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Kaan Serin

Dragon Age: The Veilguard skips fan-favorite Blood Mage class specialization because its "nasty" parts aren't where BioWare "want the hero to walk"

Dragon Age: The Veilguard screenshot showing the RPG's companions standing as a united group, the main protagonist at front wielding a sword.

BioWare hasn't delved too much into how morality works in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We've seen some very Dragon Age 2-esque dialogue wheels with fantasy emotes letting you know if you're being flirty or virtuous, but my main question remains, 'Can I be kinda evil? Can I get it on with another literal demon? Can I bully strangers for funsies?' According to the game's lead writer, The Veilguard has limits on how far our main hero can go.

When asked about whether fan favorite class specializations like Shapeshifter, Bard, and Blood Mage will ever return to the series, lead writer and narrative designer Patrick 'Trick' Weekes said it's a "never say never" situation. Shapeshifters used to allow mages to transform into bears and swarms of bugs, making it maybe too ambitious to casually include this time around, but Blood Mages were supposedly skipped because of moral queries.  

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