allthisshitisweird | Party Banter Meme

In the Dragon Age games, as you travel Thedas with your best pals, they have a lot of short conversations about politics, the weather, butts, etc. So this is the Fade Rift equivalent, in four easy steps!

1. Imagine your characters are on a very long walk toward a mission objective, or on a very long walk back after kicking ass, or standing guard together, or gathering herbs, or working in the library late at night, or something. Anything sort of boring that might make people want to have a dumb conversation just to break things up a bit.

OPTIONAL ASSISTANT: Since so many people reported being out of it, we made a random generator to help you come up with some general banter prompts for your top-levels.

2. Post a few remarks your character might say (similar to TFLN, except spoken out loud and less ridiculous and sexy, maybe. maybe not. we don’t know your life) while passing the time.

3. Tag around to reply to those general remarks or to start new/wildcard conversations! Threads should be pretty short and involve minimal action; there’s no need to turn anything into a big production. Multiperson threads are encouraged. Series of conversations between the same two characters occurring on different days are also encouraged.

4. Gather up all of your little conversation snippets like a bouquet and keep them forever, because they’re game canon. Banter threads can't be used for Base AC, but do count towards AC Rewards points.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Ah, it is fairly dull. The details make for a decent story. We danced, we talked, we burned down an estate. We were on the same side until we were not. You know how that goes. But in the end, she was just a woman tasked with preventing chaos, and I was just a man who had been offered a lot of money to help cause it.

[ He leans in a little closer, wincing a bit. ]

A lot. I mean— [ a gesture to try to convey the enormity. (It wasn't really that much.) ] So much. Thinking about it now still makes me want to cry a little bit.

Offered money by whom?

[ Yes, yes, it's bad spy etiquette to ask another to tell whom they've kissed. But, damn it, By is curious, and he was never all that decent a spy to begin with. ]

[ Bastien steps away to give his shirt a scandalized straightening, as if he’s been caught disheveled. ]

Byerly.

[ And By reaches out and rumples it again. ]

What? Surely you don't have any continued allegiance to those former employers of yours.

No-- That isn't-- [HRMMM] No.

[ Bastien endures the rumpling, like a sucker. The offended nose-wrinkle that passes over his face is for the thought of having any allegiance at all to 90% of the squabbling petty bastards who paid him. ]

I never had any to start with, [ gross, ] except to— [ He doesn't want to talk about Vincent again, so he makes a you know sort of gesture instead. ] But I did not work alone. When I was younger I did not know who was paying for anything, honestly, and after that I had a partner—and she is angry enough with me as it is.

If it becomes relevant to saving the world, you will be the first or second person to know. Assez bon?

[ He hooks his finger playfully in Bastien's collar, tugging lightly at it. ]

Then tell me why your dear partner is angry. That can be the secret you share.

[ He takes his time considering that, but he smiles, too. ]

More eyelash batting.

[ He flutters them so hard that it might honestly be creating a breeze. ]

[ It’s perfect. ]

Well—I haven’t spoken with her myself, but if I have to guess? It would be something like…

[ His grin fades to a more sheepish smile. ]

We had been working together since we were teenagers, we struck out in our own, it was us against Thedas, and then I got weak and irritating and abandoned her to go play printer and grow a stupid mustache. Without saying goodbye. Midway through a job.

Bastien.

[ By's voice is low, abruptly serious. His gaze is a little solemn and a little sharp. The line of his mouth is troubled, and a little disapproving. ]

Your mustache is not stupid.