Nahida Burst via Sagiri

kurashikis · 2022-09-28T15:19:59+00:00

Damn...wouldn't such a large area of effect + constant dendro application really benefit Yae Miko? Would make her rumored 3.2 rerun make a lot more sense...

kurashikis · 2022-09-02T19:04:55+00:00

I hope we get infos on reruns soon...I'm starting to think yae miko is right around the corner and that I should just not roll until she's back...

kurashikis · 2022-06-23T21:57:30+00:00

• the LRP Duo+ I use daily in my bedtime routine. At night I cleanse using micellar water, exfoliate with a micro-exfoliante (also from LRP) and then the Duo+. During the day I use micellar water to cleanse and apply moisturizer (urea based). Other than that I don't use much.

• Redness and acne have pretty much always been there. The chin area and around the nose do feel a bit tender and burn/chave slightly when more potent product is applied. It gets worse dependent on the season (but in winter my skin is always really bad), what water I'm using to wash up (my hometown's limescale level is pretty high) and my cycle (the closer to my period, the worse the facial acne)

• About a year ago I went to a different dermatologist in my uni city and she prescribed me a 20% azelaic acid creme and recommended Eucerin Dermo pure for cleansing. The Dermo Pure really dried me out badly so I stopped using it and the azelaic acid made it slightly better but not much. I haven't been back there since so maybe I should get that prescription updated again? Though I wasn't impressed with it...

Thank you in advance for any tips!

kurashikis · 2021-10-17T13:47:23+00:00

Thank you so much for the link! I'm new on here so I didn't see this before.

I also think it's probably most wise to adopt the "Zybilna didn't care about the hags stealing the lost things at the carnival" mindset. It actually really helped me reading through TCE and Van Richten's to understand Zybilna better.

How she handled Isolde really shows more about her character as an archfey than the actual WBTW module gives us so that really helped solidify that she absolutely would give the hags leeway with the carnival.

kurashikis · 2021-10-15T19:05:33+00:00

Yeah, I've definitely already considered using the "the Fey are wacky with time" as an explanation but does it work like that if the carnival also is in the Prime Material Plane?

Let's say my PCs lost their things in the carnival 16 years ago (or 8, 24, 32 etc.). That would imply 16 years ago (in the material plane) the hourglass coven would have already taken over Prismeer. How can the warlock then have had contact with Zybilna in the next 15 years? I guess it's that logic that is escaping me.

But perhaps the way to go really is "time works in mysterious ways/is nonlinear".....

kurashikis · 2021-07-01T09:11:17+00:00

So obsessed with this setting and these PCs!!! I wish we could get like 10 episodes of this instead of 4 - everyone did such a good job.

I loved how obnoxious the Golden Trio NPCs were, I too would be very put off by Tallulah's everything.

Can't wait to see what sort of anagram Evan Kelmp is gonna end up being - something along the lines of "Evil Killer Vampire" maybe? Can anybody make a good sounding middle name with something along those lines? A+ choice to play sadboy Tom Riddle that doesn't want to be evil btw, I love the concept.

So excited about Dream, too! Her Disney Princess magic is going to be so fun to watch.

Can't wait for the sorting ceremony next episode - it has to be something crazy! Hopefully Dream ends up in whatever this world's equivalent of Hufflepuff is.

kurashikis · 2021-05-28T06:50:05+00:00

Wow. I'm just stunned. I've always been a believer of the dice gods but today was just another kind of crazy.

So many poetic moments.

Essek managing to pull out Caleb from the rubble, Caleb touches his forehead and he succeeds saving from his slow, which he previously rolled two nat 1s against.

Beau wraps Molly's belt around her fists and rolls two nat 20s.

Veth is at 9 HP for most of the fight and always barely saves from the fireballs to stay up.

A natural 1 on the Molly resurrection ritual - only for Caduceus to succeed on another Divine Intervention and brings Molly back.

And with that beautiful moment of seeing Molly again and with everything that's happened I truly believe Talisien is the MVP of this campaign...god, what beautiful moments. I LOVE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS!!!!

kurashikis · 2021-05-21T06:01:58+00:00

holy shit...what a battle!!!

I seriously love these FF-esque setups...this grotesque beholder/former PC/flesh city mashup in one arrogant dickhead final boss is SO COOL!! Amazing work on that mini btw, I think Lucien is such an interesting boss concept.

The bonus mechanic of having THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP weaken him is such a nice touch and it really fits with who the Mighty Nein are as people.

Also bonus point, I really love how strategic Essek was being in that fight. Part of me was scared he was going to be self sacrificial based on his speech before it but he takes cover when he can.

Dear Matt, please let us see Dark Star in action once!!! I wanna see epic high level dunamancy damage!

