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Dragon Age: Origins asks for several perspectives on the same journey: origins, classes and some relationships cannot all fit one Warden. Separate short origin attempts from campaigns intended for class progression, romances and endings. Within each campaign, retain return points before major alliances so an alternative decision does not immediately require restarting Ferelden. Separate character beginnings from the main Warden’s decisions: origins, classes and alliances are different requirements, and completing one does not automatically finish the others.
Base-game trophy roadmap; expansions with additional trophy groups are excluded from the platinum.
- Required difficulty: No high difficulty is required by the base trophies.
- Missable trophies: Origins, romances, alliances, endings and exploration require planning.
- Online: The campaign and base platinum are single-player.
Separate six origins from three classes
Keep a record of completed origins and classes advanced to the required level. Finishing a prologue does not finish a class objective, and an experienced warrior does not satisfy the mage requirement. Decide which characters will continue through the campaign; a note for each reduces the risk of abandoning the only useful save for an unfinished class.
- Track six origins separately from warrior, rogue and mage progression.
Preserve opposing alliance choices
Mages and templars, elves and werewolves, throne candidates and the Anvil of the Void produce opposing requirements. Save before each arc’s final decision and obtain one variant at a time. Do not immediately overwrite the common file; the completed quest and corresponding trophy unlock provide confirmation before returning to the main run.
- Save before each major alliance’s concluding decision.
Plan romances with eligible characters
Romances have eligibility and approval conditions; a gift alone does not guarantee a completed relationship. Track dialogue and personal quests together, then verify the romance trophy. Plan complementary campaigns for relationships unavailable to the first Warden. Avoid spending every gift randomly before deciding which relationship you are advancing.
- Check eligibility, personal quests and completion for every romance.
Complete exploration within one campaign
Track Traveler as one itinerary rather than a mental sum of places seen by different characters. During main and side quests, explore available subareas, especially where a choice can close access. A list pairing each visited area with its unlocking quest is more useful than a single percentage. Do not neglect job boards or recruitable companions while pursuing other objectives.
- Maintain area collection on one reference campaign.
Save around the Landsmeet and ending decisions
Perfectionist requires different outcomes and depends on the characters you have made available. Retain a pre-Landsmeet file, one before Morrigan’s offer and a useful point before the final battle. Do not reduce the plan to two final dialogue options: alliances and companion availability may already be determined. Awakening and other additional-content groups remain separate from the base platinum.
- Keep branches before the Landsmeet and ending decisions.
Trophies to watch
Perfectionist
Across all playthroughs, discovered all possible endings
Keep saves preserving the different characters available for the ending.
Hopelessly Romantic
Across all playthroughs, experienced all possible romances
Plan protagonists eligible for every required romance.
Traveler
Set foot in every area in the game
Track areas on one reference campaign.
Archmage
Main character achieved level 20 as a mage
The mage-level requirement concerns the protagonist rather than a companion.
Frequently asked questions
Can one protagonist complete every romance?
Eligibility conditions mean one character is not a universal solution. Plan complementary protagonists.
Must I buy Awakening for platinum?
Its group is additional. This roadmap concerns base-game requirements, including origins, classes and endings.
Is changing the final dialogue enough?
Not always. Options also depend on earlier decisions and companions. Retain saves before the events determining them.
Sources
Trophy lists
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