DAO - I really don't think there it makes a difference. All of the origins have different quest and story hubs that add a lot to the game and your role-play. If I were pressed I might say a Cousland (human, non-mage), simply because of the Ferelden civil war, Arl Howe, and the Landsmeet aspect of the game. But again, that goes along with all of the various origins, so I think it's down to which you like the best or find the most compelling.

 

DA2 - Mage, hands down. Dad was a mage, sis was a mage, and I think it just really adds to the whole thing, particularly the urgency of Act 1 (which I realize is taken up by Bethany as a mage in the opposite scenario). I'm of two minds for how it plays out in Acts 2 and 3, which I'm not going to get into here, but I still think mage is the most interesting choice. It is a shame they scrapped the mage quest line for that game, as it would have added a great deal.

 

DAI - The only reason for my choice here is because I believe that this origin has the most logical reason for being at the Conclave: human (Trevelayn) mage. But that's the only reason. Everything else comes down to role-play and to what you find the most interesting and compelling, as with DAO. Some people really like all of the elfy stuff, so they go with that. I prefer the faith element, so I like human. After the Conclave, it doesn't really make a difference outside of role-play, and that is highly subjective. Everyone treats all races and classes the same, and refers to them as the Herald of Andraste regardless of the PC's actual faith, or preference in the matter (this was not poor design, this is intentional).

 

 

Btw, I will add that these choices do NOT reflect my own gameplay. I play the origin that I want to play and role-play that character within the events of the game. If it meshes well, then great, if not, I don't feel a great loss as the role-play is more significant to me.

[MCG]

My Canon story goes like -

 

DAO: Male Human Warrior, Champion, Morrigan Romance + Dark Ritual

 

As it was 'Origins', I decided a strong warrior would be the best choice. Like the stories of old, the people we hear about often have incomparable strength.

 

DAII: Male Hawke Warrior, Templar, Merrill Romance, Diplomatic, Templars supported but Bethany saved

 

I didn't want my protagonist to distance terribly far from my 'Origins' protagonist. The main differences between him and Llewellyn Cousland was that Anthony Hawke was more of a defender than an attacker.

 

DAI: Male Qunari Rogue, Assassin, Dorian Romance, Templars recruited, Hawke sacrificed in Fade, Cassandra Divine, Solas aimed to be redeemed, Inquisition intact

 

I wanted my DAI protagonist to stand out amongst the others as a hero who comes across once every liftime. He had the strength of Llewellyn, the compassion of Anthony and his own ambition for order as well as change.

[Dai Grepher]

DA:O - Male Cousland dual weapon warrior, Champ, Berserk, Spirit Warrior, Templar who marries Anora and becomes king. Has the most relevance, is the most powerful, and has the highest position possible.

 

DA2 - Female archer Hawke. Being a rogue fits nicely in contrast to Bethany (mage), and Carver (warrior). Also, Carver is lame. Rogue fits a female better than a warrior. Female fits the game events better and seems to make the connection to Bethany stronger and more meaningful because of sisterhood. Also, she gets the one straight romance in the game with Sebastian.

 

DA:I - Male Trevelyan mage. Most relevant to the story, best romance in the game (Cassandra), and should be Rift Mage so he can be a match Solas in the next game.

[Elite Fennec]

A female human blood mage warden. If you are coming from the magi origin it made sense to me that the warden would be drawn to blood magic on gaining their freedom. If so much emphasis is put on something it is just human nature to be curious about it. A blood mage would be more likely to sympathise with Avernus and let him live which I think is crucial in finding a cure for the taint. Correspondence between them in DA2 possibly hints at this. I think this is more important than letting the Architect live anyway. They are also more likely to agree to the dark ritual and survive. As Morrigan says "That means little to one such as yourself" (I've never been completely sure whether she says only to a blood mage but I think it is the case). They are also facing a desperate situation so employing something that gives them a extra edge in battle made a lot of sense to me. Plus from a gameplay perspective it's awesome.

 

A mage Hawke (force mage, definitely not blood mage). This just fits the story better and emphasises how overpowered mages are. I love the fact that Hawke is related to my warden and magic flows through the Amell family. I would like them to be male for variation but humourous female Hawke is just the best voice type.

 

A dalish mage or rogue inquisitor. Being elven makes a lot of the elements of the game feel more satisfying and/or relevant. I also like my Lady Trevelyan playthough but perhaps not as much. Being a mage opens up extra dialogue options and influences a lot of decisions they make so is without a doubt a good class to roleplay with.

