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Timestamps and covered events under the cut! This was a super fun stream & I had a great time on this one, ahaha.

0:02 - Introduction & through the mirror to the High Anderfels 3:47 - Meeting Davrin & Assan 26:32 - Meeting the rest of the griffons 39:25 - Returning to the Lighthouse 41:28 - Deciding who to help 51:07 - Arriving at Treviso 58:09 - Dragon called away 59:05 - Returning to Neve and Minrathous 1:06:30 - Realizing Neve is now hardened 1:16:20 - Talking to Davrin and Assan 1:23:42 - Me being an utter moron 1:24:50 - Meditating with Solas 1:34:44 - Processing what happened in that conversation 1:41:01 - Does Rook trust Solas? (one of my favorite moments of the game so far) 1:43:22 - Picking up Davrin's first quest (quest begins at 2:00:40) 2:21:21 - First flirt with Davrin 2:23:29 - Exploring this new part of Arlathan Forest 2:32:40 - Guardian of Secrets 2:41:40 - How does Kata feel about combat? 2:49:40 - How does Kata feel about faith? 3:17:30 - Fighting the Tainted Woods blight cyst (outcome at 3:22:45) 3:29:29 - Beginning the quest to find the missing Veil Jumpers (turn-in at 3:39:30) 3:42:08 - Returning to the Lighthouse 3:42:50 - Solas is a bad warlock patron 3:44:15 - Reuniting with some Mourn Watchers 3:53:25 - Talking to Harding about the dragon hunter 3:57:55 - Elgar'nan & Ghilan'nain talk through a tree in the Crossroads (I finally guess at 4:05:15) 4:06:45 - Starting Emmrich's recruitment quest 4:15:35 - First fight with Emmrich, enjoying Rook's ties to the Necropolis 4:21:35 - Making a (correct) call about a friend's romance choice 4:25:25 - Discussing Emmrich as a romance option 4:35:06 - "My best joke of the night" according to Jade 4:35:55 - Lucanis is ludicrous 4:44:20 - Kata is ritualistic 4:46:10 - Guessing Lucanis's story arc 5:04:15 - Concluding the quest in the Grand Necropolis, meeting Manfred, speaking with Myrna and Vorgoth (Myrna does not like Rook) 5:09:40 - Emmrich has moved in (first flirt) 5:12:12 - Picking up Emmrich's first quest 5:14:45 - Rook offered burial rites for Bianca 5:21:20 - I had this man pegged from the moment I heard his soubriquet 5:22:20 - Talking to Harding about the Inquisition (nameday 5:25:52!! Solas 5:29:50) 5:49:15 - Discussing Manfred's creation with Emmrich 5:45:02, 5:52:58, 5:54:38-5:57:00, 5:58:39 - Rook character ideas & development 6:00:00 - Exploring the Elvhenan Crossroads 6:13:30 - Opening the Elvhenan Champion's Essence door 6:37:03 - Collecting the memory fragment

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I'll put up a proper introductory post later, but here's part 1, as promised! While comments are enabled on Youtube, I have notifications turned off over there in case of spoilers. I'll likely check comments in batches after they've been vetted for me. 😂

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Timestamps and covered events under the cut. Almost impossible to believe this is the finale! I've had such a good time with this game, man, even when it was a bad time. <3 Thank you all so, so much for hanging out as I stumbled through this experience!

0:10 - Introduction, discussion of decisions 5:43 - A list of demands 7:38 - A discussion of Varric 10:05 - Revisiting the chest in the Fade 15:40 - Talking with Taash, Emmrich, Neve 17:47 - I hope Lucanis was worried 29:10 - I had no idea Solas had done that 33:58 - Talking with Davrin & Assan, remembering Harding, final score 12-8-11 41:07 - Varric's door 44:17 - Lucanis 48:55 - Lucanis four more times 1:06:16 - Follow-up with Lucanis 1:09:59 - Beginning The Last Gambit 1:18:25 - Beginning the assault 1:26:17 - Thinking about the Davrin choice 1:31:20 - Finding Teia and Neve 1:35:15 - Finding Viper and Tarquin 1:35:55 - Rook meets Solas 1:41:32 - Hook, line, and sinker 1:45:33 - Solas talks to Davrin 1:46:55 - I love that we're fighting with him 1:51:36 - Solas talks to Lucanis 1:54:01 - Solas is 0-6, mortals are 6-0 1:59:38 - Reuniting with Bellara 2:00:35 - The biggest sad pup you ever did see 2:04:02 - Bellara is gone 2:08:15 - Bellara is safe(ish), Morrigan arrives, Taash arrives with Adahla and Dorian & Mae 2:11:54 - Priority: Earth 2:13:45 - Sleeping Demon 2:15:05 - Myrna loves Rook :), speaking with faction NPCs 2:20:50 - A secret about Viper 2:29:13 - Their friendship is so important 2:31:32 - I am a complete and utter idiot to have fallen for this 2:39:35 - Talking with Taash, Emmrich, Bellara, Neve, Davrin 2:47:51 - Talking with Lucanis :) 2:55:22 - Beginning The Dread Wolf Rises 3:10:58 - Take two 3:24:03 - Reuniting with Bellara (again) 3:27:42 - Reaching the throne room (this city was black when you got here) 3:34:40 - The Dread Wolf cannot save you (beginning the second stage) 3:36:16 - You are not my god 3:37:56 - The man is just as bloodied as the dog 3:40:53 - Mine is stronger than yours 3:42:06 - Death, Pride 3:45:42 - Those he has wronged 3:46:40 - An old friend 3:48:30 - Humbled at last 3:50:52 - Final freedom for Bellara, Varric's epilogue 3:55:09 - Credits begin, initial very scattered thoughts (blood magic saves the world) 4:01:04 - I need to see Adahla and Solas's first conversation after this 4:05:53 - Reviewing my five demands 4:10:18 - Really big zoomies 4:16:34 - Bellara, Solas tearing out the dragon's throat 4:17:23 - Thinking about Lucanis's final romance scene, Rook and Solas talking down the road 4:20:42 - Conjecturing what happens in other endings/import states 4:24:00 - Post-credit scene 4:29:16 - Rook & Lucanis 4:36:31 - Satisfied with my romance choice(s) 4:40:19 - When did I suspect Varric was dead? & thoughts on non-spoiled-ness 4:46:04 - Overall impressions 4:49:53 - Side NPC romances, difficulty settings 4:53:37 - Animations 4:55:41 - Hawke & Fenris receiving the news about Varric 4:57:13 - Best game vs. favorite game 5:07:43 - Rook absolutely gets lost in Lucanis's house (ideas for their future, Illario) 5:12:22 - Thoughts on various NPCs 5:14:19 - Emmrich would have been paste 5:16:40 - Veilguarding 5:18:48 - Alternate endings for Solas 5:21:08 - More thoughts on Rook & Lucanis's future 5:22:39 - Thoughts on the voice acting 5:24:39 - Final thoughts, wrap-up

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Timestamps and covered events under the cut!

0:06 - Introduction 1:32 - Arriving at Shathann's home with Taash 31:39 - Getting into the volcano 48:30 - Reaching the Dragon King, seeing Shathann 1:01:10 - Defeating the dragon, confronting the Dragon King 1:07:32 - A choice for Taash 1:15:32 - Talking with Harding & Lucanis, 10-5-9 1:18:26 - Rook, genius of the group 1:19:12 - Exploring the new unlocked area of the Rivain coast 2:16:45 - Solving the Grey Warden puzzle 2:30:30 - Completing the Adventure Spirit's hunt 2:33:30 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash and other companions, 10-6-9 2:40:30 - Remembering the fallen with Neve 2:46:29 - Returning to Isana Negat with Harding 2:49:54 - Solas is the father of dwarves (reprise 2:57:00) 2:58:00 - Back to the Lighthouse, still talking about dwarves 3:01:39 - Taash giving Harding a gift, STILL talking about dwarves, talking to Neve about Aelia 3:09:50 - Meeting Cyrian with Bellara 3:17:58 - For the Love of Treviso (and me completely missing that the governor is NB for the entire quest) 3:23:32 - Meeting the Butcher 3:32:09 - The governor reveals their betrayal 3:41:54 - Taash learns more about the tablet 4:00:22 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Bellara about Cyrian, living off crumbs from Lucanis 4:11:23 - Beginning A Murder of Crows with Lucanis 4:21:05 - Kata gets lost in Lucanis's house 4:27:18 - Arriving at Villa Dellamorte 4:28:26 - Rook and I are both flustered by Lucanis's wealth 4:41:17 - Is this Lucanis's room? (revisit: 4:43:40) 4:41:50 - "Bashing" down the door, meeting Caterina, lamenting another rogue-rogue romance 4:44:27 - Rook quails at the gardens, but is heartened by the potential skeletons in the closet 4:48:17 - Arriving at the opera 4:52:30 - Completing the fight, my personal despair at 4:53:10 4:58:10 - Back to the Lighthouse for more intense disappointment and frustration 5:04:55 - Talking with Bellara in preface to the Cyrian quest, looping through companions, 10-7-9, Taash & Davrin working out 5:11:39 - Starting Blackthorne Manor with Emmrich 5:23:09 - The boy speaks 5:41:05 - Reaching the lantern and Hezenkoss 5:48:32 - Defeating Hezenkoss, the sacrifice 5:51:15 - The lich lord arrives, the decision 6:00:00 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Emmrich & Lucanis, called shot at 6:03:50 6:06:29 - Coffee (and nothing more) with Lucanis and Spite :| 6:11:30 - Beginning the quest to kill Ivenci (outcome at 6:20:59), romance frustrations 6:32:10 - Meeting the Inquisitor to discuss Solas, emotions overflowing 6:40:18 - Playing that again immediately 6:28:20 - And again 6:55:02 - Myrna hates Rook :(, reviving Manfred 7:04:27 - My soul again exits my body 7:14:56 - Finally switching up some decor, rereading the codex, playing through the Inquisitor meeting a fourth time, thoughts on PC voice and personality 7:29:58 - Relaxing with Davrin 7:35:07 - Beginning Bellara's brother's quest 8:01:25 - Reaching the barrier chamber 8:08:19 - Killing Anaris, outcome of quest 8:13:25 - Returning to the Lighthouse briefly, Myrna hates Rook :( 8:15:40 - Replaying the Inquisitor converation a fifth time, thoughts about Adahla and Solas 8:25:03 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking about Strife with Emmrich 8:29:05 - Talking about Cyrian with Bellara, talking with Davrin, Taash/Harding about the archery bracer, Lucanis, 11-7-9 8:42:03 - Circling through merchants, arriving in the Hossberg Wetlands

