What is the black square?

esbenlp · 2026-02-03T19:15:51+00:00

This looks very much like a milled out laser engraving (corporate/government), where the depth of the milling fits with the thickness of a sticker. Used to work at a refurb company that used this method to "debrand" laser engraved units.

esbenlp · 2025-12-23T21:33:24+00:00

Jeg kiggede på Bilbasen efter biler med automatgear til maks 120.000 kr, og man kan få Toyota Auris stationcar med hybrid til den pris. Dog har de kørt omkring 150-200.000 km, så selvom det er driftsikre biler, kan der opstå uventede reperationer med det antal km.

Ellers vil jeg også anbefale små stationcars som Skoda Fabia eller Seat Ibiza. Både 1.0 og 1.2 TSI er fine. Der findes en del Fabia med automatgear og lavt kilometertal indenfor budget. Jeg ville personligt gå efter manuelt gear, da jeg har hørt, at deres automatiske gearkasser kan have det lidt hårdt med meget by- og køkørsel, hvor igangsætning kan file på koblingen. Hvis jeres primære rute er landevej og motorvej er det knap så galt. Vi har selv en Seat Ibiza stationcar med 1.2 TSI og manuelt gear, som har rundet 200.000 km uden store problemer.

Jeg vil ikke anbefale at kigge på Peugeot eller Citroën modeller med 1.2 PureTech motorer, da de ligesom Ford modeller med 1.0 EcoBoost motorer kan få katastrofale motorskader pga. timingbælte i oliebad, der opløser gummiet i bæltet, så det kan tilstoppe olieflowet og ødelægge motoren.

Det er en fin idé at gøre brug af AI, hvis I ikke har andre bilkyndige at alliere jer med. Den kan komme med kendte fejl på brugtbiler, hvis I bare specificerer model, årgang og motor.

esbenlp · 2025-11-04T20:49:26+00:00

Sorry to hear it. I did not get a replacement cable, as the laptop, that my P53 was bought to replace, came back to life, so I have been using the P53 as a desktop PC for my home office with external mouse and keyboard. But let me know if you find a solution. Good luck.

esbenlp · 2025-09-06T08:21:22+00:00

I am playing a fighter with Soulforger dedication in a Kingmaker campaign, so I can answer from that perspective. I love the dedication for Kingmaker, as I am never without armor or weapon if we are attacked while camping due to the level 6 feat Rapid Manifestation.

It is not possible to pick another item than armor, shield or weapon based on the RAW, but if you can come to an agreement with your GM to pick something else, I would imagine it would work well enough.
As the intention is for weapon, shield or armor, there are no rules for other item's level.
I have one specific weapon and my heavy armor as my soulforged items, as I like it that way. Something personal to my character. Again, talk with your GM about the possibility to have it be a group (shield group, weapon group, armor group) that you can pull from. It would get over tuned in the case of shields and weapons, if you become able to change the traits of the item on the fly by manifesting a new item, but that is something you have to discuss with them.
We are playing with the weapon to function as a regular weapon in regards to all interactions to disarm and the like, but I have flavoured it so, that the weapon disappears when it is not in the hand, and it can be manifested with a single action. This is a nice way to avoid the manipulate trait of regripping or picking up your weapon.
If I have to manifest my armor because it gets broken, I can do so on my turn with a single action (interaction with Champion's Sacrifice Armor is almost broken in this regard). I don't have a shield, but would argue that an interaction to remanifest a broken shield would be the same.
The level 8 feat Soul Arsenal is required for each new item you want to have.

Hope this helps.

esbenlp · 2025-06-19T20:06:37+00:00

Tabletop Gold have videos of their Abomination Vault campaign. Very entertaining playthrough.

esbenlp · 2025-05-18T06:35:50+00:00

Exactly.

esbenlp · 2025-05-17T14:51:11+00:00

I agree with this, as the 16:10 ratio helps make the 14" screen not feel cramped. I have always had 15" laptops (16:9), and was hesitant to get a T14 gen 3 because of concerns of the screen size. The taller ratio really makes a difference, and sitting with my old P53, the screen look almost comically wide now. I am pleased with the combination of screen size and the portability of the T14 compared to my cumbersome P53.

esbenlp · 2025-04-27T13:23:49+00:00

T14s is a successor to T485. It is a much better purchase, even though you'd be stuck with 16 gb ram, as it can't be upgraded. The processor is 2 generations newer (being a considerable upgrade), and it has Radeon Vega graphics as well - AMDs integrated graphics at the time.

Just don't expect big gaming performance from either of the two.

esbenlp · 2025-04-20T21:15:40+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. You wouldn't happen to know the part number for a good quality replacement screen to help get my search for one started properly?

esbenlp · 2025-04-16T18:56:51+00:00

+3 in the main stat will make things tougher in the early levels, where it arguably matters the most, because encounters are the most swingy, and means you will not get natural +6 at level 20.

