Making runes in the awakening addon. Dragon Age: Inquisition - Runes Dragon Age Inquisition where to get a rune stone

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They have already chosen a character and began their journey to eradicate evil in Thedas. And then this news is for you - the second portion has just arrived useful tips for a not-so-beginner inquisitor! I hope you find them useful.

Don't forget to eat and sleep

BioWare has been trying to hammer this truth into our heads since the days of “Baldurs" Gate.” Those who played remember that the inscription appeared on the loading screen: “Your heroes do not need food - unlike you!” (I don’t know about you, but my game took a long time to load, and I remembered this truth well.) Nothing has changed since then. The game will not run away, sometimes you still need to give yourself a rest.

Don't jump from a height - acrobatics won't improve

I believed since the days of playing Morrowind that if you run and jump, you will become an agile acrobat who doesn’t care about anything, and now I can’t get rid of the habit of jumping straight, especially if going down a flat path means a detour half a day’s journey away. In "Inquisition" such tricks must be done with caution - you can break your neck. And considering that there are no spells like “quick healing”, spending a precious bottle on playing a mountain goat is too luxurious.

Sell valuables

In almost every RPG we accumulate a pile of unnecessary junk, which we then sell off for mere pennies. Do you know how “Inquisition” differs from other games? Everywhere this junk is called: junk! Garbage! (Remember ripped pants?) Well, everything is different here. In "Inquisition" the junk is called "Valuables". I do not know why. And these are not translation difficulties - I specifically learned “valuables” in English. Things can be sorted by throwing out all unnecessary junk into “valuables”. In general, sell all figurines, totems, beautiful stones, alas, with their help you will not be able to melt the hearts of your comrades. But be careful - sell only those marked in blue. Yellow ones will be useful to you for research. Well, or, just in case, train yourself to first go to Josephine’s office, to the researcher’s desk, and then to the traders.

Buy upgrades for Bianca

Varrick is doomed to play the entire game with Bianca (not that he regrets it much.) But you will have to work hard for him and his unique companion - she needs to be improved so that she does not lag behind other weapons in terms of characteristics. From the very beginning, you can buy all the improvements Bianca needs from the blacksmith in the Vault for almost pennies. At the same time, you will understand the intricacies of blacksmithing.

Create armor, you will find weapons

Everyone, of course, has a different attitude towards crafting, but I quickly got tired of blacksmithing in Inquisition, unlike Skyrim where I could spend hours sharpening nails and nuts. But even if you are a true fan of blacksmithing, it is better to make armor. The weapons dropped from enemies are quite good, at least at first, but there are problems with armor. Well, you yourself understand that when there are dragons in the game, you can only guess what exactly can be done with their scales and bones...

But we need to improve both

Don’t forget about leggings, bracers and various improvements to weapons (this is all done according to the drawings in the same place where weapons and armor are created.) You won’t find this so easily in the fields, but the benefits from the improvements are significant.

Don't hoard runes

In all of crafting, runes are perhaps the most useful: in almost any weapon there is room for at least one rune, which adds additional damage. It is important to remember the simple rules of crafting - once you use a rune on a weapon, you will no longer be able to use it - it will disappear, but if necessary, you can replace it with another (of a higher level or simply with different characteristics.) So do not save runes: use them from the very beginning! Then you will no longer need those runes that you find at the beginning.

Call a spade a spade

Why not take advantage of this opportunity since the game provides it? Varric goes with Bianca, but nothing stops you from calling your staff, for example, the “Rose of Sanguine” - and let all of Thedas wonder what that means!

Shop in Val Royeaux

For me, the Orlessians are disgusting troublemakers, but what can I say - like all aristocrats who are used to living in grand style, they have interesting goods in their shops. You'll be heading to Val Royeaux quite early in the story, so don't waste time browsing the shops there. You are sure to find something interesting for yourself and your companions. Well, or at least buy empty runestones - other stores won’t have them at the early stage of the game.

Complete side quests

Stay with us. Dragon Age:Inquisition- the game is long, and we still have a lot of useful tips for optimizing its passage. If you have your own tips (without plot spoilers), write directly in the topic, and they will be published in the next issue. And, of course, if you have not yet discovered the world of the Inquisition, it is never too late to do so, because

Of course, the game came out quite a long time ago and most have already knocked out all the achievements for the game, but I think there are people who have not done this yet, so I decided to write a small guide on achievements. I won’t describe all the trophies, because there is simply no point, because they are either easy or plot-related.

