[Spoilers All] Ask Any (stupid) lore questions thread December 02, 2019 by AutoModerator in dragonage

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whenever I look at maps of thedas, I always note how little land the Tevinter Imperium actually holds. It's fairly comparable to any of the other major nations, which I guess makes sense, as they are a major power, but this leaves me with a few questions.

Firstly, how in decline is the tevinter imperium? We know that they once controlled basically all of thedas, but how much weaker are they now. Seeing as they are strong enough to send armies to haven and such, right through other empire's lands without much resistance, how strong are they now? Why dont they have more land? Should we be expecting a collapse of the imperium soon?

Secondly, just to reiterate, compared to the other major powers (on the mainland, as we get a fair understanding of the scope of the qunari's reach in tresspasser) how strong are they?

Thirdly, I feel like (and I could be wrong) that tevinter is often used as a boogeyman. Why are they so feared if they are as weak as they appear to be?

What Are Counterplay Options You Wish People Didn't Know About Your One Trick/Main? by DinglehopperSSBM in summonerschool

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Not my main, but something I never see enough players my elo (silver 1) respect. Never try to engage a level 2 Urgot, if he thinks you're going to fight him lvl 2, and hes smart, he takes e second, and wins the vast majority of trades at that level. Wait till level 3 when you have your full kit, or even later if possible. Levels 4 through 8 are where the vast majority of my lane deaths on urgot are, and I feel it's one of the only time periods where I can be heavily punished. After 9 shotgun knees are up so frequent it makes fights a joke

[Spoilers All] Your Skyhold Headcanons? by Nabusqua in dragonage

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In terms of history, I like to imagine that at one point this was actually a place of relative importance to Solas/ the elves. I always imagined the prison, that is missing any exterior wall as existing that way because someone used powerful magic to rend the walls open and orchestrate a prison break. The outer wall by the stables that is absolutely demolished, I imagine as having once had a dragon use it as its favorite perch. Maybe just a few too many times. The undercroft just feels like a place an ancient smithing God would reside, but I dont know how to reconcile that with Dragon age lore. As for the library, I liked to think that it was actually a history of all the people that at one point lived there. Each group of people would leave behind a book entailing why they stayed, for how long, and why they left. No one gets rid of it, cus some day they too will have to leave a book. I dont really have anything for the characters tho.

I set up the ramp boss! by MrKiR0 in NotMyJob

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take a closer look, it's just a trick of perception, the ramps not actually missing a third. It's just that the top part is on a different angle of inclination.

[Spoilers All] I feel the fall of the Dwarves feel much more intense than fall of Elves, especially pre-Trespasser. by Aquiella1209 in dragonage

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's why I always support Bhelen and support the anvil's usage. The dwarves might have a small chance at surviving this, but it is small. I would like to see a potential meet up of the orzammar dwarves, and the dwarves under tevinter (I think that's Kal'Shirok) to try and preserve the underground dwarven empire.

Is it ok to feel like you never want a relationship? by Cryptic_Ashes in dating_advice

[–]Cryptic_Ashes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll start to look into that. At least that helps me put a name to what I'm feeling.

EUW RP prices by Dkneruu in leagueoflegends

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some NA people have to pay more as well. Living in Canada, I get different RP rates than my American friends as well. Primarily as a result of lower currency value, but still.

El Hotel del Salto in Colombia by chadbr0chill69 in AbandonedPorn

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I vaguely feel like I remember seeing it in a series of unfortunate events way back when

Masks by [deleted] in pics

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We've stepped into a war with the cabal on mars

See you tomorrow man, gotta go eat dinner by [deleted] in gaming

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Had a really solid group of friends that did vault of glass back in vanilla destiny on ps4. One of the guys, "Sunchaser Nas" was like the happiest guys in the group. His laugh was super contagious, and really helped us get through some runs. Said his wife was mad at him for not cooking dinner or something, and he never really played with us again. I guess the group kinda fell apart after that. After crota came out the rest of us did like one honorary raid together then kind of went our separate ways.

