#DARP advent 2024

[idolbound]

DARP Advent 2024: Day Seven EITHER OR (AND?)

Write an apology that your muse has always wanted to send to someone but never had the chance or the guts to.

"Hello. It's been.. some time since you have all seen my face. Admittedly, I have not been doing so well, so I took a momentary break. A lot of people are saying things about me that are not quite true. It does not matter if it's true, provided it is... entertaining you all, correct? I am well aware that calling me irritational had been like a sport to many of you. Are you entertained by that notion? As it were, you are all aboard this toxic horse-drawn cart chugging down the paths of misinformation.

I am here to speak with you about a few things, although the Chantry has strongly advised me not to say what I want to say, yet I am here only to talk about the facts, so I hope that you will all be willing to listen."

[darpadvent2024]

DARP Advent 2024: Day Five

TURN AND HUG!

Send a nice word or a meme to someone you've seen participating in DARP Advent, or someone you've just noticed in the last few days! Say if they've inspired you, made you laugh, made you smile, or made you think! * refer to people's answers from day one about if they would like to be contacted by mutuals only, everyone, etc. Don't use this event to boundary-cross.

[apostated]

DARP ADVENT 2024 — DAY ONE

Preferred name: Sol or Soleil. Preferred pronouns: she/her or they/them. Favorite dinosaur: Brachiosaurus, she's become criminally underrated. What's the coolest rock you own or have seen: Unfortunately I couldn't tell you the coolest rock I've seen off of the top of my head :pensive: But I did used to collect rocks and minerals and I think pyrite is pretty neat !

What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: Inquisition, actually, when it first released. I was late to the party ! What was your first Dragon Age game?: Inquisition, although I think I dropped my first playthrough to go through the series in order, so also technically Origins ? Which is your favorite DA game?: Dragon Age 2, but Origins is an incredibly close second, it's my favorite in terms of storytelling. What was your first DA book or comic?: The Stolen Throne. Which is your favorite DA book or comic?: Also The Stolen Throne ! Although I haven't read most of the books or comics. Who is your favorite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!): If I absolutely had to choose one, it'd probably be Varric, but then there's Alistair, Anders, Morrigan ... What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: Warden/Alistair. What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: Hawke/Anders but Warden/Alistair is still up there. And platonically, Warden/Sten and Hawke/Varric, although both could count as romantic as well. I've been robbed TWICE. What is your favorite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): Nugs. They're so ugly that they're cute. Also griffons because of course. Specifically Assan because he's by far the cutest one.

What's the best advice you've ever gotten?: To overall not preoccupy myself with worrying so much. Write at your own pace ! No one's sitting around and thinking negatively about you ! The block button isn't personal ! Sometimes you don't vibe with people and that's okay ! We're all here to write and have fun. This is YOUR Barbie's Dreamhouse and YOU'RE in charge here.

Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out? What are your boundaries? If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?: Sure, although I'd prefer followers only !

Share a picture of something you're excited about / something that you love if you're comfortable doing so!

Extreme closeup of my cat <3

[nobroth]

AITA for wanting my soon-to-be father-in-law dead?

I saw that my EX-FIANCE got on here asking for judgement without giving the WHOLE STORY.

First of all, my soon-to-be father-in-law, let's call him Loser, isn't just some helpless old man like my ex-fiance made him out to bed. Loser KILLED my ONLY FATHER FIGURE! I was RAISED in a BARN. The only adult man who ever showed me any actual kindness? Loser murdered him.

Loser ALSO hunted my ex-fiance and I for a YEAR. As in, wanted us dead! One of his assassins was there actually. My ex-fiance befriended him against my better judgement. We're also friends now, he's pretty chill, but like- I'm getting away from myself.

Anyway, all I wanted in the world was for Loser to die for his crimes. My ex-fiance knew that. And yet, she didn't kill him in the duel when she had the chance (totally legal by the way). So yes. I left her.

I married Loser's daughter, but Loser's daughter HAS to love him, that's her dad. So like it's not as weird that she didn't kill him. Even though he did also kill her last husband the same day he killed my father figure.

Anyway. I'm not an asshole for wanting him dead. Or so I think. So I'm asking Reddit: AITA?

