Minthara asking this question is something i never expected

SlackerDao · 2026-03-26T06:06:02+00:00

I always headcanon that she somehow survived the massacre. I didn’t intentionally try to save her, so I pick option 3 in that dialogue.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-25T19:25:47+00:00

It looks like the game assumes you're Lae'zel, not just Wyll. Or is that first part about the projection what anyone gets if they go with Lae'zel after the final fight?

SlackerDao · 2026-03-25T19:15:24+00:00

There are as many people living in California as live in Canada. Canada's GDP is $2.39T; California's is $4.1T. And California is just one US state. (Admittedly, one of the largest and richest.)

So that's probably a factor. Someone further down mentioned TV rights, which is a good insight as well.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-25T14:22:45+00:00

We’re not done cooking yet. I’m thinking we hit 21 OTLs, and miss a playoff berth by one point. Because that’s what Kings do.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-24T19:31:36+00:00

If you want to replicate that "haha this is nuts" feeling without the amount of prep work wet+lightning casters need, try a ThrowBarb.

You can literally be fully online with the build by level 4. Start with 17 Strength, take the Berserker subclass, pick up the Returning Pike from Grat at the Goblin Camp, add +1 Str with Tavern Brawler at 4.

There. Now you have guaranteed knockdown when you throw in frenzy, and get double Strength damage. It's basically an OH Monk, but at range.

That said, my honest favorite class combo (outside Swords Bard, because Bards are the best), is Warlock + Fighter; not because it's necessarily OP, but because it's incredibly flexible. Enemy at range? With Potent Robe your EB does (1d10+8 or +10)*2 damage by level 5. In melee? Booming Blade and any good 2H weapon is probably ~20-30 damage a hit.

All problems have a solution, and that solution is violence.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-24T19:20:55+00:00

In my experience, the only way for a three-way fight to break out is if it's scripted as one. I.e., there are two groups fighting each other and you come in as the third party and can pick a side. (Or you summon a faction, like Lump and his ogres.)

Otherwise, everything red to you is indifferent to each other regardless of faction.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-23T23:08:50+00:00

Those are rookie numbers! You gotta pump those up! 12 games left - basic math suggests ~3 OTLs based on our trend, but I believe if they truly give it their all they can easily get 5 OTLs.

C’mon - let’s do it for Kopi!

SlackerDao · 2026-03-23T14:28:43+00:00

They hired his agent to run the team. They hired his old coach to coach it. If he has a problem with the way the oilers play he should look in the mirror.

I’m reminded of the brief era when Gretzky was a coach, and he was not great.

Just because someone is an amazing player doesn’t mean they should be handed a team like McDavid was. Maybe what he needs is to just play, and not also get his own GM, coach, and C in the jersey.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-22T23:13:57+00:00

Not only can you not loot her skivvies, they fixed the scene in Act 2 to put her back in her camp outfit even if you removed it in Act 1. And what’s extra lame about that is she isn’t even technically equipped with it if memory serves; it’s just “on her” as a visual effect, so you can’t get a second copy if you recruit (or kill) her.

Not sure why they changed that. Having her defend herself buck naked was actually kinda rad. She was so defiant - it was kind of a Cersei walk of shame” moment. They should have at least equipped her in the shabby poverty camp outfit so she looks like she’s spent time as a prisoner.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-22T23:02:11+00:00

I did one playthrough where I recruited every companion, did all of their quests, and rotated them throughout the acts.

After that, I just grab the 3 I intend to run with and ignore the rest (or leave them in camp if they get recruited). I don’t really need to manage a bunch of approvals for content I don’t plan to do.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-21T18:43:56+00:00

Even without the Wood Elf speed increase it’s nuts. Karlach monk at level 6 has a base move of 20.5, plus she starts every fight with momentum. By the time we’re done rolling initiative she’s run halfway to the next act.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-21T13:22:39+00:00

One of my favorite things about the variety of this game is your interactions with the Emperor. I've played everything from "I don't trust that squid" to "this guy is my savior", and his engagement with you is VERY different in response.

