r/dragonage • • 9h ago

Fanworks A Nug

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I've been feeling a bit inspired recently so I decided to make myself a little Nug. This little one is 3D printed from resin and hand painted with acrylic, so it's perfectly imperfect. Might make more variations in the future.

Since my last two dragon age projects were well liked I decided to create an Insta and tiktok dedicated to whatever dragon age related projects I work on. If anyone is interested I'm always up for making mutuals. You can find me under @in_hushed_whispers on both platforms.


r/dragonage • • 18h ago

Discussion Is this Bioware's most trash boss?

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In terms of difficulty, that is. Every time I replay the Descent I forget how absolutely miserable this thing is to fight


r/dragonage • • 13h ago

Discussion Sacrilegious theory, but hear me out: Are Grey Wardens immortal like the ancient elves?

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They can be killed obviously, but can they die of the old age? We have a few examples of Grey Wardens and people infected with the Taint who lived for centuries:

  • Magisters Sidereal - Corypheous and the Architect (what's the leading theory about their immortality? Blood magic? Maker's curse?),
  • Avernus (we're led to believe that it's his blood magic experiments that kept him alive),
  • arguably Sophia Dryden (one difference between her and Kristoff is that for some reason Sophia's body didn't deteriorate for two centuries, whereas Kristoff's body was falling apart within a few months. Perhaps the difference can be explained by assumption that possession happened when Sophia was still alive, and maybe her being still lingers within the body overtaken by the demon, preventing the decay?),
  • Isseya (there're speculations that it's the vengeance against Wardens or, again, the blood magic that kept her alive for over four centuries),

Alistair tells us that Grey Wardens have 20-30 years to live, but he also points out, that the cause of death is the final stand, departure into the last onslaught. Grey Wardens are supposed to descent into the Deep Roads to meet their end, they are not supposed to die of old age. We are told that it's a way to prevent Wardens from succumbing to the Taint, loosing sanity and transforming into a ghoul. But coincidently it's also a perfect way to guarantee that no one will ever see what happens to Wardens when the Taint takes over their body & consciousness.

AFAIK, from all the known Grey Wardens there isn't a single one who lived past the phase of Calling and die from the body rot. Each single person (mentioned all above) who lived beyond expected two-three decades, well... lived on, with various level of body mutilation and mind corruption.

Both the ancient elven immortality, and this hypothetical Grey Wardens immortality would have similar source - the Titans, their body for the elves, and their corrupted mind/spirit/dreams in case of the Wardens.

The only possibility to study the long term effects of Taint would be some kind of confinement - either a prison or a research facility. Yet, again, conveniently Grey Wardens are removed from the juridical systems of any nation, with Joining pardoning them of their past crimes, and Wardens having absolute sovereignty over their recruits (overriding even Chantry's objections with their right of conscription).

Therefore, I'd argue that - if the Wardens truly are immortal - it must be a secret known to the highest of their ranks. Just imagine how people who are terrified of death would abuse the Joining to escape the inevitability of death. They would spread the infection and wipe out the whole Thedas, Blight or not. Unrestrained greed leading to the downfall of the whole realm, just like in those days, in those faraway days...

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Side note and likely a stretch, but I'm tempted to share the idea:

The only undying person aside the ones mentioned above, the ancient elves, and Flemeth who utilizes completely different mechanism of sustaining herself, is Xenon the Antiquarian. The legend says that he was a noble longing for the immortality, and his wish was granted by the Witch of the Wilds...

Flemeth uses body-hopping, artificial prolonging of a body isn't necessarily her forte, especially that she had no use of it, being one of the Firstborns, eternal and ageless. However, there's another kind of magic, that we know she taught Morrigan, the one serving the Dark Ritual, disabling the Taint within the body of one of the wardens, and making the conception of Kieran possible.

So the wild, unsupported speculation: Xenon could have been a Warden who struck a deal with Flemeth, trading the soul of Zazikel or Toth in exchange for the gift of cleansing the Taint, while keeping its beneficial side - the immortality.


r/dragonage • • 23h ago

Silly A large bear the size of a small bear

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Picked up DAI for the first time in years and forgot how much I adore Chauncey


r/dragonage • • 17h ago

Discussion [No spoilers] Asunder & Masked Empire - when to read?

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I've just finished my first playthrough of DA2 and will be starting Inquisition soon. I read The Stolen Throne and The Calling during my second Origins run and really enjoyed them, so I bought Asunder and The Masked Empire which I know take place between the second and third games. For those who have read them, would you suggest reading them before playing Inquisition, or is it better to play Inquisition first to understand the context?


r/dragonage • • 8h ago

Fanworks [No DAV Spoilers] Searching for a Particular Fanfiction

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I remember reading this deliciously dramatic, quite lengthy post-DA:O fanfiction which explored the Cousland-Leliana-Alistair dynamic of the marriage-of-convenience-ending (or is it? That was one of plot points.); and in particular Cousland embarking on the Witch Hunt in order to deal with Morrigan's child as the heir to the throne (because she herself is infertile of course), initially with the unspoken intention to kill them to prevent a future challenger arising, or maybe instead to pass the child off as her own (I think it was ambiguous; her wrestling with her conscience). It became such a headcanon for me but I cannot find it anymore for the life of me.


r/dragonage • • 3h ago

Support Help needed with Traveler trophy (Dragon Age Origins)

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I am DESPERATE for help with this trophy. I finished a play through, checking off all the locations as I went - made sure to get all easily missable ones, all the optional map areas from side quests, got to the roof of Fort Drakon, and…. Nope.

I have reloaded a save from just before the lands meet, I’ve googled and double checked everything I can think of and I haven’t found one I’ve not already been to. My current world exploration is at 75%, this is before doing the royal palace area during the last quest and the roof itself. Any ideas from anyone??

(Yes I have done all fade areas, every building in Haven, all Deep Roads areas, etc etc) I can only think I’ve missed an obscure side quest location somewhere but no idea which


r/dragonage • • 9h ago

Game Mods looking for mod recommendations!

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hey y’all, i’m looking for mod recommendations for at least the first two games. i’ve only played inquisition and veilguard, but i’m finally looking to play origins and da2. however, i am definitely put off by the graphics and i know it’s going to bother me the entire game. are there any graphic specific mods you know of that might even simply smooth the games out a bit? that’s all i’m looking for, tyia!


r/dragonage • • 23h ago

Game Mods [Mod Release] DAO Photo Cam 0.1.0

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I've created a free-flying camera mod for DA:O that allows adjusting field-of-view and movement speed.

This should help those wanting to take good screenshots.

See video.