Weโre incredibly excited to announce our cast for
#DragonAge
: The Veilguard!
Rook: Alex Jordan, Bryony Corrigan, Erika Ishii, and Jeff Berg
Harding: Ali Hillis
Davrin: Ike Amadi
Bellara: Jee Young Han
Neve: Jessica Clark
Taash: Jin Maley
Emmrich: Nick Boraine
Manfred: Matthew
This might just be a bunch of word salad but the fandom is not ready for the fact that Karlach admits that she โloved that bastardโ (aka Gortash) in her Origin. Iโm a sucker for these two and their relationship and I feel like nobody talks about it, so I will. (๐งต)
@QuidQuo020
@TransphobicLs
No, itโs meant to show the hypocrisy of transphobes ignoring science in favour of their own bigoted, conservative ideologies.
The second panel is meant to further show how they ignore science and make up their own unfounded opinions about scientific research.
Among the many crimes Durge has committed, they're also a creep.
Sceleritas says: 'It isn't good for you to go this long without garrotting little girls' if you fail to kill the bard (Alfira/Quill) in Act 1.
#bg3
#durge
@GraveDBD
@CultureCrave
Itโs a trope. Itโs the white saviour trope youโll find in a lot of historical movies. Last Samurai, Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas, as well as Avatarโ same old trope. White male foreigner meets native people, fixes their problems and marries the princess.
I understand the argument that gender-locked romances may add a touch of realism and/or believability to a game but as a queer I donโt rly care for realism in RPGs where I can romance NPCs + thereโs no way just bc a character is gay they would 100% be into my character anyways?
This scene is likely taking place in Bhaal's domain, which is described to be a 'red wasteland in a starless sky, halted in time before the collapse of the final sun'.
'I have such a headache . . .'
This beautiful default Dark Urge piece was done by
@buggee22
which I commissioned privately. I heavily interpret Dark Urge's colour palette as 'blood in snow'.
Again, thank you so much for visualising this idea, Bug! ๐
#darkurge
#durge
#bg3
@kittystompp
We arenโt talking about human sex, but gender and gender identity is a social construct. Gender identity can tie in with your assigned sex at birth, but it doesnโt have to.
The WHO has got a good article about it. Educating yourself isnโt hard.
@kittystompp
I did. Go read the WHOโs article on gender identity and the human sex and what differences there are. If you didnโt know, the WHO is a worldwide organisation comprised of scientists and doctors whoโve done their research in this field.
Have a nice day. ๐
Jason Isaacs said what it was like voicing Enver Gortash & he loves the character. I liked it when he said 'I wish I looked like that' & that Gortash is 'an interesting bloke, a survivor who seeks to grab power in a power-seeking world'
Love this man so much ๐
#bg3
I think a lot of ppl who accuse BW of being ignorant of LGBTQ+ representation in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition donโt understand the difference between a REMASTER and a REMAKE.
Find out what's next for Baldur's Gate 3 in Community Update
#26
- Evil Endings, New Beginnings.
๐๏ธ Sneak Peek at Improved Evil Endings
๐ซ Patch 7 and Beyond
โ๏ธ Closed Beta
๐ฌ A Message from Swen
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This couldn't be more on-point and still some fans will bend backwards and come up with the most convoluted arguments to defend Raphaels' actions (as if he needed any defending). He owned child slaves and he lures Mol into a contract in the game. Raphael has no sense of morality.
'raphael is so sexy'
'raphael's cambion form looks better than his human form'
who cares about either, all of you are SLEEPING on raphael's ASCENDED form! look at him. he just wants a little smooch.
#bg3
<There is a lot of nuance between Karlach and Gortashโs relationship that extends beyond โhateโ.
There are hints in the game that K saw more in G and was led on by him. That they were business partners and that Karlach is said to have โkept him honestโ. That he may have>
<The first thing Gortash ever called Karlach was โperfectโ. And she admits that she liked that.
When you accept his deal and ally yourself with him as Karlach, he remarks how they were always meant to be. Partners ruling side by side.>
<realised he was growing too soft with Karlach around and in order to prove himself to Bane as his future Chosen, made a deal with Zariel to, quite literally, steal her heart away for powersโ sake. In his twisted thinking he had faith in her and hoped she would escape.>
@bhaaIbabygirl
When the bard visits your camp, you kill your PC/Durge with a companion and attack the bard (Alfira/Quill) which will cause them to flee and fail the quest objective.
Sceleritas Fel will have then killed Alfira instead (RIP) so if you want to fail the objective AND save Alfira>
@larianstudios
Why would you guys change Gortash's letters to Franc Peartree which clearly showed that he spun people around his fingers in a manipulative, flirtatious way that added way more depth to his character than the 'newer' versions of the letter. :(
So... *apparently* the infamous Gortash to Franc letters have been replaced (?)
Oh I meant MR. PEARTREE.
(seen it from several sources and they do look legit?)
New letters:
(old letters in the next comment)
Sometimes I feel like I am the only one who ships Talibrations in the Mass Effect fandom.