Dragon Age Inquisition- the main game includes 52 achievements on the PC and Xbox platforms, but on the PlayStation there are 53 achievements, since platinum is present.

1) "As one"- Complete a cross-class combo with a controllable character in single player.

Personally, I just froze the enemy, and then hit him with my sword and that’s it. There are a lot of combinations in the game.

2) "The luminaries of their era" - In one playthrough, take all possible companions into your squad.

Note: This achievement is missable.

You need to find all the companions:

- Cole: After the quest "Defenders of Justice" you can recruit him.

- Sera: Appears in Val Royeaux during the quest "Friends of Red Jenny"

- Vivien: After the scene with Lucius during the quest “The danger has not passed” in Val Royeaux, an envoy of the Circle of Magicians will appear at the Summer Market, after talking with him you will receive the quest “Imperial Sorceress”. (Also be careful - Vivien can only be recruited before moving to Skyhold.)

- Dorian: Overall in Recruiting Dorian is no different from recruiting Cole, except that you must go the mage route and choose the Tempting Whispers quest to meet him. Although even if you choose “Defenders of Justice”, he will still appear in the shelter after completing the quest.

- Blackwall: After returning from Val Royeaux, receive the quest "The Lone Guard".

- Iron Bull: After a trip to Val Royeaux, the quest "Captain of the Bulls" will become available.
- Cassandra, Varric and Solas:Join at the very beginning of the game.

3) "Well-read"- Discover the veil rune.

Veil runes are runes activated by a special torch (which can only be lit by a magician and burns with green fire).
As soon as you light the torch, simply explore the nearest territory (usually runes are located in caves, on the walls), it will not be difficult to find them, they will glow when you approach them with a burning torch.

4) "Liberator"- Liberate three fortresses in one playthrough.

Fortresses can be liberated in the following locations:
- In Crestwood (Kaer Bronak fortress);
- In Emprise du Lyon (Suledin fortress);
- In the Western Reach (Gryphon Wings Fortress).

5) "Zvez"yes bala"- Earn full favor from the Orlesian Court.

Quest " Evil eyes, evil hearts" - It is easier to get this trophy playing as a human, since you will start with 40/100 (in the case of others - 25/100)

The most important thing here is to answer questions correctly during conversations, especially during the dance with the queen’s advisor, look for hidden documents (we give them to Leliana), as well as coins that we throw into the fountain.

6) "Regalia"- Completely upgrade one throne.

Just complete additional tasks (meaning resource extraction tasks) at the command headquarters and sooner or later you will receive parts.

7) "On Wings of Fire"- Find a powerful ally to equalize the forces.

Easy to miss! During the story quest "The Fruits of Pride" in the Elven Temple, you will be offered a choice - drink from the source yourself or give it to someone else. You need to drink from the source yourself, and then a new location will appear and you will need to fight the dragon there. (the dragon has high health and level 17, so I advise you to be well equipped, although to defeat it you only need to wound it by 50%)

8) "Keymaker" - Get into the very heart of Solasan Temple.

First you need to complete the quest "Collecting the Pieces" but this quest is not given immediately. First you need to find at least one fragment, for this you need to travel around the world and look for skulls (spyglasses in the form of a luminous skull) - ocularums - placed in different places, then look into it and mark the sparkling fragments, then collect them.

All fragments: (total 114 fragments).

Hinterlands – 5 ocularums and 22 shards

Storm Coast – 4 Ocularums and 13 Shards

Forbidden Oasis - 4 Ocularums and 15 Shards

Western limit - 5 ocularums and 14 fragments

Sacred Plain - 3 ocularums and 16 shards

Emerald graves - 2 ocularums and 13 fragments

Emprise du Lyon - 2 ocularums and 13 fragments

Whistling Wastes - 4 Ocularums and 8 Shards

“Calm the spirit”, “Endure the cold” and “Conquer the fire”, after completing which the main door will open behind which there will be a demon of Pride and after defeating it you will receive a trophy. (don't forget to open the last sarcophagus).

9) "Storm of Dragons"- Kill 10 High Dragons in single player.

- Fereldan hellebore - has level 12, lives in the inner lands (north-eastern corner of the map, north of the camp in the Rebel Queen’s ravine).

He likes to summon little dragons to help, which greatly complicate matters.

