History Fridge / DragonAgeII

** Ooh, that's a good one. I've been having trouble thinking of a way for her to survive despite killing her. That works wonderfully.
** Who knew tainted Andraste Ashes could cure beheadings?

** Ooh, that's a good one. I've been having trouble thinking of a way for her to survive despite killing her. That works wonderfully.

* Leliana shows up alive again in [=DA2=] even if your [=DA1=] import save has you killing her at the end of the Sacred Ashes quest. Now, that could be a bug... or it could be that when the Warden defeated her, he made the mistake of leaving her for dead less than twenty feet away from that world's equivalent of the Holy Grail, the one that can heal anything. Admittedly, the part where he'd have just ''tainted'' it would be an obstacle, but hey, Andraste moves in mysterious ways!

* Leliana shows up alive again in [=DA2=] even if your [=DA1=] import save has you killing her at the end of the Sacred Ashes quest. Now, that could be a bug... or it could be that when the Warden defeated her, he made the mistake of leaving her for dead less than twenty feet away from that world's equivalent of the Holy Grail, the one that can heal anything.

* Leliana shows up alive again in DA2 even if your DA1 import save has you killing her at the end of the Sacred Ashes quest. Now, that could be a bug... or it could be that when the Warden killed her, he made the mistake of leaving her for dead in the same room as that world's equivalent of the Holy Grail that can heal anything.

* Regarding the quest "Prime Suspect"/"All That Remains" and the major spoilers inside: [[spoiler: There are a few tips-offs to Gascard's involvement with the serial killer: When confronting him, he will claim that Gascard uses young, beautiful, but low in status women as prey. Normal stuff for a serial killer, right? Yet, the woman he claims is going to be the next victim is none of these things--she is an older noblewoman, and not particularly good looking. The other known victim, Ninette, was also an older noblewoman. And, of course--so is your mother.]]

* The characters you bring to the fade with you during the "Night terrors" quest are very telling of their character flaw's: Isabela succumbs to a desire demon, indicating her general greed. Merill sides with a pride demon showing just how much she is unwilling to admit she is wrong about her use of blood magic.

** Though [[CrowningMomentOfFunny his promise to triple their size when telling the story]] rings hollow.

* Dragons are a supposedly nearly extinct species in the world of Thedas yet you easily kill around 30 drakes throughout the game Varric being the compulsive liar that he is their existence and numbers might have just been embellishments..

*** Templar is a specialization for Warrior Hawke, though.

** The warriors in DAII don't have access to the Templar specialization, though. Each character has their own unique specialization, except Carver and Bethany, who have no specialization options at all.

* A little moment regarding your companions alligences in the mage/templar conflict. Bethany, Merril, and Anders all support the mages. OK, that's bit of a no-brainer. But the ones who support the templars are Carver, Aveline, and Fenris...all warriors, who have access to the Templar specialization. And the ones who are completely neutral? They're all rouges!

*** Not to kill your fridge brilliance but I'm almost certain she mentions that she stole it from the Orlesians who were going to give it back to the Qunari. So considering the Qunari knew she stole it, I'm guessing it occurred on middle ground for the hand off but wasn't allowed to be affected by the Qunari.

** And another fridge moment! If Isabela is Rivaini, then its good odds that she was raised to follow the Qun. No ''wonder'' she's ChaoticNeutral; her early experiences have taught her to equate 'order' with 'the total authoritarian state', and so she kicks back against any attempt to bind her with laws or rules as hard as she possibly can. She's effectively a human Tal-Vashoth.

* Ever wondered about Isabela's ability to infiltrate the legendarily paranoid and defensive qunari culture to steal their relic in the first place? I did... until I remembered that the only human nation that has a lot of followers of the Qun is Rivain. Isabela is ethnically Rivaini. So long as she could fake the behavior of a loyal follower of the Qun, qunari would not find her presence in qunari lands remarkable in any way.

