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* If you start as a Magi, the codex says "[[Discworld There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.]]"

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* If you start as a Magi, the codex says "[[Discworld "{{Discworld There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.]]"}}"
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* If you start as a Magi, the codex says [[Discworld "There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.]]

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* If you start as a Magi, the codex says [[Discworld "There "[[Discworld There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.]]]]"
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* If you start as a Magi, the codex says [[Discworld "There has been no way found to travel except putting one foot after another.]]
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** It could also be a reference to ''{{Poltergeist}}'', a movie about evil spirits with an unhealthy interest in a young child.

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** It could also be a reference to ''{{Poltergeist}}'', ''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'', a movie about evil spirits with an unhealthy interest in a young child.
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** It could also be a reference to ''{{Poltergeist}}'', a movie about evil spirits with an unhealthy interest in a young child.
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* When the Warden first meets Nathanial in Awakenings, Nathanial asks [[BraveHeart "Aren't you supposed to be ten feet tall? With lightning bolts coming out of your eyes?"]]
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*In the Witch Hunt DLC, you can overhear two mages talking, one saying he wished they could keep pets like dogs, cats, rats, and owls in the tower. The other questions [[HarryPotter what kind of a mage keeps an owl as a pet.]]
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* In the ''Awakening'' expansion, the Darkspawn Disciples use an ability called [[ConanTheBarbarian "Cimmerian Shield"]].
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* If Zevran is in your group, you can at one point give him a pair of Dalish leather gloves (like the ones his mother used to own). He will be surprised and ask what the occasion is, to which the player character may respond: [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean "If you don't want them, give them back."]]

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* If Zevran is in your group, you can at one point give him a pair of Dalish leather [[Main.RicardoMontalban fine Antivan leather]] gloves (like the ones his mother used to own). He will be surprised and ask what the occasion is, to which the player character may respond: [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean "If you don't want them, give them back."]]
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* It's either incredibly subtle or an accident, but when you're in the Fade rescuing Connor from his terrible dreams, a constant landmark is [[TheElderScrolls a stack of chairs all piled up one atop another in little towers.]] This is the mark of a dreamer for House Dagoth...

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* The ''Characters'' are shout-outs, especially to previous Bioware games:
** The elf who hates all humans, is cranky all the time, has real sibling issues, and is one of the best spellcasters in the game? Oh hello [[BaldursGate Viconia!]] She even sounds the same.
** Edwina, the barmaid of the Gnawed Noble Tavern, sounds like she's just lost a duel with Elminster of the Dales...
** Red Haired thief with a sunny attitude, dark past (and enjoys it), and all round adorableness? Give her a Mage Origin and she's Imoen!
** Sten, of the [[NeverwinterNights Red-Tiger clan.]]
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** No one has mentioned that it seems an awful lot like Helm's Deep? The spawn of evil are charging forward with a forest behind them towards a guarded fortress on a rainy night? All we needed was Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas to show up.
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** She also does this in Origins proper if you're playing a male Warden. She'll interrupt you and the captain in the pub with it.

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* One of Alistair's "enemies nearby" lines is "Yep... beasties. [[DeadMansChest Beasties are comin']]."


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* [[AllThereInTheManual A codex entry]] states the Orlesians think Fereldans are [[TheKillingJoke one bad day]] from barbarism.



* A certain First in the Dalish camp sounds awfully like a [[MassEffect Gunny Chief you might know from the future.]] She even quotes poetry at you.
* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Marta]].

