Dragon Age: Origins<\/a>. So you’ll want to build the Infirmary as soon as possible to get access to the master Lore trainer and pick up the Selfless Magic Sigil. You’ll then likely want both Lantry and Eb, with their Lore-teaching skills learned, in your party at all times. At that point just fill up your slots with disabling spells and cast them as much as possible to watch the experience counter surge (I made it halfway to level 22 on the Independent run).<\/p>\nAs far as equipment goes there’s not really any reason whatsoever to wear heavy armor in your non-chest slots. The armor boost from those slots is so small that it’s easily outweighed by the accuracy\/precision\/deflection\/recovery boost light armor gives. Concerning weapons, either 2-handed or unarmed is the way to go for melee thanks to the Material Force class of spells. The higher your base damage the more bonus damage they’ll give you, and with 2-handers you may eventually find yourself doing 300-400 damage on a critical hit and one-shotting Disfavored guards.<\/p>\n
Lastly, I’ll close this with some area accessibility and spell information. Note that I only started recording Sigil locations on the last playthrough, so you may find some in easier to reach places depending on your alliance situation.<\/p>\n
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\nArea Accessibility
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Chorus
\n– Lethian’s Crossing or Burning Library
\n– Library\/Crossing or Blade Grave
\n– Stone Sea<\/p>\n
Disfavored
\n– Blade Grave
\n– Crossing or Library
\n– Stone Sea<\/p>\n
Rebel
\n– Crossing
\n– Blade Grave or Stone Sea
\n– Blade Grave or Stone Sea\/Library<\/p>\n
Independent (Betray Disfavored)
\n– Blade Grave
\n– Burning Library
\n– Crossing or Stone Sea
\n– Stone Sea or Crossing<\/p>\n
Independent (Betray Chorus)
\n– Same as above?<\/p>\n
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\nNotable Sigils
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\nExpressions
\n——————————————–<\/p>\n
Guarded Form (Disfavored Camp, Merchant Sterling Hagnon)
\nThe Illusion and Force versions are powerful support spells.<\/p>\n
Chaotic Decent (Twin Rivers Oldwalls Depths, Lantry Lore Spot)
\nWhen combined with Focused Rain you get a brutal multi-hit spell.<\/p>\n
Material Force (Mountain Spire, Merchant Revos)
\nGreat for 2-handers or, with the Lightning version, characters with high critical hit rates.<\/p>\n
Influential Domain (Burning Library Lower Ruins, 65 Lore Spot)
\nThe Fire and Frost versions cause some pretty great debuffs, and the Life version is a solid support spell.<\/p>\n
Proximate Action (Edgering Ruins, 39 Subterfuge Locked Chest)
\nHas a couple niche uses.<\/p>\n
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\nBasic Accents
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Bounding Bolts II (Howling Rock, Upper-Right Hidden Cache)
\nStrength IV (Twin Rivers Oldwalls Brotherhood Camp, Lantry Lore Spot)
\nTimeless Form III (West Blade Grave Oldwalls, Lantry Lore Spot)
\nCyclical Energies III (Twin Rivers Oldwalls Depths, Lantry Lore Spot)
\nPrecise Action IV (Spire Library, Merchant)
\nLimitless Boundaries III (Spire Library, Merchant)<\/p>\n
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\nSpecial Accents
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Selfless Magic (Spire Infirmary, Loot)
\nDrastically increases the power and duration of a spell in exchange for not being able to cast it on yourself.<\/p>\n
Pride Magic (Gulfglow Runic Hall, Hidden Cache)
\nDrastically increases the power and duration of a spell in exchange for only being able to cast it on yourself.<\/p>\n
Focused Rain (Spire Library, Merchant)
\nMassively increases the power of Chaotic Decent spells.<\/p>\n
Stunning (Central Blade Grave Oldwalls, Lantry Lore Spot Beyond Lethian’s Crossing Torchlock)
\nAdds the Stun affliction to Lightning spells.<\/p>\n
Volcanic Weapon (Lethian’s Crossing, Merchant Biotus)
\nCauses Material Force enhanced attacks to launch huge lines of flame every hit.<\/p>\n
Killing Blows (Spire Library Research Scroll, Twin Rivers Oldwalls Depths)
\nModifies Lightning and Terratus spells to do large amounts of damage to near-death enemies.<\/p>\n
Frostfire (Tripnettle Wilderness, Center Hidden Cache)
\nCan be attached to a Fire or Frost spell to combine their damage types and afflictions.<\/p>\n
Volleys (Sentinel Stand Hall of Regents, Hidden Cache)
\nTwo Distant Impact castings for the price of slightly more than one.<\/p>\n
Spell Surge (East Blade Grave Oldwalls, Lantry Lore Spot)
\nReduces Recovery time. Best used on a Focused Intent spell combined with Strength IV.<\/p>\n
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\nNotable Spells
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\nLightning
\n– Character Creation; Edgering Ruins (Merchant)<\/p>\n
Distant Impact: Inflicts Stun.
