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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best
    He doesn't have to leave the party. I highly recommend placing them both on the throne, it seems to be the best outcome.

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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    OptimusZed wrote: »
    Rewards are a big motivation for some people. Rewards that work on multiple playthroughs even moreso.
    Of course. I'm simply saying that this seems oddly inconsistent with their design to make these specialization requirements a 'decision' rather than simply an inconvenience to be sidestepped.

    Halfmex on
  • StormgaleStormgale Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him

    Stormgale on
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Where the crap is the Admirable Warrior's last battle

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Where the crap is the Admirable Warrior's last battle

    It's in the Dead Trenches
    The final component of his weapon, the Blade, is found on the corpse of an Ancient Darkspawn that you fight in that area. For me, his corpse took a few minutes to become "lootable" so I ended up running past him and having to come back later. I suck :(

    On the Landsmeet:
    It's either Loghain dies or Alistair leaves. It's a binary choice.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    beware the whores
    Just because they have breasts does not mean they're women :cry:

    haha,
    i remember when i mentioned this awhile back that it was in the game before it came out and everyone said it was a joke, who's laughing now suckers? bwhah

    Deaderinred on
  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Oh for fucks sake really

    I don't want to go all the way back there

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    His corpse isn't that far in you big baby.

    Fiaryn on
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Oh well

    Alistair's rocking a full Legion of the Dead set unless there's a Legion sword I'm missing

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Oh well

    Alistair's rocking a full Legion of the Dead set unless there's a Legion sword I'm missing

    There isn't. And man Legion of the Dead armor is so rad.

    I prefer to put it on Oghren though, and Blood Dragon on Alistair. Blood Dragon seems more suited to his job as tank what with the big huge health bonuses and all the rest.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stormgale wrote: »
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him
    First question...
    Yeah, it is possible to reconcile Alistair and Anora so that they'll marry. Once the... Loghain decision comes up, do not push for recruiting. If you do, Alistair will lose it and Anora will make a big fuss about totally not wanting to marry such an irrational man.

    So... make sure Alistair doesn't lose it by not pushing the issue too hard and the chance the reconcile the two comes up. With a bit of careful talking.

    Loghain may be dead, but Anora is a pragmatist if nothing else.

    WotanAnubis on
  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    beware the whores
    Just because they have breasts does not mean they're women :cry:

    haha,
    i remember when i mentioned this awhile back that it was in the game before it came out and everyone said it was a joke, who's laughing now suckers? bwhah
    I visited The Pearl once just to see what happened. Did the deed, left the room and laughed like crazy when I saw that my whole party was just sitting outside the room waiting for me.

    "Yep, darkspawn, archdemon, check. Listen, I need to get my wick dipped, so you cats hang out here while daddy takes care of business. Be with you in a moment."

    Halfmex on
  • SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    On the Landsmeet:
    It's either Loghain dies or Alistair leaves. It's a binary choice.

    The answer is clear then.
    Carthportrait.jpg

    or
    Kain_%28LOK%29.jpg

    Slagmire on
  • grrarggrrarg Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    zerg rush wrote: »
    korodullin wrote: »
    I sometimes wonder what Bioware was thinking when they allocated stat points to NPC party members. Zevran, whom I just recruited recently, has Lethality, which is all well and good, but he's got higher Strength than Cunning! And he has points in Willpower and Magic of all things!

    Why, Bioware? Just. Why?

    The bioware toolset is a very passable save game editor. You can open up the save game and reallocate attribute/talent/skills points as you wish. It takes a little cross referencing, but there's already some good resources on how to do it. So far, doing exotic things like giving people abilities they aren't supposed to have doesn't work (eg, mages using non-spell talents, dogs/golems using human talents, non-casters using spells), however, all the mundane stuff works fine.

    I switched Sten to a DW fighter through the aforementioned method. It just didn't feel right having him and Oghren take up nearly exactly the same role. I haven't noticed any problems* yet, and it's a good dozen hours in.

    *The toolset itself can apparently cause problems though. Bioware has acknowledged that for a small minority, it can apparently corrupt games simply by being installed. Check the Bioware forums before using it.
    zerg rush wrote: »
    For those interested, here is a good tutorial on how to respec characters using the toolset. He goes step by step to change Leliana from a Bard Archer to a Duelist Dual-wielder.

