- For achievements in Dragon Age II, see Achievements (Dragon Age II).
Achievements or trophies mark specific accomplishments made during all playthroughs of Dragon Age: Origins. These include finishing plot-related activities, making specific choices at certain key points in the game, learning specializations, and performing certain tasks. Each milestone also awards the player a certain number of Gamescore points, which only have value as bragging rights; they have no other use. Achievements are updated on the player's BioWare account profile (and next to their account name in Bioware Forums).
Dragon Age: Origins
Name | Requirement | Points | Trophy | Image |
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Last of Your Line | Completed the Human Noble origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Corrupted | Completed the Dalish Elf origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Conscripted | Completed the City Elf origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Harrowed | Completed the Mage origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Casteless | Completed the Dwarf Commoner origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Kinslayer | Completed the Dwarf Noble origin story | 10 | Bronze | |
Last of the Wardens | Completed Ostagar | 20 | Bronze | |
Magic Sympathizer | Sided with the mages in "Broken Circle" | 20 | Bronze | |
Annulment Invoker | Sided with the templars in "Broken Circle" | 20 | Bronze | |
Slayer | Sided with the werewolves in "Nature of the Beast" | 20 | Bronze | |
Poacher | Sided with the elves in "Nature of the Beast" | 20 | Bronze | |
Sacrilegious | Sided with the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn of Sacred Ashes" | 20 | Bronze | |
Ceremonialist | Defied the Cult of Andraste in "The Urn of Sacred Ashes" | 20 | Bronze | |
Bhelen's Ally | Sided with Bhelen in "A Paragon of Her Kind" | 20 | Bronze | |
Harrowmont's Ally | Sided with Harrowmont in "A Paragon of Her Kind" | 20 | Bronze | |
Liberator | Destroyed the Anvil of the Void | 20 | Bronze | |
Pragmatist | Preserved the Anvil of the Void | 20 | Bronze | |
Standard-Bearer | Used the Grey Warden treaties to recruit all possible allies | 20 | Bronze | |
Hero of Redcliffe | Completed "Arl of Redcliffe" | 20 | Bronze | |
Rabble-Rouser | Completed "The Landsmeet" | 20 | Bronze | |
Mercenary | Completed 15 job-board quests | 20 | Bronze | |
Recruiter | Across all play-throughs, recruited all party members | 25 | Bronze | |
Hopelessly Romantic | Across all play-throughs, experienced all possible romances | 25 | Bronze | |
Perfectionist | Across all play-throughs, discovered all possible endings | 50 | Bronze | |
Accomplished Warrior | As the main character, learn all Warrior Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Accomplished Rogue | As the main character, learn all Rogue Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Dual-Weapon Master | As the main character, learn all Dual Weapon Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Archery Master | As the main character, learn all Archery Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Shield Master | As the main character, learn all Weapon and Shield Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Two-Handed Weapon Master | As the main character, learn all Two-Handed Talents (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Elementalist | As the main character, learn all Primal Spells (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Conjurer | As the main character, learn all Creation Spells (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Thaumaturgist | As the main character, learn all Spirit Spells (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Hexer | As the main character, learn all Entropy Spells (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Educated | Used one of the Tomes to improve the main character's attributes, talents, spells, or skills | 15 | Bronze | |
Heavy Hitter | Main character inflicted 250 damage with a single hit | 10 | Bronze | |
Bloodied | Completed an origin story without the main character ever falling in battle | 10 | Bronze | |
Resilient | Completed Ostagar without the main character ever falling in battle (PC) | 25 | N/A | |
Indestructible | Completed the Landsmeet without the main character ever falling in battle (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
I'm Kind of a Big Deal | Completed the entire game without the main character ever falling in battle (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Traveler | Set foot in every area in the game | 35 | Bronze | |
Master of Arms | Main character achieved level 20 as a Warrior | 25 | Silver | |
Shadow | Main character achieved level 20 as a Rogue | 25 | Silver | |
Archmage | Main character achieved level 20 as a Mage | 25 | Silver | |
Pilgrim | Completed a Chanter's Board quest | 10 | Bronze | |