[tobebrutal]

DARP Advent 2024 - Day One!

Get to know each other! FIRSTS AND FAVORITES!

preferred name : deeds. preferred pronouns : any / all. favorite dinosaur : dilophosaurus, solely because i want to believe jurassic park got it right despite knowing damn well they fucked it alllll up. what's the coolest rock you own or have seen : okay there's a story here.. i work at a school and about 5-6yrs back ? some lil shithead threw a rock at me from down the hall. i kept that sucker, drew a face on it, and it lives in my silly lil office now.

here is said rock, linked cause i don't wanna bombard dash.

what piece of media was your first experience with dragon age ? : origins what was your first dragon age game ? : origins which is your favorite da game ? : origins, awakening specifically what was your first da book or comic ? : the stolen throne which is your favorite da book or comic ? :  silent grove who is your favorite da character ? : woof.. okay, samson. shh. don't tell the others. what was your first ship ? romantic or platonic : zevran / warden what's your "forever" ship ? romantic or platonic : cullen / amell :'))) what is your favorite da-verse creature ? : wyverns. hands down.

what's the best advice you've ever gotten ? : " never respond to shade coming from trees that bear no fruit. " a silly quote i read once. it has a nice message at its core.

are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out ? what are your boundaries ? if you're okay with asks / comments , are you okay with them from anyone or followers only ? : my only stipulation is that you look at me during.

share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love!

this is my son, dr. pippin. he's smol and spoilt and he has a phat ass.

[extravagantliar]

darp day i

Preferred name: Elisa ( wallis is also acceptable! ) Preferred pronouns: she/they Favourite dinosaur: chickens What's the coolest rock you own or have seen: my amethyst as big as my hand

What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: da2 What was your first Dragon Age game?: da2 Which is your favourite DA game?: Dragon Age Inquisition What was your first DA book or comic?: The Silent Grove Which is your favourite DA book or comic?: The Masked Empire & Tenvinter Nights Who is your favourite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!): Merrill, Varric, Morrigan...solas  What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: varric and hawke, tepid owns my entire soul What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: lmao let me go get a drink ( see above but I love chemistry ) What is your favourite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): DRAGONS!

What's the best advice you've ever gotten?: Leave it alone and return to it. Everything doesn't need to be done in a day. Leave it alone, let it rest, let the words rest, and have fun.

Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out? What are your boundaries? If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?: I don't do anons, not anymore - but I love feedback. my spelling is the worst, but I love doing better through constructive feedback. :)

Share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love if you're comfortable doing so! - I am the owner of the world's strangest muppet.

[howetragic]

DARP Advent 2024: Day Six

HALFWAY THERE!

Let's talk about INFLUENCES and ADMIRATION! Mun Portion!:

1. What inspired you to get into DARP? Former RP experiences? Just a love for the games? Oh boy. So I actually have a looooooong history of RP since I was in like middle school??? My best friend in the entire world and I actually met on Neopets!!! on the RP boards. I was in this group called the Annoyers and we would "raid" creepy/weird RP threads and/or just flood the boards. Some of us got banned. I then went on to lead this group in a multi-fandom mix of boards. We had a b2g board and a... gosh I can't remember what it's called. We were also on Gaia Online. I was a moderator with Dragon Ball Z / greek mythology muses (hilarious spread there, I know). Then I got on Tumblr, I started writing Dragon Age fanfic for my Hero of Ferelden. And Shink, Pandy, and Tabbi were foolish enough to allow me to RP with them on my personal blog until I finally took the leap and made myself an RP blog and the rest is kind of like history. 2. Name one (or a couple) of your fellow writers that you think are neat, and why! Can be famous, on Tumblr, in your real life, on AO3, whatever. My baes both on AO3 and here are @theshirallen and @theharellan, and I'm also in love with @fatedvoyage, @turlums, @mercysought. Can't recommend those nerds enough. 3. Has anyone in DARP (past or present!) really helped to define or reimagine a character for you? Or made you rethink perceptions that you held? Oh God yeah. Most notable being Tas with Solas - before I met Tas I didn't really give a shit about Solas and wasn't particularly interested in him or his story. Unfortunately for my brain if Inara doesn't Vibe with a character I don't pay too much attention to them at first, and Solas resided in that gray bubble. Tas made me love him and be fascinated even before that turned out to be a very plot-relevant thing to be. 4. What other fandoms/works/writers have influenced your writing style and the way that you view writing and creative expression? lololol maybe see above but overall my writing was influenced very early on by Douglas Adams and Phillip Pullman. I wanted to be magical, but also amusing. 5. Do you have any friends that have created a Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor/Rook that you've basically adopted? Yes. I still use Pandy's Hawke but also steal @fatedvoyage's Van. I love Thora for Inquisitor but am coming to love Asharen more and more since I've been back here, as well as @keepslore. There's a lot of great Rooks so far I'm sure I'll absorb one. 6. What's a fandom work (writing, art, etc) that you think is super cool and you wish more people would see it? Share it with us! I mentioned this Sebastian and Nathaniel fic from Gaia to @mournflame the other day and I think all of you should read it too.

