The Old Gods will call to you From their ancient prisons they will sing Dragons with wicked eyes and wicked hearts, on blacken'd wings does deceit take flight, the first of my children lost to night. - Canticle of Silence 3:6 This post is a massive spoiler for Dragon Age Inquisition. If you don't want... Continue Reading →
The Undeniable Attraction of Cullen Stanton Rutherford
I am, I realize, as predictable as any swooning maiden with a crush, now that I admit my unfailing attraction to the stately ex-Templar. Being (among other things) a game designer, I thought I'd try to explain the mechanics of the attraction. In between bouts of drooling and fawning. Cullen Stanton Rutherford, Commander of the... Continue Reading →
Dragon Age fanart
Okay, so I suck at drawing. Not really, but I'm not half as good as some of the people out there doing that stuff. I also suck at writing fiction. I'm pretty sure that there are some who would say I suck at writing blog posts as well, but I have a feeling they're more... Continue Reading →
Gereon Alexius
This is a friendly warning. If you haven't played the mission "In Hushed Whispers" in Dragon Age Inquisition and you plan to, you should know that this post contains massive spoilers. Also, it does refer to events later in the game, so read with care. Or rather, don't read. Ever since my first meeting with... Continue Reading →
The Manquisition
I had this idea that I would praise Dragon Age Inquisition for its inclusiveness and representation in a blog post, but then it struck me. Why not just do a re-imagining with Inquisition at the hands of your Average Game Developer™, using (some) statistics and common tropes to show how great the difference actually is?... Continue Reading →
Broodmother
I recently rediscovered that everything evil in the Dragon Age universe starts with magic. All corruption in the world has one very clear origin (according to the Chantry at least). The Tevinter Magisters*. On a mission to reinstate the Old God Dumat, a group of Tevinter Magisters decided to enter the Golden City and usurp... Continue Reading →