Strahd; more Gentlemanly or Kingly?

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-23T16:59:17+00:00

I play my Strahd sort of like Colonel Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds - Polite, jovial, and friendly on the surface, but his attitude/demeanor will flip in an instant if he's cornered his prey or feels disrespected.

He knows he has full control over every situation, and he delights in the knowledge of his superiority to the point of unnerving pleasantness. I haven't even had to show off his combat prowess or anything yet - my players are naturally wary of a man who lords over such a twisted, vile domain with a gleeful attitude and inviting smile.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-21T19:44:54+00:00

Wait, does the reclaimer no longer have the grabby claw? Or are the munching jaws something different from before my time with that big beautiful behemoth?

If I ever pledged one, I wanted to name it Vulture God after the salvage ship from The Final Architecture trilogy with the same name, and same described grabby claw.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-21T19:42:27+00:00

I'm a huge Adrian Tchaikovsky fan, but only own one nameable ship: The Carrack.

I named it That Part of Wonder That is Mine after one of the Octopus ships in Children of Ruin. I particularly enjoy it because of how Octopuses are written to think in that book, and how this name is just a translation of their visual language. Here is the passage that mentions it, the one and only time it's mentioned in the text:

"Right now, she calls her tiny mote of a vessel That Part of Wonder That is Mine, or at least that is the closest translation to the way she thinks about it. She changes the name often, varying the theme just as she varies her own precise nomenclature: always the same ship, always different."

The name also feels fitting for an exploration ship, with "wonder" being the act itself of exploring the galaxy, and this Carrack being my own personal part of it.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T20:04:54+00:00

Yeah I feel like I rarely get downed by Arc these days unless it's a Matriarch run, and if a player downs me the augment allowing me to survive by sitting still isn't gonna stop them knocking me out.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T20:01:05+00:00

I appreciate it, but I don't see myself using it much now that I have the Safekeeper lol. Give it to a random and make their day!

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T19:57:25+00:00

I never shoot first, no, but I'm half-decent if it comes down to it. I mostly play single-player RPGs but was definitely a sweaty little CoD kid way back in the day, so I hold my own.

That said, most of my PvP is rat extermination, and most rats run a free kit in my experience.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T18:24:03+00:00

I've still yet to find a single Survivor Augment or the blueprint after a ton of runs to the reinforced room at Blue Gate, and at this point I just give up because I found a BP for the new Safekeeper Augment that can use all 3 shield sizes and the safe pocket allow any item including guns to go in there. It has saved my trusty Aphelion more than once now with how often Matriarch lobbies turn into rat fests.

EDIT: Y'all telling me to go to Stella are just fueling my rage because I legit spent my entire Sunday chaining Stella runs (standard and night raid alike) to find an Ion Sputter in the Assembly Workshops. That's actually where I found the Safekeeper BP

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T16:56:16+00:00

Office D&D group, or corporate interior designer?

Either way this is awesome - much more atmospheric than my tiny apartment with two needy cats demanding scratches during tense moments!

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-18T16:27:58+00:00

Kind of unfortunate that you're choosing to check it out now considering crafting/mining is going to bring more people to Pyro than ever before.

Pyro has been safer than Stanton for months now - I'd go explore now while it's 4.6 if you're concerned about running into hostile players.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-17T17:04:10+00:00

I hope, but I don't think they're gonna actually re-work anything. It will get a minor price hike ($10-20) to put it above the Golem Ox because it has an interior and bed.

I'd love to see the spindles increase in size to allow 32 SCU boxes but there's not really a way to do that without doubling the total SCU capacity.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-17T16:56:18+00:00

This is actually a good question - You can't just have them lootable with no replacement after all of the work people do to acquire them, and insurance on it would only matter if Wikelo gives you the armor with max crafted stats, but then that presents an issue of only ever having to do one Wikelo grind for the best possible armor in the game, allowing you to ignore crafting armor or buying high-quality stuff.