Muse Portion!:

1. Who or what are some things/powers/people that your muse admires? Unfortunately for Nathaniel, his greatest hero was his father growing up. He admired the man very much. 2. Does your muse have a "hero" that they look up to from canon? In an extension of the above, Nathaniel saw Rendon as a hero for his contributions to the Rebellion. He really believed that his father was courageous and brave. 3. What legends, tales, or stories helped to form your muse's ideas of power and heroism? Many! He heard all the stories of the Heroes of the Rebellion as he grew up, from Maric and Loghain to his own father. Standing against the odds, acting noble even when your title has been stripped from you and taking back what is yours by right. Those are the stories that inspired him. 4. Conversely, what sort of legends, tales, or stories formed their idea of what a villain is? Much the same. Nathaniel does not care for Orlais, though chevaliers are a bit softer in his mind thanks to his time with his mother's cousin. 5. Are there other muses in DARP that your muse admires? Or reviles/fears? (be careful with that second one and be RESPECTFUL.) In DARP I think he would admire @mercysought's Anora. He begins hating every HOF that slaughtered his father but especially Couslands. 6. If your muse is someone who has companions or is one of the groups of companions from canon, how do they and their companions play off of each other? Are they friends? Enemies? Two dudes who'd cross the street to avoid each other? What are their most powerful connections within their "group"? He's got a wide variety in the Awakening crew. He and Sigrun are fairly close. He has a crush on Velanna, but she rebuffs him. Anders frustrates him, Oghren disgusts him. Justice... Justice tends to piss him off.

[theharellan]

Dawn / Day / Dusk / Night

Dawn

When does your muse usually wake up? Solas will rise when he is needed. If left to his own devices, he will typically wake up mid-morning, after the early morning prayer bell has rang in the Chantry. Depressive periods he may linger until nearer noon. What does your muse do to get ready for the day? Wash his face, wash his feet, make note of or meditate upon what the day ahead will entail. Do they have a "morning routine"? Dependent. When he is somewhere stationary he has a somewhat elaborate one, including a meditation and bathing session. Every day he mourns the loss of his magical toothbrush Elvhenan.

Day

Before the events of their "story", what did your muse's day-to-day look like? If you're talking about the literal beginning of Solas's story, the earliest is his inception. As a spirit of Wisdom, he did not have days, but moments, which lasted as long as he desired. He would observe the natural world and its creatures, listen to early dwarves engaged in debate, and begin to entwine himselves in the lives of other spirits, some with more designs for the world they so admired than he did. What does your muse do for a day job? Try to take the world back to its primordial roots and fix the entropic force at the heart of Thedas's existence. Have they ever held a “regular job”? I think acting as the Inquisition's magical advisor is the closest he's ever gotten. It's certainly the only time he's been paid (thank you Josephine). If they had to go get a day job… what would they pick? There is a reason he is a professor in my modern AU. Although he enjoys painting, I don't think he would want his existence to depend on it.

