Edition 1175 - January 20, 2015

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News, Events, & Reviews
Off-LJ Content (provided by: bioware_blog, bw_googlenews, da_googlenews, me_googlenews, swtor_news, swtorstrategies, and others)
Dragon Age
The Inquisitr with 'Dragon Age: Inquisition’ Fans Could Soon Be Able To Share Their Custom Character Appearances.
Game Informer with Dragon Age: Inquisition PC Patch 3 Will Fix Blocked Progression Problems.

Mass Effect
moviepilot with Mass Effect 4: Pre-Prequel in 2016?! What About ME3's Ending?!
IBT India with Mass Effect 4: New Details Reveal its Massiveness, Possible Release Date and Nearly 200 Devs Engaged in Development.
Gamereactor UK with Rumour: Mass Effect 4 dated for 2016.

Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR Strategies with SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — January 20 – 27 2015.
SWTOR Strategies with SWTOR: New Maintenance: Update 3.0.2a on Jan 21.

Modding & Technical Issues
tersa posts the DAI Patch 1.03 notes (PC).

New Communities, Challenges, & Community Updates
dragon_age hosts the Dragon Age Prompt Fest.

Fanfiction (Off-LJ content provided by: a03_swtor, ao3_dragonage, ao3_kotor, ao3_masseffect, and others)
Complete
Dragon Age
Heavy Hearts by FenZev ;F!Lavellan/Solas, Cole | T]
Shorn by renegadesurvivor [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | G]
y me llevas (contigo) by samej [M!Hawke/Fenris | M]
Fly, Crow. by Kat2107 [M!Tabris/Zevran | M]
A Moment of Clarity by Mythal_Rising [Cassandra/Varric | T]
This Frightened Part of Me (That's Fated to Pretend) by Princess_Aleera [M!Inquisitor/Dorian, Iron Bull, Cole | G]
Lazy Afternoon by TheFaye92 [F!Trevelyan/Blackwall, Varric | T]
Let's Dance by greatbriton [Iron Bull/Dorian | G]
She Is My Morning Sunrise by ayyitsellie [F!Trevelyan/Cassandra, Iron Bull, Cole, Varric | G]
Nightmare by beadedslipper [F!Trevelyan/Cullen, Leliana, Iron Bull, Dorian | T]
A Rare And Marvelous Spirit by modernfan [F!Lavellan/Solas | G]
Your Voice is my Favourite Sound by ChouetteAlouette [Tabris/Zevran | G]
She Knew What She Was Doing by modernfan [F!Lavellan/Solas | G]
Fated and Marked by Benefaris [F!Lavellan/Solas, Leliana, Fen'Harel, Cassandra | T]
In All Due Time by ToastyMonkeys [M!Tabris/Zevran,Morrigan, Leliana, Alistair, Sten, Dog, Connor, Wynne, Oghren, Shale | G]
Touch by Razzika [Inquisitor, Dorian |Not Rated]
When fury comes full circle, empathy rears its head by owlickz [F!Amell/Cullen, F!Trevelyan/Cullen, F!Amell/Alistiar, F!Hawke/Anders, Cole | G | Character Death]
Missing by KoreNestis [F!Lavellan/Cole, Varric, Iron Bull | Not Rated]
Apodyopsis by KoreNestis [F!Lavellan/Cole | T]
Magpie by KoreNestis [Inquisitor/Cole, Varric | G]
To market, to market... by buckybarrow [M!Trevelyan/Dorian | T | Character Death]
Armor by Aroihkin [F!Lavellan/Solas, F!Tabris | G]
Bone by greenjudy [F!Lavellan/Blackwall, Solas, Cole | G]
Absolute by rynnfox [Cullen/Samson, Templars/Cullen | X]
Take Me to Church by rynnfox [F!Inquisitor/Samson | M]
Thirst by rynnfox [F!Adaar/Cullen | X]
Luck by TellerQ [M!Amell/Zevran | X]
Serendade - a writing prompt by chaosfay [F!Lavellan.Cullen, Solas, Varric, Leliana, Dorian, Iron Bull | T]
It's Something, Which May or May Not be Better than Nothing by imperfectkreis [Harding/Sera | T]
Cheiloproclitic: being attracted to someone's lips - a writing prompt by chaosfay [F!Lavellan/Solas | T]
Jealousy (is very becoming on you) by Elsian [Cullen/Dorian | X]
And so is the Golden City blackened by follower_of_lamashtu [F!Surana/Cullen, Inquisitor/Cullen | X | Rape/Non-Con, Character Death]
Caught by follower_of_lamashtu [M!Trevelayn/Cullen, Dorian, Varric | X]
The Servants and their Gossiping by thisAnon [M!Inquisitor/Dorian | T]
The Little Death by elincia [M!Trevelyan/Cullen | M]
Earring by Ashleygal [M!Mahariel/Zevran | G]
The Way of Sorrow by Resoan [Abelas | G]
a special gift by LavenderMarble [F!Adaar/Josephine, Varric, Cassandra, Iron Bull | G]
Rose by Hesiod [Athenril/Bethany, Anders, M!Hawke, Isabela, Fenris,Varric | G]
We Can Refuse by todisturbtheuniverse [F!Trevelyan/Iron Bull | G]
Katoh by Salazar101 [Iron Bull/Dorian | M]
Tangled Roots by CinnaStarks [F!Lavellan/Cullen, Dorian | T | PTSD]
Two's a Duel by championofnone [F!Lavellan/Josephine | G]
Hawke & Pavus by championofnone [M!Hawke/Fenris, Dorian | G]
Where Better To Be? by Whatevergirl [Iron Bull/Dorian, Sera, F!Lavellan | T]
Weaknesses by Ohsoverysensible [M!Trevelyan/Dorian | T]
Hidden Hearts by PicadillyHarper [F!Amell/Cullen, F!Lavellan/Cullen | M]