The Collective Friend | Completed a job-board quest for the Mages Collective (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Streetwise | Complete one of the Favors for Certain Interested Parties for the elusive "K", "D", or "R"(PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Blackstone Auxiliary | Complete a job-board quest for the Blackstone Irregulars (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Easily Sidetracked | Complete 75% of all side-quests (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Grey Warden | Across all playthroughs, kill 100 darkspawn | 20 | Bronze | |
Master Warden | Across all playthroughs, kill 500 darkspawn | 25 | Silver | |
Blight-Queller | Across all playthroughs, kill 1,000 darkspawn | 25 | Gold | |
Tinkerer | Crafted an item | 10 | Bronze | |
Nimble | Disabled a trap (PC) | 10 | N/A | |
Lightning Reflexes | Disable 25 traps (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Lockpicker | Picked the lock on a chest or door (PC) | 10 | N/A | |
Master Lockpicker | Pick the locks on 50 chests or doors (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Crafty | Craft 25 items (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Clever | Set a trap (PC) | 10 | N/A | |
Insidious | Set 25 traps (PC) | 15 | N/A | |
Pickpocket | Successfully picked someone's pocket (PC) | 10 | N/A | |
Battery | Kill 50 enemies using the Assault talent (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Crusher | Kill 50 enemies using the Mighty Blow talent (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Punisher | Kill 50 enemies using the Punisher talent (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Sharpshooter | Kill 50 enemies using the Arrow of Slaying talent (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Whirling Dervish | Kill 50 enemies using the Whirlwind talent (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Tactician | Main character killed 250 enemies without them inflicting damage (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Persuasive | Succeeded at five difficult Persuasion attempts | 10 | Bronze | |
Silver Tongued | Succeeded at 25 difficult Persuasion attempts | 20 | Bronze | |
Bully | Succeeded at five difficult Intimidate attempts | 10 | Bronze | |
Menacing | Succeeded at 10 difficult Intimidate attempts | 20 | Bronze | |
First Knight | Experienced the thrill of romance with Alistair | 10 | Bronze | |
Witch Gone Wild | Experienced the thrill of romance with Morrigan | 10 | Bronze | |
Easy Lover | Experienced the thrill of romance with Zevran | 10 | Bronze | |
Wine, Woman, and Song | Experienced the thrill of romance with Leliana | 10 | Bronze | |
Veteran | Main character learned a specialization | 25 | Bronze | |
Elite | Main character learned two specializations | 30 | Bronze | |
The Ultimate Sacrifice | Made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of Ferelden | 50 | Gold | |
A Dark Promise | Defeated the archdemon and, through a dark ritual with Morrigan, spared your own life | 50 | Gold | |
Warden-Commander | Commanded Alistair to make a great sacrifice in defense of Ferelden (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
Redeemer | Allowed Loghain to make a great sacrifice in defense of Ferelden (PC) | N/A | N/A | |
The Ultimate Reward | Obtain all Gold, Silver, and Bronze trophies (PS3) | N/A | Platinum | |
Dragonslayer | Defeated the dragon guarding The Urn of Sacred Ashes | 30 | Silver | |
Defender | Preserved the lives of at least half the troops at Denerim | 20 | Bronze |
Downloadable content
The Stone Prisoner
Name | Requirement | Points | Trophy | Image |
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Rock and a Hard Place | Completed "The Golem in Honnleath" | 25 | Bronze | |
Stone's Lament | Completed "A Golem's Memories" | 25 | Bronze |
Warden's Keep
Name | Requirement | Points | Trophy | Image |
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Master of the Peak | Completed "Soldier's Peak" | 25 | Bronze | |
Diabolist | Took advantage of Avernus's research | 25 | Bronze |
Return to Ostagar
Name | Requirement | Points | Trophy | Image |
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In War, Victory | Defeated the ogre that killed King Cailan | 25 | Bronze |
The Darkspawn Chronicles
Leliana's Song
Name | Requirement | Points | Trophy | Image |
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Provocateur | Collected and assembled the Battledress of the Provocateur | 50 | Bronze | |
Turning Point | Heard Leliana's version of her betrayal | 25 | Bronze | |
Vendetta | Destroyed the career of Guard Captain Eams | 25 | Bronze |
The Golems of Amgarrak
Witch Hunt
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Notes
- During Nature of the Beast if you agree to help the Werewolves by luring Zathrian into their lair and betraying him, this awards you the Poacher trophy, even though you technically sided with the Werewolves.
