Veilguard - Specializations, Backgrounds, Factions, & Companions Choices & Combos | Dragon Age

[@Dantics]

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[@Tim7318-3]

The ultimate choice Varric has made so far is growing a beard, he’s gone full dwarf now.

[@ghaldurinanubios4290]

It's a badge or medal of honor for dealing with Thedas' Bullshit.

[@kattfoss8]

But what happened to his infamous chest hair?

[@Tim7318-3]

@@kattfoss8 his beard absorbed most of his chest hair, he probably learned that from Tom (aka “Blackwall”).

[@mowermen1762]

@@Tim7318-3omg I heard that voice line for the first time between Cole and Blackwall yesterday. I was laughing so hard. Thanks for reminding me

[@Tim7318-3]

@@mowermen1762 wasn’t it Sera and Blackwall who had that conversation? Iirc I think he made a joke about his beard and how “there could only be one” to her, with Cole I remember that he was caught off guard when Cole asked about the beard and whether or not he could grow one too considering that Cole himself is a spirit/demon of Compassion.

[@drafigo13.4]

It started with a grey warden,itll end with a greay warden

[@aarphi1984]

For me as well!

[@nerdlydelicious1876]

Belara doesn’t have a prosthetic arm. The Devs have stated that it’s just a device that covers her arm. She’s very much flesh and blood underneath it

[@MammothMorals]

Flesh and bone*

[@aarphi1984]

@@MammothMorals just curious but why the correction? “Flesh and blood” is a valid expression just like “flesh and bone”.

[@MammothMorals]

@@aarphi1984 really? I've never heard of it. Good to know.

[@Dantics]

I mean, both bone and blood work, sure. Why not Flesh, bone, & blood?

[@aarphi1984]

@@Dantics the holy trinity of gore? Lol

[@Shadowpack95]

Im starting to wonder, what if the State of the Veil is in during the game is causing people who were not magical before begin to develop magical abilities? We know from Trespasser that the "Natural" state of the world is long life and everyone is Magical or at least the Elves and Dwarves were, before the Veil came crashing down and the Titans went Silent.

[@Dantics]

I mean, you could be onto something there. Reminds me a bit of Avatar Legend of Korra

[@BehindTheBush96]

I think I remember reading a while back that, like the qunari, the humans were not native to Thedas and came from other distant unknown lands. And that humans were not magical, but were taught magic by the elves.

[@DarkAbyss-em5ly]

I'm definitely going mage human female grey warden in honor of my first origins character

[@Dantics]

I feel this is a lot of peoples choice, and it can't really go wrong

[@oskyys6853]

Gonna be awkward if your warden shows up in veilguard

[@hellskullz]

@@oskyys6853 Actually that'd be pretty cool! Blight from Origins ended in 9.31 and Inquisition ends in 9.44. Veilguard starts 10 years after Inquisition so 9.54. Your new character could totally be named after the Hero of Ferelden and joined the Grey Wardens to follow his role model.

[@DarkAbyss-em5ly]

@@oskyys6853 I would actually love to see her again it'd be so much fun to see that kind of interaction since we couldn't in the inquisition or 2

[@DarkAbyss-em5ly]

@@hellskullz like you said I'm definitely going all in on my grey warden and if I do get to meet her again this game, my veilguard character is getting her fangirl moment there's no other way it could go lmao

[@Konrad_2003]

Usually in Dragon Age I would stick with one team from start to finish, while in Mass Effect I would alternate my companions throughout the game. Since Veilguard is giving me heavy ME vibes because of the gameplay and such, I'll probably be switching companions as I play, getting the most of the banter :)

[@Dantics]

I find I just do multiple playthroughs because you'll never get all the banter at once

[@SupDudes4ever]

Overall I'm excited but i absolutely hate that you can only bring 2 companions and they level up by how much they like you. So not only can you really get to know just 2 companions per playthrough but you also have to tailor your decisions to what they like so they're not useless in battle? Oh brother...

[@garwynrosser8907]

Anyone else getting a "Varric's gonna bite it" vibe?

[@16Vagabond]

yeah, the recent game informer article suspiciously avoids any mention of Varric following the trailer scene

[@mowermen1762]

@@16Vagabondmy theory is that Solas will end up killing varrick and we try interfering which causes the accident that puts Solas into the fade.