- Northern hunter - has level 13, lives in Crestwood (in the Black Swamp in the southeastern corner of the map, south of the camp near the Three Trout Farm).

-Deep High Dragon" - has level 14, lives in the Western Reach (in the southwestern part of the location, south of the camp in the Nazer Pass)

This dragon cannot be found just like that; in order for her to arrive, you need to complete a chain of quests from Frederic de Cero.

-Gamordan Buregon - has level 15, lives in the Sacred Plains (in the Raven Marsh, in the northeastern part of the location), which can be reached by completing the command headquarters quest “Gain access to Gilannain Grove.”

- Great Mistral - lives in the Emerald Graves (northern part of the map).

- Winsomer - has level 19, lives on the Storm Coast, on Dragon Island, which you won’t be able to get to right away. You can access it after completing the quest "Red Waters".

- Sand Scavenger - has level 20, lives in the Whistling Wastes (in the eastern part of the location, next to the entrance to Fairel’s tomb).

- Hivernal - has level 19, lives in Emprise du Lyon (Ring of Etienne just behind the Judicael Bridge). To get to the other side, you need to complete the quest at the command headquarters "Restoring the Judicael Bridge."

- Kiltenzahn - has level 21, lives in Emprise du Lyon (in the Ring of Judicael, next after the Ring of Etienne).

- Mount Destroyer b- the most difficult dragon in the game, has level 23, lives in Emprise du Lyon (in the Ring of Leontyne in the northern part of the Sunny Meadows).

First Addition - "Jaws of Hakkon" - includes 4 achievements.

1) "Arsonist"-Destroy all the winter shards and light all the lights in the old temple.

Here I would advise watching a video on the Internet about the location of the fragments, it will be much easier.

2) "Historian"- Uncover the secret of the legendary personality.

Story achievement.

3) "People's name"- Impress the Avvars of Stone Bear Stronghold and win their friendship.

Quest "Guests of the Stronghold".

You need to get 5 approvals and the trophy is yours. In general, everything is simple here.

Many will receive approval after completing story missions, but you will also have to complete additional ones.

Complete the quest "Father's Name" and give the loot to the master of the hunt (required).
- After completing the quest "Trials of Hakkon" you will also receive approval.

Complete the quest "Up and Away".
- Complete the quest "In Exile"
- We also carry out several tasks at the command headquarters, for which we also receive approval.

4) "End of Winter" - Put an end to the myth of ancient days.

Story trophy.

Second addition"Descent" - also includes 4 achievements (I won’t describe them, you can’t miss them).

Third addition "Stranger" - includes 11 achievements, however, we will not analyze all of them, but only those that may cause difficulties.

1) "The Hermit's Test"- Kill 10 big bears that have become stronger due to the Disservice.

Large bears are found only in the Emerald Graves location, turn on the test and go there. I advise you to look for bears closer to the water, near rivers and on small lawns. I don’t recommend going to the north, as trolls already live there and there are almost no bears there.

2) "Test of the Fool"- With the "Take your time" challenge enabled: reach Skyhold at level 5 or lower.

Only carry out story quests, do not read the scrolls, avoid enemies if possible.

3) "Thinking outside the box"- Discover all the hiding places guarded by ancient statues.

Elven Ruins, Forgotten Sanctuary. Here we read the inscription on the stone opposite the wolf statue and light the torch, which the wolf statue is looking at.
- Destroyed library, In the Scientist's Refuge.
- It is located in the deep paths, we are looking for a blockage in front of the eluvian. But keep in mind that you can only get there when you get the Anchor Explosion ability, so you'll have to go back.
- Located in the Darvaarad location, in the research tower. not far from the entrance to the tower on the left. (We light the fire in the following order: Owl, Deer, Dragon)

4) "Coroner"- Find all the clothes from "Cut to Measure".

There are only 4 things that are in the chests. All of them are located at the Crossroads location. Here it is better to watch a video about their location, although finding them yourself will not be difficult.

Also remember that if you loaded a save and turned on the test, it will not be activated immediately (Example: “Test of the Empress”). You need to leave the location you need and enter it again.

Let's play!!!
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It was possible to improve your precious weapons with the help of runes in the very first part of the game. Now the crafting system has undergone some changes. If previously only Sandal sharpened our weapons, now we will need the Enchantress’s workbench to make weapons in the basement of Skyhold, and in order to invite her, we need to complete a mission at headquarters after the castle is at our disposal.

