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Kirkwall changes over the years, and Dragon Age II platinum planning should follow those transitions. Resources, messages and companion quests are not a collection to postpone until after the story. Before ending each act, stop and audit what will be left behind. Keep a record of mage-versus-templar decisions too, so opposing objectives do not depend on remembering dialogue many hours later. Before each time jump, audit resources and quests: finding someone in the same district later does not necessarily reopen an opportunity from an earlier act.
Base-game trophy roadmap; expansions with additional trophy groups are excluded from the platinum.
- Required difficulty: No high difficulty setting is mandatory.
- Missable trophies: Resources, messages and quests can become unavailable when acts change.
- Online: Single-player platinum; an Origins save concerns a progression condition rather than online account linking.
Audit before each time jump
Use a separate checklist for each year: personal quests, resources, recipes, messages and companion upgrades. The manual explains that undiscovered resources disappear as years pass, so visit side areas before accepting an act-ending mission. Keep that save until you have checked the next period’s content.
- Finish the act checklist before starting its conclusion.
Record resource nodes for Supplier
Do not confuse possessing an item with discovering its resource supply. Hawke identifies nodes for crafting and merchants handle supply, so track locations and years. Install available updates: old guides describe Supplier and Epic problems later addressed by PS3 patches. Even so, retain saves before act transitions.
- Record discovered nodes by year and use the updated version.
Find messages and chapters in the right year
Archeologist requires Band of Three messages in each period, while Chantry Historian concerns a different collection. Keep two lists and mark texts as soon as they are read. A later-act message does not replace one missed earlier. When a quest opens an area, inspect readable objects before leaving, especially if return access is uncertain.
- Check messages separately from History of the Chantry chapters.
Choose how to develop friendship and rivalry
Relationships do not require every companion to approve every choice; rivalry is also a supported route. Decide which bonds to complete and include the relevant characters in personal quests. Look for armour upgrades during merchant visits and mission areas. Do not equate flirting with completing a romance: verify its progression and trophy.
- Check personal quests, armour and final relationships for chosen companions.
Prepare decision branches and Epic
Record decisions supporting mages or templars and keep files before decisive moments; their counters are not interchangeable. Epic offers two routes: a campaign using an Origins import or two completions. If importing, confirm that the file is recognised before investing in the new story. Do not automatically apply launch-version bug reports to an updated installation.
- Verify the initial import or plan a second completion.
Trophies to watch
Supplier
Found every variety of crafting resources.
Check nodes before time jumps rather than only inventory supplies.
Archeologist
During each year in Kirkwall, discovered 3 secret messages from the Band of Three.
Messages are needed in each year; track them separately.
Chantry Historian
Found all four chapters of "The History of the Chantry," by Brother Genitivi.
This collection is separate from Band of Three messages.
Epic
Completed Dragon Age II twice, or completed it once with a save imported from Dragon Age Origins.
Confirm a valid import or complete two campaigns.
Frequently asked questions
Does Supplier only need every material type?
Possessing an inventory entry is insufficient; track the required supply discoveries across years and retain saves before transitions.
Is Origins required for Epic?
The requirement also allows two Dragon Age II completions. Importing is an alternative rather than the only route.
Are old Epic bug reports definitive today?
PS3 patch notes describe fixes. Install updates and verify your route instead of treating a launch report as a permanent limitation.
Sources
Trophy lists
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