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hobby artist • dragon age enjoyer •
i will eventually start actually using this account. maybe.
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docrevan.bsky.social
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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doraingrid.bsky.social
Happy one year anniversary to Veilguard!

This game and surrounding community mean a lot to me. I'm grateful for all the friendships it gave me, for all the laughs and memories.

Here's to many more years of inspiration and good vibes 🫶
#dragonage #veilguard #art
Redraw of Leyendecker's coffee ad painting in the Dragon Age setting, a bearded ban in an apron stands on the right, holding spoonful of coffee and a coffee tin, reading a note addressed to him pinned on the shelf. At the bottom there are text instructions about making coffee and a closeup of a purple cup filled with hot coffee. a collage style illustration of chiara in blue/pink/grey (young woman with long dark hair and eyes, scarred face, snake tattoo on her forehead, antivan crow tattoo sleeve on right arm) to the left is a blue chiara in a sleeping/lying pose, eyes closed, text floating in her hair ("but you don't resent her?" / do you resent him?). top left is a glimpse of her face, worried eye, blood staining her head and hair. in the middle chiara is sitting perched on a low wall, leaning on her leg, expression haunted. behind her to the right is chiara in a dynamic pose, in crow armor, focused, about to strike with a lightning orb. text next to her head ("he's happy you're home." / "i doubt that.") bottom left there's antivan dagger designs, bottom right there's 5 crow feathers and text (not a home / not a home / not a home / a house) illustrated double portrait of Neve Gallus from Dragon Age Veilguard. she's drawn back to back from the side profile, to the left is Neve in her default armor, to the right is her in her casual outfit the background behind her is made from elements inspired by her faction - shadow dragons
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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briannebattye.bsky.social
In a more dedicated post:

I can't believe it's been one year since Dragon Age: The Veilguard shipped.

At the end of the day (and the end of a year), I'm happy I could bring Neve, Evka, Antoine, and others to Thedas.

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
Neve Gallus sits in her office from Dragon Age: The Veilguard
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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badassassassin.bsky.social
To celebrate the anniversary of #Veilguard I'm doing a massive sale on the pins, prints, keychains and stickers.
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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awfukellay.bsky.social
Been playing too much Mass Effect lately.
#PixelArt #pixelorama #masseffect
August 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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tessquibbs.bsky.social
leliana if her nun robes had stats that justified my decision to keep them equipped
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
renadouro.bsky.social
little preview of what i’ve been working on for the past few months for @worldofthedaszine.bsky.social #dragonage
September 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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annamegill.com
"By far the biggest expense when making games is salaries."

Whose salaries?
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.

This is how AI is killing translation work:
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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featherfangart.bsky.social
"You could have waited inside, my dear Warden."
"And where's the fun in that, huh? I thought I'd meet you halfway, save some time."
"Oh, a perfect moment to waste that time now, then."

Help. I'm so deep.
#dragonage
An illustration featuring Zevran Arainai and Warden Ulric Cousland from Dragon Age Origins sort of squished in -- what appears to be a second level of backalley?? SORT OF? Because this is how Zevran tells this story anyway. The whole scene is set into Antiva - so the architecture is stylized to look like Venice with the red and teal tones, white ledges and cracked walls. Ulric - the warrior with a massive scar on his face, is standing on some sort of convenient portal in the alley, leaning against the wall, while Zevran, the blond elven rogue dressed in a cape slid (or climbed? one never knows with Zev) down the alley and his holding himself up in between the two walls, dagger stabbed on one side above Ulric's head for leverage. Their faces are *very* close to each other, about to kiss, Ulric caressing Zev's chin playfully. The sun is lighting up Zev's hair. The alley is partly overgrown by ivy. In the foreground there are little ropes with little flags.
August 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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demipixellated.bsky.social
i owe an apology to my Laidirs for calling them our most difficult rooks to draw, Segwin has entered the chat
#dragonage
[WIP] snippet of a character sheet for Segwin Ingellvar
August 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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brunodias.bsky.social
The idea that 'AI can speed up dev cycles' would require a premise that dev cycles are long because people are taking forever to make assets (so you could replace them with shoddy slop and it'd go faster), which you could only believe is true if you've never actually tried to make a video game
August 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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drivethrurpg.com
Dragon Age Game Master's Kit, Revised is available now from @greenroninpub.bsky.social

Get it here: tinyurl.com/2xydzavs

Features a 3-panel digital screen that puts all the essential game info right in front you, and features a brand new 36-page adventure that takes your PCs into the Deep Roads.
Dragon Age Game Master's Kit, Revised at DriveThruRPG.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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euryalex.bsky.social
Hi! I made a tutorial on how to port your Rook from DATV to Blender :) Hmu if you have questions

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#DragonAge #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #DragonAge4 #DATV #DA4
Custom Rook Tutorial
Port your custom Rook to Blender This tutorial was written for people with knowledge of Blender and Photoshop. For additional help, message me at Euryalex on Tumblr. What you’ll need: Dragon Age: The...
docs.google.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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worldofthedaszine.bsky.social
✨Contributor Spotlight✨

Introducing @renadouro.bsky.social, who'll be joining us as an Artist!

Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/renadouro
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/rena...
Character designer, illustrator, and ardent Dragon Age fan for ten years and counting. Enjoys using Thedas as a fun little sandbox for his ever-growing cast of OCs.
July 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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jesawyer.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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exhaustedarchivist.bsky.social
#PortfolioDay

Heyo! I'm Archi; freelance artist and writer.
I create works around food, maps, and just world building in general. Currently carving my way through a passion project.
A stylized, unlabeled map of the country of Antiva from the game series dragon age. Depicting water ways, with stylized trees and land masses dotting the area. A red, geometric boarder on the right and left side of the image, to the right side, a sketch of two donut-like pastries. The pastry in the back has a thick, filling and piece of fruit at the top, the second pastry of the same kind has a bite taken out of it. In the bottom left corner is a closer up sketch of the same donut-like pastry with a bite taken out of it. The image text reads: Deepstalker Steaks with Deep Mushrooms and Honeyed Carrots Deepstalkers that feed primarily on fish and shellfish while residing in coastal caves have a fishier taste to them. Compared to their Deep Roads counterparts who have a fattier, earthy, and richer in taste. Deepstalkers for those unfamiliar, are predators primarily found in the Deep Roads. Thus, any dish that features this animal is more common with dwarves than other communities. However, it is not common fare even among us dwarves. They are not considered a delicacy to most like nug or deep mushrooms are, rather a dish reserved for those of more humble means. In Orzammar, deepstalkers are considered less than food, often only consumed during famines or by casteless. Yet, I have heard the Legion of the Dead also dine on these creatures. I was introduced to this variation of the dish through a surly clam farmer dwarf I met off the coast of Jader. I have never had the pleasure of tasting deepstalker before and so I learned the surprising texture of deepstalker is one more akin to fish or reptile. He noted that the “steaks” were best from the tail and that due to the texture, it was best to treat them as you would a fatty fish steak. Tie them up, keep the skin on, and roast or pan fry them. He noted that it was best served with mushrooms and dark greens and root vegetables. Which I agree is a fine pairing, as the steaks I was served were oily and more fishy than I had expected. I would expect a nice herbed cream sauce would also pair very well with this. Or perhaps a crumbly, aged cheese. - Anjou Baskar A banner depicting drawings of various foods and cuts of meat on a tan background with staining and a parchment texture. An orange background with red particle spray. A sketch of a long, ashen haired feral tiefling with bat wings. Piercings on her ear and part of her crest.
April 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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eshpur.bsky.social
✣ She was royalty; he was merely a fool ✣

(just sketched my cats in a silly medieval style)
April 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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serhawke.bsky.social
Only @matthewmercer.bsky.social could make a character whose face is mostly obscured SO charismatic through voice alone.
I love the Viper, no surprises here. 🐍
#art #dragonage #dragonageveilguard
Digital portrait of a man with dark skin and pale blue-green eyes. Most of his features are obscured by an elaborate mask and hat, both of which are detailed with snake-like elements.
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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psin.bsky.social
finally made a proper outfit for my inq.

#dragonage #pavelyan #oc
March 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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ethangach.bsky.social
Game Informer is back with new reviews on the website and a physical magazine returning later this year.

It was purchased by Gunzilla Games but will operate as a separate independent entity.

The best part is that everyone who GameStop laid off last summer is back now. Incredible!
Game Informer Is Back And The Entire Team Has Returned
YouTube video by Game Informer
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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forystr.bsky.social
mr. pavus.....
a drawing of dorian pavus from the dragon age series. he has brown skin and dark brown hair with a grey streak. his hair has shaved sides and is long at the back. He has a curled moustache and stubble. There is a goldne pin that keeps a light blue fabric around his chest.
December 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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polygon.com
All the game announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2024
All the game announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2024
The Game Awards’ 10th anniversary may be its biggest yet, when it comes to world premieres
buff.ly
December 13, 2024 at 4:20 AM