Best order of quests story wise? SPOILERS POSSIBLE

[Duder]

My last partial play I was sort of flying by the seat of my pants.
In your opinion, what's the best order to do the quests - including the Origins in-game DLC quests, for the story to make the most sense?

[ADEC Inc]

Doing the Stone Prisoner dlc before Orzammar can make a lot of sense, as there's a character involved in both questlines. You could also put off Return to Ostagar until recruiting another super spoilery character much later in the game, if you go that route.

Other than that I think the story works perfectly fine in any order.

[Duder]

Originally posted by ADEC Inc:

Doing the Stone Prisoner dlc before Orzammar can make a lot of sense, as there's a character involved in both questlines. You could also put off Return to Ostagar until recruiting another super spoilery character much later in the game, if you go that route.

Other than that I think the story works perfectly fine in any order.

Orzammar meaning when you travel there, or the Orzammar DLC

[LtlMacMcG]

Originally posted by Duder:

Originally posted by ADEC Inc:

Doing the Stone Prisoner dlc before Orzammar can make a lot of sense, as there's a character involved in both questlines. You could also put off Return to Ostagar until recruiting another super spoilery character much later in the game, if you go that route.

Other than that I think the story works perfectly fine in any order.

Orzammar meaning when you travel there, or the Orzammar DLC

After MANY playthough's the route that makes the most sense (to me) and most enjoyable?:

#1: As many sidequest as possible before moving on to main story (which, ironically, is the WORST thing you can do in DA: Inquisition...man....great story but the side quest were so tedious. They made a SP game like and MMO!!!

#2: Circle of mages (because I actually HATE the place and it is my least favoire mission in the game so a) get it over with and b) get all the sexy stat bonuses EARLY when they can help the MOST

#3: Earl Eamon

#4 Elves/werewolves

#5 Ashes/Eamonpart 2

#6 Orizzmar


not only does it make the most sense in terms of META. IT actually flows the best, story wise, too.


My 1.5 dollars!

[Duder]

Originally posted by LtlMacMcG:

Originally posted by Duder:

Orzammar meaning when you travel there, or the Orzammar DLC

After MANY playthough's the route that makes the most sense (to me) and most enjoyable?:

#1: As many sidequest as possible before moving on to main story (which, ironically, is the WORST thing you can do in DA: Inquisition...man....great story but the side quest were so tedious. They made a SP game like and MMO!!!

#2: Circle of mages (because I actually HATE the place and it is my least favoire mission in the game so a) get it over with and b) get all the sexy stat bonuses EARLY when they can help the MOST

#3: Earl Eamon

#4 Elves/werewolves

#5 Ashes/Eamonpart 2

#6 Orizzmar


not only does it make the most sense in terms of META. IT actually flows the best, story wise, too.


My 1.5 dollars!

Yep Orzimmar always seems to be last. But should I have the Golem in the party through that phase

[Luck-E-lynx]

Originally posted by Duder:

Yep Orzimmar always seems to be last. But should I have the Golem in the party through that phase

If you plan on siding with Caridin in the deep roads. Shale would like to go along, or she will ask you about what happened later (Don't lie...She will know what you chose anyway) If you plan on siding with Branka then you probably do not want Shale in your party.

Other than that, and her companion quest of course. Shale really does not have much in Orzimmar. There are a couple lines of dialogue at the Shaperate if she is in party.

[LukanGamer]

play it many times many ways is best way (though pick up golem asap for companion banter etc... and morrigan's only if you persue her at end of campaign).

[Duder]

Originally posted by LukanGamer:

play it many times many ways is best way (though pick up golem asap for companion banter etc... and morrigan's only if you persue her at end of campaign).

Mother of truckers I haven't gotten that far yet!
No hints of spoilers I still don't really know what's going on in DOA yet, although I have some sneaking suspicions

[EA Latium]

Circle of Magi is best done ASAP, for many reasons I won't explain as they are very spoilery; Orzammar by desing was meant to the last one, the rest just roleplay what is more fitting for your party, you really can't go wrong. Earl Aemon's can be broken in two parts, so up to you as well.

DLC-wise Leliana's is a prequel, so just do it when you encounter her or when you feel like it, just don't take too long I can't mention why, it's detached from the main campaign so don't worry.

Stone Prisoner is really up to you.

Awakening is the events after the Origin's main story.

Golem of Amgarrak takes place after Awakening, and Witch Hunt is the very last quest of Origin.

Awakening and Witch Hunt are both very important, the first is a sizeable "old-school" expansion, the latter a short series of quests, they are both very worth it and set the events in motion of the whole franchise with a lot of foreshadowing.

Edit: Return to Ostagar could be done at any point before the last Origin quest.

[Duder]

Originally posted by Leon.Latium:

Circle of Magi is best done ASAP, for many reasons I won't explain as they are very spoilery; Orzammar by desing was meant to the last one, the rest just roleplay what is more fitting for your party, you really can't go wrong. Earl Aemon's can be broken in two parts, so up to you as well.

DLC-wise Leliana's is a prequel, so just do it when you encounter her or when you feel like it, just don't take too long I can't mention why, it's detached from the main campaign so don't worry.

Stone Prisoner is really up to you.

Awakening is the events after the Origin's main story.

Golem of Amgarrak takes place after Awakening, and Witch Hunt is the very last quest of Origin.

Awakening and Witch Hunt are both very important, the first is a sizeable "old-school" expansion, the latter a short series of quests, they are both very worth it and set the events in motion of the whole franchise with a lot of foreshadowing.

Edit: Return to Ostagar could be done at any point before the last Origin quest.

Yeah I'm doing the mages first this time, last I did Redlicffe first I think that was a mistake.

[Duder]

Okay so I figure, Loghain made some kind of weird ass pact with the Darkspawn, or one of the Tevinter mages is a lich or something like that, am I even close?

[EA Latium]

Originally posted by Duder:

Okay so I figure, Loghain made some kind of weird ass pact with the Darkspawn, or one of the Tevinter mages is a lich or something like that, am I even close?

Is it in Denerim?

[neil]

No one has mentioned why you do the circle of Mages first
because you get Wynn
and she is the most useful nonplayer character you will get.

[LukanGamer]

Originally posted by Leon.Latium:

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You forgot to add the
The Darkspawn Chronicles
that should also be played last as it is a what if darkspawn won.

[LukanGamer]

Originally posted by Duder:

Okay so I figure, Loghain made some kind of weird ass pact with the Darkspawn, or one of the Tevinter mages is a lich or something like that, am I even close?

No.

[LukanGamer]

Originally posted by neil:

No one has mentioned why you do the circle of Mages first
because you get Wynn
and she is the most useful nonplayer character you will get.

hea... Wynne is pretty good really great banter for sure so ya should get her pretty soon. But ya sadly due to fact people have beaten mage tower many times they can only think of the torture of redoing it for 10th time (though there is a mod quickly made way way early for those people to skip the worst segement of it) forgetting 1st time through it actually is really great even 2nd if you bring different crew and or make way different choice(s)-> don't see many would make a certain main large choice ever other then for a particular type of rp.