Dragon Age 2, still not riftFollow

Okay, well let me clarify. I actually downloaded a save file for my current game, that started out right before you go to Lothering. The person who uploaded the save file said that was how she started out with 300g, by selling the mace you get for completing the golem DLC. Every other piece of DLC I've gotten, the vendors have offered less than 10g for them too, so I'm not quite sure how she managed to get 300g for one mace. So maybe one of the mods is upping the drop rate # or the quality of the items I get. I'm using 15 mods currently, but the only ones I can think of off the top of my head that might be affecting that are either the Auto Loot one, or "Non_replacing." The rest are mostly graphics or small things that are unrelated to items. I'll have to go look.

Huh, apparently that isn't a cheat. I've never actually done GoA. The mace sells for 339.55.00, and is rewarded by defeating the final boss on hard or nightmare.

Dwarven Nobles can sell it to Gorim for 679.10.00, lololol.

As for the other 600g, I have no clue. But seriously, LOOOOOOL. That had to have been a mistake on the Dev's part.

Speaking of DLC loot, I played through Leliana's Song last night, but forgot to nab the last bit of leather from the Chantry. I didn't realize this until I finished the damn thing, and it was too late to go back. I didn't feel like like replaying the whole thing, so I downloaded a few mods thinking I could use console commands to get it. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the item ID code is for the damn armor, so I still can't get it. I do have significantly more gold now though.

Edited, Apr 30th 2012 7:15pm by Turin

Well, then don't complain that he dies.

What? I didn't want to have to do the mage origin story for a fourth time. And that was the only save file for a female mage that started early in the game.

Almost done with DA:O now. I finished the elf stuff and I think it's finally time for this Landsmeet thing. I gave Alistair the "yes I love you but you'll be a great king now go marry that Queen lady" talk, and he seemed to take it well. The relationship wasn't really going anywhere anyway. My warden has been the sword and board type, which meant he never was really in the group, and he apparently didn't approve of my Redcliffe choices.

80+ hours and I'm ready to be done with this game already, if only so I can start up again as a rogue.

Oh, and who had the bright idea of making that damn bear pet too big to fit through any normal door?

I've chucked them out of trees. Does that count?

Oh and I don't think I'm going to have Alistair marry Anora. Frankly, I completely agree with him when he said that she seems to be too much like Loghain. She knows what needs to be done to fix the country, and she thinks she's the only one who can do it. She may be wicked smart, but her ego is way too big, and that doesn't make for a good leader. If Alistair marries her, she's going to do the exact same thing to him that she did to Cailan, especially given that his confidence still isn't all that high in regards to being king, even after hardening him. He needs to do this on his own.

Yeah, I think it's dumb that you have to be a human noble to marry Alistair in the game. I'd be less annoyed if they'd let a human mage be queen as well. But I think that if you harden him, Alistair should stand up for his love and make me queen even if I'm an elf damn it!

Seriously, game needs more dwarf on dwarf action.

Well, she's a shapeshifter.

Okay, I'll confess to being such a nerrrrrrd that I read the Dragon Age books.

According to them, half elves look like humans. No mention of half-dwarves, though.

That's a matter of Ferelden law. They don't actually have any laws about illegitimate succession--that's more of a modern social thing in the nation. Allistair muddled his claim to the throne by becoming a Grey Warden, not by being a bastard. Technically, Wardens can't hold titles, but the Landsmeet sorta compromises. Alistair doesn't actually become king, he becomes Prince Consort and "resigns" as a Grey Warden.

The laws against Mages holding titles is much stricter, and a Mage can't "resign" as a Mage, so its no surprise that you can't become Queen. They're already stretching the law thin to allow Alistair, no way they're going to stretch it any further, particularly for an Elven or Mage Queen. That would just be begging for future civil war. The Human Noble actually enhances his position, being the daughter of a highly-respected Teyrn, so it's a completely different story.

As for inter-species children, Elf + Human children appear fully human, so it is seen as a betrayal (there's a very good chance that Alistair is actually the child of an SpoilerElven Mage Warden named Fiona, who didn't want Maric to tell Alistair where he came from out of shame for being what she is). It's confirmed, somewhere, that half-Dwarves are possible (but incredibly rare, due to Dwarven cultural prohibitions). Wiki doesn't say anything about half-Dwarf, half-Elf children. I'm going to guess they almost never happen--there are already strong prohibitions against relations outside their cultures on both sides, and these two groups would have far less contact than with Humans.

I suppose that makes sense, but it's still irritating. I guess I'll have to break up with him and see if I can get Leliana interested in me again. If not her, then I could always go for the man slut.

And Oghren called me ugly the other day. I was pretty put off by that. This is not an ugly face. Oh well, he's got weird taste as a dwarf I suppose.

Keeping an open mind about the action-y combat and "Pick a vague response and we'll tell you what you really said" conversation wheel but Flemeth with leather armor and horn-hair isn't helping

I have a HUGE crush on the sarcastic/charming male Hawke.

And Pigtails, you can still be his mistress as long as you harden him.

I'm actually a big fan of the two default models, but I might download one of the mods that lets you edit them. Right now it's all or nothing. Would be interesting to experiment with some of the features.

Can I be a mistress with a mistress/paramour?

Male snarky is the best, IMO. Especially when talking to the Count(or whatever his title was) after Spoilerhis son dies. Aveline Spoilercalling you on it was hilarious too.

You can if you play your cards right.

I'd bet a lot of money that Flemeth and Morrigan are key players in DA3, particularly because the comics have recently vastly expanded the lore on Witches of the Wild.

Well, you flee Lothering when it has already been destroyed, more or less. So that marks the start of the journey as the point where the Warden first completes one of the major mission objectives. Then, you have to get to Gwaren, in the far Southeast, take ship, and sail to Kirkwall. The year of service starts there, and you don't know how long after getting out of service the rest of the Act takes place. I'm guessing it's not the next day, but more like a month.

You can probably figure, then, that the Warden has completed two objectives by the time you even leave the nation. You also know that, by the time you arrive in Kirkwall, they had been taking in refugees for months. People probably didn't start fleeing until after Ostagar, and it probably took time for the Hawke family to actually get on a boat.

In game, the Archdemon is defeated in the same year Hawke's expedition launches, so you can imagine the blight has only been over a short while.

The bigger issue is that the conversation with Wynne wasn't actually triggered by progressing a certain amount into the story, but by completing a specific check. If you complete the Mage Tower last, Wynne still says its been a year.

That would be sweet! Where did you find the comics? I want to know more about the Witches of the Wild.

I'm sure a certain bay of pirates would be able to help you out.

I just assumed she was senile.