At last a dragon
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alias_sqbrSo I took a break from Dragon Age Inquisition for a while but then the Black Emporium came out and look at how pretty my babies are now. There's no new options, but I am terrible at character creation, especially since it kept crashing on me. This way I can edit, check it out in different lighting, then edit some more.
I still didn't feel like playing, but then tonight I was awake and sore and grumpy and decided I would distract myself by KILLING A DRAGON aw yiss.
I've never fought any of the optional dragons before, they're so big and scary. But I wanted to get Bull to like me.
I adore Cassandra, and Almas likes her and thinks she's cute but when I got to the crunch with her romance I realised he didn't love her. Since she's such a romantic pursuing things any further felt wrong. So I went back to an earlier save and broke things off, she was all "there's nothing to break, I said it was impossible. Let's never speak of this again". Which I know isn't true given how shmoopy she gets one scene later if you pursue things, poor thing. But she is better off without him.
Iron Bull's the only LI who likes dudes I haven't romanced yet, and Almas liked him too, so I decided to pursue him. But the best and fastest way to get his approval up is fighting dragons and poor Almas is only a level 12. I went around doing quests for a bit to level him up but then decided, hell, Almas may only be level 12 but he's a kickass knight enchanter, and there's a level 12 dragon in the Hinterlands.
IT WAS INTENSE. It flies around blasting fire and sending it's babies after you which made it hard to use my fancy laser sword for a chunk of the time. I didn't have any fire protection or fancy armour and like a dumbass I gave Vivienne a fire staff so she was basically useless. By the end everyone but Almas was dead, I had run out of all 3 kinds of potions, and I was on fire hacking at it desperately wondering which of us would give out first. AND THEN IT DIED :D :D
And then I got drunk with Iron Bull and saved the Chargers and then we had (off screen) kinky sex :D It was really sweet! I felt all woobly having Almas give Bull the dragon's tooth in a way I didn't reading poetry to Cassandra. And of course then Cassandra comes in and sees you in bed together, and in context her dialogue about being surprised but happy for you felt really sweet. If I finish this playthrough I hope she becomes Divine I think that would be interestingly bittersweet.
I've been put off the Bull romance before by him being not my type (big and muscular) and generally funny looking and also REALLY toppy. I don't enjoy BDSM romances that fit too neatly into a top/bottom dynamic with all the stereotypical connotations. But even though Almas is a weedy elvish mage he's so incredibly arrogant and powerful that it evens out. Dude runs an international organisation and killed a dragon almost single handed in melee combat, he can hold his own. He looks at Bull and thinks "he is big and powerful and mine". And Bull still calls him "boss" :)
I was originally playing Almas as vaguely Andrastian, in the sense of believing in the Elvish Gods but deciding the Maker existed too and was a more advantagious choice. Which I guess he still believes but the longer I play and more Dalish oppression I encounter the more grumpy he gets at humans in general and Chantry in particular. Another reason to be glad he broke up with Cassandra! I feel like if I keep playing he'll end up being pretty similar to my previous Lavellan, so I'm not sure I will continue. Maybe if enough time passes that the later quests will feel new again.
I also have an f!Adaar set up to romance Sera, but I only got 2 hours or so in with her before running out of enthusiasm.
Oh and of course I have to finish the Jaws of Hakkon!
I got most of the way through with Marijin, but I screwed up some of it and she's not really set up well to fight an apparently really difficult final boss. I guess I'll keep going until I either finish it or get stuck, then maybe play again with someone else. I like it well enough, some pretty environments and interesting stuff about the Avaar, but nothing that's bowled me over. I'm vaguely curious to see it through to the end.
I still didn't feel like playing, but then tonight I was awake and sore and grumpy and decided I would distract myself by KILLING A DRAGON aw yiss.
I've never fought any of the optional dragons before, they're so big and scary. But I wanted to get Bull to like me.
I adore Cassandra, and Almas likes her and thinks she's cute but when I got to the crunch with her romance I realised he didn't love her. Since she's such a romantic pursuing things any further felt wrong. So I went back to an earlier save and broke things off, she was all "there's nothing to break, I said it was impossible. Let's never speak of this again". Which I know isn't true given how shmoopy she gets one scene later if you pursue things, poor thing. But she is better off without him.
