While I've had a DW account for nearly 3 years, I've never been involved. My partner's been very active on DW however, and so I finally took the plunge. I used to LJ under a different handle a long, long time ago, but lapsed for a variety of reasons. You know the type.
My partner had gotten a recommendation from another DW user to try DAI, and so she bought a copy for our PS4. She "made the mistake" (her words ;) ) of asking me to try it out and see if it would actually appeal to her. This happened in May, and she has yet to play any of the various DA games in our household. I was so enamored by DA, that I cashed in all of my Gamestop Powerup points and got the least expensive PS3 I could buy (along with a library of Bioware games to boot). It has been wonderful, and I regret nothing!
% I'm on AO3 as maramcreates (and on ff.net as well, though I've got nothing posted there for now). There are other services/names that I use, but feel free to PM for those.
% I can't stress enough how much it means to me to be able to play a woman romantically involved with another woman. I'm sure that I still would have loved the DA universe, even without that element, though it certainly would have been much less fulfilling. That said, DA has *ruined* most other RPGs for me. I've picked up games that I would have happily played in April, and just "meh"ed at them.
% So far, I've only completed one DA fanfic (posted here), and I'm contemplating others. I've drawn one DA fanwork, but haven't posted it anywhere yet. That will likely change sometime soon.
% I'll have to say that I've come across many awesome works in my short foray into DA fandom - the skill and love of the creators is plainly evident! If I had to chose just one work to plug, it would probably have to be Snafu1000's "Moments In Time" (posted here on AO3).
% My favorite player character has changed the more DA I play, but currently it's my Elissa Cousland (dual wielding rogue). I've played her as a woman who was adamant that she didn't want to become a Grey Warden, and was forced to undergo the Joining ritual under the threat of death. She sees the Grey Wardens as a cult, and has no desire to do anything that would benefit them - kill the Archdemon, yes, but nothing more. While DAO doesn't have much room in the player response options to take this perspective to its conclusion, I've improvised here and there. Also, as an unabashed altoholic, here are other player characters that I enjoy playing: Warden Kallian Tabris; Warden Natia Brosca; Champion Marian Hawke; Inquisitor Evelyn Trevelyan; Inquisitor Malika Cadash; Inquisitor Herah Adaar. As far as shipping goes, I have a soft spot for female player characters involving themselves with Leliana, Isabella, and Sera. I'm also one sad sucker for sappy scenes, and cooties.
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Date: 2015-09-18 10:55 pm (UTC)My partner had gotten a recommendation from another DW user to try DAI, and so she bought a copy for our PS4. She "made the mistake" (her words ;) ) of asking me to try it out and see if it would actually appeal to her. This happened in May, and she has yet to play any of the various DA games in our household. I was so enamored by DA, that I cashed in all of my Gamestop Powerup points and got the least expensive PS3 I could buy (along with a library of Bioware games to boot). It has been wonderful, and I regret nothing!
% I'm on AO3 as maramcreates (and on ff.net as well, though I've got nothing posted there for now). There are other services/names that I use, but feel free to PM for those.
% I can't stress enough how much it means to me to be able to play a woman romantically involved with another woman. I'm sure that I still would have loved the DA universe, even without that element, though it certainly would have been much less fulfilling. That said, DA has *ruined* most other RPGs for me. I've picked up games that I would have happily played in April, and just "meh"ed at them.
% So far, I've only completed one DA fanfic (posted here), and I'm contemplating others. I've drawn one DA fanwork, but haven't posted it anywhere yet. That will likely change sometime soon.
% I'll have to say that I've come across many awesome works in my short foray into DA fandom - the skill and love of the creators is plainly evident! If I had to chose just one work to plug, it would probably have to be Snafu1000's "Moments In Time" (posted here on AO3).
% My favorite player character has changed the more DA I play, but currently it's my Elissa Cousland (dual wielding rogue). I've played her as a woman who was adamant that she didn't want to become a Grey Warden, and was forced to undergo the Joining ritual under the threat of death. She sees the Grey Wardens as a cult, and has no desire to do anything that would benefit them - kill the Archdemon, yes, but nothing more. While DAO doesn't have much room in the player response options to take this perspective to its conclusion, I've improvised here and there. Also, as an unabashed altoholic, here are other player characters that I enjoy playing: Warden Kallian Tabris; Warden Natia Brosca; Champion Marian Hawke; Inquisitor Evelyn Trevelyan; Inquisitor Malika Cadash; Inquisitor Herah Adaar. As far as shipping goes, I have a soft spot for female player characters involving themselves with Leliana, Isabella, and Sera. I'm also one sad sucker for sappy scenes, and cooties.