[@davids2cents594]

@@mowermen1762 i think it will be one of the other two elven gods and solas trys to stop them but gets pulled into the fade before he can act in time

[@HyouVizer]

Discord dev Q&A one of them already spoiled Varric dies as they spoke of him past tense of Harding remembering how he _was_

[@mowermen1762]

@@HyouVizer damn, I don’t mind spoilers but the criticism people had about the devs saying too much is now starting to weigh on me. I hoped that they wouldn’t partial confirm it like that. Oh well.

[@starojunes]

Am a bit sad that more people don't seem to find the companions apealing romance-wise. I know I plan to romance each one. I do hope we will all get to enjoy the gameplay and story as that's more important overall.

[@ichigozangetsugrimmjozgqp9439]

I imagine when we get much more info on them they’re will be more peeps wanting to do a romance im personally romancing Harding since I always wanted to

[@atharvawaikar9730]

I would argue that the romances are an important part of the story and arguably the best way to add replay ability to the game. It’s imperative that devs get romances and party dynamics done just as good as the campaign.

[@mybcro9291]

Thank you for the suggested combos! Very useful 😊

[@Dantics]

Thanks mybcro! 😁

[@10-OSwords]

SO much replay!! Can't wait to go deep on each of these new sub classes.

[@irand0m0nium]

Pretty sure I’m gonna go veil jumper spell blade mage. With Bella and possibly Harding and see how that goes. I might switch out Harding for a warrior though when more info comes out. My inquisitor romanced solas. So I want to lean into that elven support vibe and I thought the historian faction would work well.

[@Dantics]

I wonder if he will comment on the romance

[@shadowhell8378]

I have always used a 2 warrior, 1 Rogue, and 1 mage team in past dragon age games. Here with only 3 and with how little we really know about the skill tree and game play I'm thinking either harding or the Lucanis, with neve or emmrich as the mage depending on how there trees look and if I'm a high damage warrior or a tank warrior. Or if im the mage then I'll have Taash as the warrior.

[@zakrilege3428]

Im extremely torn on all of this. I have 3 romance targets, each class has a spec that sounds cool, and I have so many class/faction/companion combos i want to see. I will literally have to wait until they show more. For the people who dont like ANY of the characters here romance wise: whats an example of a character you did like? Im reqlly curious who the "none of these are for me" crowd considers interesting, cuz theres something for everyone here.

[@Dantics]

Okay well I can explain from my end. These characters seem a bit unrealistic for me, personally, just based on the graphics. When it comes to individuals, I only am attracted to human females. So there is one choice, though I would count Bellera. They're both okay. Like if someone similar was in front of me in real life I would think they are pretty in their own way, but not something that makes me say 'Wow'.

[@vincentalexander4603]

@@Dantics Lucky you. I didn't see any choices (being a gay dude). Maybe Maybe the investigator Neve for a female choice. Either way, i'll be shocked if they're as fun/ interesting as the past games companion. Not to sounds so overly negative about it lol @zarkrilege3428 Origins: Alister was straight but he was my bro, Morrigan because well it morrigan. Dragon Age Inquisition: Dorian was my bay, I loved how they did him. Honestly Cassandra and Cullen were great too, even thu cullen was just my bud (secret sad face lol). I honestly thought Inquisition romance/ story quest characters in alot of ways was better than origins.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

None of them seem interesting.

[@zakrilege3428]

@vincentalexander4603 Thanks for all of that. That's exactly what I was hoping for. I'm surprised a little, I guess, because I've read other people were frothy over lucanis, and even as a straight main myself, I feel a certain pull towards davrin. The one I dont get is people hot for Emmerich, but at the end of the day, that's just how it goes. Everyone's different. I'm sorry to hear there isn't anything for you. Maybe when the games out you'll play with a party member and they'll grow on you?

[@zakrilege3428]

@Dantics what is meant by "unrealistic"? This is a game with qunari and elves after all? So you just prefer grounded romances? For me, it's a fantasy setting, so I want the unique stuff you can't get in real life. I rarely make human player characters, and the romance options not being human isn't a deterrent at all(though I probably WONT go to the bone zone with Emmerichs servant). I'm not being judgey or anything, just genuinely curious.

[@joshuaclendenon]

More?! Let's goooooo!

[@Dantics]

Let's do it!

[@J3ss1ca_92]

I did my nightmare run on DAI with a full mage party, and it was super easy. Especially in the beginning when you have less than ideal gear. I gave everyone the ability to cast barrier, and it made survivability much better. Since then I only play mages and have a mage party. I'm excited to take Ballara and Emmerich.

[@Dantics]

Yeah but did you ever stop and consider that maybe you are just awesome?