Iron Bull's the only LI who likes dudes I haven't romanced yet, and Almas liked him too, so I decided to pursue him. But the best and fastest way to get his approval up is fighting dragons and poor Almas is only a level 12. I went around doing quests for a bit to level him up but then decided, hell, Almas may only be level 12 but he's a kickass knight enchanter, and there's a level 12 dragon in the Hinterlands.
IT WAS INTENSE. It flies around blasting fire and sending it's babies after you which made it hard to use my fancy laser sword for a chunk of the time. I didn't have any fire protection or fancy armour and like a dumbass I gave Vivienne a fire staff so she was basically useless. By the end everyone but Almas was dead, I had run out of all 3 kinds of potions, and I was on fire hacking at it desperately wondering which of us would give out first. AND THEN IT DIED :D :D
And then I got drunk with Iron Bull and saved the Chargers and then we had (off screen) kinky sex :D It was really sweet! I felt all woobly having Almas give Bull the dragon's tooth in a way I didn't reading poetry to Cassandra. And of course then Cassandra comes in and sees you in bed together, and in context her dialogue about being surprised but happy for you felt really sweet. If I finish this playthrough I hope she becomes Divine I think that would be interestingly bittersweet.
I've been put off the Bull romance before by him being not my type (big and muscular) and generally funny looking and also REALLY toppy. I don't enjoy BDSM romances that fit too neatly into a top/bottom dynamic with all the stereotypical connotations. But even though Almas is a weedy elvish mage he's so incredibly arrogant and powerful that it evens out. Dude runs an international organisation and killed a dragon almost single handed in melee combat, he can hold his own. He looks at Bull and thinks "he is big and powerful and mine". And Bull still calls him "boss" :)
I was originally playing Almas as vaguely Andrastian, in the sense of believing in the Elvish Gods but deciding the Maker existed too and was a more advantagious choice. Which I guess he still believes but the longer I play and more Dalish oppression I encounter the more grumpy he gets at humans in general and Chantry in particular. Another reason to be glad he broke up with Cassandra! I feel like if I keep playing he'll end up being pretty similar to my previous Lavellan, so I'm not sure I will continue. Maybe if enough time passes that the later quests will feel new again.
I also have an f!Adaar set up to romance Sera, but I only got 2 hours or so in with her before running out of enthusiasm.
Oh and of course I have to finish the Jaws of Hakkon!
I got most of the way through with Marijin, but I screwed up some of it and she's not really set up well to fight an apparently really difficult final boss. I guess I'll keep going until I either finish it or get stuck, then maybe play again with someone else. I like it well enough, some pretty environments and interesting stuff about the Avaar, but nothing that's bowled me over. I'm vaguely curious to see it through to the end.
You don't know me, but...
Date: 2015-06-02 03:26 pm (UTC)I love the idea of Iron Bull as a service top, with his dialogue of "You need to not be in control. That's my job" bit, but then I've got a soft spot for physically big people who cuddle kittens and create safe spaces and such.
(and I've killed dragons with one character remaining, though usually mine's Blackwall, surly little turtle that he is.)
Hi!
Re: You don't know me, but...
Date: 2015-06-04 09:37 am (UTC)Hello!
Iron Bull isn't my usual type at all, which is why I took so long to do his romance (that and he takes so long to warm up to you I always got distracted by someone else first) But he still won my heart :)
This was my first 100% optional dragon, but when drinking from the Well of Sorrows turned out to require fighting a dragon I kept dying so used a spec I found online for powering up Vivienne, and then basically relied on her for all the remaining boss fights. Which was amusing because that Inquisitor didn't like Vivienne at ALL, and I could just imagine Vivienne being smug about winning all her battles for her.
Vivienne being smug
Date: 2015-06-04 01:14 pm (UTC)I'm on my second full playthrough and am at Skyhold before the final battle and running around talking to everyone, just to visit.