Dusk

How does your muse relax and unwind? He enjoys painting and sketching, he loves conversation. Put him in a room with a friend and an easel and he will be appeased for the evening. Was your muse told bedtime stories as a child? Uh, no. But also he wasn't one. Do they have any bedtime stories that they tell to anyone else? Solas has an array of bedtime stories, most stories he's discovered in the Fade. He hasn't had anyone to tell them to for a long while. Does your muse have campfire stories to tell? Similar to the above, although his most interesting ones are relegated to secrecy until after Veilguard.

Night

Is your muse afraid of the dark? Not inherently. If there is one dark he would be nervous in, it would be the dark of the Titan as experienced in the Descent. For reasons I hope are obvious to those who have played Veilguard. How does your muse sleep? Typically well. Around Wisdom's death his sleep suffers, and around the time he begins to realise he wants a life with Ian. The most common causes of his awakening are dreams involving Felassan or Ian's own nightmares waking him. He can fall back asleep with relative ease. What is their sleeping position? Any which way. He sleeps on his stomach or his side when he sleeps alone, when he starts sleeping with Ian he sleeps on his back so Ian can sleep on top of him more comfortably. His main reasoning for sleeping as he did was protection, and sleeping with someone else makes sleeping safer. Does your muse dream? Yes. He only doesn't when he has taken measures (tea, potions) to avoid them.

[thanatologie]

DARP Advent 2024 - Day One! Get to know each other! FIRSTS AND FAVORITES!

Preferred name:  amanda Preferred pronouns: she/her Favorite dinosaur: ankylosaurus, because i'm also low to the ground and will take out your ankles. What's the coolest rock you own or have seen:  those giant amethyst geodes.  kinda wanna take a nap in one. What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: origins, but i hated it.  was offput by the early-00s humor at first.  got over it eventually. What was your first Dragon Age game?: origins. Which is your favorite DA game?:  da2, i will not be taking questions.  a bigger bunch of disasters outside of the avengers i've never seen. What was your first DA book or comic?:  tevninter nights, probably. Which is your favorite DA book or comic?:  honestly the world of thedas(es)?  i love dumb lore dumps like that, ask me how many times i've read the iron manuals for tony. Who is your favorite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!):  if i can't say emmrich, then it's varric.  and if it weren't so damn hard being funny all the time, and i didn't already have a funny character, i'd probably try to write him too. What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: my warden that i can't remember the name of / alistair.  alistair was baby. What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: don't really have one, tbh.  or it's cassandra / swords & shields.  i never identified with her more than in that moment.  same, girl.  same. What is your favorite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): will you hate me if i say the nugs with their weird little human hands 🥺?  because it's nugs with their weird little human hands. What's the best advice you've ever gotten?:  for better posture hold your shoulders like you're shooting lasers from your nipples.  correcting it longterm is a lot more painful, but this keeps me from letting my shoulders round again. Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out?   i mean sure? i come from the land of dwrp originally.  how's my driving posts came standard. What are your boundaries? i don't autoship and prefer to develop things outside of game mechanics organically.  also, i have things to do sometimes, i'm not ignoring you, please be patient. If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?:  always.  the marvel (comics! not that mcu shit) rpc has prepared me for this.

Share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love if you're comfortable doing so!

this is clove. she drools when she gets pets and then likes to wipe it on your face. biscuit making champion of 2k24. i have a scar on the outside of a thigh because she tried to climb my leg once because i wasn't paying attention to her right that second.

Repost, don't reblog. Remember to tag your posts with #DARP Advent 2024 so people can find them later!

[rookedcrow]

DARP Advent 2024 - Day One!

Preferred name: willow Preferred pronouns: she / her  Favorite dinosaur: parasaurolophus 🦆🦆🦆 What's the coolest rock you own or have seen: i have a lot of moonstones ... i just think they're Pretty

What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: origins on a very slow laptop. it's a miracle i stuck with it. What was your first Dragon Age game?: also origins Which is your favorite DA game?: inquisition with 2 as a close second. i'm a sucker for kirkwall i know. What was your first DA book or comic?: i reaaaally should start reading them. Which is your favorite DA book or comic?: ^^^ see above. Who is your favorite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!): varric. varric. varric. varric. What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: i romanced zev on my first DAO playthrough.giggling and feet kicking followed. What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: my fem!hawke and fenris will always have a place in my heart because it's been them on every DA2 playthrough i've ever done 10/10 no notes. blackwall and my bby calla trevelyan also 10/10 no notes. and believe me when i say that metric and i are not kidding when we say that emilia!rook and lucanis have not only bought real estate in our brains but built a whole villa in less than a month. What is your favorite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): GREATER NUGGALOPE. I WILL NOT BE TAKING QUESTIONS.

