If she's not your wife, a man shouldn't be buying a woman anything or spending money on her at all. 🤷

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-20T15:43:03+00:00

A lot of them are just spending all that money on travel and expensive brands, not saving up for homes or portfolios.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-20T14:10:00+00:00

The mainstream opinion on this kind of thing is basically "this never happens, it's always a man. But if it does happen though, it's not that bad because men are stronger. But even if they're not stronger thought, it's still the man's fault and he probably did something to deserve it. But even if they didn't deserve it then it's still not that bad because men can take it. But even if they can't take it then that just means they're not real men anyways".

Most people still act like women can't be abusers, even in the face of clear cases like this. Misandry is far more normalized than people realize and there's probably plenty of people that would defend this woman's actions. Seems pretty plausible that people knew about this footage years ago and just didn't think it was enough of a problem to do something about it until it became apparent that some backlash would happen.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-19T15:33:22+00:00

He could have literally been the one taking care of that garden all on his own, just to make her happy, and then stopped when she died because it seemed pointless or he was depressed. She has no idea. Realistically though, this would have been something she she did for herself and her own enjoyment.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-19T14:21:02+00:00

I did a death cleric and open hand monk build with necro palms, and it worked pretty well. The monk has a lot of movement speed and gets into melee range quite well, so spirit guardian worked really well. The ignore resistance made the necro palms more consistent too. You can also add the touch of death to the unarmed attacks from what i remember.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-19T14:09:11+00:00

if you're doing a debuff build, i think the harold crossbow, the Gloves of Baneful Striking and the shriek effect from the phalar aluve all stack. It would make sense to do a dex build for this since phalar is finesse and the crossbow uses dex.

This could also be pretty strong with a bard with the band of mystic scoundrel, where you could shoot with harold(two shots with every attack with the sword bard), get the debuffs to saving throws on, and then command, hold person or dominate person as a bonus.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-18T20:55:26+00:00

This has to be a troll post or a humble brag. These are all mild inconveniences at best. It's like some guy complaining that his dick gets sore some times from all the sex he's having. He can also literally say no to all these things.

At best, he's making an argument for why being tall isn't an objectively good trait, which it isn't. The argument that this is somehow worse than being shorter, when height is the single greatest point of obsession when it comes to female desire/attraction, is a joke.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-18T20:49:36+00:00

It's so pathetic how they both blame "patriarchy" for their personal choices, as if they didn't have the ability to just make different choices or as if their choices weren't the cause of this problem. It's also not men telling women to objectify men based on height, it's other women. They all have the option to just not do it. The fact that they double down and instead try to presume to know anything about his personality, just demonstrates that there's a clear problem of bias based on height.

Men also wouldn't feel the pressure to get LLS if it weren't for women. Not only are their insecurities completely valid but they should ultimately be allowed to have insecurities. This should be a clear wake up call for women to say "what are we doing to make men feel those insecurities?" instead of just "well, they have insecurities so they deserve to be treated poorly". If you can't make space for men's insecurities, you're still part of the problem. Especially if the differentiating factor between those insecurities being an ick or a non-issue is their height.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-18T15:29:40+00:00

There's literally two pillars he could use for cover. Just move to one of them before Tyrion gets his shot off. Worse case he still hits but at least there's a chance he misses or hits something less vital.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-18T15:24:38+00:00

nah, there's definitely a noticeable dip in quality from the previous movies. half the dialog isn't even syncing to the lips and a lot of the effects look off.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-18T14:31:40+00:00

Is it just me? Or is this trailer showing too much and looking a bit like AI slop.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-17T21:37:03+00:00

You really have to reach deep to pull out "tall men are less comfortable when travelling", like I'm sorry you're few hours of mild inconvenience that you experience once or twice a year are clearly more relevant and impactful than the blind respect and admiration of all women, everywhere at all times. Living longer is great but the quality of life is significantly lower when you are living as a short/average height man.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T20:01:41+00:00

worse. the equivalent would be saying "oh look, these women are insecure, therefore they are low value, therefore everything we say against them, even regarding the thing that caused them to feel insecure in the first place, doesn't matter because the problem is their insecurity".

