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It's a genuinely fascinating thing to me that sometimes a character's in-universe lies become so deeply convincing to the audience that the audience will argue that the character's facade was their real face, even and especially when shown evidence to the contrary. Maybe a bit too successful?

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be the change u wish to see & etc. so dragon age fandom please reblog/reply with your transfem headcanons for canonically male nonmage characters in the franchise. i’ll start: alistair “it has to be a pretty dress” theirin & sten (i will not elaborate)

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Artists! We need YOU for the Bang!

From light-hearted backstories, to daring adventures across Thedas, to epic, spicy smut, our writers have been hard at work getting ready to share their works with you.

We are looking for a variety of artists to join our Big Bang and create one illustration per fic, tangibly inspired by that story. There is a story to suit every taste!

If you’re an artist who would like to work with a writer for inspiration, follow our blog, and

✨Click Here to Sign Up!✨

Total Art Time: August 14 - October 31 Quick Links: ▸ What is This Event? ▸ Schedule ▸ Rules ▸ Code of Conduct ▸ Content Guidelines ▸ Writer Requirements ▸✨ Artist Requirements✨ ▸ Answered Questions

Artist Participation in Brief

You will produce a polished illustration tangibly inspired by the fanfiction you’re paired with.

What does tangibly inspired mean? You can choose to depict: 👉 the featured characters 👉 a specific scene from the fic 👉 a broader, more symbolic illustration, like might be used for a book cover What route you take is up to you! You're encouraged to talk to your writer for inspiration, but this is not a commission, so follow your imagination and inspiration.

Do I need to be a professional or experienced artist to join? What if I only like certain Dragon Age games or content?

We accept artists of all skill and experience levels! You do not need to be professional or experienced, and there is no application/jurying period for this type of event. Once you sign up, you're in! Our writers' fics cover all four Dragon Age games, with themes ranging from modern AUs to canon retellings to NSFW & darkfic. Whatever part of Dragon Age is your favorite, we have a fic that will interest you!

About Claims & Matching:

Anonymous pitches will be available from August 3rd - 10th to artists who submit a sign-up. You must submit a sign-up form to access the pitches! The fics on offer range from Teen to Explicit and have a variety of relationship types, including platonic and crossover ships. Some of our writers are focusing on canon characters, while others are including OCs. You can find an example of the information provided in the pitches here. After reviewing, you'll be asked to rank your top 3 choices, and the mods will match up writers and artists based on those rankings.

If you’re an artist interested in creating an illustration based on a Dragon Age fanfic, submit your sign-up at the link above and follow us here on tumblr (notifications on) to stay in the loop!

You can also (optionally) join our Discord server to get on in the hype and stay on top of announcements.

Event Info: Full Guidebook & Rules | Artist Guide | Writer Guide

Contact The Mods: ask | discord | email: thedragonagebigbang@gmail.com

 All 2024 Work Posts | 2024 Wrap Up | 2024 AO3 Collection

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FUCK mage and elf discourse lets get to the REAL meat and potatoes

if you make your choice based on arbitrary popular opinion i will court your mother. get spicy with it.

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probably dropping out of dabb

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(found in a comment thread about dragon age 2)

do you mean. fucking

BODAHN???

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go through all this effort to make an outline and then what happens? immediately start rearranging stuff on the fly as soon as i start writing

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Why does Merrill even need the Arulin'Holm?

What it says on the tin. The Arulin'Holm is confirmed by Keeper Marethari to be a tool used for woodcarving. It is also stated it has been around since the days of Arlathan, yet most things from Arlathan are stone, glass, or crystal. Obviously, the Arulin'Holm could have multiple uses. We see eluvians in wooden frames, although most are surrounded by stone or brick. Merrill is single-handedly trying to rediscover a lost craft and all accompanying magics and sciences by herself, so experimentation is bound to happen. Regardless, she gets stuck in the same spot and has to use blood magic to clear the taint from the Eluvian shard anyways. I guess my question is... what does the Arulin'Holm? Why was it necessary?

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suggestion for someplace other than tumblr dot com to hash out your big feelings if it truly bothers you that the companion whose city you don't help is temporarily upset with you:

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Public voting for the fifth annual Gayming Awards is now open. The Gayming Awards are a "celebration of LGBTQ+ gaming excellence" and are taking place in July 2025.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is nominated in the following categories:

Game of the Year

Gayming Magazine Readers Award

Best LGBTQ+ Character (Rook)

Game of the Year info -

"The Game of the Year Award celebrates the best game released in 2024, as chosen by our diverse panel of judges. The nominees of this category are selected by our Community Council and the winner is chosen by our Judges."

Gayming Magazine Readers Award info -

"This award celebrates Gayming Magazine readers’ favourite game of 2024. The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by the Community Council, and the winner chosen by public vote."

Best LGBTQ+ Character award info:

"The inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in games is hugely important and can be a bold step for visibility. This award recognises the best LGBTQ character (playable or significant NPC) in a game released in 2024. The nominees of this category are provided by the public, shortlisted by our Community Council and the winner chosen by public vote."

[source, via, voting link]

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i love the argument that people shouldn't ship neve and bellara romantically because friendships between women are too sacred and rare to dirty with sex or romance. you're sooo right. people should just focus on shipping all the other brilliant f/f romantic relationships between npcs the game has to offer, it was such a love letter to queer fans that they must have written at least one right?

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dabb writing has begun and gang. i am NOT locked in.

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he's pro-tranquility btw. it's literally so funny.

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A toxic trait of mine is that sometimes when dragon age is going on about how many people died in the Chantry explosion my first thought is "it was just Hightown"

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LOOK AT HOW CUTE THIS IS!!! absolutely delightful gift, thank you <3

A little Dragon Age comic I made for the @aromanceforthedragonages gift exchange. Thank you for such a fun event!

@veilkeeper Hope you like the gift, your OC Ghila was such a joy to draw with Dorian :D

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There’s a tumblr called @/thestolenthrone that steals other artist’s artwork edits it and claims it their own I thought you should know about them so you can block them and make sure your art wasn’t stolen

I do already have that blog blocked. They're a disgusting racist, homophobic, transphobic piece of shit who even goes as far as stealing and whitewashing art of other peoples OCs.

And yes, they have indeed stolen my art too. (Here's my original post.) I filed a DMCA takedown request already.

I wish they'd get banned already. They should be banned for posting hate speech against trans women, specifically Corinne Busche. But that would require tumblr staff to give a shit about trans women.

BTW you should also block @/lady--lucrezia which is an alt blog of the same person I believe.