Mihura
The Beastmaster
Elephant whispers
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Post by Mihura on May 19, 2017 0:01:26 GMT
Considering that Tessa and Charter get together in Magekiller, I hope they don't kill Tessa off so we can finally have a stable f/f relationship outside of the PC/LI. I mean, obviously it will have been 2+ years, so you never know what happens with people, but it would still suck. I heard about that, I still need to buy Magekiller bundle. Also Greg Rucka writing it, is a plus. |
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Post by algaeabomination on May 19, 2017 0:27:21 GMT
Considering that Tessa and Charter get together in Magekiller, I hope they don't kill Tessa off so we can finally have a stable f/f relationship outside of the PC/LI. I mean, obviously it will have been 2+ years, so you never know what happens with people, but it would still suck. Oh yeah, it'd be a really shitty move for exactly that reason. And I don't trust Bioware to not go down that path (and especially to not make it about Marius) |
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Post by vertigomez on May 19, 2017 3:00:07 GMT
Pls...... no women in fridges to provide more manpain for Marius........  I don't want to be even more bored by his character. Calpernia can do better, anyway.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 3:57:07 GMT
Pls...... no women in fridges to provide more manpain for Marius........ I don't want to be even more bored by his character. Calpernia can do better, anyway. I honestly don't see how he just won't be a human version of Fenris. Marius doesn't seem to hate mages, but he was a slave and has angst related to that. I mean, really, been there, done that. Maybe they'll fridge Marius instead  . (Sorry, Cal, but I know some peeps who want you for waifu.) (I'm loling at "manpain".) |
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Post by gaycaravaggio on May 19, 2017 4:20:55 GMT
Pls...... no women in fridges to provide more manpain for Marius........ I don't want to be even more bored by his character. Calpernia can do better, anyway. I honestly don't see how he just won't be a human version of Fenris. Marius doesn't seem to hate mages, but he was a slave and has angst related to that. I mean, really, been there, done that. Maybe they'll fridge Marius instead . (Sorry, Cal, but I know some peeps who want you for waifu.) (I'm loling at "manpain".) Honestly, even if I wasn't accelerating into Calpernia's vagina so fast that she tears in two, I still would dislike Marius. He's like a more boring version of Fenris. Even if he was gay, I would find him dumb and wish another character were gay instead. |
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Post by algaeabomination on May 19, 2017 4:44:21 GMT
Pls...... no women in fridges to provide more manpain for Marius........ I don't want to be even more bored by his character. Calpernia can do better, anyway. I honestly don't see how he just won't be a human version of Fenris. Marius doesn't seem to hate mages, but he was a slave and has angst related to that. I mean, really, been there, done that. Maybe they'll fridge Marius instead . (Sorry, Cal, but I know some peeps who want you for waifu.) (I'm loling at "manpain".) He is just a (less interesting) human version of Fenris. And I think that's what BW were going for with the same angst-y but still relevant backstory without having to account for previous game outcomes. Kill off Marius + bi/gay Calpernia would be best (I just don't trust BW not to indulge in more Bury Your Gays shit, tbh) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 23:14:31 GMT
Thread bump. Next one is June 14, FYI. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 12:51:23 GMT
I read the second issue. Baldur's Gate reference to Vaea's uncle Coran?
I like Coran's view of shemlen; it's a bit more nuanced than "humans are all bad grr" and it makes sense that this later makes Vaea's squiring for Ser Aaron make sense.
The art is hit or miss. There's one frame where the bald not Solas angry elf looks very cartoonish. And the templar Ser Nevin is twice the size of a normal human.
I'm really liking Vaea and Ser Aaron so far. I think the comic has done a good job of establishing them as characters with personality in so little time. And I think the flashbacks interspersed with the current time worked really well. So far I'm enjoying this series. |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 15, 2017 14:37:55 GMT
where can i read this  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 14:55:58 GMT
where can i read this |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 15, 2017 15:02:08 GMT
where can i read this Much obliged.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 15:06:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 16:22:21 GMT
The problem I'm having with this is similar to one I had with Magekiller in that, because the story involves the Inquisition, I'm more interested in seeing those parts of it than anything to do with this new character. I think she's "just okay" so far; I just don't have any emotional investment in her yet.
I didn't have this problem with the previous run of comics because those stories didn't have anything to do with my character(s). They were wholly separate entities that I could just read as a one-off and enjoy on their own merits. It's difficult for me to separate anything relating the Inquisition from my Inquisitor.