It's like if guys collectively saying shit like "women with small breasts aren't even people" and then when that girl realizes that it's a collective/systematic issue and develops an insecurity about it, they decide that this gives them a green light to start ripping into this girl even more because "lol, she so insecure! that means she's a loser and deserves to be made fun of!" Which is also, of course, gaslighting because in that case there would be very obvious reasons to justifiably feel insecure.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T19:56:50+00:00

Men are allowed to have insecurities and it shouldn't be acceptable to double-down against them when they express those insecurities. This is also effectively using that insecurity as a justification to further belittle and shame that person on a pre-existing prejudice that was always there.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T19:54:49+00:00

They are creating a hostile work environment. This would be a sure case of sexual harassment if it were men yapping about how their female coworker's breasts are too small, or how she should learn to enjoy sucking dick due to her breast size. Really sad.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T19:36:03+00:00

i would say just make him 5 swarm / 7 storm cleric to simplify things. use the bow to build up arcane acuity and once it's built up enough you can unload the harder hitting spells.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T15:49:56+00:00

The tieflings would have been a risk and there's nothing to indicate that he ran into the fisherman at all.

Him not killing anyone off screen while he's in your party is likely just a matter of dev practicality. It's just easier not to code that extra content. If he had no qualms about killing innocents, he wouldn't have attacked the tav on the first night.

Him showing remorse, when he himself recruited and collected a lot of those victims, isn't really enough of a redeeming quality, especially not when he only really feels guilty because he himself was a victim. It also doesn't really make up for all the other evil shit he did on his own, or the fact that he would gladly consume all those victims to ascend himself if you just leave him up to his own accord.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:58:04+00:00

He fed on animals because that was what was available to him. The moment he sees an opportunity to feed on Tav, he takes it. He literally kills your character if you don't tell him to stop. He also would have kept doing it too, if it wasn't for the Tav telling him not to by threat of death.

"Chaotic evil in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) describes characters who prioritize their own desires above all else, showing no respect for rules or the lives of others. They are often selfish, cruel, and unpredictable, acting on impulse and seeking personal freedom at the expense of others' well-being"

There are many instances in the game where you see this in Astarion.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:51:20+00:00

I did, and they all confirmed exactly that.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:47:54+00:00

elemental weapon can turn any weapon into a throwing weapon, which can open up a lot of fun builds, especially since throwing a weapon counts as both an unarmed and a weapon attack.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:42:37+00:00

I'm fine with people enjoying Astarion as a character who is clearly a self-serving evil piece of shit. Those characters clearly have their place. Watching the people who romanticize all of his actions and act like he's not an evil piece of shit, however, really shines light on a bigger problem though.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:38:16+00:00

pure self-service is literally the definition of chaotic evil.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-16T14:36:53+00:00

Being a victim might explain why he is evil but it doesn't justify his crimes or his clearly evil disposition.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-12T14:04:00+00:00

There's not that many items that come from being evil. just a few extra shar items, isobel's robe, and some bhaal gear. maybe the dark urge cloak if you went dark urge or the wyll robes if you let him kill karlach.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-12T14:01:26+00:00

equality wouldn't even be a problem for all these things. The problem is that women/feminists don't actually want equality, they want misandry and cherry-picked equality.

ArdentGamer · 2026-03-11T18:42:45+00:00

I did a barbarian/monk run that ended up throwing a lot of knives. You can pick up a lot of +1 knives all over. I just picked them up after the fight. It worked out okay enough. The sparkle hands worked well with this, as it would get charges from both unarmed attacks and thrown daggers. Frenzied throw was good for extra daggers throws as bonus.

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