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Heir03 posted:Seriously, this LP has weirdly been a constant in my life during a period of significant flux. So again, kudos to you Inferior.
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Moon Slayer posted:It was over four threads and eight different posters (more, actually, because some class stories got abandoned and picked up by others). I sent the Imperial thread to Baldurk and never heard anything after that. I assume he took one look at it and said "gently caress that." But someone in the Star Trek: Online LP thread posted some archive links. I'll try and track that down. Please do, simply because eventually all of the images and/or videos will be lost permanently. Someone did some fun LPs of Dragon Quest 1-4 and despite me asking him numerous times, he's never sent them to the archives. Bloody shame
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Heir03 posted:For context, in the time it's taken this LP to finish, I've: Goddamn. I just realized I probably hadn't even met my son's mother when you started this. Kudos inferior, that is a huge amount of time to have stuck with a goofy, vanity project.
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JustJeff88 posted:On that note, I fancy that none of the aforementioned Star Wars LPs made it to the archives? Found the links to the old TOR threads, for those that expressed interest. Xerophyte posted:Well, I hope you have free time. It's something like 1000 updates in total and died in the middle of Knights of the Fallen Empire:
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PART 138: GIVE A HOOT, READ A BOOKPreviously posted:The world is saved, but one final loose end remains...   Flemeth once told me that temptation lies in the forbidden. "Do not follow me," I said, yet you search even so. Some doors should never be re-opened.  (Whines) Our scouts saw a woman here. Do you think it's Morrigan? (Sad whine) We'll find Morrigan, I promise. (Happy bark!) Never thought I'd be back here again. It's strange that the darkspawn left it untouched, even with Flemeth dead. (Quizzical bark) Perhaps... So, what have you been doing while I was busy in Amaranthine? (Happy bark!) You know, while you were sleeping with every eligible bitch in the country, I had to deal with the invasion of the spider-maggots. Alone. Well, effectively alone. (Whines) It was difficult! There were hard decisions to make. Choices. Consequences. Revolting peasants. I could have done with some backup. (Bark!) Oghren doesn't count, unless the key to defeating the darkspawn is a pub crawl. He says hello, by the way. Remember when we killed an old woman here? So many memories. I can't believe Morrigan left us even after we killed her mother for her. It was so... rude.  Morrigan? Are you in here?  (Growls) Not another step! What are you doing here? Call off your hound! Not until you tell me what you're doing here. I believe I asked you first. (SERIOUS GROWLS) ...Ugh! Fine. I am Ariane, of the Dalish people. My keeper sent me to find Asha'bellanar--the Woman of Many Years. I am here because my scouts thought you were someone else. Scouts? So you are here for a purpose. You cannot have mistaken me for Flemeth, so you must be looking for her daughter, the mysterious Morrigan. We have something in common, then. The young witch has caused trouble for my clan. Has she earned your ire as well? She's a friend, and I'm concerned for her. She has also earned my ire several times. It's complicated. A friend? Of all the words associated with a Witch of the Wilds, those are the last I expected. Perhaps you can reason with her, then. Morrigan stole an ancient book my clan has guarded since the days of Arlathan. We were the only ones with such a piece of our history. Everything we once had, all legacy of our ancient magics were stripped from us, first by the Tevinter magisters, then by the wretched Circle. And Morrigan took what little was left. That Morrigan. Always a kidder. How do you know she stole it? One month ago, she visited our clan in the name of friendship, and took great interest in our history. She knew exactly what she was looking for. The keeper allowed her to see the book. Two nights later, it was gone. For almost two thousand years, the Dalish people have been wanderers, a shadow of what we once were. I've already heard this speech. Skip to why the book matters. This book--as much of a mystery as it is to us--is one of the only clues on how to reclaim that past. My keeper, Solan, says it was a treatise on something the ancients called "Eluvian." The word is as old as the book itself, and its meaning has been lost. Save, perhaps, to Morrigan. So what now? Help me. We both want Morrigan, and we can aid each other. The Book of Eluvian was reclaimed for my clan by an elven mage, who stole it from the Circle of Magi before defecting. He said other similar treasures remain in the library, but they would never allow a Dalish to view them. Perhaps you will meet a different reception... They have to let me in; I'm a Grey Warden. Everyone loves Wardens. No one loves the Dalish. Ma serannas, I look forward to working with you. ARIANE JOINED THE PARTY! [Ariane's fun. She fights as a unique variant on the warrior class that starts with all of the rogue's Dual-Wielding talents, and can unlock archery talents as well. This makes her once of the most lethal party members in the series- DPS like a rogue, survivability like a warrior. She also comes with a full set of unique, powerful equipment with some interesting flavor text. Here's a link to some of the descriptions.]  