Symmetrical means both sides have to be the same!

Tumblr’s at it again, thanks to the new European Privacy Laws. There’s probably nobody who will read this, but it pissed me off so much that I decided to make a post about it. (Ignore the weird language mish-mash, depending on your country the language might differ.)

OK, so many of us get this screen when we try to access our dash:

Realise how the ‘OK’ button is a nice, attention-grabbing blue? If you’re like me, you’re not exactly into reading a 100 pages document and tend to just click it.

My tip? DONT. Instead click on ‘Manage Options’ right next to it:

Now you’ll see this page:

Still pretty harmless, right? That ‘Accept’ button is looking really attractive right now. Instead, click on Verwalten (Probably something like ‘Manage Options’ or something in english) and you’ll get to this page:

Now that’s not too bad, right? I just switched all the buttons to ‘off’, because I’m jealously guarding my personal information and don’t want Tumblr to go off and do who knows what with it. Looks like we’re done! But wait: There’s a SHOW option.

When we click on that one, what we will get is this:

A HUGE list with OVER 300 ENTRIES of companies that can use your data by default if you’d just clicked ‘OK’ on that very first page. Coincidence that this list is hidden that much? Me thinks not. They’re all switched on by default, but I am still a petty bitch that doesn’t want to give out her data, so I switched them all off. All 300+ of them. There is no option to switch them all off at once, and even if you disable all the options above, the companies are still switched on.

Moicy Phone Background requested by @riialtos

Been meaning to pull this together for a while.  If you know anything good that I’ve missed, stick ‘em on the end!  I’ll reblog in a while with additions.

Dragon Age Wiki–first-stop resource for basic character and plot information, class and area info, and a lot of codices from all three games.

An Illustrated Timeline of Thedosian History–What it says on the tin, put together by @penbrydd.

Travel Times:

Ferelden travel: distances and times–DA: O specific areas, also includes interesting discussion of forced-march speeds

More travel time ideas including Inquisition areas

Thedosian Titles–Ranks and titles in Thedas, as taken from the tabletop rpg guides.

Thedosian slurs–a compilation of derogatory terms used by various Thedosian peoples.

Thedosian calendar–Thedosian dates and holidays with a speculative matchup of the Gregorian equivalents.

Human names–information on naming in Thedosian human cultures.

Qunari, dwarven, and elven names–some information and examples for each group.

How old everyone is in Inquisition–answers or best estimates using in-game or WoT information.

War Table spreadsheet–all the War Table missions, options, and outcomes.

The fandom is great about stirring up shit storms when Bioware does something wrong, but we’re not all that good about acknowledging what they do right. So, in reference to this post, I would argue that the casting of DA2 and DA:I – particularly with regard to elves – falls very strongly in this latter category. As critics have pointed out, Bioware’s strength is in its writers. Their talent for creating great characters and conveying their stories in a deeply personal way, yet still managing to comment on universal themes, is what puts them ahead of their competitors. And imo, Fenris and Sera’s casting are two of the best examples of this in the entire franchise.

Anon asked: Favorite Minor Character from Dragon Age - Queen Anora

*Throws confetti in the air as I continue to dig my own grave in this fandom*

I’ve tried to talk about Cullen’s “redemption” a number of times, and why it isn’t really a proper redemption arc… with mixed success. I continue to get asks about it from time to time, and this has motivated me to attempt a much more lengthy post on the subject. 

Contents:

What Makes a Good Redemption Arc?

In Comparison: Redemption Done Well vs. Cullen

Does Cullen Deserve Redemption? (My answer to a popular question)

So, What Could Have Happened?

In Conclusion

Hope you enjoy. 🙂

DRAGON AGE 2 - SKIN TINT TALLY by Dalishious

Want to view the data spreadsheets in detail? CLICK HERE. Want to view similar information from Dragon Age: Origins? CLICK HERE.

So, this is what I spent my day off work finishing! After the hellish amount of tedious time that went into my tally for DA:O, I really wanted a break before doing the same for DA:2. Well, I took the break, and then went back to work at this. I’d like to thank The Adventure Zone for keeping me entertained while slowly piece by piece putting together the numbers for this.

USAGE Anyone is free to use this information, but I would very much appreciate that if you do, you @ me. I believe in sharing information, but this was a lot of work that I’d like credit for.