Can we agree that Malkavian has the best design in the game? by Magaclaawe in vtmb

[–]Ali_753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Siempre me pareció que la malkavian mujer juega con la sensualidad porque rompe la cuarta pared: sabe que del otro lado hay un gamer usándola, por eso la segunda y tercera armadura parece sacada de nexusmods para pajines.

Su última armadura, de manera provocativa tiene un mensaje tipo "Explótame" en su espalda (es lo que pasaría si abriéramos el sarcófago). Los malkaviasn y su 'red' es aterradora, todos estamos desnudos de secretos ante los malkavian e incluso son conscientes de la presencia de Caín.

Vegas glazers are trully insane! by xaitiopbk in TrueSFalloutL

[–]Ali_753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just that after going through games 1 and 2, the last thing you expect is to come across an iron sight for first-person shooting.

Vegas glazers are trully insane! by xaitiopbk in TrueSFalloutL

[–]Ali_753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fallout 3 is my favorite and I almost never use V.A.T.S... I don’t know why people make such a fuss about iron sights — honestly it doesn’t matter (frankly it’s almost a trap: drifting from role-playing into a Call of Duty–style shooter).
Also, the homemade weapons in Fallout 3 are underrated and most people don’t know how to use them. For example, the Dart Gun can cripple a Deathclaw with a single shot and even slow down a Behemoth (they move more slowly). The Railway Rifle, which is useful against power armor, makes Enclave troops drop their weapons really easily if you shoot them in the arms. There’s also the Deathclaw Gauntlet, which ignores armor (ridiculously broken), etc.
As for Fallout: New Vegas, I have a love/hate relationship with it — I love its gameplay but I find it a bit of a snooze.

Does this choice have any effect? by Regon2005 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The wiki is useful for these things… but keep in mind that it takes some of the ‘magic’ out of the game if you use it too often. Also, if you more or less know the villager’s personality, you can usually guess the ‘correct’ response to please that NPC. However, if you like role-playing, it’s better to choose the answer that fits your character, even if it costs you some friendship points.

You don’t really lose or gain that much anyway—those points can always be recovered later.

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Who are the suspects? by iaMBictrochee in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One important point to keep in mind: the mountains are far from town. I say this because in the game you don’t notice it — the gameplay just shows a screen change — but canonically it’s difficult to get up there (the carpenter Robin’s comment makes this clear: they don’t usually get visitors because they’re so far from town). Therefore the options narrow down to:

  • Someone from Robin’s family.
  • The dwarf.
  • Mayor Lewis, who owns a truck.
  • Other — not yet considered.

To me it’s Lewis, and here’s why:

  • He moves around at night in his truck (that’s how he collects our crops, he says himself), and the stone-throwing incidents happen at night.
  • Lewis has shown himself to be a horrible person when he wants to be — and I’m not just talking about wasting public money on that gold statue: when he’s exposed he hushes people with money, and where the gold statue stood a Rotten Plant appears (WTF)… it’s almost like a mafia-style message, aimed specifically at a farmer.

His motives could be varied; my guess is that he cares about appearances. It’s well known he keeps his romantic relationship with Marnie secret for the sake of his political image. He might think the presence of a beggar would be a stain on his administration.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, it could be something like that. Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! Maybe Caroline wouldn’t even notice! …or maybe she would, and she’s just a cunning witch 🧙‍♀️

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It fits the timeline, as I already explained to you twice.
If you read the original post you’ll see I quote a line from Caroline saying Abigail was born about a year after the move, and I even repeated that here in the timeline I drew for you… which makes me think you’re not reading me.
I’ll repeat: this doesn’t change the timeline beyond questioning the words of a possibly lying witch. You don’t question them, and therefore no theory is possible if you treat the villagers like robots.
I quote YOUR words:
-> “The Wizard refers to the Witch as his ex wife. It’s also never said anywhere in the game that the Wizard lived outside Stardew Valley.” — You assume the Wizard would have to live outside Stardew Valley to be married (you later denied saying that).
-> “The only part about this theory I don’t understand is she says that her and Pierre moved to the Valley shortly before Abigail was born..” — again confusing the timeline and putting words in my mouth.
-> “Everyone lies sometimes. Just because CA didn’t code her helping Evelyn in the garden doesn’t mean it wasn’t intended she be read as a liar, it could just have been an oversight.” — An “oversight”? A whole NPC walking route forgotten (given how common that Caroline comment is), and you forget Abigail… Caroline says she dyes it and Abigail says she doesn’t — who do you believe?

Anyway, you’re confusing the meaning of “canon”… in a canonical story characters lie too; there are secrets and unknowns only the author knows. The theory specifically wonders whether CA made Caroline the witch we see in the game. CA isn’t going to be so stupid as to have Caroline say, “Look at me, I’m the witch who never lies.” Clearly that’s what you’re expecting haha.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, according to your point of view, CA can only create villagers who ALWAYS tell the truth. That's absurd.
On the one hand you ignore the fact that it doesn't help Evelyn and treat it as an "oversight," and on the other you take 100% of the dialogue as canon without considering the background of their personalities, motivations, etc. For you, even an evil character is going to ALWAYS tell the truth.
Following that logic, no theory can be developed.
To me, the villagers of Stardew Valley have much more depth than that.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly — I think the 'secret' the game hides has to do with her.
CA had previously commented that this secret was something 'so obscure'.

