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So you've played Inquisition....
Nov. 30th, 2014 04:49 amcherith Now, tell us all about it. (Well, some of us. Well, okay, let's still be kind about spoilers but you know... we still want to talk.) So, we'll start simple and with everything leading up to what we'll call the end of Act One? Hopefully people that have gotten there by now will have a good idea of what that place in the story is.
We can talk about anything though: thoughts on the story, the characters, the gameplay, you name it. And if you want to post and talk about your inquisitors, we've got a post for that over here.
We can talk about anything though: thoughts on the story, the characters, the gameplay, you name it. And if you want to post and talk about your inquisitors, we've got a post for that over here.
Inquisition Time!!
Nov. 18th, 2014 08:25 amcherithIt's here at last. Post your Inquistors and tell us what you think so far!
(Try and keep it spoiler free, please!)
Countdown to Inquisition: Heroes
Nov. 16th, 2014 06:42 pmcherithWith only two days left, I'm sure many of our finalizing our Keep stories. So tell us, have you decided what story you're going to continue with Inquisition? Which Warden and which Hawke will be the basis for your Inquisition when it comes out on Tuesday? Why are you choosing the Warden and the Hawke that you are? And did you make any changes to them or the decisions they made?
Countdown to Inquisition: New Companions!
Nov. 12th, 2014 08:21 pmviolaceaI assume that even those of us who are relatively unspoiled know at least a bit about the new companions awaiting us - names, genders, classes, things like that. Do you have any specific (unspoilery) hopes or dreams for the new companions? Anyone you're particularly excited for, or that you're anxious to know more about?
In this post, we will consider the above-mentioned basic details fair play, as well as anything that's appeared in an official trailer or in the brief descriptions on the DA website. However, anything involved in actual gameplay videos or gathered from other sources is spoiler territory and, in this particular case, off limits!
In this post, we will consider the above-mentioned basic details fair play, as well as anything that's appeared in an official trailer or in the brief descriptions on the DA website. However, anything involved in actual gameplay videos or gathered from other sources is spoiler territory and, in this particular case, off limits!
cherithToday violacea and I were talking about how much we'd like to see Bethany with the Inquisition folks. How she'd interact with the new characters, what the story might be like if she were included, or even just a tiny cameo about where she is and what she's doing while everything else is going on.
Now we know seeing Bethany (or Carver) for that matter might be implausible. However our question to you all today is who you might want to see return. Now Varric and Morrigan and Cullen, well those are cop out answers. But if they are your favorite character, tell us why you're eager to see them in Inquisition.
[Where possible, please try to keep actual Inquisition spoilers to a minimum (or warn for them). Some of us haven't even watched any of the character or game play videos. I know, it's a nice cozy rock I live under. They know me here.]
violacea and I were talking about how much we'd like to see Bethany with the Inquisition folks. How she'd interact with the new characters, what the story might be like if she were included, or even just a tiny cameo about where she is and what she's doing while everything else is going on.Now we know seeing Bethany (or Carver) for that matter might be implausible. However our question to you all today is who you might want to see return. Now Varric and Morrigan and Cullen, well those are cop out answers. But if they are your favorite character, tell us why you're eager to see them in Inquisition.
[Where possible, please try to keep actual Inquisition spoilers to a minimum (or warn for them). Some of us haven't even watched any of the character or game play videos. I know, it's a nice cozy rock I live under. They know me here.]
Countdown to Inquisition: DA Keep edition
Nov. 10th, 2014 10:49 pmcherithSo few days left! As midnight rolls over, there's just a week left before the game comes out. Let's talk about Dragon Age Keep now that everyone has access! How do you like it so far? Did it import all of your saved Wardens and Hawkes?
Personally, I had trouble getting all my characters imported into the Keep since I've played on both Xbox and PC and for some reason, my old Xbox 360 Wardens just didn't save to my account. This coming weekend I plan to spend some time logging into those characters and seeing if I can save those games (but I'm not betting on it). So that means I'm creating all my characters from scratch again. Not that I mind so much. Sure, it's not particular to each playthrough, but it gives me some chance to think about how some characters would've handled certain decisions had I not metagamed them on my 5th or 6th or 10th playthrough.
Tell us, how do you like the Keep idea, and more importantly, have you arranged for your first playthrough to use for Inquisition?
Personally, I had trouble getting all my characters imported into the Keep since I've played on both Xbox and PC and for some reason, my old Xbox 360 Wardens just didn't save to my account. This coming weekend I plan to spend some time logging into those characters and seeing if I can save those games (but I'm not betting on it). So that means I'm creating all my characters from scratch again. Not that I mind so much. Sure, it's not particular to each playthrough, but it gives me some chance to think about how some characters would've handled certain decisions had I not metagamed them on my 5th or 6th or 10th playthrough.
Tell us, how do you like the Keep idea, and more importantly, have you arranged for your first playthrough to use for Inquisition?
