welcome to the world where Coffee contains magical properties. I was desperately looking for new ideas for my world and when I was drinking coffee I realized what if I design a magic system that is based on coffee? That’s how I started this world.
Now you might think how would this coffee magic work right? Coffee in this world is a magical potion, so to get a powerful potion you need to brew the potion in the right way. Similarly to use coffee magic to a greater extent you need to make the perfect cup of coffee. Also, I am planning to make this world kind of like an oxymoron. So the coffee magic sounds like a light, chill kind of magic but the characters and races I am planning to make would be gore in a way. I feel this type of mix-and-match would make this world interesting in a funny way.
So how does this coffee magic work? Well, firstly there are berries found in different regions with different elemental properties. Second, is the roast of coffee if it is lightly roasted, dark roasted, etc. Third is how fine or coarse the coffee is, fourth is how it is brewed and last is how the coffee is mixed with other ingredients. These Five things are how an appropriate coffee potion is made.
Let's understand the potions with an example

• The berries describe the primary element of the potion
• The roast describes the intensity of the potion
• The grind describes the durability of the potion
• The type of brew describes the primary action
• The ingredients describe extra properties

So let's brew coffee, shall we?
For a berry, I have chosen Vaya which was first discovered in the highlands of Vellure. Due to it being in the mountains the element it has is Wind. Let's say the roast is a dark roast, with fine powder. An espresso shot is brewed with no additional ingredients.
The effects of the spell would be something like this: when you drink a shot of this espresso, you will be able to jump at very high heights for a few minutes.
This is how you can brew a spell and use it as magic.
I want to push the limits and deep dive into brewing coffee and create different spells and finally a spell book. I want to cross the limits of what a magic system can do and create these complex mechanics for my magic system. In the future, we will learn about the magic system in detail and its lore. We will be designing a rich culture for our magic system and a world where we can deep dive into it.

