Hundreds of hours and several Rooks after I started playing at launch, I’m fairly confident when I say I know well. With its great combat, masses of lore, and interesting companions, I’ve been having a lot of fun revisiting Thedas and the franchise.
However, while some of the game’s mechanics felt natural or familiar, there were other aspects that I felt weren’t explained very well, leaving me to figure them out as I played and making my first playthrough feel somewhat incomplete.
I’ll admit that I did rush through my first playthrough of, focusing more on the story and companions than any particular game mechanics.
There were several details in I missed and tricks that could have made life easier that I wished I’d known when starting out.
With that in mind, here are some helpful quality-of-life and gameplay tips and tricks that will make any playthrough much smoother for any Rook.