People of Thedas

Several of you have asked me about using the console effectively, especially when it comes to skipping Ostagar. There's a skip Ostagar mod in beta right now, but this is also a perfectly acceptable alternative. If you've never used the console before, read console basics. If you have, skip right to getting the fsck out of Ostagar.

Final note: You'll see that this doesn't give you codices, etc, which is one advantage a full mod has over running the debug script, but since you don't get most of your good gear until Lothering anyway, in this case it's not problematic. (You will miss Havard's aegis, sadly, unless you fought the ogre.) For the record, there's no known way to get the codex entries unlocked using the Ostagar debug script.)
 

I also wouldn't recommend consoling through the origins like I've shown here. Not only are the debug scripts you'd use less than intuitive, but you really do need the items, money, and XP you receive if you're to be of any use at all. Play the origin like usual, and then skip Ostagar for great justice!

Need help? Ask away. Together we can make this tutorial awesome. If there's an interest, I'll make a Skip Lothering tutorial next, which will be a bit more complex because it involves gathering characters. (Nothing can ever be EASY.)