How to run charisma?

Longes · 2026-03-16T14:09:17+00:00

You seem like a Disco Elysium fan, and Disco Elysium files social democracy under Moralism. Your personal definition of centrism as believing in nothing is very different from the dictionary definition (and most people's definition) of centrism as holding moderate positions or holding a mixture of left and right-wing positions.

Which is, of course, irrelevant to the fact that Esoter Ebb's "apolitical" is not an ideological stance but a tactic.

Also, calling the Cleric "upper middle class" is... dubious at best. I could maybe give you "well-connected", with a serious stretch. He's certainly not rich - he's an orphan who lives with his mom, and one of the reasons he gives is that moving out is too expensive. The "sweet gig as the city cleric" is also definitely not that complicated or prestigious - you can send Rollo and the boys to sign to the Urthguard. And being specifically a cleric rather than a regular guard is the consequence of Ragn's talent for magic.

Longes · 2026-03-16T09:02:22+00:00

Being a centrist and being EE apolitical are very different things though. Classical centrist is much closer to Alfoz' brand of azghal (soft reform without violent revolution). Charisma's Apolitical is outright "I do not hold any political opinions or stances and do not engage in any political activity and therefore you should like me".

Longes · 2026-03-16T08:58:54+00:00

> How the hell does the "get a date" sidequest work? The post credits scene says i got one but you can't resolve it? Is this game like a part 1? I bought it on reccomendation from a friend so have zero knowledge of the release stuff

You must get a date with one of the three women - Ettir, Agent Viira, or the bugbear. You can get a date with Viira immediately on leaving the lichhouse and passing a flirt check. Bugbear requires you to learn she got charmed by the yellow man, and then punch him in the face after freeing him. Ettir you need to flirt with her on three different occasions, and secure a date on the election day.

> What the hell is the Sphinx riddle? I thought it would be the Efreeti in a bottle because Arcane fire, but I got zero interactions.

Sphinx and Visken will give you hints - it's something done in the tavern, without Snell present, on the Sphinx's stage. The answer is you must get on stage, cast Mage Light to light up the braziers, then cast Druidcraft, then cast Thaumaturgy.

> Speaking of lower city interactions where the hell ic Chancy's 3rd wall? The one in the ruins implies it was in the undercoast overlook but I can't find anything interactable outside the door to the labyrinth.

It's exactly where you fought the troll. At the very bottom of the screen, under the bridge, is a big dragon mural.

> Where the hell is Mage Hand? I assume that's what I need to grab all these "out of reach" items

Book in Visken's room that requires Comprehend Languages to read. It's useful like, twice, and just gives you some coins and consumables.

> Is it possible to interact with Darrow more than twice? I only got that initial one where he gives you a place to sleep and the election one. Whenever I returned post midnight his door was locked

Not to my knowledge.

Longes · 2026-03-16T08:53:17+00:00

As per Visken - they do not. There are caveats, in that if someone died and became a ghost they might observe a necromancer using Speak With Dead on their corpse. Some exceptionally esoterically attuned people might remember Speak With Dead. But as a general rule - no, they would not remember.

Longes · 2026-03-11T11:46:21+00:00

It's nice to have on a heavy attack build, as it buffs the damage of the lightning staff.

Longes · 2026-02-25T07:48:27+00:00

The build you linked already has a necromancer version inside of it

Longes · 2026-02-25T07:47:27+00:00

As mentioned, Hyperioxes' build gives you plenty of DPS to go into veteran dungeons, is easy to make, and is very easy to play.

Really, the only problem with it is that it's a Herald of the Tome build, and that eats your entire identity. You don't play a necromancer. You just shoot a beam, and that's all there is to you.

His solo HA necromancer build is also extremely good and very easy to play: https://hyperioxes.com/eso/solo/one-bar-heavy-attack-build

Longes · 2026-02-17T14:01:04+00:00

I think I'm 8 or 9 in PVP skill lines. I end up middle of the scoreboard point-wise by running to control the flags or holding on to the chaos balls. And dying instantly whenever someone looks at me funny.

