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  1. Burns

    Investing General Discussion

    Read about that, a few years back, and kinda surprised it took this long. There has been a "cruse" ship for college since the 1960's or so. Where you do a semester or two and it continually travels around the globe, with classes on board. https://www.semesteratsea.org
  2. Burns

    Shadow and Bone

    Trying to get through this as well. As others have said, The Message-ing is dialed to maximum. Girls getting it done: Check. Everyone "good" is diverse and/or part of a "persecuted" irl class: Check. All the bad people are white men: Check. I have been trying to watch it as a DnD campaign...
  3. Burns

    The Video Thread

    Colm's stuff all sounds too clean and over produced? Every song I have heard him cover has a better version done 20+ years ago. Here is a rather funny version of Black and Tans. The BBC would never approve of an IRA song being broadcast on it, so this comedian snuck in 2 "Irish Rebel" songs, a...
  4. Burns

    Car ?'s

    I've used 303 Aerospace protectorate and Back to Black. The 303 was just for interior only and Black to Black was only for exterior plastic, not rubber. For rubber, GM recommends dielectric grease every year or two and it has worked well to keep all the rubber pliable on a 18 year old car...
  5. Burns

    Rajaah's CRPG Blog

    Yar, Spider's Bane is pretty good to keep in a weapon slot, and switch to it, when you need the effect. Clerics can cast Free action, so can high level Paladins, and you will get 2 or 3 other items with the Free action effect in BG2, eventually. Also, two rings of Free action could have been...
  6. Burns

    Car ?'s

    Is there still negotiations to go lower or people just pay the asking price? Also, I thought yall bought new cars directly from the manufacturer now? The dealer system is so imbedded in the US that they got laws passed to protect them, so we are seemingly stuck with the system.
  7. Burns

    The Mandalorian

    Didn't the first season establish that Grogu was 30 years old, or some such? So, if his age equivalent is 1 year for every 10 human years, then he will always be a toddler for this show. That makes him a fairly one dimensional and uninteresting character. I was disappointed they put him back...
  8. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    You can always play Siege of Dragonspear when you replay the game in a year or two. I think it's ~20 hours and you can bring 10 or so items over to BG2. It was forgettable content though.
  9. Burns

    Car ?'s

    For home loans at least, once 1 agency runs your credit for it, all other credit inquires in the next 30(?) days will count as the same inquiry and not keep decreasing your score. From what I remember, it was only a few points, and was restored after 30 to 90 days. I have never messed with auto...
  10. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    This. For the first copies you get, you scribe (learn) the scrolls for the mages you plan to keep, then you can use them like consumables. Be aware: Wizards can not scribe scrolls from the opposite spell school of their various specialties. Example: Xan can not scribe/learn Fireball and Dynaheir...
  11. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Once you get Fireball, you will be incentivized to learn how to maximize enemy damage while not hitting your own people. For now, Magic Missile > Color Spray (I'm a bit biased as I don't like cone spells and MM scales well too), and of course, charm makes for fun time, but gets resisted more...
  12. Burns

    Car ?'s

    The plastic parts flying off sounds a bit weird for a 2017. I've always thought of plastic going brittle/dry rot is more of an 10+ year age thing, over a millage thing. Do you have very harsh winters, where water is getting behind them and freezing regularly? The window frame should probably be...
  13. Burns

    Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian's new CRPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate

    I liked Pillars 2 more than 1, but on release it had some issues (although I don't remember specifics anymore). Since they fixed some of those issues with DLC or just patches, I keep meaning to go back to give it a replay. I started with Pillars 1, a couple years ago, with the goal of playing...
  14. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Xan isn't turrable, but he is more of a crowd controller than a damage dealer. He is also one of the potential companions where, if you turn them down (and leave the area?) they will disappear from the game, but if you hire him, you can immediately kick them and they will stay where you left...
  15. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    You don't have multiple saves? Go back, kick Minsc from the party before he attacked you (it's time based, if he is in the party, as he gets sick of waiting for you to help). Go straight for Dyna, then go back and get Minsc, dunno if it will work, but maybe. Edit: Looked it up, and you might...
  16. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    In BG1 the companions should stay where you disband them. It's best to probably leave them at the Inn or a place you will be going back and forth too, a few time. The only exceptions to this are the 4 Beamdog added companions, which go back to where you recruited them, I think. From the Wiki...
  17. Burns