[KaiserShep]

In DA:O, I feel that the human warrior/rogue has the most involvement, because aside from having the strongest connection to one of the game's antagonists, it's the only one that can become a ruler in Ferelden in the end. While I'm inclined to lean on gender being irrelevant, although the male PC can marry Anora, the female PC can marry the character that seems "destined" to be king throughout the story. 

 

DA2 seems clearly geared toward the PC being a mage, but I just don't think it fits. A mage being a prominent noble in a Templar-run city just doesn't gel with me, so again, I say warrior/rogue, with the mage sister. 

 

In DA:I, it's a bit fuzzier. Elves, particularly female elves, seem to have the most going on here, not to mention is the only one that can romance what seems to be the new antagonist of the series. 

[SomberXIII]

DAO: Female Cousland, a warrior. Champion Berserker. She romanced Alistair and performed the dark ritual.

 

DA2: Male Hawke, a warrior. Templar Berserker. Romanced none because he doesn't want anyone and he thinks Merrill his own sister. 

 

DAI: Male Trevelyan, a knight enchanter mage. Romanced Dorian.

[ArcadiaGrey]

In DA:O, I feel that the human warrior/rogue has the most involvement, because aside from having the strongest connection to one of the game's antagonists, it's the only one that can become a ruler in Ferelden in the end. While I'm inclined to lean on gender being irrelevant, although the male PC can marry Anora, the female PC can marry the character that seems "destined" to be king throughout the story. 

 

DA2 seems clearly geared toward the PC being a mage, but I just don't think it fits. A mage being a prominent noble in a Templar-run city just doesn't gel with me, so again, I say warrior/rogue, with the mage sister. 

 

In DA:I, it's a bit fuzzier. Elves, particularly female elves, seem to have the most going on here, not to mention is the only one that can romance what seems to be the new antagonist of the series. 

 

Totally agree with you about DA:O and DA2.  Being able to marry Alistair, and having Bethany with you highlighting the Circle's treatment of your sister are strong storylines.

 

I've only been through DA:I once with a dwarf so I can't really comment on that yet.

[ArcadiaGrey]

What a sad world is would be if the best way to get the most out of each game was as a male human. 

And given Bioware's obvious efforts to make women just as awesome as men, I don't believe that's actually the case.

 

If it's how you want to play it then great, you paid for the game, be who you want to be, but I for one would angry if that was actually true.

[Jedi Comedian]

What a sad world is would be if the best way to get the most out of each game was as a male human.
And given Bioware's obvious efforts to make women just as awesome as men, I don't believe that's actually the case.

If it's how you want to play it then great, you paid for the game, be who you want to be, but I for one would angry if that was actually true.

The Human Noble Origin is the one I liked the least when I played them all. I don't care much about my Warden's race, but I liked the non-human Origins way more jusr for their stories. I wish they would have given us a Human Commoner (but with an interesting story).

[ArcadiaGrey]

The Human Noble Origin is the one I liked the least when I played them all. I don't care much about my Warden's race, but I liked the non-human Origins way more jusr for their stories. I wish they would have given us a Human Commoner (but with an interesting story).

 

A human commoner would have been amazing I agree, maybe from Lothering...you could have known Hawke perhaps.  Or a guardsman from Denerim which would make the final battle so much more upsetting.

 

You didn't enjoy being a Cousland?  I really liked it, it makes Howe so much more evil and I loved being recognised by Loghain and Teagan from previous Landsmeets.  And then she could marry Alistair and be the Queen.  

Dwarf noble was surprisingly good, I wasn't expecting to like it but it's a very well written story.  The culture shock of suddenly being on the surface was fun to play.

[jlb524]

Most sense/fitting:

DA:O - Circle Mage (human fits best cuz related to Hawke). Apparently all potential Wardens exist but Duncan only has time to recruit one before Ostagar. To me, it would make sense to prioritize getting the Circle Mage first since they seemed desperate to get mages to fight Darkspawn. Human Noble would be the second best (warrior probably).

DA2 - Mage fits the themes better. Plus Hawke comes from 2 magical bloodlines AND light Champion armor looks the best.

DA:I - something something human. The other races were added a bit late and parts of the story feel off. I don't feel strongly about class choice but nage has best reason to be at the Conclave.

