Thieving Hippo

We now are going to look at my #1 romance in this game, which is Rafael. I heart Rafael so much. S-tier romance to end all romances

The base heart events aren't the most exciting, though I do like the idea that he's willing to try to make something legendary in his forge, even if it doesn't work out the way he wanted it to

But then the romance itself is so freaking sweet! The romance hangout conversations are pretty good, though I sort of wish he didn't talk about sashimi so much lol

There's still a lot I'd love to learn about him. Like why did he decide to become a blacksmith, etc. But that's what fanfic is for

And then after the wedding? Once they're married? He drops bombs like this

It was pretty cute. Decided to see all three endings and the two different romances, which sort of used up all the replay value lol

So this week in our multi-player adventures, @probablylostrightnow, @servantofclio and I started Astarion's quest

Well, we started it last week but got out behinds kicked by Cazador, probably because Astarion was still in his starting armor and only with one basic dagger. Oops

This week, though? We prepared. Since Clio's Lavendar is also a rogue, we respecced Astarion as a fighter

And decided to give him some new threads. The result was pretty hilarious :D

Two Shepards, off to battle the wilderness and trying to survive

I have finished Avowed!

After the first couple of levels, I was like 'this is okay, I guess.' But by the end, I really, really, really liked the game. I love the companions. I like the world. I thought the storyline was interesting

So I immediately made three more Envoys lol

Penilyn is the one with the antlers. She's the one who finished the game. (I'll have a post later with ending spoilers). I used mainly ranger skills for her, because dwarven rogue tends to be my default playthrough

Then we've got Vristi, who is a human magic-user. Treasa, a warrior (who will be evil and who I will be rerolling to be a dwarf). And Elsrath, a dwarven mage.

And what Mom wants goes, so please meet Colleen!

A Noble Scion Aumaua. Now, the noble part, I expected. The Aumaua part? Absolute surprise. I expected her to jump on elf, but she's absolutely thrilled with Colleen

She's not thrilled with a silent protagonist, but as long as there's lot of other voiced dialogue, she's happy

This does mean I need to step up and work on my own playthrough so I don't have to rely on guides or anything when she and I play

Mom and I have finished Veilguard! (for the third time lol)

She really liked the Lucanis romance, which made me happy. She did choose a different ending then I expected. Her first two Rooks, she went the redemption route with Solas. But this time? Bait and switch, all the way (an ending I've actually never chosen before, so that was new for me!)

She's already decided on her fourth Rook, for whenever we play next, probably about six months from now. She's gonna roll a Grey Warden male dwarf with a fantastic beard who will romance Harding

As for our next game, I'm not sure! For her birthday last month, my sister and I set her up with a steam account and got her a bunch of small puzzle games like Unpacking and Is This Seat Taken, so I'm going to show her how to play those

Let's start with the pre-wedding comments!

(Did I end up marrying Suki twice on two different days to make sure I could get Antonio's comments? Yes. Yes, I did.)

ngl, was a bit disappointed by Antonio. I was hoping as Suki's first spouse, he might have some tips. Then again, I'm at that heart event when he wants to get back together with her. Oops. But Valentina was absolutely adorable

Then here is the wedding gift. I thought it was sweet that Antonio's Mom sent over a gift. And now we know that Antonio and Rafael and Pablo are cousins from the dad's side. And that also means that Suki was probably Suki Sanchez for a while

The the post-wedding conversations. Valentina is priceless. Then Antonio didn't have a unique line, so I'm not posting it. (I don't have Alice's line and at this point I'm not about to marry Suki for a fourth time to get it lol)

Decided I didn't want to go back to CP after all and decided it was time to give Avowed a try! Especially since I'm thinking about making this the next game I play with my mom. Figured it might help if I understood the game lol