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[shedevil3001]

ah rite was a bit confused with that last post of your lol

[Ceridraen]

Oh - it just strikes me that women tend not to be happy with their height, no matter what it is. We're too tall, too short, too skinny, too fat. I don't know many who think they're fine. Of course, that might be rather obnoxious. "I am perfection!" /slap

[shedevil3001]

lol i'm far from it but i like my sense of humour and my eyes but nothing else

[Jackimole]

Angel of Nessus wrote...

soignee wrote...

Fexelea wrote...

After playing all the origins stories, I feel that the one that was best developed was the human noble, as well as being the one that gets the best endings, from a game-protagonist perspective, as you get a choice to be king/queen or take off to continue your travels. The other origins don't get the ruling option. So it would not surprise me if the cannon ending is more tailored for that particular origin.

Lies, dwarves are too. We become Paragons! which is awesome.

....Man I really need to stop talking about dwarves so much in this fandom, I can't help it.

Dwarves are inherently inferior based solely on their accents in this game.

Hahaha... yes...

[Allison W]

Ceridraen wrote...

Oh - it just strikes me that women tend not to be happy with their height, no matter what it is. We're too tall, too short, too skinny, too fat. I don't know many who think they're fine. Of course, that might be rather obnoxious. "I am perfection!" /slap

Well, I can't say I'm a counterexample. I'm six feet tall and I hate it. (Though the reason for that is because I like partners that are taller than I am, and women over six feet tall are rare enough before you start dividing that sliver of the population even further. Also I'm too fat but that's neither here nor there.) I do usually play much shorter characters for mages, rogues, and other non-strength-based sorts, but I tend to like my warriors tall, broad-shouldered, and otherwise looking as strong as they are. Oh my goodness was Fable II a treat there... but I won't get too into that. I also have a very tall (5'10", I believe) cousin who hates being as tall as she is, too, and like me, she seems to be similarly picky about wanting someone taller than she. Though she likes guys, so she has it that much easier.

To get back on topic, I'm looking forward to Awakening, too. I'm disappointed that there'll be no new romances (especially now that we know about this Sigrun character) and that our old romances won't be accompanying us, but I'm glad to hear that the relationships we have on hold will at least be acknowledged. It had better be heartwarming. Leliana, at least, seems like the type to write tooth-rottingly sweet love letters.

Modifié par Allison W, 19 février 2010 - 04:20 .

[Gilsa]

Ceridraen wrote...

I loved the Dwarf commoner start, but their arms bug me. Too long or something. But normally, since I'm tall, I tend to pick teeny characters. (Gnomes, hobbits) I wonder if that's a woman-thing?

I'm average height, but I definitely prefer to play short races like gnomes, dwarves, etc, especially in MMOs. Humans tend to feel like generic barbie dolls while the dwarves have more of an amazon/barbarian feel in the way they approach things. Plus dwarves are just cool. If a human and a dwarf were arm-wrestling, who do you think would win?

[Fexelea]

Ceridraen wrote...

Fexelea wrote...

Herr Uhl wrote...

Fexelea wrote...

From all that we have seen, being the books and the game in question, Ferelden is the focus of this story. It might change in the sequel, but that would be irrelevant since we are talking about this particular game. The references to dogs, bad food, and cold as well as smells and lack of fashion (and probably even the rotten teeth!) are winks at England. You know, the guys who managed to take over the world and force us all to wear suits to work: at one point they were a backward nation with little or no power anywhere, it was a Roman outpost-conquest. They turned it around.

So in the context of this story, the options given to the human noble are more than those given to other races and they have a bigger impact on the land and race that are the focus of the story, that's all I am saying. Being queen/king consort is an appropriate title, but it does not mean that you do not rule. One of the Alistair endings even highlights that you rule in his absence.

Still being a paragon is better than becoming a queen/prince consort. The reason for the books being centered around Ferelden is because the game is. Since it wasn't even certain that there would be any sequel, having books about something completely unrelated would be weird.

And Kublai Khan ruled the greatest kingdom in history, I still wouldn't see the point of ruling it before Ghengis.

I'm not talking about which ending is "better" or which option is better. I am talking about the opportunity that human nobles get to be recognized as rulers of the race and land that is the central theme of the game. The fact that if you are a counsellor you might have similar influence does not undermine the fact that if you become king/queen "consort" you are effectively written down in Ferelden history as one of its monarchs (which, mind you, still means you will be the regent if your spouse dies or becomes unable to rule)

I had to wonder about that. My elf mage gets to pick who rules Ferelden. (and the dwarves)   Yet somehow, I'm not important or good enough to be a consort?  Ha!  Bite me, Ferelden! I don't believe in monarchies or blood rules, anyway!

Lol. Well I do think it is pretty shoddy that Alistair dumps you if you are not a human noble. I was so happy I had chosen the HN for my first playthrough and could get married! Screw being a mistress.

On the monarchies/blood... well it did make sense once upon a time. No other system would have worked in an uneducated world. You couldn't put a farmer on the throne and expect him to survive or make strategic decisions or be inspiring to an army.