I'm not sure how helpful it will be to post here because I think my issue goes far beyond the usual conflicts one might find in a traditional dnd campaign. So before anyone reads this I wants to emphasise that 1. this was my very first dnd campaign and I joined it without any prior knowledge, and 2. this campaign was never intended to be a traditional "we're heroes and trying to save the world while fighting monsters left and right" campaign. I hope this answers any questions along the lines of "Well, why did you create this kind of character in the first place?" and "Why do your characters spend so much time talking about stuff, don't you have some beholders to fight?". I also cannot explain the whole situation without writing a literal 20 page long essay, so I'll try to keep it as short as possible and only give two examples. I'm definitely leaving a lot of details out here, so please let me know if clarifications or futher information is needed.
To preface what this is all about: I was a player in a very roleplay focused campaign and my character basically turned into the problem child of this campaign. I never intended for my character to be the focus, was never interested in him being the focus, but nothing I ever did suceeded in solving the issues at hand and taking the focus away from him. I constantly got accused of "making my character suffer", whereas from my perspective I was constantly trying to keep this character safe from the constant attacks he had to endure. It was like no matter what I did, no matter what I let this character do, it was never right. I think everyone in this group makes an effort to play their characters realistically, I defininitely do. And yet it was never me going "I know exactly what my character has to do to fix this but I'll REFUSE to do it because I don't like it" but me literally having no clue what people wanted from this character. The dm repeatedly said that nothing they tried to fix this character was helping. Whereas from my perspective these things that were supposed to "help" my character were the exact things that my character was struggling with. So it turned into a constant stream of something happening, my character then feeling bad, then everyone focusing on my character feeling bad, then my character trying to fix things, everyone telling him that he's doing it wrong, my character feeling even worse.... and me wondering why my character cannot just exist in peace, why we constantly have to focus on him instead of the "plot". I don't think anyone was interested in constantly discussing my character's mental state, I definitely wasn't interested in doing that, and yet we kept doing it. But I also did not know how to have him react differently to the constant shit getting thrown at him.
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So, basically:
Around three years ago a friend of mine told me about this new dnd campaign they were starting and asked me to join. I've known this friend for half my life but we never lived close to each other, maintaining loose contact over Twitter and me visisting them every two or three years. I had never played dnd before, which they didn't think would be a problem, calling the campaign "very beginner friendly". The whole point behind this campaign was that both this friend (the dm) and two of the players from the main campaign they were playing wanted to play more regularly, so my friend/dm came up with this campaign which was basically a prequel to that main campaign. That main campaign was a more "traditional" dnd campaign with a quest to save the world and regular combat. Meanwhile this new campaign was supposed to be focused on roleplay. There was no overarching plot or quest and the setting was an arcane school and our characters were supposed to be students at said school, just starting their first semester.
When creating our characters the dm asked us to include at least one character in the backstory that was important for our character, and also an objective for our character, something they wanted to achieve. The character I came up with was a young half-elf wizard specialising in abjuration. The gist of his story was that his parents had been arrested and executed for high treason when he was very young and that he grew up rather isolated with his older brother in a place they were not allowed to leave before coming off age. When my character was 14 he woke up one morning to find his brother gone. He had left him only a cryptic letter, hinting at wanting to find out what had really happened to their parents, telling my character that he was sorry and that he would come back. When his brother had not come back after several months, my character too ran away and made his way to Candlekeep, which he had visited many times with his parents (who had been scholars) as a child. He tried to find answers in Candlekeep and spent the following three years hiding in the library before something prompted him to leave and travel to the aforementioned arcane school in order to study there. His objective was to find out why his parents had to die, what happened to his brother, and adjusting to normal life after years of isolation.
Personality wise this character was supposed to be very kind, very gentle, quite naive, honest, and at the beginning of the campaign rather anxious. My assumption was that after growing up in isolation he would need some time to get acclimatised and would be anxious and overwhelmed in the beginning but would loosen up with time and become more self-confident. Some bad stuff happened early on in the campaign and he reacted to it in a rather not healthy way (withdrawing, refusing to eat, but also not talking about what was going on because he didn't want to put the focus on himself). I messed up here, I realised that later. I assumed the other characters would sit him down and ask him what was going on, leading to some kind of cathartic conversation, my character then revealing his past, and him becoming more confident and positive through it, completely resolving this issue. I didn't realise that introducing these kind of psychological issues into the story would be an issue, simply because I wasn't planning on making it a big thing. I thought it would be realistic for him to react this way and I thought it was something that could easily be resolved. Nowadays I would approach this completely differently: if I were to play this character now I would make this whole "accepting his past, becoming more self-confident and open" thing part of his backstory and would start him off as being confident and in tune with his emotions, instead of trying to quickly get through this development at the start of the campaign. So I think I know what I SHOULD have done to prevent this from escalating. What I am trying to figure out is what I could have done to fix it AFTER realising my mistake. Because we spent months and months trying to resolve this issue and never really got anywhere. Despite me trying my best to keep the focus away from my character, despite me trying to turn him into someone more confident and happy, despite me NOT WANTING him to be the focus of the story and doing my best to keep him out of the spotlight.
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Here is an example of the things going on in the story, to which my character reacted badly and me not knowing how else I could have had him react that would not have caused further conflict:
Over the course of the campaign L. figured out what his brother was up to after him and his friends getting intro trouble and a mysterious stranger helping them get out of there and that stranger then revealing himself to be A.'s husband (and therefore my character's brother-in-law). L. had a lenghty discussion with this person and after that I basically viewed L.'s conflict as resolved: he now knew why his brother had left, he knew that it had not been his fault, and he knew that his brother had found someone who loved him and was not alone. L. still hoped to be able to see his brother again to get to say goodbye properly. Because in L.'s mind there was no other possibility but this being a goodbye: his brother had a new life now that he, L., was not part of anymore. And L. accepted that. There was no anger, no resentment, only relief knowing that his brother was not alone, had someone by his side who loved him, and that he still cared about L. and that L. had not - as he had feared - done anything that had caused his brother to not want to be near him anymore. He had finally gotten the closure he had needed, he was feeling okay and I viewed this whole conflict as resolved.
Fast forward a few weeks: A. finally suceeded in doing what he had been working on these past few years and returned to L., just like he had promised in the letter he had left him all that time ago. When talking to him, L. realised that A. was not actually planning on leaving, like L. had assumed. Instead A. told him that he and his husband would stay and look for a new home near L.'s school. L. was very surprised by this but of course he was also happy. He hadn't even considered that his brother would stay. His biggest hope had been that his brother would occasionally send him a letter from whereever he was. Him actually wanting to stay was very unexpected for L. but of course he was very happy about it. They also had some good conversations during that time, which not only brought L. further closure but also revealed connections between several past plot points.
About a week after A.'s return L. went to visit him. He just wanted to spend some time with his brother and also ask him for advice. The semester was coming to an end and everyone was busy preparing for the final exams and L. also still needed to find an internship placement for the summer break. L. wanted to do his internship in Candlekeep but was unsure on how to approach this, who to contact, how to phrase his request, so he thought asking his eloquent and knowledgable brother for advice would be a good idea. This conversation quickly went downhill with A. accusing L. of not respecting the people working at Candlekeep enough to do proper research beforehand and L. ending up feeling like he didn't deserve doing an internship there and ending up feeling even more stressed out about the whole thing than he had already been beforehand. They changed the topic and at some point A. started to jokingly fighting L. and putting him in a headlock. L. had no interest in fighting his brother, even as a joke, and reacted by going limp so he could slip away. A. then asked something along the lines of "So that's how you react in a fight? You just give up?" and L. said "Well, I know you would never intentionally hurt me with no good reason". The next second L. was falling. He was up in the sky, the ground many meters below him, and he was falling. L. immediately deduced that this must be some kind of enchantment and tried to fight it, but neither acknowledging that this wasn't real nor trying to shake it off did anything. He did not know any flying or hovering spells, nothing that would help him stop the fall, and ended up crashing into the ground. The next moment he was in some kind of water pool inside a cave that he struggled to get out of. A. was waiting by the cave entrance and offered L. his hand when he got out. L. refused to take it. A. then left and L. eventually followed, finding himself back in the room they had been in before. Either in the cave or shortly afterwards A. asked L. why he hadn't just used a spell to stop his fall, being surprised by L.'s statement that he had not yet learned an appropriate spell. L. eventually sat down at the table and did some exam preparation. A. made some food and put some in front of L. which L. ignored. Eventually L. looked up and asked A. what his biggest fear was. A. had just put L. through several of his biggest fears - falling, drowning, not being able to trust the ones he loves, and getting his control taken away - so he wanted to know what A. was scared of most. A. the told L. that his biggest fear was someone using his abilities to do something bad. And then he explained to L. that he had come to the conclusion that he would not be able to stay after all. That while he was able to defend himself, L. was not, and anyone wanting to get to A. would have an easy time doing so through L. who was evidently not able to defend himself. L. did not take that well and asked A. why he couldn't just train L. so he would get better at defending himself but A. refused. A. then said he would take a walk and allowed L. to come with him. They walked for several hours without talking, ending up in the middle of a forest where some ancient creature appeared that A. had helped several years ago and that was now nearing the end of its life and had called A. there to say goodbye. A. also explained to L. that he did not actually want to stay. That he - A. - had been naive in thinking that he could just live a normal life and that it had been nothing but a dream and that he simply wasn't made for that kind of life. Some time during that conversation A. also told L. that he was convinced that he would end up in the Nine Hells for the things he had done. They spent the night in the woods and the next morning L. realised that all his things had been stolen by some fey creatures, including his spell book. After searching for several hours they were able to find his spellbook, which had been smeared with insults. A. managed to clean it up and they returned back home and L. was reuinted with the rest of the group. Before L. left A. also gifted him an undestructable spellbook. A few days after these events L. went to the temple and addressed Mystra, telling her how lost he was feeling and how worried he was about his brother. He told her that he wanted nothing more than to protect the ones around him but how he was constantly failing in doing so. And how he just wanted his brother to be safe and how he was worried he would really eventually end up in the Nine Hells and how he didn't think A. deserved that but that he didn't know how to prevent that from happening. The next morning L. found some strange piece of cloth on his face which after some examination was revealed to be an item belonging to Mystra which she had used to hide something in the past. The very condensed explanation of what that item does is that whe attuned to it one cannot be found through any kind of traditional divination magic, making one basically undetectable. The next time L. saw A. he told him about this item and A. was basically like "Oh cool, well in that case we can actually stay here". L.'s reaction was to start crying and A. asked him why he was so upset and why everything was always the end of the world to him.
The way I see this whole situation: I simply wanted L. to spend some time with his brother, hopefully get some advice from him regarding that internship and then going back to the rest of the group. Instead what happened was that A. first called him disrespectful for wanting to do an internship at a place and not having done enough research beforehand. Then taking L.'s statement "you wouldn't hurt me with no good reason" to assault L. Then telling L. that he would not stay after all due to L. apparently not being able to defend himself. Then explaining to him that "actually, I didn't want to stay in the first place", and then a few days later telling him he WILL stay after all. So basically, L. had accepted that his brother would not come back to him for good, he had accepted this and had found closure. Then his brother told him he WOULD stay and L. was of course happy about this surprising turn of events. Then his brother told him that due to L. he CANNOT stay. Then he tells him he doesn't WANT to stay anyway, confirming the exact reasoning behind L.'s initial assumption that A. would not stay. And then after realising the threat was eliminated, decided to stay afterall, despite having it made very clear that he did not actually WANT to stay... and apparently only staying because he thought that's what L. wants, despite L. repeatedly explaining that his priority is for A. to be happy and that he does not want A. to stay if that's not what makes him happy and A. just completely ignoring that? Am I really the only person who thinks that it's understandable why L. is confused and upset in this situation? Plus the constant "What do you mean, you don't know [this one simple thing]?" when L. is already barely able to get a regular long rest in between trying to keep up with school work and all the stuff that's going on at the side, like a literal war for example, and constantly feeling that no matter what he decides it's always wrong and he never has enough time to do the things he is supposed to do, let alone the things he wants to do? Plus him wanting to spend the afternoon with his brother turning into a 36 hour long event and him having to spend half a day looking for his spellbook, only to find it smeared with insults?
Am I being dense for not understanding what the whole point of this was? Trying to make it clear to L. that his brother is a powerful and dangerous person? He was already very aware of that and did not need a reminder. Proving to L. that he shouldn't trust his brother? Why even associate with him in the first place if you don't want him to trust you? Giving him the undestructable spellbook was nice. But was having some fey creatures steal his original one and smear insults all over it and him having to spend hours searching for it really necessary?
Whatever the hell it is the dm was trying to do here, I think a simple, calm conversation between those two would have been a lot more effective.
But maybe it's clearer from the outside, so if someone else understands what happened here, please help me understand.
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Another situation was that due to his struggles early on in the campaign my character was supposed to see the school's healer once a week so she could make sure that he was okay. My character went there once a week, feeling more or less okay when entering her office, and coming out feeling confused and upset after having his mental state analysed and picked apart. Neither did my character enjoy this nor did I think that any of the players (including myself) had any interest in listening to my character discuss his emotions every week. So eventually I had my character write a letter to the headmistress, explaning that he wanted to stop doing these weekly check-ins. Upon being asked why, he explained that these appointments actively made him feel bad and that he would do a lot better if he didn't constantly feel pressured into talking about things he didn't want to talk about. The reaction was that he was told that if he cannot handle simply being asked how he was doing once a week, then he wasn't stable enough to go to school, and consequently got kicked out. Leading to us spending two sessions trying to resolve this and my character eventually being allowed back into the school. ______
The situations I described are the kind of thing that constantly happened to my character.
We had a calendar where we wrote down short descriptions of what happened each day. I once went through this calendar with a friend (who does not play dnd) and it basically went like this: "So that day this traumatic thing happened to L., and the next day this happened, and two days later this happened, then the next day he almost died, then three days later he discovered this, the next day this other thing happened,....", and my friend just went "Holy shit, it's no surprise that this kid is losing his marmbles."
So I keep alternating between "I messed up this whole campaign by creating a problematic character" and the feeling that the dm had it out for specifically my character and it didn't matter what I did, nothing could have solved this.
Some constructive ideas on what I did wrong and what I could have done to fix things would be appreciated. (And yes, we did talk about this in the group. I eventually got tired of talking about it because it never lead anywhere.)