* Ever wondered about Isabela's ability to infiltrate the legendarily paranoid and defensive qunari culture to steal their relic in the first place. I did... until I remembered that the only human nation that has a lot of followers of the Qun is Rivain. Isabela is ethnically Rivaini. So long as she could fake the behavior of a loyal follower of the Qun, qunari would not find her presence in qunari lands remarkable in any way.

* Once you've beaten the game, Varric's statement at the beginning is oh, so ironic: [[spoiler:"Your precious Chantry's fallen to pieces."]]

** It helps that the Tevinter name for one of the ingredients is[[spoiler:'sela petrae', or? Saltpetre, one of the most important components of black powder.]]

* The lack of armor among the qunari makes a lot more sense when one realizes they're survivors from a shipwreck, and thus would have had to discard most of their armor while swimming ashore. And ''very'' few people in Kirkwall would likely be willing to sell the qunari troops armor to replace what was lost.

* The lack of armor among the qunari makes a lot more sense when one realizes they're survivors from a shipwreck, and thus would have had to discard most of their armor while swimming ashore. And ''very'' few people in Kirkwall would likely be willing to sell the qunari troops armor to replace what was lost.

* The repetitive nature of some of the dungeons is initially annoying, until one remembers the entire game is essentially being retold by a storyteller who can't help but embellish a few things or cut corners in exposition. The reused dungeon interiors are essentially Varric saying "We went to a cave/warehouse/hovel and kicked some asses." and leaving it at that. He doesn't bother explaining what it looks like, leaving Cassandra to fill in a generic location. A generic, reused dungeon interior is now a part of the story that reinforces the narrative being told by Varric!

* The repetitive nature of some of the dungeons is initially annoying, until one remembers the entire game is essentially being retold by a storyteller who can't help but embellish a few things or cut corners in exposition. The reused dungeon interiors are essentially Varric saying "We went to a cave/warehouse/hovel and kicked some asses." and leaving it at that. He doesn't bother explaining what it looks like, leaving Cassandra to fill in a generic location.

* The second time you see Flemeth she tell Hawke that "it's only when we fall we learn if we can fly" and tells Hawke however he/she is "not a dragon" like her. Hawke is a hawk! She/he does start to fall as he/she looses what is left of their family and faces the devastating Qun and civil war, but in the end wins...or at least lives and runs away with his/her true love.

* There is a major Fridge Brilliance moment regarding Ander's final personal quest. [[spoiler:When he asks you to collect the ingredients he needs for his potion, investigate further about said ingredients. If you pay attention to what he says when he describes what the ingredients are like, where he can find the ingredients, ''and'' you have some passing knowledge of chemistry as well as geology, you may realize what EXACTLY he had you collect when you see him destroy the Kirkwall Chantry with a massive magical explosion. The ingredients are VERY LIKELY urea crystals (which can then be refined into ammonia) and sulfur; both chemicals are basic components used to make explosives. BOOM.]]

* There is a major Fridge Brilliance moment regarding Ander's final personal quest. [[spoiler:When he asks you to collect the ingredients he needs for his potion, investigate further about said ingredients. If you pay attention to what he says when he describes what the ingredients are like, where he can find the ingredients, ''and'' you have some passing knowledge of chemistry as well as geology, you may realize what EXACTLY he had you collect when you see him destroy the Kirkwall Chantry with a massive magical explosion. The ingredients are VERY LIKELY urea crystals (which can then be refined into ammonia) and sulfur; both chemicals are basic components used to make explosives. BOOM.]]

* Darktown is never dark. Even when it's supposed to be night it is still bright out.

* There is a major Fridge Brilliance moment regarding Ander's final personal quest. [[spoiler:When he asks you to collect the ingredients he needs for his potion, investigate further about said ingredients. If you pay attention to what he says when he describes what the ingredients are like, where he can find the ingredients, ''and'' you have some passing knowledge of chemistry as well as geology, you may realize what EXACTLY he had you collect when you see him destroy the Kirkwall Chantry with a massive magical explosion. The ingredients are VERY LIKELY urea crystals (which can then be refined into ammonia) and sulfur; both chemicals are basic components used to make explosives. BOOM.]]