Edition 1188 - February 5, 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
Inquisitr with 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' update applies Patch 3 and Patch 4 across all Xbox, Playstation platforms

Mass Effect
Games.on.net with Mass Effect 4 won't be a space-reskin of Dragon Age Inquisition, explains BioWare
PC Gamer with Dragon Age: Inquisition's success won't affect next Mass Effect
Inquisitr with The next 'Mass Effect' game won't contain borrowed elements from past BioWare titles
Cinema Blend with Mass Effect 4 won't use Dragon Age: Inquisition as a blueprint

Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR Strategies with SWTOR Story update: the Price of Power
SWTOR Strategies with SWTOR: PTS Patch Notes 3.1.1 update 1
SWTOR with The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Boston, Massachusetts!

New Communities, Challenges, & Community Updates
dragon_age hosts WIP Wednesday: 05-February

Fanfiction (Off-LJ content provided by: a03_swtor, ao3_dragonage, ao3_kotor, ao3_masseffect, and others)
Complete
Dragon Age
Dorian's Restraint, by ccbgb [F!Lavellan/Solas | G]
Your Pain Is Connected, by ccbgb [F!Warden/Alistair, Cole, Cullen | G]
Advent, by JeanBiscuit [F!Hawke/Fenris | M]
Bitterness, by apfelbirne [F!Hawke/Fenris | G]
Her Scrunched Nose, by ccbgb [F!Lavellan/Solas, F!Lavellan/Cullen | G]
Perseverance, by rayeliann [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | G]
She's cold but it isn't the snow..., by rayeliann [Cullen, F!Trevelyan, Cole | G]
An Oath, by Southernsassafrastea [Isabela/Aveline | G]
Uncontained, by Resoan [Abelas/Fena'dea, Cole | M]
come back to me, by v3ilfire [F!Lavellan/Cullen | T]
In Love and War, by morningstories [F!Hawke/Anders, F!Hawke/Isabela | M]
Well, by tsurai [Dorian/Cullen | T]
Cullen/Ellana, by Bobbibobbob [F!Lavellan/Cullen | T]
Impossible Things Before Breakfast, by Phoenixflame88 [F!Cadash, M!Cadash, The Architect, the Messenger | G]
Nathaniel/Velanna - 50 Sentence Challenge (Delta), by tehloserprince [Nathaniel/Velanna | T]
Fugue, by mechawaka [F!Lavellan/Solas | M]
Sweet Noise, by barkghest [Cole, M!Trevelyan, Cullen, Dorian, Blackwall | M]
Unexpected, by Ashleygal [M!Mahariel/Zevran, F!Adaar/Josephine | G]
The King, The Queen, The Knight, by barkghest [Cassandra/Varric/M!Inquisitor | T]
Fire Sermon, by barkghest [M!Trevelyan/Cullen | M]
Need you so fast, need you so right away, by barkghest [Cullen/Samson | M]
In quiet sunlight, by tinygreyghost [M!Lavellan/Iron Bull | NR]
You gotta go through me, by Kat2107 [Iron Bull/Dorian | NR]
High Treason, by Bazylia_de_Grean [F!Andras/Seneschal Varel  | T]
Fallen, by TheSwordAndTheQuill [Josephine, Cullen, Leliana, Dorian | T]
Nightmares, by thoughtsappear [M!Trevelyan/Cassandra | G]
Now You Understand Why I'm Running Scared, by dornfelder [Anders/Fenris | X]
And Scene, by AmandaKitswell [F!Amell/Teagan | X]
The Moment, by AshaBlue [F!Lavellan & Solas | G]
Glimpses from the Fade, by Iamnamedsilence [Zevran/F!Mahariel, F!Hawke/Fenris | M]
reach out and touch faith, by mirrorfade [F!Hawke, Keran, Bethany, Idunna | NR]
Forever I Will Love You, by phoenixquest [F!Hawke/Anders | G]
Of Flowers and Griffons, by hinotoriii [M!Trevelyan/Dorian | G]
For Want of Longing, by Southernsassafrastea [Donnic/Aveline | M]
Taken by Storm, by Hatsepsut [F!Hawke/Fenris | X]
Chocolate Kisses, by Akaiba [Cullen/Dorian | G]
Do You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?, by Hatsepsut [F!Hawke/Fenris | X]
Before We're Lost, by HawkeyedPoet [F!Inquisitor/Cullen | T]
You Always Find Friends (In Unexpected Places), by Red_Tigress [Dorian & Cullen | G]
Lavellan Seeks Out Courtship Advice, by AvaWhiteRaven [F!Lavellan/Solas | T]
Oops, I Did It Again, by Jedi Amoira [F!Hawke/Fenris | T]
Lost inside Lyrium, by SourCrumb [F!Inquisitor/Cullen | M]
Stalemate, by Jedi Amoira [F!Hawke/Fenris | T]
Lightning in the Wind, by Jedi Amoira [F!Hawke/Fenris | T]
All the Right Places, by Syrum [Dorian/Cullen | X]
Noble Intentions, by valkyrish [F!Hawke/Fenris | T]
Bright eyes and brighter hearts, by Umehito [M!Lavellan/Dorian | G]
The Hunt for Oranges, by Teshayel [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | T]
Night Time, by cyndario [F!Cadash/Iron Bull | T]
Lady Aurora Trevelyan - DA:I Mage Origin, by Teshayel [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | X]
Withdrawal, by Teshayel [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | T]
But I am the Inquisitor, by AnnieError [M!Lavellan/Dorian | T]
sharepn your knife, by remnantof [Fenris/Isabela, Fenris/M!Hawke | M]

