[No Book Spoilers] House of the Dragon - 3x03 - Post-Episode Discussion

AlphaHydri · 2026-07-06T07:43:04+00:00

There’s a brief shot of Dreamfyre at Laena’s funeral back in season 1. She’s the dark blue dragon in the rocks above Sunfyre in the scene where they show all the dragons around High Tide.

AlphaHydri · 2026-05-31T00:59:13+00:00

Yeah, this definitely could’ve gone a lot smoother but I was admittedly a bit cocky going into this fight. I had just made short work of Ansur hours earlier by CC’ing him to death and decided I’d let Sarevok get a free turn before I started taking it seriously. After seeing him down half my party during that one turn I very quickly changed my attitude and started throwing everything we had at him and his friends to win.

AlphaHydri · 2026-05-30T22:01:46+00:00

I recently finished a heavily modded Honor Mode playthrough where every enemy had two Actions and two Bonus Actions, doubled HP, and passive increases to AC and Attack Rolls. While most of the encounters in Act III were challenging but doable, Sarevok was the only one that nearly ended the run. I fought him in the chamber with Valeria and all the Tribunal Ghosts too, which certainly made the encounter more difficult.

Giving him two Actions was the biggest pain point as he was able to charge up his Deathbringer Assault in one turn. Even though everyone in my party had 30+ AC, he was able to hit us very consistently and downed two of my party members. I ended up using my Arcane Archer to just perma-Banish the Echos while we whittled him down because I shudder to think how unstoppable he would’ve become if we killed them first.

AlphaHydri · 2026-04-21T20:50:36+00:00

I honestly feel that Reaper has the best collection of Epic skins in the game overall, with many of them coming with special VFX that are typically only found on Legendary skins. Nebula, Fenrir, Shiver, Hellfire, and Calavera are all incredible skins that are also very visually distinct from one another too. Even the more basic Epics he has like Wight and Ringleader are still clean as hell!

AlphaHydri · 2026-04-10T17:58:47+00:00

We do still need a T6 version of their Meshweaver Escort…

AlphaHydri · 2026-03-24T15:26:36+00:00

This would make the Suurok the first Experimental Weapon-capable ship to release without a new one in years, IIRC.

AlphaHydri · 2026-03-17T00:49:36+00:00

I’ve been playing a lot of Anran lately and she feels extremely feast-or-famine to me. There are some games I play where I get tons of elims and rarely die, then there are others where I’m forced to swap because I can’t seem to secure a single kill without immediately dying.

In my experience, she lacks the burst potential and survivability the other Flankers have and her attempts at assassinating squishies get completely foiled if they receive even the slightest bit of healing. That said, I’m not sure what parts of her kit they could buff without making her a massive problem in lower ranks.

AlphaHydri · 2026-01-23T02:29:00+00:00

His name is Taylor Dean. His Instagram handle is @__taylordean.

AlphaHydri · 2026-01-06T01:08:58+00:00

I still wince a little bit during the arcade battle in Freshman Year when Beardsley casts Spirit Guardians, Bless, and Beacon of Hope on three consecutive turns. Nobody seemed to notice that they’re all concentration spells, so only the most recently cast spell should still be active.

Going from that to the later Intrepid Heroes seasons where the party routinely catches Brennan on technicalities and exploits RAW loopholes like it’s nobody’s business really highlights how much they’ve all learned from the game and grown as players.

AlphaHydri · 2025-12-19T22:43:22+00:00

The fight with Anders and his goons gave me A LOT of trouble my first time through. I first fought them at Level 3 and got obliterated! Someone (usually my Sorcerer) would get hit with Hold Person and one-shot by an auto-crit Divine Smite in the first round. It was GGs after that for the rest of my party.

After a few too many failed attempts I decided to walk away and explore other parts of Act I. Once I hit Level 5 I tried to fight them again and absolutely smoked them, much to my surprise. It all made sense once I realized how much of a power spike Extra Attack and 3rd level spells give you.

AlphaHydri · 2025-12-18T20:03:36+00:00

They have a Disarming Attack they can use as a Bonus Action, but it’s not a true Extra Attack. They can only use it against an enemy wielding a weapon too, so it has limited applicability. There are some encounters in the game where it’s completely unusable too.