Did you light this? I... thought you did. Has anyone else visited? Sure, dozens. The door never stops swinging in the haunted swamp shack. Look, in this operation, I do the sarcasm. Stick to asking or answering stupid questions. [There is a token battle outside, featuring the last six darkspawn in Ferelden. What are they doing here? Who knows? Who cares anymore?]  [They are actually here because there's no fighting for the first hour or so of this DLC, and Bioware were clearly worried that players would get bored and wander off without something to kill.]  THE WORLD MOVES ON...  [We get summaries of how the cities of Ferelden are doing after the Blight when we mouse over their icons. Nothing about Amaranthine though. Screw Amaranthine, I guess. Anyway, we're heading to the Circle Tower. Smash cut to...]   Welcome to Ferelden’s Circle of Magi. Please, keep your hound under control. Some of the apprentices are easily startled. And I see you have a Dalish elf with you. Is that a problem? No dogs or Dalish, didn't you see the sign outside? Ariane can be trusted. What is that supposed to mean? Most Dalish are common thieves? As you say.   The Circle is glad to have you as a guest. As you can see, things are much changed from when you were last here. You mopped up the blood and bought a few new vases. Congratulations. Where's Greagoir? Greagoir is in Denerim, attending to some important business. My name is Hadley. I lead the templars in the knight-commander's absence. I need to go to the library. If you're looking for a book, you can start in the index section. As the Warden-Commander, you and your guests are free to explore the first floor of the tower without an escort. Good day to you. Don't light any fire bombs until after we leave the library. [We're free to wander around the dorms, although there isn't much to loot.]   Apparently, she once took on a lady pirate and three greased nugs... ...between the sheets. No! I'll tell you about it later. Lies! Lies and slander! (Disapproving whine) Oh, all right, a little. You have to admit, it‘s tempting, right? All these mages; so complacent, thinking they're so important... (Insistent bark!) You think I need to relax? Well, maybe. It can't be...  Enchantment? Sandal? What are you doing here? Enchantment! (Happy bark!) Hello doggy! You've learned some new words too! Sandal is staying at the tower for a while. The Tranquil are evaluating his enchanting abilities, and learning a lot from him, surprisingly. Enchantment. Yes.  Where's Bodahn? Bodahn is trading in Redcliffe. If you're interested in his goods, I believe Sandal has some of them to offer you. Enchantment? I'll just be going now. Good to see you, Sandal. [We can buy stuff or get enchantment done with Sandal, but I don't need to change my loadout. Bianca's still got all her sweet gear from Awakening, and Ariane's kit is top tier anyway.]  Look at all these books! I've never seen so many!   Do you remember the dragonling disaster? There's bits of Ivan still burnt onto the ceiling on the third floor. I'm talking about common pets--dogs, cats, rats... owls. That sort of thing. Owls? What sort of mage has an owl as a pet? (Soft bark) How high do you think he'd throw those things if he turned around and saw you looming over him? (Disapproving whine) Oh, lighten up. This place is like a tomb. A few surprises would be good for them. (Unhappy bark) Warden! Your dog is lecturing me again... I defer to my dog in this matter. [The library has four alphabetical indices that point towards different bookshelves. Each shelf has a bunch of books for us to browse. Most of them are boring and irrelevant, a few give us free stuff, and even fewer are plot critical.]  Let's see... Ma for Maguffin, or Mo for Morrigan? Oooh, I see a good book.  (A battered pamphlet that informs parents on the dangerous and addictive properties of elfroot.) (Ironically, there's a fistful of dried elfroot stuffed in the front cover) File under DDC 420. This looks interesting. (This book describes the Circle Tower of Kirkwall. Housed in a former Telvinter slaver fortress, its halls are a foreboding place even centuries after the city's liberation.) Sounds like a great place for an adventure! Kirkwall? In the Free Marches, dolt! Half of Ferelden fled there in the Blight. They say there's a refugee camp twice as big as the city. Whole place is run by templars though, so no-one is getting in. They heard what happened here--made'em kind of jumpy. Everyone's a critic... You ain't seen nothing yet. [The Mage Training shelf has this book, which appears to be nothing special at first glance.] (An in-depth guide on the creation of hexes, curses, and other charms.) (A scribbled note on the inside cover references a book on technique in the self-improvement section.) [This unlocks the Self Improvement section, which gives us a free Tome of Techniques (gain a talent when used) and a free +1 to Willpower. Libraries are great! Meanwhile, on the equipment shelf.]  (A mage can be caught without his staff; but never without his fists.)[I CAST FIST]  (A detailed history of the mabari hound...) (Whines) You like this one, boy? (Happy bark!) All right, you can have it. But be quiet about it.[There is no material benefit to this, but it's always important to further your dog's education.]  (The book has been hollowed out. Inside is a note and a sinister ruby figurine.) ("This will reveal a shrouded chest in the apprentice dorms; inside is the final payment. I hope you choke on it.") (Take the figurine and note.)[The chest in the dorms gives us a bounty of 8 sovereigns, which would be useful if I was ever going to buy anything again. The ruby figurine is more interesting.]  [It doesn't actually do anything, but it was fun to read, no? Anyway, one last bookshelf to look at before I get back to the plot.]  (This book has been vandlised and is no longer readable. Scribbled on the cover are the words: "Entropy Rules") The motto of a new generation. "Spirit Healers through the Ages" (A book on the history of spirit healers.) (Folded near the back of the book is a very old sheet of notes scrawled by a young apprentice.) (In the margins are various sketches of templars being eaten by a fierce tiger named Ser Pounce-a-Iot.)   [Anyway, here's where we need to be.] "A Catalog of Elven Relics" (This book is written in an ancient dialect you cannot read.) I recognize the character on this page! I think it makes up part of the word "Eluvian". Is this elvish? I... think so. The script is strange, but it must be. This is a library, isn't it? Perhaps another book could help us translate it. "Translating Elven Languages" (This should help you translate the elven text.)[There's another interesting book on the history shelf.]  (This ancient Orlesian text dates from the Chantry's early days.) (Time and dust has weathered most of the ink, but from what you can make out, it covers a war on the heretics of the old Imperium.) (Faded depictions of men in robes tremble before figures bearing an ominous symbol of a black eye in a sunburst.) [The story goes that each Dragon Age installment was developed in a vacuum, and the series never had a long-term plan, but sometimes I wonder. We can translate the mystery book now, and hopefully find out where we need to go to find Morrigan.]  (Using the translation book, you locate a chapter on "Eluvian".) Whoa! Who let a dog in here? And what are you doing? Be careful! You're in my light. You... you look... er... like you could probably squash me like a gnat, but I can't just sit by while you mishandle innocent tomes! You're bending the book too much! It'll crack the spine and cause the pages to fall out! Just thinking about it is making me dizzy. Look, I'm in the middle of something important. I don't have time for the Book Police. Hmm... browsing the chapter on the Eluvians? No one's actually found one, you know. You know what "Eluvian" is? It's old elvish for "seeing glass." Mirror. What else do you know about this? "Eluvian" isn't just any mirror, it's a special kind. When the Imperium sacked Arlathan, they took these mirrors and tried to unlock their power. But all they could use them for was communication, over long distances. Does that sound right to you, Ariane? Solan thought Eluvian was a place... Hmmm... My people crossed paths with another Dalish clan not too long ago. Two of their young hunters encountered a strange mirror in some ruins. One disappeared; the other became deathly ill.[This is the Dalish Elf origin story, which is irrelevant in the main game but suddenly becomes important here. Dalish Elf wardens can chip in here instead of Ariane.] They never found the one, and the other died. They left Ferelden, and traveled north to forget their sorrows. So these mirrors are dangerous? I've never read anything about the Eluvians making people ill. But what became of the mirror? Shattered. Destroyed. (Gasps) Why? It was... corrupted by the darkspawn, beyond hope of recovery. They did it to protect others. Even broken, it could be used to find the others. No, don't get ahead of yourself, Finn, you have to be sure. What? What do you know? This is so exciting! We have to get to the repository. Hadley has the key. FINN JOINED THE PARTY! Wait, sorry, who are you?NEXT TIME: Ghost robots, laser lightshows and public urination. Inferior fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Oct 27, 2019 |
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Good to see you starting the final DLC so quickly after Awakening. You must be getting proper burnt mount after ~100 updates, but the banter in this episode was top-hole.
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Inferior posted:[The story goes that each Dragon Age installment was developed in a vacuum, and the series never had a long-term plan, but sometimes I wonder. Also before Origins even came out Gaider & co wrote down an overarching plot skeleton for the first three games. It would be interesting to see how much of that is still intact or if it got dumped during DA2's development. But from what I recall there was a long-term plan for Dragon Age.
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Raygereio posted:Also before Origins even came out Gaider & co wrote down an overarching plot skeleton for the first three games. It would be interesting to see how much of that is still intact or if it got dumped during DA2's development. But from what I recall there was a long-term plan for Dragon Age. Considering DA2 lost an entire expansion to its terrible dev cycle I don't think much beyond a general outline made it in. The Architect was probably always intended to be one of the original magisters and someone like Corypheus the final villain.
