A female Dalish mage duels with Lord Otranto of Antiva to see who will have her hand in marriage. Special dialog for mages and from underworld options.
What a Chad. Declares a public duel with a demon slaying heratic, enters actually entertaining banter with her, backs out honourably when he finds out it's actual love, and even admit he's outmatched not in skill but ofc he can't compete with actual love. Ngl, this dude is so memorable and I don't think Bioware intended for it
Her character is one that prefers diplomacy over violence - when possible. She quit being a bard after she accidentally killed an acquaintance in a scuffle - she wanted you to take the diplomatic option to deal with the assassins attempting to kill her - and in this case she probably wanted you to let her deal with the marriage contract in her own way. Instead you put yourself in a position where, though unlikely, you could die/get hurt, or you could kill/hurt Lord Otranto - all over a matter that probably could have been resolved on her own end with a few letters written and favors called in.
Life can be annoyingly ironic when it comes to to something like this. There many stories of people surviving the worst of situations only to die on something silly. The ww1 soldiers who survived four years of trench warfare only to die of Spanish flu when they got home.
@@mazariamonti Not to mention this is in a duel with weapons that the Inquisitor might not have experience in, with etiquete that they also might not have experience in. There is a real chance something bad could have happened here.
Lord Ortranto stunned me. he seems to be a remarkably decent man with a flair for the dramatic, which is something i can really get behind. He backs out very graciously.
"Risk your life" Josie the inquisitor has been fighting demons and whatnot everyday dueling with some noble can hardly match up with the risk the inquisitor is facing everyday
It is very obvious that the Inquisitor is unfamiliar with the Rapier (and why would a Daelish Elf know how to fight with a weapon only used by nobels in duells?) so it is only logical that the Inquisitor is struggling. In fact, it is a testimony to the skill of the Inquisitor that she/he could survive that long against an obviously skilled opponent.
Well of course, it's very logically. Josie is right to be worried. (But if that same cut scene happens when your playing as a human noble that BS they would know how to duel)
Well it is a public duel soo if anyone cheat everybody sees it. In a society where reputation is important public display of dishonesty can be damaging. In real life duels were mostly not held in public but with witness and a judge (most countries started to prohibit duels because noble kept killing eachothers)
True straight up guy. Once he knew it was for love he backed off and and let them be. When he thought it was political he was willing to fight to secure his place .
I've done every romance there was but this one still has a special place in my heart... It's all so cheesy and adorable Josie is an absolute sweetheart
I just don't like her lifting her leg up like that. I get that it's a callback to her old fashioned etiquette training and part of the joke, but it's too over the top for my tastes.
Except, technically Josie was his girlfriend at the time. Which could also be a self-burn, considering she was also the Inquisitor's girlfriend at the time.
Loghain will gladly fight a mage with all their power in a 1v1 duel, but Lord Otranto wimps out. On another note, technically the Inquisitor did win the duel since most sword duels end when at first blood.
I must admit I thought you were a child chasing glory like Cailan but you're not Warden: I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyways to protect my country
@@ookami-chan3328 Honestly, same here, I've already seen a couple bits of glitchiness with a dwarf inquisitor. Now that I've seen this, my curiosity has been piqued.
@@snappedsquire8479 nothing will compare to the romance scenes in origins, where your dwarven character is suddenly and inexplicably human height as they have sex
I love this scene I just have one small beef with it if you specialize in one handed warrior or a rogue with high dexterity the animation and dialog choice in the beginning should reflect that
@@t.va.6611 This game is 6 years old. It is remarkable how much every single aspect of the game changes based on what you choose, even in minor dialog options. I'll die for the devs and all the attention they gave to this game! DUEL ME UPON THEIR HONOR!
To be fair a fencing duel is way different from a rough and tumble swordfight or even using dual daggers, it takes a lot more training, finesse, timing and strategy than one would think and on top of that this isn't wild, hack and slash deathmatch, it's a point based duel so charging in would be either ineffective or inappropriate for the circumstances. The Inquisitor (regardless of background) is untrained in using a rapier/epee/saber so it's only natural they'd struggle against someone experienced in these duels regardless of their personal skill on the battlefield.
I love everything about this scene, and finding one with an elf inquisitor like mine brings back happy memories of romancing Josephine. The rapier fight is actually really well staged and a good pick to show how any Inquisitor would be at a disadvantage against a skilled practitioner. The inquisitor fights with the seat-of-your-pants skill of someone whose had sword training but doesn't really know how to use a rapier, and you can see he could easily cut her down. He's just waiting for her to get tired or make a mistake so he can win without any real insult or damage. I didn't have the underworld perk for this scene in my playthrough, so I didn't see him lose his cool and thus his control with the blade... the wild stabs are so on point and show the control and skill he had before. And then Josephine rushing out and standing up to the Inquisitor like a boss... truly a partner, not a submissive. The best part is her reaction to saying "I love you," the spin, and that leg lift at the end. Her romance was sweet, chaste, and very satisfying.
It's very random and off-topic, but that doesn't look like a rapier. Rapiers are thinner and symmetrical. This looks more like a saber or a cavalry sword.
For real. Dude actually seems kinda nice and chill about it once he sees that the two of them are in actual love. He's just like, "Nah, I can't break that shit up. It's hella cute."
One thing I hate about this dual is when you’re a sword fighter it still looks like you’re struggling. I can understand the movements for a Mage or Rogue because they wouldn’t be use to a sword even if the Inquisition has you training to use one.
So this actually does make a lot of sense in the context of historical swordplay! The Inquisitor would have trained with either a two-handed sword or a longsword/one-handed sword. Those are both very different weapons than a rapier. Rapiers are much lighter and were used to both attack and defend, while the Inquisitor would have been trained to either use a two-handed blade or a one-handed sword and shield. Rapiers were not designed to be brought onto a battlefield and were used exclusively for civilian dueling, and the way they were used was very very different than the kind of sword the Inquisitor would have been familiar with. Source: I am a huge weapons nerd and couldn't resist replying even though this comment is a year old.
It’s funny to do the blackwall romance as an dalish elf, theres constant comments of how he didnt expect you to be an elf which constantly makes it akward
The embrace scene is a bit awkward since elven women are shorter than human women yet your Inquisitor is taller after spinning Jose around then back to shorter on the next shot.
@@balladsnowfox7714 it's like making a Shepard in Mass Effect, they look fine from the front, but as soon as the game shows them at a profile angle, you realize your mistakes.
That seemed like a turnaround of emotions, he was ready to kill you after bringing up his family secrets & then it all goes away because of the love confession
I'm surprised there aren't more comments pointing out that those are definitely not rapiers (thin, good for poking and not much else), and would generally be considered some type of saber (good for slashing).
Dialite Cloud9 if it's the one I think it is you need to discover all the 'Tyrdda bright-axe' landmarks in the hinterlands then do the war table operation to find the weapon :) I know I'm 8 months late but ehh
There's something about Antivans and Rivaini in Dragon Age's games (maybe it's the fact that they were pretty obviously based on Italian and Spaniards)
Nope not a dlc. It should have triggered after completing wicked hearts mission or warden fortress mission. Also I think u have to ask Josephine all about her family and life before it happens.
This scene plyes out quite differently in my head and went something like this: Inquisitor: Because I Love You! Josephine: You do? Lord Otranto: She does 😱??? Inquisitor: I do??? errr.. I mean yes of course I do.