What's the best advice you've ever gotten?: "do the best you can until you know better. then when you know better, do better." - maya angelou

Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out? What are your boundaries? If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?: i love talking about emilia!rook, so any excuse to talk about her is very very welcome. i would probably prefer the interaction to be from followers, tbh. ( and in the sameish vein, i have anon off as a general rule, and i don't plan on changing that ... so please followers only 💜)

Share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love if you're comfortable doing so!

BEHOLD MY DOGGIE VERSION OF ASSAN. his name is yoshi and yesterday was his birthday hi yoshi.

[crosaidi]

DARP Advent 2024 - Day One

Preferred name: rowan Preferred pronouns: they/he Favorite dinosaur: pachycephalosaurus, because i too am bone-headed What's the coolest rock you own or have seen: i am but a simple fool and think geodes are the bee's knees

What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: origins! What was your first Dragon Age game?: origins on release. i pirated it cause i was a poor college student, then was forced to buy it because the pirated version kept breaking Which is your favorite DA game?: they're all my favorites in some way or another. i don't know if i could pick a definitive this one is it, because they're all it. What was your first DA book or comic?: stolen throne Which is your favorite DA book or comic?:  the calling Who is your favorite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!):  blackwall. 😭 What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: first ship i did was hof/zevran What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: Hawke and Anders sIGH my hawke ran away and became a catdad with anders rip What is your favorite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): dragons! but also mabari, nugs ...

What's the best advice you've ever gotten?: own it ( interpret how you like )

Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out? What are your boundaries? If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?: i'm fine with most anything from anywhere as long as it's in good spirits!!

Share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love if you're comfortable doing so!

i own a smol kaiju ( his name is godzilla )

[idolbound]

DARP Advent 2024: Day Six HALFWAY THERE!

Let's talk about INFLUENCES and ADMIRATION!

Mun Portion!:

1. What inspired you to get into DARP? Former RP experiences? Just a love for the games?

I first got into RP in January 2013 with my Miranda Lawson blog and the Mass Effect rpc. I developed blogs for my Shepard among other characters, but it was shortly thereafter that the hype around DAI started; while I'd try to do DAO on console, I found it hard so I gave the copies to a friend and then bought them on PC later. But I played Inquisition at release in a speed run to kiss Cassandra, and made a blog for her ( @ stabbystabseeker for those who remember). I loved Cass a lot, enough that I didn't care that I had to play as a man to kiss her lol. Anyway, that's how I got into DARP - I also had blogs for my Hawke and Inquis when I eventually got through my canon playthrough of all the games from the beginning!

2. Name one (or a couple) of your fellow writers that you think are neat, and why! Can be famous, on Tumblr, in your real life, on AO3, whatever.

I would not be here half as much if it were not for @milfyclaus / (normally @ sanctamater). Claire has kept going with me to write this ship for almost 2 years now and has single-handedly made me want to keep writing Meredith unlike anyone or anything else; and to that, Claire, your writing always captures such a unique voice interlaced with exposition that I admire!

3. Has anyone in DARP (past or present!) really helped to define or reimagine a character for you? Or made you rethink perceptions that you held?

Honestly, Elisa with @extravagantliar has really fleshed out not just Varric but Kirkwall, and all the careful intricacies of worldbuilding that go with it. I would also say honestly, Erran @thesxmmersword who may not rp Ser Cauthrien anymore, but they really took an NPC in DAO and fleshed her out so well, and added much more depth to another morally questionable woman, and we started shipping these two from a what if meme and let it go from there.

4. What other fandoms/works/writers have influenced your writing style and the way that you view writing and creative expression?

