themoken

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[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm definitely using my parasite powers, I'll have to look for the counterspell there, I'm sorta low on worms at the moment though.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only works if you're in melee range already and they cast which I haven't seen a lot of. Advantage against concentration could be good but I have plenty of ways to break that. Counterspell stops the spell from occuring at all from across the room.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago

Haha, well the Berserker is rolling with the Returning Pike so I think I got that part. 4 Gnome Barbs sounds hilarious, maybe I'm not in such bad shape if I'm all weapon damage and heals.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, totally, I just meant she stayed a relatively pure cleric. Trickery domain sucks and I wanted the fire/radiant AoE.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago

Interesting idea for Lae'zel.

For the rest I guess that depends on whether this is a "strong group" without someone to deflect spells. And for the planning I'm sorta worried that I'm going to diverge a lot since the first party isn't evil, but at the same time it's not like the main quest changes a lot (AFAIK)

 

I'm doing two simultaneous runs, a good Sorcadin run on Tactician and a dark urge, evil Berserker run in Honor Mode that follows along. The good party is basically acting as an advance team to remind me of the scary encounters, ambushes etc. but I've also never done an evil durge run so it's not exactly a 1:1 comparison.

The evil party is just shy of Act 2, but I'm playing with the only companions I have access to (because of my evil actions) and I'm roughly trying to play them on type. Astarion is a Gloomstalker Assassin, Lae'zel is an Eldritch Knight and Shadowheart is a Light Domain Cleric. We are cake walking at the moment, didn't really break a sweat through the Underdark and Monastery. I'm concerned at not having a true caster... But I'm also sort of intrigued at the viability of this party.

Counterspell is the big thing I'm worried about. The advance team is proccing it constantly. Also replacing Haste with potions would suck and I can't get the Haste bow (I assume, Dammon is dead). So far relying on cleric skills for AoE has been working okay.

Can I get away with using speed potions and maybe something clever like going full anti-magic and using Sussur blooms with some party tweaks?(edit: apparently that's not possible anymore, but still Silencing weapons etc.)

Or, should I bite the bullet and spec Minthara as something castery when I get her? If so, who do I replace?

Any suggestions welcome.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 6 points 5 days ago

I'll be deep in the cold cold ground before I recognize Mizora!

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Haha, anarchists opposing buildings because they are structures. People really have no idea.

Like the other propagandized terms it's usually so much easier to find support when talking about concrete solutions to specific problems that align with your ideology than to admit being part of a larger project.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Definitely agree. Had a couple of them and loved some of the ideas (touchpad sticks, gyro to mouse aim, all of the Steam Input flexibility) but they never really eclipsed my rechargeable Dualshocks in terms of feeling right. Taking some of the Deck's refinements and giving it another spin is welcome.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 17 points 2 weeks ago

Nah man, BG3's release was a phenomenon. I had people who are barely gamers casually start talking about D&D party dynamics and how nice it was to have a game focused at adults. I don't think Larian was even prepared for it to be such a slam dunk.

 

I have my Linux box running my TV and it works great, but I'd like the ability to treat my Chromecast as a desktop window for streaming without switching inputs, multitasking etc. I have an HDMI capture card that works great with a Switch, but the Chromecast detects it's not HDCP (DRM) compliant so it won't work. Is there a way to outsmart that detection with software or hardware?

I've heard some knock off hardware confuses it enough to work but it seems like the info is old and I'd rather not roll the dice on hardware that's otherwise garbage...

[–] themoken@startrek.website 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I put this on expecting a trainwreck and a cash grab too, but it still had me laughing my ass off. It really felt like they understood why the originals were so funny.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, my parents are still basically the same liberal Democrats they were when I was a kid. Meanwhile I've gone farther left and the rest of the family mutated into a virulent strain of fascist.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea that this was coming out, and it sort of makes me want a PS5... And then I check the price and I think I can wait a couple of years until it's on PC.

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