There are 8 types of runes in Dragon Age: Inquisition, each of which can be normal, master and superior. Runes are inserted into weapons at the workbench (a slot usually found on most types of weapons, even the simplest ones). The inserted rune is consumed and can only be replaced. Ready-made runes can drop out of enemies and be found in chests; you can also create runes yourself. To create runes, you need sketches, just like for weapons with armor. They will give you a few pieces, special runes are sold from merchants and drop from bosses, but you will have to look for elemental runes in caves and dungeons using Veil Fire. We will encounter him for the first time on Solas's quest about elven artifacts. In the cave marked on the map there will be a torch on the wall, which only a magician can light. Running with a curtain fire, we inspect the walls of the cave for a rune; when you find it, you can hear a ringing sound. When a rune is found, it will need to be activated, then a drawing of the rune will become available for creation, and a red diamond will be drawn on top of the found picture.

Fire, Frost and Thunder runes can be inserted into all types of weapons with the exception of staves. In the Inquisition, Spiritual Runes also appeared, which are inserted exclusively into staves. With elemental runes, it doesn’t matter in what order in locations you go to collect them. The basic one will always open first, then the workshop, then the superior one - regardless of whether you started collecting from a cave in the Hinterlands or ended there. So, to get the Excellent Rune, one way or another, you will have to search all three caves. To make a rune, in addition to a special ingredient (there are two of them), you will need an empty rune stone - you can find it from almost all merchants in locations and Skyhold.

Elemental runes

Frost runes

You can find:

Inland, north-west of Redcliffe Farms in a cave (Dead Ram Grove location)

Western Reach, Fort Echo. The curtain fire is in the alcove in the corner, the rune itself is at the beginning of the tunnel on the left on the way to Astarium.

Emprise du Lyon, Sarnia quarry. You need to go through it entirely and come out to a long tunnel - the end is located almost under the Suledin fortress itself. The brazier will be at the very end in a dead end. Light the fire and go back - the rune will be on the left on the ledge (listen to the sound - the rune is not displayed on the wall).

Fire runes

You can find:

Inner lands, the cave that Solas leads to during the quest “Dimension of the Veil” (clearly to the east of the Crossroads) The rune will be on the left on the wall in the far room.

The Western Reach - Astarium Cave (southeast of the Griffin's Wings Fortress) - opens when you complete all three constellations.

Whistling Wastes - a tomb east of the Camp in a mountain fortress, you need to climb the hill (it also contains one of the parts of the key to Fairel's tomb).

Storm Runes

You can find:

Stormy Coast, Lyrium Cascade cave (at the source of the Long River, there will also be a quest regarding the Spawn of Darkness). The brazier is at the very end, the rune will be in one of the nooks along right hand, if you go to the exit.

Crestwood is the southernmost cave on the map, southeast of the dragon's habitat. The rune will be on the right hand of the entrance to the cave.

Emerald Graves, Sentinel Canyon (where Fairbanks' men sit). The brazier will be at the far wall, to find the rune you need to leave the shelter and go along the canyon, the rune will be on the right.

Spiritual runes

You can find:

Western Reach, Windless Ruins. The rune will be on the floor in the main room, to open which you need to collect a key stone. The brazier with the curtain fire will be in the left room (as you go from the entrance) on the table.

Western Reach, Korakavus Prison. If you go from the side of the astarium (and not from the side of the camp), immediately after the entrance there will be a passage to the prison. The brazier is at the very end, the rune is in one of the chambers, if you stand facing the exit - on the left side.

Cradle of Sulevin - upper left corner of the map, a small alcove behind the last altar (the door is opened by a robber). To gain access to the location, you need to find the corpse of an elf with a note in Emriz di Liona.

Special runes

In addition to the wealth presented in Dragon Age: Inquisition, there are also special runes that cleanse and against certain types of enemies.

Cleansing runes

It often happens that you are not satisfied with the stats of even the most best weapons, what you managed to find in the game. In this case, all you have to do is strengthen it with runes.
In Inception, runes often drop from mobs, and merchants constantly offer them among other goods. In the main part of the game, only “weapon” runes are available - that is, they can only be inserted into weapons that have special slots for this (no more than three).

