Anyone else looking forward to Dragon Age? (Spoilers and plot discussion here)

[Grallon]

Except his female character was not HOTT, at least in my opinion.

Your opinion and good taste are 2 different things.  Observe.



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[Grallon]

I'm partial to dark haired, clear eyed beauty - whether in males or females.




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[Sophie Scholl]

3rd playthrough - meet Aeryn Cousland, future queen of Ferelden.

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Not as attractive.

[Valmy]

I actually think Dwarf women are pretty cute even with their freakishly long arms.

[Faeelin]

A couple of peeves:

Was anyone else annoyed with the fact that they'd been at a medieval level of civilization for millenia?.

[Barrister]

A couple of peeves:

Was anyone else annoyed with the fact that they'd been at a medieval level of civilization for millenia?.

That's a pretty common theme in fantasy worlds.  From Lord if the Rings onwards, there's no technological advancement.  Hell if anything (and again following from Tolkein) the ancients are sometimes seen as being more advanced.

[Grallon]

That's a pretty common theme in fantasy worlds.  From Lord if the Rings onwards, there's no technological advancement.  Hell if anything (and again following from Tolkein) the ancients are sometimes seen as being more advanced.

People don't realise how slow 'history' was before the industrial revolution; centuries upon centuries of just about the same thing - with no more than a few 'advancements'.

What is it with people wanting a particular setting - then applying their own morals/worldview onto it - only to profess themselves disapointed by the choices they themselves made!?




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[Barrister]

That's a pretty common theme in fantasy worlds.  From Lord if the Rings onwards, there's no technological advancement.  Hell if anything (and again following from Tolkein) the ancients are sometimes seen as being more advanced.

People don't realise how slow 'history' was before the industrial revolution; centuries upon centuries of just about the same thing - with no more than a few 'advancements'.

What is it with people wanting a particular setting - then applying their own morals/worldview onto it - only to profess themselves disapointed by the choices they themselves made!?

I don't think that's true.  While nothing like the last 200 years there was significant advancements between, say, 1000AD and 1800 AD (to pick a start for the industrial revolution).  Even if you meant to say before the renaissance, society and technology was noticably changing between 1000 and 1500.

[Grallon]

My point was there were periods in our history where not much happened for long stretches.  We can argue about specific dates elsewhere.



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[Queequeg]

A couple of peeves:

Was anyone else annoyed with the fact that they'd been at a medieval level of civilization for millenia?.

I think Tevinter was a lot more advanced.  I get the impression that between the occasional blight and the constant threat form the Qunari, international trade has yet to recover from Tevinter times.  To be fair, this was basically the situation in Europe for a thousand years, and not even the Huns were as bad as the Darkspawn. 

[Solmyr]

My point was there were periods in our history where not much happened for long stretches.

No there weren't.

[Tamas]

The common answer to that is: magic. You don't really need steam machines or gunpowder when you have magic.

[ulmont]

Yeah, but then people start using magic like steam engines and the revolution happens anyway.

[Solmyr]

The D&D Eberron setting actually takes this to its logical conclusion, that magic replaces technology as the driving force of industrialization and transportation development. Most settings usually just ignore this though.

[Valmy]

A couple of peeves:

Was anyone else annoyed with the fact that they'd been at a medieval level of civilization for millenia?.

I don't know...my ancestors in 1600 AD didn't live that dramatically different from my ancestors in 600 BC.  They still farmed by hand.