Welcome to our Achievements and Trophies section of the guide. Here, you can find all of the Achievements and Trophies for the core Dragon Age: Origins experience (DLC excluded), along with tips on earning the more complicated ones.
To use this section, simply do the following. When you want more information on any given Trophy or Achievement, click the name. This will drop down a few boxes for you, one with the in-game information, and the other with tips on earning the Trophy or Achievement (if applicable). You'll also see the Gamer Point or Trophy value in the upper righthand corner.
You can open up as many of these boxes as you want, but if things get too cluttered for you, simply double click the name of the Trophy or Achievement to collapse the box. Voila! Enjoy.
50G / Gold
» A Dark Promise
Defeated the Archdemon and, through a dark ritual with Morrigan, spared your own life.
Near the end of the game, you'll have to make a decision on whether you will sacrifice yourself, Riordan, or Alistair, since the Archdemon will only die when struck down by a Grey Warden. But if you speak with Morrigan before the fight, she'll give you an alternative. Go down the route she suggests instead, and you will earn this trophy or achievement when you beat the game a little later on.
20G / Bronze
» Annulment Invoker
Sided with the Templars in "Broken Circle."
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Silver
» Archmage
Main character achieved level 20 as a mage.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Bhelen's Ally
Sided with Bhelen in "A Paragon of Her Kind."
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Gold
» Blight-Queller
Killed 1,000 Darkspawn.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Bloodied
Completed an origin story without the main character ever falling in battle.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Bully
Succeeded at five difficult Intimidate attempts.
As it says, use the "Intimidate" option successfully in five different conversations.
10G / Bronze
» Casteless
Completed the Dwarf Commoner Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Ceremonialist
Defied the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn of Sacred Ashes."
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Conscripted
Completed the City Elf Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Corrupted
Completed the Dalish Elf Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Defender
Preserved the lives of half of the troops at Denerim's Gates in "The Final Battle."
Pretty self-explanatory.
30G / Silver
» Dragonslayer
Defeated the dragon guarding the Urn of Sacred Ashes.
If you opt to do battle with the dragon during the Urn of Sacred Ashes quest, the one that the followers there assume to be Andraste, you may not survive. But if you do win this difficult battle, you'll earn this achievement or trophy.
10G / Bronze
» Easy Lover
Experienced the thrill of romance with Zevran.
Have a romantic encounter with Zevran during the course of the game. This is easiest to complete by giving him lots of gifts, impressing him during conversations, and completing actions, tasks and quests that he approves of. Once his approval rating is high enough, you should be able to pull the trigger. Male or female characters can romance him.
15G / Bronze
» Educated
Used a tome to improve the main character's attributes, talents, spells, or skills.
Pretty self-explanatory.
30G / Bronze
» Elite
Main character learned two specializations.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» First Knight
Experienced the thrill of romance with Alistair.
Have a romantic encounter with Zevran during the course of the game. This is easiest to complete by giving him lots of gifts, impressing him during conversations, and completing actions, tasks and quests that he approves of. Once his approval rating is high enough, you should be able to pull the trigger. Only female characters can complete this task.
20G / Bronze
» Grey Warden
Killed 100 Darkspawn.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Harrowed
Completed the Magi Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Harrowmont's Ally
Sided with Harrowmont in "A Paragon of Her Kind."
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Heavy Hitter
Main character inflicted 250 damage with a single hit.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Hero of Redcliffe
Completed The Arl of Redcliffe.
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Bronze
» Hopelessly Romantic
Across all playthroughs, experienced all possible romances.
You should earn this trophy or achievement when you've had successful romantic interludes with all applicable characters, which will require multiple playthroughs.
10G / Bronze
» Kinslayer
Completed the Dwarf Noble Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Last of the Wardens
Completed Ostagar.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Last of Your Line
Completed the Human Noble Origin Story.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Liberator
Destroyed the Anvil of the Void.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Magic Sympathizer
Sided with the Mages in "Broken Circle."