The installation of runes in the "Beginning" is done by the dwarf Sandal (you will meet him and his named father in Lothering, and then he will be available in your camp and at the end of the game - in Fort Drakkon). You will also encounter it in the “Witch Hunt” DLC, and in the “Golems of Amgarrak” DLC, a special rune anvil will handle the installation.
In the Beginning there are five types of runes: the runes of the novice, the journeyman, the skilled, the master and the great master. They are occasionally needed in quests (for example, you can donate runes to an army of magicians).
In “Awakening”, the installation of runes will be done by the elf Sera, ambassador of the Circle of Mages. She will stand in the throne room of the Vigil Tower, an analogue of the camp in the addon.

There are three fundamental differences between “runework” in “Awakening”:
- from now on you have access to not only weapon runes, but also armor runes (the number of slots is also no more than three);
- two new levels of types of runes already known to you have appeared: masterpiece runes and Perfect runes, as well as 7 types of combined runes;
- they are rarely sold and dropped from mobs, but you can make them yourself.
This will be discussed below.
The mechanism for making runes itself is no different from making traps, medicines, or poisons available in the Beginning.
To make a rune, you must have:
- appropriate level of rune making skill,
- a copy of the rune of the desired and lower levels,
- empty rune stone,
- weaker runes and
- etching reagent in certain proportions,
- money for all of the above, except for the level (and quite a lot).
So, let's start in order.

MAKING RUNES

It is available for any character of any class, starting from level 20. Then every 2 levels you can increase this skill:

	Making runes (from level 20) The character has learned basic techniques for copying magical symbols, allowing him to create simple runes (apprentice).
	Improved rune making (from level 22) The character has learned more accurate methods of copying ancient symbols, which allows him to create complex second-level runes (craftsman and combined).
	Skillful rune making (from level 24) The character has acquired a deep knowledge of the history of the signs of early Tevinter, which allows him to create powerful third-level runes (Master and Grandmaster runes)
	Master rune making (from level 26) The character has become one of the best experts in iconography in Ferelden, which allows him to create strict fourth-level runes (masterpiece and Paragon runes).

I recommend pumping up “Rune Making” specifically for your party member - your character will then be able to spend specialization points on more, in my opinion, useful skills such as Vitality and Clarity.
If necessary, it will be possible to redistribute skills using the Focus textbook (sold by Herren at the Vigil Tower).

TYPES OF RUNES

The stat power of each rune increases in proportion to the level. For example, the Novice Fire Rune gives +1 fire damage, and the Advanced Fire Rune gives +7 fire damage. The beginner's Immunity rune gives +3 to resistance to fire, cold and electricity, and the Perfect's Immunity rune gives +25.

Hybrid runes turn out to be quite unexpected, but invariably very useful and of high quality.

COPIES OF RUNES

Copies of runes can be found in chests or caches, but most can be bought from merchants. The table below shows where I found certain copies.

Type of rune	P/craftsman	Craftsman	Masters	Great Master	Masterpiece	Perfect
Fiery (Weapon)	Learns right away	Sulfur	Sulfur	Sulfur	Cal Herol - Shopping District	Cal Herol - Shopping District
Icy (Weapon)	Learns right away	Sulfur	Sulfur	Vigil Tower - Throne Room	Architect's Laboratory	Architect's Laboratory
Slows (Weapons)	Sera, Octam	Sera, Octam	Octam	Octam	Uriah	Black Swamps
Cheerfulness (Weapon)	Sera, Glassrick	Glassrick	Glassrick	Vigil Tower, Throne Room	Silverite. mines	Silverite. mines
Dvomer (Weapon)	Sera, Octam	Octam	Octam	Uriah (1 update)	Uriah (2nd update)	Uriah (3rd update)
Cold Gland (Weapon)	Sera, Glassrick	Glassrick	Glassrick	Glassrick	Cal Herol - Center. halls	Cal Herol - Center. halls
Silvery- commodity (Weapon)	Sera, Glassrick	Glassrick	Glassrick	Uriah (1 update)	Uriah (2nd update)	Uriah (3rd update)
Lightning (Weapon)	Sulfur	Sulfur	Sulfur	Uriah (1 update)	Uriah (1 update)	Uriah (3rd update)
Paralysis (Weapon)	Sera, Octam	Sera, Octam	Octam	Octam	Cal Herol - Center. halls	Cal Herol - Center. halls
Grit (Armor)	Learns right away	Glassrick	Glassrick	Glassrick	Cal Herol - Shopping District	Cal Herol - Shopping District
Storm (Armor)	Sulfur	Sulfur	Sulfur	Sulfur		Vigil Tower – Deep Paths
Not perceived impulsiveness (Armor)	Sera, Octam	Octam	Octam	Octam	Cal Herol - Center. halls	Cal Herol - Center. halls
Capacities (Armor)	Sera, Glassrick	Sera, Glassrick	Glasrik	Uriah (1 update)	Uriah (3rd update)	Uriah (3rd update)

