FACTIONS

[Flinsberg]

I have several questions regarding factions. I don't want to litter the discussion page by asking each of them separately, so I'll just dump them all here and hopefully someone is kind enough to clear things up for me.

1. Can I switch factions mid-game or am I locked to my choice when it's presented?
2. Are the rewards purely cosmetic or are there power-enhancing items each faction vendor sells?
3. Will joining a certain faction affect my relationship status with companions? Like if 1 companion hates Mourn Watch, for example, and I end up joining them - will that companion be mad at me?
4. Will my faction affect the ending?

[AbyssDemon]

1. Locked to your faction as it'll be part of your bg and affect dialouge options in the game itself.

2. I am actually unsure about that one. I suggest dropping a question in the Bioware QnA

3. No idea, but I can imagine that there will be companion disapproval based on your choices.

4. No possible way to know this at this moment.

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by AbyssDemon:

1. Locked to your faction as it'll be part of your bg and affect dialouge options in the game itself.

I assume this suggests that all factions will be presented to you early in the game, right?

Because what if I join a faction, and then a chapter later I end up meeting a new one that I like more - I'm basically stuck with my initial choice. Which doesn't sound too good.

[Cutlass Jack]

Your character comes from one of the factions and gets bonus reputation from the faction they belong to. That's part of their backstory. They also get other benefits. For example, if you're a Grey Warden, you get damage bonus vs. darkspawn.

But you also can build up reputation with factions you don't belong to to get them on your side in various ways. So even if you start as a Gray Warden, for example, you can still build up your relationship with the Mourn Watch, Lords of Fortune, etc.

Don't know any details beyond that.

[Flinsberg]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

Your character comes from one of the factions and gets bonus reputation from the faction they belong to. That's part of their backstory.

But you also can build up reputation with factions you don't belong to to get them on your side in various ways. So even if you start as a Gray Warden, for example, you can still build up your relationship with the Mourn Watch, Lords of Fortune, etc.

Don't know any details beyond that.

Ah, I see...

[Cutlass Jack]

Oh and you're told all the bonuses you get when you make your faction choice in character creation.

[AbyssDemon]

Originally posted by Flinsberg:

Originally posted by AbyssDemon:

1. Locked to your faction as it'll be part of your bg and affect dialouge options in the game itself.

I assume this suggests that all factions will be presented to you early in the game, right?

Because what if I join a faction, and then a chapter later I end up meeting a new one that I like more - I'm basically stuck with my initial choice. Which doesn't sound too good.

Well it's meant to form the background of your character, which is a bit similar to how Origins and Inquisition worked. Your Rook is going to have a "grew up in this faction" kind of story. Anything beyond that I don't know.