Alpaka Alex
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Sounds perfect!
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Sounds perfect!
I am currently writing a fluff challenge for December, about a third of which are a variety of Dragon Age stories. (The other two thirds are BG3 and Castlevania.) The latest story features Hawke, Varric and Isabela.
archiveofourown.org/series/5469166
archiveofourown.org/series/5469166
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I am currently writing a fluff challenge for December, about a third of which are a variety of Dragon Age stories. (The other two thirds are BG3 and Castlevania.) The latest story features Hawke, Varric and Isabela.
archiveofourown.org/series/5469166
archiveofourown.org/series/5469166
Reposted by Alpaka Alex
PSA for Animation (or any creative) showrunners, directors, leaders, ect -
Your teams know when you shit talk their work. They know when you play favs. They know that you wanted to hire someone else, or that you think people arnt talented enough. You are not as quiet as you think.
Your teams know when you shit talk their work. They know when you play favs. They know that you wanted to hire someone else, or that you think people arnt talented enough. You are not as quiet as you think.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
PSA for Animation (or any creative) showrunners, directors, leaders, ect -
Your teams know when you shit talk their work. They know when you play favs. They know that you wanted to hire someone else, or that you think people arnt talented enough. You are not as quiet as you think.
Your teams know when you shit talk their work. They know when you play favs. They know that you wanted to hire someone else, or that you think people arnt talented enough. You are not as quiet as you think.
Kim: Emotional self-regulation. My boy sucks at this.
Felis: Actually saying sorry to someone she has hurt.
André: Accepting when people do not like him.
Thel: Trying new approaches when he could just bang his head against the wall hoping that the stone work gives in before his skull.
Felis: Actually saying sorry to someone she has hurt.
André: Accepting when people do not like him.
Thel: Trying new approaches when he could just bang his head against the wall hoping that the stone work gives in before his skull.
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Kim: Emotional self-regulation. My boy sucks at this.
Felis: Actually saying sorry to someone she has hurt.
André: Accepting when people do not like him.
Thel: Trying new approaches when he could just bang his head against the wall hoping that the stone work gives in before his skull.
Felis: Actually saying sorry to someone she has hurt.
André: Accepting when people do not like him.
Thel: Trying new approaches when he could just bang his head against the wall hoping that the stone work gives in before his skull.
We really cannot have nice things, can we?
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December 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We really cannot have nice things, can we?
#daOCqotd
More than anything Kim kinda wants to return to how he was before he became the Warden. So that is what he would be tempted with. Possibly an alive Tamlen offering him to return to his tribe and undo everything.
I do wonder about my Inquisitor in this regard. He is an idealist. /
More than anything Kim kinda wants to return to how he was before he became the Warden. So that is what he would be tempted with. Possibly an alive Tamlen offering him to return to his tribe and undo everything.
I do wonder about my Inquisitor in this regard. He is an idealist. /
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#daOCqotd
More than anything Kim kinda wants to return to how he was before he became the Warden. So that is what he would be tempted with. Possibly an alive Tamlen offering him to return to his tribe and undo everything.
I do wonder about my Inquisitor in this regard. He is an idealist. /
More than anything Kim kinda wants to return to how he was before he became the Warden. So that is what he would be tempted with. Possibly an alive Tamlen offering him to return to his tribe and undo everything.
I do wonder about my Inquisitor in this regard. He is an idealist. /
Kim as a student had already his main issue going on: he was angry and rebellious, and often lost his temper.
And same with Felis. Even though she later got better as an adult. When her father taught her magic, she was also the angry and rebellious sort.
André meanwhile was again the bestest boy.
And same with Felis. Even though she later got better as an adult. When her father taught her magic, she was also the angry and rebellious sort.
André meanwhile was again the bestest boy.
#daOCqotd
What was your OC like as a student? Did they go to a school somewhere, were they homeschooled, did they have a mentor...? Are they smart?
What was your OC like as a student? Did they go to a school somewhere, were they homeschooled, did they have a mentor...? Are they smart?
December 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Kim as a student had already his main issue going on: he was angry and rebellious, and often lost his temper.
And same with Felis. Even though she later got better as an adult. When her father taught her magic, she was also the angry and rebellious sort.
André meanwhile was again the bestest boy.
And same with Felis. Even though she later got better as an adult. When her father taught her magic, she was also the angry and rebellious sort.
