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'''''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419234223/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6403532/1/Life_on_Thedas Life on Thedas]''''' has the basic [[Self-Insert Fic]] setup. Guy plays video game, goes through some unexplained incident and winds up in the world of the video game. In this fic, the narrator wakes up in the middle of the Ostagar battlefield [[Squick|surrounded by mutilated corpses]], is nearly killed by two darkspawn and [[Humiliation Conga|it all goes downhill from there]]. Enter Elisa Cousland, a [[Genki Girl]] with a [[Beware the Nice Ones|darker side]], who quickly becomes the narrator's [[Warrior Therapist]].
There are [[Follow the Leader|similarities to]] ''[[Mass Vexations]]'', obviously, as the writer is a self-confessed fanboy that often reviews Vexations 2 chapters. Then Herr Wozzeck [[Ascended Fanboy|endorsed the fic on Vexations 2]], so that says something. [[Better Than It Sounds]] is in full effect here, something that reviewers have already noticed. It does tend to hang out closer to the drama side of the spectrum than Vexations, but still contains many Crowning Moments of Funny. It does tend to be [[Bloodier and Gorier]], though, in its representation of rather realistic sword fighting, so readers beware.
Be warned; due to a [[First Episode Spoiler]] you should read at least until chapter 6 if you don't want to be spoiled.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: One of the running gags. One of the first instances of it is the discovery that the Warden is [[Suddenly Voiced]], and the narrator is stoked that he'll be [[Kari Wahlgren|adventuring with Elika]].
* [[Action Girl]]: The Warden, natch.
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* [[Epic Fail]]: As the narrator concocts a plan to protect Redcliffe village {{spoiler|and subsequently burns the whole thing down save for the chantry.}}
* [[Eye Scream]]: The demon pulls this on the narrator in one of his nightmares. {{spoiler|Malcolm lands his axe in Dragon!Flemeth's left eye, too.}}
* [[Expy]]: Malcolm is essentially Dragon Age's version of [[
* [[First Kiss]]: The narrator and Morrigan in the [[Christmas Episode]].
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: The first few chapters include some complaints about Ferelden's medieval trappings, but they fade as time goes on.
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* [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: The narrator {{spoiler|burns down Redcliffe village and blows the top off the mage's tower, both by accident.}}
* [[Mind Screw]]: The fic seems to be taking the [[Life On Mars]] bent. Is he in a coma dream? Is he simply a resident of Ferelden gone mad? Or has he really been transported to another world? Evidence for all three of these is starting to pile up. Not to mention his Fade dream, which goes all [[Buffy-Speak|Inception-y]].
* [[Alien Arts Are Appreciated|Modern-Day Memes Are Appreciated]]: [[
* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|Malcolm.}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The narrator {{spoiler|burns down Redcliffe village}}. This doesn't go well.
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** {{spoiler|Under the demon's control}}, the narrator can kill people by grabbing their heads and exploding their brains. [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Who else have we seen that can do that?]]
** Elisa and Bhelen paraphrase the infamous exchange from the [[Judge Dredd]] film in one chapter.
** [[The Lord of the Rings|"This one breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark."]]
* [[Socially Awkward Hero]]: The narrator to a T, though this improves as he begins to feel more comfortable with the rest of the party.
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: The narrator shows a lot of this, even edging to [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] considering what a badass Elisa is.
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