[@Neon_Neutral94]

17:51 Have they confirmed that there will be no non-companion romances equivalent to Cullen and Josie? I’m still holding out hope for Maevaris Tilani and some more body diverse characters.

[@fullmetalheartt]

I am going lord of fortune elf warrior (slayer). I have no idea who my companions are going to be yet, but I am soooo excited to play 🥹

[@davids2cents594]

if that griffon plays a roll in combat. the warden will be in most peoples party often

[@Dantics]

Yeah all comes down to if that griffin joins you

[@mybcro9291]

Damn that N7 PC is a looker!

[@Dantics]

I'm very into it. Hard to work with it staring at me! Thanks man!

[@MrNax360]

Yeah seriously I stopped and was like damn 😂 Hook me up bro lol.

[@danieljayasiri7739]

Initially I was thinking I'd go veil ranger specialization, however I'm thinking I'll go between veil ranger and sabateur rogue class, as a human veil guard for my first play through, totally interested in what the abilities and weapons extended specialized skill sets are going to be. Can't wait for your in depth skill tree video!!!

[@eebee8052]

time to create the most magey mage to romance the mage killer with

[@quentin932]

Real

[@ookami-chan3328]

You can learn about the Mourn Watch in "Tevinter Nights". They are present in three of the short stories there. About the Crows and the apparent inconsistency you mentioned between them as Antiva's protectors and assassins for hire, again you have to read two of the short stories in Tevinter Nights. This contrast is actually the main theme of the 2nd of these stories.

[@atharvawaikar9730]

I don’t like when franchises rely on external sources to justify their changes in tone. It should be the responsibility of the creators to showcase all information in their primary series.

[@ookami-chan3328]

@@atharvawaikar9730 It's not really a "change", more like an expansion and while in some cases I agree (Orlais content in DAI should've been much more to not need The Maked Empire to understand), it's not always possible as the lore is simply too vast.

[@MGC-XIII]

Was going to go rogue, but spellblade sounds more fun! I really hope you can use any weapon you want, a necromancer mage with a shield sounds badass.

[@Dantics]

I hope so too. I feel we will have limits - but it seems weapon switching is a thing for a reason

[@anna-friedavandyk]

Unlike alot of people, i have at least three companions i want to romance, so this'll be a few good playthroughs for me. Im excited for the game.

[@HyouVizer]

Which are they? Closest for me is Lucanis, he looks suave and cunning. Maybe Emmrich but getting busy with a skeleton is very off putting, hope that is optional 💀 Darvin has a sexy voice, hot voice actor but on the fence of character design in terms of attractiveness 🤔

[@anna-friedavandyk]

@@HyouVizer Emmrich, Lucanis and Harding. (I wasn't initially gonna run after the necromancer- but the idea of the HoF berating both Rook and the Inquisitor of running after old men- has not stopped being funny.) And yeah, I'm with you on Davrin- his ears are just so... big.

[@ruarikelsey1793]

I’m just annoyed they made them all pansexual, makes the romance system feel so cheap and unrealistic 😔 I say that as a pansexual myself.

[@fireblade295]

@@ruarikelsey1793 For you. Having 2 Taash, 2 Bella, and 2 Neve satisfies my OCD. And knowing its not Larian, I won't cheated by having a shit ending for my muscle mommy...

[@fireblade295]

I got Taash, Bella, and Neve. Maybe in that order, maybe not, but Taash is first.

[@spiderz5145]

The Champion iconography makes me wonder if the Wardens have gone through an armor redesign.

[@HyouVizer]

They did in DAI, so makes sense another redesign being a decade timeline wise since, looking at Davrin warden armor.

[@spiderz5145]

@@HyouVizer davrins looks more like a rogue armor to me, hopefully we get the plate armor back.

[@assaasasassas5305]

@@spiderz5145 grey wardens also split into 2 groups, davrin is probably part of the new/reformed order

[@sohamkar1846]

I have thoroughly enjoyed Arcane warrior in DA origins and Knight errant in DA Inquisition. I also liked the Warrior with Spirit Warrior specialisation. I will like to try Human Shadow dragon Spell blade mage in Veilguard. My companion choice will be Varric and Taash the Dragon Hunter

[@BroncoJ]

Varric wont be a companion, sorry mate. Id recommend harding instead

[@sohamkar1846]

@@BroncoJ It's really sad thing. I still hope it will somehow change

[@thetropican640]

I'm going to choose Grey warden for sure and I wonder if we are going to see the hero of ferelden, plus if we choose the crown of antiva don't you think that we may going to cross with zevran and going to face him?

