Junior Adventurer's Guild - November: Dragon Age: Origins

[rusty_shackleford]

I've posted this somewhere here already, but I too find the idea of the Fereldan nobility supporting Anora to be ridiculous.

► spoilers for one of the endings

And the fact that female Cousland can become the Queen, while male Cousland can only be the prince-consort is even more laughable.
First of, the Cousland family predates the kingdom of Ferelden. They've been a noble house before a Theirin even thought of uniting the lands. Their title of Teyrn is second only to the king. Secondly, Bryce Cousland, the human noble PC's father, has been offered the throne before. He refused, saying that a Theirin should remain on the throne. Third, male Cousland is a legitimate son of a Teyrn and has been groomed from birth for rulership and command. He's a both a talented warrior and a skilled administrator.
Male Cousland's claim on the throne is on par with, if not stronger than, Alistair's, since Alistair's a ******* who's been raised in a stable and was given to the Chantry precisely so that he would be unable to contest Cailan's claim. Anora's a childless (which is most likely not her fault, but still) daughter of a peasant. Her only good skill is peacetime administration. There's no way in hell that she should have enough leverage to deny Cousland his kingship.
The Theirin line is pretty much finished, as Grey Wardens are unlikely to have children. Plus there's a question of Theirin virility; both Maric and Cailan were quite the philanderers and yet there's only a single ******* between the two of them (Alistair). Couslands, however, still have Fergus. So, putting the Cousland PC on the throne averts a succession crisis when Fergus makes a bunch of new Orens.

It all rests upon the respect and admiration given to loghain for saving ferelden from orlais.

[Jordy]

I understand the logic in locking abilities, skills, talents etc behind levels but not sure if I agree with locking tactic slots behind levels.

[J1M]

I understand the logic in locking abilities, skills, talents etc behind levels but not sure if I agree with locking tactic slots behind levels.

It's a decent design decision that allows first-time players to learn about the tactics before setting them all because most players would either set them once and forget they existed or be overwhelmed by having so many slots to set. That said, I can understand if someone takes issue with the rate of doling them out.

[rusty_shackleford]

I think tactics slots should have been a combination of character level + party's highest tactics skill(implies the leader in combat)

[Jordy]

I understand the logic in locking abilities, skills, talents etc behind levels but not sure if I agree with locking tactic slots behind levels.

It's a decent design decision that allows first-time players to learn about the tactics before setting them all because most players would either set them once and forget they existed or be overwhelmed by having so many slots to set. That said, I can understand if someone takes issue with the rate of doling them out.

That's a fair point. I think my frustration is just an early game thing.

[TheEmptyRoad]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?
EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?
EDIT 2: Ah ha! Figured it out!

[Oyster Sauce]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?

Nah, you can shank him.

[rusty_shackleford]

EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?

You can just drag and drop an image onto the post area, it will attach it.

[TheEmptyRoad]

Whenever I try to, there is a little exclamation point off the right that says: " It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct."

[rusty_shackleford]

Whenever I try to, there is a little exclamation point off the right that says: " It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct."

Is it an avif?

[TheEmptyRoad]

Whenever I try to, there is a little exclamation point off the right that says: " It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct."

Is it an avif?

Nope, a JPG. Is that what's wrong?

[rusty_shackleford]

Whenever I try to, there is a little exclamation point off the right that says: " It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct."

Is it an avif?

Nope, a JPG. Is that what's wrong?

Does the error persist if you manually pick it with the 'Add files' button under the Attachments tab?

[TheEmptyRoad]

Is it an avif?

Nope, a JPG. Is that what's wrong?

Does the error persist if you manually pick it with the 'Add files' button under the Attachments tab?

Yep

[rusty_shackleford]

Nope, a JPG. Is that what's wrong?

Does the error persist if you manually pick it with the 'Add files' button under the Attachments tab?

Yep

I gave you vault access if you want to upload it there(to embed it here in img tags & so I can check the file to see if I can figure out what the issue is):
https://vault.rpghq.org/

usual spiel of feel free to use it for legal things and feel free to link it wherever.

[TheEmptyRoad]

Does the error persist if you manually pick it with the 'Add files' button under the Attachments tab?

Yep

I gave you vault access if you want to upload it there(to embed it here in img tags & so I can check the file to see if I can figure out what the issue is):
https://vault.rpghq.org/

usual spiel of feel free to use it for legal things and feel free to link it wherever.

thanks, I figured out what was going on earlier. The file was too large. I shrunk it. It was originally the dimension of my desktop 1980x1040.

[rusty_shackleford]

Yep

I gave you vault access if you want to upload it there(to embed it here in img tags & so I can check the file to see if I can figure out what the issue is):
https://vault.rpghq.org/

usual spiel of feel free to use it for legal things and feel free to link it wherever.

thanks, I figured out what was going on earlier. The file was too large. I shrunk it. It was originally the dimension of my desktop 1980x1040.

Weird, going to guess the game saves screenshots with no compression?
We have no dimension limit, just a 5MiB filesize.

[logincrash]

thanks, I figured out what was going on earlier. The file was too large. I shrunk it. It was originally the dimension of my desktop 1980x1040.

What a weird resolution.

[TKVNC]

Just paste it onto Imgur then link that, tbh

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?

Also, it's up to you, it's an actual RPG, after all.

[Tweed]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?
EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?
EDIT 2: Ah ha! Figured it out!

Yeah, so he can teach you the assassination specialization and save you a few skill points in poison making.

[TheEmptyRoad]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?
EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?
EDIT 2: Ah ha! Figured it out!

Yeah, so he can teach you the assassination specialization and save you a few skill points in poison making.