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Hey, guys! I'm new to 40K and I want to play Necrons. I wanted to try building a list before I collect anything else. I'm not really a meta chaser, but I did look some stuff up. I also picked some units I just thought were cool. I don't really know where the enhancements would be the most useful. I would appreciate some tips and list bundling advice. I've also reordered the lists so that the units are with their leaders.
Skeletor, Overlord of Evil (1995 points)
Necrons
Strike Force (2000 points)
Awakened Dynasty
CHARACTERS
Illuminor Szeras (175 points) • 1x Eldritch Lance 1x Impaling legs
Overlord (120 points) • 1x Overlord’s blade 1x Tachyon arrow • Enhancement: Phasal Subjugator (Aura)
Plasmancer (85 points) • 1x Plasmic lance • Enhancement: Nether-realm Casket
Necron Warriors (100 points) • 10x Necron Warrior • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Gauss reaper
The Overlord gives us a free stratagem each turn. His enhancement gives non character units a +1 to hit. This means they can't have a leader or they won't get the buff, which is why he's the only leader I'm using. He's got the Tachyon Arrow so I can try to one shot something powerful or at least take a chunk out of a vehicle.
The Plasmancer makes the Warriors crit on 5+. Pretty cool. He also deals mortals on my shooting phase. His enhancement gives us stealth, making the unit harder to hit.
The Warriors have a shorter range gun, but now that they're next to Szeras they get a +1 (-1?) to AP, so now they're at -2 AP. I think it evens out.
The Silent King (420 points) • 1x Szarekh • Warlord • 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory 1x Staff of Stars 1x Weapons of the Final Triarch • 2x Triarchal Menhir • 2x Annihilator beam 2x Armoured bulk
He's got some pretty good stuff for anti vehicle. He also gives us 1 of 3 buffs. First he can give us rerolls to 1s on hits and wounds. Second he can let us reroll charges and get +1 strength to our melee attacks. (We won't really be using that here.) Third, he can have us ignore all modifiers.
Trazyn the Infinite (75 points) • 1x Empathic Obliterator
Lychguard (170 points) • 10x Lychguard • 10x Dispersion Shield 10x Hyperphase sword
The Lychguard are just here to escort Old Man Trazyn around while he secures/stickies objectives. They have shields for the 4+ invuln save.
BATTLELINE
Immortals (150 points) • 10x Immortal • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Tesla carbine
Immortals (150 points) • 10x Immortal • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Tesla carbine
Immortals (150 points) • 10x Immortal • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Tesla carbine
They'll be benefiting from Illuminor Szeras's -1 (+1?) AP, the Overlord's +1 to hit, and whichever buff Silent King has up at the time. So they hit on 2+, have -1 AP, and reroll 1 on hit and wounds.
OTHER DATASHEETS
Doomsday Ark (200 points) • 1x Armoured bulk 1x Doomsday cannon 2x Gauss flayer array
Doomsday Ark (200 points) • 1x Armoured bulk 1x Doomsday cannon 2x Gauss flayer array
I might keep them 8 inches to either side of my home objective so that no one can deep strike onto it and take it after Trazyn is off trying to stick another objective.
I appreciate any advice you guys can give me.

