Dragon age origin help

[ZtH]

The Circle of Magi is supposedly the easiest area. There you also get your first real healer, so that will make the battles much easier.

you also get a bunch of free stat boosts.
Use Area spells whenever you can. (I liked to cast some through plot/locked doors and take out enemies before they can do anything)
Use rogue/mage sneak attacks to start battles. Sometimes,you can off Mages before the battle, so they can't annoy you later. This makes a nice pincer attack with your rogue on one side and everyone else bullrushing from the other (aside from the mage who can chill (ie use frost spells) in the back row.)
Blood magic is useless.
Don't play as a warrior. (your party consists of two mages and two rogues each with very different default leveling patterns, eveyone else is a warrior/meatshield)

0.o you can cast spells through doors like that? Hehehehehe Tempest here I come....

 

[8bitlove2a03]

I've just started my way through Dragon age (i've had it for ages, but better games kept my attention), and i'm finding the battles strangely difficult at the early stages. Iv'e lit the beacon, and have the mage and alister...but both redcliff and the elven/werewolf areas are kicking my arse. I know i'm not the best gamer in the world, but i'm sure the dificulty curve shouldn't be this high...is there anywhere i should go first for the "kill the grunt to win armour" i so desperately need?

Thanks in advance...Huck

Regardless of what class or party setup you're using, DO THE CIRCLE TOWER FIRST. There's a part in it where you enter the Fade, and can get something like 20 free permanent stat upgrades. FREE ATTRIBUTE POINTS MAN!

Just go look up a guide for once you enter the Fade so you can get all of them. It's the best way to get powered up early on.

 

[huckleberryhound]

Thanks everybody. I've done the circle tower, and then moved on to the wardens' castle...so i'm stronger, have wynne, and have the warden's captain armour...nice.

Thanks everybody for the good advice.

Huck