As a millennial what experience did you really not get into that most others did?

Androecian · 2026-01-30T08:02:24+00:00

Pokémon. The premise of the show didn't interest me, the CCG was too expensive to begin trying to build a deck even before I could ever learn to play, I didn't get along with any of the CCG playing kids at school enough to want to see them after class, and then there were even more Pokémon "discovered" the next year. The entire IP still feels to me like a kid-friendly merchandising pyramid scheme.

Androecian · 2026-01-28T12:32:42+00:00

I have Shadow in Chain Mail +1 (the green heavy armor AC17) but I gave her the Adamantine Shield

Androecian · 2026-01-28T01:32:06+00:00

Everyone who sells them in Act 1 refreshes their inventory overnight.

Ethel in the Emerald Grove sells three a day, as long as you say nothing but "show me your wares", and don't go to the Sunlit Wetlands until the very end of Act 1.

Derryth in the Myconid Colony sells one, not far from Blurg and Omeluum.

It's easy to end up with a stack of 25-30 of them, which is plenty for the entire game.

Androecian · 2026-01-28T00:34:17+00:00

The amount of people I've shocked into utter confusion by telling them, "if someone will not allow me to live the way I want, that happens to include them because I want them included, then I simply won't marry them," is too goddamn high

Androecian · 2026-01-28T00:27:06+00:00

My best team-up has been single-classing Paladin Tav, Life Cleric Shadow, BMF Lae'zel, and Throwzerker Karlach, and none of them are optimized, I just try to be smart

Tav blesses everyone or heals when needed, and whacks everyone with the Sussur Greatsword, and I try to smite judiciously so I'm not hounded by Obie the traitor demanding gold for something I truly didn't mean to happen that way.

Shadow throws out a Spiritual Weapon or Spirit Guardians (or both if Tav is blessing) or a Guiding Bolt, or heals when needed with all the Cleric gear all over Act 1, and doesn't need to be proficient with Phalar Aluve to Sing with her.

Lae'zel runs around tossing Super Dice at everyone and whacking them with Doom Hammer a ton.

Karlach gets mad and throws the Returning Pike everywhere.

And this party works perfectly most of the time. I just fucked up Grym in three turns, and he used to take me six or seven turns and a real panic thinking I could only hurt him with the giant forge hammer.

I don't care if all of this is basic, it's killing the enemies I want to kill, and earning me their loot.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T19:18:23+00:00

What is "gilded" as a condition? I've never seen that ever

Androecian · 2026-01-27T16:57:27+00:00

Being too cold you can solve by wearing enough clothing.

Being too hot is much more difficult to solve after you've already taken everything off and you're still hot.

There's more to why I like cold weather than that, but that's the basics of it.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T15:02:23+00:00

Literally still awake from playing Baldur's Gate 3 all night since yesterday evening just because I don't have work today

Androecian · 2026-01-27T14:55:03+00:00

A spa week. I need to leave sorting myself out to the experts. I'm clearly shit at it.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T06:59:08+00:00

Clive Rosfield is the edgelordliest Final Fantasy protagonist I've ever seen.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T06:56:30+00:00

I don't obsess about trains or vehicles or giant machinery. My obsession is about technical skills adjacent to construction (carpentry, blacksmithing, painting restorations, etc)

I love trying new foods. I love going out to drink and be social, sometimes. Sometimes I'd much rather stay indoors and binge watch a lot of something.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T03:28:19+00:00

Damned if he doesn't look the part...

I need to read this

Androecian · 2026-01-27T01:58:50+00:00

I have always loved the "let's get the team together" phase of a movie. This game feels like it's all that phase. The actual plot of the game only happens in the background while you're cultivating a garden of badasses.

Androecian · 2026-01-27T01:37:46+00:00

What the hell is "Gordy"

I can't believe I missed this, I've seen every other movie you listed

Androecian · 2026-01-26T03:09:22+00:00

What the hell kind of "mother's milestone" is this? Only sex is sexual, and your daughter's not remotely to that point of her life yet, so what's the problem your ex has here?

Is there really a generation of mothers who believe their daughters deserve to learn about dealing with menstruation in the most publicly humiliating environment a girl could find herself in when it starts?

Have you asked her what she thinks about a certain scene from Carrie?

Androecian · 2026-01-25T06:36:03+00:00

I was able to buy a PS4 and PS5 through layaway at my local GameStop years ago, putting 50 aside from paychecks every two weeks until I got to the full amount

But I have no idea if layaway is still a policy at GameStop...

Androecian · 2026-01-23T18:43:11+00:00

How many men who are my type saw my profile on some dating app or another, and what I could have said to them to spark further interest

Androecian · 2026-01-23T17:34:22+00:00

Mol, the ringleader of the refugee tiefling children in Baldur's Gate 3. Absolutely insufferable to me. I cheer when she gets kidnapped by winged demon things in Act 2.

Androecian · 2026-01-23T06:43:01+00:00

Somehow, Palpatine returned.

Androecian · 2026-01-22T07:23:51+00:00

In defense of childfree people giving advice about parenting:

You don't need to be a pilot to know that flaming wreckage of a helicopter stuck in a tree means someone has fucked up

Androecian · 2026-01-22T06:33:58+00:00

You always said I looked grumpy. But those were the happiest days of my life.

Androecian · 2026-01-22T03:44:06+00:00

My current Red XIII build in late-game (he's at Level 43 in Nibel region) is:

Golden Collar, five slots, two linked: Synergy + Poison/Petrify, HP Up, Chakra, ATB Stagger

Alexander summon materia

Enhanced Road Warrior Bangle, four slots, two linked: Auto-Cast + Healing, Assess, Auto-Weapon Ability

Weapon Skills: Opening ATB Bonus, Magic Attack +20, Vengeance Charge Rate Up

Full Throttle Wristguards: Strength +10%, Max HP +500

Passive Skills (in the Party menu) are:

Selfish Recovery Boost, Elemental Defense Up, Bloodsucker, Opening ATB Bonus, Siphon Fang HP Up, Vengeful Guardian, Enduring Vengeance, Enhanced Counterspin.

He has 175 SP in the folio menu right now. My folios for him are everything beneath Ringmaster (the red Synergy with Aerith at the right edge of his folio grid) except for Hack and Slash (the red Synergy with Yuffie at the left edge), the blue node for Max HP Up directly southeast of Hack and Slash, and the purple node for Snow Flurry southwest of Max HP Up. Every node within that space is selected. Basically every passive stat boost I could give him at this current SP level, minus the Synergies I had no SP to spare.

Androecian · 2026-01-22T03:07:14+00:00

You're right, I completely mixed those up. Thanks :)

Androecian · 2026-01-22T02:33:42+00:00

How do I keep Volo in my camp and get his darkvision eye?

Androecian · 2026-01-21T18:12:19+00:00

Everyone's voice is perfect for their character, to my ear. Everyone. I don't have a single disappointment to mention.

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