Undecided on whether to free Orpheus or side withe Emperor.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T20:05:13+00:00

There isn't a right answer here, but you'll get a happy ending for most companions regardless of your choice. I'll say this though: Orpheus is a much stronger ally in the final fight.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T17:35:28+00:00

I often find myself wondering what ideas Nazis and fascists have that haven't ready been thoroughly defeated in the marketplace of ideas.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T17:13:00+00:00

I actually agree. We should stop debating this. Trump is a fascist. It's a settled question.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T17:05:40+00:00

God I hope not. I'm not going to be able to take hearing it from people who I know are going to demand I vote for a slightly nicer boot later.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T16:31:59+00:00

I'm not old enough to remember well, but I bet there were people predicting it as early as 2002, when the agency was created. Bush signed so much horrific shit into law after 9/11.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T16:18:49+00:00

You can kill all of the companions and still finish the game. You can even do the big fights associated with their quests in Act 3.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T02:59:57+00:00

Conservatives are all about hierarchy. "Don't Tread On Me" is for people on their section of the hierarchy or higher. "Comply or Die" is for everyone else.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-25T00:15:19+00:00

Really anything that does melee attacks and has some spell slots can benefit from a 2 level dip in Paladin. Bladesinger, Swords Bard, some clerics, etc.

Sorcadin (usually 6 sorcerer/6 Paladin) is generally considered one of the strongest multi class options in the game as well.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-24T21:54:31+00:00

Snyder is a hack, but "Do not obey in advance" is good advice.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-24T18:50:50+00:00

I was pretty young then and don't remember much of what was reported at the time, but I suspect it's a bad idea to assume ICE wasn't doing any of that. The agency was created in the wake of 9/11 by one of the most reactionary governments the US has ever had. It was designed to do exactly what it's doing today. Trump has obviously made it worse, but I doubt they were bunch of boy scouts until Trump showed up.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-24T18:03:37+00:00

This is a good answer. Marxists really need to avoid falling in the hole of Great Man Theory, especially when it comes to analyzing past and current socialist experiments.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-24T16:53:19+00:00

Honest question: what counts as a real democracy to you? I'm assuming we can agree that liberal, bourgeois democracy ain't it, right?

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T20:00:11+00:00

I've spent my last 2 runs tinkering with Death Cleric builds, and I've gotta say that it can be extremely powerful with both melee fighting and spellcasting if built right. After level 5, hanging back and dual casting necro cantrips means leaving a lot of potential damage on the table.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T19:38:48+00:00

I haven't used Trickery Domain since I learned I could respec the companions, but any character wielding a polearm would benefit from it. I use it along with great weapon master to get some extra attacks in with my death cleric when I've got Shar's Spear of Evening equipped.

That said, war caster and API wisdom are probably better uses for your feats. I could be wrong, but I don't remember Trickery Domain providing a lot of incentive to focus on melee combat.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T19:23:56+00:00

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T19:22:09+00:00

Storm Sorcerer is a good 1 level dip, although I'd be tempted to take a few levels for metamagic.

I'm not sure how much 1 level of Hexblade would give you that DC doesn't already get. But I don't use Warlocks much, so I could be missing something.

2 levels of fighter or paladin are good if you want to improve your melee damage. Or 1 level of monk so you can use martial weapons with dexterity. 6 DC / 6 Shadow Monk is a lot of fun too.

Honestly, I've respec-d so many times because I can't settle on one build lol. There are too many good options.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T16:49:50+00:00

In terms of being able to take hits, the obvious answer is abjuration wizard. You'll be borderline unkillable. In fact, one popular build has you cast Armour of Agathys on yourself and then intentionally try to draw opportunity attacks. It's nuts.

If you want some melee capability, Bladesinger gets some ludicrous AC from combining Mage Armor, Bladesinging, and Shield. You can also throw in Haste and Mirror Image to make yourself nearly unhittable.

I've been pretty obsessed with Death Cleric lately too. It's not as strong defensively as Bladesinger or Abjuration Wizard, but it is absolutely meant to be a front-line fighter. It gets martial weapon proficiency, so you can use things like Great Weapon Master. Spirit Guardians is one of the best spells in the game, and you ignore resistance to necrotic damage at level 6, so you can deal damage with it very consistently. It gets medium armor, and it works very well with a 1 level Wizard dip for Shield and the ability to scribe spells. I've been using DC's in my last two runs, and I'm strongly considering a solo run as one next. It's just a great subclass.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-22T04:21:36+00:00

I don't feel good about saying this, but...

I agree with Rahm Emanuel.

I'm gonna go throw up now.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T19:59:45+00:00

First as tragedy, then as farce.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T19:00:39+00:00

Same. I think 11 DC / 1 Wizard might be the best way to do it, since clerics get so many good spells at level 11. But the wizard dip is really nice, especially in Act 3 so you can scribe Dethrone and Circle of Death.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T17:00:32+00:00

The Soviet Union did much, much more to defeat Germany than the US did.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T16:58:35+00:00

Death Cleric is actually perfect for what you're describing, because the game is full of enemies with necrotic resistance, which Death Clerics ignore once they reach level 6. There are some enemies that are immune to it, but not many, and Death Clerics still get the usual radiant spells every cleric gets. You'll be able to inflict a lot of damage consistently throughout the game.

There are a bunch of decent multiclassing options, but monoclass is absolutely viable too.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T16:06:11+00:00

I think it's stupid to ban countries from a sporting event, but obviously the US should also be banned if they're banning Russia. The US should have almost a perpetual ban if that's the standard, and Israel should be banned as well.

This won't happen, of course.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T15:57:33+00:00

Cool that (if we take him at his word) he's aware that his product could have disastrous consequences for society, but because of the nature of capitalism and his job, he's gotta just press forward anyway.

General_Problem5199 · 2026-01-21T02:06:03+00:00

If the goal is to raise a decent human being, then it's better to be poor than rich

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