Fandom Dragon Age Origins: Prelude of War OOC

[spacepanda]

Karen
Fireball fireball boom boom works too. Or healer! Those are simple ones to rp

 

[Karcen]

i don't remember healing being a viable thing in origins you just have to spam poultice it has been awhile but also doesn't really avoid the whole most of my life form childhood till a few years ago was spent in one place doing 1 thing.

 

[spacepanda]

i don't remember healing being a viable thing in origins you just have to spam poultice it has been awhile but also doesn't really avoid the whole most of my life form childhood till a few years ago was spent in one place doing 1 thing.

If the family was constantly on the moves like the hawkes in their early years it would not be an issue.

 

[spacepanda]

Also have you considered PIRACY?!

 

[The Silent Z]

for having lots of infiltrators all over i would say yes just so they have even the most basic news on most of the goings on of various families. as for the official thing i just mean for them to a re p they would have to be endorsed by a family there would be a thing that they officially work for and represent this family thus anything they do is likely on said family's orders. as for them using that method of middle men and such the character could only know they did that with her but they would likely again have spies all over she just would have no clue about them so she can't rat any out under torture.

as for the time table again that is a max time not sure what would be a decent time frame as the family would need time to more or less let her blend in being the new maid is rarely good for spying. i am open to suggestions for time frames.

She is an elf right? I seem to recall several elven servants used as messengers Throughout the games. but using human ignorance in the games, they aren’t seen as looking different from any other elf (cause all elves look the same using that ignorance) so they could be just as easily dismissed as a actual rep/messenger of a family if caught. Often several elves per family in the servant category. While a claim is easy to manufacture just needs a official looking paper with a stamp of the noble houses heraldry. A good thief could pull this off if they really wanted to.

Anyways that’s all irrelevant. Your initial point of the maid is what I was looking at mainly, years for a common political con that’s between two different nations noble families would need more. Or else it’s hard to believe. If you want to use the sleeper agent angle that works and her not having knowledge of the others is quite likely. I don’t think sleeper agents would really know much if anything about the others.

Time frame wise... Let’s see about 18-19 years from the end of the war with Orlais? A little rusty but seems close. I’d imagine elven servants from Orlais could go either way in terms of kept or not... it would be the easiest era to sneak in sleeper agents and be a fail-safe if the rebellion succeeded. Or another route would be within the last 7 years maybe after some time had passed and things cooled, some families might plant some agents in hopes of a larger play. If using the sleeper agent idea that plays into a larger scheme then I’m flexible on the years. otherwise under 10 years would be the frame to work within.

 

[Karcen]

She is an elf right? I seem to recall several elven servants used as messengers Throughout the games. but using human ignorance in the games, they aren’t seen as looking different from any other elf (cause all elves look the same using that ignorance) so they could be just as easily dismissed as a actual rep/messenger of a family if caught. Often several elves per family in the servant category. While a claim is easy to manufacture just needs a official looking paper with a stamp of the noble houses heraldry. A good thief could pull this off if they really wanted to.

Anyways that’s all irrelevant. Your initial point of the maid is what I was looking at mainly, years for a common political con that’s between two different nations noble families would need more. Or else it’s hard to believe. If you want to use the sleeper agent angle that works and her not having knowledge of the others is quite likely. I don’t think sleeper agents would really know much if anything about the others.

Time frame wise... Let’s see about 18-19 years from the end of the war with Orlais? A little rusty but seems close. I’d imagine elven servants from Orlais could go either way in terms of kept or not... it would be the easiest era to sneak in sleeper agents and be a fail-safe if the rebellion succeeded. Or another route would be within the last 7 years maybe after some time had passed and things cooled, some families might plant some agents in hopes of a larger play. If using the sleeper agent idea that plays into a larger scheme then I’m flexible on the years. otherwise under 10 years would be the frame to work within.

spy double agent my big thing was she was sent/ planted by some enemy and in time changed her mind to side with the family for real. i can work with her coming in at 20 dragon 18 years after the war and 10 years before the start of the game. the only reason i would need more would likely be if she was to replace nan instead of a faceless name less maid but being one of them works.

 

[The Silent Z]

spy double agent my big thing was she was sent/ planted by some enemy and in time changed her mind to side with the family for real. i can work with her coming in at 20 dragon 18 years after the war and 10 years before the start of the game. the only reason i would need more would likely be if she was to replace nan instead of a faceless name less maid but being one of them works.

Okie doke.

I’m going to attempt the IC today if things go well. I’ve got a good portion of the open in mind, just needed clarity of characters and time to decide on exact starting point details.

On a unrelated note- If you were to buy a different system or a new console of the same but lost all dlc and files. What DLC would you repurchase? Trying to decide on whether or not to buy Lelianas song and some other dlc or leave it be and just buy the essentials that could have a bigger impact on your gameplay moving forward.