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* A certain First in the Dalish camp sounds awfully like a [[MassEffect Gunny Gunnery Chief you might know from the future.]] She even quotes poetry at you.
* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Marta]].Marta]].
** You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].
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** In Baldur's Gate, using an area transition while some characters were lagging too far behind resulted in the narrator informing you that "You must gather your party before venturing forth". Since this happens ''a lot'' due to iffy pathfinding, the line gained some infamy in the BG fandom. In Dragon Age, the 'confirm action' popup for leaving an area asks if you want to "Gather your party and venture forth"
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** "Shepard" here also axes his conversation partner and kills himself by walking out of the lift.
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** In the Dalish origin, it is possible to find evidence of a failed attempt at establishing trade between elves and dwarves, stating "Some dwarves dug too high and too frugally and struck elves."
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* A certain First in the Dalish camp sounds awfully like a [[MassEffect Gunny Chief you might know from the future.]] She even quotes poetry at you.
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* While more of a stretch than the other examples listed, to the point of possibly being coincidental, two NPCs are named [[TalesOfSymphonia "Lloyd" and "Irving"]]. The former NPC can even be found in a tavern along with a character, Berwick voiced by CamClarke [[spoiler: the voice of Lloyd Irving's father, Kratos.]]

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* While more of a stretch than the other examples listed, to the point of possibly being coincidental, two NPCs [=NPCs=] are named [[TalesOfSymphonia "Lloyd" and "Irving"]]. The former NPC can even be found in a tavern along with a character, Berwick voiced by CamClarke [[spoiler: the voice of Lloyd Irving's father, Kratos.]]

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* When you rescue [[spoiler: Anora from arl Howe]], she's dressed in a guard outfit to help escape capture. One of the dialogue options is [[StarWars "Aren't you a little short to be a guard?"]]

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* When you rescue [[spoiler: Anora from arl Arl Howe]], she's dressed in a guard outfit to help escape capture. One of the dialogue options is [[StarWars "Aren't you a little short to be a guard?"]]



** Another PrincessBride reference occurs during your first confrontation with Ser Cauthrien where the option to fight her is "Death First!"

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** Sten is a walking, (rarely) talking Princess Bride shout out.
--> '''The Warden''': Well, that wasn't what I expected to hear.
--> '''Sten''': Get used to disappointment.

--> '''Sten''': Yes?
--> '''The Warden''': Nothing, let's just move on.
--> '''Sten''': As you wish.
** Another PrincessBride reference occurs during your first confrontation with Ser Cauthrien where the dialogue option to fight her is "Death First!""''Death first!''"
** And during the Landsmeet, [[spoiler: when the Warden picks Shale to duel Loghain]], the latter says: "I think the odds might be slightly in his favor in a test of strength."
** These shout outs are all the work of Bioware writer Mary Kirby.
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* Many, many shout outs to ''ASongOfIceAndFire'', considering that series' influence on ''Dragon Age''. Several familiar names pop up, and a few people and organizations are very similar (the Legion of the Dead is almost a CaptainErsatz of the Night's Watch, for example).
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* A Chantry Priestess in Denerim who identifies relics talks about people bringing in fake "finger bones" and "holy sandals" of Andraste. Blackadder and Life of Brian respectively.

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* Augmentation crystals for Shale - "Because I'm worth it."



* The whole concept of being made Tranquil is a direct reference to the Gentling/Stilling Process in ''TheWheelOfTime''. To drive the point home the first Tranquil you meet is named Owain, one of the main support characters Thom had nephew Owyn who was gentled as part of his freudian motivation for helping the main characters.



* Morrigan's "selected" stance in the Party Selection screen is suspiciously similar to the Sorceress' in Diablo II, even with a similar sound.




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* With high approval, Sigrun will sometimes say "O Commander! My Commander!" Similar to a certain [[MassEffect poetry-spouting Gunnery Chief]].
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*In camp, a drunk Oghren propositions you, even if you are a male. When you reject him because "I'm a man!" He simply replies that [[SomeLikeItHot "Nobody's perfect."]]
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* Morrigan's "selected" stance in the Party Selection screen is suspiciously similar to the Sorceress' in Diablo II, even with a similar sound.
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* The Kolcari Wilds are identified on the world map as [[{{Farscape}} "Uncharted Territories."]] Naturally, this is where you meet [[ClaudiaBlack Morrigan]].
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** Well it's missing the second "A" but still clever.
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** Not to mention the Guardian, An ancient knight who guards a holy relic from the unworthy and is kept alive far longer than a normal human by the very power which he guards.

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