Magicvicky2

My super secret side blog…Currently overtaken by the ✨Dragon Age obsession✨ 18⬆️No minors please!

[magicvicky2]

The Vessels of the Elder One

[revvethasmythh]

crazy dynamic between hawke and aveline if aveline had to kill wesley when they were escaping fereldan and then, years later, hawke had to kill their sibling on the deep roads expedition. the guilt complex from hawke over failing both their siblings and the guilt complex from aveline, who made it her personal mission to protect the hawkes so what happened to wesley would never happen again. but it did. no one could stop it. and now they're two people carrying this identical grief and identical guilt and by the end of everything they're really the only family each other has left

[dai-banter]

“elfy hurt too much”

Trying something a little different, folks. What I have for you today is some rare dialogue that I found by digging through the game file with a mod maker program. In order to see this dialogue, you have to be a female Lavellan, romance Sera, and break up with her after “What Pride Had Wrought” over your differing religious views.

When you speak to her at the Winter Palace in Trespasser, after you visit the Ruins the first time, you can have the following conversation:

Inquisitor: When you start talking about elves, it’s hard to tell if it’s about them or about you.

Sera: Ugh. And when you do that, I don’t know if we’re talking about what we’re talking about, or if we’re talking about Mythal. Again.

Yes, I was a bit shit. No, it wasn’t fun. Yes, we maybe could have compromised. No, it isn’t about elfy stuff now.

Inquisitor: Now you think you could compromise? You drew a hard line at the time.

Sera: Well, now I could slap your arse and say, “That’s very interesting.” But back then, “elfy” hurt too much. Because I was never the right kind.

It would have been bad, anyway. It’s like Giselle, patting heads but moving the Maker higher. Saying one thing but meaning another.

We were grand but kind of broken. So we stopped. And maybe that’s good? To be stupidly true, even if it ends things?

Inquisitor: A shame it ended like it did.

Sera: It really is. We’re alike on that.

So…friends? Because everything seems like it’s ending, and maybe it’s been too long to sit on this much growly?

Inquisitor: I think so too, Sera. Time to let it go.

Sera: If you’ve no plans later, do you think we could survive a drink for every time things were stupid?

Inquisitor: (Chuckles.) Unlikely.

[dai-banter]

(Following "Annexing Kirkwall")

Cassandra: I assume you heard about Prince Sebastian, Varric?

Varric: I know he invaded Kirkwall...Are you going to blame me for that too?

Cassandra: I wasn't trying to...

Varric: You weren't trying to remind me how bad it is in Kirkwall, so you decided to talk about it?

Cassandra: I thought you might be concerned. It is your home.

Varric: Of course I'm concerned. I don't need you prodding me with a stick to prove it.

[dragon-age-tournament]

Census Survey Results, Pt. 1 - Intro & General Demographics

We're finally here! Because of how lengthy these posts will be, I'm going to have to split them over multiple posts. The plan is to have this intro, posts focused on each game and its main responses, and then a further few posts dedicated to each game's responses on the optional opinion section along with a selection of the free-response text box answers. They'll all be tagged with '#census survey', and once they're all out, I'll link them all in the pinned post so they're easy to find :)

Here is a list of pretty interesting patterns and findings I got from the results before we dive into the answers themselves!

When it comes to the free-response section, Veilguard inspired far more writing than any other game, with the highest comment count, response rate, average word count, and total word count

Solas inspired the largest number of people to say something, with the highest raw comment count and highest response rate. Cullen, Loghain, Anders, and Oghren also all broke 200+ optional text responses.

Sigrun had the least text responses (though she was rated positively by 85.2% of respondents and negatively by virtually nobody), with all the Awakening companions getting between 80-100. The non-DLC character with the fewest responses was Inquisition Leliana

Josephine inspired relatively few and relatively short responses, but 94.7% of respondents rated her positively

Taash generated the most intense free-response engagement, with the most total words and average words per response

Anders was the character who inspired the least indifference - only 1% of respondents selected "I'm indifferent" for him

Cullen was the most polarising, with his ratings fairly evenly distributed. He also had the highest negative percentage, narrowly ahead of Oghren

Oghren had the highest percentage of "mixed/conflicted feelings"

Tallis inspired the most indifference, with 43.5% of respondents selecting "I'm indifferent" for her. The next highest result was Sebastian at 25.4%

The top five characters with the most "I love them" responses were Dorian (75.4%), Zevran, Morrigan, Merrill, and DA2 Varric. Dorian was the most overwhelmingly positively rated, with 94.2% positive answers, 0.8% negative, and 1.4% indifferent

Vivienne, Sera, Taash, Harding, and Lucanis all had very positive ratings as characters, but their free-response text boxes were generally criticism-heavy, with people citing issues with their writing and storylines

Opinions on Oghren don't differ by gender - men were slightly more likely to be mixed rather than negative, but otherwise percentages were broadly the same across the board

Opinions on Taash differ pretty clearly between cis and trans/nonbinary respondents. Trans and nonbinary results are almost identical, but cis people were broadly less positive on Taash. 6.4% of trans and 5.6% nonbinary respondents rated Taash negatively ("dislike" or "hate") compared to 16.8% of cis respondents. 38.5% of trans and 38.6% of nonbinary people specifically selected "I love them" for Taash, compared to only 22.8% of cis respondents.

