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So a new order has begun the Inquisition. I for one am looking forward to playing an Inquisitor (one with magic). I enjoy the idea of using torture to gain information and burnig Blood mages at the stake. Feel free to add your thoughts about the Inquisition and what you look forward to about playing as an Inquisitor. 203.45.127.20 (talk) 03:49, September 19, 2012 (UTC)Darkside

I want my templar "Inquisitor" to actually USE his/her talents against enemy magi in cutscenes, i.e. during one of the quests in DA2, I wanted Hawke to stop Decimus from using his magic; but the game said "Noooo." I'd like that to change, apart from that I don't think any more details are even possible at this point. EzzyD (talk) 03:56, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

Correction. The Inquisition is no new order. It exists as long as the Chantry, from the organisation come templars and seekers. The protagonist Inquisitor is a member of the original group, who's desire is to stop mage templar war, because seekers support one of the side and ones like Cassandra and Leliana are to few to stop the war. 78.9.152.243

Actually, the original inquisition was dissolved into the Templars and Seekers when they merged with the Chantry, so the inquisition for DAIII is likely an entirely new group taking up the name. ----Isolationistmagi 05:23, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

The inquisition! (What a show) The inquisition! (Whatta ya know). Now that that is out of my system... I have nothing to sayGreyWolf84 (talk) 06:33, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAn7baRbhx4 It had to be done.

I look forward to wielding the immutable authority of the Maker. That is to say, I want to indiscriminately kick in doors, slap around fools, self-assuredly overrule established national leaders, and rally the people against the chaos that is (supposedly) engulfing Thedas--all the while cleverly positioning myself to become de facto ruler of the new shadow government all world leaders will, by the epilogue, recognize is calling the shots from here on out. HELO (talk) 13:45, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

I actually hope that we don't play as one of these "questioners" I am looking forward to this game like everyone, but I hope we start out as something... simpler that grows into an inquisitor roll or not. with a world on the brink of war, Mages vs. Templars... the Qun demanding things... seekers trying to seek... there is so many ways it can go. Lord Aeducan (talk)

I'm actually hoping the Inquisition refers more to a period of time the game encompasses rather than some order. The "Inquisitor" is an awful title too. I can't imagine playing anything other than some old, gray haired medieval bastard spouting some religious junk prior to lighting someone on fire....hey...on fire...I wonder...Anyway. Bad name for a group. And even if it is different, the inference to Chantry and religion is a bit to prevalent for neutrality. I hate the mages too, but I don't want to feel pigeonholed into anything again. They are going to have to really explain, and really write their way out of the natural tendency to revert to historical connotations, both real and in game. I hope they pull it off. The Grey Unknown (talk) 22:59, September 19, 2012 (UTC)

Oo--time period, not organization. I like it. I don't think it's likely, but I still like it. Also, it's entirely possible that this new Inquisition will see both the Mages and Templars/Seekers involved in this war to be essentially the same thing: zealous rebels who need to be stopped/put down. Y'know, a kind of extreme moderatism. HELO (talk) 13:53, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

When I saw the title 'The Inquisitor' it made me think of the religious torturers in the medieval ages (pardon me for horrible grammar). I had once seen a show of the numerous of torture devices they had developped and used. It brings out the evil side of me and makes me want to torture people (enemies from the inquisitor, I think depending on your choice) for information. Loved the interegation in ME2 too..

But alas, that probably won't happen, since Bioware isn't too keen in violence (the way I see it) and that makes me hope that we have at least different responses depending on your class, alignment (templar/mage/neutral rival/friendship), gender and hopefully a possible different race (elf/dwarf).

I wonder what Bioware will do. --83.160.24.222 (talk) 07:35, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

I hope I can play an insane Blood Mage nutcase with strong religious beliefs (he'd support the "Black Divine" way of thinking) --Jeremy the White Rogue (talk) 14:09, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

Or maybe just screw the inquisition and become a renegade, easier.