Mass Effect
Come Back, Liara, by Delphii [F!Shepard/Liara | T]
Someone's Waiting, by bagog [M!Shepard/Kaidan | NR]
Best Worst Blanket Fort in the Unvierse, by rayeliann [F!Shepard/Male Shepard | T]

WIP
Dragon Age
Neither by Chance Nor by Destiny: A Dragon Age AU, by literamancy [F!Trevelyan/Cullen, Cullen/OFC, F!Trevelyan/Iron Bull, Iron Bull/OFC, Dorian/OMC | M]
No Rest For the Wicked (Chapter 1), by ElvenSemi [F!Lavellan/Solas | T]
Strange Friends (Chapter 1), by TheExecutioner0496 [M!Hawke/Anders | M]
At Some Point We'd All Be Happy, If We Quit Making Stupid Mistakes, by rattrap [F!Adaar/Iron Bull, Iron Bull/Dorian | M]
A Winter's Tale, by mademoisellesansa [F!Trevelyan/Cullen, Iron Bull/Dorian | NR]
The Heat of Battle (Chapter 1), by xalk [F!Cousland/Alistair | X]
A Handful of Hope (Chapter 1), by Damage_Over_Time [F!Lavellan/Solas | X]
The Inquisition Reborn, by Tovahchan [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | X]
Something About Mushrooms, by Ywain Pebrydd [Fenris | T]
Daughter of the Moon, by Bitchimo [F!Lavellan/Solas, F!Lavellan/Cullen | T]
Herald's Glory, by Dragondizzy [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | X]
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, by Inkkblots [F!Hawke/Fenris, Aveline/Donnic | M]
Still Here (Chapter 1), by SignCherie [F!Lavellan/Cullen | X]
An Unquenchable Flame, by thedogsofdoomarehowlingmore [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | X]
Safe harbour from the storm outside, by NoOrdinaryOwl [F!Adaar/Iron Bull | M]
The Halla Who Cried Wolf, by saraelizabeth [Solas/OC, F!Trevelyan/Cullen | NR]
A Rose By Any Other Name, by TheAwkwardPinCushion [F!Lavellan/Cullen | M]
Cataclysm, by PashN [F!Lavellan/Solas | T]
Desperate Romantics, by redtypewriter [F!Hawke/Anders | G]
Falling, by LoonyLupin [F!Hawke/Anders | X]
Watch for that Moment, by Teshayel [Anders/F!Hawke | M]
Lyrium Song, by amanitafragaria [F!Trevelyan/Cullen | M]
Ferelden Dog Lords, by Undomiel [Dorian/Cullen | T]

Mass Effect
These Are the Shepards, by literamancy [F!Shepard/Kaidan, F!Shepard/Garrus | NR]
Promises to Keep, by CatFirebrand [F!Shepard/Liara | X]
The Shadow of Light, by morningstories [F!Shepard/Kaidan, Garrus/Tali | M]

Miscellaneous
meri4771 is looking for a certain DA:I fic

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