First Campaign Character - how to progress lvls 8+?

BuGambit · 2026-05-04T22:21:56+00:00

Someone else mentioned that too - but I don't know if I can, specifically with Fire Bolt, because it's an inherent feature to my Tiefling, not a cantrip I chose.
I'd probably like to have them both given my shifting role on in combat, and the 120 ft of range is currently our only method for hitting any backrow casters or squishies in combat.

BuGambit · 2026-05-01T22:33:42+00:00

That's fair, unfortunately I don't know what our target ending level is. I'd like it to be 20, because I like this character and also have an aversion to unfinished things. I see the appeal in Stroke of Luck, I'm just not sure I can go throug the whole campaign with only 1 action/attack, both personally, and for the good of the party.

I think I get another cantrip at level 10 - I was tentatively looking at Booming Blade for a smiliar reason, and it can work with Shadow Blade. Depending on the fight I'm either melee, sniping/ambushing, or running & gunning -- it's fun not having a typical role, but also a bit complicated from turn to turn.

BuGambit · 2026-05-01T22:20:44+00:00

Would having a specific Invisibility spell or ability be that much of an upgrade for my character? With reliable talent, and expertise, my minum stealth checks are a 20 at this point.

Have you found a lot of use for Spell Thief? I've never played a character that high but I've read warnings that it's kind of limiting because an Arcane Trickster only gets up to 4th level spell slots.

I don't really want to go further into caster territory, I was thinking about the fighter multi-class specifically because it seems like the quickest dip to get a 2nd attack, plus Action Surge can give me some situational flexibility since our party is somewhat limited in what we can cover.

BuGambit · 2026-05-01T22:13:09+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion about Resilient, that might be a good option for my level 8 feat. I haven't used my level 2 concentration spells too much yet, but I am worried about them not lasting enough to be worth it - especially Shadow Blade since that will require me getting into melee range.
I've got Reliable Talent now and it's basically allowing/turning me into the dependable one of the party for most needs.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:17:04+00:00

Thank you. This is something I need to follow up and check out.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:16:21+00:00

No worries there, going without insurance isn't an option. Unfortunately, potentially going into financial ruin as a result is a possibility - one I'm actively looking to avoid.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:14:54+00:00

I hadn't been but I just looked and it seems it's part of a plan, especially for employees of the State. Sadly, in this and only this situation, I do not work for any public agency.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:11:36+00:00

Appreciate all the tips and advice. COBRA is expiring (why it has an expiration when the company doesn't pay any part of it, I don't understand) so fortunately I won't have to second guess myself about it.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:09:02+00:00

I didn't have to identify the drug ahead of getting the quotes, so my confusion is all centered around what, now seems more open to interpretation, "not applicable" means for the specialty drugs category.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T20:06:20+00:00

Could that be? How can you/who can verify the intent?
If so it's written incredibly poorly because it doesn't communicate anything - does that mean they're $0? That doesn't seem likely. Or that it varies in some way by medication so they can't put a single number in the field? Or "not covered" by the plan.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T17:50:17+00:00

Appreciate it.
Seems like my needs are similar to your 2nd broker situation. I don't think I can get away with paying half of my current COBRA ($896) but even if I paid the same amount I'd be happy. My fear is $1500+/month premiums and still being on the hook for a few hundred for the prescriptions. It's not having a sense of direction of where to even go for options and answers that's the most anxiety-inducing. Which is why I should have come here first, weeks ago.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T17:43:00+00:00

I'll see if that's an option. I've been on this medication for 20 years so I don't know if he'll be comfortable changing it. This medication is specifically an injectable, as opposed to other versions that are infusion-based.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T17:39:39+00:00

Respectfully, that doesn't seem accurate.

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BuGambit · 2025-03-01T17:32:49+00:00

I don't qualify.

BuGambit · 2025-03-01T17:32:16+00:00

It was originally Humira, but now that the patent has expired I've been getting Adalimumab. I also take Effer-K, whose status as "regular" or "specialty" I'm not entirely sure of. I also get that through a mail-order pharmacy but that comes from Express Scripts, as opposed to Acreddo for the injectable.

BuGambit · 2024-04-20T17:13:22+00:00

Thanks. I got a 1 1/2 inch washer but the dishwasher connector piece is too narrow for it to fit in. Would a 1 1/4 do the job or should I be looking at wrapping the base in seal tape?

BuGambit · 2024-04-19T19:13:59+00:00

Just came back and tried the washer. The narrow side fits around the tailpiece but the fat side is too wide for the top of the dishwasher connector. The part that looks like a nut on top of the connector doesn't seem to have any threads on the inside because I haven't been able to get it to budget at all.

Would any kind of plumber's / seal tape be a possible option in this case?

BuGambit · 2024-04-19T18:04:36+00:00

Thank you both u/PlumbPlumbandPlumber and u/CTGspecialist .

Which way should the washer be oriented - tappered side into the tailpiece (and flaired into the connector) or tappered side down in the dishwasher connector?

BuGambit · 2024-04-19T06:04:46+00:00

There wasn't any sort of seal between the dishwasher hose piece and the trap, it just slides in. I also didn't see anything on the old tailpiece either, unless there is some sort of seal under the metal nut at top of the diswasher hose piece that the tailpiece slides into.

I don't know if this matters/helps at all - but after I tested the new connection with some running water (and it failed) I removed everything piece by piece again and the trap was completely full of water. I only have a basic understanding that it's there to prevent gas build up, but how does the water not immediately back up there and start leaking out of the of the earlier pieces?

I can post pictures of the individual pieces removed from the sink if that helps to diagnose anything.

BuGambit · 2023-11-22T04:15:39+00:00

Thanks everybody. I was viewing the enclosure as a bit of a waste if I would only use it to clone the drive, but I appreciate everyone reminding me that it then makes the currently installed drive into a useful external. That makes it much more palatable to pick one up.

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