    This was kinda lost amidst all the posts. Quoting for "can't wait to get home and try it." I like Leliana as a Bard but hate the stupid archery talents. Also, Zevran and the no lockpicking talents. WTF kind of rogue are you, knife-eared nancy-boy?

    grrarg on
  • StormgaleStormgale Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stormgale wrote: »

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him
    First question...
    Yeah, it is possible to reconcile Alistair and Anora so that they'll marry. Once the... Loghain decision comes up, do not push for recruiting. If you do, Alistair will lose it and Anora will make a big fuss about totally not wanting to marry such an irrational man.

    So... make sure Alistair doesn't lose it by not pushing the issue too hard and the chance the reconcile the two comes up. With a bit of careful talking.

    Loghain may be dead, but Anora is a pragmatist if nothing else.
    Damn this game and it's tough choices... Fuck it I can fight the darkspawn without him, I won't let the royal line end so Easily (Thats for my Pragmatic Rogue Playthrough)

    Stormgale on
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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Slagmire wrote: »
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    On the Landsmeet:
    It's either Loghain dies or Alistair leaves. It's a binary choice.

    The answer is clear then.
    Carthportrait.jpg

    or
    Kain_%28LOK%29.jpg

    Are you seriously comparing Alistair to Carth

    I will cut you

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  • TethTeth __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Sorry if this build has already been mentioned, but it's a lot of fun and I wanted to share:

    Main character: two-hand-wielding warrior, Champion specialization. Get the Two Hand Sweep ability, and max out the Champion spec

    Morrigan: frost to Cone of Cold, heal, usual arsenal of crowd control

    1. Maneuver into place with Morrigan and freeze as many opponents as possible with Cone of Cold, I've been able to get as many as six at once

    2. Charge in with your main character and use the Two Hand Sweep attack (I think that's what it's called). You will usually shatter at least half of the frozen enemies, killing them instantly

    3. If there's more enemies or another wave, Mind Blast with Morrigan to stun them all

    4. If you still need more crowd control, shout with your main character to knock everyone down

    At this point, you should be ready to freeze and shatter again. You can also use the Pommel Attack to sideline a single enemy for a moment, as well as Morrigan's basic freeze attack.

    Along with the heal, I'm able to go through much of the content with only these two characters on normal difficulty, just to make things a bit more fun.

    Teth on
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Enchantment?

    ENCHANTMENT

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    Slagmire wrote: »
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    On the Landsmeet:
    It's either Loghain dies or Alistair leaves. It's a binary choice.

    The answer is clear then.
    Carthportrait.jpg

    or
    Kain_%28LOK%29.jpg

    Are you seriously comparing Alistair to Carth

    I will cut you

    He got better. The point was the other, more obvious choice.

    Slagmire on
  • AspectVoidAspectVoid Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stormgale wrote: »
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him
    As far as I can tell, if you kill Loghain, Anora basically forgives you for it. She's sad and upset, but not out for your blood, and will marry Alistair if you put that idea forward. If you have Alistair kill Loghain, there is no way that Anora will marry Alistair, but you can give her the throne and she won't try to kill you or get revenge or anything. Finally, as far as I know, there is no way to spare Loghain and not have Alistair leave the party. You're basically SOL there.

    The first time I played, I spared Loghain, was shocked that there was no way to persuade Alistair from leaving, and reloaded and offed the guy myself. Alistair had all of my best tanking gear and had been my main tank through the entire game. Loosing him (and that gear) was a blow I could not take.

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  • TalithTalith 変態という名の紳士 Miami, FLRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Not all rogues need to be theives. Some are only good for stabbing people. That's actually the kind of rogue I want to make. All talk and daggers. No need for sneaking around.

    Talith on
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Yayyy Morrigan turned into a not bitch

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    I would agree if it weren't for the fact that he has it coming so bad in this game.

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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    grrarg wrote: »
    Also, Zevran and the no lockpicking talents. WTF kind of rogue are you, knife-eared nancy-boy?
    Seriously. I put him in my party thinking, "Assassin? Shit yes, this is going to rock...wait, NO lockpicking skills? What the fuck?"

    How do you even pass Roguery 101 without knowing how to pick a bloody lock?

    Still, he was better in battle than Leliana was, and since she wasn't putting out, she could cool her heels in camp for a bit. Just four quick levels got him the lockpicking skills he needed.

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  • SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    I would agree if it weren't for the fact that he has it coming so bad in this game.

    After learning of this choice though, making an evil character just sounds very appealing.

    Slagmire on
  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Morrigan after her questline
    While I may not be always worthy of your friendship, I will always value it.

    D'awwwwwwww

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    If Zevran didn't have all those worthless points in stealth and instead had them in lockpicking, he'd be a much more useful party member.

    Alas, it is not to be.

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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Enchantment?

