#da sera

Varric: Malcontented, disgruntled, miserable, desolated.

(spoiler warning, obvs)

●do "power for a price" war table operation as soon as you can

●flirt with EVERYONE (except blackwall if you don't intend to romance him, as you can get soft locked in his romance very early on)

●fade kiss solas if you're playing as an female elf and want to gain his friendship - doesn't lock you in a romance with him but it boosts approval

●side with the mages - optional, but in hushed whispers is a much more interesting mission than champions of the just (and the templars suck)

●do varric's personal quests and gain high enough approval with him to get the wicked grace cutscene

●support either cassandra or leliana to be the next divine - i don't think the game mentions it but if you don't, vivienne becomes the divine instead

●if you're not romancing iron bull or dorian, spend a few hours idling with just the two of them and they'll get together instead

●if you're not romancing blackwall or josephine, bringing blackwall and varric/sera out together may trigger some dialogue which hints at blackwall having feelings for josephine

●don't drink from the well of sorrows - morrigan wants it more, it seems problematic later on, and you have to fight a dragon

●sacrifice the dreadnought and save the chargers - iron bull appreciates it way more later on

●if you plan on leaving hawke in the fade, don't bring varric with you (or bring him and cassandra if you like angst)

●as long and tedious as it is, go down josephine's line for her personal mission instead of leliana's

●recruit cole

●romance someone before going to the winter palace, it'll be worth it at the end (actually bring them to the winter palace for this to work)