André meanwhile was again the bestest boy.
André, my Inquisitor, is definitely the best singer given sung in a choir when he was younger. I think Fels Hawke comes after that.
I don't think either Kim or Thel are good at singing. Kim knows how to play an instrument, but not sing
I don't think either Kim or Thel are good at singing. Kim knows how to play an instrument, but not sing
#daOCqotd
Sorry the regular question is coming in so late today (or at least, late in my timezone!) but here we go, another quick one:
How's your OC's singing?
Sorry the regular question is coming in so late today (or at least, late in my timezone!) but here we go, another quick one:
How's your OC's singing?
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
André, my Inquisitor, is definitely the best singer given sung in a choir when he was younger. I think Fels Hawke comes after that.
I don't think either Kim or Thel are good at singing. Kim knows how to play an instrument, but not sing
I don't think either Kim or Thel are good at singing. Kim knows how to play an instrument, but not sing
#daOCqotd
Anders likes that Felis is able to listen to people and is loyal to her friends.
It is similar for Dorian and André. He loves that André is willing to listen and is always trying to find a compromise. Mind you, at some days he also hates this part about André, but... Well... xD
Anders likes that Felis is able to listen to people and is loyal to her friends.
It is similar for Dorian and André. He loves that André is willing to listen and is always trying to find a compromise. Mind you, at some days he also hates this part about André, but... Well... xD
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#daOCqotd
Anders likes that Felis is able to listen to people and is loyal to her friends.
It is similar for Dorian and André. He loves that André is willing to listen and is always trying to find a compromise. Mind you, at some days he also hates this part about André, but... Well... xD
Anders likes that Felis is able to listen to people and is loyal to her friends.
It is similar for Dorian and André. He loves that André is willing to listen and is always trying to find a compromise. Mind you, at some days he also hates this part about André, but... Well... xD
I always love playing rogues. In DnD I usually default to Bard, but Dragon Age has bards strangely enough as a subclass for Rogue. Given that my alternative in other RPGs also is the "double blade high DPS" class, rogue is a good fit for me.
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I always love playing rogues. In DnD I usually default to Bard, but Dragon Age has bards strangely enough as a subclass for Rogue. Given that my alternative in other RPGs also is the "double blade high DPS" class, rogue is a good fit for me.
It keeps being somewhat weird that while I love to cook, most of my OCs suck at it.
Kim, my Warden, is the only one of my characters who is a fairly good cook. He knows how to hunt, forrage, and turn whatever he found into something proper to eat.
My Hawke Felis hates cooking. /
Kim, my Warden, is the only one of my characters who is a fairly good cook. He knows how to hunt, forrage, and turn whatever he found into something proper to eat.
My Hawke Felis hates cooking. /
December 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It keeps being somewhat weird that while I love to cook, most of my OCs suck at it.
Kim, my Warden, is the only one of my characters who is a fairly good cook. He knows how to hunt, forrage, and turn whatever he found into something proper to eat.
My Hawke Felis hates cooking. /
Kim, my Warden, is the only one of my characters who is a fairly good cook. He knows how to hunt, forrage, and turn whatever he found into something proper to eat.
My Hawke Felis hates cooking. /
Thel: Men who are smaller then him. (There is a reason he has a thing for elves and dwarves.)
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thel: Men who are smaller then him. (There is a reason he has a thing for elves and dwarves.)
So, my Warden Kim and my Rook Thel meet eventually, and despite trying to kill each other at first, they do absolutely get along. In fact, they start an affair with each other.
My Inquisitor André also knows Thel quite well, and while he tries to get along with Thel, the latter cannot stand him. /
My Inquisitor André also knows Thel quite well, and while he tries to get along with Thel, the latter cannot stand him. /
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
So, my Warden Kim and my Rook Thel meet eventually, and despite trying to kill each other at first, they do absolutely get along. In fact, they start an affair with each other.
My Inquisitor André also knows Thel quite well, and while he tries to get along with Thel, the latter cannot stand him. /
My Inquisitor André also knows Thel quite well, and while he tries to get along with Thel, the latter cannot stand him. /
Oh, my Inquisitor at the beginning is of the opinion that mage oppression is all fine and dandy and it is clearly what the Maker wanted.