[loquaciousquark]

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Timestamps and covered events under the cut!

Edit: Oh no! I've just seen the HD version is still processing for some reason! Sorry about this - Youtube said it would be done by now, but instead it just says "processing HD is taking longer than normal." Hopefully this finalizes soon! Looks like 360p until then. :( Sorry!

FOUR DAYS LATER it's finally high definition! Good heavens.

0:06 - Introduction 1:15 - Starting Treviso sidequests 11:50 - She called him amatus 25:29 - The relief of a happy ending 28:30 - Called shot #1 36:35 - Called shot #2 41:48 - Necropolis side quests (Myrna hates Rook :( ) 48:00 - The Skeleton Crew fight 58:00 - Dinner at Shathann's with Taash 1:00:50 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with companions, 7-3-4 1:05:34 - Fifth Solas regret, discussing the Descent 1:18:35 - Into Kal Sharok with Harding 1:23:45 - Thoughts on VG and Kata so far (including her romance & my new fears about the ending at 1:25:15) 1:30:48 - Meeting Stalgard 1:59:40 - Into the lyrium sanctum 2:06:28 - Meeting Valta/The Oracle 2:12:52 - Back to the Lighthouse, 7-3-5 2:24:30 - Clearing the Cauldron with Davrin 2:50:55 - Speaking with the Gloom Howler 3:02:02 - Back to the Lighthouse 3:08:15 - FINALLY initiating the early romance with Lucanis!! 3:15:02 - Replaying the scene with a shortened Rook 3:24:10 - Who accused the man of brooding 3:25:25 - Picking up quests from Davrin & Harding, and discussing dreams (3:29:20) 3:31:57 - Last Solas regret 3:40:45 - Post Weisshaupt teambuilding 3:43:38 - Hossberg needs a dragon (or two) killed, no sweat 3:52:26 - Calling the dragon 3:57:48 - Arrival of the second dragon and Ghilan'nain (outcome 4:05:00) 4:10:02 - Return to the Lighthouse, talking to Varric, nobody loves Rook, letters, picking up a quest from Taash, 7-4-5, picking up quests from Harding, Bellara, and Emmrich (called shot #3) 4:39:18 - Meeting Harding in the arena 4:46:15 - Meeting Antoine and Evka in Hossberg to defend Lavendel 5:06:40 - Side quests in Hossberg, further exploration 5:18:23 - Meeting Morrigan in the Crossroads and having just so many thoughts 5:32:05 - PLEASE, GAME 5:42:52 - Talking to Mythal 6:00:53 - Talking with Emmrich at the Necropolis in the gardens (called shot #4 with IMMEDIATE VINDICATION) 6:06:13 - Trying to separate Rook's feelings on lichdom from mine 6:09:17, 6:18:06, 6:21:26 - Thinking about Emmrich's possible arcs & outcomes 6:17:14 - Thinking about Veilguard's PC voice vs. mine 6:15:38, 6:19:16 - Orphans asking orphans about parents 6:23:55 - Back to the Lighthouse for conversations with Davrin/Emmrich, Harding, Bellara (friend fiction), discussion of standardized testing, 7-4-6 6:46:40 - Meeting the Threads with Neve 6:53:00 - Hunting the Fangscorcher with Taash and Bellara 7:16:36 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash, Harding (about Titans & Solas), & Davrin; a meal with Shathann, then talking with Neve 7:35:30 - Talking with Zara about Illario with Lucanis & Emmrich (another vindicated called shot) 7:34:12 - Talking with Neve again

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Timestamps and covered events under the cut!

0:17 - Introduction 5:22 - Meeting Flynn 9:17 - Supporting Taash in Hossberg 15:22 - Finally getting into the physician's cabin, exploring more of Hossberg 48:20 - Picking up new quests in Minrathous 1:06:19 - Saving Viper 1:08:46 - The Black Emporium (Xenon has more arms than last time) 1:28:35 - Finally getting into that hallway 1:48:10 - I think Rook has some musical knowledge 1:52:04 - Halos won't sell me fish sticks 2:05:45 - Back to the Lighthouse, Solas's second regret, talking with Emmrich and Taash 2:21:04 - 5-3-3, then talking with Harding, Neve (wisps), & Bellara 2:40:42 - Exploring Treviso, picking up new quests 2:47:18 - Beginning Lucanis's "killing Zara" quest 3:00:10 - Illario is such trouble 3:20:44 - Meeting and killing Zara (end scene at 3:27:02) 3:30:09 - FINALLY 3:36:50 - Lighthouse companion loop, Taash & Emmrich argue 3:43:11 - Starting Emmrich's Blackthorne Manor quest 3:54:11 - Brief discussion of Lucanis romance 3:54:30 - A skeleton holding a key would have been way funnier 4:16:30 - I know Elden Ring when I see it 4:21:31 - Meeting Johanna Hezenkoss 4:40:12 - Returning to the Lighthouse, viewing the third regret 4:54:12 - 6-3-3 4:58:20 - Does Kata like to read? 5:06:53 - Another take at the undead dragon (outcome at 5:26:28) 5:32:45 - Taking another shot at the blighted dragon (outcome at 5:48:40) 5:59:45 - FINALLY figuring out the secret of the Blight tree 6:04:38 - Silk promises me an Easter egg 6:05:00 - Jumping down the fresh well 6:08:35 - Silk is right about the Easter egg 6:10:49 - Starting the fight 6:24:10 - Finishing the fight (Underdog+) 6:31:21 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Emmrich and others 6:39:50 - Regret number four 6:50:00 - One more loop of companions, 6-3-4 :(

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Timestamps and covered events under the cut! This was a long one!