Hybrid runes
In total, there are 86 copies of runes in the game, 3 of which are learned immediately and 22 you can discover as you progress through the game, and the rest need to be purchased.
Uriah Merchandise Update

INGREDIENTS

All ingredients are purchased in endless quantities from Sera in the Tower of Vigil.

The actual production of runes looks like this:
You buy Novice runes, empty stones and etching reagents, and craft it into an Apprentice rune. From the Journeyman runes you make the Craftsman rune, etc.
The general scheme looks like this:
Novice rune > Apprentice rune > Craftsman rune > Master rune > Grand Master rune > Masterpiece rune > Perfect rune.
That is, without a weak rune, you will not make a strong one - unlike other created items.
The following is the cost of ingredients for the production of runes of higher orders:

Type of rune	Making recipe:	Required amount of starting materials
Rune of the Apprentice	1 Novice Rune 1 rune stone	1 Novice Rune 1 rune stone
Craftsman's Rune	2 journeyman runes 1 rune stone	2 beginner runes 3 rune stones
Master's Rune	2 craftsman runes 3 etching reagents 1 rune stone	4 beginner runes 3 reagents 7 rune stones
Grandmaster's Rune	2 master runes 4 etching reagents 1 rune stone	8 beginner runes 10 reagents 15 rune stones
Rune masterpiece	2 runes led. masters 5 etching reagents 1 rune stone	16 beginner runes 25 reagents 31 rune stones
Rune of the Perfect	2 masterpiece runes 6 etching reagents 1 rune stone	32 beginner runes 56 reagents 63 rune stones

It is worth noting that these copies sometimes cost quite a lot, but if you miss even one, then, most likely, the rune top level you won't be able to get it.

COST OF MANUFACTURING RUNES

The overwhelming majority of the cost of runes is the purchase price of Novice runes (first comes the cost of selling it to a merchant, then the purchase):

The following two tables summarize the monetary costs for making the highest level runes.

As you can see, they end up costing quite a lot, so it makes sense to carefully collect all copies of the rune that you come across in the game and use them.

For most of the Perfect runes, merchants will eventually offer you a much smaller amount than you spent on their production, that is, their production is unprofitable.
However, the Zeal rune can be sold for 4 gold and 25 silver coins (costs will be 2z49s70m), and the Terrible Rune for 3z2s50m (costs 1z74s35m). That is, the profit in the first case will be 70%, and in the second - 74%, moreover, it will take you less time to make the Formidable Rune.

You can spend just an hour and as a result get more than 1000z in profit, which will more than pay for the production of the best runes for all party members. However, if you sell Sera more than 999 runes of the same type, a glitch will occur and her trade screen will no longer open. Alternatively, you can sell runes to Uraya or Herren.

RUNE MAKING IN PRACTICE

A) If the rune master is your main character: having purchased the required amount of ingredients from Sera, you make a rune of the required type and level on the spot, then again turn to Sera so that she inserts the runes into weapons and armor.
B) If the rune master is a party member: to make runes, you will have to take a party member into the party and go to the courtyard, since in the throne room of the Vigil Tower the crafting skill is not available to anyone except you, and then return to Sera for installation. You may have to run many times, and in order not to waste time on constant transitions, you can buy a Focus textbook in Herren’s yard and quickly retrain your hero. Then you can craft runes and distribute them among the equipment of your party members without leaving Sera’s cash register - according to the first option.

If you want to make a lot of runes, then you should be patient, and keep in mind that each beginner rune (like any other) takes up one place in your inventory. That is, if you bought two beginner fire runes, then they will take up 2 places in your backpack, not one. But bottles of etching reagent or empty rune stones will take up one place each, even if there are 99 of them (this is the maximum capacity of the cell). To free up space in your backpack, dump all the items in it into the chest in the Throne Room.

Note: You can get the Grandmaster's Fire Rune for Wade's quest "To the Bone" only by creating it yourself.