[@Dantics]

I sure hope we do!

[@thetropican640]

​@@Dantics thank for the answer plus I still thinking about choosing Hawke or the Grey warden commander on Inquisition, I bet we are going to face the consequences of that choice

[@MrRamo14]

Complaining about one fewer male to romance when there's an odd number of companions is kinda silly especially when DAI was even more imbalanced in the reverse. Luca and Davrin are both handsome and I'm kinda happy old guys are getting some love with Emmerich.

[@Dantics]

I'm a straight male so I can't help you here but it does seem as though there opinion is valid as well. I know mine is, in that choices have been less and less my taste moving from Origins to 2 to inquisition to this.

[@toreyzyre]

My go to is always Necromancy where available thus Mournwatch Death Caller, so probably Davrin or Lucanis and Ballera. Much as I am interested in the Emmerich stuff, he's gonna be 2nd playthrough with my Champion run. I hope doing such a polar opposite of Grey Warden romancing Emmerich will provide fun dialogue, definitely gonna do Harding as my 3rd there.

[@Dantics]

Completely fair. I am personally basing my choice purely on their skills this time around

[@toreyzyre]

@@Dantics Yea, normally I do that too, but I gotta try necro first. Still doing the DA trinity tho at least. Plus I feel like having Ballera for first playthrough will hopefully lead into finding fun stuff from her skill.

[@marwantariq8458]

Hi dan, thank you for your informative video, i am very excited to play as a necromancer in my first playthrough,i think a class like that would be very powerful against the eluvians and i am also interested to see solas reaction to it.

[@louisfreeman9551]

This was excellent, thanks.

[@Dantics]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@Zathurious]

Like I mentioned, my first playthrough (there will be many) is gonna be a mage with the Antivan Crows. I'm thinking I'll use the Spellblade Specialization. I genuinely hope that the game doesn't force you to only use a few of your companions. I actually like being able to complete everyone's personal quests in one playthrough. I'm sure there will be major story decisions that will affect everyone's opinion, even if they're not with you. In addition, the last game had the judgments, which also affected everyone's opinion.

[@jungtothehuimang]

"You can hug and pet the baby griffon" okay but can I pet and hug manfred!? I wanna pet and hug manfred Bioware!!!

[@Dantics]

You can def converse with him, he is voiced by a big name voice actor ;)

[@ianpinto8473]

Is it going to be mission based like mass effect 2?

[@Dantics]

Yes, it will be

[@rko1095]

Although this game will be more linear progression I am so looking forward to playing it. In the meantime maybe I'll go back to the Hinterlands and wander around for a few hundred hours.😆

[@Dantics]

At least you always have Inquisition if you want to get your exploration fix

[@PB-Trinity]

First playthrough : Romancing Lucanis with a Spell Blade Mage from the Antivan Crows. The mage killer with a mage from the same faction, what could go wrong ? 😅

[@Dantics]

Probably, but that is half the fun!

[@Kross415]

Tbf being an assassing specialized in killing mages doesn't make you a mage hater inherently, I know he has a comic so idk if I'm missing relevant background on that front.

[@BigWillTheThrill]

Are the Lords of Fortune ever explicitly said to be pirates? It sounds more like an adventurers guild to me.

[@HyouVizer]

Definitely seems like an adventure guild taking on hunts of deadly monster sightings. That's what it looks like to me, idk am a casual fan lol.

[@Dantics]

They're been depicted as adventurers but with a pirate theme. Their symbol is even the Kraken.

[@ghost_walker]

I just hope Spell Blade is close to Knight Enchanter. That was my favorite specialization in Inquisition. I am leaning towards Antivan Crowes, but I don't know, maybe Veil Jumper's.

[@Dantics]

It does seem to be!

[@Jay.Birdxx]

As someone who played a lot of mage builds I feel like I might stick with it and see if I can do a spellblade/evoker multi build. I have two people I want to romance but haven't decided yet, Taash and Lucanis - tho I will have to see when it comes out who I vibe with more lol. As for backgrounds and the specialisation icons I think they might give you more buffs or something if you match them up together (but that might just be me overthinking it bc I doubt they had it there for no reason) but I feel like I might lean into SD or AC but I guess we will see what the buffs are when the info is out

[@Dantics]

Yeah it's hard to tell without the specifics but I don't think they'll give matching buffs - just because Bioware want us to experiment

[@Jay.Birdxx]

That is true but from my experience bioware rarely does things without some sort of purpose, so I have trouble believing that they didn't do this without having something in mind. Tho it is was fun to speculate

[@orlandomedeiros9222]

So... There is no healer ou pure supportive class? On Inquisition we at least got Knight Enchanter

[@wordyblerd7723]

The Mourn Watch sounds like the rebranded Mortalitasi that Cassandra talked about in Inquisition.