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More like Kirkwail! Because the game is bad! Hahaaaaa i'm funny
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PART 139: MY GOD, IT'S FULL OF STARSPreviously posted:The search for Morrigan has brought Bianca back to the Circle tower, where a meddling librarian has suggested a trip to the basement...  [Now this dweeb has muscled his way into the party... Maybe muscled is the wrong word. Finn is a really good mage, completely optimised for spell throwing and starting with some powerful equipment to further bolster his stats. It's the last DLC, we're all tired, and Bioware doesn't want to make anything more difficult than it has to be.]  [Firefly reference #1. Firefly came out eight years before Witch Hunt. Someone on staff was a big fan.]  [Firefly reference #2. Finn's equipment tells a story, and that story is 'I am a massive nerd with over-protective parents'. It's interesting to meet the one mage in Ferelden who apparently wasn't disowned the instant they started making sparkles appear.]  [Anyway, we need to get to the book repository and Hadley has the key.]  Hadley! Just the man I was looking for. Not looking very hard, were you? I'm always here. (Chuckles) Good one. So I... eh... need to go into the repository. No. No? Why not? I'm not some drooling apprentice. It's because of me, isn't it? No. The sentinels have been behaving erratically, so the repository is locked for everyone‘s safety. Oh. Well then... er... sorry for bothering you. Nut up, Finn. What happened to them? Unfortunately, we are still not sure yet. The repository isn't crucial to the daily functioning of the Circle, so we've left it until we can spare more men. Always something to be killed, and I'm the one to to do it. (Sighs) Very well, it's your necks. But before you go, what's so important down there? The statue. It knows things about Tevinter, and I need to speak to it. All right. Be careful, and keep the mess to a minimum. You know that talking to inanimate objects is a sign of insanity? Not when it talks back. It's complicated. It wasn't always a statue. You'll see. This better not get weird, Finn. If the basement's full of mannequins, I'm leaving.  Huh. Animated armor janitors. Why do mages never do anything simply? Because it wouldn't be fun! [And the gimmick for this level is... ]  [...invincible enemies! It's pretty neat, actually. The sentinels will infinitely regenerate until you destroy the Veil Tear, at which point they all become peaceful. Combat is about balancing between attacking the Tear and holding off the Sentinels.]  I think we need to move the tower somewhere else. Reality has become far too worn on this island. This used to be where the phylacteries of the apprentices were stored. They've since been moved to a more secure location.[This dialogue is a reference to the Mage Origin story, because Witch Hunt is the nostalgia DLC. The phylacteries have been moved because the Mage Origin player character and their pal Jowan (remember him?) committed Wizard Crimes down here.]  Is it... good... to keep so many magical artifacts in one place? Well, it's convenient. I'm sure nothing bad will happen. Armor ghosts just tried to kill us. That's not connected to the artifacts! That's... some other magic thing. Probably.  The prison is breached. I see the encroaching darkness. Wow. It does talk. Hello? The... the shadow will consume all... It seems... afraid. Something is causing it distress. The tears in the Veil, most likely. The statue's useless until we mend the Veil. Hm. Nice globe.   No. Do you? Er... no! Of course not...  [There are five more Tears to destroy before we can talk with the statue.]  That one's throwing spells at us! How does that work? It's made of magic. It's simple force transmutation. But that would be like me throwing my own blood at enemies... I mean, I've actually done that a few times, but it never ended well. Go fetch! Shoo! (Happy bark!) Why not? Once heard of someone with a really smart mabari, who would run off and fetch things like... like cake. ...I think this one's broken. (Whines) [There's barely any loot in this dungeon. The only thing worth mentioning is a cool robe we can get from this chest.]  You don't get many moths down here, do you? The templars have always vigilant about such things, ever since Knight-Commander Jolgern was eaten by a giant moth. *STAB*STAB**STAB* Stupid drat cloud! That was the last of them. The sentinels should stop trying to kill us now. Let's get back to the statue. [I edited out most of the Tear fights, because they weren't very interesting. C'mon, it's update 397 or whatever. I've run out of things to say about magical fightmen.]  Blessed Creators! Why does everyone ask that of people from other cultures? Er... I didn't mean-- What about you? Are you named after an honorable fish's appendage? Well, um, "Florian Phineas Horatio Aldebrant, Esquire" was a bit of a mouthful. And I... was tired of the other apprentices calling me "Flora." Here we are. I am the spirit of Eleni Zinovia, once consort and-- Advisor to Archon Valerius, blah, blah, fall of the house. Yes, we've been through that. Finn... greetings. You two have a close relationship? Have you dressed her up? Put lipstick on her? We've conversed before, on the Imperium. Just conversation. Nothing else. Nothing weird. It's hard to get answers out of it--requires parsing all the grandiose mumbo-jumbo. We know where a broken Eluvian lies. Can it still be used to find the others? Scry. The broken glass, dagger-sharp, will be your key. Broken glass? From the mirror? Yes. The Lights of Arlathan will illuminate the scryer’s path. The archons possessed them, but they were misused, befouled, and lost, like so much else the Imperium touched. Some were saved, carried by fugitives from the elven city. Their sorrow awoke the Stone, and her children sheltered them. They found a sanctuary in the deep halls of Cad'halash, now known as Cadash. There the Lights of Arlathan lie, shielded from unworthy eyes. Cadash thaig? Impossible, it's not that old. So you know of it. Convenient. I helped a golem through a personal crisis there. But you haven't answe-- Goodbye Finn. We will not speak again. It means you're going to die!    [There's nothing else to do down here, so let's return to the ground floor of the tower.]  Now mage, tell us what's going on. The Eluvians are linked. All of them. If you have one, you can find the others, if they still exist. But the one you know of is broken, and corrupted. So we need something else to... amplify the magic. The Lights of Arlathan. Yes. How will this help us find Morrigan? Morrigan is interested in the Eluvians. We find them, we find her. Let me come with you; I can help. Please! Really? You don't seem the adventuring type. I thought the mirrors were all destroyed. I can't pass up this chance at actually finding one. Your knowledge would be helpful... I had permission to leave the tower to continue my research some time ago... but I never had the opportunity till now. I guess there's always a first time, huh? Ready to go when you are. Oh, and make sure Finn behaves himself out there. (Groans) You're like my mother. Stop it.FINN JOINS THE PARTY FOR REAL! [We also get a few sovereigns for repairing those rips in the fabric of space/time. I feel like our labor has been undervalued somewhat.]  Let me just get this again. Your name is Florian... Phineas...? Did your parents hate you? No. They adore me. In fact, I'm sure my name is a result of overwhelming love replacing good sense. [That's it for the tower. Onward to other rehashed locations!]  BACK IN THE DEEP ROADS...   I'm not sure I like the Deep Roads. Fewer darkspawn than expected, but it feels like we're being watched. I'm responsible for that. Both parts of that. Wait, why did we stop? Is this Cadash thaig? Yes, I've been here before. Right. So, I've... er, been going through my old notes. Hmm. And? And I came across this footnote. Apparently, the elves would magically conceal relics of great significance, thus shielding them from unworthy eyes. And given what the Tevinters did, I'd say they count as unworthy. You don't say. So the Lights of Arlathan are under this enchantment? I hate to say it, but yes. We wouldn't be able to see the Lights of Arlathan if they were right under our noses. If the elves concealed the relics with magic, only the blood of their kin will reveal them. Ariane... we need your blood. Excuse me. Just a few drops, that's it! Barely an armful! Ariane, please. It might help us. It might not but, eh, what's a bit of blood between friends? You share the same blood as the Arlathan elves, so you're the only one this enchantment might recognize. Fine. Just because hearing that gets me all tingly. A few drops. I'll... be gentle. My spell will reveal vortices of magic. Standing in them should allow us to see the energy being drawn to the relics, which will lead us to them. [It's a pixel hunt without pixels!]  Good to know this place is still terrible.  What do we do with it? Just walk in. Perfectly safe! Gooooo intooooo theeeeeee liiiiiiiight. Why do I have to do it? I saved the world! Twice! Yeah, but what have you done recently? ...the world was in danger? Do you see it? Can you follow the path?[Standing in the light fountain causes the screen to go blue and a procession of glowy orbs to appear. Follow the orbs, find the prize.]  I always thought dwarves must be dull without magic, but this place is amazing. [There's a few darkspawn milling around, but this place is less of a challenge than the tower. No respawning enemies to worry about.]  Oh ho, what's this? The Cadash dwarves didn't even know they once had elves living here. Wouldn't this to be remarkable enough to record in the Memories? "Remarkable enough?" The Memories record a thousand years of court gossip, real estate disputes and the dietary habits of the monarchy. This more than qualifies on interest alone. [The nearby energy thingy shows the lights flowing into a sealed doorway. Approach and...]  [...this appears. The first of four.] Ah ha! Very literal minded, those elves of old. [And then a ghost elf appears.] Oh, guardians! That‘s what that word on the scroll meant! Hey, you're looking at it. No, I meant-- Oh, sorry. I'll have to look at that later. Magic? Special fuel? Perhaps the design of the sconces? If you're going to point out all the logical inconsistencies in the world, I'm leaving. Hey! Wait up! Strange to think of the dwarves giving shelter in this darkness to the elves who fled Arlathan. [You can't converse directly with Ariane or Finn, unlike companions in the main games, and they don't gain or lose approval either. They do chatter much more about the environment though, which is fun.]  That's two lanterns. We need just a couple more.[Each area in Cadash Thaig has a few energy thingys that indicate the location of the nearest Light of Arlathan. Collecting each Light triggers a boss battle against an elite guardian, that I can pretty easily squish at this stage in the game.]  [This corpse has an old journal on him.]  [Collecting these old notes is the only sidequest in Witch Hunt, and rewards us with an Achievement at the end. That's it, that's the reward.]  You don't seem that pleased to be out of the tower, Finn. I thought most mages wanted to be free. Do you see this splotch here, on my robe. That's mud. There's no mud in the tower. (Sigh) I miss being cozy and dry. Yes, I think I've got it by now. [Third of four Lights.]  [Third of four bosses.] Oh, what we could do if we hadn't lost this magic! I wish we could question these ancients instead of killing them. Yes, if only you could talk to the monsters. [There's another note hidden on a body in a corner nearby.]   [The final Light and note are in the green area at the far end of Cadash Thaig.]  