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I think there's a mod that stops people saying "Stupid dog."

Anyway... I don't care what anyone else says, I think we should go this way.

 

And this time Cassandra slightly disapproves.
I suppose that's an improvement.

I'm still not sure about which kind of character to continue with. The ones you create don't look quite as good as the NPCs in the cut scenes and I keep wanting to go back and tweak the nose and hair and then restart.
And I sort of want to play as the race with the big horns but Internet says human is best for beginners due to the extra skill point and elf is better for story reasons.
I'm sure I'll make a decision eventually.
And no doubt Cassandra will disapprove.

After a bit of googling it seems that there's a mirror where you can change your appearance later on in Dragon Age. So that solves that problem.

And it seems there are mods for that game too. Should I have a search on Nexusmods? Should I?

It's OK. It's not just me then.  

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I think there are two issues with this one. First is that the lighting in the creation process is wildly different from the exterior landscapes (this was also a problem with Oblivion. It took me ages of messing with racemenu in the console to fix those skin tones!) And secondly there's the facial expressions. The rigging seems to suit certain proportions over others. Once they start smiling or frowning in the cut scenes that nose suddenly looks like you've placed it way too high.
Apparently the special mirror has better lighting so I may persevere with a character up to that point to see how it works.

Some weirdos were having a nude party in Davon's Watch tonight.

 

They were playing their own music and dancing and having unarmed face-punching duels.
I just carried on walking past to do my crafting.

I have now completed the prologue in Dragon Age with my Elf archer woman character with the slightly misplaced nose and I was rewarded with a load of outfits including this nice floaty coat...

 

And I looted a few other things as well. Not sure how this game deals with over-encumbrance yet but I'm sure I'll get to the point where I find out. Sooner rather than later.

And then Cassandra "slightly approved" of something I said!!
Look, she's almost smiling there in the middle. Almost.
 

I think I'm now at the point where I get to do what I want instead of doing as I'm told so I feel a bit of exploration may ensue.
Now where's this mirror thing?

EDIT: Oh, and I have downloaded the Frosty Mod manager.
Haven't even unzipped it yet but the first tentative steps have been made.