    ENCHANTMENT
    Seeing him (endgame spoilers)
    in the keep with his face all bloody, still as chipper as ever, that always made me laugh

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  • TethTeth __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2009
    Enchantment?

    ENCHANTMENT

    Oh how I missed the way Bioware makes levity out of the mentally handicapped. Enchantment dduuurrrrr.

    Teth on
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  • StormgaleStormgale Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    AspectVoid wrote: »
    Stormgale wrote: »
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him
    As far as I can tell, if you kill Loghain, Anora basically forgives you for it. She's sad and upset, but not out for your blood, and will marry Alistair if you put that idea forward. If you have Alistair kill Loghain, there is no way that Anora will marry Alistair, but you can give her the throne and she won't try to kill you or get revenge or anything. Finally, as far as I know, there is no way to spare Loghain and not have Alistair leave the party. You're basically SOL there.

    The first time I played, I spared Loghain, was shocked that there was no way to persuade Alistair from leaving, and reloaded and offed the guy myself. Alistair had all of my best tanking gear and had been my main tank through the entire game. Loosing him (and that gear) was a blow I could not take.
    When a partymember leaves you get the gear back don't you?

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Argh.

    There is a plot choice I really want to try out, but it entails losing Shale.

    This is a sacrifice I don't think I can stomach :(

    Fiaryn on
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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Whoop, high dragon down on hard too.

    I really wasn't joking about concentrated crow poison.

    Also my rogue has no lock picking skills at all, waste of talents that could be spent on being better at killing things. I just took a rogue I don't use and gave them full lock picking and cunning and then I go back through places I've already cleared and unlock everything.

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  • AspectVoidAspectVoid Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stormgale wrote: »
    AspectVoid wrote: »
    Stormgale wrote: »
    Anyone have any advice on who to place on the throne
    Anora or Alistair or both? I only want the best outcome for Alistair sinece hes my bro. But if he will be unhappy and have to leave the party thats not the best

    Landsmeet spoilers
    This is sorta the choice I am stuck on, after you defeat Loghain the choice of Recruiting or killing him, is there any option that keeps both content

    Also is there any way to Get the entire meet on your side, there is one fellow who always sides with him
    As far as I can tell, if you kill Loghain, Anora basically forgives you for it. She's sad and upset, but not out for your blood, and will marry Alistair if you put that idea forward. If you have Alistair kill Loghain, there is no way that Anora will marry Alistair, but you can give her the throne and she won't try to kill you or get revenge or anything. Finally, as far as I know, there is no way to spare Loghain and not have Alistair leave the party. You're basically SOL there.

    The first time I played, I spared Loghain, was shocked that there was no way to persuade Alistair from leaving, and reloaded and offed the guy myself. Alistair had all of my best tanking gear and had been my main tank through the entire game. Loosing him (and that gear) was a blow I could not take.
    When a partymember leaves you get the gear back don't you?
    When Alistair left I didn't. I stopped using Morrigan when I got Wynn, so she had the same gear she had had at level 7 or so and I didn't check to see if I still had her stuff. I don't know about anyone else.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Enchantment?

    ENCHANTMENT

    He's what the mages call a savant.

    mojojoeo on
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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    Argh.

    There is a plot choice I really want to try out, but it entails losing Shale.

    This is a sacrifice I don't think I can stomach :(
    There are a few areas like that that really had me stymied for a while as to which was the proper course of action. I just created a different save file and explored one possibility to its conclusion, then the other, and weighed the outcomes of both to see which I preferred.

    Halfmex on
  • Iron WeaselIron Weasel Dillon! You son of a bitch!Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    If Zevran didn't have all those worthless points in stealth and instead had them in lockpicking, he'd be a much more useful party member.

    Alas, it is not to be.
    Does Zevran have any skill in Traps or Poisons?

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Halfmex wrote: »
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    Argh.

    There is a plot choice I really want to try out, but it entails losing Shale.

    This is a sacrifice I don't think I can stomach :(
    There are a few areas like that that really had me stymied for a while as to which was the proper course of action. I just created a different save file and explored one possibility to its conclusion, then the other, and weighed the outcomes of both to see which I preferred.

    Well see the thing is

    Epilogues. These things change the epilogues quite a bit and you can't really see what effect your decisions have on those in short order.

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    so the camp chest in the op? why does it claim its from bioware when it isnt.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    so the camp chest in the op? why does it claim its from bioware when it isnt.

    further, the hotfixes listed can fuck up your game if you read the pages that are linked. Ill wait on a proper patch.

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  • RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    uh, where do I get drake scales from?

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