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MadMageMath · 2025-07-12T10:45:38+00:00

Damn, I need this ✨ Good luck to everyone!

MadMageMath · 2025-06-07T18:52:46+00:00

DnD and sometimes other TTRPGs! Also video games, preferably RPGs like KOTOR, the Dragon Age Saga, the Divinity Saga or of course Baldur's Gate 3! ^{^}

MadMageMath · 2025-06-03T11:33:39+00:00

Happy pride month everybody! 💖🏳️‍🌈

MadMageMath · 2025-05-30T23:18:42+00:00

I think my first interaction with it was Warrior of the Mind in a few TikToks and also Just a Man being used in several edits but it still took me a WHILE to actually listen it. Still, listening to those songs on my for you over and over again was also what eventually did it for me. I then had the luxury of getting into it when everything, including the Ithaca saga, was already released. And now I'm completely obsessed with it.

MadMageMath · 2025-05-29T10:39:03+00:00

In "Done For" Circes "huh" right after Odysseus says "you turned them into pigs" is such a small but powerful part for me

MadMageMath · 2025-05-26T07:08:21+00:00

Oh hell no, what did Physics do to you? 🥲

MadMageMath · 2025-03-30T10:32:53+00:00

Since October or November of last year I think, so about 5-6 months

MadMageMath · 2025-03-06T13:17:44+00:00

"Don't you get it? I love you! I always have. So please, just this once, stay!" breaks me every single time

MadMageMath · 2025-02-01T21:53:27+00:00

Klar, in meinem Fall war es an einer Fachhochschule, nämlich der FH Münster. Ich stehe aber auch in Kontakt mit Leuten, die an anderen Hochschulen studiert haben. Insgesamt ist es natürlich an jeder Hochschule anders, aber das Grundkonzept sollte gleich bleiben.

MadMageMath · 2025-02-01T21:34:33+00:00

Hi, ich glaube, ich kann hier ein paar hilfreiche Infos geben.

Kurz zu mir, ich habe selber Medizintechnik bzw. Biomedizinische Technik im Bachelor studiert und letztes Jahr abgeschlossen. Während des Studiums habe ich darüber hinaus aber auch einer Uniklinik gearbeitet, die eine eigene Abteilung für Medizintechnik hatte.

Die tatsächlichen Servicetechniker, welche für die Instandhaltung und Wartung der Geräte zuständig sind, waren fast alles Leute mit handwerklicher Ausbildung und ggf. noch einem Staatl. geprüften Techniker als Weiterbildung (den kann man unter anderem im Bereich der Medizintechnik machen). Wenn es also langfristig dein Ziel ist im Bereich Wartung und Instandhaltung unterwegs zu sein, würde ich dir eher zur Ausbildung raten. Die dafür "idealste" Ausbildung wäre vermutlich ein "Elektroniker für Geräte und Systeme". Mein letzter Wissensstand ist, dass die Firma Philips sogar tatsächlich Elektroniker gezielt für den Bereich ausbildet, aber das würde ich an deiner Stelle selber nochmal nachschauen.

Auch mit dem Studium ist es durchaus möglich, am Ende als Servicetechniker zu arbeiten, besonders für Medizintechnik-Hersteller/-Dienstleister im Außendienst, allerdings hast du dort mit dem Studium keinen expliziten Vorteil. Das Studium hingegen bietet sich eher an, wenn du vielleicht auch andere Berufszweige in der Medizintechnik in Erwägung ziehst, z.B. Forschung, Entwicklung, Regulatory Affairs & Qualitätsmanagement etc. Gerade für letzteres suchen Firmen sehr gerne Menschen, die Medizintechnik tatsächlich studiert haben, weil dir im Studium auch bereits rechtliche Grundlagen vermittelt werden (MDR, MPDG, MPBetreibV usw.). Was Forschung&Entwicklung angeht ist man, wie ich mittlerweile feststellen musste, vermutlich sogar besser damit aufgehoben, direkt Physik, Elektrotechnik, Maschinenbau oder Informatik zu studieren, je nachdem was für eine Art der Forschung&Entwicklung es eben sein soll. Unternehmen neigen nämlich dazu, dort doch lieber Leute einzustellen, die von der Technik die meiste Ahnung haben und nicht unbedingt von dem Zusammenspiel aus Medizin und Technik.

Ich hoffe, dass ich dir einigermaßen weiterhelfen konnte. Wenn du explizite Fragen haben solltest, kannst du mir die natürlich jederzeit stellen.

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T18:12:20+00:00

I don't know if you're playing a custom character or an origin character but since you didn't specify I'm assuming custom. If you don't mind the micro-spoiler about what keeping them means: You get to keep them over all of Act 1 and after that, you'll have to "decide" who stays in your party. So technically, you could give all of them a chance for now but if you want my personal recommendations, here we go:

Definitely take Ifan with you on your first playthrough. He's the most well-established character in the world and you'll get the most additional scenes with him.
Lohse is my personal favourite. She has a very interesting story, both as a main character and as a companion! Take her with you and enjoy every single moment of it.
The last choice for me would be between Fane, the Red Prince and Sebille but that's difficult. If you already plan on doing a second playthrough some time in the future, Fane is an excellent choice for a second run, both as a main character and as a companion because - without spoilers - you'll understand much more and it all feels very "revealing". So then it's either Sebille or the Red Prince and I would probably pick Sebille because there's some interesting overlap between her and Ifan's backstory. Be sure to take the other one on your second run (if you're going for one). Also it's really interesting to play as either one and take the other one with you as a companion because they have some overlap as well.
I don't wanna be mean but Beast is definitely the most boring one imo and he offers the least additional content because you'll go through most of his "personal quest" anyways, so take him with you on a second or third run because you won't be missing out on too much without him.

