Siding with the templars will allow to recruit cole first then recruit dorian at skyhold.
Difference between siding with mages or templars.
Aside from the huge story implications what are the differences between siding with mage or templar.
Siding with the mages lets you recruit dorian before cole.
Siding with the templars isn t a pleasant choice but it s the necessary one.
In the grand scheme of things i think that the greatest policy failure in kirkwall which necessitated all of the ugliness was that the mages weren t separated from society.
Siding with mages will get you dorian first and cole later.
If you side with the mages you lose ser barris who is one of the best templars in dragon age.
The difference in game play between the two.
The templars who have largely been dickbags through the whole series slapped an old lady i didn t like in the first place and then left.
Also the antagonist changes samson if you side with mages and calpernia if you side with the templars and of course the missions related to them are different.
Basically mages gives a more structured flow to the start of the story but templars has way more interesting repercussions.
I ve read that siding with templars allows you to get stat bonuses which is great for a.
The mages have been indentured enslaved by a tevinter magister who is using some really freaky time manipulation that you have on good authority might unmake the world.
Whoever you do not.
Story wise if you side with the templars you lose fiona who is a character with a lot of history.
The side you choose affects more than your style and your base.
In the 2nd game the decision was everywhere and everything exploded to the mage rebellion.
In origins it was more minor.
Preliminary information the wrath of heaven the threat remains champions of the just siding with templars in hushed whispers siding with mages in your heart shall burn from ashes here lies the abyss wicked eyes and wicked hearts what pride had wrought the final piece doom upon all the world.
Innocent mages may very well die yes but the city survives.
Templars versus mages is a major decision thrown on the player throughout the series.