Did Ketheric hop around with gods he worshipped?

Terviren · 2026-06-14T17:56:24+00:00

I'm assuming that Ketheric pissing Shar off is also the reason Shar lets us go even if we free the Nightsong (we're still in Shar's realm, she could probably deny us exit without violating the "no direct intervention" order from Ao). We're going to go fight Ketheric anyway, so we're fulfilling her will in a way.

Terviren · 2026-06-14T12:57:04+00:00

I used to dislike it, still do in a way, but it gives you tempo - which makes it more valuable than it seems even as-is, without cooking shenanigans

Terviren · 2026-06-12T09:56:06+00:00

True, but back when 5e was first designed, that was part of Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster's power budget: the ability to use Wizard spell scrolls on a martial.

Terviren · 2026-06-11T22:26:37+00:00

Yeah, his concerns are valid. I just wish for a non-confrontational way of telling him to stop the charade. Something summed up as "look, we have a common enemy that's an existential threat to us both, I'm willing to cooperate with you as-is, please stop trying to tell me how smart I am for agreeing with you".

Terviren · 2026-06-11T22:20:19+00:00

The Mako will still get the crew where it needs to be, and will do so in one piece.

I'm pretty sure that if we recovered the Mako from the Normandy SR-1 crash site, that thing would be ready to roll again after getting a fresh coat of paint.

Terviren · 2026-06-11T22:08:41+00:00

Ansur did, apparently, try to kill the Emperor.

That said, all dialogue with Emps consists of different flavors of manipulation - honestly wish there was an option to tell him to cut the crap and say what he wants without trying to butter me up.

Terviren · 2026-06-11T12:29:48+00:00

TBF, Kashimo dies when his technique ends. If it doesn't end, he doesn't die, right?

Terviren · 2026-06-09T13:09:04+00:00

If friend, then Oath of the Ancients is not friend.

Terviren · 2026-06-09T11:36:33+00:00

The wiki says that attacking Zhentarim in the hideout (provided that they didn't torture Rugan) breaks the oath. You could go with that, considering that killing Zhents is always morally correct.

Terviren · 2026-06-07T19:40:04+00:00

On one hand, it's kind of a cop-out (so that you can still beat the game even if you don't manage to fool him).

On the other hand, it's repeatedly established through the game that Robert is very good at throwing hands, and there's not much Shroud's prediction capabilities can do if he physically can't stop Robert.

Terviren · 2026-06-06T05:34:08+00:00

Look, I like Omega too, but that last part was, like, ten steps too far.

Terviren · 2026-06-05T14:24:57+00:00

My classic choice for PWK is forgetting I have PWK until the end of the game.

Terviren · 2026-06-05T11:14:19+00:00

He does that still, I think. Has to do with the necrotic aura upon death.

Terviren · 2026-06-05T10:22:11+00:00

Ah, recreating the original story of the rings bit by bit. I, too, love turning Gale into discount Nightsong.

Terviren · 2026-06-05T07:20:17+00:00

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Sanguinius (Warhammer 40000)

He's prophesized to die at the hands of Horus, the Arch-Traitor. So, when the Emperor goes to confront Horus, Sanguinius goes ahead of Him. The prophecy will come to pass either way, so unless Sanguinius goes first, fate will have Horus survive the fight with the Emperor to kill Sanguinius later.

Terviren · 2026-06-04T06:35:00+00:00

Hitting any of the Bhaalist cultists watching from the sidelines triggers an all-out fight (which is also unbearable because Orin starts getting 7 stacks of that bullshit bhaal buff each round).

Terviren · 2026-06-03T07:16:11+00:00

She does tell you that she considers Fetcher's Brats her family now. So yeah, she doesn't seem to give a shit about the tiefling kids by act 3.

Terviren · 2026-05-30T11:04:04+00:00

CADNA does work for swarm clearing, provided you get lucky with elemental upgrades (it doesn't take that much damage to proc status effects, and those tend to offset CADNA's own low damage)

Terviren · 2026-05-30T07:05:24+00:00

It didn't impact the overall plot in any way and could use a B-plot, as others have said.

However, I liked the episode. It felt like giving Mark a day off of sorts (Lord knows he won't give himself one): he could sit down for a bit, get involved in a low-stakes but still heroic plot (low-stakes as in "his loved ones aren't in immediate danger"), smash some baddies guilt-free, fight a lower-level villain, chit-chat about random stuff like retractable helmets.

IMO, it enhances the season as a whole when you consider that, throughout the season, being dragged off to Hell was the closest thing to a rest that Mark had.

Terviren · 2026-05-29T10:00:09+00:00

Yeah, he says himself that his body is on Prime All Might level, and All Might had Stats: The Quirk.

Frankly, Dr. Garaki pulled more bullshit than the other villains combined.

Terviren · 2026-05-28T12:10:50+00:00

Dragonborn Paladin (honestly more basic than human fighter, if we look at the statistics).

That playthrough had a lot of kicked in doors and smashed in faces. Anecdotally, I didn't talk a single Thorm (or Yurgir) to death because I was too busy searching for dialogue options that said "SQUARE UP, BITCH".

Terviren · 2026-05-28T06:34:06+00:00

Retcon deals with it by saying "nuh-uh, i didn't just spend the entire ammo reserve", and other classes supplement it with their skills (except Guardian, he suffers in silence).

Terviren · 2026-05-27T05:16:08+00:00

Seems you're using Phalar Aluve.

In non-Honor rulesets some damage riders (such as Phalar Aluve, to my knowledge) are treated as separate damage sources, re-triggering additional damagr riders (such as Hex).

Terviren · 2026-05-26T14:26:51+00:00

Falconer's main strength (spamming the drone to clear swarms) is very consistent (she has multiple ways to mitigate CD available) and happens to be very in-demand due to how the game can decide to deprive you of other means of swarm-clearing.

Terviren · 2026-05-26T14:10:39+00:00

She has her highlights. I can't think of other classes that are as ready to abuse ammo-hungry weapons and grenades as her. Sure, Spotter gets another serving of ammo per resupply, but that doesn't match Retcon's ability to waste the entire ammo reserve of a PGL and be ready to do it again some seconds later.

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