Can I get the Emprise shards without killing this dragon?
One of my runs through Dragon Age Inquisition is getting pretty high-level, and nearing the end of the game. As such, one of the things I'd like to do is complete all the Shard collection quests, and pick up the resistance boosts that result, to make later dragon hunting a lot easier. Unfortunately, while trying to gather all the shards in the Emprise Du Lion, I came across this Ocularum:
As you can see, even though I'm invisible and not engaged in combat, because the dragon is a boss fight, its health bar is still up. Because of this, I can't seem to get my character to activate the Ocularum, and find the shards; I'm considered in-combat despite having put my weapons away, which is normally enough when around regular enemies.
Is there any way at all to activate it without having to go through the trouble of killing the dragon?
Best Answer
So, in spite of this being months later, I just encountered this problem. If you stand in front of the ocularum, save there, then reload, the game will let you activate it. It worked for me, anyway. I found the last seven shards on that map then hightailed it out of there so I could fight the dragon later.
Cheers.
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How do you get the last shard in Emprise du Lion?
Collecting multiple shards enables the completion of several side quests (see Shards for more details) associated with the Solasan Temple. Once every shard has been collected the final door at the very heart of the temple can be opened.What happens when you collect all the shards in Dragon Age Inquisition?
To complete all shard side quests including those available in the Frostback Basin a total of 126 are required.Do you need all the shards in Dragon Age Inquisition?
Walkthrough. Interact with two oculara, and collect the 13 shards revealed.Dragon Age Inquisition secret cavern in Emprise du Lion
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