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zundely · 23 hours
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you wouldn't last a day in the asylum where they raised me
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zundely · 7 days
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enter my WAR ROOM.we can discuss such things as STRATAGEMS and TACTICAL MANEUVERS.. and girlsss
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zundely · 8 days
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I will say- as much as I am not a Solavellan guy, if the game allowed me to have a doomed tragic romance with Solas and Cadash, ending with dwarf's tragic realisation that they will never work because nothing can make him see them as equals... then I would bite.
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zundely · 10 days
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Have some Amells
Couldn't help myself designing and making some Amell siblings- that family is just so ripe with drama, I love it.
None of them are my "canon" protagnists, I just like imagining them joining in companion or side character style.
Azari is the oldest of five, a scholar, bloodmage, rat parent and an unberable smartass. They manifested young, a sign of more troubling times to come for the Amell family. The limitations of the Circle never much appealed to this curious fella so they left as soon as an opportunity presented itself- might have joined a suicide squad on their way there but hey, as long as they allow them free range on their sometimes morally dubious reaserch on blood magic and taint, they are happy to be here. And if it comes with a cute elevn assasin to nerd out about Antivian poetry with, well, that's even better.
Abby and Allya are twins and they reacted vastly diffrently to their older sibling being taken away.
Abby reacted by becoming angry. Very angry. It lit the fire in her that the Circle tried to dim, but was never able to put it out. Interestingly though, despite her ire towards the Circle and the Chantry, she neer stopped believing the Maker. She remained very religious, her faith only fueling her conviction. Abby knows the Maker loves her just as he made her- and if he made her to help and protect people, then the Circle ought to stay out of her way. Her rebelious nature became even more apparent as Hawke rose to power- something that sadly then caught Meredith's eye...
Meanwhile Allya became more withdrawn, quiet. As she was the first out of the two to manifest magic, she blamed herself for the family becoming even more torn apart. With time she became tougher, colder and traditionalist- but the blame remained. Allya is a character of contradictions- her empathy being constantly at odds with her strictness, her devotion split between the peopl and the Chantry. But if she follows the rules, if she works hard, if she serves the people of Thedas to the best of her abilities, some day those doubts and feelings of inadequacy will fade away... right?
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zundely · 12 days
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if you have multiple hawkes, choose your first/most canon/most interesting hawke, whatever you want.
extra credit: when do they kill a person for the first time? How does that impact them/shape their experiences?
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zundely · 13 days
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So nothing to say about da4 leaks except- if Lace Harding is there and I do not get to romance her for real this time I am going to explode.
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zundely · 14 days
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zundely · 15 days
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Having more dragon age thoughts- this time about my dwarves, and partially about Varric.
So, hot take to lead with- Oghren is actually a much better and more insightful character to criticse dwarven cast system and culture then Varric. The best dwarven companion we ever got is obviously Sigrun but I feel like this one is pretty much self-explanatory, so I feel much more compelled to talk through our two lovely dwarven gentleman.
First thing I want to say is that, while I usually feel need to say that I do not hold anything against Varric as a character, his disdain for dwarven culture is something that bothers me a little. Especially since he is one of 3 dwarven companions we get across whole 3 games, and by far the most popular one. He is actually pretty similar to Sera at times in a way he views his own heretige but the games refuse to address it. Which is a shame because I think his view on the culture he was basically excommunicated from before he was even born should be a bigger deal then some quips about beards and getting antsy any time he steps near a thaig. Like Varric clearly has some very very complicated feelings about all things dwarven- something that no so subtly is a mirror of his very very complicated feelings on his brother who was much more of a 'real dwarf'. It feels like in an attempt to distance himself from what his brother represented Varric also felt a need to distance himself from anything too dwarven. But at the same time we see that it's something he never really let's go off- he is moved by his ancestor's fate in Legacy dlc questline, he keeps up with dwarven politics, he will get a bit miffed at mere mention of him not looking your standard dwarf.
However since dwarven culture doesn't come up half as much as elven one in later games we never really get to do anything with Varric's internalized issues. It's just sort of becomes a running joke that he is "not like other dwarves, that guy he HATES deep roads and he doesn't have a beard". And while that in itself is fine, not all characters have to focus on their relationship with their culture it becomes an issue when Varric is the only companion representative of said culture through 2 out of 3 games. It means the game has much less opportunities to present us with fun lore in an organic fashion because Varric is too busy making sure we know he hates it here. Like why I am more tempted to take Iron Bull to a dwarven ruins the Varric.