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Silver
» Master of Arms
Main character achieved level 20 as a warrior.
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Silver
» Master Warden
Killed 500 Darkspawn.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Menacing
Succeeded at 10 difficult Intimidate attempts.
As it says, use the "Intimidate" option successfully in ten different conversations.
20G / Bronze
» Mercenary
Complete 15 job-board quests.
The job boards found throughout the world will give you plenty of side quests to complete. Successfully finish fifteen of them from beginning to end, no matter how easy or hard, short or time-consuming, and you'll earn this trophy or achievement.
50G / Bronze
» Perfectionist
Across all playthroughs, discovered all possible endings.
Naturally, this will require you to beat the game multiple times. You'll need to take Morrigan up on her offer to have a kid with her at the end of one game, and then sacrifice different characters, including yourself, at the end of other playthroughs to get this trophy or achievement.
10G / Bronze
» Persuasive
Succeeded at five difficult Persuasion attempts.
As it says, use the "Persuasion" option successfully in five different conversations.
10G / Bronze
» Pilgrim
Completed a Chanter's Board quest.
You'll find Chanter's Boards outside of Chantry buildings in multiple locations. These offer up side quests offered by the holy body. Complete one of them, and you'll earn this trophy or achievement.
20G / Bronze
» Poacher
Sided with the elves in "Nature of the Beast."
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Pragmatist
Preserved the Anvil of the Void.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Rabble-Rouser
Completed "The Landsmeet."
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Bronze
» Recruiter
Across all playthroughs, recruited all party members.
Most characters in your party will be encountered automatically, but there are four notable exceptions, so be sure to grab these characters during any one of your playthroughs to earn this trophy or achievement: Zevran, the Dog, Sten, and Loghain.
20G / Bronze
» Sacrilegious
Sided with the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn of Sacred Ashes."
Pretty self-explanatory.
25G / Silver
» Shadow
Main character achieved level 20 as a rogue.
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Silver Tongued
Succeeded at 25 difficult Persuasion attempts.
As it says, use the "Persuasion" option successfully in twenty-five different conversations.
20G / Bronze
» Slayer
Sided with the werewolves in "Nature of the Beast."
Pretty self-explanatory.
20G / Bronze
» Standard Bearer
Used the Grey Warden treaties to recruit all possible allies.
This will require two playthroughs of the game, where you make completely opposite decisions. So if you sided with one side during the first playthrough, side with the other. Do this for each and every choice you make in terms of recruitment, and you'll earn this trophy or achievement.
50G / Gold
» The Ultimate Sacrifice
The ultimate sacrifice was made in defense of Ferelden.
At the end of the game, under certain circumstances, you will have the option to sacrifice yourself (your own main character) to destroy the Archdemon. Do so, and you'll earn this trophy or achievement.
10G / Bronze
» Tinkerer
Crafted an item.
Pretty self-explanatory.
35G / Bronze
» Traveler
Set foot in every area in the game.
This is a complicated one. Be thorough when you're exploring various areas of the game. For instance, go to each and every place in Denerim. There are optional places in the tunnels off of Orzammar, so go to those. Visit all areas of the Circle Tower, including the Fade. And on and on and on.
25G / Bronze
» Veteran
Main character learned a specialization.
Pretty self-explanatory.
10G / Bronze
» Wine, Woman, and Song
Experienced the thrill of romance with.
Have a romantic encounter with Leliana during the course of the game. This is easiest to complete by giving her lots of gifts, impressing her during conversations, and completing actions, tasks and quests that she approves of. Once her approval rating is high enough, you should be able to pull the trigger. Both male and female characters can complete this task.
10G / Bronze
» Witch Gone Wild
Experienced the thrill of romance with Morrigan.
Have a romantic encounter with Morrigan during the course of the game. This is easiest to complete by giving her lots of gifts, impressing her during conversations, and completing actions, tasks and quests that she approves of. Once her approval rating is high enough, you should be able to pull the trigger. Only male characters can complete this task.
