Dragon Age: Inquisition specialization is a unique player skill offered in a choice of three possible. Each class (warrior, mage, or robber) has its own specializations. About them and will be discussed in the article.
Background
The actions of the third part of Dragon Age are a logical continuation of the events of the previous two parts. The first tells of the invasion of the creatures of darkness, as well as how the mages of Thedas were oppressed. They were kept in special “circles” in order to prevent the spread of the forbidden teaching - blood magic, and also in every way to stop the obsession with demons.
Those who aroused special suspicions were subject to pacification - a ritual that resulted in the complete deprivation of magical abilities. The protection of the circles of magicians was provided by the Knights Templars.
The second part tells about the personal tragedy of the Hawk family, who were drawn into a growing conflict between magicians and Templars of the Free Mark by the will of fate. Wizards were persecuted more and more, templars, in turn, only added fuel to the fire. Especially those who at every corner imagined the magic of blood.
The result was the destruction of the church and the rebellion of magicians all over Thedas, which grew into a civil war.
Dragon Age: Inquisition: Rift in the Sky
The third part begins with an attempt to convene representatives of magicians and templars in order to conclude a peace treaty and stop the war. But there is an explosion that leads to a fault in the sky, through which demons penetrate the world of people.
The first half of the game proceeds in a leisurely rhythm: the heroes must find a way to close the hole, periodically return to the shelter, healing wounds. And also the protagonist, the bearer of a mysterious magic mark in the palm of his hand, is proclaimed Lord Inquisitor. Only he knows how to close these faults using his gift.
After a coincidence that the hero and his entire team are forced to leave the shelter with all the civilians, the first specializations for the Inquisitor open in Dragon Age: Inquisition. The protagonist finds out about this thanks to tips. The “Break Mark” ability appears, which inflicts huge damage on the enemy. It requires the accumulation of "concentration" - when the scale is full, the skill will be active.
Dragon Age: Inquisition; classes and specializations in the game.
As mentioned above, for each class in the game there are specializations. You can open them by visiting the command headquarters and completing the task “Inquisitor Specializations” on the map. The latter will be available after arrival in Skyhold, when the main character and his entire team will be able to seriously settle in this castle.
After completing the mission, three strangers will arrive at Skyhold. These are the teachers who will be able to teach new skills. You can only choose one person, he will issue a quest, after which the access to the new specialization in Dragon Age: Inquisition will be open:
- specializations of the magician: knight sorcerer, necromancer, mage of breaks.
- for a warrior: a knight, a templar, a ripper.
- robber: mechanic, killer, storm.
Each class should be considered separately for a more detailed examination of specializations.
Magician
One of the most interesting skills in Dragon Age: Inquisition is the specialization of the Knight Sorcerer. You can get it by completing the quest from Commander Helen - one of the three teachers who arrived at Skyhold. In fact, the ability tree allows you to pump the hero into a war mage: it creates a magic blade with which you can fight in close combat. And also the hero can wrap himself in an energy veil (the ability to "shadow cloak"), granting invulnerability and the ability to pass through enemies. Having pumped the branch, the hero will be able to resurrect the fallen comrades.
The necromancer has a number of abilities that can inspire terror in enemies, restore health at the expense of dead enemies, send spirits to enemy targets, and also turn enemy soldiers into walking bombs. There are a couple of abilities that stand out: acceleration (spends "concentration", allows the hero and allies to move faster) and a residual image (after the death of the main character, his spirit has been fighting for some time). This Dragon Age: Inquisition specialization is issued by a person with a strange name, Viuus Anaksas, who is a dead-doing master - Mortalitasi.
The Mage of Breaks, in turn, is not a very remarkable specialization. It can be obtained from a woman who calls herself “Your Mentor.” Having mastered specialization, the protagonist will be able to crush enemies with energy fists, send a firestorm or numbness to enemies, and also increase damage to allies.
Robber
In Dragon Age: Inquisition, the robber is a favorite class for many players. He can be an archer, able to learn the skill of using daggers in both hands, hide, disappear from the battlefield and suddenly attack the enemy with renewed vigor. In this case, several skills are also highlighted:
Mechanic. The task to receive this specialization is given by a certain Three-Eyed - a mentor in the Skyhold yard. A very interesting ability. It is especially useful for archers (the skill “hail of arrows” consumes concentration points), for lovers to set traps. It also makes it possible to retreat to a safe area, replenishing health, increases crit to yourself and allies.
Killer. Issued by an elf named Heiress. An extremely useful tree of abilities, the most important of which will allow you to hide the entire squad in the shadow and attack. Moreover, during the attack, stealth will not go anywhere. The remaining skills of the tree will be very useful to the robber with two daggers.
Storm. Extremely unusual specialization issued by the robber Khim. It will allow the player to launch various chemical mixtures, which either freeze the enemy, then set fire to, or completely envelop the battlefield with lightning.
