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Difference between siding with mages or templars.
Siding with mages will get you dorian first and cole later.
In the 2nd game the decision was everywhere and everything exploded to the mage rebellion.
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.
Inquisition on the playstation 4 a gamefaqs message board topic titled differences between siding with mages and templars page 2.
They ve been captives and limited for generations.
Siding with the mages leads you on a quest that involves meeting dorian one of the companion units and a plot that.
It s also worth noting that if you want to try the templars path you can progress mages as far as meeting but not recruiting dorian in the chantry but you won t be locked into them until you go back and choose on the.
Siding with the mages lets you recruit dorian before cole.
The side you choose affects more than your style and your base.
For a first run i have to recommend the mages.
I dont remmeber it was all a bit list of spam approval and.
Templars didn t abandon their post willingly they were also tricked red templars no longer have free will and are just mindless slaves templars protect the common folk from dangerous magic mages but can be corrupt just police irl mages are somewhat oppressed but are otherwise protected though some are dangerous to themselves and or others.
It s a better move politically the quest itself is better the war table quests about the templars are awesome ser barris is awesome and the confrontation with calpernia at the end makes more sense.
The difference in game play between the two.
Gear wise uh i dont think its any different.
If you go with templars for instance you will chance upon cole first before meeting and recruiting dorian at skyhold.
Aside from the huge story implications what are the differences between siding with mage or templar.
Templars versus mages is a major decision thrown on the player throughout the series.
And from a role playing stance mages have been prisoners for a thousand years.
There s also an amulet of power for cass in the templar mission.
You will get approval and disapproval based on your choice i sided with the mages and i romanced cassandra without any issue she s actually pretty sympathetic towards mages cassandra and vivianne like siding with the templars solas and sera i think like siding with the mages.
Basically mages gives a more structured flow to the start of the story but templars has way more interesting repercussions.
In inquisition you are put in a place where you decide whether to have the mages or templars join the inquisition.