0:02 - Introduction 1:51 - Clearing the Venatori from the Wetlands & Gaspin Manor 22:40 - Exploring deeper into the Wetlands 28:20 - Another Blight cyst (outcome at 43:15) 44:30 - Accidentally getting into another fight immediately (Formless One, outcome at 50:05) 1:15:15 - Leaving the Wetlands for the Necropolis 1:18:03 - Discovering the Formless One's one form (and abandoning it for the Lighthouse at 1:40:30) 1:44:58 - 3-3-2, then discussing Wardens with Davrin, the archive spirit with Bellara, and gender with Taash 2:00:29 - Spite makes an appearance 2:04:40 - Brief thoughts on modern Western language in fantasy RPGs 2:12:20 - Slaughter of the Pillars revenant fight (outcome at 2:21:53) 2:28:45 - Fighting the third revenant (Fall of the Protector, super-dumb outcome at 2:47:00) 2:52:04 - Discovering what's behind the Revenant door and abandoning it immediately 3:00:39 - Visiting the Necropolis gardens with Emmrich, fleshing out Rook's childhood 3:20:20 - Exploring the gardens, more thoughts on Rook & Mourn Watching, puzzles 3:49:18 - Back to the Lighthouse (Lucanis likes romance, Emmrich is homesick & met Rook once, 4-3-2) 4:02:02 - Dragon class with Taash 4:09:15 - Meeting Morrigan at the Cobbled Swan (my girl!!!!! Adahla my girl!!!!) 4:25:25 - Thoughts on the scene, then back to the Lighthouse at 4:31:59 for true-to-voice letters 4:39:10 - Harding wants to go to Kal-Sharok, Davrin is bad at treats 4:44:55 - Viewing Solas's first memory movie 4:49:23 - Talking to Solas about persuading the First Warden 5:08:12 - The Siege of Weisshaupt 5:20:11 - Reaching the War Room 5:26:40, 5:29:42, 5:32:30, 5:33:32, 5:34:42 - Nervous and stressed and tense 5:40:03 - Leadership from Rook 5:43:55 - I like this exchange 5:47:59 - Another ogre 5:48:52 - More leadership from Rook 5:51:02 - Finally into the library, planning the attack 5:55:30 - Thinking about Rook's leadership (letters at 5:56:49, 5:58:47, 6:00:26) 6:02:10 - Ghilan'nain is intimidating, I'm getting increasingly nervous 6:03:08 - Reaching the dragon trap 6:06:15 - Despairing over the First Warden, beginning the Archdemon fight, thoughts on flawed men doing the right thing 6:13:05 - More leadership from Rook 6:19:47 - Looking for Lucanis, killing the Archdemon, failing to kill Ghilan'nain 6:21:40 - Decompressing at the Lighthouse ("how'm I doing?" at 6:31:15) 6:32:17 - The tragedy of Ghilan'nain 6:42:18 - Talking with (and being very surprised by) Taash, 5-3-2, Neve, Davrin, & Bellara 6:58:49 - Talking with Lucanis and discussing Rook's romance 7:07:38 - Talking with Solas & thinking about mentorship 7:17:18 - Exploring the Lighthouse, then picking up Bellara's & Lucanis's quest 7:39:42 - Finally getting a third Solas memory and that darn Crossroads chest 7:53:50 - Neve's Dock Town quest, then picking up Davrin's griffon quest 8:31:29 - Starting Bellara's quest (please don't be awful about her brother 8:34:44) 8:45:20 - Being awful to the brother

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Part 2 is up! Comments remain enabled on Youtube, but I have notifications turned off for now.

Playlist link here; tumblr master archive post here. Timestamps and covered events under the cut!

0:01 - Introduction 1:23 - Discussing the Crows and the Shadow Dragons with Neve 5:43 - Meeting Bellara at the Eluvian 11:42 - Going through the Eluvian and meeting the Caretaker 21:09 - First fight after upping difficulty 32:39 - First Fen'Harel statue 41:46 - Fighting the Champion Sirin 48:50 - Opening the chest behind the grated door 51:02 - Examining the eluvians 53:22 - Going through the eluvian to Treviso 1:08:35 - Meeting Caterina and her family 1:12:39 - Making a prediction & arriving at the Ossuary & hating the Ossuary 1:20:44 - Meeting Lucanis 1:31:20 - Accidentally returning to the start area and reading the items I missed 1:32:05 - Meeting Spite 1:33:00 - Fabricator fight (defeated at 1:37:15) 1:41:06 - Dressing to match a short king 1:43:04 - Starting a tough demon fight sequence which is not successful until 2:08:30 2:11:45 - Spite spiting 2:17:05 - Destroying Lucanis's blood 2:20:40 - Arriving at Calivan 2:41:37 - Discovering Calivan has a third stage 2:44:15 - Defeating Calivan 2:47:44 - Returning to Treviso 2:50:55 - Returning to the Lighthouse 2:55:50 - Discovering Lucanis has set up in the dining hall 3:03:23 - Lucanis is growing on me quick

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Mostly for my own reference. I'll try to update descriptions as I go.

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Part 1: 0:02 - Introduction | 4:05 - Character creation | 22:01 - Inquisitor character creation | 33:48 - Prologue begins | 1:08:56 - Approaching Solas for the first time | 1:16:06 - Solas is in Rook's head | 1:24:33 - Rook discusses the consequences with Varric | 1:30:10 - Exploring the Lighthouse, including the saddest dining hall at 1:53:38 | 1:55:48 - Discussing events with Neve | 2:02:02 - Discussing events with Harding | 2:04:15 - Into the Music Room | 2:18:53 - Back through the eluvian & meeting the Veil Jumpers | 2:27:51 - Meeting Bellara | 2:55:00 - Return from break | 2:59:12 - Learning to parry | 3:22:16 - Meeting the newest darkspawn | 3:46:00 - Fighting the ogre | 4:21:09 - D'meta's Crossing | 4:39:57 - Morrigan arrives | 4:51:11 - Chasing the lyrium ghoul | 5:22:25 - Grabbing the lyrium dagger | 5:37:29 - Defeating the lyrium ghoul, discussing outcomes with Harding | 5:51:57 - Further discussion with Harding | 6:11:51 - Unpacking Rook's room | 6:17:11 - Meditating & meeting Solas for the second time | 6:27:34 - Discussing Solas with Varric

Part 2: 0:01 - Introduction | 1:23 - Discussing the Crows and the Shadow Dragons with Neve | 5:43 - Meeting Bellara at the Eluvian | 11:42 - Going through the Eluvian and meeting the Caretaker | 21:09 - First fight after upping difficulty | 32:39 - First Fen'Harel statue | 41:46 - Fighting the Champion Sirin | 48:50 - Opening the chest behind the grated door | 51:02 - Examining the eluvians | 53:22 - Going through the eluvian to Treviso | 1:08:35 - Meeting Caterina and her family | 1:11:35 - Lucanis called shot | 1:12:39 - Making a prediction & arriving at the Ossuary & hating the Ossuary | 1:16:41 - Lucanis called shot #2 | 1:20:44 - Meeting Lucanis | 1:31:20 - Accidentally returning to the start area and reading the items I missed | 1:32:05 - Meeting Spite | 1:33:00 - Fabricator fight (defeated at 1:37:15) | 1:41:06 - Dressing to match a short king | 1:43:04 - Starting a tough demon fight sequence which is not successful until 2:08:30 | 2:11:45 - Spite spiting | 2:17:05 - Destroying Lucanis's blood | 2:20:40 - Arriving at Calivan | 2:41:37 - Discovering Calivan has a third stage | 2:44:15 - Defeating Calivan | 2:47:44 - Returning to Treviso | 2:50:55 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 2:55:50 - Discovering Lucanis has set up in the dining hall | 3:03:23 - Lucanis is growing on me quick

Part 3 0:02 - Introduction | 1:28 - Talking with Bellara, Neve, Varric | 17:11 - Back into the Crossroads | 49:31 - Harding's learning-her-powers quest | 1:04:08 - Exploring the Arlathan Forest | 2:36:13 - Concluding the Dalish spirit's quest | 2:42:40 - Returning to Treviso | 2:47:49 - Speaking with Viago and Teia about Dareth and Jacobus | 4:06:28 - Breaking the blight cyst in Treviso | 4:08:02 - I TOLD you he could cook and bake! | 4:11:05 - Visiting the coffee shop | 4:28:03 - Freeing Jacobus | 4:41:18 - Investigating the Antaam for the qamekmaster | 4:46:45 - Meeting the qamekmaster (defeated 4:55:12) | 5:09:11 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 5:11:50 - Discussing Harding's quest with her | 5:13:42 - Acquiring Lucanis's coffee meeting | 5:15:15 - Acquiring Bellara's Arlathan quest | 5:23:23 - Bellara's Arlathan quest | 5:48:30 - Finding the missing Veil Jumpers | 5:59:20 - One last shot at the blight cyst

Part 4: 0:02 - Introduction | 3:30 - Meeting Lucanis for coffee | 4:26 - I KNEW this guy could cook and bake | 18:22 - Was I too rough on Lucanis? (no) | 22:41 - Neve & Bellara chitchat about food | 31:08 - Harding is full of plants | 32:50 - Lucanis has another quest | 36:50 - The spirits in the Crossroads have moved | 40:02 - Entering Dock Town & exploring Minrathous (meeting Viper at 40:50, recognizing his voice at 42:36) | 56:08 - Reaching the temple & following Neve's trail | 1:17:23 - Spite spiting | 1:24:19 - Investigating the relic at the docks | 1:28:01 - Meeting Rana Savas | 1:34:15 - Entering the Spillway (Magister Bataris at 1:37:21) | 1:40:29 - Returning to the Lighthouse & talking with Harding, Neve, and Lucanis | 1:45:38 - Returning to Dock Town & speaking with Viper (Investigate the Anvallenim) | 1:51:40 - Neve's apartment (Easter egg) | 2:00:15 - Returning to the base after completing the fight | 2:09:40 - Investigating the warehouse | 2:18:50 - Maevaris enters the narrative | 2:33:31 - Meeting the First Warden & Dorian | 2:40:59 - Thoughts about Dorian | 2:46:35 - Meeting a candlehop | 2:56:49 - Beginning the murder investigation | 3:14:23 - Discovering a blight cyst & picking a long fight with the miners (victory at 3:32:25) | 3:33:11 - Testing the blight cyst

