@ ScaryLady - bwwaaaaahhahaha! A hard life, full of regrets will do that to anyone I suppose.
---- Apologies for the rant below, but where else was I to put it? And the "more options at the pearl mod" WAS hilarious ----
Very tantalizing discussions/answers from all on this post/thread. I know, I'm a day late & a dinero short. But that's what happens when you work 72-hrs/wk and only get to read snippets at a time. And now I am moved to provide an analysis of male companions for the female grey warden. Tick-tock, tick-frakkin-tock.
Sorry, but there's no way I could ever imagine Loghain as romanceable for any of my characters, male or female. He just seems too much past his prime. Warped, twisted & made all the wrong choices for all the wrong reasons. Selling elves? Sorry dude, but that’s an F-minus in my book. And I mean – really! He wants to think of his dead wife when he's got a hot bod like Morrigan about to go down on him?!? He needs to go to the boneyard with a quickness.
Now, Sten. Hmmm…. He does have a certain appeal in that big, strong macho-man, ohmahgawd is that a baseball bat or are you happy to see me kinda way, but seriously – the guy is the Sten. He deserves respect and is pretty darn interesting when you get to know him. But my wardens are not so much into banging potential invaders of their country; especially not ones with such a religious fanatical, major superiority complex thing going on.
Oghren. ::Belch:: A serious case of the ick-ies. Great for comic relief, and everybody needs a drunk friend or two. But let’s just say that even my dwarf-gals wanted a guy who could actually tell the difference between them and the nug at the end of the day. Need I say more?
Alistair. Now there's an interesting, odd sort of fellow. My first few Couslands fell for him, but this guy’s got a few too many hang-ups for any sensible co-ruler to ignore. Inevitably, they became a bit peeved with his semi-altruistic naïveté, got tired of his awkwardness and cheesy jokes and decided to have Zev as a side dish whilst playing Princess. Shame on them! Bad Couslands.
Hence, Zevran became the one & only for any warden I'd play since my first two games (37 since). I have a very twisted sense of humor and am intrigued by violent characters with dark and seemingly terrible pasts. And the bad-ass sort of nonchalant attitude where nothing is sacred and anything can happen... wow. Everything from his being an assassin/slave, raised in a house of ill repute to the mental picture of him running naked across rooftops away from some lovers’ cuckolded and very irate husband just makes him seem very lifelike. (Or is it just that I’ve spent too much time in SE Asia and truth is stranger than fiction sometimes??) Talk about character development. And I totally understand why he SEEMS sleazy because he doesn't even want to mention a certain 4-letter word - but by golly, he's the only one who proves just how much he cares with his ACTIONS. Cause anybody can say words, but the follow-through is what counts. Zevran's loyalty, his up-front & in-your-face attitude, his sense of humor, his pain, his strength, his teasing flirtations, and his own special, crazy brand of l-u-v made my wardens fall head over heels for him over and over again.
Blonde, short, cute, cocky and muy caliente with a heart of platinum. Thank the gods there’s no one like that walking around IRL or I’d be in trouble. Dammmit. Sorry Sepheroth, you were great and all as a first video game love interest, but Zevran is frakkin AWESOME-SAUCE.
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---- Apologies for the rant below, but where else was I to put it? And the "more options at the pearl mod" WAS hilarious ----
Very tantalizing discussions/answers from all on this post/thread. I know, I'm a day late & a dinero short. But that's what happens when you work 72-hrs/wk and only get to read snippets at a time. And now I am moved to provide an analysis of male companions for the female grey warden. Tick-tock, tick-frakkin-tock.
Sorry, but there's no way I could ever imagine Loghain as romanceable for any of my characters, male or female. He just seems too much past his prime. Warped, twisted & made all the wrong choices for all the wrong reasons. Selling elves? Sorry dude, but that’s an F-minus in my book. And I mean – really! He wants to think of his dead wife when he's got a hot bod like Morrigan about to go down on him?!? He needs to go to the boneyard with a quickness.
Now, Sten. Hmmm…. He does have a certain appeal in that big, strong macho-man, ohmahgawd is that a baseball bat or are you happy to see me kinda way, but seriously – the guy is the Sten. He deserves respect and is pretty darn interesting when you get to know him. But my wardens are not so much into banging potential invaders of their country; especially not ones with such a religious fanatical, major superiority complex thing going on.
Oghren. ::Belch:: A serious case of the ick-ies. Great for comic relief, and everybody needs a drunk friend or two. But let’s just say that even my dwarf-gals wanted a guy who could actually tell the difference between them and the nug at the end of the day. Need I say more?
Alistair. Now there's an interesting, odd sort of fellow. My first few Couslands fell for him, but this guy’s got a few too many hang-ups for any sensible co-ruler to ignore. Inevitably, they became a bit peeved with his semi-altruistic naïveté, got tired of his awkwardness and cheesy jokes and decided to have Zev as a side dish whilst playing Princess. Shame on them! Bad Couslands.
Hence, Zevran became the one & only for any warden I'd play since my first two games (37 since). I have a very twisted sense of humor and am intrigued by violent characters with dark and seemingly terrible pasts. And the bad-ass sort of nonchalant attitude where nothing is sacred and anything can happen... wow. Everything from his being an assassin/slave, raised in a house of ill repute to the mental picture of him running naked across rooftops away from some lovers’ cuckolded and very irate husband just makes him seem very lifelike. (Or is it just that I’ve spent too much time in SE Asia and truth is stranger than fiction sometimes??) Talk about character development. And I totally understand why he SEEMS sleazy because he doesn't even want to mention a certain 4-letter word - but by golly, he's the only one who proves just how much he cares with his ACTIONS. Cause anybody can say words, but the follow-through is what counts. Zevran's loyalty, his up-front & in-your-face attitude, his sense of humor, his pain, his strength, his teasing flirtations, and his own special, crazy brand of l-u-v made my wardens fall head over heels for him over and over again.
Blonde, short, cute, cocky and muy caliente with a heart of platinum. Thank the gods there’s no one like that walking around IRL or I’d be in trouble. Dammmit. Sorry Sepheroth, you were great and all as a first video game love interest, but Zevran is frakkin AWESOME-SAUCE.