An Organised Mess

This information came from DG on a recent SummerfallStudios Twitch stream where he gave developer commentary while Liam Esler played DAO, specifically the mage Origin. I transcribed it in case there’s anyone who can’t watch the stream (for example due to connection/tech limitations, data, time constraints, or personal accessibility reasons). A lot of it is centered on DAO, but there’s also insights into DA2 and DAI. Some of it is info which is known having been out there already, some of it is new, and all of it imo was really interesting! It leaps from topic to topic as it’s a transcript of a conversational format. It’s under a cut due to length.

Note on how future streams in this series are going to work: The streams are going to be every Friday night. Most likely, every week, they’re going to play DAO. Every second week it will be Liam and DG and they’ll be doing more of this developer commentary style/way of doing things, talking about how the game was made as they play through, covering quirks and quibbles etc. Every other week, it will be Liam and a guest playing a different campaign in DAO, and Liam will be talking with them about how DA changed their lives or led them into game development, to get other peoples’ thoughts on the series (as it’s now been like 10 years). Some of these guests we may know, some we won’t. When other DA devs are brought on, it’ll be in the DG sessions. They hope to have PW and Karin Weekes on at some point. Sometime they hope to have an episode where they spend the whole time going through the lore.

(Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)

The tunnel

Południca (Noonwraith, Lady Midday), a demon in Slavic mythology.

Hozier witches: moss terrariums, broken guitar strings, faerie circles, tiny jar necklaces on hemp yarn

Rihanna witches: crystal balls, knuckle bone runes, lotus tattoos, poppets, carnelian carvings, shapes grown in trees

Fleetwood Mac witches: rat skulls, grave dirt, wormwood, broomsticks, cobwebs in corners, centuries-old walnut floors

Loreena McKennitt witches: fresh bread, bare feet, penny whistles, pendulums, stacks of dusty tomes beside a plump sofa

Enya witches: tarot, quartz and labradorite, a pinch of salt thrown over a shoulder, a well-worn rabbit’s foot

Florence Welch witches: floor-length veils, daisy crowns, antlers, knotwork, flying ointment