Honestly, I think I still draw on a lot from Mass Effect and some of the themes around moral decisions, and the weight of those choices, as well as fighting in the name of something or someone that we see in DA as well. Truthfully, I have not been able to read a lot for fun because it's basically my job to read while doing my doctorate, but I do love a lot of fiction that can convey serious themes in the body of its work. I have a book that I got at a vendor sale that I'm excited to read, titled "This is How You Lose The Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

5. Do you have any friends that have created a Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor/Rook that you've basically adopted?

I guess 'adopted' in the sense that we, as good friends, have made all our Rooks connected. I've talked about this on my multi but basically, my Rook's maternal uncle Jar has a husband named Alain, and together, they are the adoptive fathers of Chels' qunari Rook, Oskaar. Alain has an adoptive elf sister named Kahari and that's Ker's Rook. We are slowly fleshing out their family shenanigans.

6. What's a fandom work (writing, art, etc) that you think is super cool and you wish more people would see it? Share it with us!

Again, see the above point where I don't often have a lot of time to read for fun - this extends to fanfics as well. But honestly, I have a few ... m-rated fics featuring Meredith that have been a bit of inspiration to me in the past lol. (if you DM me, I will link them but this is a "we listen and we don't judge" situation).

Muse Portion!:

1. Who or what are some things/powers/people that your muse admires?

Meredith herself is always drawn to power; typically, this is in a political / leadership sense, as well as physical strength and abilities. Again, typically she will not care much for men in this role, but when it comes to women? She can admire a good swordswoman, or a woman in a political role with great influence. She will always admire someone who is career-driven, and seeking to better themselves, especially for fellow women.

2. Does your muse have a "hero" that they look up to from canon?

I think Meredith is very much a history nerd just as much as she is a religious zealot, but when it comes to historic figures vs. her personal beliefs, she will always hold Andraste as her most powerful "hero" to look to. She models herself after Andraste, after all, to look like her and to embody her sense of JUSTICE.

3. What legends, tales, or stories helped to form your muse's ideas of power and heroism?

Definitely the Chant of Light. Taken in as a ward of the Chantry as a child, she was educated through their teachings, and grew up entrenched in the Chant of Life. It is what dictates her life, and it guides her; those are the stories she turns to, to guide herself as Knight-Commander and beyond.

4. Conversely, what sort of legends, tales, or stories formed their idea of what a villain is?

To her, her own sister's story of being an untrained mage acts well enough to know that magic is the evil within, and that mages are inherently villains until they take responsibility for themselves and what the Maker has cursed them with.

5. Are there other muses in DARP that your muse admires? Or reviles/fears? (be careful with that second one and be RESPECTFUL.)

@milfyclaus Lady Amelia is her... (homoerotic) business partner (a forge supplying silverite weaponry to the Templar Order) turned wife girlfriend in their time in Kirkwall. @kirkwll Sioned has tested (and continues to test) Meredith's patience on the daily. and with our thread still in infancy, Meredith very much admires the man @tobebrutal 's Cullen is becoming. That's her son and Knight-Captain!

6. If your muse is someone who has companions or is one of the groups of companions from canon, how do they and their companions play off of each other? Are they friends? Enemies? Two dudes who'd cross the street to avoid each other? What are their most powerful connections within their "group"?

Unfortunately, Meredith as an Inquisitor is awful and most people rightfully don't like her. lol.

[darpadvent2024]

DARP Advent Starts Tomorrow!

Come one, come all and join the fun!

Running December 2nd through the 13th! Prompts will post at 10am MST each day, 14 opportunities for you to talk about yourselves and your muses and get to know the people around you!

You do not need to be following the event's creator to participate, or be a Dragon Age blog, or anything. All prompts are free for everyone to take and do in part or in full as you wish!

[apostated]

DARP ADVENT 2024 — DAY SIX

MUN PORTION !