Also, that red haired elf is Charter, right? I'm a bit thrown off because she's drawn differently from her Magekiller self, which I thought looked more like the actual character than this one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 16:28:23 GMT
I wish the story was about a companion from the previous games to be honest, it's hard for me to care for the main protagonists of Knight Errand and Mage Killer. They just seem really bland.
The art is also really... Hmmm... The coloring doesn't fit the style at all and the lineart looks very manga influenced for some reason?. I just can't with these big eyes for some people, it reminds me of Attack on Titan for some damn reason (rofl).
I liked the style in the last comic more (though it had it's issues too, I know) and the coloring fit it way better. This is really killing my interest for the comics unfortunately.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 18:12:00 GMT
The problem I'm having with this is similar to one I had with Magekiller in that, because the story involves the Inquisition, I'm more interested in seeing those parts of it than anything to do with this new character. I think she's "just okay" so far; I just don't have any emotional investment in her yet.
I didn't have this problem with the previous run of comics because those stories didn't have anything to do with my character(s). They were wholly separate entities that I could just read as a one-off and enjoy on their own merits. It's difficult for me to separate anything relating the Inquisition from my Inquisitor.
Also, that red haired elf is Charter, right? I'm a bit thrown off because she's drawn differently from her Magekiller self, which I thought looked more like the actual character than this one. Yeah I'm pretty sure it's Charter. I'm assuming she is going to be a major character in DA4 the way she's been set up in the comics. I'm really hoping that this and Magekiller are setting up portions of DA4. Perhaps retroactively they will seem more interesting if the characters have some relevance in the game. But better integrated than The Masked Empire's content was in WEWH. I wish the story was about a companion from the previous games to be honest, it's hard for me to care for the main protagonists of Knight Errand and Mage Killer. They just seem really bland. The art is also really... Hmmm... The coloring doesn't fit the style at all and the lineart looks very manga influenced for some reason?. I just can't with these big eyes for some people, it reminds me of Attack on Titan for some damn reason (rofl). I liked the style in the last comic more (though it had it's issues too, I know) and the coloring fit it way better. This is really killing my interest for the comics unfortunately. Yeah the art is not my favorite. I'm really hoping that we get a good look at Starkhaven as a setting. I feel like since the intended audience already knows what Kirkwall is like there wasn't an effort to show it off that much, and the fortress where Vaea grew up was a bit too vague. |
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Post by mrslothy on Jun 15, 2017 22:48:59 GMT
wow, i found out about this today... ME really is eating way too much of my attention lately.
now to reading...
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 16, 2017 2:48:00 GMT
I wouldn't mind focusing on these characters..... if they remain relevant. Thought it was disappointing that Asunder and The Masked Empire introduced so many interesting characters and then just sort of..... glossed over them in the games or dropped them entirely? Like, my instinct is to use this comic to Get Hype™ for DA4, but I'm not sure what or who I'm supposed to be getting excited about. I feel like they'll drop Vaea and I dunno wtf Charter is doing everywhere. P.S. what's happening in Orzammar friends let's go back there, check out some mad dwarven politics, anytime would be great.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 2:57:10 GMT
I wouldn't mind focusing on these characters..... if they remain relevant. Thought it was disappointing that Asunder and The Masked Empire introduced so many interesting characters and then just sort of..... glossed over them in the games or dropped them entirely? Like, my instinct is to use this comic to Get Hype™ for DA4, but I'm not sure what or who I'm supposed to be getting excited about. I feel like they'll drop Vaea and I dunno wtf Charter is doing everywhere. P.S. what's happening in Orzammar friends let's go back there, check out some mad dwarven politics, anytime would be great. I don't think it's necessary to pick up the threads left hanging by ancillary materials. Let's take Asunder. If Cole wasn't a follower in DAI, I would be fine with that novel serving as the backdrop for the furtherance of the mage/templar conflict and that's all, without coming back to those characters again. I think it's possible to have the ancillary materials act as support for the games without also referring directly to those same characters and events. These things should be a bonus for the interested player, not a requirement. (I am of the opinion that The Masked Empire is NOT required reading, because I don't think that, in that particular case, the Inquisitor needs to know everything to make a decision relevant to their roleplay.) As for Charter, she is essentially Leliana's second-in-command, along with Harding. Magekiller had Leliana initially approach our duo in those comics, but then Charter took over later on as, I assume, Leliana had larger issues to deal with. I assume the case is the same for this comic. |
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 16, 2017 3:06:24 GMT
