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

[MadImmortalMan]

I just got back from the Deep Roads. When I went in I had hardly any money. When I got back, after selling all the useless crap, I had 150 gold.

I sell off my stuff all the time and rarely get that much cash.  Interesting.

Sidequests from the mercenaries, mages collective etc. are your friend. Do them all even the crows ones.

And make deals with demons when given the chance. 

[Queequeg]

Thought the gays might enjoy this.  Andrew Sullivan is probably the most popular gay blogger in America.

[Berkut]

[Martinus]

Funny because it's true.

[viper37]

I'm playing a female elf.  Having discussions with Allistair and Leliana is quite funny

Also, I managed to bang both of them without breaking up with any of them.  So far so good...

EDIT: ah, and you can get into a 3some with Allistair and the chick at the Pearl.  Silly game

[Jaron]

Wasn't Vasilla the wife of the Archon who had Andraste put to death?

Marty is right, and Jaron is a fucking retard.  In the Temple, before the Dragon.

You're the fucking retard mr Russia is more exotic than Feralden.

And you're a moron if you think a dragon age game based in Tevinter would look anything like Byzantium.

[Queequeg]

Feralden looks like Wales and the Midlands, with occasional outings to Osgilliath.  I don't doubt that Orlais would have a lot of Gothic architecture, or that Tevinter would have a lot of domes. 

Jaron, I know you're a retard so I won't expect a good answer, but name something really, truly exotic you saw throughout the entirety of Dragon Age.  Cause I've seen Dwarves, Elves, and pseudo-Medieval/Renaissance cities before. 

[Martinus]

I'm playing a female elf.  Having discussions with Allistair and Leliana is quite funny

Also, I managed to bang both of them without breaking up with any of them.  So far so good...

EDIT: ah, and you can get into a 3some with Allistair and the chick at the Pearl.  Silly game

Hehe, I had a MMF threesome with her and Zevran.

[Barrister]

I'm playing a female elf.  Having discussions with Allistair and Leliana is quite funny

Also, I managed to bang both of them without breaking up with any of them.  So far so good...

EDIT: ah, and you can get into a 3some with Allistair and the chick at the Pearl.  Silly game

Good to know...

[Jaron]

Feralden looks like Wales and the Midlands, with occasional outings to Osgilliath.  I don't doubt that Orlais would have a lot of Gothic architecture, or that Tevinter would have a lot of domes. 

Jaron, I know you're a retard so I won't expect a good answer, but name something really, truly exotic you saw throughout the entirety of Dragon Age.  Cause I've seen Dwarves, Elves, and pseudo-Medieval/Renaissance cities before.

Its all in the presentation. All SCI FI and FANTASY are generally rehashes of the same plot and setting elements.

I've never seen elves in ghettos, or dwarves presented the way they are in Dragon age. Most of the common elements of Dwarven society were present in Dragon age (live underground, long beards, excellent smiths, excellent masonry), but I've never seen them have such a violent cut throat society. I also think it is uncommon for humans to be as dominant as they are in Dragon age. Dragon age also goes for a slightly less fantasy role, I think, by limiting the role of fantasy creatures like dragons, demons, spirits, etc. Unlike in many fantasy worlds - Warhammer, Faerun and whatnot, the most dangerous foe are other humanoids.

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

[Barrister]

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

I can go as far back as Tolkein to show you a setting with "no active divinity"...

[Martinus]

Feralden looks like Wales and the Midlands, with occasional outings to Osgilliath.  I don't doubt that Orlais would have a lot of Gothic architecture, or that Tevinter would have a lot of domes. 

Jaron, I know you're a retard so I won't expect a good answer, but name something really, truly exotic you saw throughout the entirety of Dragon Age.  Cause I've seen Dwarves, Elves, and pseudo-Medieval/Renaissance cities before.

Its all in the presentation. All SCI FI and FANTASY are generally rehashes of the same plot and setting elements.

I've never seen elves in ghettos, or dwarves presented the way they are in Dragon age. Most of the common elements of Dwarven society were present in Dragon age (live underground, long beards, excellent smiths, excellent masonry), but I've never seen them have such a violent cut throat society. I also think it is uncommon for humans to be as dominant as they are in Dragon age. Dragon age also goes for a slightly less fantasy role, I think, by limiting the role of fantasy creatures like dragons, demons, spirits, etc. Unlike in many fantasy worlds - Warhammer, Faerun and whatnot, the most dangerous foe are other humanoids.

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

Actually Warhammer is a lot like that, UNLIKE Faerun. Warhammer is a cool setting because it is so "realistic".

[Martinus]

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

I can go as far back as Tolkein to show you a setting with "no active divinity"...

Uhm, that's not true. In fact, Tolkien's setting has a very HEAVY active divinity. Both Gandald and Sauron are Maiars, subordinates of the gods.

[Barrister]

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

I can go as far back as Tolkein to show you a setting with "no active divinity"...

Uhm, that's not true. In fact, Tolkien's setting has a very HEAVY active divinity. Both Gandald and Sauron are Maiars, subordinates of the gods.

You have to go to the secondary books to get that fact however.  It's not at all obvious or apparent from reading LotR.

In any event lots of fantasy settings have done without Gods, or at least "active" Gods.

[Jaron]

I also think the absence of any active divinity is quite rare.

I can go as far back as Tolkein to show you a setting with "no active divinity"...

Nonsense. Gandalf, Saruman, and Sauron were all heavenly beings.