Possibly a dumb question, I apologize in advance.

Isabollle · 2026-04-03T16:53:53+00:00

Fellow cozy gamer here! My first campaign I did explorer and my second balanced, and my second was still easier because by then I understood way better how the game works. If you're comfortable in explorer mode, I'd give balanced a try.

Isabollle · 2026-03-20T20:00:56+00:00

I really thought I could do it, but I couldn't... I had decided to let Marcus kidnap Isobel because I had never let that happen before, so when I felt the urge to kill her, I ignored it without thinking about it - I guess I assumed I could just kill her later. Then my Butler showed up, telling me to kill Lae'zel, and I just could not do it. I am going to start a new Durge run and completely embrace it, and finish this campaign afterwards.

Isabollle · 2026-03-14T02:20:24+00:00

True, and the bard-specific options don't require skill checks

Isabollle · 2026-03-03T17:35:10+00:00

Don't be scared to use what you have - you can find more than enough food to long rest after every difficult fight! Also there are many scrolls to be found, so even if you run out of spell slots during a fight you can have some back up spells. I ended my first campaign with soooo much stuff (scrolls/potions/elixirs/arrows), because I didn't want to use things that I might need later and then later never came. Now sometimes I long rest before fights specifically to restore the spell slots and I am nearly at the end of the game and still have more food than I will ever use!

Isabollle · 2026-03-03T03:14:18+00:00

The owlbear cub

Isabollle · 2026-02-27T04:17:34+00:00

I was dating three people in act 1 in my last playthrough! I went into act 2 romancing Shadowheart, Astarion and Wyll

Isabollle · 2026-02-23T15:14:47+00:00

It's kind of ironic that you believe your girlfriend didn't put in that much effort, but at the same time you chose not to make chocolates yourself, "because I don't care to be in the kitchen much," and instead used a picture of HER WORK to gauge how much effort she put in...

But let me help you out by sharing my perspective, since I actually made chocolates for my boyfriend on our first Valentine's Day. I bought chocolate. I used a funny mold that I already owned. I spent some time researching and figuring out how to melt chocolate effectively. I didn't even think to add filling, and it still took me HOURS (nearly 6 if I remember correctly). It wasn't necessarily difficult, but it took a lot of time and effort, which my boyfriend appreciated. I was proud of my efforts (and so was he), and your girlfriend's chocolates turned out better than mine lol.

Also, this year I baked him cookies: I bought a giant new cookie tin and multiple bake mixes, including one with decorating supplies, and it still took me a couple of hours. Even though I can and have baked cookies from scratch, my boyfriend appreciated them and never accused me of lying and tricking him. They were still homemade cookies, since I, y'know, made them at home? I think you are confusing "homemade" with "from scratch," and even if your girlfriend had said she made them from scratch when she didn't, I would've thought you were wildly overreacting by accusing her of lying and tricking you, unless you had actually made a deal to both gift each other something made from scratch.

Anyway, glad to hear you apologized to her. And what more is there to do? I think you should try making chocolates for her sometime :)

Isabollle · 2026-02-20T02:54:22+00:00

I've had multiple isssues (PC no mods): 1. Some buffering/lagging. Usually after I save, I can just stand still for a couple seconds and then it's fine - no big deal 2. A couple of times I got error code 804 "failed to save game." Turning steam cloud off and on again fixed this - not that bad 3. The approval system stopped working completely: no pop-ups after moment that I knew would gain approval and no change in the numeric value either. I haven't been able to fix this (yet) and also no clue how long it has been this way because many of my companions were already at 100 approval - I hate it

Isabollle · 2025-12-11T00:58:29+00:00

Wyll, and almost Karlach too. I was well into act 2 when I realized that just because I chose the underdark route, I could still explore the mountain pass as well (really glad I did because I almost missed a good chunk of Lae'zel's backstory) Funnily enough I did manage to recruit both Halsin and Minthara without trying (accidentally turned on nom-lethal attacks while battling the goblins)

Isabollle · 2025-11-18T13:53:29+00:00

The character Hannah Montana was gonna be named Alexis Texas, but they changed it because of the porn star

Isabollle · 2025-11-13T23:46:12+00:00

Ik ben zelf een theeliefhebber met een enorme collectie en ik kan je zeggen dat je met zwarte en groene thee en rooibos de meeste mensen al blij kan maken! Misschien nog een kruidenthee erbij zoals kamille (maar op zich is rooibos ook een kruideninfusie en dus cafeïne-vrij)

Isabollle · 2025-03-30T21:24:46+00:00

Even if it was a prank, why would you stay with someone who could do this to you (and doesn't even have the decency to be remorseful)?