Oghren was ultimately a much better point of reference for dwarves because he is a product of this environment and he is surprisingly insightful and self-aware about it. And despite the multitude of ways in which Orzammar failed him he still cares about it. He still takes a lot of pride in his heretige even if all it really brought him is being rejected for becoming the thing it wanted him to be- a killing machine.
And now I am stuck on one hand wishing that there will be SOMETHING done with Varric's not feeling dwarfy enough- on the other however if Varric will be the only dwarven companion in DA:D I am going to scream. I am sorry all the Varric fans, he is either coming back in an advisor style role or I do not want to see him . It sometimes feels like the writers are not comfortable with writing dwarves and they use the 'least dwarfy dwarf' Varric as a get out of jail card and I just want something new.
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zundely · 16 days
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and when someone tells you "move on", you take their and and say "my choice"
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zundely · 18 days
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Sometimes I do wish that the Dragon Age games had continued to be localised. Like, I definitely want us to see the maps and meet the people from other continents/countries but I really like that Origins gives you such a comprehensive feel for Ferelden; it's people, it's politics, it's environments. Equally I love that da2 gives you an in depth look into a disaster city state. Sometimes I feel like it would have been better to have inquisition happen primarily in Orlais and give the nation itself more focus; to see the Grand Cathedral, to get a real feel for that society and that country. And I'm worried that DA:D is gonna spread itself thin like inquisition did so we end up not actually getting to immerse ourselve in a specific country and culture in Thedas. Do you feel?
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zundely · 19 days
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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈PRIDE THEMED OC ASK GAME🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
Bc I wanted one and didn't find it so. Here
[Send ask aimed at a specific character]
1. What's your oc's gender identity? What's their relationship to their gender?
2. What's your oc's orientation? (Romantic/sexual/platonic alterous ect) Do they have opinions about it?
3. How did your oc discover themself? Did something cause them to question, or did they always know?
4. Is your oc's environment supportive about their identity? How does this impact them?
5. How did you figure out your oc's identity?
6. How does your oc feel about labels? Theirs, or in general?
7. Is there something that could cause your oc to question their identity? What?
8. Have they had struggles with their identity, be it due to internal or external reasons?
9. Are there cultural or lore specific aspects to their identity? If applicable, does their species affect it?
10. Does your oc celebrate Pride? How?
11. Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more lowkey or more blunt about it? Why or why not?
12. Does/did your oc ever wish they could change the way they are? Why? If it's in the past, how did they get over the feeling? (this can be about internalized homo/transphobia)
13. Would your oc be open to a poly relationship? Why or why not?
[Not aimed at a specific character] / [Aimed at creator]
14. Do you have ocs on the aro or ace spectrum?
15. Do any of your ocs use neopronouns? Which ones?
16. Did you ever change an oc's identity when they were already established? Why?
17. Do you share identity with any of your ocs? Which ones?
18. Do you prefer to give your ocs specific labels, or keep it unspecified? Why? If applicable, do you change their labels depending on circumstance?
19. Do you have preferences about depicting homo/transphobia in your stories? What, and why? Does it vary by story?
20. Have your ocs helped you in self discovery? How?
21. Free ramble card wee
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zundely · 25 days
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I an in the middle of another DAII run as treat, and since I've been playing a very angry mage rebel woman I've decided this is the perfect scenario to finally interact with and maybe romance Sebastian since my canon Hawke and him never really clicked and I have been unsure about him ever since.
And guys... I think I finally get it. I think I finally get Sebastian Vael.
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zundely · 28 days
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someone tried out the new lae'zel ending choice where you can say to her she can pick for herself what she does, and she fuckin uh. forced them to go with her to the astral plane.
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i'm fucking crying
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zundely · 30 days
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attention all bg3 players who have also played any dragon age game!! (which is probably everyone, let’s be real)
im conducting an experiment, so if everyone could please reblog with their romance choices for both games
regards
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This is the single best take on Dragon Age 2 I’ve ever read and why I will defend it with my life AND TWO OF THE WRITERS BASICALLY CONFIRMED IT??
(Also everyone go follow Margaret Owen on twitter. she writes books.)
twitter thread here
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zundely · 1 month
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Man does every Sten dialogue with Aeducan hit a goldmine of character development, especially the woman warrior one for the AFAB Aeducan.
Aeducan having existential crisis while trying to rationalize that obviously ones value and traits are determined by their birth and sex... but he is doing it wrong, why would something as silly as being born a woman determine if I can be a warrior or not, it has nothing to do with anything... oh no.
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zundely · 1 month
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the acceptance of polyamory for producing heirs in orzammar opens up so many questions, like “were these three pitted against each other from birth by their mothers who were competing consorts of the king, or are they in fact just Like That”
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