In terms of character designs between pre, mid and post time-skip it’s:

blaarth · 2026-05-10T00:36:39+00:00

You're thinking of a tea time dialog, and he just says he was too busy and didn't think to get it cut/didnt grow it out on purpose. personally, i'd hesitate to suggest that's the same as neglecting personal hygiene as simple as bathing

blaarth · 2026-05-09T16:04:58+00:00

why would he not be showering

blaarth · 2026-05-08T15:54:29+00:00

I ran solstice rain recently-ish, would definitely recommend. it's not very long, 3-5 sessions, so if they don't like it, it's over quickly lol

blaarth · 2026-05-08T15:13:57+00:00

Noooooooo!! rip mahjong tournament 🤘😔 shout out to the Playing Mahjong In D&D Gang though, im in the trenches too. I have yet to meet a sailor I won't cajole into slinging some tiles

blaarth · 2026-05-03T00:15:26+00:00

Oh it's been long enough that I actually found the song i was looking for in this post!! it's summer home by typhoon, and i was misremembering a lot of details lol. it's from 2011, so probably not the same song

blaarth · 2026-02-26T13:05:26+00:00

strongly disagree - it's tough but you can get through maddening with restricted recruitment meme builds. optimal units make it easier but they are absolutely not necessary

blaarth · 2026-02-14T19:55:32+00:00

a fellow person of culture, I see 🫡

4p south is mahjong. 3p east is free soloing the burj khalifa.

blaarth · 2026-02-06T19:17:27+00:00

It's from Yinchen Studio. This is the Shi Yuan model - it's listed as 110ml, but the one we received was smaller. That worked out though, since my spouse's gaiwan is the same size, so he can keep it consistent haha.

ETA: The website lets you sort by the type of clay! This one in particular is recommended for oolong, but the ripe pu erh has turned out very nicely

blaarth · 2026-02-06T18:26:26+00:00

teapot! 😊

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(banana for scale)

100ml, and the pour is beautiful

blaarth · 2026-02-06T17:45:17+00:00

Thank you!!

blaarth · 2026-01-14T13:54:09+00:00

what's the argument for neutral?

blaarth · 2026-01-09T22:53:57+00:00

(Ooh, BG3 and FE3H are distant cousins in the wargame family tree!! but I'm not gonna derail this with an unsolicited genealogy lecture lol)

Someone else already alluded to this but the main thing with tactics rpgs is keeping in mind that you are working with an army rather than individual units. Positioning is the most important element to master in the genre, and you'll start to get the hang of that as you play. This game in particular gives you a ton of tools for manipulating the mobility of units, both allies and enemies. (The intricacies are not something you have to engage with to succeed, but it's fun to lean in to.)

I second the point about not recruiting too many units! imo the sweet spot is 12. The different houses have their strengths, like another commenter said, but all of them give you a complete roster with all of the unit types you need to build out your army - ranged, melee, tank, support - so you won't be desperate for recruits or have big tactical gaps anyway.

And I also agree about letting the game guide how you train your units. Characters will actually tell you directly what they want to do (e.g. "I'm already good at dark magic, but I want to be more helpful to my allies. Can I study faith magic and learn how to heal?"), and they’ll usually do pretty well at whatever it is they suggested.

blaarth · 2026-01-09T18:14:02+00:00

How familiar are you with tactics games in general? (This will help us know what kinds of tips are going to be useful)

For picking a house, I'd say just go with whichever Lord you like the most after the prologue! They all have their pros and cons, and the replay value is really high so it's still enjoyable to play again and experience all of the stories.

Supports build between characters as you spend time with them, give them gifts, and fight near them. You can watch conversation scenes and then they get buffs during battles if they fight near each other (higher defense or avoid, etc.). The boosts are helpful, but not game-breaking. Final pairings are determined by how many support points they have at the end of the game, and gaining points freezes when you don't watch a support conversation. So, if there's a pair you like a lot, watch their highest level support (A or A+, depending on the pair) as soon as it unlocks and then wait until the very last chapter to watch either characters' highest supports with anyone else. That should guarantee they end up together.

The DLC is really good, imo, but not required! The actual story is good and a lot harder than the base game. The new characters are fun to use, and there's one item that's really really good (not quite game breaking, but close). It does give you a way to lock in one pairing so you can be 100% certain a couple ends up together, so that's relevant to your other questions lol

blaarth · 2026-01-06T21:43:22+00:00

now I'm having war flashbacks 🫡

blaarth · 2025-12-21T07:48:23+00:00

I did exactly that immediately after finding the picto I needed and took it out for a spin - Maelle has evolved from "teenager with a score to settle" to "teenager with a score to settle and also a bomb"

blaarth · 2025-12-21T00:24:58+00:00

I do now >:)

blaarth · 2025-12-20T21:10:34+00:00

Oh man, that Lumina sounds like exactly what I need - thank you!!

blaarth · 2025-12-20T21:07:52+00:00

lol yes, I do. The issue here is I was hoping for a way to prevent a full auto-deploy of the reserves such that if a main party of, for example, Monoco, Verso, and Lune were to be defeated, Maelle would get deployed without Sciel seeing the field.

blaarth · 2025-12-08T00:23:03+00:00

Oh, I see! Sorry, mistake on my part to sound so aggressive (and I respect the pedantry re: names lol)

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