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[N7ClassSoldier]

I'm just wondering...usually in Bioware games (Mass Effect for example) certain story missions have larger impacts for certain characters, leading to some interesting additional dialogue. For example, in Mass Effect, on the mission where you end up facing Matriach Benezia, Liara would have additional things to say seeing how it's her mother you're facing against. Similarily, bringing Garrus and Liara with you to the Salarian homeworld in Mass Effect 3, where a Yaag escapes, results in some humorous dialogue:

 

"Careful! There goes the next Shadow Broker!"

 

"Could have sworn he was mutterin T'Soni the whole time."

 

"Not funny"

 

I'm pretty sure Dragon Age Inquisition does the same thing, so I was wondering which characters should I bring for various story missions. For example, from what I know, In Hushed Whispers deals with red lyrium, and Varric has a personal issue with the stuff, so story-wise I could bring him along.

 

Try to keep spoilers to a minimum. Just list the three (or fewer depending on whether the story mission has a pre-determined member) I should have on each story mission. You can provide a non-spoiler reason, but I would prefer if you did something like this:

 

- In Hushed Whispers: Varric and Cassandra (for example)

 

- Lost Souls: Iron Bull, Solas, Sera. (not a story mission, but you get the idea).

 

[Gilli]

It's less stuff they say during the mission as after when you talk to them. (at least for some quests)

 

Examples:

 

In Hushed Whisper:

 

- Solas

- Blackwall

 

After IHW when you talk to them in Haven use special dialogues:

 

For Solas: "I saw you in the future."

For Blackwall: "You were quite heroic."

 

As for other quests:

 

Here Lies the Abyss:

 

- Solas

- Cole

- Varric <-- because

Spoiler

Hawke

[AlanC9]

Blackwall, unsurprisingly, has a bunch of extra stuff in the Here Lies The Abyss chain, and can help out with a persuasion check if the Inquisitor doesn't have the right perk. The final mission of that chain has Cassandra- and Solas-specific content (maybe Cole too). And while there's nothing Sera-specific per se in that mission, her reactions to it are interesting -- she really doesn't belong there.

Sera's got a minor sidequest in WEWH, and Cole has some insights if you don't mind fighting a timer to hear them. More surprisingly, Vivienne doesn't seem to have anything.

[Marshal Moriarty]

It doesn't really make much difference in this game sadly. There are a few obvious choices like Blackwall for Here Lies the Abyss and Solas for... whatever the mission to the Elven ruins is called (my memory of this game is fading fast these days lol!)

 

I always try to bring along the characters who I feel would be most appropriate, who wouldn't obviously be an inflammatory choice to onlookers, and I always try to keep rotating the party so everyone is getting enough to say and do. Even if I don't particularly like a character, it just feels silly to leave them at home all the time. Why would they even put up with being treated like that?

[Big I]

Vivienne and Fiona will greet each other if you take Vivienne with you to meet Fiona in Redcliffe. Taking Solas and Blackwall to In Hushed Whispers unlocks unique dialogue back at Haven (it's not much).

 

Blackwall has unique dialogue during the first half of Here Lies the Abyss. Solas, Cole, Cassandra and (potenially) Varric have unique dialogue during the second half. Cole has unique dialogue back at Skyhold if you took him on the quest. All companions have slightly different dialogue after the quest depending on whether they went on the quest or not.

 

Taking Sera on Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts unlocks a sidequest at the Winter Palace. Blackwall will be recognised by someone if you take him. If you've locked in a romance and they're at the Winter Palace you get the opportunity to dance with them.

 

If you have any mage companions with you during What Pride Had Wrought you can ask them to drink from the Well of Sorrows (if you have all three you can ask each of them one after the other). All three refuse. Solas and (I think) Sera have unique dialogue in the Temple of Mythal and with Abelas.

 

Cole will have unique dialogue during and after Doom Upon All The World if you did his personal quest. A "faithful" Inquisitor will have special dialogue options with Corypheus.

