Valmy's ADHD Dragon Age playthrough

[Valmy]

Yean.  DAI almost feels like it's trolling.  The most powerful person in the world is a woman in a lesbian interracial relationship and, well, more than half of the protagonists are not-straight. 

That is normal in this series. In the second game every romance was bisexual except for the celibate guy. It is only jarring when a character, like Dorian, claims their homosexuality is deviant when it is treated as absolutely the norm by everybody else. Or maybe it is just the fact he is not bisexual that enraged his dad so

[Queequeg]

I think what scared his dad more was that he was the work of thousands of years of breeding that would be lost, and that he was an only child.  TBH if I had only one son and he turned out to be gay and totally against any kind of in-vitro deal I'd probably be disappointed too.  And I'm not some Kwisatzch Haderach mage. 

[Martinus]

Yeah, I agree with Spellus - and also yeah I think Dorian is the first homosexual (not bisexual) male character in the series.

[Valmy]

I think what scared his dad more was that he was the work of thousands of years of breeding that would be lost, and that he was an only child.  TBH if I had only one son and he turned out to be gay and totally against any kind of in-vitro deal I'd probably be disappointed too.  And I'm not some Kwisatzch Haderach mage. 

True but Dorian said it was because he was imperfect and had to be fixed, that it was an embarrassment to his family, rather than simply refusing to close his eyes and think of Tevinter.

[Martinus]

I think what scared his dad more was that he was the work of thousands of years of breeding that would be lost, and that he was an only child.  TBH if I had only one son and he turned out to be gay and totally against any kind of in-vitro deal I'd probably be disappointed too.  And I'm not some Kwisatzch Haderach mage.

I guess I disappointed my dad.

[Valmy]

Yeah, I agree with Spellus - and also yeah I think Dorian is the first homosexual (not bisexual) male character in the series.

And I pointed that out in my post and have made jokes about it in the playthrough. Straight and gay people have to fight against binormativity!

[Valmy]

I think what scared his dad more was that he was the work of thousands of years of breeding that would be lost, and that he was an only child.  TBH if I had only one son and he turned out to be gay and totally against any kind of in-vitro deal I'd probably be disappointed too.  And I'm not some Kwisatzch Haderach mage.

I guess I disappointed my dad.

European parents are used to it. It is not like your straight counterparts are out there expanding the family gene pool.

[Martinus]

Incidentally, from what I read, Dorian sounds exactly like most of my characters in any P&P fantasy role playing game - egotistical, sarcastic, charming and gay.

Does he fling fireballs and have a temper too?

[Martinus]

I think what scared his dad more was that he was the work of thousands of years of breeding that would be lost, and that he was an only child.  TBH if I had only one son and he turned out to be gay and totally against any kind of in-vitro deal I'd probably be disappointed too.  And I'm not some Kwisatzch Haderach mage.

I guess I disappointed my dad.

European parents are used to it. It is not like your straight counterparts are out there expanding the family gene pool.

I think all my dad's nephews have 3+ kids each.

[Valmy]

Incidentally, from what I read, Dorian sounds exactly like most of my characters in any P&P fantasy role playing game - egotistical, sarcastic, charming and gay.

Does he fling fireballs and have a temper too?

He is quite a gentleman actually I am immensely fond of him

I have not pissed him off but I am sure you can and I predict he would respond poorly

As for fireballs well he does in my game because I specced him to do so.

[Valmy]

I think all my dad's nephews have 3+ kids each.

The great house of Marty lives on!

[Queequeg]

Incidentally, from what I read, Dorian sounds exactly like most of my characters in any P&P fantasy role playing game - egotistical, sarcastic, charming and gay.

Does he fling fireballs and have a temper too?

He is quite a gentleman actually I am immensely fond of him

I have not pissed him off but I am sure you can and I predict he would respond poorly

As for fireballs well he does in my game because I specced him to do so.

He's the best character in the game. 

[viper37]

It is only jarring when a character, like Dorian, claims their homosexuality is deviant when it is treated as absolutely the norm by everybody else. Or maybe it is just the fact he is not bisexual that enraged his dad so

tbh, it seems the norm in Ferelden.  We have no idea how the dwarven nobles, the Dalish Elves or the Tevinter react to it.  Well, now, we know about the Tevinters nobles.  And if you played a human noble in DAO, since your family died in the intro, we don't know how your father would have reacted
I'm not sure we've seen any gay noble in Kirkwall... Did we?  Can't remember, I don't pay much attention to these things.

[viper37]

He is quite a gentleman actually I am immensely fond of him

Definately not Martyesque.

I have not pissed him off but I am sure you can and I predict he would respond poorly

Ah easy.
Play dumb when he starts giving you hint he's gay
Works only if you're a male character.  If you're a women, he'll flirt with you until you press him for seriousness, then he says you're not your type.

Also, Sera is a lesbian.  I guess it's gay men version of how a lesbian is supposed to be
That would explain why Gaider said Dorian was his first fully homosexual character and totally forgot about Sera.

As for fireballs well he does in my game because I specced him to do so.

There's no fireballs in this game, except for Solas special power

[viper37]

Incidentally, from what I read, Dorian sounds exactly like most of my characters in any P&P fantasy role playing game - egotistical, sarcastic, charming and gay.

Does he fling fireballs and have a temper too?

He is quite a gentleman actually I am immensely fond of him

I have not pissed him off but I am sure you can and I predict he would respond poorly

As for fireballs well he does in my game because I specced him to do so.

He's the best character in the game. 

btw, in Jaws of Hakkon:
[spoiler]
We learn that the Tevinters built aqueducts in the past...[/spoiler]