Part 5: 0:05 - Introduction & fighting the last murder victim's demon | 12:25 - Another attempt at the Dock Town blight cyst | 30:22 - Moving on to the Lighthouse...for now | 31:15 - Talking with Varric about the dagger and Solas's cooking | 36:01 - Talking with Bellara and Neve about serials | 47:15 - Touring Dock Town with Neve | 1:02:45 - Preparing to plan a funeral with Lucanis | 1:08:06 - A brief attempt at the Treviso blight cyst | 1:13:56 - Actually starting the funeral planning | 1:19:28 - Another attempt at the Dock Town cyst (victory at 1:28:00) | 1:34:54 - Opening the first cyst door (prize at 2:03:43) | 2:06:59 - Releveling Rook | 2:18:11 - Another attempt at the Treviso cyst | 2:32:30 - Back to the Crossroads & exploring a new section of it | 2:49:57 - First portal to the past | 2:51:51 - The man has hair | 3:01:18 - Concluding the memory & exploring a bit more of the Crossroads | 3:14:45 - One last attempt at the Treviso blight cyst (outcome at 3:36:24) | 3:40:35 - Going back to lie down at the Lighthouse

Part 6: 0:02 - Introduction & through the mirror to the High Anderfels | 3:47 - Meeting Davrin & Assan | 26:32 - Meeting the rest of the griffons | 39:25 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 41:28 - Deciding who to help | 51:07 - Arriving at Treviso | 58:09 - Dragon called away | 59:05 - Returning to Neve and Minrathous | 1:06:30 - Realizing Neve is now hardened | 1:16:20 - Talking to Davrin and Assan | 1:23:42 - Me being an utter moron | 1:24:50 - Meditating with Solas | 1:34:44 - Processing what happened in that conversation | 1:41:01 - Does Rook trust Solas? (one of my favorite moments of the game so far) | 1:43:22 - Picking up Davrin's first quest (quest begins at 2:00:40) | 2:21:21 - First flirt with Davrin | 2:23:29 - Exploring this new part of Arlathan Forest | 2:32:40 - Guardian of Secrets | 2:41:40 - How does Kata feel about combat? | 2:49:40 - How does Kata feel about faith? | 3:17:30 - Fighting the Tainted Woods blight cyst (outcome at 3:22:45) | 3:29:29 - Beginning the quest to find the missing Veil Jumpers (turn-in at 3:39:30) | 3:42:08 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 3:42:50 - Solas is a bad warlock patron | 3:44:15 - Reuniting with some Mourn Watchers | 3:53:25 - Talking to Harding about the dragon hunter | 3:57:55 - Elgar'nan & Ghilan'nain talk through a tree in the Crossroads (I finally guess at 4:05:15) | 4:06:45 - Starting Emmrich's recruitment quest | 4:15:35 - First fight with Emmrich, enjoying Rook's ties to the Necropolis | 4:21:35 - Making a (correct) call about a friend's romance choice | 4:25:25 - Discussing Emmrich as a romance option | 4:35:06 - "My best joke of the night" according to Jade | 4:35:55 - Lucanis is ludicrous | 4:44:20 - Kata is ritualistic | 4:46:10 - Guessing Lucanis's story arc | 5:04:15 - Concluding the quest in the Grand Necropolis, meeting Manfred, speaking with Myrna and Vorgoth (Myrna does not like Rook) | 5:09:40 - Emmrich has moved in (first flirt) | 5:12:12 - Picking up Emmrich's first quest | 5:14:45 - Rook offered burial rites for Bianca | 5:21:20 - I had this man pegged from the moment I heard his name | 5:22:20 - Talking to Harding about the Inquisition (nameday 5:25:52!! Solas 5:29:50) | 5:49:15 - Discussing Manfred's creation with Emmrich | 5:45:02, 5:53:15, 5:54:38-5:57:00, 5:58:39 - Rook character ideas & development | 6:00:00 - Exploring the Elvhenan Crossroads | 6:13:30 - Opening the Elvhenan Champion's Essence door | 6:37:03 - Collecting the memory fragment

Part 7: 0:05 - Introduction | 1:04 - Spite struggles with opposable thumbs | 2:45 - Bellara discusses magic with Emmrich | 12:50 - Exploring a Blighted Minrathous | 57:15 - Exploring the Dock Town catacombs | 1:22:01 - The Snake Nest Deal and other Minrathous side quests | 1:54:18 - Beginning The Dragon Hunter quest | 1:58:11 - Meeting Taash, having reservations about Taash | 2:25:41 - Final Taash quest battle | 2:31:09 - Freeing the dragon | 2:31:55 - Meeting Isabela & Taash's mother & my opinion doing a rapid reversal | 2:36:45 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 2:39:25 - Neve returns | 2:41:15 - Thinking about leadership with Varric | 2:54:49 - Taash's room | 2:51:25 - Talking with Davrin about whittling & fighting, second & third flirts | 2:58:12 - Solas stocked honey | 2:58:45, 3:00:52 - Book club with Rook | 3:02:52 - Back to the Crossroads for a Champion battle | 3:14:20 - Betrayal of Felassan fight (outcome at 3:59:20) | 4:05:49 - Returning to the Necropolis for some side quests | 4:05:59 - Taash really making me laugh | 4:09:09 - Myrna and Vorgoth & thoughts on calling Rook Rook | 4:13:45 - Offending dramatic theater nerds | 4:16:59 - Spite has been reading Harding's books | 4:23:39 - Meeting The Formless One | 4:33:27 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash about old treasures & puzzles (Towers of Hanoi!!!) | 4:38:31 - Back into the music room for wisps | 4:44:12 - Talking with Taash about the Hall of Valor, then looping through the companions | 4:48:46 - Talking with Davrin about Assan fighting | 4:51:51 - Discussing romance options for Rook | 4:56:05 - Neve doesn't want to talk :( | 4:58:45 - Taash, no! (I love Taash)

Part 8: 0:04 - Introduction | 1:43 - Exploring Rivain, Rook needs to make friends with these women | 3:48 - Thinking about the difference between treasure-seeking and worship | 14:28 - One of those definitely got stuck in Rook's hair | 16:45 - Rivain puzzles | 22:52 - I like that Taash ahsked, Spite goes to the Necropolis one time! | 28:33 - Taash's outing on the beach | 48:40 - More exploring of Rivain | 52:12 - More puzzles (last lever at 1:11:35) | 1:20:30 - Back to the Lighthouse | 1:21:54 - Taash's updated room | 1:26:25 - 3-2-1 | 1:43:18 - Back to Dock Town with Taash and Neve | 1:59:50 - Dock Town Formless One fight | 2:04:50 - Dock Town puzzle struggles (solution 2:10:25) | 2:17:14 - Demon hunting in Arlathan | 2:22:35 - Venatori hunting in the Necropolis | 2:31:00 - Playing with wisps | 2:44:33 - Playing with wisps again | 2:54:07 - The Necropolis makes doors difficult | 2:55:26 - Myrna and Rook have communication difficulties | 3:03:13 - To Arlathan Forest to deal with a haunting, fighting Nocturnix | 3:13:50 - Halls of Valor (Armax reference at 3:34:52) | 3:49:30 - Back to the Lighthouse | 3:56:45 - 3-3-1 | 3:58:52 - Reviewing the companions' descriptions and having a sudden realization | 4:03:40 - Continuing to explore the Crossroads | 4:09:25 - Second portal to the past (thoughts at 4:18:35) | 4:22:06 - He said her name, hmm | 4:32:08 - Hossberg Wetlands | 4:44:04 - Puzzles in the Wetlands | 4:48:30 - Fighting the blight cyst (outcome at 5:02:25) | 5:08:59 - Meeting the well | 5:11:10 - There was an ogre in that wall | 5:16:20 - Rook's first snow | 5:18:07 - Returning to Antoine and Evka, reuniting with the First Warden | 5:24:22 - Emmrich gets on board with the bonding

