u/Big_Bad3687

I love nuanced, clever, and sophisticated animes as much as the next guy, but right now I'm just looking for some overpowered, underestimated, nerdy mc who's power scales differently from everyone else.

I just finished the current season of Wistoria and it gave me the same feeling that Solo Leveling did, and I'm trying to chase that dragon once again. I know I'm kind of putting a loose definition around what I want but I feel like if you've seen some of these shows, then you'll know the genre I'm talking about

Here are the animes in this category (or close to this category, not all are the pure-power slop that others are) that I've already seen, any suggestions would be awesome!

- Solo Leveling

- Wistoria

- Blue Lock

- One Punch Man

- Kaiju No. 8

- Gachiakuta

I'm on my fourth play-through now, I just beat honor mode on my last one so I'm doing this one to 100% the game before I open the floodgates to modding. I'm running classes I haven't used in any other play-throughs which has been fun so far but I realized I have absolutely no idea how to play a warlock.

I know it might sound stupid that I'm asking reddit to tell me how to have fun with a class but I'm just kind of not enjoying warlock so far. I respected Astarion into a hexblade warlock (I know I should've just done Wyll but he's a bit boring for me) and I don't really know how to play it. I don't know if I should use eldritch blast, or booming blade, and I'm especially awful with using the warlock's actual spells.

I know this whole thing is kind of ridiculous but do you guys have any fun recommendations, tips, or builds?

I just finished HM! It was my fourth or fifth attempt, and it was only the second one that got deep into the game, first three were ended by intellect devourers on the beach, and fourth was ended by Myrkul. I feel super accomplished obviously, but also like I don’t really know what to do now.

I want to go for 100% so I need to do one more playthrough without mods, and then I can open the floodgates, but I don’t really know how to spice it up. My best idea right now is to go for a full party of classes I haven’t used before, which would be bard, druid, monk, and warlock, which sounds fun but I feel like I need something a bit more interesting, other than another honor mode run lol

Any ideas to fill the golden dice shape in my heart?

I'm currently working toward 100% in this game and I only have 20 or so achievements to do, most of which should be easy, however some of the achievements make me question if I'll have to do 1 or two more playthroughs.

My first play-through was a good tav who didn't betray the emperor or take power for himself, completing some of those exclusive achievements. Here's a list of the ones I still have to do that are exclusive or border on the ending and the questions I have about them. By the way, I'm doing my honor mode run right now as a tav, and next play-through will most likely be a durge run to get those achievements.

• Absolute Power Corrupts (take control of the netherbrain)
  • Can I do this as a mindflayer so i can also get that one done with? Does this interact with the achievement for saving all tieflings?
• Ceremorphosis (become a mindflayer)
  • See above
• Leave No One Behind (save all tieflings that you can)
  • Also see above, more specifically I want to know when this achievement pops up, will it show before I finish the game or do I have to get a good ending for it to register.

Durge Specific Achievements

• Embrace Your Urge (become a slayer) & Sins of the Father (claim the throne for bhaal)
  • Do these achievements mess up other achievements a lot, like if I can't get leave no one behind in my honor mode, can i get it with either of these, or must I save scum?

I convinced my friend to buy the game and we're going to start up a duo play-through which I'm pretty excited by. Now I'm realizing however that this game is going to be super difficult to explain to him.

I think that he'll understand the fundamentals quickly, like the turn based nature of the game and how narratively/dialogue focused it is. The things I think he'll have trouble grasping is the elements that can be confusing to someone who has never played a CRPG before. It took me probably like almost my entire first play-through to actually understand most of the game systems and I don't want him to have that issue.

For all the purists that might comment, I'm not planning on explaining every single tiny detail of the game, I still want him to be surprised by certain features and learn while playing, but at the same time figuring out the difference and nuances between things like AC, saving throws, and shield isn't exactly fun and can be confusing for a newcomer, it certainly was for me.

So how should I explain the systems of the game? Should I explain them as they come up, only answer his questions when he poses them, or give him an explanation of systems before we start.

I’m currently on my second deep playthrough and just got to Grymforge. I went up to the deep gnome with the runepowder barrel and as I usually have, I went to steal the barrel with Astarion when my Tav was talking to the gnome. Apparently I didn’t sneak well enough because the gnome set the barrel off, with my entire party in the room. At this point, my mouth tasted a little bit like copper and my thoughts were coming in not fully formed.