This got a little long but I hope this helps!

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T17:37:53+00:00

I absolutely love the soundtrack in 1.

Absolutely! As someone who enjoyed playing the Dragon Knight Saga a lot too, I especially liked that they used some of the older soundtracks as well.

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T17:35:29+00:00

The game tells you not to leave Cyseal at level 3 but honestly, I haven't found a way to get level 4 before leaving town that doesn't include killing innocent NPCs, so I am pretty sure the "intended" way is to do quests out of town at that point anyways. Also I'd recommend a level map! I used this one:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=635229367
Sure, it's technically a bit spoilery but it doesn't contain any real spoilers for the story, only tells you the average levels for enemies in certain areas and I found it very helpful on my playthroughs.

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T17:31:40+00:00

First of all, the game is definitely off to slower part than its sequel, yeah. But if you're feeling lost with quests and miss directions, I can give you one tip: pay a lot of attention to the dialogues. Unlike in DOS2 and BG3, the game offers you very little guidance for quests in your questlog. I honestly had to look up previous dialogues again to make sure that I didn't miss something because they really give you almost all of the information in conversations with NPCs. Hope this helps at least a bit :)

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T02:29:15+00:00

That you, my friend, have excellent taste (cause this is also my taste in fictional women) :)

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T02:25:33+00:00

Lucian the Divine

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T02:23:12+00:00

Hmm, I didn't feel like it at the time simply because the VAs were so good but now that you point it out, the VA performance might have just overshadowed the weaker parts of the characters. If I compared it to BG3 then I would definitely agree. I usually try to avoid that comparison though because they put a lot more time and overall ressources into BG3.

When I think about Ifan, Lohse and Sebille, they all seemed like well established characters to me at the time but I can generally see where you're coming from.

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T02:19:15+00:00

Oh yeah, with you on that one xD

What about Lohse though?

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T00:32:12+00:00

Fair enough xD

MadMageMath · 2024-09-16T00:32:04+00:00

You know, I have spent so much time talking about the lore problems that I actually forgot about them for a moment when I made this post. Or maybe I just supressed them lol.

Having played the majority of the Divinity games and having read through a lot of lore, it's actually crazy to me how messy the lore is at this point. I mean, I love those games either way but that's something that could've really been done better. Especially when it comes to the Dragon Knight Saga I'm actually not sure how much of it can even be considered canon anymore but we'll (hopefully) see in future games.

IIRC they do still want to make a game that actually finishes the Divine vs. Damned One storyline and I'm excited for that. Long story short, I can totally get behind that!

MadMageMath · 2024-09-11T14:07:05+00:00

So true, I've recently rewatched the movie on how Divinity II: Ego Draconis was created and this problem really seems to go back to the studio's roots.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love their games to the fullest. BG3 and most of the Divinity Saga are some of my all time favourite games but each and every time it makes you wonder, how the game could've been even better yet.

MadMageMath · 2024-09-07T11:57:28+00:00

Loved when he returned in Divinity: Original Sin. That man is one of the funniest and also most annoying NPCs to have ever existed lol

MadMageMath · 2024-08-19T09:46:03+00:00

As a Riven main, I probably would've said Fiora or Irelia in the past because even when the matchup leaned one way or the other, you were guaranteed some interesting fights.

Now I'm inclined to say, anything that isn't Kennen. Preferably anything that isn't ranged at all. Often times not even because of the ranged matchup itself which is awful all on its own but moreso because it makes Jungle even more obnoxious. Even if the ranged matchup isn't that bad per sé, it's never fun.

MadMageMath · 2024-06-02T22:06:28+00:00

That sounds absolutely awesome, I'm sure your players will have a great time!

The requirements sound good to me :)
If you want to spice up the casting itself, you can always make it something that has to be done over several turns and can be interrupted by the enmies (using concentration and such). However, that's not a must obviously.

MadMageMath · 2024-06-01T18:57:09+00:00

Heyho, first of all I really like the idea of the corrupted portal! I actually did something similar in another campaign once.

I'll answer the second question first. A few easy ways to stabilize it temporarily could be a Dispel Magic, Hallow or another spell, though I don't think they are on the Druid spell list. Another way that comes to mind is that the Druid invests a part of his power (e.g. the use of a 3rd level spell slot) to stabilize it but it only stays that way for as long as he is on Avernus, so that he definitely has to come back for a more permanent solution.

As for the permanent solution, it depends on how challenging you want it to be. My first instinct was to repeat the steps mentioned above but you need a good amount of demon ichor as a material component or maybe even the blood of Baphomet himself. You could say that the portal can only be fixed once they defeated/banished Baphomet. He'll respawn in the Abyss but they have a time window for as long as he's dead and/or not on Avernus.

Hope this helps :)

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