[@lewiswashington9182]

Well done great video🎉👏🏾

[@FabledAllOut]

Informative as hell! Also, that PC gave me butterflies in my stomach.

[@Dantics]

Me too! When I first saw it done I jumped!

[@map339]

Laughing so hard at those comments you posted and laughing at myself as well! The instance I heard „sensitive gentlemen“ and „necromancer“ in one sentence describing Emmrich in other video I screamed „sold!“. Now, I always play a mage, and with a game limiting my choice to only three companions this sounds…problematic. Gonna be playing the least balanced team in the world 🫡

[@Dantics]

Who needs balance!? Not us!!

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

I really hope they have traps if so it seems our specialization will depend on what classes we put points into ie: veil ranger with points into saboteur ,if so im definitely making a saboteur with points into veil ranger for a magic trapper! Ohh hopefully they allow rogues to lay down magic mines.

[@Dantics]

I would love poisons and traps, but not too sure yet about specialisation cross over

[@johneasterling7120]

Interesting that each of the specializations has one of the icons of the backgrounds/orders

[@nordicpush1452]

Warrior specs were not weapon dependend. U could and prob still be able play any with two hand or single and shield. In orgin u could also dual wielding with any spec.

[@Kross415]

It's confirmed warriors can't dualwield in DA4

[@nordicpush1452]

@@Kross415 Y i know, it was more about u can play two hand champion or shield based warrior reaper most likely cos weapon perks are other part of sill tree then specialization.

[@Kross415]

@@nordicpush1452 Oh, I got you now. Yeah it would be fair to assume so, if not, it's going to be even more limiting wich would be crazy honestly.

[@Dantics]

Yes maybe I should have been more clear. I meant they will lean a particular way

[@ayano22691]

I have 2 planned rooks: * A female human mage (probably chose the Evoker class). Her faction will be Shadow Dragons. She will romance Lucanis. My team will be Lucanis and Davrin. * A female elf who’s a veil ranger rogue (and who’s faction is the veil jumpers). her team will be Davrin and Hardin, and she will romance once of them.

[@-gasp-Ogbert]

If you choose a rogue class and are still a “mage” and that explains why Rook can cast lightning damage with his daggers, this is gonna suck. It means that there will be no special dialogue options for being a mage, which as we all know, is something pretty fucking special in DA in terms of how society views you.

[@MalarikFilms]

I have 3/6 fully planned rooks 1. A dwarf (saboteur) antivan crow (or Lord of fortune) with Davrin and Emmrich in my party Romancing Davrin or Lucanis 2. Elven Death caller or Reaper, mortalitasi, with Taash or Lucanis and Harding or Bellara Romancing Emmrich 3. Human Warden, Champion, with Lucanis and Neve Romancing Harding

[@Dantics]

Planning to do 6 runs - cultured!

[@ookami-chan3328]

I think my first character would be an elf crow spellblade romancing Lucanis! Always loved the idea of a mage assassin and wanted to romance Lucanis from the first time I read his story years ago! And elf because well starting from Inquisition onward, being an elf gives you the richest lore. If you've not read his story btw he's basically an assassin's creed protagonist in the DA universe (as far as his abilities and combat skills go not his personality which is a professional assassin with his own sense of justice).

[@jbjmadden]

my warden was a dalish elf my inky was a dalish elf my rooks gonna be a dalish elf probably a veil ranger veil jumpers

[@Dantics]

Call you Santa because you got all the elves

[@neutrality4660]

Hey, where did the Devs confirm warriors cannot dual wield? Do you have a link? Thanks!

[@grimmjow0106]

Good work on the vid Dan! Thanks as always for the easy to navigate time stamps 👊. For me personally since the companions don’t have the appeal factor lol , I would enjoy watching a playthru/run of urs that focuses on pissing your companions off and or getting them killed.😂 plus it would be a interesting challenge to see someone beat the game with no companions at all😉👊 Anyway, catch ya for the next one

[@Dantics]

I wonder to what extent you can get them killed. Like is it ME2 levels or just one or two in story choices?

