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[Lost Requiem]

When I play Dragon Age, I can't help but think of Dwarf Fortress when it comes to the dwarves. So many interesting parallels. (SPOILER ALERT)

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The nobles are mostly elitist assholes.

Oghram is a beer swilling horn dog (The gifts suited for him are different types of booze).

The dwarven Thaigs (sometimes referred to as fortresses in the game) have mostly been abandoned due to Darkspawn, which come from the deep chasms of the earth (HFS).

Magma is everywhere (one of the other characters sometimes mentions that it's just an accident waiting to happen.

An awesome artifact anvil was created (probably during a fey mood). You have the option to destroy the anvil, and the creator will subsequently jump into magma (Not out of insanity, however)

The dwarf can also craft an artifact crown on the artifact anvil for you before you destroy the anvil.

There is an arena (The only arena in the game, no less)

Dwarves in Dragon Age are described as not being creators, but recorders (Engravings, which you coincidentally receive codex information from.)

And finally, cave adaption! The dwarves believe the sun is poisonous and that if they leave the underground, they'll fall up into the sky. Oghram, however, enjoys the feeling and describes it as "Being drunk, but much cheaper." Surface dwarves, however, don't suffer from the cave adaption.

[Danarca]

I know what you mean
The deep roads and Orzammar would be awesome to make

[Sensei]

I smell megaproject.

[Lost Requiem]

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A good screenshot of Orzammar.

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The Hall of Heroes is the entrance to the Fortress. The south leads to the outside world, the North leads to the Commons. North further leads to the arena, and the West goes to Dust town (one z-level down). The Diamond Quarter is three Z-levels above the Commons, with a magmafall that divides the center. The rest of the pictures will be posted in my next post. This only allows three embedded images.

[forsaken1111]

I do plan to mod in Nugs as a cheap livestock when the next version hits.

For those that don't know, they're essentially cave rabbits. They have bigger teeth, are about a foot long and fuzzy, omnivorous and voracious scavengers. They fill many niches in the underground food chain.

[Lost Requiem]

[/spoiler] Here are the other two maps. I won't bother uploading the other maps. Go to the Wiki if you want the smaller maps for reference.

Megabonus points if someone can mod in darkspawn. Mass Effect 2 bonus points if they can mod in the Archdemon.

[Julius Clonkus]

I thought the same when I saw Dragon Age. Someone offered to show me some gameplay.
I told him to choose a dwarf, name him Urist and the first time I saw the fortress I went all OH SHIT, IT'S DWARF FORTRESS.

[Holy Mittens]

Sadly, there is no option to dump magma on the asshole nobles. And I saw no elaborate and oftentimes inexplicable deathtraps.

But yeah, much of the other stuff is pretty eerie.

[John Hopoate]

Most people in the Dragon Age thread were saying otherwise but I'm pretty certain that at least one of the game's writers played Dwarf Fortress, if you listen to your companion's remarks there were a couple of hints and at least one straightforward allusion

"I wonder where they put all the stone?"

I think that was Leliana but it could have been Alistair or Morrigan

[KernelM]

"I wonder where they put all the stone?"

I think that was Leliana but it could have been Alistair or Morrigan

It think that was Morrigan.

There is also mention of there being 7 founding dwarfs.

[Danarca]

"I wonder where they put all the stone?"

I think that was Leliana but it could have been Alistair or Morrigan

It think that was Morrigan.

There is also mention of there being 7 founding dwarfs.

Yeah, the 7 founders rang quite the bell for me :p

[DennyTom]

I love the style of Dragon Age dwarves. They look a little like Warhammer dwarves but more civil and less punk. Their architecture has great theme. It look pretty futuristic but uses big sculptures and really has underground atmosphere. It kinda reminds me how some crystals break.

And their fear of falling in the sky is so funny and a brilliant idea.

[Deon]

And their fear of falling in the sky is so funny and a brilliant idea.

Well, I had a dream (long before I've tried DF, probably after some Lord of the Rings or Hobbit books, I was about 10) that i am a dwarf (or maybe gnome, I don't remember), I left my cave and I fell into the sky... It was a terrifying dream so I know how poor dwarves feel .

[Puzzlemaker]

Haha, it does sound like some of the writers are dwarf fortress fans.

This makes me want to buy the game now.  Hehehe.

[lastofthelight]

They have to deny it for the same reason -most- games made by large companies with heavy 'influences' from other games deny playing them; lawsuits.