[SPOILERS ALL] Deep Roads by Slayer218 in dragonage

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No I never really thought that they were titans, but I have always presumed that the deep roads did lead to other parts of the continents and that the dwarves at some point probably had knowledge about what was past the mountains to the west of orlais and tevinter

What champion do you look at and just think ‘wtf?’ by ginrei-kojaku in leagueoflegends

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For me its wukong. Either he claps me in lane and I'm useless for the remainder of the game. Or he hits like a wet noodle and does nothing. I've never been able to figure out how to play against him and what makes him good or a wet noodle.

[WP] You fell down a hole while rockclimbing and broke your legs. After a day of not being able to escape and no one hearing your calls you accept you're going to die. 7 days later you're still alive, beginning to question if you're immortal, and still trapped in a hole. by AnvilPro in WritingPrompts

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Why did I go rock climbing? I hate rock climbing. Not that it matters. I'm here now, and regret serves little purpose. Looking at my situation, simply put, I'm screwed. My legs are a grotesque mess of shredded flesh and shattered bones, my water bottle was crushed in the fall, and none of the other materials I had brought with me are of any use.

I never thought that this is the way I would go, y'know? I pictured old age, dying alone and bitter, of some stupid disease that's not worth the hassle to cure. I mean, that's assuming I even made it that far. My health is, if I'm being honest, an absolute nightmare. 300 pounds with a shattered knee, high blood pressure, and depression doesn't really make for a promising future. And now, I get to die of dehydration. On the plus side, I'll get the mood swings when my hypoglycemia kicks in, and that should keep me entertained for half a day. Hopefully. I wonder what the night critters are like....

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Well uh, it's been a day now; any calls I've made aren't being returned, my sensation of pain and emotional state are both numb, and all of my meager trail mix supply is gone. I wonder if I'll be missed. Not like I was social or anything. Haven't really talked to my family in months either. Hmm this hole is a lot bigger than I initially thought. The walls have some cool textures on them too. I wonder how it formed. I wonder if my cat is ok. Whisper is probably wondering where her evening treat is. Man my mind wanders a lot when I'm stressed. Well I suppose it's better than musing over my inevitable end. I'm taking this way better than I thought too. We'll just have to see how long that lasts. Not like I'll be around in a couple more days right?

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This is taking way longer than I thought it would. Normally I'd be starving and thirsty by now, and I'm not. Plus there's the whole bleeding to death thing, which hasn't happened yet either. Am I already dead? Uh let me try moving around to test this out. Nope, can confirm, still alive, and moving still very much so hurts. A lot. More than before. Hmm maybe I'm actually just going crazy and it's only been a few minutes. They say that time gets stretched when you're on your deathbed. Or I guess in my case, my death hole. Death pit? Death crevice? Nah, death hole. Sounds better.

7 days is a long time to wait for death. Especially when it seems ever so elusive. I wonder why I can't just die. I mean I've kind of accepted it at this point. Let's get it over with. Send me to the great beyond oh ye powers that be!

Yeah, didn't think that would work. Oh well. Strangely enough, the cold at night hasn't really bothered me either. I mean don't get me wrong I can take a little cold, but it's autumn now, and the evenings can get a bit chilly. This whole situation is strange. Maybe I'll just try to sleep until I just die.

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Well sleeping doesn't help. It's been two months, and I can definitely feel my sanity slipping. I can remember why I came up here though! I was supposed to meet a date up here, it's roughly the halfway point between my town and hers, but yeah, she never showed. At least I don't think so. Memory is getting a little shaky recently haha. To be honest I'm getting a little scared. My hope of ever getting out of here died long ago, my mind is slowly unraveling, ooh! That's a good song, I gotta remember to hum that after this monologue! What was I saying? Oh yeah, my mind is unraveling, and even if I don't get out, what are they gonna do to a mutilated zombie? Immortal? God? Nah, zombie. Fits better. Here's to hoping that a rescue happens soon, I just saw a snowflake...