Part 9: 0:02 - Introduction | 1:51 - Clearing the Venatori from the Wetlands & Gaspin Manor | 22:40 - Exploring deeper into the Wetlands | 28:20 - Another Blight cyst (outcome at 43:15) | 44:30 - Accidentally getting into another fight immediately (Formless One, outcome at 50:05) | 1:15:15 - Leaving the Wetlands for the Necropolis | 1:18:03 - Discovering the Formless One's one form (and abandoning it for the Lighthouse at 1:40:30) | 1:44:58 - 3-3-2, then discussing Wardens with Davrin, the archive spirit with Bellara, and gender with Taash | 2:00:29 - Spite makes an appearance | 2:04:40 - Brief thoughts on modern Western language in fantasy RPGs | 2:12:20 - Slaughter of the Pillars revenant fight (outcome at 2:21:53) | 2:28:45 - Fighting the third revenant (Fall of the Protector, super-dumb outcome at 2:47:00) | 2:52:04 - Discovering what's behind the Revenant door and abandoning it immediately | 3:00:39 - Visiting the Necropolis gardens with Emmrich, fleshing out Rook's childhood | 3:20:20 - Exploring the gardens, more thoughts on Rook & Mourn Watching, puzzles | 3:49:18 - Back to the Lighthouse (Lucanis likes romance, Emmrich is homesick & met Rook once, 4-3-2) | 4:02:02 - Dragon class with Taash | 4:09:15 - Meeting Morrigan at the Cobbled Swan (my girl!!!!! Adahla my girl!!!!) | 4:25:25 - Thoughts on the scene, then back to the Lighthouse at | 4:31:59 for true-to-voice letters | 4:39:10 - Harding wants to go to Kal-Sharok, Davrin is bad at treats | 4:44:55 - Viewing Solas's first memory movie | 4:49:23 - Talking to Solas about persuading the First Warden | 5:08:12 - The Siege of Weisshaupt | 5:20:11 - Reaching the War Room | 5:26:40, 5:29:42, 5:32:30, 5:33:32, 5:34:42 - Nervous and stressed and tense | 5:40:03 - Leadership from Rook | 5:43:55 - I like this exchange | 5:47:59 - Another ogre | 5:48:52 - More leadership from Rook | 5:51:02 - Finally into the library, planning the attack | 5:55:30 - Thinking about Rook's leadership (letters at 5:56:49, 5:58:47, 6:00:26) | 6:02:10 - Ghilan'nain is intimidating, I'm getting increasingly nervous | 6:03:08 - Reaching the dragon trap | 6:06:15 - Despairing over the First Warden, beginning the Archdemon fight, thoughts on flawed men doing the right thing | 6:13:05 - More leadership from Rook | 6:19:47 - Looking for Lucanis, killing the Archdemon, failing to kill Ghilan'nain | 6:21:40 - Decompressing at the Lighthouse ("how'm I doing?" at 6:31:15) | 6:32:17 - The tragedy of Ghilan'nain | 6:42:18 - Talking with (and being very surprised by) Taash, 5-3-2, Neve, Davrin, & Bellara | 6:58:49 - Talking with Lucanis and discussing Rook's romance | 7:07:38 - Talking with Solas & thinking about mentorship | 7:17:18 - Exploring the Lighthouse, then picking up Bellara's & Lucanis's quest | 7:39:42 - Finally getting a third Solas memory and that darn Crossroads chest | 7:53:50 - Neve's Dock Town quest, then picking up Davrin's griffon quest | 8:31:29 - Starting Bellara's quest (please don't be awful about her brother 8:34:44) | 8:45:20 - Being awful to the brother

Part 10: 0:17 - Introduction | 5:22 - Meeting Flynn | 9:17 - Supporting Taash in Hossberg | 15:22 - Finally getting into the physician's cabin, exploring more of Hossberg | 48:20 - Picking up new quests in Minrathous | 1:06:19 - Saving Viper | 1:08:46 - The Black Emporium (Xenon has more arms than last time) | 1:28:35 - Finally getting into that hallway | 1:48:10 - I think Rook has some musical knowledge | 1:52:04 - Halos won't sell me fish sticks | 1:56:50 - Can Kata swim? | 2:05:45 - Back to the Lighthouse, Solas's second regret, talking with Emmrich and Taash | 2:21:04 - 5-3-3, then talking with Harding, Neve (wisps), & Bellara | 2:40:42 - Exploring Treviso, picking up new quests | 2:47:18 - Beginning Lucanis's "killing Zara" quest | 3:00:10 - Illario is such trouble | 3:20:44 - Meeting and killing Zara (end scene at 3:27:02) | 3:30:09 - FINALLY | 3:36:50 - Lighthouse companion loop, Taash & Emmrich argue | 3:43:11 - Starting Emmrich's Blackthorne Manor quest | 3:54:11 - Brief discussion of Lucanis romance | 3:54:30 - A skeleton holding a key would have been way funnier | 4:16:30 - I know Elden Ring when I see it | 4:21:31 - Meeting Johanna Hezenkoss | 4:40:12 - Returning to the Lighthouse, viewing the third regret | 4:54:12 - 6-3-3 | 4:58:20 - Does Kata like to read? | 5:06:53 - Another take at the undead dragon (outcome at 5:26:28) | 5:32:45 - Taking another shot at the blighted dragon (outcome at 5:48:40) | 5:59:45 - FINALLY figuring out the secret of the Blight tree | 6:04:38 - Silk promises me an Easter egg | 6:05:00 - Jumping down the fresh well | 6:08:35 - Silk is right about the Easter egg | 6:10:49 - Starting the fight | 6:24:10 - Finishing the fight (Underdog+) | 6:31:21 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Emmrich and others | 6:39:50 - Regret number four | 6:50:00 - One more loop of companions, 6-3-4 :(

Part 11: 0:06 - Introduction | 1:15 - Starting Treviso sidequests | 11:50 - She called him amatus | 25:29 - The relief of a happy ending | 28:30 - Called shot #1 | 36:35 - Called shot #2 | 41:48 - Necropolis side quests (Myrna hates Rook :( ) | 48:00 - The Skeleton Crew fight | 58:00 - Dinner at Shathann's with Taash | 1:00:50 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with companions, 7-3-4 | 1:05:34 - Fifth Solas regret, discussing the Descent | 1:18:35 - Into Kal Sharok with Harding | 1:23:45 - Thoughts on VG and Kata so far (including her romance & my new fears about the ending at 1:25:15) | 1:30:48 - Meeting Stalgard | 1:59:40 - Into the lyrium sanctum | 2:06:28 - Meeting Valta/The Oracle | 2:12:52 - Back to the Lighthouse, 7-3-5 | 2:24:30 - Clearing the Cauldron with Davrin | 2:50:55 - Speaking with the Gloom Howler | 3:02:02 - Back to the Lighthouse | 3:08:15 - FINALLY initiating the early romance with Lucanis (and Spite!)!! | 3:15:02 - Replaying the scene with a shortened Rook | 3:24:10 - Who accused the man of brooding | 3:25:25 - Picking up quests from Davrin & Harding, and discussing dreams (3:29:20) | 3:31:57 - Last Solas regret | 3:40:45 - Post Weisshaupt teambuilding | 3:43:38 - Hossberg needs a dragon (or two) killed, no sweat | 3:52:26 - Calling the dragon | 3:57:48 - Arrival of the second dragon and Ghilan'nain (outcome 4:05:00) | 4:10:02 - Return to the Lighthouse, talking to Varric, nobody loves Rook, letters, picking up a quest from Taash, 7-4-5, picking up quests from Harding, Bellara, and Emmrich (called shot #3) | 4:39:18 - Meeting Harding in the arena | 4:46:15 - Meeting Antoine and Evka in Hossberg to defend Lavendel | 5:06:40 - Side quests in Hossberg, further exploration | 5:18:23 - Meeting Morrigan in the Crossroads and having just so many thoughts | 5:32:05 - PLEASE, GAME | 5:42:52 - Talking to Mythal | 6:00:53 - Talking with Emmrich at the Necropolis in the gardens (called shot #4 with IMMEDIATE VINDICATION) | 6:06:13 - Trying to separate Rook's feelings on lichdom from mine | 6:09:17, 6:18:06, 6:21:26 - Thinking about Emmrich's possible arcs & outcomes | 6:17:14 - Thinking about Veilguard's PC voice vs. mine | 6:15:38, 6:19:16 - Orphans asking orphans about parents | 6:23:55 - Back to the Lighthouse for conversations with Davrin/Emmrich, Harding, Bellara (friend fiction), discussion of standardized testing, 7-4-6 | 6:46:40 - Meeting the Threads with Neve | 6:53:00 - Hunting the Fangscorcher with Taash and Bellara | 7:16:36 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash, Harding (about Titans & Solas), & Davrin; a meal with Shathann, then talking with Neve | 7:35:30 - Talking with Zara about Illario with Lucanis & Emmrich (another vindicated called shot) | 7:34:12 - Talking with Neve again

