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scaryladyamhran_comhracWe spend a lot of time at The Border House discussing problematic advertising, quests, themes, character depictions and representations within games. It is wonderful when we can laud the things that games do well. Several authors have gotten together and picked some of our favorite games from 2011. These are games that did specific things well. The fact that they exist on this list does not mean that they are free from any criticism but that they have positive aspects we want to recognize and applaud. With that disclosure, let’s grant some praise for the gaming industry!
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For those of you who aren't members of BSN (you will have to join in order to enter) the details are as follows, from Chris Priestly on the BSN site:
We’re pleased to announce a Dragon Age Creative Writing Challenge to celebrate the launch of lead writer David Gaider’s book Dragon Age: Asunder. The rules are simple—write a short story from the perspective of a Mage or Templar. Email finished work to community@bioware.com and include your BSN username. Also, please post an abstract of your story (50-100 words) in this thread for everyone to see!
Entries must be an original, unpublished work of fiction in the English language and no longer than 2,500 words. Multiple submissions WILL NOT be accepted. Please do not include explicit sexual descriptions or excessive violence. Writing will be judged on originality, understanding of & respect for the Intellectual Property, writing quality, grammar & spelling, and keeping within the parameters established in the Dragon Age Universe. The last day we are accepting entries is January 10th, 2012!
The Community Team will choose our top five favorites who will receive a complimentary copy of Dragon Age Asunder signed by David Gaider and have their entries read by the man himself! David will choose the overall winner. This winner will receive a full suite of products from the Razer Dragon Age II line: keyboard, mouse, mouse mat, and messenger bag to assist in his or her future writing endeavors. He or she will also be invited to a private Skype Q&A with David Gaider.
Looking forward to seeing the creativity that drives our community! Be sure to read Dragon Age Asunder to inspire and inform your writing!
scaryladynithu just signed up for Thedas UK, and are hoping to see lots and lots of you there. So who's going, and who's dithering and who's forgotten all about it, but is interested now it's been mentioned again? C'mon, we want to meet lots of our friends from on here, have a giggle and get drunk together!ashstoner_021I posted this on tumblr earlier, but I figured I'd put it here too. It's sort of Dragon Age related anyway!
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So the other night, well early morning if anybody’s really counting, but anyway…
Yeah, so the other EARLY MORNING I had a dream. It was a really weird and short dream. I get those a lot right before I wake up.
Anyway, in this dream, my husband and I were in bed sleeping (if THAT’S not the lamest start to a dream I’ll eat my hoodie), and anyway, I hear a noise downstairs. At first I think nothing of it, but it gets louder. I am now convinced there is someone in the house, even though my dog is not barking. If you knew my dog, you’d understand why this would worry me, lol.
So I wake Justin up, and he hears the noise too, verifying that I’m not insane. So instead of doing anything, we sit there talking in hushed tones about it. Why? I have no idea. Suddenly, two people sitting at the foot of the bed start chiming into the conversation. I look down and see Fenris and Anders of all people. This doesn’t seem to disturb either me or my husband, however, so we continue talking strategy with them as if they’re always there. It’s about this time when I start thinking to myself ‘now WAIT a second… we have a rifle in the closet, an elf that can literally phase his hand through a person’s chest, and a mage who can set them on fire… why the FUCK are we sitting here like cowards?’ Then the logical part of my head chimes in with ‘furthermore… why are Anders and Fenris in your room and WHY aren’t they naked?’
That’s when I realize that I’m lucid dreaming. And that I have to pee. So I give a cheerful ‘well have fun with that, I’m out!’ and wake up. The end. This is the weird shit that goes through my head sometimes. Now you see where my insanity comes from. THE MORE YOU KNOW.
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So, has anything ridiculous happened to anybody else here? Or am I just that batty? XD Share share share!
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zuteLegacy focuses on Hawke's father (who was not in the original game) - and the way that the BioWare site mentions the "harsh truth about the Hawke lineage," it's a safe bet that Hawke won't like what s/he finds in the prison."
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scarylady - Look'ee here!amhran_comhrac - Dragon Age 2 sweeps the Borderhouse Awardsscarylady - Dragon Age: Asunder Creative Writing Challengeamhran_comhrac - The Dragon Age / Skyrim babymiri1984 - ASUNDER DISCUSSION POSTmiri1984 - Dragon Age Official Fiction Competitionscarylady - Thedas UKashstoner_021 - You Know You've Played Too Much Dragon Age When...miri1984 - DLC Discussion - Mark of the Assassinkelcat - Computer-illiterate needs helpzute - The Show Must Go Onvarelishawt - Need help with Dalish languagemiri1984 - SUPER SPOILER DLC THREADzute - DLC: Hope it doesn't stink!zute - Lost Story Found!pockets - PeopleofThedas Official TVTROPES Biography threadmorwen_eledhwen - Need fic help from those with access to Dialogue Treesamhran_comhrac - Mods! (no, not the bossy kind... the PC game kind!)biffmclaughlin - The Hierarchy of Nobility, Ferelden Stylekelcat - Need Help Finding Something![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