- During A Paragon of Her Kind if you side with Branka against Caridin then convince her to destroy the Anvil, this awards you the Pragmatist trophy, even though you didn't preserve the Anvil.
- Upon purchasing the Awakening, Golems of Amgarrak or Witch Hunt expansions, it becomes possible to unlock all of the talent based achievements at a much faster pace, by simply creating a new character for the story, and allocating skill points towards a specific talent tree from the beginning rather than earning them over the 20 levels needed whilst playing the original campaign.
- Upon purchasing the Awakening expansion, it becomes possible to unlock the "Master of Arms", "Shadow" and "Archmage" achievements at a much faster pace, by simply creating a new character for the story, and gaining the two levels needed from 18 to 20, rather than the 19 levels needed whilst playing the original campaign.
Upon purchasing Golems of Amgarrak or Witch Hunt expansions, it becomes easier still to unlock the latter achievements, since the Warden starts at level 20.
- For the Enthralling achievement, you must gain full approval from a Genlock, Hurlock, Ogre, Shriek, Hurlock Emissary and Blight Wolf. Although other types of darkspawn are recruitable, they do not count.
- For the Vendetta achievement, you must place all three fenced items, Bann Perrin's suspect undergarments, and Jovi Merice's corpse on the captain's body (you DON'T need to place the mage's ring on it - you can just keep it for Sketch). Once the items are placed, report to Marjolaine for the achievement.
Bugs
- On the PC the achievement Blight-Queller states that you must kill 1,000 Darkspawn. However, you actually only have to kill 1,000 enemies of any type. The PS3 version of this achievement counts Darkspawn only, though they must all be killed by the character you control on one playthrough, which basically requires finding an area with many darkspawn, slaughtering them, and then doing multiple reloads. On occasion the Xbox 360 achievement will not be granted no matter how many Darkspawn are killed. (08/04/10 1200 DS killed without second or third trophies). The Xbox 360 achievement for Blight-Queller will only count kills done by the main character. It is also quite possible that it also only counts kills done when you are in control of the character.
This however can be avoided by deleting the Dragon Age Origins 1.04 patch. The kills will count across multiple playthroughs no matter who gains the kills, be it the player character or a party member. After the achievement is collected the patch can be reinstalled.
Another fix without deleting the patch is to play through the game until you reach the Alienage in Denerim: Final Battle. Save by the grand oak tree. If your custom character is a mage, run up the wooden platform to the left of where the Darkspawn are trying to get in. Cast Inferno, Blizzard, or Tempest on the darkspawn behind the gate to take them out. There are roughly 11-12 darkspawn per run (if you quit right after the initial wave is killed). You only need to do it about 100 times to get the three achievements.
Alternatively, you can get over 40 per turn if you persist through and kill all the remaining darkspawn. If you want to do this, after the initial AOE spell, use Mana Clash on the darkspawn general to take him out quickly, then Cone of Cold to freeze the first Ogre. Go through the gate to get close to the bridge, then cast repeated AOE spells near the bridge's exit - it will take out most darkspawn quickly as they come across. The other ogres that come through can usually be taken care of by the rest of your party.
Note: The number of darkspawn killed by the main character apparently has nothing to do with the number of darkspawn showed as killed on the heroic party accomplishments board.
- On the PS3 the Perfectionist achievement may be awarded prematurely during a playthrough of the Witch Hunt DLC if one saves in the library after acquiring Finn as a party member; on loading the save, Perfectionist is awarded, even if only one ending of Origins has been viewed.
- On the PS3 the Perfectionist achievement may be awarded for only doing three of the four playthroughs. This was seen after finishing the Loghain sacrifice without doing the Alistair sacrifice.