[@grimmjow0106]

@@Dantics good point , I humble challenge you to find out for us and make a video on it . I will absolutely watch 😁👍 Plus, if a solo/no companion run can be done at different difficulties… That would be pretty interesting in of itself 👊

[@walterwang4669]

I’m interested to see where they go with these companions, but I’m willing to bet no one is topping the Dorian romance

[@sakisaotome6753]

Romance wise I'm thinking bellara or Harding. Though isn't Harding a semi romance for the Inquisitor if you don't romance any of the others? Though I'll have to check it taash as well just in case. But so far I'm leaving towards bellara

[@Dantics]

They're both romanceable in Veilguard for sure - will have to wait and see their personalities.

[@fireblade295]

I already picked Taash as the first romance. I just have to see who would be a good second, then gotta decide between Bellera and Neve.

[@sang4192]

Choosing two companions is going to be hard. I really like to alternate companions to get all the dialog available. Some combos of teammates can be fun. I hope the replay value will be great to try new things. Everything is still up in the air. We've seen some stuff, but not enough to know what works best. Hopefully we'll get more info, footage and a release date soon. Thanks Dantics!

[@Dantics]

Agreed! Super hard. Means multiple playthroughs

[@fireblade295]

I have a "locked" spot that is only filled by the one I am romancing. Like how I played ME. Taash then someone who provides what the setup misses (range or tank)

[@Mitsu2040]

I'm definitely going to be a Warden, as I was in Origins. All else may vary. I might even try to play my original Warden, as an older veteran.

[@samflood5631]

I don’t know which specialization I should choose. As a male Elf, should I be a Champion, Veil Ranger or Spell Blade As a female Dwarf, should I be a Saboteur or Duelist As a female Human, should I be a Death Caller or Evoker As a male Qunari, should I be a Reaper or Slayer But I know which companion I’m romancing in each walkthrough Male Elf Champion/Spell Blade/Veil Ranger, romancing Harding Female Dwarf Saboteur/Dualist, romancing Assan Female Human Evoker/Death Caller, romancing Lucanis Male Qunari Slayer/Reaper, romancing Tassh

[@Dantics]

Hearted so hopefully someone helps. Personally I think you can't go wrong with any of them. Unless you have a preference for range or melee

[@samflood5631]

@@Dantics I'm more of a warrior and mage kind of guy.

[@CalamityCain]

Cool video, thank you :) I've played Origins a couple of times, so there's no canonical Hero of Ferelden in my head. But my Hawke is a male sorcerer who went with Anders all the way and my Inquisitor is an elven female two-handed unkillable Champion who romanced Solas. I think in The Veilguard I'll go for a male dwarven Warrior - possibly Champion or Reaper later on - with the Grey Warden background. I want to play as a stout defender type this time around and I'd love to romance Lace Harding because I just found her immensely endearing in Inquisition. Really hope she'll be well written :) Nothing's set in stone though. Do we know if there'll be romance options outside of your active party yet? Like Cullen and Josephine in Inquisition?

[@josafateleazarsurya3109]

Why no Inquisition faction there? is Inquisition disbanded canon? But we know that Harding is came from Inquisition in the official trailer.

[@doodlebugfour7070]

Im planning on making my Rook a Qunari Mage who will romance Davrin. Considering Death Caller Mourn Watch.

[@skynet0912]

I'm already set on my Spellblade Grey Warden...

[@4restFinders]

Definitely Spellblade mage in the shadowdragons faction; was thinking veiljumpers too, but can't help but fight opression. Probably gonna romance the warden; hes cool and has a griffin.

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

Id use emmeric and davrin the neceo for damage and thr tank for distraction with a focus on tankyness and throwing his sheild, hopefully the sheild theow can taunt.

[@Dantics]

I figure it will taunt

[@16Vagabond]

I'm gonna be a shadow dragon / tal vashoth saarebas, simply because her existence will certainly piss off both the qunari and the tevinter magisters

[@Dantics]

That's the saving grace for me - but I prefer the DA2 design. Hard choice!

[@eddiedormer9045]

First romance is gonna be harding for sure. Wish we could have gotten more of her in inquisition.

