Over the years, Duncan drifted away from the “thief” D&D archetype and more toward the “fighter” one. He wore heavier armour, used heavier weapons. He even experimented with fighting with a shield for a while.ĭuncan usually dual-wielded short swords or - more rarely - hand axes. Early on, he preferred daggers. These, like all melee weapons in DA:O, are rendered in-game with an exaggerated size. I assume that this was to make third-person melee combat more readable on the screen.
Then he trained to also be a frontline fighter – albeit a light, irregular one. See Utha’s character profile for his role in Genevieve’s unit. Duncan’s core abilities were being a gifted thief, knife fighter and stealth/escape artist. Even as a teenager he was a hard man to stop or kill.Īs a Warden, what he brought to the table was primarily sneaky murder and dealing with locks, traps, restraints, etc. He knew escape artistry, including thumb dislocation to get out of manacles.