Hmm. Nothing good. Kal Sharok destroyed Cad'Halash. The dwarves slaughtered their own because they feared the Tevinter Imperium. Despicable. At least we're almost done down here. Follow the white light road! So you've never... been outdoors? Until now? During my apprenticeship, they thought getting fresh air and exercise once a week would do us good. Fresh air and sunlight is good for you. You know what fills fresh air in the summer? Mosquitoes. Hungry for sweet, untested mage flesh. Well... when you put it that way-- Luckily, it didn't last long. One day an apprentice made a break for it. Jumped off the dock and started swimming for the shore. The templars couldn't jump in after him, not with the armor on. Finally found him a week later. We stopped having to go out after that. [WOMP WOMP]  Looks like it's over... there? Come to me, of sweet Light of Arlathan! My eyes! Ah... yes. Sorry about that. [Token boss blah blah skip to the end]  We have four Lights of Arlathan--I hope that‘s enough. We still need the shard of the Eluvian, though. Let's head to the elven ruins when you're ready.NEXT TIME: The final update. For real this time. Inferior fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Oct 27, 2019 |
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Wait, the final final update? Man, this was a short DLC.
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Schwartzcough posted:Wait, the final final update? Man, this was a short DLC. IIRC, while it's several hours long, most of that is fights with no gimmick which is bad for a screenshot LP that already covered all the straightforward stuff.
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Unlike the Princess Bride and the kissing, we don't want to go back to that part. It's all about hound dogs peeing on globes of the world now.
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Inferior, I know that you must be burnt right now after so many months, but I would *love* a final wrap-update where you bring back a bunch of characters and have them be snarky with each other, just to send things off. In fact, if you kickstarter something to pay for the booze and/or drugs that you would need to do that, I will donate.
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JustJeff88 posted:Inferior, I know that you must be burnt right now after so many months, but I would *love* a final wrap-update where you bring back a bunch of characters and have them be snarky with each other, just to send things off. I'm with this guy. Your writing fits these characters so well that if you didn't italicize your inserts I'd be hard-pressed to tell which was yours.
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It would still be pretty easy to tell, because all the entertaining dialog is Inferior's.
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Deadmeat5150 posted:I'm with this guy. Your writing fits these characters so well that if you didn't italicize your inserts I'd be hard-pressed to tell which was yours. quote:You know that talking to inanimate objects is a sign of insanity? I would have sworn that this was author insert; he's just that good.
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Sep 24, 2019 03:29
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Finn's gear is just 
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Sep 24, 2019 05:23
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ViggyNash posted:Oh poo poo, a DA:O lp that didn't die after 3 updates. So I'm re-re-reading again for shits and giggles since nearly everything is down at work but I have to be here anyway. I ran across this gem from 2015. If only we knew how long this would be.
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Sep 24, 2019 19:42
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JustJeff88 posted:Inferior, I know that you must be burnt right now after so many months, but I would *love* a final wrap-update where you bring back a bunch of characters and have them be snarky with each other, just to send things off. +1
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Sep 24, 2019 22:10
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PART 140: GOODBYEEEEEEPreviously posted:After 139 updates we're finally here. It's the very end of Dragon Age: Origins. Frankly, it's going to be a bit of an anti-climax, but what the heck. We'll have fun. Something something ancient artifact Morrigan schemes magic lights etc etc...  [Last time we got the ancient Elven doodad that'll let us fix the broken Eluvian hidden in these ruins. We can then use that Eluvian to find Morrigan... somehow. It's magic!]  Oh, I'm so excited! Don't embarass us in front of the ghosts, Finn. Couldn't pass up a chance to learn more about the ancient elves, and the mirrors. Besides, the company is good. Thanks. I meant the dog.  [These ruins are from the Dalish Elf origin story, and are riddled with elves infected with darkspawn mojo. I wonder if the original concept for this DLC was revisiting every Origin location, which then got cut back to just the mage and elf origins. It would have been a nice example of the plot going full circle.]  You... don‘t think it's contagious, do you? Oh no! It's Xenahort! Kill him before another dozen show up! [Chasing the Key Master will cause him to summon a bunch of Shrieks and infected elves before fleeing.]  Get 'em, Barkley! [This is the only puzzle in this dungeon. The door to the Eluvian is locked and the Key Master holds the key. That's it.]  Key Master is a pretty lame title. The other mages must have been so cruel to him. Key Master is an important and well-respected role, actually. [There's a sweet bow in this chest nearby.]  [This isn't as good as the super bow we got from Awakening, but it's still amazing. For some reason all the really good magical artifacts only appear after the apocalypse has been dealt with.]  