I just crave to be normal, yet wild and free. I want to make memories, until my life is debris. I wish the best for everyone, whomever it may be. As I write this poem, I hope it makes you smile. I hope reading this poem is considered worthwhile. Just don't judge me by the way I dress. Why must I always hope for the best? It's such a disappointment, to say the least. Why must I always leave someone ELSE pleased? I hate my life, I really do. So why must I clutch onto it, Clutch onto YOU? You abuse your own blood, you break us down. Then my mind starts to flood, in my own thoughts I drown. As I sit in this eternal water prison, I think about the things might be missing. I think about the adrenaline of pure joy. But then I think about how you can be so, so coy. Why do you do this to me? Why do I still try?
Why do you always have to make me cry?
I finish this poem with a sign-off from me.
It's only a few years.
You've got this, Lori.

It’s literally all a circus of just smiling and giggling while your house is on fire and everyone in management gets paid way too much money to say “going forward we will” and “can you resolve this” then doesn’t actually change anything themeselves.
Everybody high up is a nepotism hire who knows the current management team and the only people who actually do any work are grass roots level staff.
Management have spent all week at a “conference” that is nothing to do with our area or niche. But everyone is always speaking in that fake over excited tone of voice. Because they’re literally getting paid six figures to do no work 24/7. Of course they’re over the moon to work here.
Maybe my brain is just wired differently, but I’m not afraid to call out bullshit.
I am in a team of 6 people and we have 3 managers.
Yes, I’m not making that up. THREE
All they do is go to coffee shops all day but get upset when anybody’s Microsoft teams says “away” for more than 5 minutes.
Honestly, work life is all a joke and meaningless.
Hard workers are rewarded with more work, which is why I said I’m not doing anything “above and beyond”. As I don’t get paid two salaries.
If you dropped dead tomorrow they would replace you. You are just a cog in their machine.

