Dorian build

[Etxxu]

Hi!!!

I will play myself Assassin, Bull, Solas (support barrier) y Dorian, so I would like to ask for a good offensive build for Dorian! I have been thinking builds to Dorian but none convinces me :S

Thanks a lot!

PS: If I use Cole as my thief, may I get the perk to open box and Doors?

[John Daylight]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

PS: If I use Cole as my thief, may I get the perk to open box and Doors?

As in the one to open Masterwork locks? Any rogue can open them if they get the inquisition perk, if that's what you mean.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by Valyn:

Originally posted by Etxxu:

PS: If I use Cole as my thief, may I get the perk to open box and Doors?

As in the one to open Masterwork locks? Any rogue can open them if they get the inquisition perk, if that's what you mean.

Yeah, that was hahaha
Thanks!!!

[Levianne]

If you're playing Assassin, why using Cole to open masterwork locks? You can open them yourself (if you have that perk). Or were you asking about Cole for picking another class for yourself? If so, go with a mage and support Dorian,
Honestly I rarely play mages in games like this, but it surprised me, how good a mage is in Inquisition. With my Amelia Trevelyan, a human mage, obviously, she was (I dare to say) quite OP at a far lower level, than my Alessa Trevelyan, human rogue. Both focus on ranged attacks from a fairly safe distance, but a bow and a firebal, that's pretty hard to compare. Of course there are other abilities, than offensive spells, which is, why I would recommend a mage as a support to Dorian and Solas. If you need a "bow", Varric or Sera are good enough for that. One simply can not have enough mages in the party.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by Levianne:

If you're playing Assassin, why using Cole to open masterwork locks? You can open them yourself (if you have that perk). Or were you asking about Cole for picking another class for yourself? If so, go with a mage and support Dorian,
Honestly I rarely play mages in games like this, but it surprised me, how good a mage is in Inquisition. With my Amelia Trevelyan, a human mage, obviously, she was (I dare to say) quite OP at a far lower level, than my Alessa Trevelyan, human rogue. Both focus on ranged attacks from a fairly safe distance, but a bow and a firebal, that's pretty hard to compare. Of course there are other abilities, than offensive spells, which is, why I would recommend a mage as a support to Dorian and Solas. If you need a "bow", Varric or Sera are good enough for that. One simply can not have enough mages in the party.

I Will play Assassin because Cole looks quiet, in case Cole was talkative I would play Knight enchanter, thats why I was asking hahaha

All mages? No warrior for tanking?

[Levianne]

I haven't said all party should consist of mages entirely. One can replace Solas with a tank, for example Cassandra, or Blackwall, or Bull. You could also replace Dorian, but since this topic is about him, I'd leave that option out for now and replace Solas instead. And there are also times, where a completely different party would work better, like replacing Cole or Sera or Varric with anyone, if there's no need for a rogue. It depends on situations.
Of course having a mage main character has it's drawbacks as well, you can't for example unlock cell doors to get stuff in Haven's dungeon (the 1st door on the left in the chantry near where Mother Giselle stands leads there).

And to Cole: yea, I misunderstood what you meant by "playing Assassin", I thought you talk about your main character, but you meant Cole himself. I was confused by the "play" part, because I mostly play my main, controlling the others only in times of need, which doesn't come very often. I usually take control of Sera for opening locks as my mage can't do that, but once she's at it, I switch back to Amelia (the mage-Inquisitor).