Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Every Major Decision And Its Consequences
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a game of consequences, and so many choices that you make have repercussions, but immediate and lasting. But exactly how many of them truly matter, and what changes depending on what you choose? While your personality is built up over a series of smaller exchanges, some choices have a drastic impact on the world around you.
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Posts By Stacey HenleyBut what are these choices, and how many ca be avoided entirely? We take a look at Dragon Age: The Veilguard's most impactful moments, in as spoiler-free a way as possible, though we do also have full spoiler breakdowns for those especially curious. These choices impact companions, factions, and the narrative, so be aware that everything you say or do matters.
7 Save The Mayor Or Leave Him To His Fate
The earliest decision you will make comes in the Shadows Crossing quest, when you see a town overrun by Blight, caused by a deal made from the Mayor's greed. He is trapped by Blight, and that leaves you with two options - show mercy and rescue him, or leave him to his fate. In the short term, Neve approves of mercy, while Harding and Bellara disapprove. If you leave him, Neve disapproves while Harding and Bellara approve. However, leaving him has longer term consequences.
If you leave the Mayor, things change later in the game. Read on to see what they are
If you leave the Mayor, you will get the quest A Growing Corruption later in the game, where the Mayor has morphed into a diifficult Blight boss wreaking further havoc. Rescuing him here stops this quest from appearing.
read more6 Save Minrathous Or Treviso
When you are confronted by Neve and Lucanis about the twin dragon attacks on their shores, you will need to choose between them. This is not an easy choice, no 'play as a good person' or 'view the world through harsh nihilism' roleplay options. Two friends are in need. You can only help one. It is your choice to save whichever companion you feel closest to, or whichever city (Minrathous or Treviso) and faction (Shadow Dragons or Antivan Crows) you like the most.
More specific spoilers follow for your choice between Minrathous and Treviso
If you save Treviso, Minrathous will be destroyed. The Shadow Dragons have a more minor role in the game, and their merchant disappears. It is much harder to get approval from them, capping them at two stars rather than three. Neve will become Hardened, meaning her Skills change, and she will be unavailable for a while as a companion. You will also lose access to one quest in Minrathous.
Likewise, if you save Minrathous, Treviso is destroyed. The Antivan Crows suffer the same fate as the Shadow Dragons, and Lucanis becomes Hardened and disappears for a while. Again, you lose access to a quest.
In Minrathous, you fight Fire dragon Seartooth Vyrantus, while in Treviso, you fight Cold dragon Corius the Icetalon.
read more5 How Does Each Companion Quest End?
Every companion in Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a series of personal quests to complete. And, while there are a wide range of differences in the narratives, they all end in the same structure. You have to make a 50/50 choice about where their journey ends. This does not change anything major in the story, with the most noticeable ramification being a new costume. However, the two choices are often very different, so for your own personal narrative, you will want to consider your options carefully.
See here for a bigger breakdown of each questline.
Harding: Show compassion for the Titan memories or show anger for the Titan memories:
Bellara: Destroy the elven artifact to stop it falling into the wrong hands or hand it over to the Veil Jumpers
Neve: Protect Dock Town by any means necessary or seek justice
Lucanis: Imprison or kill the Antivan traitor
Davrin: Set the griffons free in Arlathan or train them with the Grey Wardens
Emmrich: Become a Lich or rescue Manfred
Taash: Embrace Rivain traditions or Qunari traditions
read more4 The Cobbled Swan Case
At the end of The Cobbled Swan Case, you face another 50/50 choice. Accept Makal Damas and the Threads' deal to take out Bataris, or say you will find another way. If you accept the deal, the Threads will assist you in the rest of Neve's quest against the Venatori. However, you will not get Neve's choice in the end of the quest, as she will take the more aggressive route. If you don't, you will be able to talk Neve around in the final showdown.
3 Romance
Naturally, romance is a major choice within the game. All seven companions can be romanced, and can be flirted with freely until you start to lock a decision in. Find the various gifts for each companion (every character has one unique gift), raise their approval, and complete their questlines. They will ask if you're interested or just fooling around - choosing the former does not lock in the romance, but choosing the latter ends it.
Shortly after, you will have a Conversation quest with that companion, and here you will lock the romance in. Each companion is monogamous, and the other companions will comment positively on your relationship, while your romance option gets new barks in battle.
Some companions romance themselves if left alone, so read on to find out who.
If you do not romance Lucanis or Neve, Lucanis will ask Neve out for a date, seeking advice from the Rook first. The two are then a couple for the rest of the game.
read more2 Aid The Factions
Aside from choosing whether to defend Treviso or Minrathous, there is no single choice you make when it comes to the factions. However, they each have their own questlines, and several side quests aid your reputation with them. You can check this approval by highlighting their region on the overworld map, and it is not linked to Merchant level, although selling them wares can help you boost approval
Not all quests in a given region are just for that faction either. Grey Wardens, for example, approve of quests where you must protect people. Lords of Fortune approve of stealing treasure or hunting dragons. Completing every side quest will be enough to raise everyone's approval to the required level. You want every faction to be at least two stars for strength before entering the endgame. Speaking of...
1 Endgame Decisions
Once you pass the point of no return, you need to make several key decisions about assigning your companions to specific roles. There are major decisions that can have fatal consequences, so you will want to be prepared and to get each one right. Since they're a lot more comprehensive, we've broken them all down here in our complete endgame guide.
That guide is also spoiler free with spoilers available if you click to Read More, but with such important moments you should read endgame decisions at your own risk.
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