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"Sexy sorceresses" and "bare-chested fighters": Dragon Age's original artists wanted to base it on Conan the Barbarian, much to the outrage of the designers
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Agent_Karyo piefed.world Agent_Karyo@piefed.world
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Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sexy-sorceresses-and-bare-chested-fighters-dragon-ages-original-artists-wanted-to-base-it-on-conan-the-barbarian-much-to-the-outrage-of-the-designers

As recalled by former lead writer David Gaider, there was a faction war in the original Dragon Age team over whether to base it on Tolkien, Conan, or Diablo.
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username_1 discuss.tchncs.de username_1@discuss.tchncs.de
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So what basis was selected? Tolkien, Conan or Diablo? Because I've played Dragon Age and can't tell.
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