As its commercial release date nears, Dragon Age: Inquisition is pulling last minute tricks to stir more interest among fans, that include giving out Dragon Age: Origins as a free download and introducing Dragon Age: Keep.

"The inspiration for the Dragon Age Keep started many years ago. For a franchise like Dragon Age, your impact on the world of Thedas is a core part of the experience – driven by the choices you make. And when Dragon Age II shipped, the complex nature of our plot flag system and the save import really hit home," according to BioWare's Leah Shinkewski (Producer) and Fernando Melo (Director of Online Development).

The idea of this feature is not something that just popped out recently.

The ability to carry over past choices was first tackled during the development of Dragon Age II.

Back then, it was called "World Vault."

"After many, many months this eventually became the pillar feature for what we today are calling the Dragon Age Keep. Since then, with the help of the community we've worked to ensure that, going forward, the Keep will stand as the record of your impact in the world of Thedas – dutifully preserved and accurately represented in future products, limited only by creative aspiration of the game team," the developers said.

To keep the fans in anticipation of the upcoming Inquisition installment, the Dragon Age franchise has made Dragon Age: Origins available as a free download on the House, via EA Origins.

"You don't need to log into Dragon Age: Origins to enjoy the single-player quest; if you see any messages asking you to when you start the game, just skip them, and you'll be good to go!" the teaser said.

This is a limited promo that closes on Oct. 14.

Meanwhile, Creative Director Mike Laidlaw introduced gamers to the impressive crafting and customization options of the characters of the upcoming title.

Electronic Arts scheduled the grand launch of Dragon Age: Inquisition, scheduled for a release date on Nov. 18 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and Windows PC.