Mass Effect
What if he never forgives me? by DesukeDragonQueen [F!Shepard/Kaidan, Garrus | Not Rated]
False Dichotomy: 29 Minutes by MostlyAnon [F!Shepard/Liara, F!Shepard/Garrus, F!Shepard/Kelly, Miranda, TIM, Ashley, Joker, Aria | M]
Tradition by AngelusLorelei [Grunt, F!Shepard, Garrus | G]
Intercession by Galleywinter [Hannah Shepard | T | Character Death]
Love You by MangoMut [EDI/Joker, F!Shepard | G |Character Death]
Burning Calories by MidnightMinx90 [M!Shepard/Kaidan | X]

WIP
Dragon Age
The Vigil (Chapter 1) by Ariejul [F!Cousland/Nathaniel, F!Cousland/Alistair | T]
Rebellious Archivist (Chapter 1) by PickleDillo [M!Trevelyan/Dorian, Iron Bull, Cullen, Cassandra | T]
Outside-In (Chapter 1) by DarkSakura [F!Lavellan/Solas, F!Trevelyan/Cullen, Cassandra, Iron Bull, Leliana | Not Rated]
Vhenana'ara (Chapter 1) by therickykitty [M!Lavellan/Iron Bull | X]
The Eagle and the Wolf (Chapter 1) by IAmStarby [F!Lavellan/Solas, Cole, Iron Bull, Dorian, Varric, Cassandra, Cullen | Not Rated]
Everything (Chapter 1) by LepidotzoroTheIntern [M!Lavellan/Dorian, Krem/Cullen, Sera, Iron Bull, Josephine, Leliana, Cole | M]
The Hawk's Thrall (Chapter 1) by legarevirtuoso [F!Hawke, Fenris, Varric, Aveline, Bethany, Leandra, Gamlen | M | Self-Insert]
Thedas 2.0 (Chapter 1) by ymeer [M!Hawke, Anders, Fenris | T]
(our lives are made) in these small hours (Chapter 1) by fadeoutin [F!Trevelyan, Harding, Krem, Leliana, Iron Bull | G]
Skyhold High (Chapter 1) by Scarletr0se [F!Lavellan/Solas | Varric | G | High School AU]
Spirals (Chapter 1) by nymja [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | M]
Standalone Queen (Chapter 1) by antivangold [F!Cousland/Alistair | T]
The Herald of Washington DC (Chapter 1) by brightened [Leliana/Josephine, M!Adaar/Dorian, Cullen, Iron Bull | Not Rated | Modern AU]
There And Back (Chapter 65) by elyssacousland [NO INFO PROVIDED]
Similarities and Differences (Chapter 1) by wilddragonflying [M!Inquisitor/Dorian, Cassandra, Varric, Solas, Leliana, Chancellor Roderick | T]
Putting the Pieces Back Together (Chapter 1) by LittleGrowl [F!Lavellan/Solas, F!Lavellan/Fen'Harel, Dagna, Dorian, Mythal | M]
Young and Vibrant (Chapter 1) by Haeceity [M!Lavellan/Dorian, Mother Giselle, Solas | T]
i'm a wanderer now, sorrow befalls me (chapter 1) by philophobicfox [M!Lavellan/Dorian, Ser Barris/Cullen, Blackwall/Josephine, Dorian/OMC | Not Rated | Character Death, Implied/Referenced Suicide]

Mass Effect
distorted pieces (Chapter 1) by Cemmerz [F!Shepard/Garrus, F!Shepard/Kaidan, F!Shepard/Liara, EDI/Joker, F!Shepard/Joker, M!Shepard/Kaidan, M!Shepard/Miranda, M!Shepard/Liara, Ensemble | X | Character Death]

Fanmixes & Songs
On The Dark Horizon/Follow The Light by kirwood [DA:I Fanmix]


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