Thankfully, Shadowheart was by some miracle, able to live the ordeal with only 3 hp left while the rest of my party was downed. I actually have no idea how I got that lucky but I’m not complaining.

What heart attack moments have you had that almost wiped you but barely didn’t?

On my first playthrough of honor mode and just beat Grym. On my other two playthroughs he was literally a walk in the park but in this one he was insanely close to wiping my entire squad.

It made me wonder what other bosses are super difficult compared to their non honor mode versions?

I just turned 20 today and this realization kind of dawned on me (great day to have it right) that I should feel sad about some things but I just don't and now I have this overwhelming sense of guilt.

My mom, who I've had issues with for as long as I can remember, a couple months ago got diagnosed with liver disease. She's been an extreme alcoholic for a while, I haven't seen her not drink for a day in many years. When she got this diagnosis, and I know I'm going to sound like an absolute asshole shit-bag son, a part of me felt almost glad and vindicated. After years of me, my siblings, our extended family, and her friends, telling her she has a problem with alcohol and her constantly denying, lying, or getting upset when confronted about it, there was finally hard proof of her issues. Like I said, I know I'm going to sound awful but I didn't feel all that much sadness when I heard about it.

Honestly, I was kind of excited for her to stop drinking. I thought maybe, finally, she would be calm and kind to us. A few weeks back, I came back from college, I'm staying with my sister right now and our mom has a condo across the street so I was hanging out with her for a while as well. For the first week or so, everything was going really well. It was super strange to see her not drinking, it was like she was a completely different person. Me and my siblings have a joke about "morning mom" because she's a lot nicer in the morning before she's started to drink the day away, and she became morning mom throughout the whole day. She has a job that lets her stay at home every day, which really has enabled her more and more throughout the years.

Then, out of seemingly nowhere, she started drinking again. For a week straight, everyday she would march into my sister's condo and start wreaking havoc. She would throw stuff around, demean us through locked doors, and just generally be a nuisance. I didn't really speak up for myself and mainly just kept quiet but whenever I did feel something it was more angry than sad. I yelled at her a couple times, but it just made me feel worse than it made me feel better.

A week ago, she left to go to another state for business, so now it's just me and my sister. What I'm trying to get at is, I feel like I should be much more sad about this situation than I am.

The more I ruminate about it the more I think that I'm an asshole for not being sad. I should be a lot sadder about my own mother getting diagnosed with liver disease, her bullying me and my sister for a week straight, her relapsing, her being on this complete mental breakdown and not relenting, etc. For some reason I guess I just feel a disconnect and I'm feeling really guilty about the whole situation.

Sorry for the rant, I'm mainly just trying to get this off my chest. Can anyone else relate to this feeling or am I in a ship of my own?

I want to try my hand at an honor mode run and I'm working out what team comp I should use. Here's my idea for right now

Shadowheart - Life Domain Cleric

Really liked using her as a Life Domain during my most recent run of the game, plus sanctuary can be really useful in certain situations.

Astarion - Rogue (2), Arcane Archer Fighter (10)

I really like using Astarion as an archer so he can get some shots in from afar. I can also use him to escape battles to avoid a TPK. Rogue 2 for sneak attacks and cunning actions, AAF 10 for abilities and extra attack.

Gale - Evocation Wizard

I heard EW is pretty good in honor mode, also the utility from wizards being able to learn any spell sounds like it would be pretty useful.

Tav - Paladin?

I'm the most unsure about what my own class would be, I used an oathbreaker paladin for my Durge run, and it felt good but not as disgusting as I've heard paladins can be so I'm not sure.

Any recommendations, tips, or advice would be super useful, thanks!

I just really feel like we get way more Myrkul and Bhaal content than we do of Bane. Almost done with my second playthrough, and while I noticed this during my first it's become way more evident.

For Myrkul, we get an entire boss fight, on top of his vibe basically influencing the shadow-cursed lands. Similar to Bhaal, we also see how his raw power directly influences the story, with him being able to bring back Isobel to life.

I feel like I don't really need to say much about Bhaal, he's Bhaal. Especially if you're playing Dark Urge (which I am now, for my second playthrough) he becomes one of the most important figures not only in the narrative but also your own personal story.

While I really like Gortash as a villain, Bane just really isn't there as much as the other two. We are never able to hear from him or see him, and his influence can't be felt as much as Myrkul or Bhaal.

I really love this game don't get me wrong, I'm just wondering why the bane content isn't there as much as the other two. Let me know if I maybe missed something though.