Bioware Reveals Dragon Age: The Veilguard Details on Character Creation and Faction Choice
Bioware has returned to talking about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, revealing new details regarding the creation of the character, both from an aesthetic point of view and with regards to the choice of classes and factions.
Thanks to Game Informer’s coverage, further details have arrived on Dragon Age: The Veilguard from Bioware, this time in particular on the creation of the protagonist and the various options that the player has in this area, not only from an aesthetic point of view but also the narrative one.
For those who are only now approaching the series, as in previous chapters, in The Veilguard players will also have the opportunity to create their own protagonist from scratch, starting from his physical appearance and face. In this sense, Bioware has promised that the game will offer “hundreds of options” . Then we move on to selecting one of the three starting classes , namely the thief, the magician and the warrior. Each has three subclasses that specialize the character in different areas. For example, a “Champion” warrior is familiar with defensive skills, while the “Slayer” is an expert in using two-handed weapons or the “Reaper” uses dangerous supernatural abilities.
The factions
Once the player has chosen their appearance and starting class, Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers them the choice of a faction for their protagonist, which essentially defines their unique traits and clothing when not wearing armor or combat gear.
Bioware Reveals Dragon Age: The Veilguard Details on Character Creation and Faction Choice
But that’s not all, because the choice of faction includes bonuses to reputation, increases damage against certain types of enemies and influences “the origins of the character’s story, his past, how he met Varric, why he decided to travel with him instead of staying with his faction, and more”, according to the developers.
We remind you that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be available by the end of 2024 on PS5, Xbox Series Bioware also recently talked about the reasons why the game no longer has the subtitle “Dreadwolf” and the importance of Solas in the plot .