Explanations for Changes

8/10/2019 Explanations for Changes

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Keenan,thedyingwarrior

Aesthetics,Recommended,andLore

ImadethischangebecauseIfeltthatKeenanlookeda

bit"clean"foradyingperson.Iwantedtogivethe

impression

that

he

was

on

death's

door.

Interestingly

enough,theinitialdesigndidn'thaveadropofblood

onhimandIfounditaffectedmyimmersionofthe

game

and

my

propensity

to

take

him

as

a

serious

character.Ialsowantedhimtolooklikeacapable

Warden.IremovedtheAlistairhaircutaswell.


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SteafanVERSION2(spoileralert)

LoreandRecommendedonly

Ok,Imadesomeprettydrasticchangeshere.

There

is

a

dialogue

option

when

you

are

speakingwithSteafan.

It

says,

"You're

not

a

ghoul

are

you?"

ThisimpliesthatSteafanwasinsucha

decrepitstatethatheappearedthatway.I

gavehimsomeslightskindiscolorationsand

made

some

adjustments

so

that

the

dialogue

optionmademoresense.Ialsochangedthe

structure

of

his

face

and

head

to

paint

a

dark

andmorbidpictureofthesituationathand.


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RylocktheTemplarVERSION2

Lore,Recommended,andAesthetics

Ifelttheeyeswereabittoolargeinappearance.Iwantedtogivehertheappearanceofsomeonevery

serious,coldandstern.


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TheSuspiciousCharacter(Amaranthine)

Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended

Ifelttheoriginaldesignlookedalittlebittoo

muchlikeAlistair.Imadechangesaccordingly.

ORIGINALDESIGN

ThefirstpersonyoumeetinVigil'sKeep


Whywasthechangemade?

IwantedtocapturethehorrorandterroroftheeventsinVigilKeep.Ialsomadeadjustmentstothe

anatomyofhisheadandface.


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Roland(SpoilerAlert)



When

you

meet

Roland,

he

is

on

the

verge

of

death

and

he

has

lost

a

considerable

amount

of

blood.

I

felttheinitialdesignlookedabittooclean.Rolandalsomentionsthatthereissomethinginhisblood.

Imadesomechangesaccordingly.Thenewdesignmatcheshiscircumstanceabitbetter.


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TheLooterwhowarnsyouofVelanna

Lore,RecommendedandAesthetics


1.

There

is

a

small

glitch

in

the

cinematic

where

he

has

no

eyebrows.

2.Thereisasmallglitchinthecinematicwherehiseyesseemtogothroughthetempleofhishead.

I

made

a

design

which

would

address

these

issues

and

the

cinematic

sequences

should

be

more

convincing.


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MOSLEYTHESNAKE



I

wanted

to

make

Mosley

seem

calculating,

intimidating

and

powerful.


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TheShadyCharacter


Consideringthesequenceofeventsthatoccurwiththe"ShadyCharacter",Ifeltthattheinitialdesign

didn'tmatchhispersonality,demeanorandvoice.Imadesomechangesaccordingly.

Baldguardyoumeetatthechantry


I

don't

know

what

his

name

is

but

he

is

a

bald

guard

that

you

see

in

the

chantry

who

rushes

in

the

door

andthenjetsout.Imadesomechangestoadjusttheproportionsofhisfaceandhead.Ihaveplacedthis

designinallthreeversionsbecauseit'sprettycritical.


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CaptainGarevel


ImadethischangebecauseIwantedtomakeadesignthatmatchedhissternandseriousnature.Ialso

changedthestructureofthenoseandmouthsothatitisproportionatewhenyoulookathimfroma

profile

view.

His

original

design

had

the

typical

perplexed

look.


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TheRiot


(Imadesomechangestotheproportionsofthesoldiersandpeasantsintheriotcinematic)


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TheSmugglerLeader


IwantedtheSmugglerLeadertoappearcalculating,powerful,andintimidating.


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LordGuy

AestheticsandRecommendedonly

ImadethischangebecauseIfelttheoriginaldesignhadagenericface.


