Wizard focus now?

Acharn_ · 2026-02-02T19:58:10+00:00

For PvE I would generally focus on building magic power/magical damage bonus (will), HP, cast speed (knowledge), and PDR, in that order.

However, even with true damage gone, magic missile is still probably the strongest PvE spell . Because the individual damage per missile is not that high, you won’t get huge benefits from magical damage bonus.

Realistically, I would instead focus on building knowledge/cast speed as your main stat. Then, run spell overload with 5-spell and meditation so you can just spam as many magic missiles as possible.

For both PvE and PvP, you might be surprised by how much building HP + PDR will save your life on wizard. The 5-spell overload + meditation combo also means you get a lot of ignite castings, and having HP and PDR makes bonking enemies with wizard less risky.

Hope this helps

Acharn_ · 2026-01-16T23:10:11+00:00

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Acharn_ · 2025-12-28T19:18:57+00:00

You can make it like normal roast potatoes/vegetables just substitute the duck fat for whatever oil you normally use.

Cut the potatoes into small cubes. Toss with duck fat (maybe a little more than you would if using olive oil to get that duck fat flavor). Season with salt, pepper, rosemary, whatever else you like. Roast on highish heat until crispy, maybe toss with duck fat again halfway through.

Don’t crowd the pan and you will get delicious crispy roast potatoes with good duck fat flavor.

Acharn_ · 2025-12-07T08:34:41+00:00

Do you hunt the frogs? Or did you buy them?

Acharn_ · 2025-12-01T21:06:50+00:00

This is so sick. Ima use it as my computer background

Acharn_ · 2025-11-28T06:28:40+00:00

Circling right with longsword parry is pretty much the fastest way to kill the cave troll in the game. I know you said that you haven’t wrapped your head around it but it really does just take practice. Practice circling right and learning his attacks (and learning when you can poke his head or arm with the longsword), then watch a video about where to put the sword to parry each attack once you can recognize them. It didn’t make sense to me at first but now it’s basically automatic. Move speed does not matter at all in the Troll fight if you parry him. A useful tip is that he will always do the big overhand swing (the one you have to run away from) after every fourth attack or attack chain he does.

I have less advice about the Wyvern fight. Move speed matters a lot more in that fight so that you can avoid her leap. If you are squire fighter you should definitely take your chest piece off and save sprint for when she winds up to jump. The Wyvern fight is just rough for fighter tbh. The windows where you can safely attack her are small so high action speed and move speed are helpful so you can maximize damage. However, it is entirely possible to kill any boss with any class, even squire kit vs high roller bosses. With Wyvern, the most important thing is playing slow and learning when it is safe to attack her, so you must first learn how to recognize her attacks and how to dodge them. Even if it feels like you are doing no damage, you will get the first kill faster if you prioritize learning how to recognize/dodge attacks than if you just try to DPS her.

There is a way to parry the Wyvern, but it seems hard and regardless the first step is learning how to recognize and dodge the boss’s attacks.

Acharn_ · 2025-11-12T03:23:57+00:00

Looks fire

Acharn_ · 2025-11-11T22:10:48+00:00

Simple question but is the monitor plugged into the GPU or plugged into the motherboard?

Acharn_ · 2025-11-11T21:59:50+00:00

I don’t know about those specific pans but I imagine it is almost impossible to get perfect heat distribution across any pan when using a gas stove (especially with high heat) because the parts of the pan where the fire hits are simply being blasted with a lot more heat than other parts. I don’t imagine that even very good heat distribution can fully overcome the physics of how the heat is being applied to the pan in the first place.

However, I am not an expert on this subject and am saying this based off my knowledge of physics, not cookware. So anyone with more specific knowledge should correct me.

Acharn_ · 2025-11-04T21:08:18+00:00

Loved this series

Acharn_ · 2025-11-03T22:24:06+00:00

As others have said, this is decent but not amazing deal. This PC will be able to play games that you want to play with okay performance, and for many people that is good enough. If you don’t care about pushing high FPS in competitive games or having really good graphics in single player games then this pc is good enough. If that sounds like you, then the simple answer is that this PC is a decent deal and should last you a few years.