Already have it unlocked. If you unlock a specialization in a prior playthrough they remain so for subsequent ones.
So yeah, killed the twink after clearing out the demons and abominations from the Circle Tower. Stopped to pick up Shale on my way to Redcliffe. Forgot how lost in this game I could get, I blinked and several hours had gone by. Fun times.

[Oyster Sauce]

I beat it all. Witch Hunt ended pretty abruptly. Shame I'll never get to see my weird son in-game.

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[J1M]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?
EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?
EDIT 2: Ah ha! Figured it out!

Yeah, so he can teach you the assassination specialization and save you a few skill points in poison making.

Already have it unlocked. If you unlock a specialization in a prior playthrough they remain so for subsequent ones.
So yeah, killed the twink after clearing out the demons and abominations from the Circle Tower. Stopped to pick up Shale on my way to Redcliffe. Forgot how lost in this game I could get, I blinked and several hours had gone by. Fun times.

You can also save scum to unlock specializations FYI.

[Finarfin]

Journey Screenshots:

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I will get Revenge for this, I swear.

Morrigan is still pretty hot.

Ah Fen-Harel. Atleast Bioware gave somewhat of a **** when they made Inquisition, unlike Veilguard.

PACMAN Cheese. Wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka

The Night of the Attack. We will hold Town Redcliffe

Those statues always were creepy and intriguing

A beautiful sentiment, Leliana



I'm sorry Cailan.

Oh ****, Wynne still gets action.
"Oh, you got it just right. It wouldn’t be the first time I woke up with a younger man in my bed."

The Elder Dragon "Flemeth" is slain!

The High Dragon "Andraste" is slain!

The Arl is alive and well.

May the Maker bless you too, brother

Oghren pounded the broodmother, hehehehe

No way, ***. Not gonna let other dwarves get turned into jewish constructs

Getting ****** by your wife with another women IS strange indeed.

Oghren is a funny guy.

We both do, Alistair.

Oh? Tell me more.

The Archdemon is slain!

The old god has been released and absorbed.

I will find her, Alistair.

You're an ok guy, Oghren. For a dwarf.

Ending Slides:

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[Reichspepe]

Is there any reason to keep the twink assassin with an accent alive? Especially if my PC is already a Rogue, and an assassin?
EDIT: How the heck do I attach a screenshot? Is it image? Attachments?
EDIT 2: Ah ha! Figured it out!

I just think Zev is actually a good character, so that's a reason to keep him alive

[Reichspepe]

Journey Screenshots:

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I will get Revenge for this, I swear.

Morrigan is still pretty hot.

Ah Fen-Harel. Atleast Bioware gave somewhat of a **** when they made Inquisition, unlike Veilguard.

PACMAN Cheese. Wakka-wakka-wakka-wakka

The Night of the Attack. We will hold Town Redcliffe

Those statues always were creepy and intriguing

A beautiful sentiment, Leliana



I'm sorry Cailan.

Oh ****, Wynne still gets action.
"Oh, you got it just right. It wouldn’t be the first time I woke up with a younger man in my bed."

The Elder Dragon "Flemeth" is slain!

The High Dragon "Andraste" is slain!

The Arl is alive and well.

May the Maker bless you too, brother

Oghren pounded the broodmother, hehehehe

No way, ***. Not gonna let other dwarves get turned into jewish constructs

Getting ****** by your wife with another women IS strange indeed.

Oghren is a funny guy.

We both do, Alistair.

Oh? Tell me more.

The Archdemon is slain!

The old god has been released and absorbed.

I will find her, Alistair.

You're an ok guy, Oghren. For a dwarf.

Ending Slides:

► Show Spoiler

Your character looks like the older brother of mine

[fkirenicus]

Showdown, witch against witch.

[Reichspepe]

Showdown, witch against witch.

Playing a female character in an RPG

Also, how did you get two action bars, is that a mod?

[fkirenicus]

Showdown, witch against witch.

Playing a female character in an RPG

Also, how did you get two action bars, is that a mod?

I like stories with sad endings. :-P
Elven mage/witch + Alistair in DAO/DAA
Female (mage) Hawke + Anders in DAE
Female (mage) inquisitor + Solas in DAI
That's my default world state (DA Keep), basically.

Yep, I think it's name is FtG Quickbar or something...
...aye; https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/2784

[Reichspepe]

Showdown, witch against witch.

Playing a female character in an RPG

Also, how did you get two action bars, is that a mod?

I like stories with sad endings. :-P

• Elven mage/witch + Alistair in DAO/DAA
  Female (mage) Hawke + Anders in DAE
  Female (mage) inquisitor + Solas in DAI

That's my default world state, basically.

Yep, I think it's name is FtG Quickbar or something...
...aye; https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/2784

Kind of cringe to play women still, even worse doing it every time, but okay

And thanks for the mod link

[fkirenicus]

Kind of cringe to play women still, even worse doing it every time, but okay

And thanks for the mod link

You know, most games it generally doesn't matter and mostly I play male half-elf bards (NWN/ToEE) or warlocks (NWN2), but DA in particular I feel was written in a way that suits a female protagonist best... Every game (up to DAI, I have for OBVIOUS reasons not played DAV!) , except maybe DAO/DAA (the Morrigan plot etc. is also quite good. I have played that quite a few times with a male mage as well).
Especially if metagaming/one knows the lore/what happens (and I dare say I do; I don't think I've played any game so many times as I have played DAO).
And in the case of DA2, one doesn't want Anders to force gay sex if you answer him politely.
The Solas twist at the end of DAI Trespasser is quite cool, but since "Trick" Weekes has stated that "we did not want Solas to be either gay or bi to avoid tropes about such people being evil" or some such nonsense and they instead made him "racist" and straight, the only real option to get a real good ending with DAI is to have a female elf inquisitor. Look it up on youtube, if you haven't seen it.