Dec 7, 2023
love the da2 prologue where Aveline kills Wesley with a dagger she shoves THROUGH PLATE MAIL
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love the da2 prologue where Aveline kills Wesley with a dagger she shoves THROUGH PLATE MAIL
i cannot stand aveline. i literally cannot watch through her cutscenes and i despise having her in my party. if there was an option to kick her out of hawke’s squad i’d do so with no hesitation. yana wouldn’t hang out with a cop anyway. i don’t even know why i hate her so. i usually dislike characters who have a stick up their ass, but this hatred is much stronger.
Spoilery DA2 thoughts brewing since I hit the credits:
even knowing about the rushed development cycle, I find it bizarre how the end of the main plot cobbles together developments that only make sense for a templar-sympathizing Hawke and others that only make sense for mage rights activists. Equal opportunity bafflement, I guess...? eg Orsino's boss fight was the single most random event in the game for me, but at least I didn't get the "you opposed the mage rebellion but your name is still a rallying cry for the rebels for years to come" ending which, lol. No wonder people are pissed at this game
I get the impression that at least in DAO and DA2, the "turncoat apostate twist" lands emotionally if you mostly agree with them and romance them, and leaves you going "...bwuh?" if you don't. At least in my case, I was disappointed by Morrigan leaving after I refused the ritual and felt like the whole thing + DLC was squarely aimed at tugging the heartstrings of people who did the ritual. But then in DA2 romancing Anders and roughly agreeing with him, the whole thing worked for me, roughly speaking? It felt inevitable in a good way, not grating (well, some of the writing was super grating, but I didn't feel any major disconnect from the overall flow of events aside from the Orsino thing), and the flames of rebellion at the end felt cathartic. I'll look into rival Anders scenes on Youtube eventually, but from where I'm standing it feels like if you oppose him, the whole ending is just a big bag of frustration. A further layer of bafflement regarding this is that afaik Morrigan's son is not the main 'Bioware continuity' option, and agreeing with Anders certainly doesn't look like it's Bioware's preferred option either. So: bwuh?
Interesting Anders parallel imho: what he does, he does without resorting to blood magic nor demonic pacts. In fact his "potion of blow up Kirkwall" very much sounds like regular explosives, given how it's made with sulfur and saltpeter: a terrible action, but not technically maleficar business. Compare with Meredith going full eldritch without even being a mage, once she has the means and the necessity to do so. As a great philosopher once put it, "Magic can kill. Knives can kill. Even small children, when launched at very fast speeds, can kill"...
Interesting Anders parallel imho pt2: I think it's poignant that in his very recruitment quest, he and Karl turn to the church as the neutral safe harbor it purports to be. In all the city, they trusted it to be the one haven that would afford them some degree of protection. What he finds there is his former lover begging him to kill him and armed templars primed for a blood bath. SO YEAH I think that is a relevant stepping stone in how things ultimately shake out - he's got it out for that place in particular due to very specific trauma we even see unfold on screen.
Alright fenris if you don’t wanna kiss me, I’ll go kiss the angst mage
absolutely no one tagged me for this but i cannot resist a goddamn doll maker
OC Wardrobe Meme
Rules: Always remember to post the rules.
1. Pick an OC and pick nine outfits from the list below, or add your own:
General: Lingerie, Underclothes, Nightclothes, Field, Riding, Travel, Combat, [Class] Outfit, Daily, Wedding
DA Various Location-Specific: Ostagar, Lothering, Redcliffe, Brecilian Forest, Orzammar, [Season] Kirkwall, Sundermount, Deep Roads, Hanged Man, [Season] Haven, Hinterlands, Val Royeaux, Skyhold Formal, Skyhold Casual, Skyhold Judgement, Winter Palace, Adamant, Well of Sorrows
DA Moments in Story: Pre-Joining, Post-Joining, The Landsmeet, Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Post-Kirkwall Chantry, Pre-Conclave, Post-Well of Sorrows, Trespasser, Post-Trespasser
2. Build outfits in Azalea’s Dress Up Dolls (Viking Woman) and when you finish each look, save it and add to a 9-grid image post. (make sure you include which outfit is which in the text below)
@whineywebster and @horationelson and whoever else plays dragon age or just loves doll makers because WHO DOESN’T
“danarius always finds me, im not certain how. perhaps it is the markings?”
i still stand by my headcanon that danarius had a phylactery made for fenris or something similar
omg i said id get this so long ago @deedeemactir but here is the act 3 cullen convo on a pure templar (mage hawke) route. included the entire thing bc idk what all is different but the KEY bit is calling cullen an old friend lol
i do appreciate that npcs scream in fear when you light them on fire in da2