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[merrinla]

Dragon Age themed posts for easy navigation. Mostly related to DAtV and Lucanis, but there is other stuff as well. The list will be updated if I find more.

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Cut content

DAtV list Dragon Age Joplin - Davrin's content

Audio

DAtV voice lines from the game files

Vows and Vengeance podcast. Episodes with Lucanis -

The Bride Wears Armor and The Demon that Came Knocking.

Concept art and reference

Lucanis narrative sketches by Nick Thornborrow

Lucanis concepts in the artbook: part 1, part 2

Lucanis´ alt and casual appearances

Hardened Lucanis picture from the game files

DA:TV party concept

Viper concept

The Art of DA:TV - Preview pages

Concept arts by VOLTA studio: Characters key art, Lighthouse, The Archon's Palace, Tevinter, Antiva, Anderfels, Necropolis, Rivain, Dwarves theme art, Shadow Dragons, The Gods, Journey to the center of Thedas

Treviso concept

Arlathan Forest concepts

Mournwatch explorations

Dragon arena in the Ossuary

Exploring Ventus

Character Renders: DA:TV companions, Varric & Solas, Ghilan'nain

Lucanis cosplay guide

Emmrich Skull Mask and Skull Crown

The Viper outfit. Tevinter Knight armor. Clandestine Caster's Cowl armor

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Thedas Map

DAI Kieran concept

Patches by lead UI artist of the first three Dragon Age games

Other

Character description from the game files. Lucanis, Spite, Taash, Crows (Caterina, Illario, Viago and Teia), Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain, Butcher aka Sataareth

Companions combat animation by DAtV animator

Lucanis' facial animations and their names

Lucanis' flags

Rook's room in the Fade Ossuary

DAtV Arena Easter Eggs

Devnotes. Rook becoming a leader

Interaction animations with Assan by DAtV animator

Dragon Age II Official Guide - Bonus chapter with developer commentary

[dellamortte]

We just have to get this done. I'm not losing anyone else.

[gattobamboom]

[wolfpup026]

A study of The Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel with Lucanis 💜

[doctormur]

Lucanis Dellamorte

I can’t deny how beautiful he is.

(Oh, the things I can imagine for him) Lucanis, you are so lucky I’m into your brother))

[merrinla]

If Rook saved Minrathous, then later in Treviso Neri de Acutis will thank them for it, because his niece is one of the Shadows.

Neri de Acutis: Shame you missed out on the dragon excitement we had, although I'm glad you helped the Shadow Dragons. Rook: You're not upset I chose to go to Minrathous? Neri de Acutis: Of course not. If the Shadow Dragons need a minder, who am I to deny them? Neri de Acutis: Seriously though: I have a niece in the Dragons. Thank you for your help, wherever you give it.

Although the game never reveals who it is, hints can be found in the files. The character file of one of the Shadow Dragons, Marisa, mentions that she is Neri's contact.

Character Description: A lookout for the Shadow Dragons and contact for Antivan Crow Neri de Acutis. She keeps an eye on the situation in Docktown.

Marisa can be found in the Shadow Dragons' Safehouse, she also appears briefly during the Shadows of Minrathous quest.

There's not much conversation with her, and the subject of the Crows never comes up. However, in the cut content, she was supposed to have a small part in the Crow's quest, where her relation to the de Acutis family was mentioned. She's also hinted at in banter between Neri and Noah that was cut from the game. There will be another post about it.

[merrinla]

While restoring cut banter during A Murder of Crows (here and here), I found out that the wrong flag was set for that quest. And if you chose Save Caterina in the mental prison, you won't hear the lines related to that choice. By default, the game thinks as if you chose Punish Illario, even though the lines are actually supposed to differ

Rook: Did Illario even offer any bait? What is this party supposed to be for? Lucanis: Viago's invitation said they would "celebrate the new First Talon and discuss the situation in Treviso." If Lucanis chose to save Caterina during the Inner Demons Lucanis: It doesn't matter. I'm getting Caterina out of there. Lucanis: We find her, and Illario's plan falls apart. Otherwise Lucanis: It doesn't matter what my cousin thinks he's doing. It ends now. Lucanis: We go in, find Caterina, and we'll have the perfect shot at Illario. ----- Bellara: What will you do? When you find Illario, I mean. Davrin: So, you find your cousin. What then? Emmrich: Have you considered what you'll do once you catch your cousin? Harding: So… we're looking for Illario. Now that you know… everything. Neve: You know how this is going to end, right? Taash: Hey. Lucanis. You gonna kill Illario? If Lucanis chose to save Caterina during the Inner Demons Lucanis: I'm here for Caterina. Whatever happens to Illario is just a bonus. Otherwise Lucanis: He will suffer for what he's done. That's the deal. ----- Lucanis: The family rooms are up ahead. If Lucanis chose to save Caterina during the Inner Demons Lucanis (Spite): Soon. We will find. Our goal. Otherwise Lucanis (Spite): First her. And then. We find what we seek. ----- Rook: Do you have a plan to deal with Illario? Lucanis: … Rook: Lucanis? Lucanis: I'm working on it. If the player saved Minrathous Lucanis (Spite): The traitor. Deserves. No mercy. If Lucanis chose to save Caterina during the Inner Demons Lucanis (Spite): We know. His tricks. Otherwise Lucanis (Spite): He is ours! He will not. Escape us.