1. What inspired you to get into DARP? Former RP experiences? Just a love for the games? I've technically been writing in a Dragon Age setting for ten years now, although I only ever wrote privately with a friend and it's been ten years since I've written in a Dragon Age setting. I started because Thedas is such a compelling setting with such compelling characters, and I returned and started writing on Tumblr for the same reasons ! 2. Name one (or a couple) of your fellow writers that you think are neat, and why! Can be famous, on Tumblr, in your real life, on AO3, whatever. I'm so impressed by @haereticae's integration of Blair into Dragon Age. As a Mass Effect and Dragon Age lover, and also simply as a tall, buff woman lover, I love Blair and am thanking Selene for having impeccable taste. 3. Has anyone in DARP (past or present!) really helped to define or reimagine a character for you? Or made you rethink perceptions that you held? @enregards with Zevran ! I've always liked Zevran, but Deeds's portrayal of him is simply MWAH and is showing me another side of his character that I hadn't considered before and that I love. 4. What other fandoms/works/writers have influenced your writing style and the way that you view writing and creative expression? To avoid an English major rant, the horror genre and the apocalyptic genre are what inspire me and influence my writing the most. They're what I focused the most on while working toward my degree — they're my favorites ! 5. Do you have any friends that have created a Warden/Hawke/Inquisitor/Rook that you've basically adopted? Again, Deeds with Ta'lara, but I'm also scooping up Selene's Blair, Aella, and Evelyn in particular and also @valorcorrupt's Inara. 6. What's a fandom work (writing, art, etc) that you think is super cool and you wish more people would see it? Share it with us! It was a popular piece back in the day, but unfortunately the source has been deleted and I don't know how often it's being reblogged nowadays since it's more difficult to find. It's one of the Inquisition artworks of all time and I'm only a little bit biased.

MUSE PORTION !

1. Who or what are some things/powers/people that your muse admires? Hawke admires the entire Kirkwall Crew for one reason or another, and most often for their tenacity. Varric, Isabela, Fenris, Anders, Merrill, Sebastian, Aveline, they've all overcome some form of adversity. If there's one way to earn Hawke's admiration and respect, it's to be a tenacious bastard in the face of hardship and adversity. 2. Does your muse have a "hero" that they look up to from canon? Honestly, and do not tell them especially if they're an Amell, but Hawke looks up to the Hero of Ferelden. Who doesn't ? Alistair, too, for the same reason. The Grey Wardens in general — most of them. Rowan Guerrin, too, and, for a controversial one, Loghain Mac Tir. Fuck Orlais. 3. What legends, tales, or stories helped to form your muse's ideas of power and heroism? Again, Loghain, Maric, and Rowan in the Fereldan Rebellion, but also any and all legends, tales, and stories regarding the feats and accomplishments of apostates. 4. Conversely, what sort of legends, tales, or stories formed their idea of what a villain is? Fuck Orlais. 5. Are there other muses in DARP that your muse admires? Or reviles/fears? (be careful with that second one and be RESPECTFUL.) Y'all's Heroes of Ferelden and Grey Warden muses ? Hawke admires them all for, you know, ending the Fifth Blight. I don't think there's anyone who Hawke fears, though, or reviles. His relationship with Deeds's Samson is complicated, but it's more so that Hawke fears and reviles Samson's whole Red Templar actions, but there's also guilt there because Hawke was the one who released Corypheus so oops ! 6. If your muse is someone who has companions or is one of the groups of companions from canon, how do they and their companions play off of each other? Are they friends? Enemies? Two dudes who'd cross the street to avoid each other? What are their most powerful connections within their "group"? Hawke is close with all of the Kirkwall Crew ... excluding Sebastian but, hey, Hawke says Sebastian was the one who burned that bridge. For fun, I'll include Inquisition and Veilguard and say that Hawke is also amicable with all of the companion characters there, excluding Solas because, uh, yeah. Hawke and Cassandra would be such a fun opposite's attract moment, while Hawke would be very into the fact that Bull's a reaver. As for Veilguard, Hawke would be the best choice to handle Spite, considering Hawke's close relationship with Anders and Justice. Emmrich is cool with blood magic, so Emmrich's cool. And Hawke is adopting Taash and carving figurines with Davrin.

