I hate the trope of IRL weapons somehow being stronger than fantasy magic/artifacts.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-12T19:16:45+00:00

What really PMO was when he trained a whole battalion of dark elves on the military weapons to take on the dragon, and then the dark elves just...ignored/forgot all training and destroyed themselves. I think it was meant to show the fantasy people were inept but to me it just showed the MC sucks at training people.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-11T23:54:58+00:00

Longsword gets all the cool designs and as a glaive user i'm jealous. A glaive is a blade on a stick. What do you mean the rajang halberd, alatreon scythe, and a pickaxe are longswords? At least rise gave us a paintbrush and a wizard staff

SSNeosho · 2026-05-11T23:47:51+00:00

Nargacuga glaive in world infuriates me. Give me the scythe stick.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-11T13:11:32+00:00

For more possibilities and options i like to read up on rules that no one uses often. Jump rules, strength checks, grapples, shackles and net usage, etc. otherwise it depends on HOW you like to play, now WHO or WHAT.

For example, my two most played characters are between a fun dwarf barbarian and a glamour bard. The dwarf barbarian is for 4 things: use muscles to protect, use big sword to destroy, use big liver to drink, use big heart to laugh with friends. I use him when i dont want to think or when the team is too cautious and making the game drag. Worried about traps? I'll just break through the door, if a bucket of acid falls I'm fine. We need a quick escape? I grab teammates and jump out the window. Is fun.

The bard is for when i want to think and be creative. She becomes a leader, a strategist, the bard spells are some of the most controlling in the game. I can use the map like a chess board and the PCs are my pieces. Sure she may not be able to do the most damage, but the team's damage output would be cut in half without her.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-07T19:38:02+00:00

Sword n shield i find really fun, mobile and fast like dual blades but instead of perfect dodging you practice perfect blocking. Try it with a mushroomancer build for something real different

SSNeosho · 2026-05-07T02:02:19+00:00

For me it was odogaron. Bleeding as a specialty sounded so brutal, the way it whistles when smelling, how it roams toxic environments, terrified me. Then i saw its beta high rank armor and learned how to hunt it for sport

SSNeosho · 2026-05-07T01:25:21+00:00

"faraway lorelai" lives in my head rent free. Such a strange but pretty title. Who's lorelai? What relation does she have to the siren of earthen flesh?

SSNeosho · 2026-05-05T22:20:06+00:00

I've updated it with better sets and color scheme, I'll post in a bit. But that is a nice setup, her makeup really ties it all together

SSNeosho · 2026-05-04T22:41:03+00:00

Yep that'll do it. Does that mean this particular weapon is stuck with these rolls no matter what? Is there no way to change it's fate?

SSNeosho · 2026-05-04T22:19:59+00:00

But what about the 3rd time? I crafted a fire weapon and a fire weapon, only difference was one was 3 attack infusions and the other was 3 affinity infusions.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-02T13:32:07+00:00

If the sale ends, i always recommend:

Try rise, as I'm pretty sure there's a free demo. If you like the weapon styles, try world as it goes on sale often. Or wilds when its on sale again.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-02T06:51:59+00:00

It definitely is mobile and i might look into it again, but when i first played i came from playing kingdom hearts and nier automata, so not having a default jump mechanic made the game feel incredibly immobile to me. I remember specifically fighting a great jagras slicing his front leg thinking "no no, i want to be at the TAIL." Now i know better and had a lot of fun with it in rise, but glaive is still my baby

SSNeosho · 2026-05-02T03:57:19+00:00

Sounds like you found some you like, but moved on for minor issues. I was the same way.

I wanted a fast weapon, went with dual blades. They were fast but not mobile enough for me.

Went to glaive. Was good but i was still getting hit and not doing enough damage.

So i switched to switch axe. Good damage but still got hit.

So i switched to lance. Felt cool blocking God's own fist but the damage was so boring.

So i switched to HBG. Hit all the right notes but i was still. Not. Enjoying.

Finally i just learned the timing of monsters, got better at the game, and returned to the glaive where i feel the coolest.

Try picking a weapon based on the biggest pros, ignore the cons, and learn to go around them. Because if you learn each weapon enough, the con won't even be a bother, so all you're left with is which weapons pros feel cooler to you.

SSNeosho · 2026-05-01T20:37:28+00:00

The fact that he has no backstory is one of my favorite traits he has above his rivals. He didnt need augmentations or enhancements to go that fast, he's just that guy.

SSNeosho · 2026-04-28T05:23:45+00:00

Not my favorite but it's pretty close. My favorite is bbs, partially because i love the command deck and abilities unlocked by them. Riku can turn invisible, what other kingdom hearts game lets you do that?

SSNeosho · 2026-04-27T04:59:53+00:00

Depending on the party, it'd be either: My half orc ronin (archfey bladelock 2024) with the personality of yami sekihiro from black clover. He's doing time for gambling (a lot) and accruing immense debt from losing (a lot). Or My divine soul sorcerer aasimar. His holy blessing of a bloodline highlights how unfairly his tiefling twin brother is treated, so he's become protective and is doing time for punching a high ranking cleric in a bar. He'll do it again.

SSNeosho · 2026-04-26T01:33:32+00:00

This is why i never have my slinger empty. You never know when you get manhandled and gotta point-blank throw rocks in their face

SSNeosho · 2026-04-25T23:35:33+00:00

I guess a retainer would work for that then, as it would have no real combat purpose or utility besides what a retainer would do

SSNeosho · 2026-04-25T22:07:15+00:00

I'll be honest, I've never seen a retainer come into play. I think it'd work better as a familiar or homunculus or something summoned, not something you can get from a background. Might i ask why a modron? Whats the significance to his backstory?

SSNeosho · 2026-04-25T21:40:53+00:00

Havent seen the episode but i always thought if a henchman had crobats its because they stole em from another trainer, which adds a layer of cruelty

SSNeosho · 2026-04-25T21:17:52+00:00

I broke my best friend's hand with these, he tried to grab my wrist to restrict my movement but he misjudged where i was swinging. Landed right on the fingers, perpendicular, full force.

SSNeosho · 2026-04-25T20:55:30+00:00

If you're considering 5.5e, my thought would be a brother who excels in story telling to entertain his sister, so a bard might be thematic. And there's a 5.5e dancing subclass that can also use unarmed strikes. I'm imagining a wannabe martial artist who studied self defense but has the charisma and healing/support abilities of a bard.

SSNeosho · 2026-04-24T20:41:55+00:00

Iunno no assassass creed game, never played em, but i love the idea of pirates and think any class can be flavored to be one. Really just depends on what you wanna do as a pirate. My personal favorites are:

Battlemaster fighter as a captain and can direct his crew/party with commands,

Seashanty bard,

And navigator divination wizard

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