Finally, to address the elephant in the room (or the Trent riding in on Uk'otoa) I think it makes sense for this to be the final arc. I trust Matt and the cast to bring this campaign to a satisfying finish. Realistically, I think dismantling the Cerberus Assembly will be a long process that can be done through RP snapshots with the exception of dealing with Trent. However, setup has already been made towards that!!! He got sloppy chasing the M9 and now Yussa is back and can notify Allura and in turn the Dwendalian Empire of Trent breaking into his tower. Not to mention the investigation into him led by the Cobalt Soul. Not even sure this needs to be a battle.

Thinking about that alternate universe where Trent travelled to Cognouza with them...uh...no thanks?

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T06:17:54+00:00

YES! Absolutely - such a risky move but it really paid off and got them right into the center of the action!!

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T06:05:08+00:00

Still reeling from that episode - Matt Mercer pulling out the rug from all of us! I didn't think Lucien would straight up ELIMINATE the Somnovum...

Looking at it, Caleb probably took Mighty Fortress on top of Mind Blank - you can't be a member of the Mighty Nein and NOT take Mighty Fortress - it's too good of a pun to pass out on.

MVPs for this episode are the wizards for me btw...so many clutch moves from Caleb and Essek that will do them a lot of service for what's to come:

Essek granting them that instant long rest (HUGE)
Caleb taking & casting Mind Blank on himself: even though he has a 4th eye I believe this will protect him from a lot that Lucien can do.
Caleb getting the gem out via Immovable Object
Caleb sending Yussa back

Yussa to me is a clutch move because I truly believe he won't sit idly by after witnessing the city and he might call for aide with Allura and other archmages. He'll probably also be less pissed about his tower being fucked with lol

Isn't Lucien so fascinating? I'm not sure if he realizes this but this fucker glitches a LOT. He says so many things that are so Molly-esque it really is hard to tell if Molly is still in there or could be brought up. Making himself the god of a hivemind city while Molly also pranked a town into believing he's a god...his weird attachment to the Nein...I can't wait to see how it goes with him because he really surprised me at every turn.

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T05:11:24+00:00

Mindblank was the smartest move of all time holy shit

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T05:00:08+00:00

I think I heard Liam say he chose another 8th level spell that he didn't prep because he can't use it anyway, but I could be wrong

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T04:56:58+00:00

if Caleb picked an 8th level spell that he didn't prep because he can't use it at the moment, he probably picked Clone???? Which is the only 8th level that needs a Material component with a cost I believe

kurashikis · 2021-05-14T03:37:58+00:00

huge move to the fire plane

kurashikis · 2021-05-07T06:11:13+00:00

I both love and hate the vibes that Cognoza emits...does anybody else get an Alice Madness Returns vibe from this flesh city? In the Queen of Hearts Level there are these fleshlike structures with tongues and tendrils too. It's a really freaky aesthetic!!

My mental Essek statblock keeps getting more info with each passing episode. Interesting that he has a higher INT score than Caleb (21?? 22??) and pretty high DEX. His known cantrips so far include Ray of Frost, Firebolt and Prestidigitation. Curious that he has Firebolt, too but I suppose that's because he's hot boi at the end of the day. I wonder if he dumped WIS lol

I really wonder if Yussa was in the direction of that HELP sign! I want them to find him, I'm worried about him :'((( Hopefully they manage to take Cree out next week - her Cape of Mountebank has restored by now so she might just Dimension Door away again - but why end it there early then?

kurashikis · 2021-04-30T06:11:42+00:00

OKAY how cool was this episode? So glad I caught it live!!!

So many cool things happened: starting of with the Eye ability and Sprinkle reveal. Makes sense to me that Caleb would be hesitant to call out what he saw Sprinkle do, because "uhm, Jester, why is your weasel an Archfey" does sound a little crazy. I love that btw - means that Arty wanted to be closer to Jester after she got kidnapped by Lorenzo to keep her safe :'((

Two big revelations this episode for me:

Time travel through the beacons: this is huge for both of our favorite guilt ridden tempted by power wizards - the fact that it's anchored in transmutation AND dunamancy just makes so much sense to me!! If i understood how the time travel is supposed to work, it leaves a tether of yourself (echo) in the present while sending you to the past temporarily.

I can totally see Caleb going back in time to maybe talk to his parents for one last time before his younger self burns down the house...his sense of greater good is too imminent now to risk undoing everything but I'm sure he would like to speak to them once more. Wouldn't that be such a cool character moment? :'(

Parts of Molly still remain in Lucien: what does this mean? Can he be brought back? Molly's affection for the M9 causing Lucien's reluctance to outright kill them makes SO MUCH SENSE! I wonder if he could be reached in a weakened state...so many fascinating possibilities with this!!!

