i’d like to make whether or not you claim to really be the herald of andraste a MAJORRR choice that affects your reputation with all sorts of factions & characters
claiming to be the herald of andraste should get you more resources & support from most humans who are numerous & powerful so it’s like a mechanically advantageous choice and build guides will always tell you to do it. but it has massive interpersonal consequences with certain members of your party & it’s harder to win over some important npcs and groups like the dalish. there’s gotta be youtube videos titled True Herald Playthrough COMPLETELY BROKEN??? and How To Claim Herald WITHOUT Hardening Cassandra (Good Playthrough)
it’s a binary choice to publicly claim or not claim herald for how it interacts with public figures & factions but talking to the inner circle there are roleplay variations for “lying about being the herald/really means it” and “i am absolutely not/well i don’t think so but maybe!” because i love liars and doubters most of all