[@ichigozangetsugrimmjozgqp9439]

I agree Harding had such personality and depth but we never got enough of her

[@sortilien2099]

It seems the solas' ritual you messed up corupt you so every spec being magic can make sense

[@dillonolsen2254]

Yeah I’m feeling a rogue either duelist or spell blade, though the melee mage is also intriguing. I love the idea of a 2 handed warrior but I played reaver in DAI and it got a little old after a while. Maybe the slayer will end up being more dynamic. Then origin of Shadow Dragons or maybe Veil Jumpers? I like the idea of Lords of Fortune but fail to see how they will have much of an impact story wise. Companions definitely Davren, Taash, Neve, and Lucanis are the ones that interest me most. Primarily the first 2. Not closed off to the others but they’re not speaking to me, particularly Harding. Maybe her mysterious magical powers could be cool though. No romance. Don’t do that much in games.

[@Dantics]

Yeah it really comes down to the companions skills for me

[@Ginge.1008]

Hope i can specilize my mage into fire, ice or electric, would seem a little odd that companions specilize in a specific element and you can't 🤔 wont upset me or anything but i do like specilizing into a specific element.

[@zabavamorozova5247]

17:56 "as a WHITE gay man" what does white have to do with it?? 🤨

[@Sneasling]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@atharvawaikar9730]

Should be obvious. He wanted a love interest from his own community. Hardly an odd thing to ask for.

[@Sneasling]

@@atharvawaikar9730 Pretty sure Zabava's question was rhetorical because it IS obvious. Racism is quite normalized in most places. If you're a white person and will not date someone specifically because they are not white, that is actually a pretty odd thing to ask for. It's one thing to say you aren't interested in someone, but to write off other races entirely is not about "community". A queer person not being interested in 3 canonically queer characters because they aren't white enough is not about "community".

[@atharvawaikar9730]

@@Sneasling Racism and romantic attraction are two completely different things. People are allowed to have preferences and not being attracted to dark skinned people is not racism. You guys use the racism card so much the original meaning has been completely lost by this point.

[@Sneasling]

@@atharvawaikar9730I did not say that people are not allowed to have preferences. Nor did I say you are racist for not being attracted to someone who happens to be of a different race. But if you are talking about not being attracted to someone and you bring up your race even though no one asked? That's pretty weird. And if you don't date someone exclusively because of their race, that actually IS racism. Saying that you find entire races of people unattractive because they are not white is racism. And pointing out racist actions and microaggressions does not diminish institutionalized racism at all. Because more than one type of thing can be racist. But I am really curious about one thing you mentioned. You said "You guys". What does that mean exactly? Who am I? What group is it that you are lumping me into? I can't say I personally have "used the racism card so much", but you seem to think you know me. So who are these "guys" that I am a part of?

[@jizamkizam9611]

I just hope Spellblades melee stuff doesn't require you to use the daggers. I just really wanna be smacking people around with the staff like in DA2

[@DavidSantos-ix1hu]

Yes my class will be saboteur from what i hear they are a mix of artificer and the saboteur from. Inquisition,if true that would open alot of ways to burst damage and control the feild.

[@Dantics]

That's the impression I got as well - they will be an environmental control class if spec'd right

[@aeonbloodmoon]

Such a good video! I wanna do Necro rook with mourn watch faction, and I def want Davrin (romance purposes) but idk who to pick for my second companion 😩

[@Dantics]

Well necro and tank could use some rogue damage, so either of the rogue companions would suit I think! If you're into Davrin perhaps having Lucanis there would give you even more choice + banter

[@aeonbloodmoon]

@@Dantics I’m thinking that’s what I might do tbh they’re both awesome so it’s a win win 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@deguberseg9878]

Main theme music dragon age inqusiton was so epic

[@fireblade295]

Have to see the mage skills, but going Lords of Fortune. As for companions, going my Mass Effect style; one slot is reserved for one of the female LIs I am romancing. Such as Ashley then someone who adds biotics/tech. Romancing Taash first, so she is reserved as my warrior. Then gotta see who works best in the area I am going to. I am glad they added more female options unlike DAI, where it was just Sera I liked... Going Mage, Elf, LoF, Taash.

[@Jabberwokee]

So the Necromancer Companion appears to have a “pet” (which I hope is battle ready) And it appears that the Warden Companion ALSO has a pet (Baby Griffon?) So if both of those things are true then they’re both coming with me because I want more bodies on the field If the PLAYER version of a Warden or Necromancer gets pet/s then I am playing whichever class lets me do that, and then I guess I’ll take the Qunari lady because I gotta romance someone, right? 🎉

[@Dantics]

If so, pets will be incontrollable distractions that may or may not have a skill slot requirement (that may make them attack a target with a bonus attack?)