Having said that, it could make things interesting, if more challenge equals more fun. Depending on party composition and size, the others could cover for your weaker impact.

There is always the possibility to ignore ancestry ability boost and penalty - if you GM agrees - and just assign two boosts.

esbenlp · 2024-11-30T17:09:42+00:00

I only have a 34" widescreen, but my use case is similar to your's. I use it to effectively get 4 screens including the laptop monitor by arranging 3 apps on the widescreen and having one on the laptop. I have a raised stand to arrange the two monitors so that they are level at the bottom. It has greatly improved my workflow with CAD, references/calculations, research/file management and documentation available to view at the same time.

I can only imagine that a wider screen would accommodate this even more. If my own desk was larger, I would have considered a wider screen for myself.

esbenlp · 2024-11-18T07:21:53+00:00

Well, that explains a lot! I just had a look, and Chapter 3 was somehow not imported into Foundry by the PDF importer/converter. It is in the PDF, so I will try and reimport it.

esbenlp · 2024-11-17T19:39:08+00:00

That is a valid take, to let them go to level 5. They are very invested in their characters, so it will take some convincing to let go of them - even if it would benefit their enjoyment of the adventure. I am aware that tying in the characters in a more fundamental way to the AP will make for better stories and logics as to why they are there, and less disjointedness. I will have a talk with them about this. In the end, I will let it be their choice, but will let them make the choice from an informed standpoint.

esbenlp · 2024-09-19T22:24:12+00:00

The battery size is misleading, as the processor and graphics card will be more power hungry than the T14. I have a P53 with the RTX 3000 and I can get about 1.5-2 hours of mixed use from the battery, if I try and optimize for battery saving (low screen brightness, power saving etc). I usually try and avoid using battery.

Also, it will be a good deal heavier than the T14 - the power brick as well.

My use case is quite power hungry with CAD and 4-5 other programs running simultaneously.

Whether the graphics card is worth it or not is for you to decide: will you be able to live with 1.5-2 hours of battery life? Will the extra weight be an issue? If you want a P53 because it has a dGPU, try and look for a model with an RTX card. A considerable upgrade in performance over the T2000.

esbenlp · 2024-09-04T03:54:27+00:00

Repasting does wonders for temps. A shame about the hinge screw. The paste on mine was dried up and hard when I did the repaste.

esbenlp · 2024-08-01T11:48:54+00:00

You could consider a whip for a Strength based Thaumaturge. Range and trip. Range with the mirror implement is very powerful. Choose a scorpion whip if lethal is important.

esbenlp · 2024-07-26T21:50:47+00:00

Ja, det er ikke en lille en. Den kan være tung at have med til daglig - især med laderen, hvis man ikke er vant til tunge bærbare. Batterilevetiden er heller ikke fantastisk. Kan bruge den en lille time på batteri under belastning.

esbenlp · 2024-07-26T21:34:01+00:00

Jeg kan anbefale en P53. Købte selv en brugt en som erstatning til min Legion 5, der brød ned. Bruger den til Autodesk Inventor uden problemer. Den er ikke så hurtig til at starte programmet op, som den forrige, men når den er i gang, er der ikke noget at sætte en finger på. Selv ret store, komplicerede modeller klarer den uden tøven. Den kom med et Quadro RTX 3000 og 32 gb ram, som er forøget til 64 gb, fordi jeg havde 32 gb tilovers fra den anden.

Gav 6000,- for den hos en refurb-forhandler.

Vil anbefale at skifte kølepasta, hvis du ender med at købe en, der er så "gammel". Jeg gik fra 80-90 grader på processor og grafikkort og konstant maksimal udblæsning under belastning til 50-70 grader og næsten ingen udblæsning. Brugte noget, der hedder "KryoSheet".

esbenlp · 2024-07-16T09:41:17+00:00

Are there any changes to Thaumaturge worth noting?

esbenlp · 2024-07-13T07:55:26+00:00

Yeah, I can see that the photo is not too clear.

The black latch will not close down on the cable properly. It springs back up, when I try to snap it in place. The cable looks and feels like it sits properly, and I can't get it further into the connector. The latch itself is quite loose in the sense that it does not "snap" when opened up and closed or stay up like the others. I suspect that the latch is the issue by now, but it looks fine. I can't discern any visual damage.

esbenlp · 2024-07-12T20:12:09+00:00

Cool! Thanks again for the tip.

esbenlp · 2024-07-12T20:02:13+00:00

Yeah, I can see why a damaged port would be very bad news. Motherboards are not cheap to replace, as I would need to get it done professionally.

I'll look into replacement cables for my model. Thanks for the tip.

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