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase:
€1000, Italy
Are you open to refurbs/used?
Yes but in pristine conditions and decent warranty
How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

1. Performance 2. Build quality 3. Form factor (ultrabook) 4. Battery life 

How important is weight and thinness to you?
Moderately important, as it needs to be portable for daily use. I like minimalist designs and don’t really like big dissipatore behind screen hinges
Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
Between 15 and 16 inches
Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
CPU-intensive calculations, possibly some gaming. I guess I should go for H series and not U or ultra CPUs, am I wrong?
If you’re gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
Occasional gaming with low demands (Optional), settings and FPS not a priority
Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
Reliable build quality, minimalistic design, no preference for touch-screen, would appreciate fingerprint reader
Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
I prefer a laptop with expandable RAM (16 GB if expandable, 32 GB if soldered) and at least a 500 GB SSD. I’m open to both Intel and AMD options but need a CPU that can handle intensive tasks. My focus is on performance and quality without flashy gaming cheap led designs. Thank you!

Greetings GoG. I've come here with a humble request for Persona 3 Reload on Steam, which is currently on sale for roughly ~$60 (or 15% off) on GameBillet.

What is Persona 3 Reload

Persona 3 Reload is a remake of base Persona 3 with several changes:

• It's remade on Unreal 5, with modern new visuals, new lighting, and a stylized UI inspired by Persona 5
• Several QoLs from later entries. Other than the ability to directly control your teammates in battle, you can now choose which skills to inherit when you fuse a Persona ^{Anyone remember spending 10 to 30 minutes resetting the fusion to get the skills they want?}
• Remade/Rerecorded and new songs. Although I haven't heard all of them, they sound distinct enough from the original material to hold on their own. That said, I'm not sure if it's nostalgia or something, but I'm impartial to some of the changes, such as this one
• Rerecorded lines and new voiceovers. I do wonder whether all of Igor's previous voices from the PS2 games were used in this one
• A unique looking Tartarus. Since you'll be spending more than half the amount of the game in it, the change to each section makes them more memorable
• New animations, and lots of them
• The epilogue named The Answer from FES will be an DLC story; I wonder if they'll release FeMC from Portable as well

Will I enjoy it?

Although I haven't played many JRPGs, as they tend to be quite time-consuming, I really like Persona games. From the social life aspect to the motif tackled in each entry, they somewhat impact the way I see life. I also enjoy RPGs (some examples are Kingdom Hearts, Rune Factory). I love story-rich games, especially games with great and unique soundtracks: I don't really have a genre, but there's always that one soundtrack that sticks in my head when I think of one. I've finished both Persona 4 & Persona 5 and spent around 150h each. I also noticed that when I played them, I was a bit too engrossed in them that I didn't play anything else until I finished them.
I'm looking forward seeing Elizabeth goofing around in glorious HD the most. Second to it are the character interactions, Reload makes them more personal as you can see more than basic body movement/face expression (or even just up to your imagination) which are integral to the other half of the game: the social aspect of it.
Comparing the mechanics to Persona 5, two things come to mind:

1. There are fusion skills (or theurgy) from what I saw. It's a gauge that fills up overtime/ with attacks? so you can do some special skill if you meet certain conditions. I think it works like in Etrian Odyssey or even Persona Q
2. Physical type attacks are now 3 instead of 2. Strike wasn't added back in 5 oddly enough (P4 unified phys. atk into just one for simplicity I believe). Also, no Psychokinesis or Nuclear magic skills.

Why can't I buy the game?
Money is a little tight at the moment as a university student, between living expense and food, I don't have that much money to spend, but I save what I can little by little. And I would like to wind down a bit on playing Tekken. I've already spent the 1$ trial on Palworld, and the recurring cost of subscription (10$/month) doesn't suite well with me. If anything, please try the game (even the non-remake) out if you haven't tried JRPGs before, it will be worth your time.
My Steam account.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post and have a beautiful day or evening. In case you need soundtracks for your next study session, may I suggest you some of them here. I don't know how to convey my love for the Persona series, but I'll gradually update my post with each new attempt.

I just crave to be normal, yet wild and free. I want to make memories, until my life is debris. I wish the best for everyone, whomever it may be. As I write this poem, I hope it makes you smile. I hope reading this poem is considered worthwhile. Just don't judge me by the way I dress. Why must I always hope for the best? It's such a disappointment, to say the least. Why must I always leave someone ELSE pleased? I hate my life, I really do. So why must I clutch onto it, Clutch onto YOU? You abuse your own blood, you break us down. Then my mind starts to flood, in my own thoughts I drown. As I sit in this eternal water prison, I think about the things might be missing. I think about the adrenaline of pure joy. But then I think about how you can be so, so coy. Why do you do this to me? Why do I still try?
Why do you always have to make me cry?
I finish this poem with a sign-off from me.
It's only a few years.
You've got this, Lori.