Countdown to Inquisition: The Last Court
Nov. 8th, 2014 01:51 pmcherithRelease day is almost upon us and TPTB have given us a new game to keep us occupied. If you haven't seen it, make sure you head over to the Keep and check out The Last Court, a new card game from Failbetter Games, the people that brought us Echo Bazaar: Fallen London. Overall I think it's a pretty clever tie-in when it comes to timing. It's not anything that's going to keep us enthralled (I don't think) but since we're only a few days from launch it's a nice way to keep us occupied and thinking about Dragon Age.
I've played it some already, enough to run out of turns for a while and so far have found it a similar experience to Fallen London, and an interesting DA side-plot. Have you dipped your toes in yet? If so, what do you think? If you haven't looked at it, do you plan to?
Festival Friday: Wintersend Edition
Nov. 7th, 2014 10:24 pmcherithThis is the day in which we party. Specifically though, today is the day I'm going to talk about Dragon Age Holiday Cheer.
As some of you have likely already seen on Tumblr, Santa Flemeth has awoken from her long year slumber and is opening this year's Dragon Age holiday gift exchange. If you're not familiar, DAHC is a pretty standard fandom gift-exchange. You sign up, you get matched with someone to give a gift to and in turn, someone gets matched to give a gift to you. (That was almost gift a gift, which is also technically true.)
Because I have a "in" with Santa Flemeth, this community is welcome to participate in the exchange, even if you don't want to be matched with someone from Tumblr. If you'd like to specifically be matched with someone from this community, just tell Santa Flemeth in the box at the bottom of the survey by dropping our community name "Skyhold Fortress". That's all it takes. You can also be matched up twice if you want, once for the overall exchange and once with someone from here, but you'll have to specify that. Whatever you write there, she'll see it.
Of course, you're welcome to participate in the overall exchange as it stands. I just thought it might be nice to do something for our first (of hopefully many) holidays together and the DAHC is a pretty big exchange with lots of awesome people.
As some of you have likely already seen on Tumblr, Santa Flemeth has awoken from her long year slumber and is opening this year's Dragon Age holiday gift exchange. If you're not familiar, DAHC is a pretty standard fandom gift-exchange. You sign up, you get matched with someone to give a gift to and in turn, someone gets matched to give a gift to you. (That was almost gift a gift, which is also technically true.)
Because I have a "in" with Santa Flemeth, this community is welcome to participate in the exchange, even if you don't want to be matched with someone from Tumblr. If you'd like to specifically be matched with someone from this community, just tell Santa Flemeth in the box at the bottom of the survey by dropping our community name "Skyhold Fortress". That's all it takes. You can also be matched up twice if you want, once for the overall exchange and once with someone from here, but you'll have to specify that. Whatever you write there, she'll see it.
Of course, you're welcome to participate in the overall exchange as it stands. I just thought it might be nice to do something for our first (of hopefully many) holidays together and the DAHC is a pretty big exchange with lots of awesome people.
Throwback Thursday, DA Style!
Nov. 6th, 2014 09:37 pmviolaceaLet's celebrate Throwback Thursday our own way today, shall we?
Tell us - how did you originally get into Dragon Age? Have you been there since DA:O came out, or did you discover the games within the past few years? What made you start playing? What caused you to seek out the fandom? Have your main tastes/likes/interests changed since you first got into the fandom?
Tell us - how did you originally get into Dragon Age? Have you been there since DA:O came out, or did you discover the games within the past few years? What made you start playing? What caused you to seek out the fandom? Have your main tastes/likes/interests changed since you first got into the fandom?
Show & Tell: WIP Edition
Nov. 5th, 2014 08:50 pmcherith I think we'll dub this WIP Wednesday!
It's still Wednesday where I live, I promise!
For today though, we want to know what you're still furiously writing or drawing or doing (if anything) and hoping to finish before Inquisition comes out. Trying to get any longfics finished? Hoping to finish a game in progress? Show us (or tell us if that's all you can do) what you're working on. If you want to get some feedback on said in-progress fics or arts, let us know that too!
Since Inquisition isn't even out yet, let's focus on any stories or art pre-Inquisition, pretty please!
It's still Wednesday where I live, I promise!
For today though, we want to know what you're still furiously writing or drawing or doing (if anything) and hoping to finish before Inquisition comes out. Trying to get any longfics finished? Hoping to finish a game in progress? Show us (or tell us if that's all you can do) what you're working on. If you want to get some feedback on said in-progress fics or arts, let us know that too!
Since Inquisition isn't even out yet, let's focus on any stories or art pre-Inquisition, pretty please!
Discussion: Tough Choices?
Nov. 4th, 2014 08:45 pmviolaceaWe're planning to post random DA topics for discussion on a regular basis, and since we got a suggestion, we decided to go with a version of it!
As a player, you make a lot of choices in the Dragon Age games, some tougher than others. So tell us - what is the hardest decision you (the player) have to make in-game? Which one sticks with you, or makes you pause to think every time you play? Which one makes you think the most, or makes you wonder about the in-game consequences no matter what way you go? Is it one of the major decisions, or a small one that could have lasting consequences?
