Hell yeah it was good. I don't understand how anyone who likes the genre can diss DA, to be honest. It may not be a revolution, but it's a masterpiece in what it's shooting for.

Congrats on beating the game. Try stepping outside later on and tell us what happened to your companions and world...can be very different based on your decisions. I had a friend playing the game at the same time (as a city elf) and his story was so very different from mine...

I restarted as a dwarven noble fighter. I'm a total bastard already. WWRD (what would rinox do)

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so, in my world

1. I wiped out the mages
2. rescued the templars
3. saved the elves by killing the main guy
4. saved redcliffe by letting the chick kill herself
5. did not kill the dragon
6. saved the alienage from slavery
7. let sten leave
8. stayed with leliana
9. let morrigan take my child to what she wanted
10.made allistair king
11.gave the dalish elves a homeland

...am I missing anything?

lol. Looking forward to see what you believe would be my choice of actions. As a Dwarven fighter from the ruling caste, I can imagine your options for being a jerk in the origin alone are..boundless.


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You forgot to mention what happened to Orzimmar

In my game...

1) I survived, Morrigan -who I romanced- carried my child and left
2) I put queen Anora on the throne
3) I spared Loghain and he joined me as a Grey Warden. Allistair left in disgust. I saved him from being executed tho (Allistair).
4) I asked Anora to provide the Dwarves with military aid
5) My sister became one of Bhelen's concubines, so naturally I chose him over Harrowmont in the Dwarven power struggle. He became king, my nephew is the prince. Orzimmar flourishes as Bhelen proves to be a reformer, loosening the caste restrictions and encouraging trade with the surfacers.
6) I was named Living Paragon and a House was created in my name
7) As a result of my demands from Anora, the Dwarves pushed back the Darkspawn until the Gates of Bowzammar and reclaimed several Thaigs
8) Slaughtered the mages and sides templars too
9) Saved kid by sacrificing mother in Redcliffe, then saved the Duke
10) Had the Elven leader lift the curse
11) saved the alienage but it relapsed into despair later when Anora slams down on a rebellion there
12) Killed Morrigan's mother
13) Leliana attended to care for the the Ashes of Andraste, which became a relic for pilgrims
14) I chose to side with Branka in the Anvil of the Void quest. Shale was in my party and wouldn't turn against her make, so I had to put her down.

All in all, I had a glorious ending...my brother in law is king of the dwarves, I'm a living Paragon and have my own house, Orzimmar flourishes like never before and I'm the Grey Warden hero. And I'm alive. I have a friend who sacrificed himself in the final fight (he'd killed Loghain, made Allistair king and wouldn't sleep with Morrigan as he was dating Leliana). Sucker!

Also, because I failed at that little sidequest in Orzimmar to install the church of Andraste there, there never was a church and no tensions...if you do install it, tensions rise between humans and dwarves and a crusade vs the city is considered.

Also, when the Queen asked me what I would do now...I answered "look for Morrigan". Oh and I barely had any NPC's left at the end:

Wynn: dead
Zhevran: dead
Shale: dead
Sten: alive
Dog: never had it
Allistair: left
Oghren: alive
Leliana: alive
Morrigan: left after final battle
Loghain: alive

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Shale is the DLC guy, right? That reminds me...

I failed to get the church installed. I also sided against Branka and destroyed the anvil. I instilled Harrowmont as leader, who did a shitty job and died, resulting in just more assembly in-fighting.

Regarding my current play through, the origin story gives plenty of options for being a total bastard. I already got a craftsman killed (he insulted another house and I just told the guy to kill him or stfu). I also have two nobel-humpers waiting in my bedroom for some tag-team action. I failed to fight in the proving though... damnit. And I told my older brother (who's next in line for the throne) to fuck off. Bhelen is my other brother and seems fairly cool. I'll obviously be backing him for king... either that or myself, we'll see if I get the option.

Yea its not like you live a twenty years and then snap. The nightmares began after what, a few days after infection. So when the twenty years are up, theres nothing left of the person but a monster. And if you plan to make your stand in the tunnels, why not go out in the epic battle. I mean who cares next to which rock in what tunnel were you overrun but everyone will remember the epic dragon fight atop the keep in the capital.

I think they will remember the epic battle when I die 20 years later too, monster or not. And Duncan seemed fairly normal after some years of being infected...well up until the point he stabbed that knight.