u/ChawkTrick

I'm not looking for a 'meta' build or anything like that, I'm just kind of curious how people have been distributing their stat points based on their builds.

For example, I'm level 13 with a Plague Halberd (so strength, crude damage). All gear is max level 15. Right now I have 12 points in strength, 14 in Vitality, and 14 in Endurance.

I feel reasonably strong (especially with the Halberd's special attack) and with potions/bandages relatively survivable. I'm wondering if maybe I should test backing off on some of the vitality since the food buffs are so strong, for example, so interested in what others have tested or are experiencing with their preferred stat distributions.

We all know Voldemort thought he was the smartest person in the room and didn't really understand people and their motivations, but I realized today something that reinforces this in regards to Snape.

So, set the stage: Voldemort sent Snape to spy on Dumbledore which is how Snape heard part of the prophecy. Snape then goes to Dumbledore and begs for Lily's protection, and Dumbledore knows Snape is a Death Eater at this point because he asks him “What request could a Death Eater make of me?”

Shortly after this, Snape takes a teaching post at Hogwarts, which in Half-Blood Prince Snape tells us this was done on Voldemort's orders (the books don't give us an explicit timeline, but the general fan consensus online seems to be he was teaching at Hogwarts during the term the Potters were killed).

However, think about how suspicious that should've looked from Voldemort's perspective for a second. He knows Dumbledore is a smart man and probably knows who is/isn't a Death Eater, yet Dumbledore hires him at Hogwarts. Voldemort should've asked himself why Dumbledore, of all people, would trust someone like that.

But, I think this illustrates one of Voldemort's biggest blind spots: he just fundamentally can't understand remorse, redemption, love, etc. From Voldemort's POV, Snape being accepted by Dumbledore must've meant Snape was an exceptionally talented manipulator and spy. The potential that Dumbledore genuinely trusted Snape and that Snape may have switched sides because of his love/guilt for Lily is something we know Voldemort of course just wouldn't be able to grasp.

So this place kind of flew under my radar and I had no idea it existed until just a few weeks ago, but for anybody who likes banh mi, pho, or Vietnamese food, I really recommend it. It's in the same spot that the old Blackstone Meatball used to be.

Actually the whole reason we even found this place was because we really enjoy banh mi, but the best place we had found it in Omaha was at The Banh Mi Shop which is about an hour round trip from where we live, so we don't really get there often. We were looking online, found this place, and thought we'd give it a try.

We've tried a few of their banh mi's so far and all have been delicious. Yesterday, we also tried their classic pho and I had bún bò huế, a dish I have been wanting to try for years and so when I saw it on the menu, I had to give it a go. And it was really good.

The staff is also quite attentive and friendly, at least in our experiences. The only criticism I really have is that on our last visit (there were four of us) the staff weren't very good about cleaning off our table of empty plates and dishes, which is a pet peeve of mine. We had finished drinks, stacked plates, and our empty soup bowls left our table for about 15-20 minutes while we paid our bill and talked. Other than that, though, can't recommend this place enough.