Dragon Age



"In war, victory. In peace, vigilance. In death, sacrifice."

BioWare's Spiritual Successor to the legendary Baldur's Gate franchise, Dragon Age is a Dark Fantasy set in the world of Thedas (originally an acronym for 'The DA Setting'), a Deconstruction of the Standard Fantasy Setting, drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and filled to the brim with Fantasy Counterpart Cultures and Black and Grey Morality.

The first game in the series, Dragon Age: Origins, was released in 2009, to a great deal of critical and commercial success. Its sequel, Dragon Age II, was released in 2011 on March 8th in North America and on the 11th in Europe. Dragon Age: Inquisition is currently in development, and is set to release on October 7, 2014.

In addition to the games, the series contains four novels, the first two of which, The Stolen Throne and The Calling are prequels, and the second two, Asunder written by the game's lead writer, David Gaider, concurrent with the last half of Dragon Age II.

The series also contains a P&P RPG developed by Green Ronin Games, an upcoming comic book with Orson Scott Card set to be the writer, and a Flash game by EA 2D titled Dragon Age Journeys. A direct-to-DVD anime adaptation has also just been announced, provoking mixed reactions from the fans. Also released is a Webseries, Dragon Age Redemption, produced by and starring Felicia Day, who is a fan of the franchise.

Its sequel, Dragon Age II, was released in 2011 on March 8th in North America and on the 11th in Europe. Dragon Age: Inquisition is currently in development, and is set to release on October 7, 2014.

Core Games

 * Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
 * DLC Single Levels:
 * The Stone Prisoner
 * Warden's Keep
 * Return to Ostagar
 * DLC Standalone Campaign
 * Darkspawn Chronicles
 * Golems of Amgarrak
 * Leliana's Song
 * Witchhunt
 * Expansion Packs
 * Awakening (2010)
 * Dragon Age II (2011)
 * DLC
 * The Exiled Prince
 * Legacy
 * Mark of the Assassin
 * Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Other Games

 * Dragon Age Journeys (2009)
 * Dragon Age Legends (2011)
 * Heroes of Dragon Age (2013)

Novels

 * The Stolen Throne (2009)
 * The Calling (2009)
 * Asunder (2011)
 * The Masked Empire (2014)
 * Last Flight (TBR 2014)

Comics

 * Dragon Age (2010)
 * The Silent Grove (2012)
 * Those Who Speak (2012)
 * Until We Sleep (2013)

First Dragon Age comic Tropes

 * The Blacksmith: Gleam and her adoptive father.
 * Healing Hands: Gleam, to an absurd degree.
 * Without any real training to boot.
 * New Powers as the Plot Demands: In issue 4, templars are capable of stopping enemy mages from casting magic. But apparently not in issue 1.
 * Oh, they are.. The absence of it in issue 1 was simply an oversight or the Rule of Drama.
 * Playing with Fire: Veness, Gleam.
 * Power Nullifier: The new templar power in issue 4. Actually, they use it in the game, too.
 * Spirit Advisor: Veness, in the fade, to Gleam
 * Ultimate Blacksmith: Issue #2 starts with Gleam using her magic to help her forge a sword. The result is a sword which cuts through pretty much anything.