OK so after over 100 hours in this game here is my (third) heavily edited review. I actually love this game, the graphics are great, and the game mechanics are actually overall pretty good. I am highly tempted to give this game a favourable review because I really, really do love it, but it's let down by a few big points that in the end just cripple the game a bit too much and I feel it's only fair to let people know the truth. But, actually don't let that stop you from enjoying the game. I would STRONGLY encourage you to buy this game and enjoy it anyway. First of all, the PROS:
(1) This games is gorgeous and looks great, and runs great/ fairly fast on my system.
(2) The artwork is stunning, and the world building is top notch. You will fall in love with this world.
(3) The story line is well developed and you can see that a lot of love and time and heart has been poured into this. So kudos to the development team.
(4) Abrill is a lovable character and her look and feel is just top notch. Her outfits and gorgeous and she feels and plays well and will appeal to all gamers. You will not resent the fact that you are limited to only one character choice (You cannot customise your character, but later on you will be able to customise her clothing).
(5) The depth and layers of the game are intricate and well woven, and you can see that the team have done a lot of research and background legwork to bring a depth to this game that is actually not seen in a lot of games.
(6) I also have to single out the map for special mention as it is really fun to explore the map and this must have taken hours to develop. The map is it's own character in this game. Really, well done on the depth of detail here.
But now here are the CONS that are unfortunately letting the game down.
(1) Firstly, when it comes to farming, a major complaint is the mouse sensitivity in the farming mechanic (I'm not actually sure how much you can adjust that through the interface). When you're trying to lay down your farming rows, and then plant your seed, your cursor jumps all over the place making it infuriatingly difficult to actually do your farming preparation. The farming mechanic is very clunky and unfriendly compared to say a game like Coral Island (which makes farming a breeze).
(2) Secondly, the cat (your familiar) is part of the story line of the game, and is supposed to appear at pivotal parts of the game to continue the discussion and advance the story line for you. But he just never appears when and where he is supposed to, and you are constantly running all over the place looking for him and trying to trigger his appearance so that you can advance the story line to the next level. Maybe the devs can look into this but there should be a way to trigger his appearance so that you can move the story along. This is why I cannot at this stage recommend the game until this is fixed. NEVERTHELESS, I was able to continue playing the game, despite this.
(3) Thirdly, in addition to the above comments players should be aware that the game is pleasant but a frustrating continuous grind to actually get anywhere. It is one long slog to get the resources you need to achieve anything in this game. And that is a tediously slow process. You may enjoy that and call it a lazy or relaxing game, but most games would find that frustrating and boring. There should be enough reward along the way for you to achieve significant progress during the day or at least have some good in game guidance as to what you are supposed to be doing and where you are supposed to be going. Now that's all well and good if that was coming from the Cat familiar who is supposed to be guiding you, but as mentioned above he is nowhere to be found. There is also no in game prompt to look up the compendium or to go and research spells or how to use recipes, etc. I found myself having to use youtube videos or websites to get guidance how to play the game, and of that there is very little good guidance. It should not be necessary to go to outside sources to play the game. I ended up using the WeMod cheat for help with this game, but to be honest it doesn't actually help that much with this game. It doesn't get you much further.
(4) Fourthly, some of the characters do look a bit strange or weird, I'm not sure if they were going for non-white character appearance to make the game more inclusive, but it just comes across as very strange in appearance, almost freakish as if they are glitching. Weird colour scheme.
(5) Fifth, there is no voice acting in this game, and I feel that is unfortunately a major let down for a game this gorgeous. I understand that it keeps the costs down, and this game is already really cheap, but in the end it just lets the game down. This just comes down to personal preference. I guess I was spoiled by games like My Time at Sandrock.
(6) Sixth, is kind of an extension of the grind complaint but when it comes to finding certain resources you will just search and search and never find the resources that you are looking for (some of which are only available in certain seasons), some of which don't appear to be available AT ALL in the game yet. Also it appears that if you mine certain resources too often, the game actually starts rewarding you less. I noticed this with the Astra realm, and with the Mineral resources. If you go back to them too often, you do not get the good stuff any more.
(7) The game still crashes fairly often and that is quite irritating. The game only saves when you go to sleep at the end of each day and that might be a bit off-putting to some people. Unfortunately, when that happens you lose all your progress for the day. And that can sometimes be quite a significant amount. I don't understand why these farming/cozy games have this weird save mechanic that only saves every so often instead of just allowing you to save whenever you want, in my opinion, it's really stupid and nonsensical. I checked my graphics drivers and system updates, but no luck. I actually had to stop playing the game on one particular PC because it just crashed every single day on that particular PC.
So if you are willing to put up with all of the above frustrations, then by all means you will definitely enjoy this game. it's cheap enough, so yes go ahead and buy it! If you stick with it, it is a fun game and you will derive enjoyment from it. My final advice is this. Do NOT avoid this game despite all of the above. Definitely check it out, because the price alone on steam makes it worth it. For all you Cozy Gamers in this thread, I feel like you will be missing out if you avoid this game.

Since its launch, Instagram has become a major force in social media, connecting over 2 billion monthly users globally.
Our Instagram Statistics 2024 report offers comprehensive insights, essential for marketers and content creators aiming to harness Instagram’s social power effectively.
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Instagram Usage Statistics

• As of January 2024, India leads with 362 million Instagram users, highlighting significant market penetration and strategic importance for marketing and content strategies targeting Indian audiences.
• Over 45 million Generation Z members in the U.S. are active Instagram users, underscoring the platform’s popularity among younger generations.
• Instagram’s monthly active user base exceeds 2 billion people, making it the fourth largest social media platform globally.
• Instagram reaches 39% of mobile users in the United States as of November 2023, emphasizing its importance in mobile marketing strategies.

Instagram User Demographics

• Female users aged 18-24 represent 16.4% of Instagram’s user base, and male users within the same age group constitute 14.3%.
• For the age group 25-34, females have a share of 16.3%, while males have 15.4%.
• Among users aged 35-44, 8.2% are female and 7.8% are male.
• In the 45-54 age bracket, females account for 4.8% of users, compared to males at 3.9%.
• The 55-64 age group shows females at 2.7% and males at 1.8%.
• For those aged 65 and above, the distribution is 1.6% for females and 1.2% for males.