I wish i can play chaotic good character and neutral evil selfish badass who want become emperor palpatine in Thedas that was awsome!

Lelouch was more evil, more insidious and more manipulative than powerful to become ruler of world. Anders tried to be Lulu as a rebel and he failed to be so cool. Lulu killed his father and destroyed his plan, because he was abandoned by him, now Alistair seems to become like this.

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I really hope the protagonist isn't some Chantry-loving P.O.S. because if he/she is then I am definitely not playing. I didn't spend 2 games doing everything I possibly can to take down those pathetic hypocritical nutjobs to take their side now. I want to play as a mage (or warrior/rogue on their side) and track down Sebastian, Cullen, Leliana, Cassandra and the Divine and kill them. Then after them and the rest of the Chantry/Seekers/Templars, the Black Divine and probably the majority of the mage-lords in Tevinter. Then the Qunari. Basically anyone who enslaves people. --Vampire Damian (talk) 15:45, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

And I'm a total child of chaos, who wants to slaughter all rulers of Thedas to spread havoc. Magisters, kings, emperors, nobles, priests, qunari trio, they all need to be overthrown. I'm not good or evil, I'm an anarchist and a nihilist. Buwahahahaha

Inquisitor is a horrible title. The first thing that comes to mind is medieval inquisition, the second Mr. Sebastian aka Jack the Ripper from Babylon 5. Both are totally repulsive and I absolutely refuse to play anything even vaguely related. I might be able to tolerate it as a background of someone who got chewed by the system and is on the run from it most of the game, but other than that, I refuse to be a member of any such institution, or have anything to do with the Chantry. Really, my hopes for DA3 keep dropping lower and lower. --Ygrain (talk) 15:53, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

Is it possible that the Inquisition is the Big Bad in the game, rather than the background of the player character? I might have missed something in the release information, so this may be a moot point, but we don't play as dragons in Dragon Age: Origins, after all. -Sophia (talk) 16:20, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

Neither are dragons the really Big Baddies, just normal ones :-)

Otherwise, see my point above - fighting this institution might be playable for me, but generally, the whole mages vs. templars conflict leaves me rather uninterested. --Ygrain (talk) 16:35, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

Reading through theses forums, I often get the impression that people wont be happy playing a dragon age game unless they are a gray warden (if not actually their original warden) and it involves fighting darkspawn.

Which is sad, because a gaming world is not based on just one concept.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved being a warden in the first game. I also liked the idea of Hawke (I just wish they implemented it better. It was decent, but there were a lot of missed opportunities for that type of story).

This next one sounds like it has potential. I would think/hope that while you are an inquisitor, your choices will be flexible to some degree (i.e not every templar has the same beliefs, nor every mage or even priest).

Which I assume is possible, given that a Mage inquisitor would have different ideas than a warrior inquisitor.

At least it seems than when all is said and done, there will have been over 3 years spent making this game. So it wont be rushed like DA2 was. That being said, I am pretty sure the days of games like DAO are long gone. Old schools rggs are fading outside of Indies on the PC. I think the best we can hope for is a better implements version of what DA2 was trying to be. Which if they get the story and options right, is fine. Erinvecna (talk) 16:14, September 20, 2012 (UTC)

Dude, do take that "worked for 2 years already" with a grain of salt, will you? Everyone and their dog looked funny at DA2's development time and said it was impossible to make a good game in such a short time, and final product was the proof. So it makes sense that the PR department learned from this particular mistake and threw in pretty numbers. Were it true, they would have had working on it and DA2 partially simultaneously, which is very unlikely. They probably just had some plans, maybe a vague script and, well, technically it counts as development, right guys? Right?

Also, old school RPGs never were a massively popular thing outside "Indies on the PC", so they cannot fade in the first place. On "Indie PC" platform, however, they seem to experience a boost. We'll see how it goes in a few years, but so far things are looking great for the genre. :-) Dorquemada (talk) 19:16, September 20, 2012 (UTC)