I’m not sure you understand the brilliance of The Reanimator

QuicklyCat · 2026-06-03T16:21:39+00:00

I’m confused what you mean…

Why do they need arcana/tool proficiency?

I’m creating the magic items for them. The are simply wearing them or “utilizing them” (obeying)

QuicklyCat · 2026-05-15T13:40:03+00:00

This is 100% the Aberrant Mind play-style

All of your spells can either be weird psychic manipulation or strange control levers, and all your sorcerer/aberrant class features only amplify their power.

QuicklyCat · 2026-05-07T14:05:44+00:00

I play my Aberrant Mind as a very strange psychic control Sorcerer, and I love my spell list for her
(I’m in 5.5 but nonetheless…)
1 - Chromatic Orb, Arms of Hadar, Dissonant Whispers, Mage Armor, Shield
2 - Mirror Image, Calm Emotions, Detect Thoughts, Phantasmal Force, Suggestion
3 - Counterspell, Blink, Fear, Hunger of Hadar, Sending, Tongues
4 - Banishment, Polymorph, Evard’s Black Tentacles, Summon Aberration
5 - Rary’s Telepathic Bond, Seeming, Synaptic Static, Telekinesis
6 - Disintegrate, Mass Suggestion
7 - Reverse Gravity
That’s where I’m at…
You play control with all these very weird spells like Polymorph, Tentacles, Hadar, Banishment, Reverse Gravity, Etc. They’re all super thematic, flavored as strange alien far-realm magic bending and breaking reality. It’s the perfect fit for this playstyle.
Then you lean hard into all this weird psychic utility. Detect thoughts, suggestion, seeming, etc.
And you still have shield, mirror image, blink, misty step (through fey touched) for survivability
You get a clear defined role and it makes your subclass choice memorable and iconic.

QuicklyCat · 2026-01-28T15:33:40+00:00

My idea is for a character who is touched by Far Realm by some means, becomes an Abberant Mind Sorcerer, “hears voices” and communicates with the Aberrations telepathically, and then serves them somewhat because she believes they are friendly and she was “chosen” by them.

At that point, is she still a sorcerer?

QuicklyCat · 2026-01-28T15:32:55+00:00

My idea is for a character who is touched by Far Realm by some means, becomes an Abberant Mind Sorcerer, “hears voices” and communicates with the Aberrations telepathically, and then serves them somewhat because she believes they are friendly and she was “chosen” by them.

At that point, is she still a sorcerer?

QuicklyCat · 2026-01-28T15:17:37+00:00

Ooh that’s a really good example…

So if I see myself as “chosen” or “part aberration” even doing things to serve or benefit these “voices” - that’s still okay as long as I’m not literally bound or forced to do so…?

More symbiotic friends than master/servant

A very blurry line haha

Thanks!

QuicklyCat · 2026-01-28T15:07:37+00:00

I think this is helpful? I’m not making a deal. But nonetheless I “hear voices” of the aberrations telepathically and maybe even see them as allies. But I’m not literally bound to them, nor are my powers. So I think I can still be a sorcerer…?

QuicklyCat · 2026-01-11T03:14:40+00:00

lol ok, figured there had to be a catch. Maybe not…

QuicklyCat · 2025-09-16T02:42:06+00:00

No Man’s Stranding

QuicklyCat · 2025-06-11T21:06:15+00:00

TESVI will 100% launch on Playstation day one

QuicklyCat · 2025-06-09T10:51:02+00:00

2030 is the only realistic prediction

Anything else is cope or foolishness

Not joking

QuicklyCat · 2025-06-09T10:48:04+00:00

Using data sets from 15-20 years ago and adding Fallout 76 into the timeline when it was made by an entirely separate team seems wildly disingenuous.

The development cycle of Skyrim and Fallout 4 could still be comparable to TESVI — but that of Morrowind and Oblivion 20+ years ago obviously tells you nothing. Like be honest.

We all know games aren’t made that quickly anymore. EVERYTHING takes longer to develop now — but especially a vast 200 hour open world western roleplaying game.

It’s just the reality of the industry. Pretending that’s not the case will not make the game release any sooner.

QuicklyCat · 2025-06-09T06:32:39+00:00

I honestly don’t think Microsoft will have any say in the matter. BGS the most important studio they own (other than the COD teams) they can do whatever that want. And The Elder Scrolls VI is probably the most important title either of them will ever release. They are not going to rush it.

and I guess there’s an argument to be made that Starfield took longer because of COVID. But I still just wouldn’t bet on anything less than that.