[merrinla]

An early and very rough version where Rook is trapped in the Prison of Regrets.

[merrinla]

An early and very rough version where Rook is trapped in the Prison of Regrets.

[elfroot-dispute]

Griffon Age: a Dragon Age fangame is OUT!

Help Assan fly through different worlds, avoiding enemies and collecting valuables to achieve the highest score. Play in Challenge Mode, where levels get faster and longer each time, or cruise along at a set speed in Zen Mode and relax.

Find the game here!

The game can be played in the browser, on mobile (be sure to enable mobile controls in the settings first), or it can be downloaded for PC.

Have fun, and please let me know what you thought!

[psin314]

veilguard mermaids! i'm a little bit late cus i forgot that i wanted to draw all of them as mermaids and remembered about it uuh yesterday. but anyway i like how they all turned out!

and a lil thingie for giggles. real life sizes version (taash 15 m and harding 20 cm)

[merrinla]

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Do you also think that Lucanis' decision to forgive or imprison Illario is independent? Because Rook doesn't directly tell him what he should do, they only express an opinion. Perhaps that's what the developers had in mind in this scene.

Hi! And no, I don't think so.

"Rook is just expressing an opinion" clarifies how the scene is presented, but for me it doesn't refute the meaning. I don't see independence when you follow someone else's opinion unconditionally and without alternative. He won't say, "No, I don't agree, I'll do it differently." No matter what you choose. Not to mention, if you saved Minrathous, the game will decide for you what Rook should say. And right after that, he becomes the First Talon without any alternative, which makes the scene even worse.

On the other hand, we have Neve's quest, where she might disagree with you and choose her own path. It's not perfect there either, but it's better than nothing. All other companions will not reflect on your words and actions in the past at the moment of an important decision. They'll just agree to whatever you choose. Lucanis isn't the only one, yes. Although the game has a companion approval system, it doesn't affect anything because it's just a UI notification and nothing more.

These aren't kinds of things a developer like BioWare needs to be taught. They knew how to do this long before DAtV. For example, in the NWN expansion HotU, your companions reacted differently when it came to deciding whether to side with the antagonist or stay with you. They might refuse to betray you because they loved you. Or because you've become friends and they trust you. Or they were unsure, and you could persuade or intimidate them. It might work, or it might not. You could force them to side with you against their will using very powerful magic, thereby losing their respect. Or they would side with the villain. Even though the player's actions or inactions influenced the outcome, they didn't always agree with the player's chosen path.

Coming back to Lucanis, I won't even try to justify the plot holes in his content. The developers themselves said before the release that this companion was the one most heavily affected by cuts. His writer was fired, the others didn't have enough time for him, and we got a watered-down version of what was planned. If we don't want future games to follow the same formula, those responsible for this production hell need to recognize and learn from their mistakes.

[merrinla]

When you first arrive at the Cantori Diamond, there are no banners hanging. But as you progress through the crows questline, they appear. Moreover, the cut conversations with Fletcher reflected each state.

Before A Slow Poison quest is completed, there's no banner hanging there.

If A Slow Poison quest is completed, Fletcher's banner can be seen next to their store. If the player saved Minrathous, it'll disappear later, along with Fletcher themselves.

After completing For the Love of Treviso quest, three banners of de Acutis (Neri and Noa's house) appear in the casino. I think it's because they were actively involved in that quest earlier.

And after completing A Time to Kill quest, the final two banners of Egrativi (Jacobus' new house) are hung.

Unlike Fletcher's banner, the city choice doesn't affect the others.

There's still some space left in the hub, but I don't know if that means there was supposed to be another banner here, or if it's just to make the crow statue at the entrance visible.

In the game, conversations with Fletcher are disabled, although there's still a change in the environment.

[merrinla]

Apparently, to get into the Hall of Valor, you previously had to get a invitation by impressing the Spirits of Valor. This is mentioned in cut lines from the first conversation with Taash in their room.

If Rook is a Lord of Fortune: Rook: I never did learn how to get invited to the Hall. Other faction: Rook: How do we get an invite? Taash: Head to Rivain and look for trouble. Spirits of Valor will send the invite once we've impressed them.

[merrinla]

Fixed untriggered lines at the end of A Time to Kill quest.

If the player saved Treviso: Teia: I think the future is promising. Viago: A lad like this—makes you think, doesn't it? Teia: Viago, dear. Do you want children? Viago: I rarely see the dog. Viago: I think he could be the best of us. Teia: That's a high bar. Including you? Viago: Well, perhaps second-best. Behind you. Teia: Flattery will get you everywhere. If Treviso is blighted: Viago: When will the garrison be fit to live in again? Teia: Once we are certain the darkspawn did not spread any blight inside.

[zennihilation]

omg I love these lines...

but also this is how I heard it and i'm sorry

Viago: I rarely see the dog. Rook de Riva: I have a name.

[justjasper]

"location: lucanis" on spite's wiki page is killing me

[arizonaranger]

ATTENTION WILD VEILGUARD SPOILERS!!!! But I cried and laughed when I draw it 💀