#g about flemeth' and he says nothing!

[kshaar]

i did not make the post complaining about datv plot that i wanted to when i finished the game but one of the bullet points on it was 'where is the reckoning to shake the heavens that flemeth promised? we lost kate mulgrew for this?' which is a bullet point that might make one realize that one's complaints are very niche and specific and thats not what people look for in 10-year-later sequels and you nix the whole post

and then almost two weeks later d*vid g*ider makes a post about flemeth & morrigan & how they were always so fundamental to dragon age [which he begins by calling himself out for older women being his type- i dont want to talk about it] and another about how the scene between morrigan & kieran & flemythal was written and shot for here lies the abyss, morrigan saying she would never be the mother [to kieran] that flemeth was to her 🥺which is STILL the most impactful thing from inquisition

then you see the messy cowardly bullshit fucking story we got in veilguard, the way that mythal's fragment is in there ultimately to absolve this man for killing her, and morrigan is only there as her mouthpiece and the only way to convince this man that he needs to stop is if people tell him 'its okay man' because thats our priority right. making him feel better. fuck the dwarves dreams and the blight and the-

i don't know, i don't really have a point

[omsrandom]

Looking at all these created characters, it made me think back about the first time I played Dragon Age. I went into it with no warning and chose to be a human rogue, happy as I saw that she had a family already. I cried when Bryce pleaded to leave him behind, and it stung more as i had no choice but to go. I met Alistair and laughed at his stupid jokes and one liners. I cried when Cailan and then Duncan died, and could barely think as I saw the lone two wardens be ambushed by dawkspawn after they had just watched their king and commander die before them.

Then I woke up in Flemeth’s hut with Morrigan beside me, and Alistair outside thinking I was on death’s door. I was polite to Flemeth, as she had saved us, and brought Morrigan along happily. I did all the quests in Lothering, recruited Leliana and Sten and saved Bodahn and Sandal.

I’m ashamed to say once I found out that there were ways of raising companion affection that I all but force fed them sweets and ale… but eh, it was my first time playing an honest to God RPG.

I did the Dalish contract first. At first, with Swiftrunner, I hated the wolves, but when the Lady explained things, it was the keeper that received my hate. In the end, I just felt sad as both he and the Lady gave themselves to break the curse.

The Circle was next, and god, did I rage. Wynne was a good character, don’t get me wrong, but for the love of god, I to give up Morrigan just for her (Wynne) to almost die at every encounter. ((I think that’s when I started to hoard healing potions like crazy)) Done even get me started on the Fade part of the Circle. After all my work, I could only get Wynne to snap out of it (fuck you too Alistair and Leliana; I trusted you) and she died within the first minute of battling Sloth.

She didn’t get used much after that.

Redcliffe…. let’s start with when you get to the village, shall we? Alistair turns out to be the (literal) Royal Bastard to inherent the throne should he come forth and the village is being attacked by skeletal like creatures at night. I was expecting a jumpscare, to be honest, and I was disappointed when it didn’t happen, but then this fuCKER NAMED CONNER WHO TURNS OUT TO BE ALISTAIRS YOUNGER COUSIN IN LAW TURNS OUT BE BE BEHIND IT AND WHY COULDN’T ISOLDE JUST ACCEPT THAT HE WAS A MAGE, DAMNIT?! Ahem, sorry. Anyways, I go to the Circle, get ambushed twice, meet Zevran (hello kinky elf, no, I’m taken by a Bastard of many ways, thanks), and by the time I get back, I have to send a mage BACK into the fade?? Like, what the hell game?? We’re trying to keep mages physically out of that shit, thank you. Anyways, Isolde and Conner still live and now I have to cure the arl.

Fuck no, not a scavenger hunt, I think to myself as I start bouncing between towns

Yep, turns out the scavenger hunt has me going passed a DLC town. So I swing by, pick up Shale, head to Haven, – oh, God dann cultists. This is why we can’t have nice things. Found a dead guy in a chantry, that’s nice. Answered some riddlez, revealed my deepest fears, tested my intellegence, refused a bride – IS THAT A FUCKING DRAGON MATE?! FUCK THAT SHIT. Turns out a certain mage *cough*Wynne*cough* shot a spell at it and aggro’d it. Got the the urn room and had to strip.

Forgot to take off a ring.

I burnt alive as I took a pinch of the ashes thinking “yeah, this… this is my life now. Nothing wrong here, noPE – WILL THESE VILLAGERS STOP?!”

Cured the Arl, got caught up in politics, went to go do the last contract with the dwarves.

And of course they’re in a civil war. Old fashioned good man vs modern madman. Me being me didn’t listen and chose old fashioned (thus unintentionally dooming the dwarven race) Harrowmont. Coulent talk the guys into fighting, so I had to fight instead. Got totally fucked up on the last two, but that’s ok, because I have respawn. I won, got to go into the Deep Roads and, oh, hello, you were arguing with another dwarf but my goldfish attention span demanded that I forget you and what you said. Oh, I’m looking for your wife? I’m so sorr- Nope, you can go fuck yourself. No, no, you can’t – Alistair, make him leave. Morrigan…? Wynne? LELIANA?! You know what, Leli, Alistair, you two are traitors; I haven’t forgotten the Fade incident, you’re suffering with me.

So Oghren joined. I wanted to punch him with the way he kept talking about women. And for being perpetually drunk. Got deeper into the Deep Roads. Found a Brood Mother thing. Found Blanka, who was just as crabby as I felt by then what with the random reiklings and darkspawn hordes. Sided against Blanka and killed her. Made Garrowmont king, great shit.

Moving to the Landsmeet. I killed Loghain and nominated Alistair alone the first time.

Got fucking dumped in front of everyone not a say after my irl boyfriend used one of our friends to break up. G fucking GAlistair.

Reload save, kill Loghain again, nominate both myself and Alistair as rulers.

Get told one of use has to die to stop the archdemon.

Fuck this game and those who made it.

Persuaded Alistair to make demon baby with Morrigan and killed the Archdemon myself. Did a wedding with the brother walking me down the aisle – you thought I forgot about him, hmm? – and the credits rolled.

Then Awakening started.

FUCKING HELL.

I knew about Anders; I got spoiled on that. But I had to recruit him? URGH. Oh, joy, Oghren here’s too… is it too late for the Archdemon death?

I got to post ritual before stopping and haven’t touched this character since. I missed a lot of side quests and companion quests, but just the fact that my first run ended happily is something I enjoyed.