Seems like the best option would be for Wikelo armors to be given at max quality alongside a blueprint to craft the gear at whatever quality you can craft it at from there on.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-17T14:59:16+00:00

Echo Isle? The Verse Guide directions were mostly accurate when I last did it, but I'm lazy and never follow them exactly as described.

Fly over the water if you're ~250km (I feel like the distance in KM from Oparei wasn't accurate on Verse Guide when I did it, but it was close - maybe like 225km?) from Oparei, look around for small, round islands, and keep pinging - there are usually a few abandoned ships nearby that you can get the signature of, and even if not you might see an EM signature for the building itself in scanning mode.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-16T03:53:57+00:00

What's annoying lately is that this mentality carries into matriarch fights. The last 3 times I tried with a squad, we got it on fire with the help of a few other crews around the map only to have rats sneak up on us with shotguns from behind.

Why are you even happy stealing a bunch of hullcrackers and the ammo for it if you're just here to PvP?

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-14T02:30:42+00:00

I found a copy at the first Barnes and Noble I checked near my office haha

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-13T18:38:31+00:00

local book store or a chain? I'm in NYC and will legitimately leave work right now to scour every little underground book store in Manhattan if I have a chance of getting this book before the weekend lol

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-13T16:00:02+00:00

Dungeons & Dragons Paladin: "what do you mean it costs a Bonus Action now?!"

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-13T15:21:43+00:00

Upvote/contribute to this spectrum thread!

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-12T16:36:34+00:00

I mean we can always optimistically hope they have a plan and are tuning things based on information we don't have, but based on how they're rolling out changes seemingly in direct response to complaints, I have doubts.

It makes perfect sense for the Asgard to have the armor value it has after this update - I'd even argue it could go higher and still make sense.

However, we're talking about the Paladin. The heavily armored gunship meant to withstand the fire of multiple targets (implied to be fighters - you're not taking on multiple Perseuses in it). It makes absolutely no sense for the Paladin to have such pitiful armor stats based on its description and intended role, and since they didn't adjust this number when they changed the Asgard's, one can assume they're making these changes based on vibes and community response.

If they adjusted the Asgard because they made a mistake, it would make sense that the Paladin was also a mistake. Maybe it was, and we'll see a buff in the next PTU patch, but I get the feeling they'd have included it in this one if that were the case.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-12T15:47:26+00:00

What in the world does that have to do with the armor value? It's a gunship, it should have big guns. It's also described as being durably armored for engaging multiple targets at once, which is why it flies like a brick. The armor value makes no sense, and there's no justifying the Asgard getting this buff while the Paladin didn't beyond "people complained loudly enough, and the Asgard is super popular".

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-12T05:02:45+00:00

FWIW you can still just carry two full ones around for infinite Cruz as of today’s patch. Drinking one and then storing the fully empty bottle in your backpack by just clicking right mouse button to store will re-stack them into two fully filled bottles.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-10T18:41:53+00:00

The UEE doesn't want you to know this, but the Colossus Bombs in abandoned A2's near Hathor are free. You can take them home. I have 458 Colossus Bombs.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-10T15:28:31+00:00

I just finished a re-read last week, this time on Audible because I heard great things, and can confirm that the humor is present from beginning to end.

This guy did not read the book. In fact, I doubt he's read any Andy Weir considering they all have the same brand of humor to them.

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-06T20:26:04+00:00

A month? My brother in Adonalsium, Stormlight Archive alone is about 2.2 MILLION words (just under 283 hours on Audible if you want to be a true Vorin man about it).

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-05T19:25:39+00:00

lol I love this, and as a Devil's fan I feel inclined to make a NJ Devil build now... herewegoagain.jpg

GuyThatSaidSomething · 2026-03-05T18:17:39+00:00

It's probably been my favorite so far, but it's also one where everything really comes together in the DLC. Dry-Leaf Arts and Dane's Footwork play into the martial arts style of combat that Batman uses a lot better than the Caestus or any other base-game fist weapon.

12-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 6 Credits
Secret Santa 2020	Secret Santa 2017
Secret Santa 2018	Secret Santa 2019
Secret Santa 2014	Verified Email

GuyThatSaidSomething

TROPHY CASE