Part 12: 0:04 - Introduction | 4:48 - Killing Kataranda with Taash | 30:21 - Spending time on the shore with Neve | 47:03 - Rescuing slaves from the docks | 1:01:50 - To Isana Negat with Harding (reaching the heart at 1:31:40, outcome at 1:35:03) | 1:37:45 - Thoughts about that quest | 1:46:04 - Examining Harding's new armor! (I forget Varric) | 1:49:44 - 7-4-7, then talking with Neve & Emmrich & a skull, then Lucanis at 1:57:30 | 2:10:34 - Talking with Davrin and Valya about the history of griffons | 2:19:45 - Taash wants to get something for Harding | 2:24:33 - Talking with Davrin, 7-4-8 | 2:28:39 - Neve and Lucanis trust each other! Also it's a cat cafe | 2:33:08 - Called shot vindicated, then being totally blown away by Lucanis's Inner Demons quest (reaching Lucanis at 2:50:53) | 2:55:21 - Initial thoughts on that quest, beginning an immediate replay at 3:01:01 | 3:19:07 - A devastating realization | 3:28:30 - More thoughts on this quest, contrasting it with Harding's quest | 3:32:58 - Figuring out the rest of Harding's embroidery | 3:37:58 - I pieced this together on my own! | 3:41:09 - Spending time with Davrin and his uncle and Assan | 3:53:01 - Being moved by a codex | 4:02:17 - Back to the Lighthouse, 7-4-9, talking with Harding & Emmrich about picnics | 4:09:11 - Locking in the romance with Lucanis | 4:15:20 - How much time went into this torte? (How much sugar went into Spite?) | 4:19:50 - I didn't even LIKE him when I met him! (4:31:49 - dancing with a demon) | 4:35:27 - Investigating Venatori in the Arlathan Forest | 4:57:45 - To Treviso sidequests to avoid plot (advanced gaatlok, Crow & Venatori lovers) | 5:31:10 - Back to the Lighthouse, 8-4-9, talking with Davrin, Neve, Bellara (Cyrian), and Lucanis at 5:40:10 | 5:47:08 - Beginning Blood of Arlathan, arriving at the crater | 5:55:45 - Meeting Lusacan | 6:22:30 - Falling into Elgar'nan's trap | 6:27:08 - Solas arrives! | 6:30:29 - She does have faith in the Dread Wolf :( | 6:34:42 - Processing mid-battle | 6:40:40 - Leaving Arlathan | 6:43:10 - Getting super excited about an armor appearance which ends up being bugged :( | 6:51:58 - Talking with companions, 9-4-9, Lucanis drunkenly drinking with Davrin | 6:58:35 - Talking with Solas (respect earned at 7:05:01) | 7:09:00 - My soul exits from my body | 7:11:28 - Thoughts on that conversation and the growth of the Solas & Rook relationship | 7:20:14 - I cannot possibly | 7:25:25 - Personal demon??? | 7:29:10 - Talking with Emmrich, Myrna, and Vorgoth, then Taash | 7:35:00 - Harding breaking my heart about Solas and the Inquisitor, then thinking about import world states | 7:41:27 - First banter about Rook & Lucanis | 7:43:12 - Finally getting the last door open to the Wolf's Den | 7:50:06 - Discussing the new Blight with Evka and Antoine back in Hossberg, exploring new areas of Hossberg (turn-in at 8:15:35) | 8:21:44 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking to Harding, checking equipment (discovering abilities can be enchanted), 9-5-9 at 8:34:12

Part 13: 0:06 - Introduction | 1:32 - Arriving at Shathann's home with Taash | 31:39 - Getting into the volcano | 48:30 - Reaching the Dragon King, seeing Shathann | 1:01:10 - Defeating the dragon, confronting the Dragon King | 1:07:32 - A choice for Taash | 1:15:32 - Talking with Harding & Lucanis, 10-5-9 | 1:18:26 - Rook, genius of the group | 1:19:12 - Exploring the new unlocked area of the Rivain coast | 2:16:45 - Solving the Grey Warden puzzle | 2:30:30 - Completing the Adventure Spirit's hunt | 2:33:30 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash and other companions, 10-6-9 | 2:40:30 - Remembering the fallen with Neve | 2:46:29 - Returning to Isana Negat with Harding | 2:49:54 - Solas is the father of dwarves (reprise 2:57:00) | 2:58:00 - Back to the Lighthouse, still talking about dwarves | 3:01:39 - Taash giving Harding a gift, STILL talking about dwarves, talking to Neve about Aelia | 3:09:50 - Meeting Cyrian with Bellara | 3:17:58 - For the Love of Treviso (and me completely missing that the governor is NB for the entire quest) | 3:23:32 - Meeting the Butcher | 3:32:09 - The governor reveals their betrayal | 3:41:54 - Taash learns more about the tablet | 4:00:22 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Bellara about Cyrian, living off crumbs from Lucanis | 4:11:23 - Beginning A Murder of Crows with Lucanis | 4:21:05 - Kata gets lost in Lucanis's house | 4:27:18 - Arriving at Villa Dellamorte | 4:28:26 - Rook and I are both flustered by Lucanis's wealth | 4:41:17 - Is this Lucanis's room? (revisit: 4:43:40) | 4:41:50 - "Bashing" down the door, meeting Caterina, lamenting another rogue-rogue romance | 4:44:27 - Rook quails at the gardens, but is heartened by the potential skeletons in the closet | 4:48:17 - Arriving at the opera | 4:52:30 - Completing the fight, my personal despair at 4:53:10 | 4:58:10 - Back to the Lighthouse for more intense disappointment and frustration | 5:04:55 - Talking with Bellara in preface to the Cyrian quest, looping through companions, | 10-7-9, Taash & Davrin working out | 5:11:39 - Starting Blackthorne Manor with Emmrich | 5:23:09 - The boy speaks | 5:41:05 - Reaching the lantern and Hezenkoss | 5:48:32 - Defeating Hezenkoss, the sacrifice | 5:51:15 - The lich lord arrives, the decision | 6:00:00 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking with Emmrich & Lucanis, called shot at 6:03:50 | 6:06:29 - Coffee (and nothing more) with Lucanis and Spite :| | 6:11:30 - Beginning the quest to kill Ivenci (outcome at 6:20:59), romance frustrations | 6:32:10 - Meeting the Inquisitor to discuss Solas, emotions overflowing | 6:40:18 - Playing that again immediately | 6:28:20 - And again | 6:55:02 - Myrna hates Rook :(, reviving Manfred | 7:04:27 - My soul again exits my body | 7:14:56 - Finally switching up some decor, rereading the codex, playing through the Inquisitor meeting a fourth time, thoughts on PC voice and personality | 7:29:58 - Relaxing with Davrin | 7:35:07 - Beginning Bellara's brother's quest | 8:01:25 - Reaching the barrier chamber | 8:08:19 - Killing Anaris, outcome of quest | 8:13:25 - Returning to the Lighthouse briefly, Myrna hates Rook :( | 8:15:40 - Replaying the Inquisitor converation a fifth time, thoughts about Adahla and Solas | 8:25:03 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking about Strife with Emmrich | 8:29:05 - Talking about Cyrian with Bellara, talking with Davrin, Taash/Harding about the archery bracer, Lucanis, 11-7-9 | 8:42:03 - Circling through merchants, arriving in the Hossberg Wetlands

Part 14: 0:36 - Introduction | 1:23 - Fighting a possessor demon very badly | 18:07 - Myrna hates Rook :( | 21:50 - Fighting a candlehop named Death | 29:19 - Getting a lead on the griffons, beginning the griffon rescue | 40:51 - Rook is so clumsy in front of Davrin | 48:00 - Meeting the First Warden | 52:14 - Having unexpected emotions about Ghilan'nain | 1:07:15 - Reaching Isseya's lair | 1:14:00 - Defeating Isseya, making decisions about griffons | 1:27:15 - Back to the Lighthouse, re-meeting Johanna, 12-7-9, talking with Davrin & Assan, Bellara | 1:37:20 - Beginning Neve's Aelia case, meeting Rana and Elek in the Swan | 1:49:02 - I wonder if Lucanis has a fear of water | 2:00:55 - Meeting Aelia's puppets | 2:07:33 - Reaching Aelia (outcome at 2:13:13) | 2:19:07 - A new fear, talking with Davrin, 12-7-10 | 2:23:21 - You'll make Rook blush | 2:25:53 - Seeing the griffons again | 2:28:06 - Cyrian's funeral | 2:42:19 - Following up on the griffons settling in | 2:46:14 - Back to the Lighthouse, Taash thinks Lucanis should take Rook flying, Bellara and Harding talk about Taash, Neve becoming a Hero of the Veilguard | 2:58:26 - Drinks with Taash, Bellara, and Isabela | 3:07:30 - Discussing combat builds | 3:11:03 - Back to the Lighthouse, Manfred talking with Johanna, discussing heroes with Bellara, breeches torn, Taash making a bad offer to Neve | 3:24:45 - Discussing Tearstone Island | 3:36:03 - Completing the maps for Hossberg, Dock Town (last candlehop at 4:08:05), Treviso, Arlathan (puzzle at 4:23:42), Necropolis, and the Crossroads | 4:37:27 - The last chest in Thedas | 4:38:45 - Beginning endgame | 4:48:44 - Checking in with companions (reveal of Fade eclipse at 4:50:10), 12-8-10, Lucanis at 4:52:23, Varric at 4:55:00 | 4:57:26 - Arriving at Tearstone Island | 4:58:35 - "I'm going to let Harding go" | 5:20:34 - Another crumb | 5:25:15 - A simple man, a complicated woman | 5:32:10 - Ghilan'nain exhorts the Antaam to attack | 5:44:35 - Into the Inner Sanctum, selecting someone to quell the wards, arriving at the ritual site | 5:51:28 - Nearing Ghilan'nain | 5:47:40 - Facing a god alone | 6:02:26 - Freeing Lucanis | 6:03:27 - Whatever it takes | 6:06:13 - Into the Fade | 6:08:56 - Exploring regret | 6:12:16 - Bellara | 6:14:54 - Harding | 6:18:00 - Varric | 6:27:18 - Returning to the Lighthouse | 6:30:21 - Rook is not all right

