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Faris picked up a skill point along the way and bumped up coercion. The few talent points she picked up went to build towards lethality, though she also took combat movement. She'll have a spare point before level 8 and that will go to either stealth or deft hands. I'm doing 2:1 str and dex for...

I thought about all that, especially because of my now sentimental attachment to the family sword. Plus, I'm sure I'm going to need at least some strength for the higher tier leather armors. However, I'm fine with sticking to dual daggers once I have appropriate choices there. Also, I want to be...

So, I started with pure utility, but the origin set the stage to start building combat skills. Faris actually reached second level right before going to bed. I guess all the lockpicking and codex collecting added up. She reached level 3 during the attack. I don't recall Tabris or Brosca getting...

I hope you gathered your party before venturing forth.

@Antimatter you've piqued my curiosity with the female noble ending so I'll make it work. I think I can dial down the Dirty Dancing derivation to something more reasonable. I'm generally not a fan of female protagonists relying on romantic hooks anyway. Much to Aldous' dismay, Faris was not...

Ok, some tweaks for a utility rogue concept. Really heavy on the headcanon, though. It was her 17th summer when Faris 'Pup' Cousland attended a salon hosted by Lady Landra. The theme for the event was Antivan philosophy and culture. One might have thought that Lady Landra was attempting to...

I have been talking with my companions for the approval points, but I must have missed that one. One can headcanon anything, but a duster or city elf risking their life to save mostly humans seems a stretch to me. This goes double after the battle of Ostegar and Alistair starts acting like a...

I would love to do VR. Is there hardware for PC? I don't really know much about it. I might not be able to pull it off considering I game pretty much while multitasking, but I'd be interested in checking out out. At the very least, it's the only way to play Half-Life:Alyx. I feel the same dread...

I've been holding out for Subnautica Below Zero, which should go on sale in June. I've never heard of Kenshi, but I'm definitely going to pick this up since it sounds like my jam and the price is rock bottom. I'm not giving up on DAO yet, though. 😁

Is it a controversial opinion if the genre has since trended in that direction? To be honest, I'm not totally up to date on the particulars of current games. For reasons I've mentioned before, I tend to let games marinate for a while and then see what stands the test of time. However, if they...

Maybe I'm just getting old. I mean, I'm definitely getting old, but maybe this next bit boils down to that. I'm pretty sure I made a mistake leaning into steal. I now have more crap than I can carry and I'm not even sure what a lot of it can do (without checking the wiki). Fortunately, I...

My first go at the tower with my elf was a bloodbath for the party. This time we barely took a scratch. It's basically the same character, just a dwarf instead of an elf. However, even with the tight quarters, I was able to leverage my archers so that I could pick my battles. I gave a longbow to...

Enough analysis. I just thought I'd share a particularly fortuitous screenshot of Alistair dispatching a Hurlock that charged my party.

I'm a mathematician at heart. A lot of choices get a lot easier if you just run the numbers and the numbers here are pretty straight forward. The field is not much of a factor so once aggro is triggered, it's just a matter of how much dps you can dish out versus how much you can take. More...

Wow, stealing is underrated. Revna didn't pick up anything of major value, but a lot of lesser heals, injury kits, and other little trinkets. She fought the arena fights like a proper rogue, with kiting and dirty fighting. Fighting her way out of Beraht's was pretty easy, too. Two rogues who can...

One thing that I'm curious about is stealing. Particularly, with a master level in the skill, you can steal from bosses. But, am I not just going to kill the boss and then take their stuff?

So, it's a reboot with Revna Brosca. As you likely know, our lucky Duster is living the Carta life. However, she doesn't see herself as a criminal. After all, what is "crime" in a place without law. Perhaps on a subconscious level, she has some kind of concept of good and evil, but consciously...

I do like the origins as a way to provide back story and as an orientation to the game. While they somewhat limit a character concept, I don't mean it in a bad way. More like it helps give some direction and orient you to this particular world.

1. Replay D:AO 2. Tell me all your secrets. 3. ??? 4. Profit! (At least, I do. :)) I don't think it should be this hard. Or this oddly skewed. The ogre fight was my easiest fight so far (thanks to the large space and kiting). Meanwhile, run ins with what should be trash mobs are destroying me...

I'm with you here. It's more hassle than help, and this is before more complicated abilities come into play. And yeah, "gambits" is a reference to FFXII where I first learned of the mechanic and have a ton of hours into that game so my brain automatically goes there. "Tactics" does make more...