As far as fics go HERE LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO CRIS. She also plays a mage and writes absolutely fantastic fanfiction and I'm just going to link you to her profile because everything is amazing.
* fanfic where Morrigan/Alistair baby is heir to the throne? omg I would so read the crap out of that.
* lady I have already told you Anora/Fergus is where it's at THEY ARE BITTER WIDOW/WIDOWERS WHO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S PAIN also it would be hot.
* idk about the dwarves. On the one hand, it makes Orzammar fantastic. On the other hand, it makes the rest of the game feel really, really weird. Other people really love the origins, but for me that's where the love ends: the origins. After that I just don't care anymore. >.> Don't let me influence you, though--the origins are definitely worth playing, they just aren't my favorites.
* ideally for Ferelden, Alistair/Anora triggers a golden age and basically makes everything awesome forever. But hardened!Alistair is probably next, followed by Anora, followed by normal!Alistair. Still I have an aversion to Anora in general so usually hardened!Alistair just becomes king no matter what.
links links and more links
http://community.livejournal.com/swooping_is_bad/profile
http://community.livejournal.com/dragon_age/profile
http://community.livejournal.com/dao_challenge/profile
If you want to have a newb rant do it tomorrow on dragon age in the Side Quest Saturday post that I run.
Here are four bare-minimum mods you will want:
http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=577
http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1166
http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1390
http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=816
As far as fics go HERE LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO CRIS. She also plays a mage and writes absolutely fantastic fanfiction and I'm just going to link you to her profile because everything is amazing.
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1537964/Crisium
In other news:
* fanfic where Morrigan/Alistair baby is heir to the throne? omg I would so read the crap out of that.
* lady I have already told you Anora/Fergus is where it's at THEY ARE BITTER WIDOW/WIDOWERS WHO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S PAIN also it would be hot.
* idk about the dwarves. On the one hand, it makes Orzammar fantastic. On the other hand, it makes the rest of the game feel really, really weird. Other people really love the origins, but for me that's where the love ends: the origins. After that I just don't care anymore. >.> Don't let me influence you, though--the origins are definitely worth playing, they just aren't my favorites.
* ideally for Ferelden, Alistair/Anora triggers a golden age and basically makes everything awesome forever. But hardened!Alistair is probably next, followed by Anora, followed by normal!Alistair. Still I have an aversion to Anora in general so usually hardened!Alistair just becomes king no matter what.
also are you going to play awakenings ever?