\nChanneled Strength: Increases Shock damage by a base of 50%. With Strength IV it’s 85%.
\nMaterial Force: Deals additional damage on a critical hit.<\/p>\n
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\nFrost
\n– Character Creation; Disfavored Camp (Camp Merchant)<\/p>\n
Distant Impact: Does a ton of base damage (21-32).
\nChanneled Strength: Has armor-piercing and multiple projectiles.
\nInfluential Domain: Penalizes recovery rate and inflicts Prone.<\/p>\n
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\nVigor
\n– Character Creation; Scarlet Chorus Camp (Camp Merchant)<\/p>\n
Channeled Strength: Base +30% damage. Strength IV bumps it up to a 51% increase.
\nProximate Action: Adds Hit and Graze Precision.<\/p>\n
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\nAtrophy
\n– Character Creation; Echocall Crossing (Lower-Left Hidden Cache)<\/p>\n
Chaotic Decent: Inflicts Poison.
\nDirected Force: Inflicts Weaken and Silence.<\/p>\n
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\nFire
\n– Conquest Choice; Lethian’s Crossing (Merchants Harchiand Bronze & Biotus)<\/p>\n
Chaotic Decent: Deals fire or crush damage.
\nInfluential Domain: Inflicts Fatigue.<\/p>\n
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\nIllusion
\n– Scarlet Chorus Camp (32 Lore Spot)<\/p>\n
Channeled Strength: Base +30% Graze\/Hit Deflection. Strength IV bumps it up to a 51% increase.
\nDistant Impact: Inflicts Prone.
\nChanneled Strength: Inflicts Stun.
\nGuarded Form: A base of +100 Dodge\/Parry for 45 seconds. With Strength IV, Duration III, and Pride\/Selfless it comes to +255 for nearly 2 minutes for the cost of 180 Lore.
\nDirected Force: Inflicts Blind and Confusion.<\/p>\n
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\nForce
\n– Vendrien’s Well Citadel Interior (30 Lore Spot)<\/p>\n
Guarded Form: A base 25% reduction to Recovery Speed for 45 seconds. With Duration III and Pride\/Selfless it ends up a 63% reduction for nearly 2 minutes for the cost of 130 Lore.
\nProximate Action: Immunity to Prone.<\/p>\n
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\nStone
\n– Iron Hearth (Merchant)
\n– Stone Sea Halfgate Settler’s House (Dialog Reward)
\n– Stone Sea Jagged Maw Shrine<\/p>\n
Focused Intent: Inflicts Petrify.
\nDistant Impact: Interrupts.
\nDirected Force: Inflicts Prone.
\nChaotic Decent: Does pierce damage and inflicts Bleeding.
\nMaterial Force: Inflicts Prone on a critical hit.<\/p>\n
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\nEmotions
\n– Cacophony (Merchant)
\n– Central Blade Grave Oldwalls (Loot Spot, Need Lethian’s Crossing Torchkeys)<\/p>\n
Distant Impact: Taunts.
\nChanneled Strength: Inflicts Fatigue.
\nInfluential Domain: Inflicts Sleep.<\/p>\n
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\nLife
\n– Lantry Dialog<\/p>\n
Guarded Form: Regeneration.
\nProximate Action: AOE regeneration.
\nInfluential Domain: Removes hostile effects.<\/p>\n
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\nTerratus
\n– Eb Dialog<\/p>\n
Focused Intent: Inflicts Paralyze.
\nProximate Action: Useful against Bane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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