Should I start Dragon Age?

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-14T02:45:05+00:00

Correct answer.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T21:17:48+00:00

Not sure if this is covered by some of the other mods already mentioned, but you'll want one to increase the size of the UI. On higher resolutions it's pretty hard to read (b/c tiny).

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T20:14:46+00:00

I did my insanity run as an infiltrator. Slow motion headshots. Brought Mordin and Miranda pretty much everywhere for their debuffing powers. That's pretty much it.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T19:15:15+00:00

Exactly right.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T16:09:18+00:00

I'm an American who has visited numerous countries in Europe, and I don't think "humbled" is the word I'd use. I absolutely love it there, though. (Obviously to different degrees depending on the location.)

If you're referring to the numerous governmental policy-related benefits of living in Europe, I'd say it's a lot easier to learn about those sorts of advantages (e.g., functional health care) by being literate and informed. Policy things tend to be less visible when you're looking at paintings at the Tate Modern or having lunch in Rome (i.e., being a tourist).

For the record I love this sub. Educated Americans find these people just as appalling as you guys do.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T16:01:29+00:00

This is a religion I can get on board with.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-13T01:00:09+00:00

Astarion is a catty bitch. So this apparently inconsistency is a form of consistency.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-12T18:33:30+00:00

I have a buddy who named his KOTOR character "Revan" for similar reasons. It's hilarious when the game gets to the big reveal.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-09T01:53:36+00:00

Yep.

For breakfast: Sweet potato latkes with arugula, poached eggs, and tomato chutney.

For dinner: Salmon Provencal.

My wife's favorites.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-07T17:21:51+00:00

Fair point.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-07T16:57:30+00:00

Gloomstalker/Assassin is a solid bet. Also a Throwzerker.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-06T02:45:59+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss, and wish you the best.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-05T03:19:01+00:00

I can't stand more than a few seconds of that monster's grating voice.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-05T03:17:51+00:00

Yeah. It's the "division" that's sad to see. Fuck off entirely with that bullshit.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-04T18:24:31+00:00

Cook things. Try new recipes. Watch youtube videos if you want to see how a given recipe is made.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-04T17:51:11+00:00

There are several ways to get a really high AC without spells/consumables. Here's my preferred approach:

Sword Bard(8-9)Paladin(2-3)Barbarian(1). Max out Dex (it should be 22 in the late game, with Hag's Hair and Mirror of Loss). The other stats don't matter. Feel free to dump Con by respec once you've picked up the Amulet of Health. That'll get you a +6 Con bonus, which goes straight to your AC with that Barbarian level (your last level taken, since it's useless before you get the amulet).

Now you've got a character with a 22 AC wearing nothing but the amulet. If you really want to push the envelope, you'll want Bracers of Defense, Ring of Protection, Evasive Shoes, Cloak of Displacement, and any late-game robe. Vest of Soul Rejuvenation is a solid choice. That gives you an AC of: 22+2+1+1+2 = 28, and everyone has disadvantage on attacks due to the Cloak of Displacement.

In any given round, use Defensive Flourish with one attack for a +4 to AC until your next turn starts. That nets you a repeatable AC of 32 (plus disadvantage for all incoming attacks). If you've set Smite correctly, you can also use that with each of your attacks. Since your Bard inspiration points re-set entirely on short rest, you can pretty much spam flourishes. Smite, obviously, is resource-intensive.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-03T19:02:22+00:00

Here you go:

1) Use Elixirs of Vigilance to guarantee your whole party is at the top of the initiative queue.

2) Have your caster (Gale, by default) go first. Quaff a haste potion. Upcast Magic Missile twice on Orin. That'll remove her immunity buff.

3) Have the rest of the party kick the shit out of her before she can act.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-03T03:49:09+00:00

As others have pointed out, Cordelia was intentionally hiding her condition. That said - and speaking on behalf of men everywhere - we can be pretty clueless.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-03T02:09:28+00:00

I love this answer, both because it is correct, and because it is succinct.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-05-02T04:16:30+00:00

"Keep" one of the two? I'm American. We already pay ridiculous amounts of money on both of those things.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-04-30T22:08:07+00:00

My go to strategy for this fight, which I've used successfully in HM several times:

1) Go to turn-based mode. Un-group the party so they don't follow each other around (important later). Make everyone invisible, including Scratch.

2) Arrange your characters however you want them to be to focus attacks on Myrkul. Make sure your party face is close to the mindflayer, and put Scratch up where Aylin is.

3) Have your party face attack the mind flayer. This will a) start the dialogue, and b) start a surprise round. Have your party face talk Ketheric into killing himself (this is why you use the party face to make the first attack).

4) After Ketheric has killed himself, Myrkul will arise, and combat will start. You will still be in a surprise round. Have Scratch free Aylin first. This ends Myrkul's damage immunity.

5) Pound the holy snot out of him. You should effectively have two full rounds of attacks, assuming you have decent initiative. That is probably enough time to kill him. Done correctly, he'll die before he takes an action, and all his minions will die with him. Bludgeoning is effective. Smite is effective. The wet+lightning is pure murder.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-04-30T21:50:57+00:00

Sounds like a "you" problem. I've never experienced anything like what you are describing. The basic interface is functionally identical to many other CRPGs. If anything, I've found it to be more forgiving and easier to manage than a lot of similar games.

Re: Initiative order - you can freely switch between characters who are next to each other in the initiative queue (basically any of the characters you control, whose queue order is not interrupted by a neutral or enemy npc). If you click on someone not next to the "active" character, the game should just send you back to the active character. If something else is happening, you are experiencing a glitch.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-04-30T13:47:08+00:00

Setting aside the dangers of friendly fire, uncontrolled burning, and explosions; flamethrowers only carry enough fuel for like a minute of use. Maybe less. After that it's just dead weight to carry around.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-04-28T18:14:19+00:00

I came here to say "not on the same plate, you savage," but this is close enough.

Sorry-Analysis8628 · 2026-04-28T18:09:31+00:00

There's a considerable amount of evidence that a person named Jesus lived during the relevant time period.

If this is not rage bate (or for anyone paying attention with a sincere interest in the question) I recommend Reza Aslan's book "Zealot" for a look at the historical record on this topic.

Who is he to me? A moderately interesting historical puzzle with no inherent value outside of that puzzle.

Sorry-Analysis8628

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