How to Act Fereldan: A Dragon Age Fancast

How to Act Fereldan: A Dragon Age Fancast

How to Act Fereldan is your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. Join Anne Baird, Wil Williams, and Giancarlo Herrera as they play through the fantasy RPG series Dragon Age. They’ll ask the important questions, like What Is This Dragon Age? But also — what are the sociopolitical ramifications of the architecture in the Emerald Graves? How do the mechanics change from game to game? Is Anders a war criminal? Your hosts will also bring you fanfic recommendations, lore analysis, and more in each episode.

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December 5, 2023 3 mins

In the world of Thedas, there are some questions better left unanswered like... What Is This Dragon Age?

How to Act Fereldan: A Dragon Age Fancast is your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. Join Anne Baird, Wil Williams, and Giancarlo Herrera as they play through the fantasy RPG series Dragon Age. They'll ask the important questions, like What Is This Dragon Age? But also -- what are the sociopolitical ramifications of t...

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Welcome to How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. Join Anne Baird, Wil Williams, and Giancarlo Herrera as they play through the fantasy RPG series Dragon Age. They’ll ask the important questions, like What Is This Dragon Age? But also — what are the sociopolitical ramifications of the architecture in the Emerald Graves? How do the mechanics change from game to game? Is Anders a war criminal? (P...

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July 2, 2024 59 mins

Welcome to How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. This week, we're catching up with Giancarlo and his Hero of Fereldan until Wil swoops in to tell us about the #1 Dragon Age: Origins love interest himself... Alistair Theirin. (Yes, swooping is bad.)


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How To Act Fereldan is made in collaboration between Hug House Productions and Whimsic Productions. It ...

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July 16, 2024 64 mins

So here's the deal: fuck the Chantry.

In this episode of How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age, we talk about how much the Chantry in Thedas just really really sucks. We also dive into all the fun stuff, like where Giancarlo's at in his playthrough and continue with our fanfic challenges!


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July 30, 2024 77 mins

If you're new to the Dragon Age Series (which can also be abbreviated as THEDAS), you may not have realized yet that they may very likely be the Canon Universe race for most games in the series. These story writers LOVE elves. In this episode of How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age, we'll dive just so deep into the elven lore and pantheon... PLEASE DON'T SPOIL THE BIG THING ABOUT ONE OF THE GO...

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August 13, 2024 68 mins

Mages are to playable classes as elves are to playable races in Dragon Age—don't boo me, I'm right! This episode of How to Act Fereldan is chock full of now-stale series news (but still relevant to the episode topic) and the deepest dive into the magic system you've ever seen.

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August 27, 2024 71 mins

Fine dwarven castes! Direct from Orzammar! Giancarlo and his Hug House Hero of Fereldan have made it through the Orzammar questline, so obviously we have to talk about what even is going on with the dwarves in this game. Also, we mention in this episode that there are no romance-able dwarves in the series, but it was recorded in June 2023, before we knew that the gorgeous gorgeous girl Scout Lace Harding could be romanced in the up...

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September 10, 2024 64 mins

This episode of How To Act Fereldan takes a lovely journey outside of Fereldan... to Tevinter? And as Wil continues to be baffled by the concept of time in Thedas, Giancarlo is rapidly approaching the end of Origins! We're almost there, folks!


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How To Act Fereldan is made in collaboration between Hug House Productions and Whimsic Productions. It is co-hosted by Anne Baird, Wil William...

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September 24, 2024 59 mins

We made it! It's been a wild introduction to the Dragon Age series for Giancarlo and he's leaving full of Dragon Age Romance Trauma, courtesy of Morrigan. :) That totally won't come back to haunt him in later games, right? :)


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How To Act Fereldan is made in collaboration between Hug House Productions and Whimsic Productions. It is co-hosted by Anne Baird, Wil Williams, and Giancarlo H...

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October 8, 2024 3 mins

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us for this first season of How to Act Fereldan and coming along with our Hug House Hero of Fereldan on his adventure to save Thedas from the darkspawn. We'll be back on October 22nd with our introduction to Dragon Age 2 and then following Giancarlo's Hug Hawke from there!

If you want to get access to the audio before its public release, you can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/HugHousePods. Support...

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November 5, 2024 60 mins

Welcome to How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. This week, we finally start DRAGON AGE 2. It's time for this game to make Giancarlo insane, too.


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How To Act Fereldan is made in collaboration between Hug House Productions and Whimsic Productions. It is co-hosted by Anne Baird, Wil Williams, and Giancarlo Herrera, with sound designed by Wil Williams an...

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November 19, 2024 64 mins

Welcome to How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age. This week, we break Giancarlo's heart with news that you can't romance Varric, and we dive into the absolutely messed up history of the worst town in Thedas.


News:

  • This is when they changed then name of the game!!!
  • We also got the first trailer and some gameplay for Veilguard.

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December 17, 2024 71 mins

Let it be known that Anne still objects to this episode title, but its release is here and we don't have a better option. That's right, this week in How to Act Fereldan, your podcast field guide to all things Dragon Age, we're talking about the Qunari.


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December 31, 2024 62 mins

Sorry to all the Anders fans. We're Fenris Girlies (gender neutral) for Life. This week, we poorly debate whether Anders or Fenris is the better love interest, and also Giancarlo braves the DEEP ROADS.


Dragon Age News:

  • ??? Wil didn't include any in the notes doc, so... sorry!

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January 14, 2025 69 mins

Don't be deceived by the goofy title—this week we talk about how fucked up the lore behind lyrium is... and then Giancarlo tells us about his experience of the All That Remains quest! Yaaaay! [confetti emoji]


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January 28, 2025 70 mins
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February 11, 2025 70 mins

We finally make it out of Kirkwall! Giancarlo finished the game and we look back on our thoughts and his decisions. Also I think we accidentally became Anders apologists? Don't think too hard about it.


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August 28, 2025 5 mins

FUCK LMAO! I STILL LOVE YOU DRAGON AGE! FUCK! BEAR WITH ME LIKE IM THE NORTHERN HINTERLANDS! LMAO

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