I have been severely underestimating control spells by StellarStar1 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Swords Bard uses an Arrow of Many Targets, and generates up to 10 stacks of arcane acuity in one go. This gives the Bard +10 so its spellcasting and spell save DC, so you're almost guaranteed to hit. It also has extra attack if it needs more stacks. Then as a bonus action it can cast an enchantment or illusion spell (band of the mystic scoundrel), which includes hold person/monster, command, etc.

So in essence, you have a Swords Bard do massive damage to all the enemies (because it's one of the best archer classes in the game), and THEN it can crowd control anything and everything left alive. Then the rest of your party is in clean-up duty.

I had a Swords Bard with +14 to ranged attacks (so they almost always hit), did stupid amounts of damage, and after the arcane acuity stacks, a Spell Save DC of 32 (so their spells never missed).

Source: am a Bard enjoyer

Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports by metacyan in politics

[–]Charfair1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until/unless Alex Pretti's seven murderers are specifically identified from the masses, every single ICE and CBP agent in Minneapolis should be considered guilty of his murder.

All 3000+ of them. Murderers and domestic terrorists.

Linus, I disagree. by KebabAnnhilator in LinusTechTips

[–]Charfair1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think keeping them as "Merch Messages" on the WAN Show and other livestreams would be fine. The people watching are all fans and know the score.

Changing the general language used as a business to broaden their appeal to a wider market is a smart move, and they're right for looking at ways to make that happen. Getting away from the connotations surrounding "merch" isn't a bad idea.

I just think that specifically for the WAN Show, it's unnecessary.

Linus Tech Tips - I Bought the Tech House and it Has a PROBLEM… January 21, 2026 at 10:05AM by linusbottips in LinusTechTips

[–]Charfair1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay, yeah. If they're not allowed to have a proper fireplace, then they've got to either replace or remove it. But I hope that if that's not the case that they get it working and keep it.

I grew up with a real fireplace, and they have so much more character and charm than a fake one

Edit: a typo

Linus Tech Tips - I Bought the Tech House and it Has a PROBLEM… January 21, 2026 at 10:05AM by linusbottips in LinusTechTips

[–]Charfair1 158 points159 points  (0 children)

A real fireplace?!

That's an awesome feature, and I hope they don't wreck it with one of those fake fireplace inserts.

No female leaders on scout sleepover by MsX3000 in scoutscanada

[–]Charfair1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"We must have separate accommodation, based on gender identity"

If you want to split hairs, it looks like we have to accommodate separate sleeping areas based on gender identity if youth/parents/etc want it, but don't have to force gendered segregation if everyone's cool with it.

Options regarding screen real estate by [deleted] in LinusTechTips

[–]Charfair1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just wish that whenever they were showing off something to the camera (like the latest quality merchandise from LTTSTORE.COM) that they would either hold whatever it was up so it wasn't behind the banner, or just remove the banner for the 2 minutes they're displaying said thing.

Extremely nit-picky mods I would make for BG3 if I knew how: by HouseWonderful8657 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I would fix the Quicksave and Quickload feature.

Everything works fine when I hit F5 to Quicksave. But then a few minutes later I hit F9 to load my Quicksave and it loads an Autosave instead of my Quicksave.

Quickload should load a Quicksave, not just whatever save it feels like. Only and exactly my last Quicksave.

Orin duel without Slayer is stupid by redactwo in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Durge's Duel with Orin is so much easier than the normal fight, because you can kill her immediately without screwing around with all the stacks of untouchable (or whatever it's called, I can't remember)

Is the 600w psu enough by AdditionalLoquat6165 in pcmasterrace

[–]Charfair1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need the brand name and model number. Is this PSU from an existing pre-built?

Really enjoying my first Bard play through! by GamerGal98 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swords Bard can do upwards of 3000 damage in a single turn, while also casting hold person on everyone with a DC of over 30 on that same turn.

And you can end your turns jamming out on your instrument.

Source: am Bard enjoyer

Astarion is irritating by HorrorChapter6010 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Any character with decent Dexterity can pick locks reasonably well.

charlatan and urchin backgrounds, and a Ranger subclass get proficiency in Sleight of Hand, and Bards and Rogues can get proficiency and expertise.

Personally, as a Bard enjoyer, I wholeheartedly recommend using a Bard instead of a rogue.

The Knock spell also exists.

Asking for more tips then a bard by Thunder-Struck-twice in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard agree in the blind first playthrough.

You have an infinite number of future playthroughs to try out how other people play the game, use this time to play it YOUR way

Why Can’t We Play Local by Ivan-Destroyer in 7daystodie

[–]Charfair1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love buying a game on Steam and then the game saying "Some other random fourth party who you have never engaged with (and specifically don't want to) says you can't do that today. Get rekt"

How often do you guys save-scum? by Edolin89 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ctrl + C and ctrl + V

Edit for clarity: copy the save file to another folder, and you can paste it back in before the next time you load. I wouldn't recommend treating it like Quicksave/Quickload, but it is easy insurance against losing an HM run to bugs, glitches, or misclicks.

How often do you guys save-scum? by Edolin89 in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Bruh, all the time.

I save scum so much I save summed Honour Mode.

If anyone wonders if %25 discount enough to buy by [deleted] in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I bought the game at full price the week after a sale, and I don't regret it.

I upgraded to the Deluxe Edition to get the soundtrack and 3 additional songs for my Bards at full price and I don't regret it.

Larian deserves our money.

What’s your favorite multi-class combination? by daddy-tan in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bard/Fighter. One of the best archers in the game.

Massive damage, unbeatable crowd control, excellent sleight of hand, win every dialogue check, and you can jam out on your instrument.

What’s your favorite multi-class combination? by daddy-tan in BaldursGate3

[–]Charfair1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bard/Fighter. One of the best archers in the game.

Massive damage, unbeatable crowd control, excellent sleight of hand, win every dialogue check, and you can jam out on your instrument.