James had me to up a huge list of 'comedic archetypes' and I wrote some possible dialogue for each one. Then he had the team vote. The winning archetype? The Buffoon - like Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin.
James was pleased. I was not. "The problem," I said, "is I don't find the Buffoon funny." 😅
James was pleased. I was not. "The problem," I said, "is I don't find the Buffoon funny." 😅
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"Sure, I *can* write him... but comedy isn't science. I need to find him funny. If I write him, the only comedy I'll mine is where he makes fun of himself."
James took that on board and then passed the character onto someone else. The result? Oghren.
I rest my case.
Alistair is also funny. He'd be a terrible King, but his dialogue (particularly his early game dialogue) is gold.
I was watching Buffy at the time, and my thoughts drifted towards Xander.
Plus, I wanted to see if I could replicate the Whedon vocal patter.
Hey if it worked for Shakespeare (alas, poor Yorrick), it can work for DA, right? 😉
And it worked. Alistair was an instant hit. Not just with the team, but with the fans.
Yes, I knew Goldanna wasn't meant to be Alistair's mother. But neither was Fiona, originally.
I think fans caught wind of some revisionism at work, and OK it's true. I had a more Arthurian idea for his birth but I stopped liking it... yet not soon enough to go back and make edits.
…and that’s the end of that chapter!
It was said in the epilogue that Oghren has recovered from his alcoholism.
What do we see in the DLC? He's even more of a brain damaged drunk than he was before, reduced to a mockery.