Dragon Age Keep - Tutorials & How To
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The world of Thedas has a long and storied history, and more of it is uncovered with every new Dragon Age game, book, comic and movie. To help you keep track of everything that's happened so far, we've added a new section to the Dragon Age Keep! Just open the left-hand menu and select 'World Lore' to get started.
Contents:
Navigating World Lore
Learning the Lore
FAQs
Navigating World Lore
Once you've entered the World Lore section, you'll see a map of Thedas filled with pins, and a timeline at the top of the page.
- Use the wheel of your mouse (or swipe on mobile) to zoom in and out of the map.
- The timeline button will say 'Show All' on the far left. Leave it here to explore every event and location on the map from the beginning of time to the Dragon Age.
- To go through Dragon Age events only, click and drag the 'Show All' button to scrub through the timeline. As you move the button, pins will appear if an event is happening at that specific time. Click on a pin to see all associated events.
- You may click on a visible pin at any time to dive deeper into events happening at that location.
Learning the Lore
Each event is associated with a location, characters, products and in some cases, related Keep choices. Clicking on a pin will open up a drawer with tabs for each of these applicable sections.
- Click on a tab to see its contents and read more.
- Click on an event to read a description of it.
- The location tab contains a brief history of the place where the event occurred. If there's a number under the event name, that indicates the year it was founded.
- The characters tab has descriptions of all prominent characters related to the event.
- The products tab indicates if this event has occurred in one of the Dragon Age games, books, or other media. Clicking the images will take you to an external page where you can learn more about them.
- Any related characters or decisions in the Keep will appear underneath the primary description. You can click on these to learn more about their role in the Dragon Age universe.
FAQs
I know more things have happened in Thedas. Where are the rest of the events?
The World Lore section of the Keep will continue to grow as more events, locations, and characters are fleshed out. The events currently featured in this section are a good starting point for anyone who would like to know more about the Dragon Age universe.
What about Dragon Age: Inquisition?
This feature tracks the history of Thedas, and the events of Inquisition are still fairly recent and fresh in everyone's minds. However, they may be included at a later date.
Why are there a few events in the wrong location?
This is temporary and will be rectified in the future when the World Lore feature is expanded. These events were important enough to have in the section, but the specific location where they occur haven't made it in yet.
The Interactive Story Summary (ISS) is your personal Dragon Age story come to life. Follow the adventures of your Warden and Hawke in an animated tale narrated by Varric Tethras (voiced by Brian Bloom). Watch and listen as he takes you through all the events of Dragon Age leading up to Inquisition.
Contents:
How to use the ISS
How to make choices
How to share Your ISS
Using the ISS
The ISS will appear after the first time you log in to the Keep, once you click the 'Watch Your Story' button.
- You can go back and re-watch your ISS at any time by loading the appropriate world state into the Tapestry, clicking the globe icon in the upper right corner to open the secondary menu, and then pressing play.
- Once the ISS has started playing, there are a few controls located in the bottom right corner that you can use to customize your viewing experience. To toggle music, voice over, and sound effects on or off, press the music note icon.
- To turn subtitles on or off, press the speech bubble icon.
- To stop and start your ISS, press the pause button.
- You can also skip ahead or go back to different chapters in the story using the reverse drop-down menu.
- You may exit the ISS and return to the Keep at any time by pressing the 'X' in the upper right corner.
Making Choices
If you like, you can sit back and relax while your ISS plays. Or, you can change the events of the story in real-time. Periodically throughout the story, you'll see an 'Edit Choice' button appear in the upper left corner of the screen during major plot points.
- Click this button to change the outcome of the event in real time, with your changes playing out on screen. Making a choice in the ISS will also change the corresponding tile(s) in the Tapestry to match your decision here.
- After you've made a choice and approved the answer, the ISS will resume playing as normal.
Sharing the ISS
You can also share your Dragon Age story online with anyone you wish, and without having to share your entire world state. Simply load the desired world state into the Tapestry (or create a new one), press the globe icon to open the right-hand menu, and click 'Share.'
- A pop-up will appear, with two tabs. Click the tab on the right labeled 'Share ISS.'
- There are a few different ways for you to share your ISS. A direct link is provided for you to copy and paste, or you can share to a particular social platform by clicking the corresponding icon.
- Note: you do not have to be logged in to the Keep to view a shared ISS, but if you'd like to save the world state associated with it, you'll have to be signed in first.
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