 

A dwarven Inquisitor will have unique dialogue options with the Shaper during the Descent DLC.

[Yggdrasil]

Because I love these kind of things, I'm racking my brains to remember any.  (Minor spoilers for the base game only.) 

Spoiler

I do know that Vivienne can help a mage Inquisitor's approval if you bring her on Wicked Eyes...  Bringing Cole and/or Dorian to Iron Bull's personal quest unlocks some unique dialogue.  Cassandra and Vivienne will recognize Michel de Chevin in Emprise du Lion.  Blackwall asked Varric a question about Vallammar (Hinterlands) and got a snarky retort.

[sjsharp2011]

It doesn't really make much difference in this game sadly. There are a few obvious choices like Blackwall for Here Lies the Abyss and Solas for... whatever the mission to the Elven ruins is called (my memory of this game is fading fast these days lol!)

 

I always try to bring along the characters who I feel would be most appropriate, who wouldn't obviously be an inflammatory choice to onlookers, and I always try to keep rotating the party so everyone is getting enough to say and do. Even if I don't particularly like a character, it just feels silly to leave them at home all the time. Why would they even put up with being treated like that?

Yeah same her I generally go with whawt characters will best contribute to the mission at hand and give me the flexibility to achieve the mission at hand my usual make up is usually 2 warriors 1 rogue 1 mage. Sometimes I will switch out one of the warriors for Cole to act as a secondary warrior given he's a DW rogue and I kind of use DW rogues as sexcondary warriors just with more stealth and speed attacks. I tend to do this on secondary missions though when fighting not so tough enemies unless I'm playing a dual wielder myself. If it's a big boss type mission or one for example I'm slaying a dragon or something then I'll take 2 warriors.

[Dai Grepher]

I took Cassandra everywhere for my main playthrough, and she has responses for everything, basically. (She was my romance.)

But here are some pointers. Characters listed first have better/more involvement.

In Hushed Whispers: Solas, Blackwall, Varric, Sera, Iron Bull, Vivienne, Cassandra.

Champions of the Just: Vivienne, Varic, Cassandra, Blackwall, Iron Bull, Sera, Solas.

Heart Burn: Varric, Vivienne, Solas, Sera, Iron Bull, Blackwall, Cassandra.

Wicked Eyes, Wicked Hearts: Cassandra, Vivienne, Varric, Sera, Solas, Blackwall, Iron Bull, Cole.

Crestwood: Varric, Blackwall, Solas, Cole, Sera, Dorian, Iron Bull, Cassandra, Vivienne.

Western Approach: Varric, Blackwall, Solas, Dorian, Sera, Iron Bull, Cassandra, Vivienne.

Here Lies the Abyss: Varric, Blackwall, Cassandra, Solas, Cole, Sera, Iron Bull, Dorian, Vivienne.

What Pride Had Wrought: Solas, Vivienne, Dorian, Sera, Cole, Cassandra, Iron Bull, Blackwall, Varric.

Doom Upon: Blackwall (depending on fate), Varric, Dorian, Solas, Cole, Cassandra, Iron Bull, Sera, Vivienne. Though pretty much anyone will work.

I typically had Sera and Solas for elven parts, Blackwall and Varric for dwarven parts, Cassandra and Solas for magic parts, Dorian and Vivienne for the more Orlesian themed areas, and Dorian and Iron Bull for Venatori areas. Though this is more a general configuration. I mixed it up a lot.

For Jaws of Hakkon, Vivienne was Divine, Blackwall was sent to the Wardens, and Varric left (in headcanon). So I alternated between Sera, Cole, Dorian, and Iron Bull at various points of the DLC. Had Sera and Dorian for Gurd, and had Sera and Iron Bull for Hakkon.

Same for Descent, though Dorian pretty much dropped back once we reached the lyrium cavern (because I headcanoned negative effects of raw lyrium).