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CellGuard



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Randomladywithwhitemakeup

(AestheticsandRecommendedareshownabove)


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Secondrandomladywithbadmakeup

Aestheticsonly

LoreandRecommended


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LadyLiza

Recommended,LoreandAesthetics


IwentbackandchangedLadyLiza'shairtoadarkercolor.Ialsochangedtheproportionsofherface.

Duetothefactthatshegetssomecameratime,Ialsowantedhertolookmorepleasantlooking.


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Namayatheelf


ImadethechangesherebecauseIhaveadifferentperceptionofelves.Generally,I'vealwaysbeenled

to

believe

that

elves

should

be

beautiful,

dignified

and

graceful

as

in

literature

by

J.R.R.

Tolkien.

I

do

realizethatthisparticulardesignmayconflictwiththeloreofDragonAge,butthiswasachangethatI

feltwasnecessary.



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Noblewithdarkskinandorangehair



I

made

this

change

because

I

felt

the

face

was

a

bit

too

generic.

I

also

changed

his

hair

to

a

darker

color

as

orange

hair

is

distracting

with

dark

skin.


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ProportionFixonnobles

Aesthetics,RecommendedandLoreVersion


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LadyEsmerelle



Ok,

I

get

the

impression

that

Lady

Esmerelle

is

supposed

to

be

a

royal

bit***.

So

I

made

some

changes

tomakeherlookthepartbutIadjustedtheproportionsandanatomyoftheface.


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Namenotdisclosed


Imadeherskinpale,changedtheproportionsandmadeherasifshewas"turning." Ialsogaveher

featuresofelvesdepictedbyJ.R.RTolkien.


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ThePrivate

Someone

mentioned

in

the

forums

that

her

eyes

were

a

bit

too

large.

So

I

got

one

of

my

templates

that

lookedsimilartoherandusedthatinstead.TheeyesshouldbethecorrectsizebutthePrivatestill

maintainsherdemeanoranditfitsher,Givemeamomentline.


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SerTamara

Aesthetics,Lore,andRecommended

ItseemedapparenttomethatBiowareintendedforTamratobeverybeautiful.She'sarguablyoneof

themoreattractivefemaleswithinDragonAge:Awakening.SoIjustwentaheadanddecidedtobuild

upon

that.

I

also

gave

her

a

tougher

appearance

because

she

is

a

fighter.

Last

time

I

checked,

anyone

withtheprefix,"Ser"wasacapablefighter.Thenewdesignhasadjustedproportionsandcorrect

placementandsizeoftheeyes.ItusesDracomiesTrueTextures.


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BartenderTHIRDVERSION

Aesthetics,RecommendedandLore


If

you

play

the

game

and

talk

to

the

Bartender,

his

beard

is

clipping

with

his

lips.

I

chose

a

different

beardsothattherewouldbenoclippingissue.


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Eileenthehostage



The

changes

here

were

primarily

cosmetic.Iwantedtomakethedamsel

indistressanattractivewoman.

ChanteratAmaranthine


Why

was

the

change

made?

ImadesomeadjustmentstotheChanterasherlipsseemedto

clip

when

she

speaks

to

you

after

a

completion

of

a

quest.


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SIGRUN


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VELANNABecauseVelannaissuchacontroversialcharacterandthereweremanydifferentexpectationsforher,I

have

provided

a

separate

installer

so

that

you

can

choose

between

various

versions.

MypersonalrecommendationwouldbeversionL,asitfitsthecinematicseamlessly.


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JUSTICEHereistheexplanationforthechange.Bewarnedthatitcontainsspoilers.


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MHAIRIVERSIONONE

Why

was

the

change

made?

Ok,Ihavenoexcuseforthisone.Theoriginalwasactuallywelldesignedandfitsherpersonalityvery

wellasastrongwilledwarrior..Ijustwantedhertobemoreattractive.


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ANDERSWhywasthechangemade?

I

made

this

change

because

I

felt

the

original

design

had

an

uncanny

resemblance

to

Alistair.

I

also

wantedtogiveAndersaslightsmirkbecausehisdefaultneutralfaceisthatonthebottomleft.Andersis

sortofajokesterandIwantedtochooseadesignthatreflectedthat.

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