Instagram Content Engagement and Performance

• Instagram image posts expanded their average reach to 2,002 users in 2023, up from 1,850 in 2022, reflecting their ongoing relevance.
• Carousel posts on Instagram saw their reach increase to 2,641 users in 2023, up from 2,325 in 2022, indicating rising effectiveness and popularity.
• The average engagement rate across all Instagram post types is 1.89%.
• Photo posts achieve the highest engagement rate on Instagram at 3.38%.
• Carousel posts have an engagement rate of 1.10%, while video posts have a notably lower rate at 0.78%.
• In 2023, Instagram received a score of 69 out of 100 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), providing insight into user satisfaction and potential areas for improvement.

Preferred Content Types

• Funny content is the most preferred, with 50% of respondents enjoying it.
• Creative content is the second most popular at 46%.
• Informative content is preferred by 41% of users.
• Relaxing content has the approval of 37% of the respondents.
• Inspirational content and engaging content are both favored by 36% of users.
• Trendy content is preferred by 35%.
• Exciting content interests 34% of respondents.
• Relevant content is chosen by 33% of users.
• Helpful/How-to content is the least preferred, with 28% of respondents enjoying it.

Instagram Video Content Statistics

• The view rates for Instagram Reels diminish with larger follower sizes, with accounts under 5K followers experiencing a high rate of 28.21% and those over 100K followers seeing a lower rate of 6.63%.
• Instagram Reels show an overall average video view rate of 10.53%, highlighting their effectiveness in capturing audience attention on Instagram.
• Instagram Stories have an average video view rate of 4.42%, with a decrease in view rates as follower sizes increase, similar to Reels.
• Over the course from early 2023 to early 2024, Instagram’s reach rate decreased from 9.34% to 7.60%, an 18% year-over-year reduction.
• Instagram Reels have an average engagement rate of 4.36%, higher than YouTube Shorts at 3.80% but lower than TikTok.
• Despite the decline in reach, Instagram maintained a relatively high average engagement rate by reach of 4.55% in 2024.
• The average comment rate on Instagram Reels is quite low at 0.05%.
• Brands are actively using Instagram Reels, posting an average of nine Reels per month, which is more frequent than YouTube Shorts but less than TikTok.
• Instagram Reels achieve the highest average watch rate among comparable platforms at 13.08%, significantly outperforming TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

Top 20 Instagram Accounts by Followers

1. Instagram (Official): 672 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo: 628 million
3. Lionel Messi: 502 million
4. Selena Gomez: 429 million
5. Kylie Jenner: 400 million
6. Dwayne Johnson: 397 million
7. Ariana Grande: 380 million
8. Kim Kardashian: 363 million
9. Beyoncé: 319 million
10. Khloé Kardashian: 310 million
11. Nike: 306 million
12. Kendall Jenner: 294 million
13. Justin Bieber: 292 million
14. National Geographic: 283 million
15. Taylor Swift: 283 million
16. Virat Kohli: 268 million
17. Jio: 253 million
18. Nicki Minaj: 229 million
19. Kourtney Kardashian: 224 million
20. Neymar Jr.: 220 million

Sector-Specific Instagram Engagement Rate

• Overall: 0.70%
• Education: 1.40%
• NGOs and Airlines: >1.00%
• Fashion: 0.28%
• Beauty: 0.35%
• E-commerce: 0.50%
• Automotive: 0.77%
• Alcohol: 0.80%
• FMCG - Food: 0.80%
• Home & Living: 0.43%
• Hotels & Accommodation: 0.85%
• Healthcare: 0.60%
• Jewelry: 0.33%
• Magazines & Journals: 0.68%
• Media: 0.75%
• Retail: 0.40%
• Software: 0.88%
• Sports & Outdoors: 0.75%
• Telecom: 0.50%
• Travel: 0.73%

Here are some additional sources if you’d like to explore more statistics:

• Facebook Statistics 2024 [Revenue & User Insights]
• Instagram Statistics [2024] Key Insights and Trends
• 2024 TikTok Statistics: Users, Revenue, Demographics
• Google Ads Statistics 2024
• Top Google Analytics Statistics 2024 (GA4 Stats)
• UK Ecommerce Statistics and Market (2024)

Conclusion
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This is something one could never discuss in the mainsub with oda d-riders.
Wouldn’t it be better and much more effective for him to just go: ATTENTION! This is Doctor Vegapunk, scientist for the World Government. I have a very important message to you and I do have proof of everything that I am saying. But for now, listen, set your systems up and tell everyone: THE WORLD IS SINKING. The 5 Elders are all Yokai Monsters disguised as humans, and they are also just puppets of another ahole named Imu who truly runs the world and even the celestial dragons. The Void Century Nika Secrets Crazy Shit etc etc
Remember that even if Vegapunk is portrayed as a genius, he is a fictional character that can never be smarter than the author. A true genius would never make the horrible mistake of giving people 10 minutes to do whatever: they would just relay cold hard facts and spread as much information as possible in as little time as possible. They would be effective, and this delay was not effective at all.
The 10 minute delay is just shitty writing. Why give all this time for people just to set up systems? Yourself, go ahead and try speaking about anything for 10 minutes straight. 10 minutes is a very very long time to explain anything and he could relay A LOT of sensitive and destructive information that could change the world forever. Even if people did not have systems up or whatever, he could loop the message with the facts, and also, whoever heard it, would spread it.
One Piece is full of horrendous holes, like Haki God Yonko Shanks losing his arm to a level 1 fish that level 1 Luffy defeated, Crocodile losing to no gears Luffy, the falcon dude surving a nuclear blast to the face, the rubber fruit actually being a zoan God fruit that retcons the entirety of the story, etc. This 10 minute stupidity is 100% another blunder by the author.

