#dav fandom

[alstroermeria]

The DA fandom is so back because what does it mean that you're disappointed that your character isn't called with a fantasy slur😭??

[ellstersmash]

all the ancient dragon age blogs on June 9 2024

[honeyed-pines]

someone let this man put his hair up while he’s fighting

[acidicgrimace]

My touys

[dalishious]

I am honestly just SO tired of what I'm gonna unironically call fake fans of Dragon Age. The Steam Community needs to be shut down at this point, because at least 75% of the discussions are... like this.

I'm gonna make a longer post, or maybe even a video, about this at some point. But I really am just reeling from what I've seen and need time to actually process my thoughts into something coherent.

[thedeleteduser]

hello dogman community!!

[0alix0]

you hate solas x mythal because you think solas shouldn't have had any previous relationships in thousands of years of his life

i hate solas x mythal because it's yet another exhausting love triangle where the slaver and abuser gets a funky reincarnation and the victim gets blamed for absolutely everything and put into magical prison forever..........

we are not the same

[violettpeach]

💥💥💥

[zundely]

Sorry for a little petty and not a very positive post but it gets on my nerves a little when I see people being like "My RPG choice/romance is in the Bioware CANON WORLDSTATE we won!" like I dunno what to tell you man, congrats your singleplayer game choices were approved by the corporate or whatever but it's a little weird you want to use it to make your, again, singleplayer RPG game choices feel more valid then other ones.

And while in plot choices it's bad because it feels unecessary discourse about which choices are the 'correct ones', it really rubs me the wrong way when it is about romance options. Because first- there obviously shouldn't be a right and wrong romance choice. There shouldn't be secret winning romance. And second- if it is a thing that there is a romance option that gets loads of attention from creators because they chose it as more canon then others... yall realise why this is actually a bad thing right? Especially when usually it's a straight locked romance? And how it's especially bad when there is no alternative with comparable plot relevance? Like I dunno if that's winning guys when all but one choice in the game with multiplechoices don't get any followup in the narrative.

[samusamab]

Objective Best Rooks for Each Companion Romance

Just finished my first full playthrough of Veilguard, so I now feel qualified to talk about the best/funniest rook race/class/faction combos for each companion romance. As always, feel free to argue if you want, but remember at the end of the day my opinions are always right (Government Mandated: this is a joke)

(PS: Race opinions may not be included, sue me. Also, light spoilers below, obviously. I'm pretty sure I got all the spoiler tags, but here's your fair warning just in case.)

Bellara: Grey Warden rogue. The bodice ripper girlie deserves a roguishly charming parter who is also a little dark and tortured, as a treat. Dating a Grey Warden feels like as close as Dragon Age gets to dating a superhero (but like, a broody one) and I think Bellara would love that dynamic. I have no strong opinions on race, but we'll say Qunari.

Taash: Elf Mournwatcher Mage. I may be biased, but I just finished a Mournwatcher Taash run, and seeing the way they talk about necromancy with Rook compared to Emmrich is so funny. Besides I think they'd enjoy a little goth elf to throw around.

Harding: The same combination as your inquisitor. Nothing better to me than establishing Harding having a strong type. Also very funny to imagine the inquisitor meeting Rook, the new partner Harding keeps telling them about, and they're a little too similar. Make Lace a little weirder and more fucked up (affectionate), she deserves it.

Davrin: Lord of Fortune Rogue. I see your "Davrin doesn't like the Crows because they're killers for hire" and raise you, faction of pirates and thieves that are literally just in it to beat people up and get as much loot as possible. It would be like if Isabella and Blackwall were a couple. I rest my case.

Emmrich: Mourn Watcher Mage. Listen, I know I already did this one, but let me be a little lazy. Admittedly, I am not an old man yaoi enjoyer (though I believe in their beliefs). So this one is mostly based around the idea of you Rook leaving to save the world, and ending up romancing the man who would've been their necromancy doctorate advisor.

Neve: Veil Jumper Warrior. Hear me out here, I'm obsessed with that one Neve voice line that reveals she knows nothing about the outside. Give her a wild child ranger-coded partner who lives in the cursed magic woods and would speedrun winning a season of Survivor. Make her have to go on hiking dates, it's enrichment.

Lucanis: Shadow Dragon Mage. Look, I know this is just Neve in a different font. But I'm obsessed with that Taash line about Lucanis and Neve dating where she implies their relationship has a predator-prey dynamic because he's a mage killer. Not that Lucanis is that kinky, but a Rook can imagine. Even if it ends up the other way, I'm all game for a short king magehunter getting tied up by his mage-dom.

Honorable Mention: I think it would be hilarious to romance Taash as an AFAB-Nonbinary Qunari Lord of Fortune. Just helping your hot coworker speedrun all of your own past life experiences. Please let me know if you've done this, and if it was worth it.

[possessedopossum]

Sorry I woke up and chose violence. Person who said that Lucanis ao3 tag gave them a thousand yard stare, you are so right

I wanted to make another one about Taash and how people ignore their big lips, nose and eyebrows. But I scrolled their tag and I guess no one cares about Taash if it's not drama about their NB identity or bashing Weekes for colonialism mindset...Pretty sad.

[ekjohnston]

I'm neck deep (emotionally) in an active fandom for the first time since...The Lizzie Bennet Diaries???, and I have to tell you: having a curated space is so good. I *know* there are people out there who hate it, and I don't see any of them. I know there are people who are nitpicking the things I love, and I am unaware of the details. I am awash in a sea of New Content, Finally, and I get to talk about it with people whose critique I trust.

100/10, would recommend. Find your place, pocket friends, and fill it with your people.

[bunabi]

yeah I don't think smugly saying real fans have 'known about the spoilers for years' is helping anyone's feelings on the matter 😭

[honeyed-pines]

rookanis sketches

feat. my canon rook nelsta’ar aldwir, adopted child of inquisitor lavellan and magister pavus

[herald-divine-hell]

Can’t wait in a few years for Veilguard to be the “quiet gem” of the DA fandom, and how it was actually a secret masterpiece, especially if there is any other future dragon age projects.

[dalishious]

In light of the reports that all romances in Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be bi/pan and the fact that I've already seen people start this shit - anyone I see using the term "playersexual" will be blocked on site.

(And while on the subject, DA2 was not "playersexual" either.)

EDIT: Yes, I agree "playersexual" can be a useful term in other contexts. But in the specific context of Dragon Age, it has pretty much exclusively been used to erase bisexuality.