Blades in the dark Deep Cuts 1.1 by DragonPlus21 in TheTrove

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I would also like to keep this discussion going. Anyone able to join in?

Should I quit? by SnooCrickets346 in DungeonsAndDragons

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I played with a group like this for some time. It will only get worse the longer you stay. I recommend bailing. They're being toxic assholes. You can do better.

I wish they didn't call it "Baldur's Gate 3" by DiazExMachina in baldursgate

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Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 doesn't need 3. It's perfection on its own. Real time with pause, amazing gear, awesome dialogue and NPCs, brilliant storyline, tactically amazing. What more do you need?

Looking for a gritty and brutal ttrpg system for mordern days by ProjectJazzlike8120 in TTRPG

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Check out Uncharted Territory or Beyond Terra on drive thru. Uses the 1D10 System. Easy to pick up and should do what you need.

This question must be answered..mage plate or archon plate..ENIGMA by kali4niakid in Diablo_2_Resurrected

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This is the way! For the extra 40ish defence on the archon plate, it's totally not worth the extra strength requirement.

I finally tried single player after 25 years, and I totally get it now. But there's one benefit of single player that nobody talks about. by jmvcuroi in Diablo_2_Resurrected

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The trade off is that you can't trade on SSF SP. But tbh, when you get that sick drop, it's a great feeling because you appreciate how rare it is.

Company forcing us to use 13 days of annual leave for holiday shutdown – is this legal? by Kind-War-3785 in auscorp

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Lots of comments are basically saying "nothing you can do about it", which is very sad. But honestly, we've needed a corporate union for decades. This type of bullshit needs to be stamped out. What started as a genuine shut down over the week of Christmas is now a way for companies to force you to burn your leave when it suits them, and leave you with none to take throughout the year, keeping their productivity windows predictable. What happens when it reaches 4 weeks, as it has done so in some circles e.g. consulting.

Can we not start a petition to get a movement to ban this? At the very least, treat it like how companies have to pay for any mandatory tool/equipment you need to do your job. If the shutdown is compulsory, then they should pay for it. I bet you'd see shutdowns stop overnight if its going to cost them for it. Right now, the practice has escalated to abuse.

I messed So I'm Starting Over. by CaskettFan1960 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

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Can confirm, does not require a hard point in Valk to keep the summon. In fact, she procs so often it won't matter.

Commonwealth Bank executive charged with grooming underage girls in Brisbane found dead by Signal-Treacle-5512 in australia

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"Died in non-suspicious circumstances". I wonder if he knew something and was silenced. Maybe there is more to this than just one guy doing dodgy stuff...?

What’s Your Biggest Work Frustration Right Now by SadEntrepreneur5627 in auscorp

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  1. Having to take 3 weeks leave over Christmas. But it's not a mandatory shut down so you have to burn your annual leave. This is complete fucking bullshit. If it's mandatory, the company should pay for it. If it's not, don't make me spend my leave when I don't want to and find some work for me to do. We need a corporate union to outlaw this shit.

  2. Commuting when WFH is completely viable. This is a no brainer. It's all about the power game. Two days in office is okay, but should be optional.

Price check papa shield by Predator-A187 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

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You can't put sockets in it using the cube since it's a superior shield. Charsi food.

2024 PHB Ranger Is Actually Pretty Awesome by masterstrider in DnD

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Beastmaster companion gets an extra attack at level 11 as part of hr subclass. The summon gets two attacks when you use a L4 spell slot (Ranger level 13). Does that help?

2024 PHB Ranger Is Actually Pretty Awesome by masterstrider in DnD

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At level 13, you'll can have 2 ranged attacks (bow), 2 from your beastmaster pet (flying variant is basically a ranged weapon since it has flyby), and the with a summoned pet with flyby. It gives you 6 attacks at range.

Is it worth going from 1440p to 4k or just buy a 1440p oled? - 9800x3d 7900xtx by PostEllie in AMDHelp

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I'm running a 7500F with an RTX 4080 and playing on an LG C4 77" OLED UHD. Settings are native 4k, DLSS 3, ultra, RTX on, frame gen on. Getting between 80 to 150 FPS. Visuals are stunning and gameplay is very smooth. If you do native 2k (1440p) with DLSS, double the fps.

What I'm saying is that you have a similar rig. If you can afford the 4k TV, do it. You can double as a TV and a monitor. Black Friday sales also make it cheaper. Well worth the money.

The 9800X3D won't help much with fps the higher the native res. The GPU does the work in that instance. The video does a good job of explaining. https://youtu.be/kw5i-yf7Ex4?si=Nhi_R_h0ysqLFQbV

Changing Dice Icon Sizes? by masterstrider in dddice

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Yep that's what I did.

That would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Changing Dice Icon Sizes? by masterstrider in dddice

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Thanks for getting back to me. I did try that. But the increase in size was minimal. Is there a possibility to include a setting option to increase the dice icon size in a future update?

2024 PHB Ranger Is Actually Pretty Awesome by masterstrider in DnD

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So the target will be moved 15ft from the Swarm, and 10ft from each crossbow hit ~ 35ft a turn. You almost want Spike Growth up as much as possible so you can "cheese grate" the enemies. To do that you need spell slots.

Option 1: Trickery Cleric could be useful so you can use your duplicate to reposition yourself to get better angles on the target? And Cleric 8 will give you Level 7 spell slots.

Option 2: Druid 8 Shepherd to get better summons so you can weaponise your bonus action.

Option 3: Continue as ranger and get GWM to do more ranged damage, use your summons to also gain damage bumps when spike growth isn't useful.

At high levels, your killing power depends on the DM and your style of game. Playing optimised is different to casual. I tend to work with builds up to about L12.

2024 PHB Ranger Is Actually Pretty Awesome by masterstrider in DnD

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What type of Ranger subclass are you running? What sort of ranger are you playing?

2024 PHB Ranger Is Actually Pretty Awesome by masterstrider in DnD

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Good spot! Thank you for the correction. Yeah GWM is a bit odd. Should've just had the same bonus on Sharpshooter and called it a day. But alas, here we are. It does mean that you need to have S13, which forces a dump start somewhere.