[@Jabberwokee]

@@Dantics my hope is that you can at (the very least) direct them to specific targets - I’m not as worried about whether that have “actives” but I think they would have a bunch of “passives” like drawing more agro or damage/control/defensive auras They’ve shown the Griffin actively directly in a combat situation and they’ve shown Skeleboi so I’m hoping that means access to both *I want an army*

[@duantunes9871]

I'm pretty sure Neve's name has been pronounced like it is in Portuguese (probable origin for her name, meaning "snow"), with the first "E" sounding similar to the second "E" in "celestial" instead of the first one in "scene".

[@Zamppa86]

I have played the first playthrough of every DA game as a female mage and I'm going to continue that trend. Evoker probably as the specialization as I do love lightning and fire magic. Harding is probably going to be my main rogue, that's clear...And then a sword and shield warrior.

[@moonlight2870]

"Warriors can't dual wield" and mages can't equip bows. I think the companions work differently from Rook's base class.

[@Dantics]

Yep that's how it seems, and what I point out

[@x2567x]

Hopefully its linear in a dragon age 2 or mass effect style with open areas. More willing to replay it if I don’t have to run around as much

[@ichigozangetsugrimmjozgqp9439]

From what I hear it’s very much like da2 areas

[@cozachthebarbarian7376]

Spell blade with the shadow crow background. Not decided on companions yet.

[@michaelmouse3979]

Im going to look for a 3 party member mod when it comes out

[@Dantics]

I wonder how long that will take.

[@Warlock3151]

No reaver? That blows I liked the high risk high dps play style

[@Dantics]

Reaper is that!

[@MGC-XIII]

So basically I will be bringing a tank and a healer? xD I really want Ballera on my team honestly. Davrin also sems like a no brainer. Wait, Harding is a Veil Hunter and Ballera is a Spellblade with a bow isn't she?

[@Dantics]

I think they're their own class, so to speak. They don't fit in the same mold

[@MGC-XIII]

@@Dantics could be

[@RandomWandrer]

I am so glad that the elves have decent looking bodies this time. The elves in inquisition looked odd. Especially the males

[@jeffspruance9388]

I think I am going to be a human spell blade grey warden or veil jumper with Darvin and then either Emmerich or Bellera as my second companion.

[@Dantics]

It seems you have it locked up which is excellent. Seem like good choices all around.

[@jeffspruance9388]

@@Dantics We’ll see haha! Few months to change my mind. I feel like I can’t not have Darvin though, seems like such a cool character

[@IndieDenise]

Yooo I wonder if some of these romances will pull a Halsin 😮‍💨

[@ElgordoValor]

I'm going with male mage warden, like most of my main characters in dragon age. Except for my warden he will always be Warden commander Cousland, son of teryn Cousland of ferelden 💔

[@Dantics]

I hope you get to meet him

[@sunnyesparon7068]

Hey Dantics, what happened to the "Commander Shepard plays..." Series? It was fucking funny and halairious

[@drunkendruid9335]

Hopefully, Spellblade isn't just daggers, and I can wield a sword or 2. In any case, there will be meteors dropping and lightning strikes left and right

[@RandomWandrer]

Definitely shadow dragon. I've been aching to burn down slavery since DA:O. I love playing DW rogues and breaking them (+guard on hit was unkillable in DA:I). But im going to roll a melee mage first. I dont know yet what race. Elf had a richer experience in DA:I.

[@Dantics]

Yeah that's how I feel too. Now that TI is here, I want to burn it down.

[@hicquies]

Oh I’m gonna have fun with spell blade like omg

[@Vo0Do0o]

Spellblade = arcane warrior ? Yes please

[@Dantics]

Seems like it

[@LightDiscovery]

I wish at least Varric was a companion :/

[@HyouVizer]

he was for last 2 games, once was enough lol.

[@akholica4163]

I’ve loved Varric from DA2 and lamented he was off limits into DAI because of Bianca. It’s time to open up a romance with Varric I want to mend his broken heart without dwarven norms!

[@CthuluZombie]

I'm going Dwarven Champion Warden in honor of my first Hero of Ferelden.

[@Dantics]

That's completely fair

[@kaviindah7883]

Try to keep it like my favorite inquisitor build…..assassin

[@smartgoku9048]

at least there is more than 2 choices for romance with there being more than just 2 female characters this time. also finally we can romance harding properly. if i understood romance correctly. harding will likely be the most romanced character. also mage character for the win yeah.