"We now have a dog and Alistair is still the dumbest one in the party"

I’m just starting another run through the series (I can’t help myself), and I got to thinking: when is that buy in moment of “okay, the story is really kicking off”?

For me, I realized that it’s not character creation. It’s not even the end of the prologue, necessarily.

Since I’m sitting on my moment in Origins, I’ll start off with that: Origins really “kicks off” for me with “Well, well, what have we here…”

For whichever game(s) of the series you enjoy or go back to…what’s that moment, for you?

After my first playthrough of the games, I finally decided to drop the cash to get all the DA2 DLC. I thought Sebastian was supposed to be an easy companion to obtain? I completed Duty, but he just stays in the Chantry and prays. Am I missing something to trigger the next step to unlocking him as a companion or is my game file screwed up? Thanks for any tips or advice!

So I've managed to harden Leliana without realizing she wouldn't abolish the Circles if hardened, and I did her personal quest more than ten hours ago. I've finished the Jaws of Hakkon and The Descent between then and now (and I reeeeally don't want to fight Hakkon or the Guardian again >.>). Is there any way for me to fix this where I am now, or do I have to go back to before I did her quest for any edits to work? I tried editing once to change my world state so Alistair was the king of Ferelden and wouldn't get left behind in the Fade, but it didn't work, so I don't have high hopes. I found a mod that makes it easy to soften her but only works before her quest, so if I absolutely have to, I might go back to a save from before. But I figured I should ask here first before doing anything.

Is there any guide or video that helps you make your character look just like him? i’ve looked it up but i haven’t had any luck.

I thought I had seen all the cheese wheels in DAI but today I found one after closing the rift near Grand Forest Villa

I hate to be another 'omg origins is hard' post, but I was not experiencing these issues in 2009 or my subsequent playthroughs!
I haven't gone back to it since DA2 was released. I've done several replays of all the other games in the series, Veilguard got half a replay then I decided to try Origins again instead.

I don't use mods, try to fully explore every corner, loot/talk to everyone, etc. I managed the tactics and am -constantly- pausing to issue orders. I got to Denerim and I think I was doing New Ground quest? It's nighttime and I kept getting attacked by guards. I tried several times and couldn't get past them.

I'm enjoying the challenge, older games are more difficult and I've got to get back in the groove. Do you have any tips or reminders for getting stuck like this?

*edit: I mention pausing in that way to prove I am utilizing the feature, not to complain about it :)
Thanks for the tips everyone

I like to play all my games on the hardest difficulty, but DA2 is the only game where I always give up trying, it is the 3rd time now I'm already thinking about giving up, there are so many enemies, but I can't use AoE speels because of friendly fire, the enemy spawns aways at the corner of the map, so my ranged character are constantly getting flanked.

So I normally side with Bhelen, but I'm playing as a Dwarf Noble and I just don't see it happening this time. I know a lot of people justify it with it is better for the dwarves, Bhelen played the game better, etc.

For me however....fuck that I'm getting revenge. As a Grey Warden you are pretty much done with Orzammar anyways.

Started up another play through. I'm sure I've missed plenty in my dozens of previous plays. Tell me your favorite secrets or Easter eggs. Or anything you enjoy doing in DAI (like punch Solas in the face lol).

Don't worry, l plan on leaving the Hinterlands. And skipping those pesky shards.

ETA please feel free to suggest mods as well!

I played through DA origins for the first time on Xbox recently. 70 hours all the way to the end, didn’t crash once. With this game being from 2009 with no remaster I was sure it’d be crashing quite often, it was a pleasant surprise.

Anyone else have beef with the new gameplay system that is introduced to the player in inquisition?

Control and cosmetics of the game were fairly similar in da:origins/awakening and da2 so it wasn't much of a bother to continue the game.

However in inquisition it's a whole new thing? Please tell me there are others who find it bothersome or difficult (especially the fighting system!) and Imm not the only one or just suck at it.

Edit: I forgot to add. Is there anyone who played it both on pc and console to maybe be able to compare the playing difficulty? Is it fairly better on one or the other? Or maybe they feel the same

do people still even cosplay dragon age these days….? probably. anyways. hi im a newcomer dragon age fan. im working on an anders cosplay and am seeking out to maayyybeee set up a dragon age cosplay meetup at a con in october if possible. garnering interest. how common are dragon age cosplays these days? do people still go out for it. i need it

I'm a relatively new crpg gamer , I just recently beat divinity original sin 2 , baldurs gate 3 , and the two old republic games and Im a good 40 hours into dragon age origins and it's been an interesting experience. I love the combat the amazing AMAZING party banter system and world of thedas but the party dialogue system and mini arcs have left me wanting for more I guess. The circle of magi and Dale forest storylines were both extremely engaging but they left me wanting for more , I felt like they ended right before things got interesting . I feel the same way with the companions , amazing characters with weirdly lacking companion quests and dialogue options. The lack of meaningful side content in each area was also quite surprising. The game really feels like it was rushed out the door sometimes .