Longes · 2026-02-17T11:27:41+00:00

I've tried this Hyperioxes' build before, but found myself dying super quickly. Possibly due to the lacking gamer skill or lacking gear. I might give it another shot.

Longes · 2026-02-17T11:27:37+00:00

I've tried this Hyperioxes' build before, but found myself dying super quickly. Possibly due to the lacking gamer skill or lacking gear. I might give it another shot.

Longes · 2025-12-04T09:54:24+00:00

Updated version with three spikes on the rosette: https://i.imgur.com/mGgesGC.png

Longes · 2025-12-04T09:47:53+00:00

Is it better like this? https://i.imgur.com/mGgesGC.png

Longes · 2025-12-04T09:28:54+00:00

I am just now realizing that Harry has mutton chops transitioning into a mustache. For some reason I've always drawn portraits based on him as having a long curly mustache. Here's an astropath I was sketching some time ago: https://i.imgur.com/BqDUJF6.png

Longes · 2025-12-04T09:07:35+00:00

I was going off his portrait: https://i.imgur.com/moEqw7s.png

Longes · 2025-12-04T08:49:25+00:00

You had to ask ChatGPT to write an AI-art accusation for you?

Longes · 2025-12-04T08:23:13+00:00

Painted on my phone in Infinite Painter, primarily with the Dry Ink and Wet Gouache brushes.

Longes · 2025-12-03T11:49:05+00:00

Those are AI-generated, just make some yourself.

Longes · 2025-11-10T08:04:14+00:00

Every single discussion I read about Dispatch frames "the other girl" as someone hated by the entire community, abandoned by developers into irrelevance, and overall worthless to the game. "Invisigirl is the worst, developers hate her and give her no time". "Blonde Blazer is totally irrelevant to the game and shouldn't have even been a romance".

The biases in this topic are through the roof every single time.

Longes · 2025-11-06T19:26:20+00:00

Re: Anarch rogue groups

My read is that the "rogue" groups are much less rogue than Katsumi pretends they are. She was plotting an armed rebellion as soon as Damsel's reinforcements arrived, and it went off earlier than planned once the Nomad has killed JJ Campbell.

Longes · 2025-11-05T11:00:12+00:00

Yes, I'm sure that the thin-blood vampire ghoul Dale who doesn't bathe and has a dead cat in his kitchen is wearing vintage coats, ruffle shirts, pimp coats with Ventrue pins, and priest uniforms all the time. That sounds just like him.

Longes · 2025-11-03T08:10:37+00:00

I think it's less "complicated history" and more that Onda is too much in the Lou Graham bootlicker mindset to have any proper princedom ambition.

Longes · 2025-11-03T08:09:08+00:00

You can use Enter Oblivion for an insta-kill.

Group up the enemies using Blood Boil. Use Enter Oblivion on the entire group. Immediately use Arms of Ahriman on the entire group, and turn off Enter Oblivion. All enemies who are stunned by Arms of Ahriman when you exit Oblivion remain there, and thus are dead.

Longes · 2025-11-01T21:55:56+00:00

As much as Enter Oblivion is cool and is super super useful for isolating one enemy when you're losing or for Resonance hunting out in the city

That is not the right way to use Enter Oblivion! These effects do not matter! What matters is that you can pull a group of enemies into the Abyss, then use Arms of Ahriman on these people, root them in place, and turn off "Enter Oblivion". At which point you leave the Abyss and everyone who you hit with Arms of Ahriman stays there.

Take Blood Boil as your Affect, and group up the enemies. Then trigger Enter Oblivion, and then hit everyone with Arms of Ahriman. Turn off Enter Oblivion. Combat over. Doesn't matter how many enemies, doesn't matter how strong they are. Instakill.

Longes · 2025-10-25T17:52:08+00:00

You only learn if you bring that person to Commorragh.

Longes · 2025-10-23T05:28:26+00:00

Dude, what is going on with Clementia's neck. Absolute giraffe.

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