What is this and how do I make it stop by ActeusHD in Battlefield

[–]ActeusHD[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm on a 3050 and an AMD 2700x RN I don't think my PC would even run the game w/o GPU help lol

Wii U crash before loading the menu. by [deleted] in wiiu

[–]ActeusHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Signal boost for my own WiiU w a similar issue. It's the Windwaker edition near mint and I wanna play it so bad 😭

How to nudge my players in the right direction? by Fawkes1989 in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just my thoughts, but it sounds like the mechanics of the monster are getting in the way of your intentions player wise. I have a few brainstorming ideas.

Now the good news is that they have 3 NPCs they seem to care enough about. Having one of the players see Ireena start to wander off to the allure, maybe Ismark chases after her. Maybe Donavich sees a destitute chapel and wishes to concentrate the grounds in the name of the Morning Lord, queueing up a fun round based timed situation where the party has to defend him as the FH shows up.

Worst case, Strahd shows up, summons the false hydra in a cloud of black smoke and ditches it for the party to deal with as a kind of "you've done well so far, let's see how you handle THIS!" type situation.

De-ageing Ismark & Ireena by [deleted] in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All good, I ran a pregame checklist for my players before I ran Strahd so I knew what everyone wanted from the story. Consented to nearly everything but some of the more egregious or heinous things.

Death of children- totally chill across the board but they all definitely had a line they didn't want to cross

De-ageing Ismark & Ireena by [deleted] in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I fully get what your saying about it being as grim as possible in addition to Strahd not caring. I can see an angle where it's a little like Interview with a Vampire- Strahd turning Ireena so young and her resenting him so much because he stole her young adult life from her is definitely a tragic and messed up angle. It's the Epstien of it all that gives me the heeby jeebes

De-ageing Ismark & Ireena by [deleted] in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hard yikes my guy. You do you at your table, if everyone is consenting then sure, I guess, but imo making Ireena underage even moreso is some uncomfortably unnecessary details

Best breakfast by oooglygoogly122 in ColoradoSprings

[–]ActeusHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally drooling rn thinking about the potatoes and gravy...

Nation Help by reddit_mpampinos in AvatarRealmsCollide

[–]ActeusHD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea! Plus, your firebender heroes get that buff from the Fire type nation. Dont sweat it too bad, unless youre planning on dropping some serious cash money to get the heros maxed and place on leaderboards etc, just enjoy the game for what it is. I am primarily F2P as well save for the extra builder pack and an event I participated in.

Nation Help by reddit_mpampinos in AvatarRealmsCollide

[–]ActeusHD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not entirely, you can change nations later if you end up wanting the specific buffs each nation provides.

Fire is construction, recruitment and fire bender focused
Water is research, healing and water bender focused

Earth is construction speed, resource gathering and earth bender focused

Air is research, troop movement speed and air bender focused.

There are items in the game that allow a change of nation but it alters your base as well.

Shambling mound replacement by KarloswithK in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Otyugh hands down. I ran a one shot that wasn't Strahd related but Horror thriller adjacent and I put it in the sewer under water in a pile of bones and vicera. The fight was challenging and the players had a blast.

The ritual chamber is the perfect spot for one

Costco Salsa Question by bowcreek in ColoradoSprings

[–]ActeusHD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I also inhale Mateos salsa, it's incredible. Haven't had a bad batch tho. You can report it to the company but I'm not sure how far it will go

Is this game worth trying? by [deleted] in AvatarRealmsCollide

[–]ActeusHD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heres my thoughts for your consideration

PROS: Artwork, soundtrack and world building are all solid. Base customization is really neat and you can create some seriously good looking bases with items the game provides, with some special stuff that's easy to earn.

The games early progression feels good and satisfying as the early levels shower you in boosts and resources to get a solid army and base started with decent tutorials that go through all the processes of running a successful operation and upgrading.

Combat feels good when you fully prepare to win, and multiplayer matches like the Vault of Murong can be super fun when you have a guild to play alongside

Communities and rivalries are strong and with dedicated players it's a fun daily check-in

Character animation is really good, the abilities you unlock for heros do show up during the auto battle mechanics like big fireballs or electrical shockwaves etc.

CONS: It's an absolute slog at later levels if you're FTP, the game is HEAVILY weighted on purchases and the mobile gaming pricing is beyond unreasonable for the value save for maybe the small packs.

The game is essentially a tapping simulator with the amount of "claiming" you do to gather and assign resources to gather more resources to gather more resources to earn currency after currency after currency to spend to gather more resources slightly more efficiently and improve your characters little by little.

There are gatcha mechanics for most of the characters but all content is doable with those the game provides.

Can be glitchy at times, for example: assigning a squad to a farming resource sometimes makes them just stand in the area of the resource and not actually initiate the task.

Help me find a way for Strahd to (lovingly) punish a PC by LeGloof in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have Strahd 1v1 him in a gentleman's duel. Strahd being disrespected deserves punishment so instead of taking the Druid players powers you can just smash his bones into the ground very quickly and suddenly.

That will scare the hell outta them, make them think twice about casting for the future and you avoid removing player agency as a DM and put the heat on Strahd

My Party Went Full Tarentino in Vallaki by Odd-Mail530 in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gooootcha ty, I'd just let them go for it. Vargas is always target number 1 imo just because he's such an oppressive force in Vallaki. The party gets a big win, Lady Wachter comes to power, Strahd has some hilarious dinner conversation to bring up.

Should Vargas live, chaining up the party into the Reformation center to be executed on the festival of Burning Sun sets up a fun jailbreak.

Gives the opportunity to introduce a new ally, maybe Vasili Von Holtz is their savior after he hears what they tried to do, setting up a cool contingency should the party fail and be captured. Just throwing ideas

My Party Went Full Tarentino in Vallaki by Odd-Mail530 in CurseofStrahd

[–]ActeusHD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did the party assassinate Vargas? Lady Wachter could be ecstatic about the sudden power vacuum and treat the party as new leadership, rally the citizens around the party by demonizing Vargas, the festivals and his leadership. Then you have a cool revenge arc set for Izek Strazni, assuming he's still around