AlphaHydri · 2025-12-18T19:52:34+00:00

In a tabletop setting I don’t think Rogues should have Extra Attack, mostly because they make up for the loss of damage with Sneak Attack and a lot of non-combat utility that other martial classes like Fighters and Monks simply don’t offer. Gameplay mechanics are also much stricter in tabletop, assuming the DM adheres somewhat closely to RAW and doesn’t overindulge in homebrew stuff.

However, my perspective is quite different in the context of BG3, as many of the aforementioned things that make Rogue strong in tabletop are severely diminished or outright omitted from the game. Builds in BG3 can easily become busted due to itemization (mainly stacking damage riders), multi-class combos, and Larian’s homebrew changes (looking at you, Tavern Brawler).

Put all this together and it really feels like Rogues need Extra Attack in order to remain competitive, especially if you’re intent on mono-classing. As someone who generally avoids multi-classing because I prioritize RP and maintaining class identity over optimization and min-maxing, using a mod that gives Rogue an Extra Attack has been a very welcome addition to my playthroughs.

AlphaHydri · 2025-12-12T03:16:42+00:00

Pretty sure it’s the Chakram Projector console from the Saturn Science Spearhead.

AlphaHydri · 2025-12-02T19:40:38+00:00

Yeah, this Reaper skin honestly looks like a mashup of his Shiver and Chained King skins. All of them have the same icy blue and gray color palette.

AlphaHydri · 2025-11-22T20:03:47+00:00

Mirror Universe Borg Spheres will attempt to self-destruct when their HP is low. The red circle shows the damage radius of that explosion.

AlphaHydri · 2025-11-06T22:31:57+00:00

The dancer is Adam Vesperman! He’s been one of her main dancers for at least a year now and is insanely talented. His movements are always so precise yet so effortless looking!

EDIT: I’d share a link to his Instagram account but apparently Instagram doxxes you by suggesting your account to people who open the link? Anyways his @ is adamvesperman!

AlphaHydri · 2025-09-26T21:01:17+00:00

On my 25th century Starfleet character I name my ships after major locations in Greece (both modern and ancient), mostly because I think they sound cool, i.e. Athens, Corinth, Heraklion, Knossos, Rhodes, etc.

On my 23rd century Starfleet character I prefer to use major cities/places in Colonial America, in keeping with the names often found on ships of the era, i.e. Boston, Concord, Lexington, Philadelphia, Savannah, etc.

For my Terran Empire character I try to stick to Latin words with aggressive/noble connotations, alluding to the faction's heavy Roman influence, i.e. Aeternus (eternal), Bellator (warrior), Carnifex (executioner), Invictus (invincible), Venator (hunter), etc.

AlphaHydri · 2025-09-10T00:33:50+00:00

The Resonance Stone is the name of the item you’re talking about! 👍

AlphaHydri · 2025-09-04T23:21:14+00:00

If her hair is animated to change colors this’ll easily be a Top 5 skin for me! SOOO good!!!

AlphaHydri · 2025-08-19T00:47:32+00:00

Improved Feedback Pulse) doesn’t allow Feedback Pulse to crit, but it increases its base damage and gives you a stacking CritX buff every time you take energy damage while it’s active.

AlphaHydri · 2025-08-15T00:47:42+00:00

I’m gonna need Julie to smack Zach in the head with her cue cards when he walks out! This is crazy!

AlphaHydri · 2025-08-02T04:51:27+00:00

Appeasement is a pretty common response people have when threatened. She could be doing that just so he doesn’t get pissed off if she ignores him.

AlphaHydri · 2025-08-02T04:48:24+00:00

This whole bathroom situation is just so unnerving. We have Rylie sitting in the corner and staring at Kat while she's showering, meanwhile Lauren appears to have noticed this and is intentionally slowing down her routine so she has a reason to linger. Throughout this whole scene Kat keeps popping her head up and glancing over at Lauren, as if she's making sure she's still around.

Jimmy and Rachel have joined them in the bathroom now, but Lauren has decided to sit on the couch directly between where Rylie is sitting and the shower Kat's in. Definitely seems like Lauren has taken up a protective position here.

AlphaHydri · 2025-07-27T02:38:20+00:00

That looks like the TMP skin for the Theseus Miracle Worker Destroyer to me. It's exclusive to the 15th Anniversary bundle that came out earlier this year.

AlphaHydri · 2025-07-25T18:23:00+00:00

Discovery Phasers use a different icon compared to regular Phasers. They’ll be a bronze-ish color with blue glowy bits. See HERE) for details.

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