[Marshal Moriarty]

Bringing Sera to anything involving Elves seems counter intuitive to me. She is openly dismissive of them, particularly Dalish Elves and doesn't lift a finger to engage with anything involving them. Worse, she often actively tries to antagonise them, whereas in most other cases she simply shrugs and says she doesn't really care about anything that's going on. Which isn't exactly good, but at least she's not (knowingly or not) saying and doing things that could sabotage your mission.

 

Bringing her AND Solas along seems like a recipe for disaster. Sera only approves if you tell all Elves you meet to screw off, and Solas generally reacts warmly to kind treatment of Elves. So basically, if a mission looks like it involves Elves, Sera is the *last* person I'd consider bringing. Its usually only safe to bring her along if you're doing something that might lead to a monetary reward or some other incentive. She has problems with Elves, Nobles, Mages, Templars, Qunari, Tevinters, arrogant people, religious people, military people and anything remotely supernatural.

[sjsharp2011]

Bringing Sera to anything involving Elves seems counter intuitive to me. She is openly dismissive of them, particularly Dalish Elves and doesn't lift a finger to engage with anything involving them. Worse, she often actively tries to antagonise them, whereas in most other cases she simply shrugs and says she doesn't really care about anything that's going on. Which isn't exactly good, but at least she's not (knowingly or not) saying and doing things that could sabotage your mission.

 

Bringing her AND Solas along seems like a recipe for disaster. Sera only approves if you tell all Elves you meet to screw off, and Solas generally reacts warmly to kind treatment of Elves. So basically, if a mission looks like it involves Elves, Sera is the *last* person I'd consider bringing. Its usually only safe to bring her along if you're doing something that might lead to a monetary reward or some other incentive. She has problems with Elves, Nobles, Mages, Templars, Qunari, Tevinters, arrogant people, religious people, military people and anything remotely supernatural.

indeed I kind of think of her as a bad vrsion of Varric at least he tries to get along with people even if they don't always agree with him.

[Baboontje]

Bringing Sera to anything involving Elves seems counter intuitive to me. She is openly dismissive of them, particularly Dalish Elves and doesn't lift a finger to engage with anything involving them. Worse, she often actively tries to antagonise them, whereas in most other cases she simply shrugs and says she doesn't really care about anything that's going on. Which isn't exactly good, but at least she's not (knowingly or not) saying and doing things that could sabotage your mission.

Bringing her AND Solas along seems like a recipe for disaster. Sera only approves if you tell all Elves you meet to screw off, and Solas generally reacts warmly to kind treatment of Elves. So basically, if a mission looks like it involves Elves, Sera is the *last* person I'd consider bringing. Its usually only safe to bring her along if you're doing something that might lead to a monetary reward or some other incentive. She has problems with Elves, Nobles, Mages, Templars, Qunari, Tevinters, arrogant people, religious people, military people and anything remotely supernatural.

I deliberately take her to things like that because I like to annoy her. Also, Fade bits. Has her so scared, the dolt.

[Tidus]

My group stays fairly stable throughout the game.

 

My female Elf rogue

 

Cass

 

Sera

 

Dorian.

 

My male Elf rogue

 

Cass

 

Blackwall

 

Dorian

 

My Elf mage

 

Cass

 

Blackwall

 

Sera

 

Sera became one of my favorites simply because she's not a hypocrite in her thinking. Besides somebody has to tell the Inquisitor the truth.

[Dai Grepher]

Sera and Solas agree that you shouldn't drink from the Well of Sorrows.

[Marshal Moriarty]

But disagree about basically everything else on that mission.

 

And besides, Solas doesn't agree that you shouldn't drink from it. He in fact says you should take the Well's knowledge, but that he doesn't trust Morrigan with it. And since when you ask him to do as he is clearly the best qualified to succeed, he rejects the option out of hand and without explanation despite what he has just said about it being important that that the well be used.

 

That only leaves you.

[AlanC9]

Solas is being kind of douchey there, isn't he?

I like Sera's reaction to Here Lies the Abyss. She doesn't hide being scared of stuff, which is unusual for a Bio companion.

