the problem with picking a party is that "blighted dragon" makes me want the grey warden and the dragon hunter

who are both tanks

...what the hell, I've been triple mageing it half the time

tekiyaaaaa

I really wanted that shofar blast to be longer tbh

yes

but that just wasn't a tekiya gedolah

ah. I see. TWO dragon, and That Bitch for good measure

oh fuck yes

I love a Timely Ally Arrival

especially since two warriors = no heal commands = I was out of potions

VERY cool sequence sinking the ballista bolt into Ghilan'nain

...but unfortunately, she also has reinforcements

and it's hard to take the god of conquest and tyranny in a straight battle

I love as a design choice how Elgar'nan still looks pretty much like an elf, but - under that mask, there is something moving the way eyeballs would on Ghila'nain. but they're not.

interesting, though, that he chose not to crush the resistance

even if somehow Rook was resisting his magic, he could have wiped our allies away

--ha! and they're discussing it

the power of a trickster is in the reputation, some times

he didn't see a way Solas could win there...but he's not seen it before, and come out behind

so...better to withdraw

especially with Ghilan'nain, mortal and bleeding, on the field

I don't know that I think he loves her in a true fraternal way, but-- it would be terribly lonely, to be the only one

(I don't know that the gods as they are now are capable of love, because to love someone is to see them as a whole person, and they don't remember how)

hm. I'm not sure if leveling more would help with the Desperation fight, or if I need to figure out how to handle it more

there are so many things happening

and then the lights go out and my teammates stop being able to heal me

g-d, Bellara

have just a teensy bit of faith in yourself for once, okay?

"but what if when I'm NOT startled by the appearance of my dead brother who I've missed so much, his arguments work BETTER?"

they won't, because now you're prepared

that was Anaris's big chance, and he flubbed it because you saw the results of his actions first

and because you wouldn't let that slide, even for Cyrian

Bellara is a better person than she believes she is

when I say this quest, Harding's, is giving me Digger Emotions, I hope one of you knows what I'm talking about

oof

that's a choice to give me

and, as much as I am in favor of anger, often...for Lace it's wrong

and anger without compassion is worse than nothing

there were mechanical negatives to bringing Neve, but I'm glad I did

so we can group hug about it

as much as - the anger of the Titans is valid and deserves to be honored

ugh this is also giving me Earthsea Emotions and I LOVE that too

when you confront the angry shadow and go, yeah. that's me. c'mon home.

their anger deserves to be honored, but - not the way the shade wanted it honored

altho if they want to tear elgar'nan to pieces, I mean, I'm not objecting

I just. man. sometimes what you gotta do is hold your friend through the storm of emotion. that's it.

whoo. gonna. rest for tonight. let that sit.

oh I'm fond of

Emmrich doing spirit whispers on Zara's corpse

like, yeah, we DO still have a witness available

and good news! she's not feeling favorable towards the guy who knifed her!

yeah. yeah this is what I figured.

omg Bellara

writing saucy fiction

I demand OThowevermanypeoplewehaveinhere

tho that might be a high degree of difficulty for a beginning smut writer

I simply really love the way this game's companions vibe

"Sometimes it feels as if the city itself stabs me in the back" yeah, because you're a noir detective who is also the dame