(Note: Many companions in Dragon Age: Origins can be killed, never interacted with or have their attempt for recruitment rejected by the Warden, thus if your Warden never encountered some companions, make sure to specify that in the tags!)
Zevran 1. How did your Warden react to Zevran’s failed attempt on their life? Were they amused? Angry? 2. Did your Warden match Zevran’s lighthearted attitude or were they more serious? What sort of relationship did they have? 3. What did your Warden know of the Crows before meeting Zevran? What did they think of the Crows afterward? 4. Did Zevran betray your Warden? How did they feel in the aftermath of Zevran’s decision? 5. How well did your Warden keep in contact with Zevran after the Blight? Did they ever see him again?
Alistair 1. What sort of attachment did your Warden form with Alistair, if any at all? Were they close due to their shared experiences as Grey Wardens? 2. Did Alistair’s parentage surprise your Warden? How did your Warden’s feelings on the nobility affect their relationship with Alistair? 3. Was Alistair reunited with his sister, Goldanna? What did your Warden think of her? Did they relate to Alistair with their own familial struggles? 4. How did your Warden respond to Alistair’s dislike of Loghain? Did they share Alistair’s sentiments or disagree? 5. What became of Alistair after the Landsmeet? How did your Warden feel about their decision of Alistair’s future?
Wynne 1. What did your Warden think of Wynne’s views on the Circle? Did they have different experiences regarding the Circle? 2. How did your Warden respond to Wynne’s comments if your Warden romanced someone? Did they tell her it was love or that the relationship was purely physical? 3. How did your Warden feel about the Spirit of Faith within Wynne? Did they see it as possession? 4. Did your Warden go with Wynne to meet Aneirin, her one-time apprentice? What did they think of the encounter? 5. What did Wynne choose to do after the Blight was ended? Did your Warden stay in touch with her?
Leliana 1. What was your Warden’s position on the Chantry? Were they wary of Leliana due to their religious beliefs or lack thereof? 2. Was your Warden curious about bards? If they had the opportunity, would they choose to become one? 3. If your Warden received Leliana’s personal quest, what did they choose to do with Marjolaine and why? 4. Did your Warden believe that Leliana was telling the truth about her vision from the Maker or were they skeptical? 5. How well did your Warden get along with Leliana? What was their relationship like?
Sten 1. Had your Warden ever met a Qunari before Sten? What did they expect? 2. What did your Warden think of Sten’s beliefs that people’s roles are determined at birth? Did they agree? 3. Did your Warden retrieve Sten’s sword? Did your Warden’s choice to give it to him or withhold it affect their relationship with Sten at all? 4. How did your Warden speak to Sten? Did they fight with him often or were they more humorous in their responses? 5. Was your Warden amused by Sten’s love of cookies?
Oghren 1. What did your Warden think of Orzammer? Were they impressed or did they become disillusioned with the city, like Oghren did? 2. What were your Warden’s feelings on berserkers? Were they frightened of them? Were they a berserker themselves? 3. What was the fate of Branka? If she was killed, was your Warden regretful? How did they act around Oghren afterwards? 4. What was the relationship between your Warden and Oghren? Were they friendly or merely reluctant companions? 5. Did your Warden stay on good terms with Oghren after the Blight? If Oghren got back together with Felsi, did your Warden ever go to meet Oghren’s child, who was named after the Warden?
Morrigan 1. What was your Warden’s first impression of Morrigan? Did they trust her or were they cautious around her? 2. Did your Warden agree to help Morrigan kill Flemeth? Why or why not? 3. How close was your Warden to Morrigan? Did your Warden respect her abilities as a witch of the wilds? 4. Did your Warden attempt to find Morrigan after the Blight? Did they ever succeed in meeting her again? 5. Was Morrigan’s ritual completed? What persuaded your Warden to go through with it or what caused them to refuse it?
Loghain 1. Did your Warden respect Loghain’s experience as a warrior, if not as a ruler? 2. How did your Warden react to Loghain’s fierce love for his daughter? Did they share a strong sense of loyalty to their own family? 3. What did your Warden think of Loghain’s suspicion and dislike of Orlesians? Did they consider it to be ill-founded or accurate? 4. What was your Warden’s opinion on Loghain’s decision to abandon King Cailan and the Grey Wardens at Ostagar? What did they think of Loghain afterwards? 5. Did Loghain survive the Landsmeet? If he did, why did your Warden choose to let him live?
Shale (N/A if The Stone Prisoner DLC was not played) 1. Was your Warden interested in golems upon meeting Shale? Did they think of golems as weapons or sentient beings? 2. Did the realization that Shale was once a living dwarf surprise your Warden? How did that change their views on golems? 3. Did your Warden aid Branka or Caridin? Did their choice affect their relationship with Shale? 4. How did your Warden’s relationship with Shale change during the Blight? Was their relationship maintained after the Blight? 5. What did your Warden make of Shale’s “bird issues”?
Y’ever just needa scream pretty much literally constantly, but are afraid of waking up the neighbors and being rude when they’re just trying to go about their day and not have to deal with their upstairs neighbor’s constant screaming?
Bohemian Rhapsody. We Will Rock You. Somebody To Love. All hit singles, and all the direct product of a band that was formed when an astrophysicist and a dentistry major found a new friend in an art college, who then went on to recruit a fourth member from the electronics school. Based on this alliance I propose the rift in society between Arts and STEM students was fabricated to keep us separated so as to dilute our true power – and fabricated by who, you may ask? The business major, the only member of society who reaps no reward from art and science and thus must weaken us so as to stay ahead. In this essay I will
It’s often been remarked that Spider-Man’s schtick wouldn’t work nearly so well if he didn’t live in a town with so many tall buildings, but consider: how well would Batman’s “I am the night” routine work if he was operating out of a normal city where people actually live, rather than a perpetually twilit urban hellscape that looks like the Art Deco movement had a one-night stand with Soviet Brutalism in a wrought-iron-and-gargoyle factory?
That is my favorite description of the Batman aesthetic ever.
OMDFG that’s a perfect description.
Imagine Spiderman ballooning in wide open areas. No, sorry, can’t get to that crime, its against the prevailing wind.
Also, Batman brooding on top of a Wafflehouse.
Batman: God, this stupid city with its sufficient lighting and lack of crumbling infrastructure to shoot grappling hooks into
Superman: Everyone for miles has lead poisoning, I’ve spent the entire night stopping crossword puzzle museum robberies and heists at the Second National Bank of Gotham on the corner of second street and second avenue, and earlier the wall of…clouds? smog?…cleared up for a minute and I’m pretty sure the sky was literally blood red
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