Meanwhile my Warden thinks, that it would actually be good and a positive change for the world if all humans perished in the Blight.
Meanwhile my Warden thinks, that it would actually be good and a positive change for the world if all humans perished in the Blight.
#daOCqotd
How about a modern AU question this time: What would get your OC cancelled if they had social media in Thedas?
How about a modern AU question this time: What would get your OC cancelled if they had social media in Thedas?
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Oh, my Inquisitor at the beginning is of the opinion that mage oppression is all fine and dandy and it is clearly what the Maker wanted.
Meanwhile my Warden thinks, that it would actually be good and a positive change for the world if all humans perished in the Blight.
Meanwhile my Warden thinks, that it would actually be good and a positive change for the world if all humans perished in the Blight.
With my Rook the thing with the Fade Prison is, that realistically speaking he would have never gotten out as he has so much guilt about his last romantic partner dying on one of the Shadow Dragon missions. He has never forgiven himself for that - or the fact that for most of his life /
#daOCqotd
Who would your OC meet in their Fade Prison? (you can answer this for anyone, not just Rooks)
Who would your OC meet in their Fade Prison? (you can answer this for anyone, not just Rooks)
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
With my Rook the thing with the Fade Prison is, that realistically speaking he would have never gotten out as he has so much guilt about his last romantic partner dying on one of the Shadow Dragon missions. He has never forgiven himself for that - or the fact that for most of his life /
Thel Mercar is a really good shot with the bow and arrow. He technically in pretty much any other situation has trouble with his focus because his ADHD, but if you put him in a forest to hunt, he is focused and good. :)
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thel Mercar is a really good shot with the bow and arrow. He technically in pretty much any other situation has trouble with his focus because his ADHD, but if you put him in a forest to hunt, he is focused and good. :)
Dorian, Merrill, and Taash, probably. The three of them, because all three are a lot like different friends of mine, so I assume I would work well with them as well. Varric probably as well, though that one is easy given Varric seems to be the kind to get along with everyone.
Happy #DAFanFriday! OC question coming later as per usual, now let's talk about you 🫵
Assemble your party! Which characters do you think you could be friends with?
(You don't have to stop at 2-3 companions. If you wish it, imagine you have a mod that lets you have a bigger party 😄)
Assemble your party! Which characters do you think you could be friends with?
(You don't have to stop at 2-3 companions. If you wish it, imagine you have a mod that lets you have a bigger party 😄)
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Dorian, Merrill, and Taash, probably. The three of them, because all three are a lot like different friends of mine, so I assume I would work well with them as well. Varric probably as well, though that one is easy given Varric seems to be the kind to get along with everyone.
I only got into the Fandom last year because of Veilguard and I absolutely enjoy the creative and theorycradting side of it. I absolutely love the anthropology of the worldbuilding on Thedas, though it is a bittersweet Fandom to enter this late given the state of it all.
In honor of #DragonAgeDay and because I genuinely love it when people gush about #dragonage, what does Dragon Age mean to you?
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I only got into the Fandom last year because of Veilguard and I absolutely enjoy the creative and theorycradting side of it. I absolutely love the anthropology of the worldbuilding on Thedas, though it is a bittersweet Fandom to enter this late given the state of it all.
So, Kim, my Warden, has a deep respect for them, though he prefers to keep his distance.
Felis Hawke thinks they are kinda cool, and as a child dreamed of dragonriding, which obviously is not a good idea in this specific world. She learned that when she grew older.
/
Felis Hawke thinks they are kinda cool, and as a child dreamed of dragonriding, which obviously is not a good idea in this specific world. She learned that when she grew older.
/
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So, Kim, my Warden, has a deep respect for them, though he prefers to keep his distance.
Felis Hawke thinks they are kinda cool, and as a child dreamed of dragonriding, which obviously is not a good idea in this specific world. She learned that when she grew older.
/
Felis Hawke thinks they are kinda cool, and as a child dreamed of dragonriding, which obviously is not a good idea in this specific world. She learned that when she grew older.
/
When André ends up in the Fade after the Amaranth battle it is creeping him out to no end. (The Nightmare does not help, obviously.) He has been raised to fear magic, and while by the point he has somewhat realized that magic is not inherently evil, he is still afraid of what it might mean.