Men were substantially more likely to love Anders - 41.2% of women loved him vs. 61.5% of men.

Women were substantially more likely to love Cullen - 28.9% of women vs. 13.1% of men - and men were substantially more likely to hate Cullen (10.1% of women vs. 25.3% of men).

Sera was loved by 52.6% of men vs. only 35.3% of women

Some other interesting patterns: Neve was more positively rated by nonbinary people and men than she was by women, and Iron Bull was much more positively rated by nonbinary people than by either men or women

People who like Solas are almost twice as likely than others to also like Blackwall

Anders and Fenris fans aren't generally opposing camps, though Fenris fans are more likely to dislike Anders than Anders fans are likely to dislike Fenris. Among people positive about Anders, 97.2% were also positive about Fenris.

Ace-spec respondents lean slightly more positively toward Lucanis, but the difference isn't statistically significant

Older respondents (for this purpose 36+) like Cullen more than younger respondents do, while they like Loghain significantly less. Older respondents are also notably more likely to like Lucanis, Emmrich, and Aveline. Velanna, for some reason, peaks significantly for 23-27 year olds

Bellara was rated positively by every single person who said Veilguard was their favourite game

People who romanced Alistair in Origins tended to romance Fenris in DA2 and Cullen in Inquisition. People who romanced Leliana in Origins heavily favoured Josephine in Inquisition. Merrill romancers strongly gravitate toward Josephine and Bellara. Isabela romancers overwhelmingly favour Neve in Veilguard. Zevran romancers favour Dorian and Lucanis. Blackwall romancers divide strongly between Emmrich and Davrin.

The most common favourite romance pipelines were Zevran > Fenris > Dorian > Lucanis and Zevran > Fenris > Dorian > Emmrich

The fandom is very consistently pro mage, with 97.8% siding with the mages in Origins, 95.6% in DA2, and 89.7% in Inquisition. Only 1 respondent out of the 760 who answered the question for all three games chose the Templar option in every game.

To back up the common complaint in the free-response boxes about Veilguard forcing a harmonious team with no ability to disagree with companions, Rook was dramatically more likely to get along with everyone. The percentage of people who said their protagonist genuinely got along with every companion was 28.9% for the Warden, 22.1% for Hawke, 28.3% for the Inquisitor, and 72.2% for Rook. The most common sources of friction: For the Warden, Oghren, then Wynne; for Hawke, Sebastian, then Aveline and Carver; for the Inquisitor, Vivienne and Cullen, then Sera and Solas; and for Rook, Lucanis and Taash, but at much lower rates than any previous game's conflicts.

Certain pairings of characters were very often loved by the same people; some examples were Aveline and Cassandra, Morrigan and Isabela, Velanna and Merrill, Isabela and Neve, Isabela and Sera, Zevran and Fenris, and Nathaniel and Carver.

Cullen fans were more likely than other players to dislike Velanna, Merrill, Sera, Vivienne, and Isabela.

Inquisition players who chose the mages usually allied with them, but players who chose the Templars usually conscripted them.

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How old are you?: 28-35 (48.3%), 23-27 (24.6%), 36-45 (18.4%), 18-22 (6.3%), 46-55 (1.9%), 13-17 (0.3%), 56+ (0.1%)

What's your gender identity?: Cis woman (48.2%), nonbinary (31.5%), trans man (10%), cis man (2.3%), trans woman (1.9%) Write-in responses were mostly more specific nonbinary labels, people who didn't know their identity, and those who weren't comfortable disclosing gender identity but chose not to skip the question.

Where do you live?: North America (61%), Europe (31.5%), Australia/New Zealand (4.5%), Asia (1.3%), South America (1.3%), Africa (0.5%)

What's your sexuality?: Bi/pan (48.9%), ace-spec (39.5%), aro-spec (19.1%), lesbian (14.6%), straight (9.1%), gay (6.9%)

Which Dragon Age games have you played?: Inquisition (98.5%), Origins (96.9%), DA2 (95.8%), Veilguard (84.2%)

Which is your favourite Dragon Age game?: DA2 (40.6%), Origins (29%), Inquisition (24.1%), Veilguard (6.3%)

Which was your first Dragon Age game?: Origins (62.9%), Inquisition (26.5%), DA2 (8.8%), Veilguard (1.8%)

Which difficulty do you generally play on?: Normal (49.7%), Casual (37.4%), Hard (9.4%), Nightmare (3.5%)

Which platform do you generally play on?: PC (69.4%), PlayStation (17.1%), XBOX (13.5%)

Which of the spin-off games have you played, if any?: None of the above (66.1%), Dragon Age: The Last Court (25.8%), Heroes of Dragon Age (15%), Dragon Age Legends (6%), Dragon Age Journeys (3.8%)

Which of the animated/live action screen media pieces have you watched, if any?: Absolution (53.6%), none of the above (37.9%), Dawn of the Seeker (31.7%), Redemption (16.5%), Warden's Fall (8.3%)