Part 15: 0:10 - Introduction, discussion of decisions | 5:43 - A list of demands | 7:38 - A discussion of Varric | 10:05 - Revisiting the chest in the Fade | 15:40 - Talking with Taash, Emmrich, Neve | 17:47 - I really hope Lucanis was worried | 29:10 - I had no idea Solas had done that | 33:58 - Talking with Davrin & Assan, remembering Harding, final score 12-8-11 | 41:07 - Varric's door | 44:17 - Lucanis | 48:55 - Lucanis four more times | 1:06:16 - Follow-up with Lucanis | 1:09:59 - Beginning The Last Gambit | 1:18:25 - Beginning the assault | 1:26:17 - Thinking about the Davrin choice | 1:31:20 - Finding Teia and Neve | 1:35:15 - Finding Viper and Tarquin | 1:35:55 - Rook meets Solas | 1:41:32 - Hook, line, and sinker | 1:45:33 - Solas talks to Davrin | 1:46:55 - I love that we're fighting with him | 1:51:36 - Solas talks to Lucanis | 1:54:01 - Solas is 0-6, mortals are 6-0 | 1:59:38 - Reuniting with Bellara | 2:00:35 - The biggest sad pup you ever did see | 2:04:02 - Bellara is gone | 2:08:15 - Bellara is safe(ish), Morrigan arrives, Taash arrives with Adahla and Dorian & Mae | 2:11:54 - Priority: Earth | 2:13:45 - Sleeping Demon | 2:15:05 - Myrna loves Rook :), speaking with faction NPCs | 2:20:50 - A secret about Viper | 2:29:13 - Their friendship is so important | 2:31:32 - I am a complete and utter idiot to have fallen for this | 2:39:35 - Talking with Taash, Emmrich, Bellara, Neve, Davrin | 2:47:51 - Talking with Lucanis :) | 2:55:22 - Beginning The Dread Wolf Rises | 3:10:58 - Take two | 3:24:03 - Reuniting with Bellara (again) | 3:27:42 - Reaching the throne room (this city was black when you got here) | 3:34:40 - The Dread Wolf cannot save you (beginning the second stage) | 3:36:16 - You are not my god | 3:37:56 - The man is just as bloodied as the dog | 3:40:53 - Mine is stronger than yours | 3:42:06 - Death, Pride | 3:45:42 - Those he has wronged | 3:46:40 - An old friend | 3:48:30 - Humbled at last | 3:50:52 - Final freedom for Bellara, Varric's epilogue | 3:55:09 - Credits begin, initial very scattered thoughts (blood magic saves the world) | 4:01:04 - I need to see Adahla and Solas's first conversation after this | 4:05:53 - Reviewing my five demands | 4:10:18 - Really big zoomies | 4:16:34 - Bellara, Solas tearing out the dragon's throat | 4:17:23 - Thinking about Lucanis's final romance scene, Rook and Solas talking down the road | 4:20:42 - Conjecturing what happens in other endings/import states | 4:24:00 - Post-credit scene | 4:29:16 - Rook & Lucanis | 4:36:31 - Satisfied with my romance choice(s) | 4:40:19 - When did I suspect Varric was dead? & thoughts on non-spoiled-ness | 4:46:04 - Overall impressions | 4:49:53 - Side NPC romances, difficulty settings | 4:53:37 - Animations | 4:55:41 - Hawke & Fenris receiving the news about Varric | 4:57:13 - Best game vs. favorite game | 5:07:43 - Kata absolutely gets lost in Lucanis's house (ideas for their future, Illario) | 5:12:22 - Thoughts on various NPCs | 5:14:19 - Emmrich would have been paste | 5:16:40 - Veilguarding | 5:18:48 - Alternate endings for Solas | 5:21:08 - More thoughts on Kata & Lucanis's future | 5:22:39 - Thoughts on the voice acting | 5:24:39 - Final thoughts, wrap-up

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0:36 - Introduction 1:23 - Fighting a possessor demon very badly 18:07 - Myrna hates Rook :( 21:50 - Fighting a candlehop named Death 29:19 - Getting a lead on the griffons, beginning the griffon rescue 40:51 - Rook is so clumsy in front of Davrin 48:00 - Meeting the First Warden 52:14 - Having unexpected emotions about Ghilan'nain 1:07:15 - Reaching Isseya's lair 1:14:00 - Defeating Isseya, making decisions about griffons 1:27:15 - Back to the Lighthouse, re-meeting Johanna, 12-7-9, talking with Davrin & Assan, Bellara 1:37:20 - Beginning Neve's Aelia case, meeting Rana and Elek in the Swan 1:49:02 - I wonder if Lucanis has a fear of water 2:00:55 - Meeting Aelia's puppets 2:07:33 - Reaching Aelia (outcome at 2:13:13) 2:19:07 - A new fear, talking with Davrin, 12-7-10 2:23:21 - You'll make Rook blush 2:25:53 - Seeing the griffons again 2:28:06 - Cyrian's funeral 2:42:19 - Following up on the griffons settling in 2:46:14 - Back to the Lighthouse, Taash thinks Lucanis should take Rook flying, Bellara and Harding talk about Taash, Neve becoming a Hero of the Veilguard 2:58:26 - Drinks with Taash, Bellara, and Isabela 3:07:30 - Discussing combat builds 3:11:03 - Back to the Lighthouse, Manfred talking with Johanna, discussing heroes with Bellara, breeches torn, Taash making a bad offer to Neve 3:24:45 - Discussing Tearstone Island 3:36:03 - Completing the maps for Hossberg, Dock Town (last candlehop at 4:08:05), Treviso, Arlathan (puzzle at 4:23:42), Necropolis, and the Crossroads 4:37:27 - The last chest in Thedas 4:38:45 - Beginning endgame 4:48:44 - Checking in with companions (reveal of Fade eclipse at 4:50:10), 12-8-10, Lucanis at 4:52:23, Varric at 4:55:00 4:57:26 - Arriving at Tearstone Island 4:58:35 - "I'm going to let Harding go" 5:20:34 - Another crumb 5:25:15 - A simple man, a complicated woman 5:32:10 - Ghilan'nain exhorts the Antaam to attack 5:44:35 - Into the Inner Sanctum, selecting someone to quell the wards, arriving at the ritual site 5:51:28 - Nearing Ghilan'nain 5:47:40 - Facing a god alone 6:02:26 - Freeing Lucanis 6:03:27 - Whatever it takes 6:06:13 - Into the Fade 6:08:56 - Exploring regret 6:12:16 - Bellara 6:14:54 - Harding 6:18:00 - Varric 6:27:18 - Returning to the Lighthouse 6:30:21 - Rook is not all right

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0:04 - Introduction 4:48 - Killing Kataranda with Taash 30:21 - Spending time on the shore with Neve 47:03 - Rescuing slaves from the docks 1:01:50 - To Isana Negat with Harding (reaching the heart at 1:31:40, outcome at 1:35:03) 1:37:45 - Thoughts about that quest 1:46:04 - Examining Harding's new armor! (I forget Varric) 1:49:44 - 7-4-7, then talking with Neve & Emmrich & a skull, then Lucanis at 1:57:30 2:10:34 - Talking with Davrin and Valya about the history of griffons 2:19:45 - Taash wants to get something for Harding 2:24:33 - Talking with Davrin, 7-4-8 2:28:39 - Neve and Lucanis trust each other! Also it's a cat cafe 2:33:08 - Called shot vindicated, then being totally blown away by Lucanis's Inner Demons quest (reaching Lucanis at 2:50:53) 2:55:21 - Initial thoughts on that quest, beginning an immediate replay at 3:01:01 3:19:07 - A devastating realization 3:28:30 - More thoughts on this quest, contrasting it with Harding's quest 3:32:58 - Figuring out the rest of Harding's embroidery 3:37:58 - I pieced this together on my own! 3:41:09 - Spending time with Davrin and his uncle and Assan 3:53:01 - Being moved by a codex 4:02:17 - Back to the Lighthouse, 7-4-9, talking with Harding & Emmrich about picnics 4:09:11 - Locking in the romance with Lucanis 4:15:20 - How much time went into this torte? (How much sugar went into Spite?) 4:19:50 - I didn't even LIKE him when I met him! (4:31:49 - dancing with a demon) 4:35:27 - Investigating Venatori in the Arlathan Forest 4:57:45 - To Treviso sidequests to avoid plot (advanced gaatlok, Crow & Venatori lovers) 5:31:10 - Back to the Lighthouse, 8-4-9, talking with Davrin, Neve, Bellara (Cyrian), and Lucanis at 5:40:10 5:47:08 - Beginning Blood of Arlathan, arriving at the crater 5:55:45 - Meeting Lusacan 6:22:30 - Falling into Elgar'nan's trap 6:27:08 - Solas arrives! 6:30:29 - She does have faith in the Dread Wolf :( 6:34:42 - Processing mid-battle 6:40:40 - Leaving Arlathan 6:43:10 - Getting super excited about an armor appearance which ends up being bugged :( 6:51:58 - Talking with companions, 9-4-9, Lucanis drunkenly drinking with Davrin 6:58:35 - Talking with Solas (respect earned at 7:05:01) 7:09:00 - My soul exits from my body 7:11:28 - Thoughts on that conversation and the growth of the Solas & Rook relationship 7:20:14 - I cannot possibly 7:25:25 - Personal demon??? 7:29:10 - Talking with Emmrich, Myrna, and Vorgoth, then Taash 7:35:00 - Harding breaking my heart about Solas and the Inquisitor, then thinking about import world states 7:41:27 - First banter about Rook & Lucanis 7:43:12 - Finally getting the last door open to the Wolf's Den 7:50:06 - Discussing the new Blight with Evka and Antoine back in Hossberg, exploring new areas of Hossberg (turn-in at 8:15:35) 8:21:44 - Back to the Lighthouse, talking to Harding, checking equipment (discovering abilities can be enchanted), 9-5-9 at 8:34:12