(Bonus points if you pick something that doesn't boil down to mages vs. Templars. Because, well, that's the easy one. ;))
As a player, you make a lot of choices in the Dragon Age games, some tougher than others. So tell us - what is the hardest decision you (the player) have to make in-game? Which one sticks with you, or makes you pause to think every time you play? Which one makes you think the most, or makes you wonder about the in-game consequences no matter what way you go? Is it one of the major decisions, or a small one that could have lasting consequences?
(Bonus points if you pick something that doesn't boil down to mages vs. Templars. Because, well, that's the easy one. ;))
Introductions / Friending Meme
Nov. 3rd, 2014 11:40 amviolaceaSome of us are veterans of Dreamwidth, while others are just starting their accounts to keep up with Dragon Age friends from Tumblr. Because of that - and because we're hoping to attract more folks to come talk with us - we figured it would be fun to start things out with an Introduction/Friending Meme!
If you want to play, fill out the form below and post it in a comment to this entry. Then, go through any existing comments and see if there's anyone you'd like to friend over here! Feel free to also have conversations in this thread, about anything posted in someone's survey!
DW Name:
Tumblr/AO3/FF.net/other fannish names:
5 Favorite Dragon Age Characters:
Tell us about your favorite/one of your DA:O Wardens:
Tell us about your favorite/one of your DA2 Hawkes:
Favorite storyline/quest:
What are you most looking forward to with Inquisition:
If you create fanworks (fic, art, etc) for DA, recommend one to us:
Anything else you want us to know:
ETA: Please answer the Inquisition question in general terms - do not include any spoilers for the game itself!
If you want to play, fill out the form below and post it in a comment to this entry. Then, go through any existing comments and see if there's anyone you'd like to friend over here! Feel free to also have conversations in this thread, about anything posted in someone's survey!
DW Name:
Tumblr/AO3/FF.net/other fannish names:
5 Favorite Dragon Age Characters:
Tell us about your favorite/one of your DA:O Wardens:
Tell us about your favorite/one of your DA2 Hawkes:
Favorite storyline/quest:
What are you most looking forward to with Inquisition:
If you create fanworks (fic, art, etc) for DA, recommend one to us:
Anything else you want us to know:
ETA: Please answer the Inquisition question in general terms - do not include any spoilers for the game itself!
suggestions!
Nov. 2nd, 2014 09:19 pmviolaceaDo you have a suggestion for this community? Something we might make a regular feature, any fun/interesting challenges or activities we might be able to do? If you can think of anything that would make this community more fun, please leave us a comment here!
Welcome to Skyhold!
Nov. 2nd, 2014 08:46 pmviolaceaWelcome to Skyhold Fortress! This community is meant as a gathering place for Dragon Age fans; while a good bit of the fandom centers around Tumblr these days, it's harder to have any centralized conversation there. So, in the lead-up to Inquisition, we thought that a Dreamwidth community would serve some folks better - a place to talk and get excited and interact with each other, while making it easier to avoid things you don't necessarily want to see before the game comes out.
Just a few basic rules/guidelines around here:
1) Any and all information regarding DA:I game details must be under a cut. (As in, character names and such are fair game, but not everyone watches the trailers/gameplay demos, so everything from a video is considered a spoiler here.) This rule will continue after the game is released, until the mods say otherwise.
2) Don't be a dick. Don't insult your fellow community members, and don't use slurs related to race/sexual orientation/gender/etc.
3) Posts and discussion on this community should be centered around the games/other media and characters, not the writers, actors, or developers.
4) You can post your fanworks here, as long as you include a header with proper rating and warnings. For fic, we prefer if stories/chapters are posted elsewhere (on AO3, ff.net, your own journal, etc) and just linked here. For art, if it is NSFW, please put it behind a cut.
That's pretty much it! Otherwise, if it has to do with Dragon Age, go ahead and post it here! We expect things will be pretty heavily DA:I related for the foreseeable future, but all games and tie-in media are welcome here.
Your mods arecherith and violacea (also known as shadowedhills/minorearth). If you have any questions or issues here, please let one or both of us know!
Just a few basic rules/guidelines around here:
1) Any and all information regarding DA:I game details must be under a cut. (As in, character names and such are fair game, but not everyone watches the trailers/gameplay demos, so everything from a video is considered a spoiler here.) This rule will continue after the game is released, until the mods say otherwise.
2) Don't be a dick. Don't insult your fellow community members, and don't use slurs related to race/sexual orientation/gender/etc.
3) Posts and discussion on this community should be centered around the games/other media and characters, not the writers, actors, or developers.
4) You can post your fanworks here, as long as you include a header with proper rating and warnings. For fic, we prefer if stories/chapters are posted elsewhere (on AO3, ff.net, your own journal, etc) and just linked here. For art, if it is NSFW, please put it behind a cut.
That's pretty much it! Otherwise, if it has to do with Dragon Age, go ahead and post it here! We expect things will be pretty heavily DA:I related for the foreseeable future, but all games and tie-in media are welcome here.
Your mods are
cherith and violacea (also known as shadowedhills/minorearth). If you have any questions or issues here, please let one or both of us know!