Which of the tie-in books have you read, if any?: Tevinter Nights (43.4%), The Stolen Throne (40.6%), The World of Thedas Vol. 1 (40.5%), The World of Thedas Vol. 2 (39.7%), Asundder (37.8%), The Masked Empire (36.3%), The Calling (34.7%), none of the above (28.5%), Last Flight (26.7%), Hard in Hightown (17.6%)

Which of the tie-in comics have you read, if any?: None of the above (52%), The Silent Grove (32.7%), Those Who Speak (30.4%), Magekiller (30%), Blue Wraith (28.3%), Until We Sleep (28.3%), Knight Errant (25.9%), The Missing (22.9%), Deception (20%), Dark Fortress (18.8%)

Which additional spin-off media have you engaged in, if any?: None of the above (56.6%), the Vows & Vengeance podcast (32.4%), the Dragon Age tabletop RPG (21.7%)

Next post will be Origins choices!

[diabolicaldisney]

[carolxdanvers]

i always love this part because it means that maleficent had to be like “haha ok i’m gonna cover her with my cape and when they go WHERE IS SHE i’ll be like BOOM TADA”

[pelmenga]

I’ve finished the first act of Dragon Age: Inquisition. I want to share screenshots from my playthrough with you! 😊

[bugsieplusone]

Wha…What did you do, what did you do? The armour, is gone.  The lyrium, I need it!  Kill them all!

[atiya-nagrano]

part of the reason i like bethany so much is that in-game she is a deeply unhappy, v frightened young woman who has no narrative choice but to be forced into a situation that completely fucks her over. but more agency makes her more resentful. there is smth peaceful to her abt accepting what the world says abt ppl like her and accepting life in the circle in a way it is NOT possible for her to do as a warden, even as being a warden allows her to use her magic as she pleases, to take an active role in her own life, to not rely on others for her safety and comfort, the latter being smth she hates.

but she gets slotted into a fandom role of sweet baby sister who's this forgiving, nurturing force for good, perpetual tragic victim, and that's if she's not a total afterthought. she's the good, palatable mage to anders' erratic aggressor. HE'S canonically The Healer. and yet somehow, even tho her skill tree reflects a much more vested interest in elemental magic like fire and ice, i see a lot of her being typecast as an archetypal healer.

the majority of anders' skill tree is abt healing in some form or fashion!! bethany's skill tree expands into force magic! violence!!!

and so bethany should be all in on anders' whole deal, but in the dlcs, if you play them post-circle/warden bethany, she's so impatient w him — they don't have the same ease they do in act 1. anders is fighting an uphill battle even w ppl who are ostensibly his allies to just fucking believe him. bethany, like a lot of mages i would bet, sees no future where she just gets to exist, and she's trying to live her life w as little damage as possible while accepting that who she is means she has to accept some level of damage.

[smallfires-if]

I now have a Ko-Fi!

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[serahlink]

‼️HELP A HOMELESS ARTIST - TIME SENSITIVE‼️

Reblogs are greatly appreciated! :")

Hi all, making a new post to hopefully get more reach because things are very dire for us at the moment. For those who don't know me, my name is Link, I'm a twenty four y/o artist and my family and I have been homeless since Nov. 2021. We were in a shelter but we were suddenly kicked out and placed into a motel. We were promised a month would be paid for when it was just a couple of days, leaving me to do artwork in order to help my family have somewhere to stay.

We are in a desperate situation at the moment, having not been able to pay for over a week now. Work is very slow at the moment and my posts haven't been able to get much engagement on my other socials, so it's been a bit tougher than usual to cover the usual 60$ a day to cover the room. We now currently need 382$ to cover today or we won't have anywhere to stay and I'm desperately hoping for any kind of help, no matter how small. Anything at all would be a blessing to us since it's been radio silence this entire week. We don't have anywhere else to go so it'd mean the absolute world to my family and I.

I'll be putting my prices and other support info for anyone interested, again just reblogging and sharing really does help us alot and we appreciate any and all support, thank you!! :") 💚 also refunds will not be available given that in a dire situation such as this, we have to use the funds for the room as soon as possible, so please consider this if you donate or comm me, ty! :)

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[gyugerine]

"그게 뭐야~!"

따따님 덕분에 이제서야 처음으로 그린 미리암~

[magicvicky2]

That one banter on the war table…Leliana doesn’t comment on it but I know in my heart she was putting that nonchalant spymaster facade on hard to pretend she didn’t want to even take a peek

[ayesopod]

thinking about the exalted march dlc concepts... wish we got to see him a little evil. a little possessed. perhaps save this damsel in distress from an envy demon. idk.

[moesartblog]

nother avebela sketch

[sluttyquarantinetheory]

Just because Aveline has the most boring white boy taste in men doesn't mean she's straight. Girl is not straight just because she has a boring white boy taste in men. You've seen how she flirts. That's not straight woman flirting. That's an awkward bisexual with a taste for boring white boys.

[albaharu]

The adventures of Inquisitor Maddox : Part 98

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this has the best drawing i ever did of solas and i dont think i will ever top it tbh