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I have recently bought DA origins and DA 2 from Steam. With Origins, I had no problem with the DLCs, however with DA 2 I just reached Act 2 and noticed that the DLC statues did not appear in my estate. I then went and checked and saw that my dlcs are unauthorized, Also, the game is not letting me log in with my EA account. Is there a solution for this, or do I just have to accept that you can't play DA2 dlcs from Steam?

I’m planning on writing a DnD x Dragon Age fanfic but I was curious about the stat sheet of each companion, like their levels and stats and all that fun jazz. I was curious about what the fans thought as personally I’m solidly certain Cassandra and Wynn would be rather high level around Level 15 at the starting point whilst Merril, Bethany, Morrigan, Sera and Bellara would be rather low level at the start.

My plan is to have the DnD group appear in Thedas just prior to the Ostigar incident, my hope is to be as lore accurate as possible while still having some creative liberties and adding some new fun world fusions.

So yeah just throw in your ideas for the companions I’d love to hear it

Warning: Veilguard/Series Spoilers

I am a newer fan to the Dragon Age series (I started playing in Summer 2024) but it very quickly became my favorite series of all time. I have spent hundreds of hours playing these games and consuming all of the DA content I can. Every day I mourn/cope over the future of the franchise. I wanted to share my latest copium (or hopium) with the sub.

There have been countless discussions over Veilguard‘s development. I think the DA team members who were able to work on Veilguard saw it coming that EA would likely kill off the franchise before the series could be “completed”, which is why in Veilguard it feels like we may have gotten more of a plot for a DA5 than a DA4. The ending of DATV mostly closes out our storylines for magic, elves, the veil, etc. on Thedas.

With the Veilguard “secret ending” with The Executors, we are set up for a new setting across the sea. When (choosing to say when because again, I’m coping) we get a new game, developers will be free to largely ignore many events that happened across the first four games. We know that The Executors claim they shaped the events that have happened, but we don’t know how. Any new games would be able to explore this and related story lines in the Dragon Age universe without necessarily concerning themselves with all of our choices across the other games.

Would you all like a game that explored continents outside of Thedas/The Executors? What do you think the story may be like? Where would you like the series to go from where Veilguard leaves off?

Hi there! I need your help!

Not long ago, I got into Dragon Age by playing Veilguard, and now I’m on my first playthrough of Inquisition. (Yes, I spoiled myself, and yes, I saw why Veilguard was heavily criticized, but I still loved it! Veilguard defender here)

The problem is… I think I’m lost.

I’m at the point where I have to do Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts and Here Lies the Abyss, but I’m finding it really difficult to gain enough Power and Influence. It’s starting to get frustrating because I’m not sure if I’m on the right track.

So far, I’ve established all the camps in the Hinterlands, the Storm Coast, and the Emerald Graves. I’ve also closed almost every rift in those areas and completed several War Table missions.

What am I missing? Are there any important quests I should have done before this point? Also, how do I earn more Inquisition Perks?

Am I mixing things up somehow?

I constantly feel like I’m missing something, like I’m not progressing through the story the way I’m supposed to, and that I’m just making a mess of my playthrough.

Sorry for the chaotic post, and thanks in advance!

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like storywise, is it just a neat refrence? im still on origins so sorry if its explained

making a mod and i cant find a clean texture of it, ive used the textures from the grey warden fo ferelden mod but it isnt just a flat large texture i can simly take from its angled to fit the original uniform its texturing, so does anyone have or know where i can get a nice and clean texture of it? possible with its lighting parts too so it wont be flat ingame, or what that design is called and i can just work backwards from there

edit: just looking up studded luxury diamond pattern does the job, though finding one thats good is an ongoing process

i was recently gifted a really nice journal and have dedicated it to accompanying my origins (re)playthrough, but i’ll also fill it with quotes/quest overviews/lore from the wider DA universe! still kind of figuring out how i want to format everything, but figured people here might get a kick out of my starting pages :)