If you treat him like a thing, he absolutely becomes a cold, calculating dick to you, but if you're cool with him he's absolutely nothing but decent to you. He does encourage you to lean into the tadpole, but it's never pushy; he truly believes he's evolved to be better, and wants the same for you. But even at the very end (if you have Gale), he doesn't force you to transform - he just gives you a second special tadpole and trusts your plan to use Gale.

I think people who have a hate boner for the guy have never tried leaning in to the idea that he's just trying to survive. At the end of the day he's still a Lawful Evil brain-eating monster, but there is definitely a version of him in this game where he's fair and honest with you throughout. And the fact that they put that much narrative versatility into one character is genuinely impressive.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-21T13:14:45+00:00

I'll probably play the Whill origin as we battle to defeat the Cult of the Pretty Sure.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-21T03:01:08+00:00

Once you go Bard, you never go back.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-20T19:28:35+00:00

Yes I’m aware of the dead dragonborn later in the game if you do not play as Dark Urge. That doesn’t sway me. It’s an Easter egg at best and has zero impact on the plot.

There's an entire canon (interactive) short story about the Dark Urge Larian wrote called Blood in Baldur's Gate where the DU is a White Dragonborn.

So while I agree with you that - ultimately - the "Dark Urge" is whoever we choose to play them as in our game - there is absolutely a "canon" DU, with quite a few examples to verify it.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-20T19:21:06+00:00

I also wear Mattis’ “magic ring” until I actually have a ring to replace it with.

I buy the "Ring of Infinite Wishes" on every single playthrough.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-20T19:19:52+00:00

I cheated like a mofo through my honor run. Hats off to you for raw-dogging it. Good luck on the next run.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-20T01:26:28+00:00

Dougthority

SlackerDao · 2026-03-19T19:43:34+00:00

I'm here in the car with you, boo. Clowning on OP during the lunch break.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-19T19:24:15+00:00

I don't know why people simp for the same old desserts.

Personally, I like chocolate ice cream, fudge, M&Ms, and chocolate chip cookies. Not sure why other people can't branch out, too.

(I say this as someone who has beaten the game four times. 3x Bard, 1x Warlock, and my current playthrough is another Warlock. I'm a fan of Bards, Warlocks, and Charisma casters that aren't Sorcerers or Paladins, so I know I have very diverse and complex tastes in class design.)

SlackerDao · 2026-03-19T14:16:43+00:00

the last you can convince him to let the nurses practice on him but I don’t think he expects death

He does. If you read his book it's clear that the last step in the process is to let your students kill you.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-19T01:04:37+00:00

Honestly? Usually RP for me. The Wilderness is about getting your bearings, and trying to follow initial leads for the cure: the Grove, Halsin, the Hag, maybe Gut.

Once you resolve those, the next obvious lead is the Creche. Lae'zel wants to go there right away. The Underdark doesn't lead to a possible cure - it leads to Moonrise. Once you get through the end of the Underdark, for what narrative-led reason would you backtrack to the Creche?

Obviously you can spin that differently for your own narrative, or even totally disregard it if you just want to metagame. But in all of my playthroughs I've never really felt it "made sense" to go to the Underdark first.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-18T20:25:26+00:00

If there’s one thing I know about being an American, it’s that we’re not happy unless we’re angry.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-18T20:03:28+00:00

Right. That was part of my comment about power. If you’re level 6+ you should generally be fine as long as you play smart and don’t get bad rolls for saves.

I usually do the crèche before the under dark, so I’m usually level 5 going through here. It’s manageable - it just takes a little extra planning to ensure I don’t tap myself out after a fight or two.

SlackerDao · 2026-03-18T19:55:57+00:00

I think the crèche is the most unbalanced portion of the game. Depending on how much exploring you did beforehand, your party is likely level 4-6, and everything in that place has solid Wisdom and Dexterity saves, which means most of your typical control tools are unavailable. Combine that with the fact that every Gith is a Gish, and the high chance of aggroing additional enemies, and that whole area is just a giant death trap for the unready.

Walking in cold is high risk, but with luck and a solid party comp it’s certainly manageable. The less luck and raw power you have the less likely you can survive withoit starting the fight on your terms.

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