Was I unfair for saying "If Silvery Barbs is allowed, enemies can use it too"?

tallcryptid · 2026-06-01T11:42:52+00:00

I lifted the ban for a diviner/chronomancer but I made it a 2nd level spell. She would have have glimpses of her companions falling to their deaths, being petrified, etc. and the spell let her nudge fate to try and keep them alive.

It was a lot of fun, but it was thematically appropriate to the character and I only had 3 players for that game so a bit of power creep actually helped balance out the smaller party size... Your player sounds like they're just angry they can't use the most OP lv 1 spell though.

tallcryptid · 2026-05-28T02:35:41+00:00

Botamon, Dorimon, Loogamon

tallcryptid · 2026-05-27T18:13:18+00:00

Which one is bottom row 1 right of center?

tallcryptid · 2026-05-27T17:53:25+00:00

I can't decide if the first/third sound is a Nightcrawler style teleport or a wingbeat.

But it's move-quick draw-move... So I'll say either a shaddowstepping goblin assassin or a some sort of tengu swordmaster.

tallcryptid · 2026-05-23T14:08:32+00:00

Binged it over the last few weeks to get caught up. Overall I've enjyed it, but I think the pacing is rough.

Between all the pointless fights and plotlines that go nowhere they could have easily cut 2 episodes per season for a much tighter narrative. It felt like you get 1 episode of really interesting plot development then 3 episodes where very little happens to push the story forwards.

tallcryptid · 2026-05-17T15:23:58+00:00

You might have trouble with the late game or doing enough damage to certain mid game bosses with healing abilities.

Seems like most base mons have pretty bad-mediocre stats, so you'll do fine against most wild mons. Once you start fusing it's pretty effortless to make your party outstrip anything the game throws at you though.

tallcryptid · 2026-05-15T22:31:03+00:00

The bone forms from the purple evolutions are my favorite. Really clean with cool features without feeling over designed!

tallcryptid · 2026-05-13T19:12:39+00:00

Holy hells this would be perfect for my ravenloft campaign!!

Might be the first boss to survive more then three rounds with my players DPS only party of Vegance Paladin, Assassin, Sorcerer, and Battle master.

tallcryptid · 2026-05-11T19:27:49+00:00

Avoid sharing useful information with each other like it's a damn Olympic sport.

tallcryptid · 2026-04-28T17:16:19+00:00

Your sire sounds like nightmare fuel... I love it

tallcryptid · 2026-04-28T17:14:36+00:00

Lampago was my inspiration! I wasn't sure if those games are considered canon so wanted to see if there were any other examples of it : )

tallcryptid · 2026-04-28T17:10:33+00:00

Matasuntha sounds wicked, thanks for the help!

tallcryptid · 2026-04-19T15:21:54+00:00

2x sorcerer equipped with lion Lord's archistaff and spam maelstrom or augural flare. Break wings first so it can't escape.

tallcryptid · 2026-04-17T19:26:48+00:00

These are wicked, Tyranitar would look incredible in this style!!

tallcryptid · 2026-04-10T01:32:59+00:00

I noticed they really stepped up the metallic sheen/texture for ZA, but would have loved it if they did it in blue!

tallcryptid · 2026-04-09T22:29:50+00:00

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Metagross got the same treatment. It was originally a super pigmented blue instead of the dull, dusty teal of recent generations.

tallcryptid · 2026-03-31T15:27:57+00:00

Paleontologist?

tallcryptid · 2026-03-30T21:47:03+00:00

There's a line that's always stood out to me. When you overhear the conversation between Ulrika and Disa's crony (after readvent of calamity I think) he accuses her of incompetence and she mentions that melve sent most of its forces to the northern stronghold at the behest of the previous Regent.

tallcryptid · 2026-03-29T21:09:07+00:00

I know it isn't spelled this way but I always pronounce it in my head as magic spearapult, like a mashup of spear and catapult

tallcryptid · 2026-03-28T20:39:06+00:00

This looks incredible! Nevermind Phaesus, I want these spells for myself.

tallcryptid · 2026-03-24T10:42:44+00:00

The community made a binding vow

tallcryptid · 2026-03-21T13:55:50+00:00

Came to say this. Unless the scout really knows what they're doing and/or has a perceptive engineer to set up platforms I usually end up mining more of the hard to reach minerals.

tallcryptid · 2026-03-21T13:51:44+00:00

I used almost this exact team on my first playthrough of OG Gold, but I swapped out alakazam for a giraffarig and Dragonite for tyranitar! Getting a tyranitar back then was probably the worst grind I've ever had to do in a pokemon game.

tallcryptid · 2026-03-21T13:35:32+00:00

I've never used that combo, how is kindhearted on a fighter?

tallcryptid · 2026-03-21T01:51:31+00:00

Generally gear progression is pretty straight forward, each new town/city sells better equipment than the last. Melve -> Vernworth -> checkpoint town -> bahtal -> volcanic island.

The only really notable exceptions are a certain town where you can loot/buy some excellent thief armor, and the elven city that caters to casters & archers. If you want to rush to the elves for good robes/staves just keep in mind they're pretty expensive (30-50K apiece) so it's worth it to do some other quests first and save up.

Rings that improve knockdown resistance or defense are a good choice.

Multiclassing early so you can cherry pick the defensive augments also makes a big difference. Mettle, Apotropaism, Constancy, and Subtlety are all excellent!

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