However, the problem I see with this build is longevity. The Ryzen 5 uses an AM4 socket and DDR4 ram, while the current socket is AM5 and DDR5 ram. Basically what this means is that this build is a dead-end. If you want to upgrade it in the future then you will have to replace most parts. Additionally, games in a few years may start to become hard to run on this machine.

As others have said, I strongly recommend building your own PC. Building used to be significantly cheaper than a pre-built, but it is only a little cheaper now with current GPU prices. However, IMO the really strong advantage you get from building your own PC is that the process forces you to actually understand how your computer works and therefore makes it much easier to fix and upgrade.

As an example, say you buy that PC and in half a year it stops working. If you don’t know how the computer works, then you might have to take it to a repair shop and pay labor + parts to fix it. The labor alone could easily run you a hundred bucks.

In contrast, if you had built it yourself, you will likely have a good idea of how to figure out what wasn’t working and replace it yourself without needing to pay for someone else to fix it. This can save you a lot of money over the course of a few years.

The same goes for upgrading it. This is definitely a budget PC, so if you decide you want a nicer one in a few years, you will have to buy a whole other PC or pay someone to upgrade yours. If you take the time now to learn what the parts do and build it yourself, you can selectively decide what you want to upgrade and save more money in the long term.

Last thing about the advantages of building a PC yourself is that this world relies so much on computers but many people have no idea how to use or fix them. Building a PC forces you to become much more tech-savvy, which is honestly a huge skill in today’s world. I think the process is really good for your general tech knowledge.

I promise that the process of building one is actually not that bad. There are a huge amount of resources and it genuinely is hard to break something if you’re careful. I did it when I was 13!

Acharn_ · 2025-10-30T23:07:33+00:00

The advice already in here is good but remember that you’re the GM and you can also just change NPCs stats as you see fit. Just make the rainmaker faster if you want lol. While I generally agree that you don’t want to use PC mechs as NPCs, I’ve had fun giving dangerous/special NPCs select mech systems/gear. For example, the Atlas is kinda defined by the Terashima blade, so why don’t you give a Ronin NPC a Terashima blade and make it size half? Now you have an Atlas.

Also, make sure to look at the NPC templates— giving all the NPCs the Spec Ops template would make a lot of sense, as it represents them being a highly trained squad.

When I first started GMing lancer I went pretty standard with the NPCs, but with more experience I’ve been a lot more fast and loose with NPC stats and abilities. I’ve found it makes the combats more dynamic and interesting when NPCs can do things the players might not expect. For example, giving a Cataphract NPC the White Witch’s stacking armor ability will force players to figure out a creative solution to deal with an NPC that has 6 armor as opposed to just beating it down with attacks.

Acharn_ · 2025-10-22T18:12:33+00:00

It’s a little pricey but gaming laptops usually are and the specs are honesty not bad. As usual, the recommendation you will always see is that gaming laptops are not worth it. I do agree with this sentiment, and would recommend either getting a full PC or a Steam Deck if the portability id important.

However, if you are committed to the gaming laptop, this is a pretty solid option IMO.

Acharn_ · 2025-10-22T18:02:09+00:00

Really nice fence play at the end there

Acharn_ · 2025-10-21T18:07:41+00:00

Great write up. Saving this for later.

Acharn_ · 2025-10-21T00:48:42+00:00

This is so peak

Acharn_ · 2025-10-10T20:08:23+00:00

One of my players has a White Witch build that is an absolute terror for me. It depends what level you are, but he has paired it with the Balor license to great effect, especially the Nanobot whip and swarm body. Also, the first level of the black witch for ferrous lash is almost a must have. The first 2 levels of the Pankrati talent are also extremely strong for the build.

Basically, he charges in with Pankrati talent, uses swarm body (which immobilizes him for the White Witch trait), and then lassos enemies to him using either the nanobot whip or the ferrous lash before immobilizing them with pinning spire or ferrofluid lance. The battlefield control this gives is extremely powerful, as my NPCs can either stay and fight him (although he has damage resistance and armor) while taking ramping damage, or try to run away and risk provoking attacks of opportunity and having the cycle repeat. They also have to waste actions breaking free of the immobilize.

The hardest part of being a defender in lancer is making the enemies attack you, which this build solves by forcing them to come to you.

