While previous games in the series have allowed for players' choices, just three from Dragon Age: Inquisition will carry over to The Veilguard. If you never played that game, don't worry; the "Adventurer's Past" feature in character creation will allow you to set the scene quickly. Vague ending spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition to follow!

The Veilguard is going to have its work cut out for it when it comes to orienting players in its world. Not just because it's the fourth game in a series whose last game came out 10 years ago, but because the beginning of its story hinges on a DLC chapter from that game.

The Veilguard is changing how players carry over choices from previous games. BioWare’s fantasy RPG series has previously followed in the footsteps of Mass Effect and let you import your world state so you could have some continuity in your Dragon Age II and Inquisition playthroughs.

The Veilguard's character creator included a pretty shocking revelation about how it will account for our choices in previous games: The protagonist of Dragon Age: Inquisition will appear in the game,

Throughout your adventure in Dragon Age: Inquisition, you will travel across an expansive land with various features. This means that getting a mount as early as you can will help minimize the time you spend running around.

BioWare doesn't have plans for Dragon Age: The Veilguard DLC right now, but that's mainly because the team is focused on ensuring the game ships with a complete story that isn't begging for a follow-up ending, as was the case with Dragon Age: Inquisition.

On September 25, BioWare revealed the choices that will carry over from previous Dragon Age RPGs in the upcoming fourth game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard. For the past decade and a half, the studio has largely positioned itself as,

The Veilguard is nearly here, ten or so years after this fantasy RPG’s previous entry. But BioWare has revealed that of all the choices players made in previous games, only three will count. Like Mass Effect,