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gergroy on 12 May 2014
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forevercloud3000 said:
gergroy said:
also, here is why the mage's specifically are not alluding to the gay's plight or jewish oppression. If that was actually the case, then they would also have to be considered as the cause of the blight in the world. I don't think that is a statement that Bioware would want to make.

The mage's are taken and secluded from the rest of the world because, historically speaking, unchecked the mages caused destruction and mayhem on mass scale. Creating the blight and dominating the land.

You are certainly entitled to read the story any way you want, but I am very certain that this plot thread was not meant to be read in the way you are interpreting it.


Bioware is offering bothsides of the coin in a purely subjective stance on their part. The game allows you to play whatever position you want in the affairs.

Mages are "de gays" because they are what challenge the church's authority. Their existence to turn people away from it.

The Blight could be seen as many things. I think it alludes to disease(AIDs) as well as the essense of "evil" coming into the world, which homosexuality is seen sometimes as the gateway for such things. To say that Gays should be able to exist peacefully is one thing, most would agree today. Yet Religion which has a strong foothold in society speaks against it, to let that one thing slide brings down the whole foundation that it is to be believed at all. Without religion what is there to put fear of retaliation in us if we do a "sinful" act? It is thought that without Religion reigning in human actions on a regular basis, we would descent into chaos. Whether you believe this or not, this would be universally bad and the world in general is not ready to test this theory.

Like in my last paragraph, social gov't functions because we have to feel like bad things happen to bad people, good things happen to those who keep the faith(eventually). This is how the concept of religion, afterlife, Heaven,Hell came to be. The unknowns are frightening as hell. We create things to fill that void. 

Also take note of this...... In Dragon Age......... The Religion is REAL. Imagine if you could not be Athiest because there were infalable truth that *insert your religion* were true? Demons(Darkspawn) really exist and we see them take foot in the real world all the time. This skillfully crafted plot device forces players to also take in account what the Chantry and Templars believe and not take their fears lightly. Because if you are religious..... you DO believe what your's demands of you infalably. 

Plus the alliteration that the Church demands Mages/Gays supress who/what they really are is pretty blatent.

and Teventer Emperium brought down but resurging = Sodom/Gomoraha destroyed but some believe to be reimagined in good ol California(which is basically Gay Sanctuary).


yeah, like I said, you are reading into something that isn't really there.  It's more of a statement on the dangers of having too much power and the hubris of man.  However, like I said, read into it what you will, but it definitely wasn't bioware's intention to make that allusion.  

Also, pretty much every fantasy game or story out there deals with racism or class structures in some form of another.  These things are fantasy cliche's.  You just may be latching on to dragon age because it is better written than most.