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Trespasser

Trial of the Emperor achievement in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Trial of the Emperor

Defeat 20 foes promoted by Walk Softly.

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How to unlock the Trial of the Emperor achievement

  • LV 1 Blue SlimeLV 1 Blue Slime
    18 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 05 Jan 2017
    Huh, surprised this hasn't been mentioned. If you intend to farm this, or simply don't like every enemy getting random immunity/resistance/etc, then the best place is Fallow Mire. Undead archers spawn all over the place in the rivers/swamps. Just turn Walk Softly on and wander through a river until there are no more enemies, and then wander over to another river/swamp. The swamps are all over the place, so it doesn't take long to find one. Took me 15-20 minutes to go from 4 to 20. Even with the bonus stats the archers are easy to kill.

    Note that only enemies that are "promoted" count for this achievement. If you highlight them using the tactical camera they'll have a promoted status effect. They also have much more HP than enemies of the same type.

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    LV 1 Blue SlimeIndeed it is! Not sure where I got fallen from. Undead skeletons on the brain, I guess. I fixed it, thanks!
    Posted by LV 1 Blue Slime on 05 Jan 17 at 22:20
    ZoZombifyThis was so quick to get! Thanks for sharing.
    Posted by ZoZombify on 06 Sep 17 at 14:02
    ThreeKingdomsRGreat solution! Did the whole thing in 20 minutes.
    Posted by ThreeKingdomsR on 21 Jan 21 at 22:29
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  • Resident JesusResident Jesus
    09 Sep 2015 09 Sep 2015
    Press start, go to options, trials and turn on Walk Softly.

    The way this achievement is tracked, it would appear that the 20 kills have to be on a single save file.

    I played through the DLC and got to 17/20 with little trouble, then loaded an earlier save and noticed that the % didn't increase after I killed a few of these more powerful enemies. If this happens with you, persevere, eventually it'll catch up with your other tally and it'll start tracking again.
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    MattricusI put this on at the start of the DLC and got it just before the end of the game during the final boss. I believe it has something to do with...

    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***
    Posted by Mattricus on 13 Sep 15 at 12:43
  • EgotisticGeckoEgotisticGecko
    14 Sep 2015 17 Sep 2015
    While each of the Trails has an okay guide already, I found that I didn't read each correctly, and ended up having issues, and having to start a 3rd play through just because I mis-read the Trial of the Lovers guide. Rather than having people bounce around each Trial to determine when they need to turn it on/off I thought it would make it easier if there was a single, common description to help people.

    First, there are a couple of Trials that can likely be completed using existing saves:

    Trial of the Hermit - As mentioned in the original guide, you can turn on Grizzly End and go to the Emerald Graves and follow the guide there to get your 10 great bears. This took me around an hour of wandering around each time until the bear showed up, but works well.
    Trial of the Tower - Since Emprise Du Lion had the 3 most difficult dragons most people will likely have a save they can use to kill the Hivernal dragon so just turn on Rub Some Dirt On It and kill the dragon. The only note on the original guide is that the Hivernal dragon is actually the bottom of the three, not the middle.

    Additionally, a few other trials may be completed using existing saves, or by turning on as soon as you start Trespasser.

    Trial of the Emperor - You need to turn on Walk Softly and kill 20 special foes. These foes show up randomly, so you may get all 20 during the DLC, or not. It's been noted that you need to do them in one save, so it may be easier to do them as part of the new game you need to start.
    Trial of the Empress - Turn on Even Ground, and with every member of your team level 16 or higher, kill the Hinterlands dragon. Since this is the first dragon you come across most people will have killed this early on. If you are lucky enough to have a save before you killed this dragon you can work to up your level to the appropriate point before killing the dragon. For those (like me) who killed him early on and don't have an appropriate save, you will need to complete this on your second game.

    All the remaining trials require you to start a new game (preferably Casual Mode to make it easy).

    As soon as you have control of your character, go into Options, Trials and enable:
    Fair-weather Friends
    Walk Softly
    Take It Slow

    The goal is to get to Skyhold as quickly as you can. Don't bother opening up any other locations other than what is required for the main story. Close Rifts, capture camps and fill requisitions to get Power and complete the initial main quest storylines.

    I completed Trial of the Emperor pretty quickly (before In Hushed Whispers), so once you see that pop you can turn off the Walk Softly Trial.

    When you are ready to start the In Hushed Whispers trial go into Options, Trials and turn on Travel Light. Once you complete the quest the Trial of the Magician achievement will pop, and you can turn off Travel Light again.

    Work your way through the main quests until you get to Skyhold. If you've not done anything other than necessary to move the story forward you should have no issue being level 4/5 as you reach Skyhold. Once the Trial of the Fool achievement pops you can turn off Take It Slow.

    Once you are at Skyhold you will want to go and get all the available party members and then continue the story line until you get to the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest. Once you've started this, the achievement for Trial of the Lovers will pop, and you can turn off the Fair-Weather Friends Trial.

    Continue the storyline until you have enough Power to unlock Emprise Du Lion. Before travelling there you will want to turn on the Rest Easy trial and work your way through capturing Suledin Keep. Once the Trial of Temperance achievement pops you can turn off Rest Easy.

    At this point, you are either done (if you were able to complete Trial of the Empress using a previous save), or you will need to build up your characters to level 16. Keep in mind that all your followers need to be at level 16 as well, and they tend to trail behind you, so make sure everyone is level 16 before you go back to the Hinterlands, turn on the Even Ground Trial and defeat the Frostback Dragon.

    I realize that much of the above information is available in the existing Guides, but you really need to map out a complete strategy to complete this DLC with the minimum of frustration. I screwed it up and need to start a 3rd play through just to complete the Trial of the Lovers achievement. Hopefully this guide will help others avoid this frustration.
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    PatchyEoinGood guide thanks I found it confusing also
    Posted by PatchyEoin on 25 Sep 15 at 10:33
    ArchonWaysGreat guide. I'm glad i decided to read up on these before i started the dlc, as this should save me a lot of time smile
    Posted by ArchonWays on 25 Oct 15 at 03:05
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