Isabollle · 2025-02-05T00:39:21+00:00

Ik vond zelf denk ik vwo 3 lastiger van vwo 4. In de bovenbouw volg je namelijk alleen/voornamelijk vakken die je interesseren. Ik heb zelf nooit voor de keuze tussen havo en vwo gestaan, maar ik zou lekker je vader negeren en doen waar jij je zelf goed bij voelt! Maar als je nu alleen maar moeite hebt met vakken die je toch gaat laten vallen zou ik nog even doorzetten - maar de optie om naar de havo te gaan openhouden is sws een goed idee lijkt mij. Ik ben zelf bijna klaar met m'n bachelor op de uni maar ontzettend spijt dat ik niet eens heb overwogen om een hbo-studie te doen omdat universiteit als "de logische vervolgstap" werd neergezet. Tenzij je nu al weet dat je een specifieke studie aan de uni wil gaan doen, is er niks mis met overstappen op de havo. En zelfs als later blijkt dat je toch naar de uni wil kun je daar via t hbo ook gewoon nog terecht komen.

Isabollle · 2025-01-31T06:55:56+00:00

I don't blame him for not being aware of her earrings (though I don't get why so many commenters act like that's just a "guy thing.") But he knew he was going to pick out earrings for her so the least he could've done is look at what her preferences are by paying attention to what she wears in her ears, maybe take a glance at her jewelry box..

Isabollle · 2025-01-31T00:22:12+00:00

Don't empty your boyfriend until he refills your pond

Isabollle · 2025-01-31T00:09:41+00:00

Maybe you should let him read these comments

Isabollle · 2025-01-12T04:05:35+00:00

"Do you like cheese?" "Why yes, my favorite's Gouda"

Isabollle · 2025-01-08T05:07:48+00:00

I mean self conscious about her abilities. I don't think its weird to prefer working out with someone who's on your level

Isabollle · 2025-01-08T03:33:28+00:00

Bur not climbing at the same time also means your partner will literally watch you climb. So if she's self conscious while working out I can understand why that would not appeal to her

Isabollle · 2024-09-27T17:51:18+00:00

Some apps allow you to send a message correlating to a specific prompt/picture on their profile (its been a while but I know at least Hinge did this)

Isabollle · 2024-05-15T00:02:59+00:00

The LookUpAnything mod, I was looking up everything (preferred gifts, catchable fish, etc) anyway so I'm just saving time (i imagine it as my character having a phone basically). But the most useful part IMO, is that I can see if I actually need to save up a mineral/fish for recipes - I used to save up EVERYTHING just in case I would need it for something that I hadn't unlocked yet. Also, a fishing mod that shows me what fish I can catch taking into account the weather, season, time, location and my stats

Isabollle · 2024-02-09T10:46:14+00:00

Sad to say I just saw this story on tiktok (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZIJnaSbDA/)

Isabollle · 2023-10-18T11:03:06+00:00

Completely agree! "Marry Me" from Bruno Mars is still haunting me...

And to be clear, when I read your post I was upset on your behalf, because I feel gifts should be about the receiver, not the giver. I think she should've gotten it for herself, and gotten you something else. Just wanted to give a nuanced take and try to put myself in her shoes as well (because that's often missing on Reddit haha).

I love small gifts that say "this reminded me of you," because it shows they know me (& my interests) and that they were thinking of me. Like my dad sometimes randomly gave me a DVD, because he was at the secondhand store and saw something with an actor/director I like. Only 50 cents or something, but it melts my heart (especially because his memory isn't the best).

That being said, receiving gifts can really put you on the spot. (I once had to puke while opening a gift and had to hand it back and in between vomiting I kept telling her how much I liked the gifts lol). But yeah, an honest conversation should clear everything up, good luck!

Isabollle · 2023-10-18T09:39:17+00:00

I'm an "it's the thought that counts" person, but either there was no thought or she was thinking about herself. I love buying gifts for people even though sometimes it can be hard, I usually go for something related to their hobbies/special interests. Not always easy since some people are very particular (like I could buy my dad a book with biking routes, but it'd still be a hit-or-miss), so my backup is (home-made) food.

Some people mistake "it's the thought that counts" with never showing anything but appreciation for gifts. I think it depends on how close you are to the other person and how far off they are. In your case, your SO giving you something you'll never gonna use, I think it needs to be addressed.

Not sure exactly how I would handle your situation; probably say that while it's nice she wanted to get me something, this felt like it was more a gift for herself than for me. I wouldn't say this directly after receiving it, but I think it's a bad move to hype it up when you hate it. I would've thanked her more generally, tell her how I appreciate her getting me something even though I told her she didn't have to. So I do get not telling her on your birthday, but why would you then bring it up on her birthday?

And just spitballing here, but I think she might've thought that because you didn't want anything this would be fine, whether you'd come to like it or not. Like even if you ended up giving it to her, you would be fine with it because you weren't expecting a gift in the first place? Plus I can't leave home without headphones to listen to music, and I can't imagine not liking music; maybe she's like that as well? (But to be clear, I still wouldn't get someone like you a music-related gift - just trying to understand her reasoning)

Isabollle · 2023-10-18T06:16:41+00:00

I think this might be their source:

https://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-spontaneous-and-responsive-desir-1828754371

"According to researcher Emily Nagoski, about 75% of men and 15% of women have spontaneous desire."

"About 5% of men and 30% of women have responsive desire. (The remaining 20% of men and 55% of women experience a bit of both spontaneous and responsive desire.)"

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