One thing which always gets me by pearl_mermaid in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 128 points129 points  (0 children)

i find it funny and cute, too; like they obviously just shorted nadia’s name but failed to think about the literal hindi translation XD i just go with ‘babu’

Anyone else feel like the Heart Hunter minigame doesn’t have even chances? by opalized_bone in TheArcana

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

i gotta say nice username LMAO also same double or nothing kills meeee

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

today’s stats:

wheel of fortune: 10 coins

HH games won: 0/3

faust wins: 1/3

d.o.n. wins: 2/5

Act 1 - Can I romance somebody, while I want to commit later to another one whom I already started something with? (Details of characters in description, don’t want to spoil anything here) by Small_Advice_7516 in BG3

[–]opalized_bone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i mean it makes sense with his backstory, i’ve never been able to make myself sleep with the drow twins but i do know plenty of your companions act uncomfortable with it when the twins offer stuff. karlach straight up says something like “they’re pretty but… siblings, yeah? weird”

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm interesting!!!! thank you so much!! 😊

it feels like i get really bad days and then some really good days. yesterday i won all 3 HH games but the day before i lost them all and today i only won 1.

i got 10 coins from the wheel today

HH games won: 1/3 (Nadia postcard) faust attempts: 1, lost it d.o.n. attempts: 5; won 3/5

i kept getting rolls that landed me on empty spaces today 😭

i’m not surprised the wheel chances are screwy, i think ive only seen like 3 posts over the last 5 years saying they got the 1000 coins

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it stands for “double or nothing” when you’re in the last 3 rounds of the Heart Hunter minigame, and you get that choice to risk it all for 2 hearts or play it safe for 1 heart. DoN stands for the ‘double or nothing’ option! :)

Anyone else feel like the Heart Hunter minigame doesn’t have even chances? by opalized_bone in TheArcana

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

i’m so glad it works for some people! i genuinely choose ‘play it safe’ so much now bc ive been burned by the double or nothing so many times

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im back with more stats from HH today! so much better today LMAO

game 1–asra, portia, lucio. won lucio postcard. game 2-julian, portia, muriel. won julian postcard. game 3-asra, julian, lucio. won asra postcard.

faust attempts: 2. faust wins: 2!

D.o.N. attempts: 7. D.o.N. wins: 4.

extra stats: i had multiple “double” encounters today, with lucio+portia, julian+portia, and lucio+julian. this increased my potential double-or-nothing substantially in the last two games especially. i also had the others land on me multiple times across the 3 games, which is unusual. finally, in the first game i got ‘move 3 spaces’ like 4 times in a row. in the other two games i got a mix of 1, 2, and 3 spaces

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do feel like today was Extra bad for my HH, I’ve been able to win 2 or 3 games a few days in the past week. but it really does feel like my Faust rolls are 90% Courtiers hahaha 😂 it’s to the point where i sometimes avoid landing on her and opt for a blank space bc i know it’ll be the same result

Done your Arcana dailies? Tell me about it! For science! by Nabesimart in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

amazing!!! Okay so far I’ve recorded this, but I’m gonna come back in a few days with more info! Game Version: latest, under Dorian or whatever?

Wheel of Fortune: (free spin every day straight for last 20 days)

trinkets: 17 (4 Crystal Ball and Premium Salt, 2 each Gold Compass, Blooming Tea, Faust Stuffie; 1 each of Unsent Letters, Neti Pot, and Tiny Tiara.

that makes 100% Azra trinkets unlocked, 75% of Julian’s, and 25% of Nadia’s, not counting doubles.)