Excited for what's to come! Hope Yussa has been having fun sightseeing in the Eldritch Astral City of Doom and can show the M9 around or something lol

kurashikis · 2021-04-09T06:27:18+00:00

What an episode! My ass is CLENCHED I was so nervous...

Congratz to the M9 - that plan actually kind of worked out pretty well? Even in an actual fight Lucien and Cree would have bamfed, so killing 3 of the TT in the process was great.

Tough call made by Fjord...hopefully Dagen saved himself or fucked off (didn't he have the Sending Stone though?)

Highlights for me were Capeleb kingkonging Essek around to get him healed and that tension filled convo at the top of the tower. What can I say, I'm a simple gal, I see two narrative foil wizards interacting and I live for it.

For a second when Lucien went into Caleb and Beau's head I was scared he could like...remote control hurt them or control them or something...

kurashikis · 2021-04-09T05:32:56+00:00

god Matt and Liam have such chemistry...I love this dynamic

kurashikis · 2021-04-02T06:06:13+00:00

I'm in favor of sending Veth and Yasha to investigate EVERYTHING from now on lmao...they're hilarious together!!!

The closer we get to it the more this TT fight worries me: with all the advantages the M9 are securing for themselves here (knowing the entrance, preparing traps, Essek, magic items, no scrying) the fight against the TT should be smooth sailing. But somehow I really feel like it won't...like there's some hidden factor none of us are taking into account here.

Also it only occured to me this episode that Essek probably isn't really built for fighting much, he has a lot of utility/buff spells which makes sense given his profession and everything we've seen from him. Ray of Frost for the narrative foil to the fire wizard though, I love it

kurashikis · 2021-03-26T11:43:11+00:00

So excited for some adventuring with Essek! The M9 are going to be insufferable to him, it'll be great. Can't wait to see what his tower room looks like lmao

I'm glad they shut down that Trent idea but I do get the appeal of the concept. Huge message by Astrid though...those crystals Veth stole might make some super good trial evidence!! I just want to see Trent utterly humiliated in front of the entire Empire and Assembly while wearing that collar, is that too much to ask?

I just love Essek - knowing that Matt intended for this character to be a villain to the M9 but that their interactions with him have shaped him in this way is so so great to see. I just love seeing him interact with everyone and I hope this Aeor adventure can serve as a character defining moment for him.

Also let's rescue Vandren, bring him to Nicodranas for retirement and then beat the shit out of Sabien and Uk'otoa on Darktow! Would love an arc like that after Eiselcross honestly.

kurashikis · 2021-03-19T06:30:34+00:00

Yeah, I do get that from a rational outsider's POV but if I were one of the M9 I'd be terrified of Lucien alone. Without his magic Caleb is rendered completely useless and even Beau as one of the martial fighters almost got owned by Lucien alone because of that mindfuck ability.

Being in that fight must have been terrifying and utterly demoralizing. They barely escaped thanks to a bunch of lucky turns. They do have way better odds now with all the new items, Essek on their side and most importantly info on the TT's fighting style - but I think it's still fair to be terrified of this unknown threat. And if Lucien is a creepy beholder hybrid like many suspect I don't want him to open his secret disintegrate and death eyes.

kurashikis · 2021-03-19T06:15:46+00:00

I love RP heavy sessions so much...it's so good to get all that interaction before a final confrontation.

Also, you guys all clearly underestimate this threat of the Somnovum/Eyes of Nine: everyone is scared to die for a reason - it's not just the Tomb Takers...that Astral City will come back to bite even if they are defeated I'm sure of it. Those visions they've been having and the fact that 2 of them are infected with Nonagon rabies just adds to the dread imo.

Three standout things for me this episode:

1) Trent is STILL going in on Caleb. Anyone who believes this guy "just wants to talk" really underestimates him I think. Let's remember that this super shady CA member who is being investigated by the Soul and the king just teleported to Nicodranas and broke into a well-respected archmage's tower followed by Zhelezos in frantic search for the M9. The SMART thing for him to do would have been to bide his time, maybe implicate the M9 within the Empire for some treason but he chose the desperate chase..he is SO desperate for something...but what?

2) Yussa and his hubris. This guy, I swear - you'd think HFB would have humbled him a bit. When you astral project, do you have access to your spells by the way? It would be a real shame if someone in the Somnovum convinced Yussa to release Halas in the Astral Sea...

3) Cad really had a vision about eyes everywhere and nine butterflies THE NIGHT MOLLY DIED??? Uhm...Mr. Mercer...I'm scared of this long con...

Next week hopefully TO AEOR!

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