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Dragon Age: Origins

SO I am at the part whether to save the child and go into the fade or Kill the fucker. I am leaning towards killing the fucker. Any suggestions?

I saved last nite right before I had to decide.

GAME SPOILERS

 
If you didn't save the mages in the Circle Tower, you're left with three options:

1) You get the mage out of the dungeon (the area you into when you went through the windmill to get to the castle) and have him use Blood Magic to go and save the kid.

2) If you're a mage or have Morrigan/Wynne (I think Wynne says no or you take a relationship bar hit) with you, get the mage out of the dungeon and have him use Blood Magic to send either of you to save the kid.

3) You murder the kid outright.

If you did either of the first two, you end up killing the kid's mother and Alistair will resent you for it.

If you go with #3, you still piss off Alistair and have to deal with Bann Tegan and Arl Eamon later on.


If you plan on being a "Good" character, you take the long road and save the Circle Tower Mages.
 
SO I am at the part whether to save the child and go into the fade or Kill the fucker. I am leaning towards killing the fucker. Any suggestions?

I saved last nite right before I had to decide.

pretty much what jay said in his spoiler. but i will emphasize
 
this is where you get blood magic. i know your not playing as a mage, but blood magic is by far one the most badass and fun set of spells to use.

there is something in there about making a deal with the spirit in the fade. i cant remember how it goes but i think u need to make a deal to get the spirit to teach u blood magic

i would think about using the wiki or your book to make sure you unlock blood magic. there is a spell that makes the bad guys blood boil. they all stand their tweaking as they take damage. There is another that makes a bad guy fight on your side against the other bad guys
 
I know there's the Resurrection spell you can get near the middle/end of the game for mages if you use the right Spell Tree.

All it does is give you temporary allies during a fight (which works VERY well if you do it right...

http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/you-can-have-six-mages-in-your-dragon-age-party/a-2010042317389378010/g-20081203153047270098

Read through the "Party Time" paragraph.)

While Blood Mage is okay, if you don't bring a healer or a LOT of health poultices, you and/or your party are going to die sooner than later.
 
I couldnt find it in myself to kill the kid. I am off to the tower....ugh.

There is a bright side...

 
You're going to finish the worst part of the game first.
 
If you do it right, you'll be able to get several permanent skill point boosts.
 
You get a free party member out of the deal... as long as you say you're going to save the mages
 
At the last part of the fade and the sloth beast is kicking my ass....I have all 4 characters too. ffs

Dude...seriously, the game doesn't penalize you at all for dialing back the difficulty. Just do it on casual until you finish that part and then bump it back up from there.
 
Seth if he does that how can he respect himself as a man?

If he's playing as an elf or a dwarf I don't see how that matters.

And even further, you don't gain any cheevo's for it and we all know that in today's world that's what makes or breaks a man.
 
To beat the Sloth Demon in the Fade:

-Use the forms the game gives you to get to the fight itself.

The Golem is great for wailing on Sloth through most situations while the Spirit form lets you cast Crushing Prison and a Cold spell on him.

-Depending on who you brought to the tower with you, the fight will either be easy or hard.

a) If you have Alistair with you, he should be Tanking... NO EXCEPTIONS.

Tell Alistair to Taunt and cast Threaten so Sloth will focus all his attention on him.

b) If you brought Morrigan with you, she should be casting elemental spells like Cone of Cold or any Lightning related spell.

If not that, get her to cast Vulnerability Hex and/or Affliction Hex so any offensive-minded spell will hurt Sloth worse.

c) Wynne should NOT be attacking Sloth.

Since she's a healer, you're two main concerns with her are keeping her alive so she can cast spells to keep you alive AND... making sure she has enough lyrium to use so she can keep casting said spells.

d) Anyone else that's spec'd to use bows and/or crossbows should be shoot the crap out of Sloth.

If you brought Leliana, she's already able to use most bow and arrow talents and as such can break up Sloth's armor rating, stick him in place and otherwise tick off his health points.

As long as someone's tanking and you're wailing on Sloth, you should worry about her getting hit.

...just make sure she only has bows and/or crossbows to use so she doesn't stupidly auto-switch to melee weapons and get herself killed.
 
this is where it helps to be a mage. Also...i noticed you playing on XBL last night and your a level 9 rogue. whats this level 9 shit?

i think by the time i was where you are i was a level 20. I was at level 7 when i got denerim and the other plot locations opened. it looks like you jumped right into one of the hardest plot point right away. All those little side quests and codex items all add up to XP
 
this is where it helps to be a mage. Also...i noticed you playing on XBL last night and your a level 9 rogue. whats this level 9 shit?

i think by the time i was where you are i was a level 20. I was at level 7 when i got denerim and the other plot locations opened. it looks like you jumped right into one of the hardest plot point right away. All those little side quests and codex items all add up to XP

Uhh....I didn't know. I really didn't have too much of a problem with the FADE besides the annoying meta-morphing into each form every 2 mins.

This is the problem...I really don't know how to tell my teammates how to fight. I just don't....I need to look at this book. I brought it to work..lol.

I got the sloth to turn into its true form (I think 4th form) and reduced his health down to about 20% health before I died.

Question...how do I get Wynne to just heal my party?
 
Uhh....I didn't know. I really didn't have too much of a problem with the FADE besides the annoying meta-morphing into each form every 2 mins.

This is the problem...I really don't know how to tell my teammates how to fight. I just don't....I need to look at this book. I brought it to work..lol.

I got the sloth to turn into its true form (I think 4th form) and reduced his health down to about 20% health before I died.

Question...how do I get Wynne to just heal my party?

There is a spell that heals your whole party. I forget the name of it, though, and it's pretty weak.
 
Uhh....I didn't know. I really didn't have too much of a problem with the FADE besides the annoying meta-morphing into each form every 2 mins.

This is the problem...I really don't know how to tell my teammates how to fight. I just don't....I need to look at this book. I brought it to work..lol.

I got the sloth to turn into its true form (I think 4th form) and reduced his health down to about 20% health before I died.

Question...how do I get Wynne to just heal my party?

group heal.

i see you have not worked on learning about the tactics screen....hehe
 
its not hard. u just gotta screw around in there. get to know how things work

if you dont have a teammates tactics setup to tell him to use a health poltice when he is at less than 25%....then how will he know to use a health poltice? the only other option is for you to hit LB and switch to him and manually make him use a health poltice

idk about u, but when im in a battle im not able to keep track of that stuff :)

Also, wynne has a spell called revival....its one u want to know about along with group heal
 
Thanks for the helps guys! Making Wynne a healer was key and messing around with the tactics helped 10 fold! Killed the Sloth King and Uldrid on first attempts.

NOW I gotta find some fucking Urn to help save The Earl....good stuff.
 
that quest is kick ass. i suggest knocking out some side quests to level up. touch every possible glimmering item....the XP will help. plus there are shops that have items that are killer. i cant remember where it is but there is a item u wear that will allow u to earn more XP from items.

u can also give gifts to your crew to make them like you and that will open up some companion missions.

also, while typing i remembered something about that urn quest. i dont know if i should post it or not....i guess u can read this if you want...but its a wiki on the quest and obviously has major spoilers.
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/The_Urn_of_Sacred_Ashes

i will say this....that is a very hard and long quest. save otfen and before any decisions.
 
ok so there is a bunch of side quests available in the village of redcliffe.....I guess I will knock them out. I already started traveling to Denirim....I have some assassin on my team now.
 
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