Who even locked this? Never knew the darkspawn to be so security conscious. It must have been really something, once. A mirror, and a mirror of mirrors. I can't believe this is one of the Eluvians. It's magnificent... and broken. Mostly broken. With the shard, and the Lights of Arlathan, we should be able to scry for an unbroken mirror. This looks like a suitable place to do the ritual. We can start whenever you're ready. Do the thing, Finn. Get ready! [A dozen or so Lesser Shades spawn in and attempt to attack Finn. Bianca, Barkley and Ariane have to hold them off so Finn can make the magic happen. There's no fail state to this- Finn can't die here.]  I think that's the last of them. Phew! Am I bleeding? Oh look, a rip in my robe. *THUMP*  So, who's going to carry him out? I-I'm... alright... What happened to, "Ariane, give us your blood. Who cares if it hurts?" It's... my blood. That‘s different. Don't be such a baby. Oh, er... sorry. I've pinpointed another Eluvian. It's in the Dragonbone Wastes. The Tevinters probably moved it there to see if the ancient dragon bones could enhance the Eluvian‘s power. I've been to the Dragonbone Wastes. I saw no mirror. Lot of goo though. Maggots with faces. Screaming tentacle monsters. It was a real scene. It might be hidden... or only appear to those who know its location... Maggots with faces? You don't want to know. What do we do when we're there? We examine the mirror. It might give clues to what Morrigan’s doing. If she's looking for the Eluvians as well, she might even be there. Shall we? (Bark!) (Sighs) BACK ON THE ROAD...  [We return to Ferelden's cheeriest neighborhood.]  We're here. Keep your eyes open for dragons. And mirrors.  Hey! What are you doing with those most holy relics?!  These guys are new. Why would anyone worship a dragon? Dragons are big, powerful, and they breathe fire. Some people are easily impressed. [There are a lot of cultists hanging around this area, doing unsavory things with bones.]  Never pass up a chest. Huh. If I've learned one thing from this adventure... [There is literally only one enemy left to fight in the entire game, why are you giving me this now?!?]   What... is.... that? A... a varterral! It can't be; they're only legends!*CRASH*  It is said they were rock and tree, wind and rain, given form and breath by the elven gods to protect their people. To protect their people? Then why does it look like it's going to eat you? Get ready! [  LAST MINUTE COMPLETELY NEW MONSTER OUTTA NOWHERE! ] [The Varterral's main attack is vomiting acid pools at you, creating a lingering AoE. It can also Scream to stun characters and will periodically summon baby dragons to attack you.]  [It can also just beat you to death with its beefy insect arms. This whole fight is referenced in Dragon Age 2, where you have to fight another Varterral as part of your companion Merril's personal quest. That quest also involves Eluvians, because it turns out magic mirrors are really important to the Dragon Age metaplot.]  Well, so much for the gods. I do not like its little hands. This is a bad omen. Or possibly a good omen. I'm not sure. It definitely signifies that something happened. Let's leave before any more messengers of the gods show up. DEEP, DEEP DOWN...  Ah, memories. Awful memories. Here? It was here the whole time?! The Eluvian! And it's... glowing? We should-- VIDEO: Morrigan Explains It All   *vhummm*  I think she's expecting you.  Good boy. Ask her about our book! No further, please. One more step and I leave. For good, this time. Hello to you too, Morrigan. I assume you know what this is. I have gone to great lengths to find and activate this portal. Give me reason and I use it, and you will not be able to follow. The Eluvians are portals? To where? To another place, beyond this world and beyond the Fade. But this portal can only be used once more. Achieving even this much was... difficult. I remained to see if it was truly you. I had to know. Tell me; why did you come?[Witch Hunt makes a lot more sense if you're playing as a male character who romanced Morrigan. This finale caps a whole big romantic saga if you did. It falls a little flat if you're just a gal here to check out what your old pal's been up to lately.] We were friends once, Morrigan. So you chase me all this way to... offer help? I was also curious. About everything, really. I will never understand you. And you will never understand me. We helped each other even so. Yes, I suppose we did. I... would not even know where to begin explaining. Tell me where the child is. He is safe, and beyond your reach. All you need know is that the child is an innocent. He knows nothing of the destiny that lies before him. What is your plan? I want to know. My plan is to leave, and prepare the child for what is to come. Such preparation requires time. And power. I must have both if I am to be successful. More than this, I dare not say. Even to you. No more questions. Then allow me to provide you a warning. 'Tis Flemeth you should beware of, not me. Hunt her, if you hunt anyone. Flemeth is dead. My mother has tricked her way past death and more. She is no more finished than I am. I thought I knew what Flemeth planned. I thought what she craved was immortality. And yet I was wrong. So very wrong. The ritual was but a means to an end, a herald for what is to come. Why? What is going to happen? Change is coming to the world. Many fear change, and will fight it with every fibre of their being. But sometimes change is what they need most. Sometimes, change is what sets them free. And is that what you want? To be free? What I want... is unimportant now. I cannot tarry longer. The time has come for me to go. Will I see you again? Not if you are fortunate. There is one last thing I must tell you, if you will allow me. I left you a gift. The Dalish book is there, and something you will find of great interest. Goodbye, my friend.    AND SO...  You didn't ask her about the book! I was distracted by all the ominous foreshadowing. Your book's fine by the way. So what was the gift she mentioned? Something for another time, I think. Anyway... Pub? I know a good place in Amaranthine. I should really be getting back-- Live a little, Finn. We won! Yeah. We won. 