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0:04 - Introduction 1:43 - Exploring Rivain (Rook needs to make friends with these women) 3:48 - Thinking about the difference between treasure-seeking and worship 14:28 - One of those definitely got stuck in Rook's hair 16:45 - Rivain puzzles 22:52 - I like that Taash aasked, Spite goes to the Necropolis one time! 28:33 - Taash's outing on the beach 48:40 - More exploring of Rivain 52:12 - More puzzles (last lever at 1:11:35) 1:20:30 - Back to the Lighthouse 1:21:54 - Taash's updated room 1:26:25 - 3-2-1 1:43:18 - Back to Dock Town with Taash and Neve 1:59:50 - Dock Town Formless One fight 2:04:50 - Dock Town puzzle struggles (solution 2:10:25) 2:17:14 - Demon hunting in Arlathan 2:22:35 - Venatori hunting in the Necropolis 2:31:00 - Playing with wisps 2:44:33 - Playing with wisps again 2:54:07 - The Necropolis makes doors difficult 2:55:26 - Myrna and Rook have communication difficulties 3:03:13 - To Arlathan Forest, fighting Nocturnix 3:13:50 - Halls of Valor (Armax reference at 3:34:52) 3:49:30 - Back to the Lighthouse 3:56:45 - 3-3-1 3:58:52 - Reviewing the companions' descriptions and having a sudden realization 4:03:40 - Continuing to explore the Crossroads 4:09:25 - Second portal to the past (thoughts at 4:18:35) 4:22:06 - He said her name, hmm 4:32:08 - Hossberg Wetlands 4:44:04 - Puzzles in the Wetlands 4:48:30 - Fighting the blight cyst (outcome at 5:02:25) 5:08:59 - Meeting the well 5:11:10 - There was an ogre in that wall 5:16:20 - Rook's first snow 5:18:07 - Returning to Antoine and Evka, reuniting with the First Warden 5:24:22 - Emmrich gets on board with the bonding

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0:05 - Introduction 1:04 - Spite struggles with opposable thumbs 2:45 - Bellara discusses magic with Emmrich 12:50 - Exploring a Blighted Minrathous 57:15 - Exploring the Dock Town catacombs 1:22:01 - The Snake Nest Deal and other Minrathous side quests 1:54:18 - Beginning The Dragon Hunter quest 1:58:11 - Meeting Taash, having reservations about Taash 2:25:41 - Final Taash quest battle 2:31:09 - Freeing the dragon 2:31:55 - Meeting Isabela & Taash's mother & my opinion doing a rapid reversal 2:36:45 - Returning to the Lighthouse 2:39:25 - Neve returns 2:41:15 - Thinking about leadership with Varric 2:54:49 - Taash's room 2:51:25 - Talking with Davrin about whittling & fighting, second & third flirts 2:58:12 - Solas stocked honey 2:58:45, 3:00:52 - Book club with Rook 3:02:52 - Back to the Crossroads for a Champion battle 3:14:20 - Betrayal of Felassan fight (outcome at 3;59:20) 4:05:49 - Returning to the Necropolis for some side quests 4:05:59 - Taash really making me laugh 4:09:09 - Myrna and Vorgoth & thoughts on calling Rook Rook 4:13:45 - Offending dramatic theater nerds 4:16:59 - Spite has been reading Harding's books 4:23:39 - Meeting The Formless One 4:33:27 - Returning to the Lighthouse, talking with Taash about old treasures & puzzles (Towers of Hanoi!!!) 4:38:31 - Back into the music room for wisps 4:44:12 - Talking with Taash about the Hall of Valor, then looping through the companions 4:48:46 - Talking with Davrin about Assan fighting 4:51:51 - Discussing romance options for Rook 4:56:05 - Neve doesn't want to talk :( 4:58:45 - Taash, no! (I love Taash)

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0:05 - Introduction & fighting the last murder victim's demon 12:25 - Another attempt at the Dock Town blight cyst 30:22 - Moving on to the Lighthouse…for now 31:15 - Talking with Varric about the dagger and Solas's cooking 36:01 - Talking with Bellara and Neve about serials 47:15 - Touring Dock Town with Neve 1:02:45 - Preparing to plan a funeral with Lucanis 1:08:06 - A brief attempt at the Treviso blight cyst 1:13:56 - Actually starting the funeral planning 1:19:28 - Another attempt at the Dock Town cyst (victory at 1:28:00) 1:34:54 - Opening the first cyst door (prize at 2:03:43) 2:06:59 - Releveling Rook 2:18:11 - Another attempt at the Treviso cyst 2:32:30 - Back to the Crossroads & exploring a new section of it 2:49:57 - First portal to the past 2:51:51 - The man has hair 3:01:18 - Concluding the memory & exploring a bit more of the Crossroads 3:14:45 - One last attempt at the Treviso blight cyst (outcome at 3:36:24) 3:40:35 - Going back to lie down at the Lighthouse

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0:02 - Introduction 3:30 - Meeting Lucanis for coffee 22:41 - Neve & Bellara chitchat about food 31:08 - Harding is full of plants 32:50 - Lucanis has another quest 36:50 - The spirits in the Crossroads have moved 40:02 - Entering Dock Town & exploring Minrathous (meeting Viper at 40:50, recognizing his voice at 42:36) 56:08 - Reaching the temple & following Neve's trail 1:17:23 - Spite spiting 1:24:19 - Investigating the relic at the docks 1:28:01 - Meeting Rana Savas 1:34:15 - Entering the Spillway (Magister Bataris at 1:37:21) 1:40:29 - Returning to the Lighthouse & talking with Harding, Neve, and Lucanis 1:45:38 - Returning to Dock Town & speaking with Viper (Investigate the Anvallenim) 1:51:40 - Neve's apartment (Easter egg) 2:00:15 - Returning to the base after completing the fight 2:09:40 - Investigating the warehouse 2:18:50 - Maevaris enters the narrative 2:33:31 - Meeting the First Warden & Dorian 2:40:59 - Thoughts about Dorian 2:46:35 - Meeting a candlehop 2:56:49 - Beginning the murder investigation 3:14:23 - Discovering a blight cyst & picking a long fight with the miners (victory at 3:32:25) 3:33:11 - Testing the blight cyst

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0:02 - Introduction 1:28 - Talking with Bellara, Neve, Varric 17:11 - Back into the Crossroads 49:31 - Harding's learning-her-powers quest 1:04:08 - Exploring the Arlathan Forest 2:36:13 - Concluding the Dalish spirit's quest 2:42:40 - Returning to Treviso 2:47:49 - Speaking with Viago and Teia about Dareth and Jacobus 4:06:28 - Breaking the blight cyst in Treviso 4:11:05 - Visiting the coffee shop 4:28:03 - Freeing Jacobus 4:41:18 - Investigating the Antaam for the qamekmaster 4:46:45 - Meeting the qamekmaster (defeated 4:55:12) 5:09:11 - Returning to the Lighthouse 5:11:50 - Discussing Harding's quest with her 5:13:42 - Acquiring Lucanis's coffee meeting 5:15:15 - Acquiring Bellara's Arlathan quest 5:23:23 - Bellara's Arlathan quest 5:48:30 - Finding the missing Veil Jumpers 5:59:20 - One last shot at the blight cyst