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The Gamer's Cian Maher joins us to talk about Cole. Despite making some jabs at him over the season, we do come to an understanding by the end.

We also talk a little bit about the perception of when Bioware "lost its magic," and talk about how Baldur's Gate III seems to be picking up the slack.

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It's time to talk about favorite storyteller one more time, as Inquisition finally lets Varric Tethras be the character he deserved to be.

Fanbyte's John Warren joins us to talk about Varric's past finally showing up at Skyhold's doorstep, what he's still not willing to talk about two games in, and what it means when he finally gets to tell his own story instead of someone else's.

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Cassandra Pentaghast is the subject of this week's episode, as Mike Williams joins us to talk about the Inquisition's Seeker of Truth.

This week we learn about just how deep the rot of the Chantry goes, and we have to talk Cassandra through it as she reckons with what it means for her faith.

Along the way we'll talk about how Cassandra lets her walls down to reveal that she's kind of a dork and loves sappy romance novels, and we even squeeze in a little bit of Baldur's Gate III talk at the end.

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We're finally back to the plot for a week, as we see what's up with the Grey Wardens and Hawke. It's like a big reunion of all the characters and factions we used to play as.

In Here Lies the Abyss, Hawke and a Grey Warden companion determined by your choices come together to help stop a plan to unravel the Wardens and summon a demon army. Along the way we'll talk about the faith-related implications of some of the reveals, how the Fade personifies fear, and how Dragon Age is really just putting old characters through the grinder to further the development of the Inquisition.

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Fanbyte's Nerium joins us to talk about Iron Bull, and despite being a fan favorite, we realized we had a lot to unpack about the Inquisition's resident Qunari spy.

Along with talking about Bull's companion quest, romance, and some unpleasant enabling behavior, we also talk a little bit about Krem and how Bioware uses dialogue options to take some direct stances on his identity.

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Podcast rival DJ Stormageddon joins us this week to talk about Josephine, Dragon Age's politics, and the dangers of playing The Game.

Josie's got some long standing family drama that has her in the sights of an assassin, and we've gotta decide if we're going to take the long, complicated political way out, or the efficient, sneaky way suggested by Leliana.

We also touch on her rom-com romance, the difference between an advisor and a party member, and what Josie's role in Dragon Age 4 should be.

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Hello everyone! We did a PAX Online panel ranking all the companions of the Dragon Age series, and we naturally went over the time limit. So naturally, we thought it was important for us to keep the full discussion online somewhere without the time constraints we had in the live show. So here it is! Natalie, Ash, and Josh join us as we determine the true hierarchy of Dragon Age party members.

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Natalie comes back around one more time for the episode only she is qualified to appear on, as this week we're talking about Solas. The Inquisitor's Fade expert needs help saving a spirit friend, but on the way we'll talk about how he can be a mentor, a lover, or, if nothing else, a begrudging coworker.

There's also a fair bit of spoiler talk in the latter half of the show, but we mention it with no ambiguity if you're playing along with us and this is your first time playing through Inquisition.

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Sera is the star of the show this week, as Josh Silverman returns to talk all about the friend of Red Jenny.

We talk about Sera's commitment to taking down the 1% of Thedas, clarity under her nonsense, and a heartwarming romance between her and how it eluded Eric once again.

At the end of the show we also talk about the Dragon Age 4 teaser we saw at Gamescom, with spoilers for Inquisition during. So tread lightly.

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This week we begin our Dragon Age: Inquisition companion episodes, and we're starting with Kenneth's one true Dragon Age boyfriend.

Dorian has some unresolved issues with his family, and we break down how Inquisition uses magical allegories to have a frank discussion about homophobia, both external and internal. We also talk about what we can extrapolate about Tevinter culture from our time with Dorian, and how Bioware's care for him gives us hope for his role in the future of Dragon Age.

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