I wouldn't mind focusing on these characters..... if they remain relevant. Thought it was disappointing that Asunder and The Masked Empire introduced so many interesting characters and then just sort of..... glossed over them in the games or dropped them entirely? Like, my instinct is to use this comic to Get Hype™ for DA4, but I'm not sure what or who I'm supposed to be getting excited about. I feel like they'll drop Vaea and I dunno wtf Charter is doing everywhere. P.S. what's happening in Orzammar friends let's go back there, check out some mad dwarven politics, anytime would be great. I don't think it's necessary to pick up the threads left hanging by ancillary materials. Let's take Asunder. If Cole wasn't a follower in DAI, I would be fine with that novel serving as the backdrop for the furtherance of the mage/templar conflict and that's all, without coming back to those characters again. I think it's possible to have the ancillary materials act as support for the games without also referring directly to those same characters and events. These things should be a bonus for the interested player, not a requirement. Different strokes, I suppose. For me, the bonus is in getting extra info about characters I already know and like, whether I meet them for the first time in the comics/novels or games. I like it when the two are a little more incorporated than they have been. I want to like these comics, but they feel a bit dull to me because I feel like the characters will remain largely irrelevant, so I'm just... uninvested. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 11:51:47 GMT
I wouldn't mind focusing on these characters..... if they remain relevant. Thought it was disappointing that Asunder and The Masked Empire introduced so many interesting characters and then just sort of..... glossed over them in the games or dropped them entirely? Like, my instinct is to use this comic to Get Hype™ for DA4, but I'm not sure what or who I'm supposed to be getting excited about. I feel like they'll drop Vaea and I dunno wtf Charter is doing everywhere. P.S. what's happening in Orzammar friends let's go back there, check out some mad dwarven politics, anytime would be great. I like the comics and books when they can expand the lore in ways that the games most likely never will. So I liked that we saw an Antivan prison and swamps and a naval battle against the Qunari in the Alistair comics. And that we wrapped up the mystery behind Maric's disappearance. Those kinds of things would most likely never be covered in future games, or if they were they might feel shoe horned in. But Magekiller was disappointing because apart from the beginning scenes of Minrathous, everything felt like a rehash of DAI with worse graphics. There was nothing new there and no interesting new characters. I'm hoping that Knight Errant will be able to provide more lore with Starkhaven, perhaps resolve Sebastian's story arc, otherwise it might go the same way as Magekiller. I wouldn't mind focusing on these characters..... if they remain relevant. Thought it was disappointing that Asunder and The Masked Empire introduced so many interesting characters and then just sort of..... glossed over them in the games or dropped them entirely? Like, my instinct is to use this comic to Get Hype™ for DA4, but I'm not sure what or who I'm supposed to be getting excited about. I feel like they'll drop Vaea and I dunno wtf Charter is doing everywhere. P.S. what's happening in Orzammar friends let's go back there, check out some mad dwarven politics, anytime would be great. I don't think it's necessary to pick up the threads left hanging by ancillary materials. Let's take Asunder. If Cole wasn't a follower in DAI, I would be fine with that novel serving as the backdrop for the furtherance of the mage/templar conflict and that's all, without coming back to those characters again. I think it's possible to have the ancillary materials act as support for the games without also referring directly to those same characters and events. These things should be a bonus for the interested player, not a requirement. ( I am of the opinion that The Masked Empire is NOT required reading, because I don't think that, in that particular case, the Inquisitor needs to know everything to make a decision relevant to their roleplay.) As for Charter, she is essentially Leliana's second-in-command, along with Harding. Magekiller had Leliana initially approach our duo in those comics, but then Charter took over later on as, I assume, Leliana had larger issues to deal with. I assume the case is the same for this comic. My problem with WEWH, though, is that I felt that the writers of that quest had read TME and were designing the quest with the book as background information. The characterizations for all three of the Orlesians felt underdeveloped in the game because they were relying on the characterization from the book. From a role playing perspective, I would think that the Inquisitor, as an unofficial ambassador, would have been briefed about all three leaders before showing up at the Winter Palace and so would have a much deeper understanding of the necessary politics. But the game presents it as if speaking with the politicians is the first time the PC has ever heard anything about them, and then the advisers hastily present their out of character support for their respective candidates. It's a larger problem I have with DAI where it doesn't feel like we're actually in charge of a new global power but are rather a puppet for the advisers and we follow their directions from point to point without any initiative of our own. |
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I don't want to be even more bored by his character.
. (Sorry, Cal, but I know some peeps who want you for waifu.)