Runes: pictures on the walls

U Upgrading weapons using runes is a well-known way from Dragon Age: Orugin to sharpen your squad for a certain type of attack/enemies. In DAI, the rune crafting system has been slightly changed and is related to the manufacture of weapons, but some principles remain unchanged. Let's try to understand it better.

E If in DAO and DA2 weapons were enchanted by Sandal (“Witchcraft!”), then here we will have to make do with the Enchantress’s workbench for making weapons (last tab) in the basement of Skyhold. To invite her, you need to complete an instant mission at headquarters immediately after acquiring the castle.

IN There are 8 types of runes available, each of them can be of three levels: ordinary, master and excellent. Runes are inserted into weapons at the upgrade workbench (most types of weapons have a slot, even the simplest ones). The inserted rune is consumed and can only be replaced. Finished runes can fall out of enemies and be in chests, but to make them yourself, you will have to tinker.

P First of all, to create them you need sketches - just like for weapons with armor. Several will be given to you for free, special runes are sold from merchants and dropped from bosses, while elemental ones will have to be looked for in caves and dungeons using Veilfire.

IN We will first encounter him on Solas’s quest about elven artifacts (issued in the Vault immediately after the opening of the Hinterlands). In the cave marked on the map there will be a torch on the wall that can be lit only a magician, however, any member of the group can light a hand torch from it and take the curtain fire with them. Running with a curtain fire, we inspect the walls of the cave for a rune - when you find it, you can hear a ringing sound. Most often this will be the most secluded corner of the dungeon.

Runes: pictures on the walls

P When you find a rune, you must have it activate- then the rune drawing will become available for creation, and a red diamond will be drawn on top of the found picture, meaning that the rune has already been opened. When enemies attack, the character automatically throws a torch, but then you can pick it up - there is no need to run to the brazier every time.

Features of runes and their collection

ABOUT Rotten, Frost and Thunder runes can be inserted into all types of weapons EXCEPT magic staves. There is nothing new here, everything is the same as in the previous parts of the series - the staff already has basic (elemental in this case) damage. However, in DA:And the possibility of an alternative has appeared - Spiritual runes, on the contrary, are inserted ONLY in staves. Which is quite logical, since only magicians can work directly with the Shadow and spirits.

ABOUT Please note that in the case of spontaneous With runes, it doesn’t matter in what order in locations you go to collect them. The basic one will always open first, then the workshop, then the superior one - regardless of whether you started collecting from a cave in the Hinterlands or ended there. So, to get the Excellent Rune, one way or another, you will have to search all three caves.

D To make a rune, in addition to a special ingredient (there are two in total), you will need an empty rune stone - you can find it from almost all merchants in locations and Skyhold.

Elemental runes (the order of locations is not important)

Frost runes

* Western Reach, Fort Echo. The curtain fire is in the alcove in the corner, the rune itself is at the beginning of the tunnel on the left on the way to Astarium.

* Emprise du Lyon, quarry in Sarnia. You need to go through it entirely and come out to a long tunnel - the end is located almost under the Suledin fortress itself. The brazier will be at the very end in a dead end. Light the fire and go back - the rune will be on the left on the ledge (listen to the sound - the rune is not displayed on the wall).

Runes: pictures on the walls

Fire runes

* Western Reach - Astarium Cave (southeast of the Griffin's Wings Fortress) - opens when you complete all three constellations.

* Whistling Wastes - a tomb to the east of the Camp in a mountain fortress, you need to climb the hill (it also contains one of the parts of the key to Fairel's tomb).

Runes: pictures on the walls

Storm Runes

* Crestwood is the southernmost cave on the map, southeast of the dragon's habitat. The rune will be on the right hand of the entrance to the cave.

* Emerald Graves, Sentinel Canyon (where Fairbanks' men sit). The brazier will be at the far wall, to find the rune you need to leave the shelter and go along the canyon, the rune will be on the right.

Runes: pictures on the walls

Spiritual Runes (staffs only)

* Western limit, Korakavus prison. If you go from the side of the astarium (and not from the side of the camp), immediately after the entrance there will be a passage to the prison. The brazier is at the very end, the rune is in one of the chambers, if you stand facing the exit - on the left side.

* Cradle of Sulevin - upper left corner of the map, a small alcove behind the last altar (the door is opened by a robber). To gain access to the location, you need to find the corpse of an elf with a note in Emriz di Liona.

Runes: pictures on the walls