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Sep 29, 2019 23:23
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 THE REAL FOOOOOOOLK BLUUUUUUUUES...
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Sep 29, 2019 23:47
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Well, that was cryptic. Even having played (and mostly forgotten) Inquisition, I still don't know what any of that was talking about.
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Sep 30, 2019 02:29
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so that's the end of it then? been real fun
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Sep 30, 2019 02:42
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Wow that's a real... loving stupid ending. Jesus that was dumb.
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Sep 30, 2019 03:45
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Man, it's a shame they never made any more Dragon Age games. That's a sequel hook if I've ever seen one.
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Sep 30, 2019 03:54
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(Morrigan died on the way back to her home planet.)
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Sep 30, 2019 04:06
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I imagine this ending would be aggressively nothing if your Warden had died killing the Archdemon instead of doing Morrigan's ritual, and you were playing a new character that had never met her before.
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Sep 30, 2019 04:19
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Gruckles posted:I imagine this ending would be aggressively nothing if your Warden had died killing the Archdemon instead of doing Morrigan's ritual, and you were playing a new character that had never met her before. You also could have had Logain or Alistair die to kill the Archdemon, in which case there WOULD be no child, which muddies what on earth Morrigan is up to even more if the child isn't an integral part.
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Sep 30, 2019 05:37
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On the other hand, if you play this as a Dalish Warden who romanced and fathered a child with her, it's solid bookending to return to the mirror from your origin and a neat tying-up of all your loose ends, and you can walk through the mirror with her into the unknown.
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Sep 30, 2019 05:52
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Ok, can someone who beat Inqusition spoil what the hell Morrigan is talking about?
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Sep 30, 2019 06:26
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:Ok, can someone who beat Inqusition spoil what the hell Morrigan is talking about? She returns from an alternate version of Draenor from thirty years ago with a horde of uncorrupted orcs called the Iron Horde. She has used her knowledge of modern weaponry to outfit them with tanks and guns and explosives, and she seeks to become the Warchief of Thedas.
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Sep 30, 2019 06:36
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Screaming Idiot posted:She returns from an alternate version of Draenor from thirty years ago with a horde of uncorrupted orcs called the Iron Horde. She has used her knowledge of modern weaponry to outfit them with tanks and guns and explosives, and she seeks to become the Warchief of Thedas. User's avatar text checks out.
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Sep 30, 2019 06:40
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Schwartzcough posted:User's avatar text checks out. I wanted to keep it short, so I skipped the stuff about Anders trying to forge a magical ring to give the PC enough power to fight Morrigan's giant robot.
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Sep 30, 2019 06:46
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It occurs to me that I've actually never done this DLC on a Warden who did not romance Morrigan and thus follow her through the mirror.
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Sep 30, 2019 07:14
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Of course, if you're feeling like a bastard (or are sore with Morrigan leaving you for the last couple DLCs) you can stab her and let her fall through the portal. She survives because ha ha, meaningful choice, don't be silly, but if they flashed a brief "Morrigan disapproves" message when you did it I'm not sure I'd pick any other option... 
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Sep 30, 2019 07:59
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Inferior posted:
Oh the delicious irony... "TheGreatEvilKing posted:Ok, can someone who beat Inqusition spoil what the hell Morrigan is talking about? Honestly? I got nothing. When Morrigan reappears in Inquisition, she doesn't really do anything for most of the game, except put on a fancy dress and have a screaming match with Solas. She doesn't seem any more wise or powerful, and will in fact make a very obviously stupid choice if your character doesn't beat her to it.
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Sep 30, 2019 08:24
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Kaioken! Loved this LP from beginning to end. Thank you.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:Ok, can someone who beat Inqusition spoil what the hell Morrigan is talking about? Actually, no. They pretty much ignored this entirely except for Morrigan still liking Eluvians in Inquisition. Which, since they're basically the ancient elven highway system and lead everywhere important if you can get them open, makes sense without needing some weirdly ominous cryptic warning. Stroth fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Sep 30, 2019 |
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