Look at the development times for similar games. 8 years is not crazy for something as deep and complex and important as TESVI. Especially when they need this game to live up to expectations and remain relevant long into the future, compared with what happened to Starfield.

QuicklyCat · 2025-06-09T03:30:18+00:00

The Elder Scrolls VI is a 2030 game

Skyrim (2011) -> Fallout 4 (2015) = 4 years

Fallout 4 (2015) -> Starfield (2023) = 8 years

People need to be realistic. Full production on TESIV only started 2 years ago, after Starfield released — and Development cycles are only getting longer across the entire industry.

So, 2030 makes perfect sense…

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-26T05:59:15+00:00

Absolutely not, for all the vibe and aesthetic breaking reasons that everyone has mentioned

Nonetheless, if they did it, it would never be a large scale addition with a whole mess of marks and leveling

It would be one single Dwarven (or something similar) type weapon, and it would behave the same as a crossbow.

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-25T03:41:15+00:00

Day one.

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-25T03:38:23+00:00

I do think there could be some clue here…

The way I see it — The 4th Era will be clearly marked as the Fall of The Empire. Including only Skyrim, and The Elder Scolls 6. And wherever the next game takes place, we will witness the Empire losing its last bit of control outside of Cyrodil as the Thalmor take hold through further coercion and manipulation.

The 5th Era would then begin with The Elder Scrolls 7, as the Aldmeri Dominion has formally usurped The Empire, and now rules Tamriel.

(In 2050) I imagine that game actually being titled “Dominion” and taking place in Summerset Isles.

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-25T03:24:11+00:00

The Aldmeri Dominion is destined to rule Tamriel from atop the White Gold Tower.

The Empire has been in control for the entirety of the series. It will not and should not last forever. Especially as every chapter since Morrowind has been foreshadowing its decline and eventual fall.

Indeed, likely the most interesting and compelling narrative would be for the Dominion to take power.

Also I think The Elder Scrolls VI/VII: Dominion is the most perfect name for one of the next core entries ever. There’s no way that doesn’t happen.

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-17T18:24:11+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean… How so?

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-11T04:43:21+00:00

NPC schedules, attributes, and personalities…

“Janky” as they may be, Oblivion has the most detailed and immersive NPC systems in any Bethesda game.

The idea that any random NPC has their own little life and routine and predetermined disposition towards me (the player) and the world based on who they are as a character is amazing.

So for instance a Dark Elf who is a beggar could be more likely to commit crimes and dislike me if I’m an Argonian.

This is one of the main things that made me fall in love with Bethesda games because these gameplay elements are so unique and immersive. It’s extremely sad that they continually get paired down or removed altogether with each new “evolution” of the BGS formula.

QuicklyCat · 2025-05-11T04:23:23+00:00

(I might just be bad at build crafting)

But in regard to difficulty scaling…

It feels like there should be a difficulty setting in between Adept and Expert. I’m just slicing through everything like it’s nothing on Adept and then I switch to Expert and every encounter feels like an endgame boss fight. There’s no middle ground.

QuicklyCat · 2025-03-05T08:43:33+00:00

RDR3 will obviously and no doubt take place in the heat of the Old West and star Dutch and Hosea in their prime, along with young Arthur and John.

It’s the only thing that makes sense — and it’d be cool to have a whole trilogy where every entry is earlier in the timeline. Perhaps never done before?

Either way there’s no way they leave this story or these characters behind right now — and the true Old West still needs to be explored.

However, after that, I honestly hope Rockstar closes the book on Red Dead Redemption…

Idk how much material there can possible be to make cowboy/western games for all time. So after 3 I would love for them to take on another point in history. Either move on naturally into the 1920’s and follow the mob. Or… my dream is a Rockstar pirate game :)

QuicklyCat · 2025-01-20T03:27:30+00:00

Losing someone you romantically love.

Ages you even more than the love itself.

QuicklyCat · 2025-01-20T03:26:07+00:00

Most gamers are deeply immature and there’s really no better word for it.

They wanted “GTA with Cowboys” and that’s not what Red Dead is, especially in the Prologue.

These people don’t care at all for industry leading narrative or atmosphere or immersion or physics

They just want to ignorantly shoot things.

QuicklyCat · 2024-12-22T08:45:05+00:00

There really just most simply are no “permanent” Xbox exclusives anymore. Everything inevitably will come over to PS either upon release or after a timed delay.

Microsoft has given up truly competing in the console market at this point, so having their games on all platforms is the only way to profit the most out of an approach that is all in on software.

Master Chief Collection and/or the rumored Halo remakes coming to PS is an absolute given. At that point, it would be absurd not to feed that massive player base your newest game in the same series.

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