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
When André ends up in the Fade after the Amaranth battle it is creeping him out to no end. (The Nightmare does not help, obviously.) He has been raised to fear magic, and while by the point he has somewhat realized that magic is not inherently evil, he is still afraid of what it might mean.
I am so frustrated waiting for my new glasses. Everything is so blurry and I hate it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I am so frustrated waiting for my new glasses. Everything is so blurry and I hate it.
Kim and Zevran have "Da'mien".
Felis and Anders don't use any, I think. Though Felis and Isabela love giving each other stupid cliché nicknames.
With Dorian obviously there is a Amatus, and the other way around "my love".
Thel meanwhile just dislikes such nicknames in general.
Felis and Anders don't use any, I think. Though Felis and Isabela love giving each other stupid cliché nicknames.
With Dorian obviously there is a Amatus, and the other way around "my love".
Thel meanwhile just dislikes such nicknames in general.
#daOCqotd
What nicknames and terms of endearment does your OC use for their partner, and vice versa, their partner for the OC?
What nicknames and terms of endearment does your OC use for their partner, and vice versa, their partner for the OC?
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Kim and Zevran have "Da'mien".
Felis and Anders don't use any, I think. Though Felis and Isabela love giving each other stupid cliché nicknames.
With Dorian obviously there is a Amatus, and the other way around "my love".
Thel meanwhile just dislikes such nicknames in general.
Felis and Anders don't use any, I think. Though Felis and Isabela love giving each other stupid cliché nicknames.
With Dorian obviously there is a Amatus, and the other way around "my love".
Thel meanwhile just dislikes such nicknames in general.
My Inquisitor, André, is actually the only one of my player characters who is any good with this at all. He does not like it, but he can "play" the game.
Everyone else... My Rook hates any sort of politicking, my Warden Kim does not understand humans, and while my Hawke Felis is not that bad...
Everyone else... My Rook hates any sort of politicking, my Warden Kim does not understand humans, and while my Hawke Felis is not that bad...
#daOCqotd
How good are they or would they be at the Orlesian Game? For your Inquisitor, how did they do at the Winter Palace?
How good are they or would they be at the Orlesian Game? For your Inquisitor, how did they do at the Winter Palace?
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My Inquisitor, André, is actually the only one of my player characters who is any good with this at all. He does not like it, but he can "play" the game.
Everyone else... My Rook hates any sort of politicking, my Warden Kim does not understand humans, and while my Hawke Felis is not that bad...
Everyone else... My Rook hates any sort of politicking, my Warden Kim does not understand humans, and while my Hawke Felis is not that bad...
Felis Hawke woked over the years to have a good public image, as someone that people can trust with... well, anything really. As she grew and started to realize the importance of diplomacy, she worked hard on that. (It was the main reason she executed Anders, even though it broke her heart.)
#daOCqotd
What is your OC's reputation like? Do they try to keep a certain public image, or are they not concerned about what others think at all?
What is your OC's reputation like? Do they try to keep a certain public image, or are they not concerned about what others think at all?
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Felis Hawke woked over the years to have a good public image, as someone that people can trust with... well, anything really. As she grew and started to realize the importance of diplomacy, she worked hard on that. (It was the main reason she executed Anders, even though it broke her heart.)
Going through my player characters.
Kim's (Warden) best friend is Merrill, then Zevran for a good bit, then Merrill again.
Felis's (Hawke) best friend is Isabela, no contest. (Sorry Varric.)
André's (Inqui) best friend is his cousin Sibil.
And Thel's (Rook) best friend is Neve.
Kim's (Warden) best friend is Merrill, then Zevran for a good bit, then Merrill again.
Felis's (Hawke) best friend is Isabela, no contest. (Sorry Varric.)
André's (Inqui) best friend is his cousin Sibil.
And Thel's (Rook) best friend is Neve.
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Going through my player characters.
Kim's (Warden) best friend is Merrill, then Zevran for a good bit, then Merrill again.
Felis's (Hawke) best friend is Isabela, no contest. (Sorry Varric.)
André's (Inqui) best friend is his cousin Sibil.
And Thel's (Rook) best friend is Neve.
Kim's (Warden) best friend is Merrill, then Zevran for a good bit, then Merrill again.
Felis's (Hawke) best friend is Isabela, no contest. (Sorry Varric.)
André's (Inqui) best friend is his cousin Sibil.
And Thel's (Rook) best friend is Neve.