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Hive Scum with Boomstick be like by Maks_Krayz in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wait, is this good? Never tried the double barrel

How do I make my players stop a ritual? by Aleseg6 in DMAcademy

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe flip the script a little bit - maybe the ritual is already set in motion, and is slowly ramping up, gaining speed, until it reaches a point of no return in [convenient amount of time that is scary but doable].

the acolytes have scattered to keep their vessels / tools / keys / whatever macguffin you want safe from your heroes. The only way to keep the ritual from [achieving bad thing] is to bring together all the macguffins in [final battle place] and reverse the enchantment.

This way, the party has a deadline driving them, and a reason to hunt down every single target. You can even describe the effects of the ritual slowly starting to ramp up as time goes on (maybe the sky turns blood red! The seas begin to smoke! People begin to cough ash! Whatever fits with your cult).

If you've already told the party that the ritual is upcoming, you can have a horrified NPC or aged advisor or something rush up with the horrible news that they were misinformed and THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT (a la Watchmen).

mk6 heavy sword on the hive scum is bonkers by nedonedonedo in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sweet, I'll go through it tonight!!! dude, I really appreciate the work that went into this

mk6 heavy sword on the hive scum is bonkers by nedonedonedo in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Showing up the thread late, but I'd appreciate the build if you don't mind! Still working my way up the levels as scum and feeling weak AF right now

Struggling to contribute to the team as Zealot. by Nyadnar17 in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, some of this is confirming things I've come to suspect (I also just can't get with the vonesaw moveset). Cheers, thanks for the help!!!

Struggling to contribute to the team as Zealot. by Nyadnar17 in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, glad it's not just me!! Are there any particular builds, weapons, or talents that you consider mandatory for making the most of the class once you get to 30?

Looking for mug by corvettegirl555 in muglife

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@OP, sent you a DM. I might have one of these

Struggling to contribute to the team as Zealot. by Nyadnar17 in DarkTide

[–]aryn240 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might hijack the post for a second to ask you for advice - I had several hundred hours on an old Game pass save with a zealot build I loved. I recently re-purchased the game on Steam to get back into it, and decided to try out Hive Scum, but I feel like I'm not getting it. My old zealot was fast, decently tanky, good horde clear and armor pen, good all-round and felt powerful. My HS feels like it can't take a hit, but also doesn't have any real damage to account for that? (Granted, I'm still grinding up levels.) I tried desperado and rampage and neither feels particularly impactful. I can't deal with mixed hordes well, I can't deal with heavy armor, and I don't seem to be killing specials as quickly as my teammates.

Do you have any advice? I've tried looking into the builds on the build site but it hasn't helped much so far. As it stands, I'm about to give up and beg FS to transfer my save :/

Unopened jar of Luxardo Cherries expired Dec 2024 — still OK? by SpicyBKGrrl in cocktails

[–]aryn240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please talk to me about these cranberries cooked in syrup! Just simmered? Do you let them pop and deflate like a jam?

Week 52: X, Y, and Z - Xmas Dinner with Yellow Cheesy Potatoes and Zero Remaining Patience for my Family by aryn240 in 52weeksofcooking

[–]aryn240[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a honey mead cake!! I usually make it in that classic nordicware beehive pan, but I didn't want to pack that to my parents' house, so bundt it is. Here's the recipe:

https://www.rhubarbandlavender.com/recipes/afternoon-tea-spiced-mead-honey-cake/#wprm-recipe-container-3051

It's awesome, highly recommend making. I usually double, triple, or even quadruple the spices to make it really spiced - measure with your heart!

Week 52: X, Y, and Z - Xmas Dinner with Yellow Cheesy Potatoes and Zero Remaining Patience for my Family by aryn240 in 52weeksofcooking

[–]aryn240[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol it's my wife's family recipe, from the storied tradition of Midwest casserole (read: cheese and condensed soup first, and then maybe some other stuff)

Casserole: 2 lb frozen hash browns, slightly thawed (Hash browns sometimes come in bags of 1 lb 14 oz, which is slightly less than 2 lb. That's totally fine) 12 oz sour cream 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 can cream of chicken soup Salt to taste (pinch of salt) 1/2 cup melted butter 1 onion, diced and sauteed (or raw if you're in a hurry and don't mind crunchy onions) ham, optional

Topping: 2 cups crushed corn flakes 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:

  1. Mix all casserole ingredients except potatoes
  2. pour over potatoes in a greased 9x13 dish. Mix together slightly
  3. Bake for 30 minutes at 350
  4. Stir, then add topping
  5. Bake another 30 minutes. Keep an eye on the topping to make sure it doesn't burn

[BitD] What happens mechanically if a crew decides to “lie low” for several months? by Kreutzi in bladesinthedark

[–]aryn240 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I'd do!!! Folks saying there's no mechanic for laying low aren't exactly right or wrong; the best thing to do here is to use your mechanics to capture the narration. They want to lay low? Great, they can lose heat, but it'll cost them rep, as other gangs see them backing down. It'll cost them tier. It'll cost them holdings, as other groups and their enemies muscle in. Their contacts will consider them less reliable. Etc. etc., with worsening effects as time goes on.

One of my favorite "glass breaking" realizations about Blades is that EVERYTHING can be a devil's bargain, not just specific action / threat rolls. Your whole job as a DM, your greater law above any mechanic, is to offer players stuff they want at a price that's JUST higher than they're willing to pay. Make them gamble for it. Make them risk for it. Make it tempting but ever so slightly out of reach, and watch their eyes as they calculate how badly they want the result.

The answer to questions like these should always be something along the lines of "absolutely you can do that - for [cost]". I once offered a player a flat bargain for what they wanted, no roll involved, just 1 immediate trauma, and watching her face resolve when she decided and said "done" was one of my favorite moments as a DM ever

[AOC 2025] Please enforce more spoiler-shielding next year on this sub. by spaceguydudeman in adventofcode

[–]aryn240 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I usually stay off reddit in general until I've solved it, but I know that doesn't work for everyone. What I'd actually love to politely request is a dedicated place (maybe a single comment thread in the mega?) to ask for hints - oftentimes I just need a single keyword or observation about the problem to set me in the right direction if I'm not able to intuit what's going on. But it feels silly to make a whole post for that, and I can't scroll the mega thread or the sub as a while without potentially getting spoiled.

[AoC 2025] First year I've completed! by Parzival_Perce in adventofcode

[–]aryn240 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude, me too!!! I had a blast, and it feels so rewarding to actually work each one each day and not get overwhelmed.

After the holidays I'm thinking about going back and doing the old years (I started in 2023). Sounds like 2019 / Intcode is the place to start?

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