My personal preference for protags though:

DA:O - City Elf rogue
DA2 - Mage
DA:I - Elven rogue

[MCG]

What a sad world is would be if the best way to get the most out of each game was as a male human.
And given Bioware's obvious efforts to make women just as awesome as men, I don't believe that's actually the case.

If it's how you want to play it then great, you paid for the game, be who you want to be, but I for one would angry if that was actually true.

I think that's why Bioware games are so incredible though, you can whoever you want really so if you don't want your protagonist to be 'way out there' they don't have to be. I rarely play as humans when given the choice and don't stick to males, I think a mix is good.

ME: Gay female
DAO: Straight Human male
DAII: Straight male
DAI: Gay Qunari male

MEA: Straight female (I think)
DA4: Straight (race unknown) female

Diversity gives realism I think, however if some protagonists weren't your typical hero then I'd also find that unrealistic (I use that term loosely because I know people see red sometimes).

[Orian Tabris]

I disagree that Hawke makes the most sense as a mage, because if you think about it, ogres are giant, physically strong darkspawn. Between the physically strong warrior who's a bit headstrong, and the physically weak mage who is meek and more reserved, it makes a lot more sense for the warrior to run at the ogre to protect their mother, than the mage.

 

Having said that, I think an aggressive mage Hawke - particularly a female one - who doesn't get along well with Carver, and denies him the opportunity to go down into the Deep Roads is an interesting dynamic; being stuck under his sister's shadow. It also gives him more of a reason to act the way he does.

 

If I had to choose which one makes the most sense for Hawke out of warrior and rogue, I might say rogue, purely because Bethany and Carver are always mage and warrior respectively. I mean, 3 siblings, 3 classes. 2 siblings' classes are set in stone. Might as well make the remaining sibling be the remaining class. Otherwise, I can't really see a reason to choose one over the other.

[animedreamer]

Dragon Age Origins: I think this depends on the origin you choose. Example Cousland - Warrior, as it's what their family has been since the Dark Ages, City Elf Thief as it fits with the mother's heirloom weapon and equipment, Dwarf noble Warrior, Dwarf Commoner Rogue as you likely wouldn't have formal training like the Warrior Caste. Dalish Rogue as wood dwelling hunters stealth and archery are lore points for the Dalish.

 

Dragon Age 2: Mage, Carver was carries a chip on his soldier because how of Malcolm spent so much time training his mage siblings, this makes more sense to explain Carvers general attitude toward his older sibling. Also one of the entries in the codex for a mage hawke goes over how magic came so naturally to them compared to Bethany who struggled with it I believe at first. Also Magic runs high in their bloodline so having 2 non mages children from a mage parent and a parent who has been known to have strong magic in her family seems illogical. 

 

Dragon Age Inquisition: Female Elf Mage.... Cause I said so, deal with it. Solas Romance Always!

[German Soldier]

In DA:O, I feel that the human warrior/rogue has the most involvement, because aside from having the strongest connection to one of the game's antagonists, it's the only one that can become a ruler in Ferelden in the end. While I'm inclined to lean on gender being irrelevant, although the male PC can marry Anora, the female PC can marry the character that seems "destined" to be king throughout the story. 

 

DA2 seems clearly geared toward the PC being a mage, but I just don't think it fits. A mage being a prominent noble in a Templar-run city just doesn't gel with me, so again, I say warrior/rogue, with the mage sister. 

 

In DA:I, it's a bit fuzzier. Elves, particularly female elves, seem to have the most going on here, not to mention is the only one that can romance what seems to be the new antagonist of the series. 

Alistair is not destined to the throne more than Anora is.

the Male noble sole advantage is that it can take the crown even without the DR.

[KaiserShep]

Alistair is not destined to the throne more than Anora is.
the Male noble sole advantage is that it can take the crown even without the DR.

I used "destined" in quotation marks because Alistair's ascension to the throne seems a logical direction for the narrative. If the story was totally fixed rather than giving players the option of determining everyone's fate, it's a fair bet that the reveal of Alistair's lineage would conclude with his becoming king.

[Jedi Comedian]

You know, I actually mentioned one of my playthroughs, but the main PCs that make the most sense IMO are:
DAO: Male Human Mage (Hawke's cousin) who romances Morrigan but makes the Ultimate Sacrifice. Alistair rules alone.
DA2: Male Rogue Hawke who supports mages and romances Anders.
DAI: Female Elf Mage, mage supporter, romances Solas. Hawke sacrifices at the Fade.