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Preferred name: Ire Preferred pronouns: he/they Favorite dinosaur: plesiosaur bc i too am too tall What's the coolest rock you own or have seen: Ontario has some really fucking cool rock formations. every time i go on a road trip over there & i'm playing passenger princess (rarely) i take pictures of the cliff faces

What piece of media was your first experience with Dragon Age?: Dragon Age Origins. I tried to play it on PS3 and realized very, very quickly this is not a fun game to play on console. What was your first Dragon Age game?: Origins! Like a few months before Dragon Age 2 came out. Which is your favorite DA game?: Dragon Age 2 What was your first DA book or comic?: Asunder Which is your favorite DA book or comic?:  Still working through them so ca't say for sure yet. Who is your favorite DA character? (please don’t include untagged character hate in your answer – keep it positive!):  Vivienne honestly. Every time I play Inquisition I just have to admire what a complicated person she is, and complexity wins me over every time. What was your first ship? Romantic or platonic: Leliana & Morrigan, i wanted them to kiss so bad What's your "forever" ship? Romantic or platonic: Dorian & Bull What is your favorite DA-verse creature? (nug, giant, halla, etc): Halla and I'm still mad we didn't get a halla mount.

What's the best advice you've ever gotten?: uhhhhh do what makes you happy & you will find your people

Are you comfortable receiving feedback / asks from others as the event goes on and will request on certain days that other people reach out? What are your boundaries? If you're okay with asks/comments, are you okay with them from anyone or followers only?: i'm pretty cool with things from everybody

Share a picture of something you're excited about/something that you love if you're comfortable doing so!

this is my dog pixie and she is the light of my life & everything you have ever heard about corgi ownership is true and wonderful

Repost, don't reblog. Remember to tag your posts with so people can find them later!

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DARP Advent 2024: Day Ten

Tastes and Smells

We're going to start delving into the senses! Which of the five senses (taste, touch, hearing, vision, smell) is your muse’s strongest? Do they have any that is unusually strong? 

Hearing and taste. They're nothing out of the ordinary.

TASTE What is your muse’s favorite food?

Pretty much all fruit. White bread. Also fish. When the Blight got bad Drakon ordered most orchards to be cut down and more sensible crops like rye or barley planted instead, same with wheat fields. It just wasn't feasible to keep growing luxuries with such widespread food scarcity. Then there was the one year in the early Divine Age when the taint got into the fish population of the Waking Sea and those who could without starving avoided eating fish for an entire year. 

Is your muse a decent cook? Can they bake? -

He's good at both cooking and baking. It's rarely anything fancy, because most of the time he's not had access to a lot of ingredients, but he has a flair for making good meals out of very littie.

Do your muse's companions like their cooking? Do they like that of their companions?      

In the past he was the designated party cook, always. Orinna and Telana could cook too, while Haron was apparently hopeless. As of now he won't complain if someone else takes it upon themselves, him cooking is more of an occasional thing. He loves the chance to eat food from different cultures.

How does your muse prepare their food? Do they use a lot of spices?

Mainly he uses a lot of wild herbs because that's what used to be commonly available --- whatever could reasonably grow in Orlais and the Dales, so not a lot of stuff that requires a hot climate. But again, it's kind of his thing to be able to make something good without a lot of spices or any advanced cooking utensils.

What is your muse’s favorite flavor? Is it common in food?

He likes herbal flavours. Some sweetness but not too much. Common flavours, nothing out of the ordinary.

Are there any tastes that call on good memories for your muse? Bad memories?

There are a lot that remind him of his own time and place which does both --- remind him of good times, and that he's lost them.

SMELL

     - What does your muse smell like? Do they know it?Is it on purpose, or an effect of some action in their life?

He has a very natural smell. Leather from what he wears, probably smoke from being around fireplaces a lot, something a little foresty from being outside.

Does your muse like/use soap? Perfume? What kind?

When he uses perfume he prefers lilac flowers. Lilac became his thing because his vallaslin is lilac flavoured and he just kind of embraced that, but it's distinct but not overbearing, and he likes it. He uses soap when he has access to it.

Does your muse associate certain smells with their companions? And is that association good or bad?

Probably, but not so much he thinks about it.

What smells does your muse dislike? What smell does your muse absolutely hate?

He dislikes overly strong perfumes. He hates whatever the Blight smells like, because I feel like it has to smell like something, at least the altered version in Veilguard -- those boils? Whatever they smell like is the answer.

What smells does your muse like?      - What is your muse’s favorite scent?

Aside from lilac, he likes a lot of other flowery smells. The smells of a forest and of books. Wolf fur, yes even when wet. You can like a bad smell.