I never said "solely." I said it's the deciding factor in swaying the Landsmeet.
The monarch needs the Landsmeet's approval to rule. The Landsmeet bases that approval upon a number of factors (they're not going to follow an elf, or a mage, or a non-Fereldan, or a mabari.)
Noble blood is not one of those factors, because the Landsmeet will follow Anora if the Warden recommends her.
But chief among the factors that stack up for or against the Warden in the Landsmeet is whether or not the Warden can win a fight.
Unless the Warden can, the Landsmeet will not heed his/her recommendation, and the Warden loses, no matter how persuasive the Warden was otherwise or how compelling the evidence against Loghain.
Conversely (I've never played this track, but this is how I understand it) the Warden can fail to persuade the Landsmeet in the debate portion but still win them over with the duel.
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The monarch needs the Landsmeet's approval to rule. The Landsmeet bases that approval upon a number of factors (they're not going to follow an elf, or a mage, or a non-Fereldan, or a mabari.)
Noble blood is not one of those factors, because the Landsmeet will follow Anora if the Warden recommends her.
But chief among the factors that stack up for or against the Warden in the Landsmeet is whether or not the Warden can win a fight.
Unless the Warden can, the Landsmeet will not heed his/her recommendation, and the Warden loses, no matter how persuasive the Warden was otherwise or how compelling the evidence against Loghain.
Conversely (I've never played this track, but this is how I understand it) the Warden can fail to persuade the Landsmeet in the debate portion but still win them over with the duel.