Warrior
In Dragon Age: Inquisition, warrior specializations make up for the flaws of the class itself. The fact is that this class is rarely played, since the mechanics of the battle are not worked out very clearly - the BioWare turned out to be too slow a warrior. In addition, either Cassandra or Blackwall is mainly engaged in tanking. There are several skills here:
The Knight. The tree of abilities, characteristic of the "tank". Helps to increase resilience, strikes back, is able to stand on the battlefield for a long time, protecting weaker allies. A special skill that consumes "concentration" - the Counterattack, allows you to completely fire on yourself, attack in response, while staying on your feet for a long time. It is extremely useful when you need to go kill the dragon and distract the cubs who periodically run around the battlefield. The quest is given by Lord Chance de Lyon.
Templar. Dragon Age: Inquisition specialization, which allows you to resist magicians and demons, thanks to the ability to burn spells, inspire allies, increase resistance to various elemental magic, and also cause high resistance to enemy attacks (skill that consumes "concentration"). The strange warrior who calls himself Ser gives the task.
The ripper. A tree of skills to turn a war into a berserker. Designed for a player who owns two-handed weapons (heavy axes, hammers, two-handed swords). The essence of the skills of this specialization: the more damage a character takes, the more violent his attacks. A special skill - Fury - allows you to replenish health with every attack.
Specialization Choice
It should also be noted that mentors teach the knowledge, skills and abilities that are already present in the game with other characters.
Those possess:
- Solas is the Mage of Breaks.
- Vivien - Knight Sorcerer.
- Dorian is a Necromancer.
- Warrick is a Mechanic.
- Sera - The Storm.
- Cole is a killer.
- Blackwall - The Knight.
- Kassandra - The Temple;
- Iron Bull - The Ripper.
Partners can comment on the choice of the protagonist, expressing approval or condemnation. For example, when choosing necromancy, Cole and Blackwall will express condemnation, and Cassandra will simply comment.
The Dragon Age: Inquisition specialization also encourages rumors to spread around the Lord Inquisitor. For example, many evil tongues will not shun once again reproaching the Inquisitor for his fascination with necromancy.
Application
It is recommended to use the unique skills of these specializations at the most critical moments, and it is advisable to use them all at once.
For example, when a player decides to hunt a dragon. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, these creatures do not compare with the dragons of Skyrim, where they can be knocked down from the sky with a cry, quickly killed and run on. Here it is necessary to carefully consider tactics, select armor that will resist the dragon’s breathing (ice, flame or electricity), reconnaissance in battle to find out which element the dragon is most vulnerable to. Then enchant the weapon in an appropriate way and only then go into battle.
In this case, it is necessary to bring down precious unique skills on the opponent in order to knock out the initiative. And then, even in this case, victory is not guaranteed. After all, dragons are not simple creatures. Often they call the cubs to help, fly from place to place, and also use wind currents to attract characters to themselves. For partners with weak armor (especially magicians) this is certain death.
Modifications
There are various software that changes some components of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Mods can change the look of some characters. For example, through the efforts of craftsmen, a modification appeared that adds a hairstyle game for Kunari women. Playing a beautiful horned character has become much more interesting.
Also, these plugins can slightly change the appearance of some samples of armor in the game, making it more attractive. There are a lot of variations of elven armor, which (unfortunately) the developers did not introduce into the game Dragon Age: Inquisition. Mods correct this flaw.
A number of retexture modifications improve the appearance of grass, flowers, trees, and other environmental elements.
Mods can fix blemishes with tattoos, scars, add new elements when creating a hero (beards, eyebrows, hairstyles, and more).
DLC
Specialization Dragon Age: Inquisition has been significantly improved with the addition of additions "Stranger" and "Jaws of Gakkon." There were many additional “thoughts” in the tree of specialization.
The first addition will discuss the arrival of the head of Ben-Hazrat. If in the original version of the game Iron Bull retained his squad, and Kunari's dreadnought was flooded, then the character will remain loyal to the Inquisitor. If on the contrary, the Bull will betray the player, because Kun tells him the code of honor.
The "Jaws of Hakkon" narrate about the ancient conspiracy of the Gakkonit with the aim of returning to the earth their merciless god.
Conclusion
Dragon Age: Inquisition has become the crown of the creative genius in the fantasy genre from Bioware. Everyone can find something in the game: the style of the game, their favorite characters, tactics, their favorite places to return to, their favorite characters, dialogue with which they want to listen to again and again, romantic lines, which are also integral parts of the gameplay.
The Dragon Age trilogy ended with the death of Coryphaeus, but it spawned many fan projects, comics, mini-games, and also animated series. Who knows if there will be a continuation of the series. Will this be the beginning of a new series of events or a continuation of what has already happened. Although, the ending of the third part, in which Solas and Mital are present (she is Flemet, a witch from the Wasteland), hint at an obviously preparing continuation of the heroic saga, whose name is the Dragon Age.
Fans of this game series can only wait.