[Marshal Moriarty]

Solas is actually a very awkward choice to bring to the elven temple. He is an overwhelmingly obvious choice to bring to a place called the Temple of Mythal, given his interest in ancient ruins and so forth. He isn't always complimentary about elves, but you get the idea that he still does care etc. So all that is no problem. And he does give you a lot of interesting tidbits of information about the Elven gods etc whilst you're there.

 

So no problem at all then, right?

 

Wrong.The problem is that he starts to fall into the same trap that Morrigan (who is also present as it happens!) usually does, in that he seems to be obviously concealing important information from you, and that your characters are suddenly so stupid that they can't realise this. Morrigan is apparently able to translate far more of the text in the temple. So either Solas couldn't translate it (HIGHLY improbable) or he is keeping the information from you. Given that he has read the same things as Morrigan and she later admits there was more than she was saying initially.

 

As we already went over, there is the very odd refusal to use the well. This from the man who helped convince the guardian to let you use it, argues for its use and warns against letting Morrigan have it. A man who also values knowledge and preserving the secrets and lore of the past and he not only refuses point blank, he does so in a very hostile tone warning you not to ask him again.

 

And... nobody thinks that's a rather odd reaction. He's adamant that it gets used, doesn't want Morrigan to have it, clearly knows more about elven culture, magic, religion and history than anyone else present and yet he won't even discuss using it himself. Even when the party identify that it is dangerous, he still thinks it should be used, but that it shouldn't be him. At best it seems utterly cowardly, but just a ounce of sense from the characters should tell them that something is very suspicious about how he's acting.

 

It just ends up being a mission full of awkward 'Er... do my party really not think he's being very selective with what he's saying' and there's already enough of that (as there always is) with Morrigan and her irritating Plor Armored 'I know everything and am so much more clever and right than anyone else ever' act. Given Morrigan's attempted sabotage of your mission if you agree to help the elves and both her and Solas marching to the beat of their own drums with what they choose to tell you, this missions gets really, really frustrating. Particularly as all your characters seem so clueless and helpless in the face of all this.

 

I just wanted the option to say 'Enough already! We are not going one step further, until you two tell me what the hell is really going on here! Spill it now or we'll just hang out here admiring the murals until the Venatori finish up'. I am *sick* of being messed about by these kinds of characters....

[Big I]

And... nobody thinks that's a rather odd reaction. He's adamant that it gets used, doesn't want Morrigan to have it

 

All the mages are strangely reticient to drink from the Well. Dorian just says he can't do it, and Vivienne suggests that the Mark might protect the Inquisitor from the Well so they should drink it (based on what evidence or theory, Vivienne?).

[AlanC9]

Based on her really, really not wanting to drink herself, of course.

[Yggdrasil]

As we already went over, there is the very odd refusal to use the well. This from the man who helped convince the guardian to let you use it, argues for its use and warns against letting Morrigan have it. A man who also values knowledge and preserving the secrets and lore of the past and he not only refuses point blank, he does so in a very hostile tone warning you not to ask him again.

 

For the Temple of Mythal, Solas

Spoiler

probably doesn't want to drink from the Well of Sorrows because it would make him beholden to the power of Mythal.  Whoever drinks (Inquisitor or Morrigan) gets controlled by Flemeth later.

[Marshal Moriarty]

Yes, but that's the problem isn't it? He isn't drinking for a plot reason that we cannot be told about yet. But they don't give him any kind of plausible reason not to, so it just ends up looking ridiculously suspicious. And yet your team of crack heroes suddenly become extremely stupid and fail to pick up on this, despite the fact that its a blatant elephant in the room. Morrigan's whole argument is that you might need it and she is the best qualified to know what to do. But that obviously isn't the case if Solas is present *and* he has agreed the Well must be used. Yet he just shoots you down with no explanation.