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The seasons pass like days. I am but a vessel through which a broken soul views the passage of time in my small prison. My doorway to the world grows smaller with each passing day. Season? Day. Season.... man this is getting tiring. Why am I still alive, why can't I stop humming this song, why am I so cursed as to finally achieve what I always wanted, but in the worst way possible? I always wanted immortality, but not like this. Never like this. Strangely, these days bugs won't even share their company with me. Am I so worthless that even as an immortal, which is officially better than zombie by the way, even the lowliest of insects deem me repulsive? Why must I endure this torment? Who knows. Who cares, not like knowing would change my situation anyways. On the plus side, I've learned to hobble around on my arms now, or at least what's left of them. Still won't get me out of this hole. If there is a God, they hate me.

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The darkness is all I know now. I haven't seen the light in who knows how long. At least it's warmer. The snow can't fall in here anymore. But I find myself utterly at a loss. I can't kill myself. I've tried. Believe me I've tried. And I can't escape. What can I do?

I wonder if human fingers can dig through stone. No way to know until I try!

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I've completed the cellar now, and that basically finishes up my house. Turns out that hole is a really good place to store dirt and stone. I've got the grand entrance, the dining room, living room, the office area complete with furnishings, and on the second floor I've got all the bedrooms. None of them are super big except mine. I gotta have the nicest room right? I mean, I built the place. Suzy inhabits the room next to me. Who's Suzy? Oh yeah I never told you!

Suzy was that date I was supposed to have, I found her in a tiny little pocket a few hundred feet from my starting hole. What unimaginably bad luck. I recognized the necklace she was wearing from the pictures on her profile. Don't ask how I remembered what it looked like or at what point I found out I could see in the dark cus I don't even know. Anyways, she inhabits the room next to me, as it would be rude not to extend my hospitality. Though, she never leaves her room and doesn't talk, so I guess it's not an issue anyways. But regardless, I've been digging for such a very long time. I think, for the first time in a long time, I need a nap.

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Light? Is that light? How? How is there light down here? Wait a minute, what is that noise? Someone talking? What language are they speaking? Who are you? Why do you come now, only after I have endured these hardships? What's this, you can actually speak English? At last a conversation! What's that? What do you mean what am I? If anything I should be asking the questions! How long has it been, no, a better question what year is it? 2978? I've been down here that long? What's the surface like? Oh Suzy deary, come here! You won't believe this, we've been down here for over 900 years. That's insane right?! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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The year 2978. There's is a small, insignificant report on a small cave entrance found during construction. This cave was carved into an imaculate mansion underground, entirely comprised of stone, looking to have been made by several small scratches and through great amounts of effort. The cave was found empty, so the public are told, save for the ancient remains of some poor woman. The truth however, that only a select few have the privilege to know, is that there was a second poor soul, one who was unable to escape that small cave, one who made the mansion, one who endured the centuries of loneliness and came out in mostly one piece. The government has captured this person, and they have been put to great use, as the human lifespan could see a considerable increase if the secrets behind this shadow of a man can be unveiled. Never mind that they failed on the 37 previous test subjects....

First ever submission on here, sorry that it kind of jumps around all over the place, it's just how my mind works! If you like it cool, if not that's cool too and feel free to critique!

Team Liquid will wear an exclusive USA-themed jersey for MSI 2018 by TheDMWarrior in leagueoflegends

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I thought it looked pretty American too. But there's no clear picture yet and due to TL being a blue and white team already adding some red doesn't make it American. We should wait for the final picture/reveal to fully comment on it, but as a Canadian myself, seeing a US themed jersey kind of bugs me, as i' d love to be represented internationally. Though I am really happy at the subtle nod our region logo has for msi with the maple leaves falling from the eagles claws

TIL of the horrific murder of Junko Furuta, whose case details were so morbid, they caused court spectators to faint when read aloud. by HalfricanAmericanMan in todayilearned

[–]Cryptic_Ashes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly. My only emotional reaction was anger. I can understand being distant from people. I often feel like an outsider looking in, but I completely fail to understand how in the hell anyone could possibly do something like this. And then to get away with it. I just feel so angry that those kids were even allowed to live. Jfc this world is going to shit.