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I didn't like Loghain's betrayal, either. But remember that Duncan mentioned when you first arrived at Ostagar that the Darkspawn were looking to outnumber Cailan's forces. from a first glance this may seem to be a betrayal. but If you think about it real carefully from a strategic point of view, you will see that Loghain probably made the right move, because it means that there will still be an army to fight the Darkspawn. Of course that means, you get screwed royally, but Loghain probably made the right call. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

15-Oct-2015 02:52:54 - Last edited on 15-Oct-2015 03:03:00 by Pink 4 Twink

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Angel (previous page),

OK, thanks for getting back to me Angel. Spirry did not leave the area, he just left the scene; he'll be following the group of adventurers for a while, but far away enough to be out of sight; he'll also be using some of his sorcery that didn't make it in his first intro. So long as they do not enter a cave, house or whatnot, Spirry eventually will be reappearing to Alania. He will keep his word, having agreed to her friendship.

But, whatever that mysterious force was, well, only time will tell. In case I forgot to mention this, note that Spirry is, unusually, actually undead. He is in an odd form of undeath, in that although his body constantly regrows and works organically, it's not really his own body, but rather a biomechanical frame. Spirry is actually just an undead skeleton with ligaments, that is inside a fleshy frame that is biologically alive, but independent from his undead self. So, he is concerned that a powerful necromancer may find out he is undead and possibly control him, hence another reason why he preferred to fly away from that mysterious force.

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I guess you could say that Sir Jory...

...was given Surgery.

Honestly though, all they had to do was say "You will have to do a deadly ritual that may randomly kill you." Without going into specifics. At least they would be slightly more justified. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

15-Oct-2015 02:55:53

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"I guess you could say that Sir Jory...

...was given Surgery.

Honestly though, all they had to do was say "You will have to do a deadly ritual that may randomly kill you." Without going into specifics. At least they would be slightly more justified."


And you're right about that. But then recruitment for the Grey Wardens would be harder in a time after the Blight. Remember that the Rite of Conscription is only in effect during Blights, and no would want to join the Grey Wardens if they knew that they might die during their initiation into the order. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

15-Oct-2015 03:08:28 - Last edited on 15-Oct-2015 03:16:49 by Pink 4 Twink

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Oh, and I forgot to say, but Angel, if you'd like to be so generous to give Spirry a specific RP/scenario, you are welcome to do so, if you have the time and energy for it.

Also, I did not realise Spirry had really taken the young Ogre with him as he flew away, so I quickly, well, corrected that. I chuckled when Alicia was like, "Let's just pretend the past five minutes never happened."

Strangely enough, Spirry's presence seems to cause weird things to happen. In the past, when I used him in my RuneScape fan*ic, various oddities also had a tendency to occur, such as me suddenly changing the storyline, adjusting characters, or adding completely new things. I guess he's a character that kinda has some thing about him!

15-Oct-2015 03:59:35

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Pink 4 Twink said :
"I guess you could say that Sir Jory...

...was given Surgery.

Honestly though, all they had to do was say "You will have to do a deadly ritual that may randomly kill you." Without going into specifics. At least they would be slightly more justified."


And you're right about that. But then recruitment for the Grey Wardens would be harder in a time after the Blight. Remember that the Rite of Conscription is only in effect during Blights, and no would want to join the Grey Wardens if they knew that they might die during their initiation into the order.

But conscription is only needed during Blights - that is when the Darkspawn And I'm sure people would join if they had death wish, which most of them probably do have, or if they were very confident in their luck.

I think part of the reason they bought into Erimond's crap in Inquisition is that they were all so eager to die some epic and heroic death or make a dramatic sacrifice. Alistair, Stroud, and Loghain all offer to sacrifice themselves in the Fade. Another warden named Ser Ruth wants to be executed as a message so future Wardens won't step out of line. We see an old man willingly let Clarel cut his throat. Hell, Erimond even uses this willingness to die/obsession with sacrifice in his arguments and speeches that convinced the Wardens into doing these rituals in the first place.


Also is there a purpose for drinking darkspawn blood beyond being able to detect them? Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

15-Oct-2015 04:32:29

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Oh, and Lasky, I'm sorry for not allowing a chance for other characters to react in Spirry's finale of the recent scenario. Next time, I will definitely put a stop or pause amidst RPing, so that others will have a chance to react or build-up with the scenario.

15-Oct-2015 04:39:18

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Yes, Conscription is used only during blights, but Grey Wardening is a constant vigil against the next blight. You are right, but the Chantry would call their joining ritual blood magic if it were disovered by outside eyes, and they openly condemn it, which would be very bad for the Grey Wardens recruitment efforts in a time after the blight, as most of Thedas are devout Andrastians who are loyal to the Chantry, and who's Doctrine calls Blood Magic an abomination to be destroyed. If it were discovered, recruitment would be much harder, because the people have misconceptions about blood magic and magic in general. and the Chantry feeds their anti blood magic doctrine to the masses all the time, so they would refuse recruitment if they knew. ( I apologize if this does not explain well enough, it is late for me.)

The Reason that the Grey Wardens gave into Erimond's way of thinking so easily is because they were hearing the false Calling, let me explain the Calling a bit. Essentially a Grey Warden lives only another thirty years after his joining, as the warden is drinking the toxic blood of an abomination, which has been altered to allow them to resist the diseases and sickness that Darkspawn spread( which is why the Joining is so important in Origins, as a normal person would die of the diseases that they spread if they were not a Grey Warden.) At around their thirtieth year, ( I wrote a personal epilogue for my character that said she lasted around 24 years after she joined) the warden hears voices in his head that is essentially telling him "it is a good day to die" These voices are how a Warden knows that his time is nearing an end. When this happens, Most Wardens go to Orzammar to die in the Deep roads. Cor**heus is manipulating the Calling in such a way that most wardens believe that they are dying. As such, Erimond, who has allied with Cor**heus is using the bogus Calling to convince them that the sacrifice is necessary. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

15-Oct-2015 05:48:58

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There is another more important reason for why the Joining is so necessary, and I will leave that up to you to find out, as it is the reason why Loghain's, efforts against the darkspawn are futile and It is the reason why Grey Wardens are needed.

I suggest reading the lore about the game, It will make the game a little more clear for you. Just your friendly neighborhood gay boy! =)

15-Oct-2015 05:53:41 - Last edited on 15-Oct-2015 18:20:17 by Pink 4 Twink

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Hmm. A totally original RP idea (that totally doesn’t rip off Georges previous idea).

I’m thinking of writing a modern superhero roleplay, one where random everyday city folk are suddenly plucked off the street and dubbed “
Seraph
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( essentially holy weapon users chosen by "The Higher Powers" )
or afflicted with the "
Blight
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( hosts infected with a parasite or curse that is turning them into superpowered eldritch timebombs )
. The Seraph would then be tasked with destroying the Blight before they become abominations and reproduce – and, of course, the Blight would probably just want to stay alive. and. make more little repulsive mutant death-traps in some ghetto alleyway. or. uh. something.

It’s simple, and the plot would probably write itself, so I have naturally formulated a couple of ways to overcomplicate it. Even so, is this idea worth exploring? O_o
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15-Oct-2015 13:20:27 - Last edited on 15-Oct-2015 13:40:23 by Westenev

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