 

This is what I mean about it being awkward to have him there. Its creates a jarring situation where the player can see that something is plainly going on with Solas and this unexplained refusal. Yet the characters apparently don't see it and the Inquisitor doesn't ever mention it again later either. Because they don't really have time to interrogate him right there, but surely you'd want an explanation later? His refusal has forced either you to take what I consider to be an outrageous gamble with the world's fate by drinking yourself (because you are the only person who can close the rifts, the least expendable person on the planet and this well is a complete unknown, nor has any conclusive case been made for its necessity). Or you were forced to give it to Morrigan when the whole party blatantly don't trust her (some prefer her to take the risk, but none of them trust her).

 

As to the other mages, they have understandable reasons I think. Dorian's argument is that it really wouldn't look good at all for a Tevinter mage to be the one to pillage the Well's secrets. They'd be lucky to go a day without being pincushioned by elven assassins and fanatical Dalish clans storming Skyhold in outrage. He's also seen what too much power does to people, and he's not keen on the idea of exposing himself to that kind of temptation, seeing as how even previously good and upstanding men like Alexius couldn't resist. As for Vivienne, she takes the practical view as she always does - the Well is dangerous but potentially useful. She doesn't trust or like Morrigan at all and doesn't want her to have it. But whilst she has no problem with potentially having vast amounts of power, she's not a 'take one for the team' kind of person, or someone to take such a long shot (because you know *nothing* about this well, and didn't even know it existed until about 15 minutes earlier). She would only take such action in the direst of circumstances, a real 'There is absolutely no way anyone gets out of here alive unless I do it' kind of situation. And to be fair, that applies to a great many of the characters.

[Donquijote and 59 others]

All the mages are strangely reticient to drink from the Well. Dorian just says he can't do it, and Vivienne suggests that the Mark might protect the Inquisitor from the Well so they should drink it (based on what evidence or theory, Vivienne?).

Zheeeee all the mages companions just happen to be more intelligent than Morrigan they know  all that glitters is not gold .

[Abyss108]

Considering how much Solas hates slavery, it's not really strange that he doesn't want to be put under a Geas. I'd be more surprised if he agreed to it.

[Dlokir]

Bringing Sera to anything involving Elves seems counter intuitive to me. She is openly dismissive of them, particularly Dalish Elves and doesn't lift a finger to engage with anything involving them. Worse, she often actively tries to antagonise them, whereas in most other cases she simply shrugs and says she doesn't really care about anything that's going on. Which isn't exactly good, but at least she's not (knowingly or not) saying and doing things that could sabotage your mission.

 

Bringing her AND Solas along seems like a recipe for disaster. Sera only approves if you tell all Elves you meet to screw off, and Solas generally reacts warmly to kind treatment of Elves. So basically, if a mission looks like it involves Elves, Sera is the *last* person I'd consider bringing. Its usually only safe to bring her along if you're doing something that might lead to a monetary reward or some other incentive. She has problems with Elves, Nobles, Mages, Templars, Qunari, Tevinters, arrogant people, religious people, military people and anything remotely supernatural.

I'm close to finish a full play and had Sera everywhere in any quest or close. And reality is totally different than what you are saying, it's what you imagine it's not what happen. My elf character take care of any elf met and Sera didn't generated much troubles,

 

She isn't well developed at camp/keep, but her banter and comments are rather ok. I didn't tried many mixes but Vivienne, Iron Bull and Sera was generating good banter and comment.

 

I feel some companions are more/better developed at camp but it's different for adventuring. In my small experience, only 2 plays, I felt
it's Dorian that generates the best banter with many different other companions. And it's Balckwall that is involved with more stuff.

[Donquijote and 59 others]

Considering how much Solas hates slavery, it's not really strange that he doesn't want to be put under a Geas. I'd be more surprised if he agreed to it.

Is not only Solas is everyone,every companion refuse.

[Dlokir]

All the mages are strangely reticient to drink from the Well. Dorian just says he can't do it, and Vivienne suggests that the Mark might protect the Inquisitor from the Well so they should drink it (based on what evidence or theory, Vivienne?).

Dorian suggest Morrigan do it as she want do it.