    Age of Wonders 4

    This goes through all the custom race features and leader creation magic books. Figured I would just skim it, and ended up watching the whole thing. It looks like it will help give the game some legs, after the campaigns are done.
  18. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    An extra premade to play with two classes early probably wont hurt. You get a druid/fighter duel class fairly early, which should be better, and you can compare right off. I would still recommend replacing with a companion when the party gets full, but you wont have to make that call until a...
  19. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    An abomination!!! I feel personally insulted reading this.
  20. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    You can rotate characters, but I'm not sure there is an Inn in the first chapter. Also, you may be nerfing yourself, as the first half of chapter 1 should be designed around 4 or less characters. With a full party, you will be splitting that XP 6 ways, instead of the designed 3/4 ways. Since you...
  21. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    This isn't Elden Ring where the combat is the whole point and the story is an afterthought. The story and NPCs are one of the best parts of the game. Making your own party sounds like the worst choice a person could make. I didn't even think/remember that you could hire "mercenaries," as I would...
  22. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Ah, right. I quit Shadowlands in season 1 as well.
  23. Burns

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    The real power creep, in DF, is crafted items, in which every M+16 or higher gives a shard, that when you combine 10 of them together, you can use it to craft a 418 item. M+ drops are scaling higher this season/xpac (up to 405), but not better than 2/3s of the heroic raid (402 to 411). They...
  24. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    It all applies to the enhanced editions. The Throne of Bhaal is the BG2 xpac that ends the story and is part of the BG2EE base game. Although there was probably a separate guide for it, when it was originally released. I read somewhere, long long ago, that duel classing and multiclassing in DnD...
  25. Burns

    The Animated GIF Thread

    https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/truck-smashes-through-adelaide-bus-stop-in-terrifying-dashcam-video/news-story/af7c866c632b5031847b7ee711c1ecc0
  26. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    The fights are the same, less party members means more XP per member, but most of the original companions are good to great. So, it would be silly to not have a full 6. You will hit the level cap by the end, regardless. You can export your character and some items (there is a super special...
  27. Burns

    The Animated GIF Thread

    Fresh air, exercise, white snow, white people, a super fun slide down a frickin mountain; what's not to love?
  28. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    The only Sorcerer in BG1 is an evil chaotic one added by Beamdog for the EE edition, as the Sorcerer class was not originally in BG1. I'm not sure I would recommend him as generally, the content added by Beamdog is not up to the same standards as the original content. So, for MC options, if...
  29. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    To add to what Hatrade said: Sorcerer is good, if you know what spells are good and can make sure to pick them all up. It allows for less resting, which can make a quality of life difference in dungeons. As for what to pick, it depends on how many spoilers you want. You could look up all the...
  30. Burns

    Epic Games Storefront - A Good Incentive for Piracy

    As long as they promote exclusive deals, I wont use their service. I have been tempted to make an account, a few times, by free game offers but still continue to hold out.
  31. Burns

    The Animated GIF Thread

    We didn't usually put the bar down until we were 10 to 20 foot off the ground. Many, if not most, lifts have a footrest on the bar that felt good to rest your skis on, for the trip up the mountain. I have skied almost every place in Colorado, and I don't remember any lift that didn't have a...
  32. Burns

    The Mandalorian

    I thought that happened in the Mando episodes of Boba Fett? I didn't rewatch any of the Fett show and it wasn't interesting enough, outside of the Mando stuff, to even be memorable, so, it all kinda blends together.
  33. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Clay mitts are so much easier than using a bar that it's worth the cost of $25. Plus, if you drop the mitt, you can usually wash it off. Also, wax is subpar protection, unless you like waxing every 6 months, at the latest. There are some "cheep" ceramic coating you can do yourself that should...
  34. Burns

    The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)

    Well, I have more faith in the French to make it well, than I would Hollywood of the last 30 years. They can make it different in tone, and still keep it close to the book; which may be interesting. I never read the book, but some reviews of the 1973 movie say that they mostly added some humor...
  35. Burns

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    The story may have greatly outshone it, but I liked PS:T game mechanics. I liked the way they did the nameless one's class selection and deaths. I liked the itemization. I really liked the Planescape worlds and Morte is one of my favorite characters in any game I ever played. Tides had none of...
  36. Burns

    Dune: Prophecy

    Are you asking if a word can have multiple meanings? I guess I wasn't joking then, that writer is no veteran at all!
  37. Burns

    Dune: Prophecy

    Are you sure about that about that?
  38. Burns

    Dune: Prophecy

    When you are bad at your job, do you get to still wear the veteran at it moniker? Of the three episodes I have seen, that she has written, all of them were complete shit.
  39. Burns

    What vehicle do you drive?

    So, they are trying to repeat the Thunderbird fiasco? GG Ford suits.