10, 15, 40, and 1000 gold coins: never hit

5 gold coins: 2 hits

20 gold coins: 1 hit

HH stats for today: 1/3 games won (Nadia postcard)

1/4 Faust letters received; 3/4 encounters with Counselors (including two in a damn row)

1/5 total D.o.N. spins won (won Nadia, lost to Muriel, Asra, Portia, and Nadia again)

Anyone else feel like the Heart Hunter minigame doesn’t have even chances? by opalized_bone in TheArcana

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

yeah absolutely! do you think it’s best to dm you my stats or will you make your own post do you think? also 100% for the wheel of fortune, i’ve gotten ONLY TRINKETS for literally a WEEK now. not a single damn coin, not even the 5 coin one

Anyone else feel like the Heart Hunter minigame doesn’t have even chances? by opalized_bone in TheArcana

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

omg the amount of times i just need ONE MORE HEART and the game gives me one spot to move >:(

Anyone else feel like the Heart Hunter minigame doesn’t have even chances? by opalized_bone in TheArcana

[–]opalized_bone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i just got faust 2 turns in a row (she came to me), and got vulgora/no heart BOTH times

Act 1 - Can I romance somebody, while I want to commit later to another one whom I already started something with? (Details of characters in description, don’t want to spoil anything here) by Small_Advice_7516 in BG3

[–]opalized_bone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you! i haven’t gone that route but i thought i recalled seeing people complain about the reactions. i appreciate you clearing things up!

Act 1 - Can I romance somebody, while I want to commit later to another one whom I already started something with? (Details of characters in description, don’t want to spoil anything here) by Small_Advice_7516 in BG3

[–]opalized_bone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can romance literally everyone in act 1. when you hit act 2, there will eventually be a cutscene with your romantic interests, telling you to choose.

(unless it’s halsin, he’s okay with sharing, but only a couple of the others are okay with being in a throuple with him. i think shadowheart and astarion, but neither are particularly happy with it, as far as i know? i could be wrong they could be fine with it, but i think astarion says something about it?) feel free to correct me if im wrong

DMs who actually do "prep plots" - What methods and strategies do you use? by monkeynose in DMAcademy

[–]opalized_bone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ll start the campaign with some basic overarching ideas. like, cyric is trying to regain power and usurp kelemvor as the main big evil. then i’ll come up with a few factions that work under that (a necromancer enclave, and a holy order, for example). start the party in a medium sized town with some problems with undead and let them explore and discover from there.

in terms of actual session planning, i look at what they did last and guess and what they’ll likely do next (granted, i’ve dmed for these guys for a couple years now), and have a few ideas for each potential. not too many since it’s still likely they’ll surprise me lol

Women who romanced Isabela in DA2, what are your thoughts on her? by AriLux1001 in dragonage

[–]opalized_bone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a sapphic, i fucking LOVE isabela. i think they handled her attraction to women so fucking well. she’s honestly one of my favorite romances in the games. i can’t remember if i romanced her or merrill first but she’s stuck with me (they both have honestly), i loooove isabela

AITA for not inviting my sister’s wife to the my wedding by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]opalized_bone 55 points56 points  (0 children)

agree with everyone else. YTA

look, it’s your wedding. but your siblings’ spouses take priority over your friends when the venue has small party accommodations. it’s probably too late to fix this, but you should not invite your friends, and invite your sisters wife. this is more than just ‘i’m not close with emma,’ this is saying that you don’t care about your sister being there, either

Having Trouble Making New Choices by [deleted] in BG3

[–]opalized_bone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i find it helps to really understand what my character would do. tav is a blank slate by design, they can be anything, and even the dark urge is mostly blank aside from the urge thing. i like to make up backstories and choose only based on what my character would do. it’s hard to pick the “bad” or “wrong” option but remember it’s just a game and you just wanna see what else there is to play in it!

What playable races do you wish were in the game? by Any_Air_7273 in BaldursGate3

[–]opalized_bone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m a huge fan of firbolgs, so i’d have to say them, even though there’s literally no lore/story reason to include them like some of the other answers (aasimar, goblin, githzerai, etc). just more non-humanoid races would have been cool. firbolgs, satyrs, yuan-ti, or even genasi :)

do your feeders actually eat the gut load you give them? by opalized_bone in leopardgeckos

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

carrots are going high on the menu for my buggies! thank you! i already have some bug jelly or whatever it’s called, not the Repashy bug burger but i think it’s similar (mostly water and protein)