 

[Karcen]

okay i'll work on the cs on my days off so sunday/ monday

as for dlc i just had the ultimate edition.

 

[Robin man]

Robin man I like the game warden idea. Kinda like pest control lol

Precisely. I’ll also get started on my character sheet during lunch. And may I say, Sir Gilmore had quite a glow up lol spacepanda

 

[Robin man]

The Silent Z is it possible for my character to have an animal companion at the start, or will that come later?

 

[The Silent Z]

Robin man
A game warden with a animal companion makes sense. You could have one, yeah.

 

[The Silent Z]

Curious- Any thoughts on the Elven mage playthrough in Origins?

 

[Karcen]

Didnt change to much from human mage but being a nine delish mage erases a bunch of your identity anyways.

 

[The Silent Z]

Didnt change to much from human mage but being a nine delish mage erases a bunch of your identity anyways.

Yeah, I knew that about the origin. They didn’t need to make them a Dalish mage though to matter just needed a different story to the human. No builds or traits to separate your mages?

 

[Karcen]

Yeah, I knew that about the origin. They didn’t need to make them a Dalish mage though to matter just needed a different story to the human. No builds or traits to separate your mages?

Nope all mages of the circle are mages of the circle they are trained and indoctrinated to be such there is no different

it is like a cult where they raise you from a young age stripping away anything that makes you different to try to form you into the chantries ideal vision of a mage so having elves go through anything different defeats the purpose of the education.

 

[The Silent Z]

Nope all mages of the circle are mages of the circle they are trained and indoctrinated to be such there is no diffrence.

Never mind dude. You’re missing the point and sticking to only two possibilities.

 

[Karcen]

i am talking about the story of the elf mage origin in the story there isn't a difference between the two because the circle is about erasing previous identities and building up their idea of a proper mage. in game there is no difference thsi means aside from some snide remarks the character likely feels little connection to " their people" as they haven't really been around them for years and subjected to indoctrination to rmeove such ideas.

i personally think you miss the cult like point of the circles which stop the need for special elf only trials

it would have been nice to have a different story to human mage but well they were both circle members and the other option would be a none circle mage

 

[The Silent Z]

i am talking about the story of the elf mage origin in the story there isn't a difference between the two because the circle is about erasing previous identities and building up their idea of a proper mage. in game there is no difference

i personally think you miss the cult like point of the circles which stop the need for special elf only trials

it would have been nice to have a different story to human mage but well they were both circle members and the other option would be a none circle mage

Yeah, I already acknowledged that part. But again, never mind man, you’re missing what I’m saying. It’s not that big of a deal though. Merely a base, general topic of conversation since I’m online, figured I’d toss around a topic with more range then storyline significance and the same bland origin as the human mage path.

However a dalish mage while nice. I’d prefer a apostate origin or else you’d have quite a few similarities to the Dalish origin. Still have a choice of race, but differs from the rest.

 

[Karcen]

and i explained why there likely wouldn't be a difference between the two because outside of very young childhood they have been raised and molded to the views and ideals of the circle where there doesn't seem to be a divide between elf and human because they don't want that thus the character lacking any real knowledge of being an elf or the trials of being an elf outside of ignorant childhood would likely have a very close outlook to a human mage. So their actions in theory shouldn't be that much different because their identity isn't i am and elf that happens to be a mage it is i am a mage that happens to be an elf. i am sorry this is not the answer you wanted.

 

[The Silent Z]

and i explained why there likely wouldn't be a difference between the two because outside of very young childhood they have been raised and molded to the views and ideals of the circle where there doesn't seem to be a divide between elf and human because they don't want that thus the character lacking any real knowledge of being an elf or the trials of being an elf outside of ignorant childhood would likely have a very close outlook to a human mage. So their actions in theory shouldn't be that much different because their identity isn't i am and elf that happens to be a mage it is i am a mage that happens to be an elf. i am sorry this is not the answer you wanted.

Dude, you responded with that answer when asked if you built the two mages differently with mage builds and/or character traits . That’s all I’m saying, your adding to the first question. I just asked a simple second question and your adding to the first.

 

[Karcen]

that is the explanation as to why i didn't build them differently

 

[spacepanda]

From my recollection other than racial dialogue options there wasn't any difference on elf/human mage in origins .

Karcen btw we've totally forgotten about rivian as an option for your character having freedom but still circle training. It would just require a tie-in to to Highever currently.

 

[The Silent Z]

A NPC or two is a option for anyone interested in another character to add in and you think you can handle multiple characters.

 

[spacepanda]

A NPC or two is a option for anyone interested in another character to add in and you think you can handle multiple characters.

What's the current tally on character (and future character) classes and sexes?

 

[The Silent Z]

What's the current tally on character (and future character) classes and sexes?

3-males (I believe Sopranos was going with male oc)
2- females ( You & Karcen)

2 Warriors
2 Rogues
1 Mage