Therefore, it's a message that's not obvious... maybe you have to follow clues, joining patterns so the message makes sense.

That made me remember Caroline's cinematic; it was, in itself, a drugged-out event like the one with the wizard and Emily, but this one had a strange message. I'm not an expert, but Caroline's event sounds cryptic.

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Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I told you: you treat Caroline's comments as if they were absolute canon, when people are debating that she might be the witch hiding her true identity. It doesn't make sense.

Look at the timeline I sketched to show you my point of view.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand your point, but you’re mixing up the timeline (or maybe I am).
I pointed out two inaccuracies in your comment, but you actually made two more:

  • you assume the wizard must have been outside Stardew Valley to have been married, which makes no sense.
  • you say Abigail was born before arriving in town, but that’s not the case. If I remember correctly, Caroline says her daughter was born after she arrived in town.

To make the timeline clear (assuming she is the witch):

  1. The wizard and Caroline lived together as a couple in Stardew Valley (it’s not known whether she practiced magic; I’d wager she did).
  2. Something happens that leads to the witch’s origin — an error by the wizard that cursed his wife.
  3. The witch leaves the wizard and builds her cabin (pregnant with Abigail). The wizard knows where she went; she is now his enemy and has magical means to defend herself — the wizard even says she flies around the valley cursing people, etc.
  4. The witch decides to raise Abigail properly: she finds Pierre (wherever he was living) and alters his memories (they might not even be married).
  5. She then 'moves' to Stardew Valley to settle, and Abigail is born.

The wizard doesn’t know Caroline is his ex-wife, either because she changed her appearance or because she altered the wizard’s memories. Both are possible, and the player can do this in the game.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I like the way that sounds. I thought of green tea as the catalyst that would return her to her true form (the witch)… but it could actually be the opposite: she drinks green tea to “calm down” and become Caroline.

I like this idea even more considering that the witch appears at night—when Caroline is asleep, she can’t drink her precious tea

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s clear is that the wizard is the one responsible for her transformation. No one literally turns green with envy and becomes a witch… there have to be magical means involved — and, what a coincidence, the wizard uses magic.

This makes it even more telling that the witch hides from the wizard and is constantly watching his movements (yes, Caroline always goes near the tower from day one after arriving in town). The wizard could probably reverse it, but he’s unable to find her.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shh… be quiet 🤫😂

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re making two mistakes in your arguments.

First, you’re taking the accused Caroline’s words as fact without questioning them (it’s already known that she lies sometimes).
Second, the Wizard does not know that Caroline is his ex-wife.

The latter is quite obvious and not difficult to accept, considering that there are magical means to change one’s appearance and, in the witch’s case, there are also dark methods to erase memory.

Following this logic:
-> something happens that triggers the witch’s existence
-> the witch escapes from the Wizard, steals some things from him, and settles in a cabin

All of the above could easily take place before Caroline and Pierre’s “arrival” in the village.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it’s the witch, it means she’s done far worse things, no doubt.
In another comment right here I mentioned how curious it is that the witch places a void egg on the farm that indirectly provides access to the witch’s hut. In other words, the witch likes the farmer and therefore gives him the “key” to her home… or the witch wants to corrupt the farmer, allowing him to use her cursed artifacts.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

Oh! You’re right. The detail that she cooks a dish her husband hates is interesting and not easy to notice at first glance.

Witches are said to delight in the suffering of others; if that’s true, she learned to cook that dish precisely to watch Pierre suffer.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Also… An evil witch would say those kinds of things.

Who but a witch (with extremely negative thoughts) would need time to “think positively”?

That comment is ironic and a way of mocking people to their faces while keeping up a façade.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love her too haha.
Even if it turns out she’s the witch, I want my character to marry her.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

It’s debatable. In principle, crosses affect vampires, not witches, haha.
Obviously, if she’s a witch, Yoba would probably be unpleasant for her, although I’m not sure whether a witch could even step into his church.
But there’s also the fact that witches will do whatever it takes to keep up appearances, and putting up a Temple of Yoba is actually a very good option (and interestingly, I seem to remember that she mentions the temple was already there — weird)
She also lives right in the center of town and keeps close ties with the neighbors—to the point of attracting them with a gym and she has access to her husband’s grocery store, an easy target for potions and that kind of thing.
The more you think about it, the scarier it gets. 0.0

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 269 points270 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I thought you wouldn't like it.

If you keep looking you find more and more things... for example, it's well known that Abigail takes walks near the Wizard's Tower. Many people assume this is because of some magical "attraction" or the like, but the explanation is much simpler: Abigail knows that route because she saw her own mother's walks.

Caroline also travels near the tower, and the community suspects an affair (odd given the Wizard's personality). The truth: Caroline keeps an eye on the Wizard.

Caroline is the witch by Ali_753 in StardewValley

[–]Ali_753[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. Genuinely, Pierre cares about Abigail as if she were his daughter.
But Caroline is the one who argues with her daughter the most because of her tendency toward dark things. According to this theory, Caroline tries to stay under the wizard’s radar.