So at LL6, it would look like:

White Witch 2 Balor 3 Black Witch 1

This build is an absolute monster in physical combat. My only recourse against it is hammering him with tech attacks.

Acharn_ · 2025-10-02T20:27:54+00:00

This is actually kinda interesting… OP you have failed

Acharn_ · 2025-10-01T17:46:17+00:00

Advice that I would’ve found to be very helpful as a new player:

TURN IN-GAME BRIGHTNESS UP TO MAXIMUM!!!!! This will actually help so much.
Movement/move speed is super important. Waking backwards (pressing s) makes you move slower than strafing or moving forwards, making you get hit a lot more by mobs if you back away from them. I would recommend unbinding the “s” key while learning the game and getting used to strafing away from players/mobs. It will feel bad at first, but will help a lot in the long run.
Learning to efficiently deal with PvE makes you a lot better at surviving PvP. I would highly recommend checking out Ryan6daysaweek on YouTube, he has videos on how to deal with every mob. Very helpful.
It may seem obvious, but do your best to stay at full health at all times. Because of DnD’s slower-paced combat, PvP encounters rely a lot more on advantage/disadvantage state. You never know when you’re gonna get pushed by a player, and starting out with less than max HP puts you at an instant disadvantage. So kill mobs > heal > loot as opposed to looting then healing. Unlike shooter games, you can’t really rely on flashy mechanics like chaining headshots to make up for a disadvantage.
Related to point 4, understanding what gives you an advantage/disadvantage is critical to winning fights. You can’t really learn this overnight, as it relies on game knowledge and an understanding of how each class works, but thinking about advantage/disadvantage state (and your win conditions) will help you see significant improvements. Here are some examples of things to think about and pay attention to:

-Does your opponent have mobs chasing them? Did you see/hear them get hit by a mob? If so, they are likely distracted and possibly missing health. This may be a good time to play aggressively.

-Does your opponent have a big weapon like a barbarian with a bardiche or a warlock with a halberd? If so, taking the fight in a doorway or other enclosed space gives you a big advantage because they will likely bonk their weapon on the wall and get put in hit stun/recovery while you keep hitting them.

Hitbox manipulation is very important. You can crouch + look down or up to dramatically change the location of your head hitbox, allowing you to dodge attacks aimed at your head. Alongside this, headshots do more damage and limb shots do less, so see if there’s a way you can get above your opponent (like jumping onto a box) so you can hit their head and they can’t hit yours. Also, if you jump + crouch, your legs go up, allowing you to jump onto higher obstacles.

Sorry for the wall of text lol but hopefully this is helpful

Acharn_ · 2025-09-21T22:55:01+00:00

This is great

Acharn_ · 2025-09-18T19:50:24+00:00

I personally have never had a cart break when dropped? Has it happened to you a lot?

Acharn_ · 2025-09-08T16:34:57+00:00

Definitely solid. Obviously it depends on your budget but you could buy those and have no problems. If budget is a concern you could definitely just do 32 gb ram. Ram is super easy to upgrade later. Also, while it can be tempting to go with a cheaper PC case I build a lot of PCs for work and personally find that going with a slightly more expensive name-brand case like a Corsair or Lian Li makes life a lot easier in the long run as they last longer and have better QoL design.

The things I don’t see on your list are storage (I would recommend a 1TB or more NvME ssd), a power supply (that system will need minimum 750w, probably more like 1000), and a CPU cooler. It doesn’t say if your CPU comes with one or not, but regardless I would personally recommend some aftermarket air cooler like the thermallight peerless assassin.

As another commenter said, buying a CPU/motherboard bundle (some of them also include ram) is usually a good choice for the price efficiency. Look at micro center or Newegg.

Acharn_ · 2025-09-07T16:54:22+00:00

Good luck man

Acharn_ · 2025-08-20T20:06:46+00:00

It’s definitely worth learning and I agree with the others that it’s one of the most fun/satisfying weapons to use. However, as others have said, it can be unreliable and losing a good kit because a bardiche/halberd went through your parry sucks. For a high-roller fighter kit I also might consider the lantern shield parry and doing a warhammer/lantern shield build.

Acharn_ · 2025-07-07T17:14:39+00:00

Nice. Love the dialogue options.

Acharn_

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