Dragon Age: Origins: Awakening

I have made so many mistakes so far while playing Awakening. I wanted really badly to go in, not really tabula rasa, but as near as I could manage. I wanted to avoid doing walkthroughs, especially with companion dialogues, unless I got into a fight I really couldn't solve, or lost the last piece of hidden loot for a quest, or something. This led to some interesting mistakes. Mistakes make things very interesting, sometimes. They make me think more about how the game is structured, and I look at it differently.

Pretty sure that Sigrun's personal quest is bugged, now. Also, I lost the opportunity to recruit the Tal-Vashoth merchant (wee!) and I must have somehow missed a piece of loot, because I never got that guy's ring for his wife. On the other hand, I harvested a fuckton of plants before I even knew what to do with them. Oh, and, Lilith's flags seem stuck somehow, and I might not be able to get the lightning rune for the heartwood quest.

I already let out steam on Tumblr about the new companions. Nathaniel is starting to maybe sort of grow on me, but I think the only way for me to appreciate Anders more is if I play as a mage WC who's hostile to the Chantry. But the bottom line is, they are all petulant teenagers and Natia was starting to feel like a freaking babysitter, right up until recruiting Sigrun. Although, Velanna and Nathaniel are making overtures at getting along. Like I mentioned, I realize that this puts me at odds with most fans.

Mostly it's hard to believe how much loot I'm being showered with. For a n arling flooded with refugees, Amaranthine seems pretty rich.