#also awakening is weird because unless you’re playing a mage warden……..how tf do they actually learn any of the specs????

[danielnelsen]

i forget it’s not canon that hawke’s just roaming around skyhold with his definitely-not-shapeshifted-husband cat, it’s just how things are

#or like. the western approach. just carrying him around in his coat like anders did with pounce #he’s an orange cat (of course) and hawke calls him blondie when people ask #dragon age inquisition #dragon age #hawke #anders #handers #da #dai #can’t imagine anders NOT being a shapeshifter #that’s kinda the thing with origins mage specs tho..they all feel like they need a good reason for someone to take them #spirit healer’s kinda the default ‘normal’ one (and i guess battlemage) but the others all need a backstory #like i’m my canon wynne doesn’t have a second spec because none of them really speak to me #also awakening is weird because unless you’re playing a mage warden……..how tf do they actually learn any of the specs???? #especially shapeshifter and arcane warrior. you’re not learning those from a manual or literally ANY awakening npc #like i personally feel like nobody other than the origins warden should even be able to learn arcane warrior #(lore-wise that is. i just feel like that knowledge can’t be imparted that effectively) #but yeah for shapeshifter: ASSUMING THE WARDEN LEARNS IT you can’t convince me that anders wouldn’t be ALL OVER THAT #personal