WHERE ARE ALL MY TALIBRATIONS SHIPPERS AT?! ๐ค
#MassEffect
#Talibrations
Still convinced that the [Detect Thoughts] spell cast on Gortash doesn't reveal the full truth. The man is very charismatic & with his background as kingpin, has learnt how to deter mind reading through his confident, shrewd body language.
#bg3
#gortash
<He calls her his dear and many endearing terms when you meet him in her Origin run. Of course their relationship is now strained, but Karlach saw more in Gortash than meets the eye. Gortash doesnโt hate her. He just gets frustrated with her โfiery attitudeโ and loose tongue.>
I've been brainrotting about The Dark Urge being part of the Dead Three and Orin helping Tav overthrowing him (either you can ally with her or not, same as how you can ally with Gortash). I'm absolutely feral about Durge's potential boss design... he'd be so menacing.
Not so much of a 'headcanon' but more of a character study. Enver Gortash is Turkish (at least in a modern setting he would be). His first name 'Enver' is a Turkish derivation from the Arabic 'Anwar', meaning 'luminous'. His surname 'Gortash' is an anglified amalgam of 'Gรผrtaล' >
No matter how immersed you want to be, games will be games. Theyโre just programs with scripts and what-have-you. I donโt play them for realism.
Iโd rather have no gender-locked constraints when romancing a character. Not only do I think itโs an inclusive design choice>>
<But Karlach was hurt by the person she trusted & loved the most. Just like Gortashโs parents sold him away, he sold her too.
With that, everything they could have been was strained & things turned bad. Gortash chose power over companionship, stealing Kโs heart and future.
it is my firm belief that Karlach wore a (non-matrimonial) Ring of Warding Bond during her time working for Gortash, as a symbol of her loyalty as a bodyguard. whatever damage he took, she suffered as well. look at their matching eyebrow scars. iโm not ok
Anyways, I think no gender-locked romances are the way to go in RPGs and Larianโs ethos just resonates with me more. It gives me the ultimate freedom to choose what I want in a game thatโs supposed to be designed to provide me with just that.
Larian Studios really expecting us not to notice them updating Gortash's coat, huh? Well, I did. The embroideries on his lower body are now gold whereas before they were kind of transparent. Pretty neat change!
#bg3
#gortash
"Forgive me Father, for I cannot help but admire the Chosen of your sworn foe. . ."
After
@NeillyRoberts
voiced the Prayer for Forgiveness for a Cameo fan submission, I wanted to create a little video to follow along. Hope you enjoy! :)
#thedarkurge
#bg3
#Durge
#Durgetash
Some peeps in the AoT fandom always make it seem like Zeke killed Erwin out of personal spite when actually he was on a military mission to retrieve the Coordinate. Itโs not like Zeke had much choice in the matter. It was a battle. Both sides lost & suffered casualties (Bert :/ )
@bhaaIbabygirl
<you need to KO Alfira before Long Rest and she visits your camp. Then Quill instead of Alfira appears and you do the same thing: kill your Durge with a companion, then attack Quill once to make her flee.
Finally back home after my car broke down midway. The Gortash candle I ordered arrived and is a good reward though so allโs well that ends well. ๐ฏ๏ธ
<< but also thereโs the fact that I usually donโt like the gay romance options a game may provide me with (if at all lol). Either theyโre poorly written or a gay romance path was just an afterthought or Iโm just not into the character. >>
I can't with this modern obsession of making every villain likeable and defendable. It's okay to like and be attracted to evil in fiction, my god, you don't need to defend your fav evil guy all the time.
I still think it's a missed opportunity we can't take Gortash into the final fight against the Netherbrain as an evil ally. His ability could be mobilising the Steel Watch which would summon a group of, you guessed it, Steel Watchers!
They did him so dirty at the end.
#bg3
โThey should have just made actually Gortash hot like he was describedโ
Pretending like he isnโt already. The haters keep acting like the writing & design team gaslit them. Different tastes exist; attractiveness is largely subjective. Get over it.
@kittystompp
You should really learn how to read to know what people are talking about bc this entire discourse was never about human sex to begin with. Itโs about gender identity and how people identity themselves and you clearly donโt know the difference between sex & gender. ๐คท
So disappointed in myself that I have the hots for another evil man who will probably never get enough love from the fandom bc he's the villain, but hey, he's hot, so... I will be here in my corner, obsessing with the few Gortash fans there are. ๐คฃโค๏ธ
#gortash
#jasonisaacs
#bg3
Antis being villainfuckers: separate fiction from reality, I do NOT condone the actions of this character! They're bad and evil & I know that!
Also antis @ fans of a villain they don't enjoy: why would you like this character? They're bad & evil & so are you! Stop fetishising!
Idc too much about the current drama. All Iโm gonna say is: Hate or love Gortash, just donโt shame people for liking him. I wonโt let having my fun be ruined by the moral police on the internet. People have always liked villains in different shapes & forms. Let people have fun.