I just crave to be normal, yet wild and free. I want to make memories, until my life is debris. I wish the best for everyone, whomever it may be. As I write this poem, I hope it makes you smile. I hope reading this poem is considered worthwhile. Just don't judge me by the way I dress. Why must I always hope for the best? It's such a disappointment, to say the least. Why must I always leave someone ELSE pleased? I hate my life, I really do. So why must I clutch onto it, Clutch onto YOU? You abuse your own blood, you break us down. Then my mind starts to flood, in my own thoughts I drown. As I sit in this eternal water prison, I think about the things might be missing. I think about the adrenaline of pure joy. But then I think about how you can be so, so coy. Why do you do this to me? Why do I still try?
Why do you always have to make me cry?
I finish this poem with a sign-off from me.
It's only a few years.
You've got this, Lori.

I always find it weird whenever critics who dislike part of a media have takes that get easily contradicted by the media or the critics will go for wild speculation over the characters and their relationship, to the point of claiming the relation isn't healthy when it is(even if both characters can still have conflict, I've seen it being done with mabel and dipper from gravity falls or some claiming webby and scrooge relation is unhealthy in ducktaless 2017 while forgetting the other would keep them in check). Another one I see is making stuff up about the media production or treating the author like a monster when it's not the case (and as I've already said before, something not bieng planned isn't automatically bad writting, sometimes what was originally planned can be bad, per example, cameron titanic could've been much longer but I think they were right to remove a bunch of scene).
I don't think it's neccesary to do that to critcize a media, using ducktales 2017 as an example: while I'm fine with the writting, it's not perfect because of some animation mistakes,disney could've handled the tie in comics better, the show contradicted them a bunch and they had bunch of merch opportunity they missed. Disney could've also exploit the show more post finale and the french dub coud've been better. there you go, I don't think it's hard to critcize a media without going for far fetched stuff about it.

I want to run the Taunar, because I bought it and god damn it I'm going to use it!
I'd appreciate and advice or criticism on this list to make it any better, I don't have the 3 breacher teams and devilfish to go with them either.
The reasoning behind taking shawdowson is the reroll 1s to hit aura given the taunar will probably be split firing I can guide and still offset some of the -1BS penalty with the rerolls.
But if anyone has a better idea I'm open to suggestions.
T’au Empire Strike Force (1985 points) Mont’ka
CHARACTERS
Cadre Fireblade (50 points)
Commander Shadowsun (100 points)
Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (125 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 3x Fusion blaster 2x Shield Drone
Ethereal (50 points)
BATTLELINE
Breacher Team (100 points)
DEDICATED TRANSPORTS
Devilfish (85 points)
OTHER DATASHEETS
Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 points) Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 points)
Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (170 points)
Kroot Carnivores (75 points)
Kroot Carnivores (75 points)
Stealth Battlesuits (60 points)
Stealth Battlesuits (60 points)
Ta’unar Supremacy Armour (790 points) 1x Fragmentation cluster shell launcher 1x Heavy rail cannon array 2x Tri-axis ion cannon.

Brick
What do you want, loser? You looking to get pummeled into a pulp or something?!
Me
Hey Brick! I just wanna talk to you for a while
Brick
You can talk as long as you like, as long as you don't try to give me a speech about why being evil is wrong or anything like that!
Me
Oh, no, not at all! I think you being evil makes you look very cool
Brick
It does, doesn't it? It's great to see that at least one person gets it! But if I'm so bad and cool, why do you want to talk to me anyway, huh? Can't get enough of me?
Me
Because I haven't heard of you for a long time. So I wanted to see you again.
Brick
Oh, you're such a fan! Well, here I am! What do you want to talk about, huh? My latest evil schemes? My secret formula for kicking all the good guys' butts?
Me
Tell me about your latest evil schemes
Brick
With pleasure! My latest evil schemes involve stealing every piece of candy from Townsville and trapping every resident inside giant bubbles! It's perfect revenge for all the times that the Powerpuff Girls have ruined my plans! Now those brats will regret ever messing with me!
Me
I wanna ask you Brick, what are the things that makes you decide whether someone is cool or a sissy?
Brick
Simple! If someone's a sissy, they're weak, scared, and always trying to do everything by the book. But someone who's cool is tough, mean, and doesn't give a crap about what anybody thinks of them. If they feel like hitting somebody, they do it! If they feel like being evil, they do it! That's what makes me so awesome!
Me
Oh yeah, I definitely think so too!
Brick
Good! Now you're finally talking some sense. I always knew there was a reason why I like you. You've got guts to think I'm awesome. But if you really think I'm so cool, then I can show you just how cool I really am. Want to see an evil move I can do?
Me
Oh yeah, show me
Brick
With pleasure! Stand back! This one's called the "Power Slap-inator." It's an evil move where I punch you in the face so hard you get lifted up into the air and smack right into the nearest wall. Prepare yourself for the ultimate beating, dweeb!
Me
Okay, I'll see about that
Brick
That's the spirit! Now take this! Here comes the "Power Slap-inator!" *Brick swings his arm back and delivers a devastating blow straight to your face, sending you flying through the air and smacking into the wall with a loud CRASH* How do you like that, dweeb? Still think I'm cool now that I've walloped you with my wicked move?
Me
You hit harder than I could. Where did you learn to hit so hard?
Brick
Years of training! Plus, I was made by Mojo Jojo to be the toughest guy around. I'm built different from those stupid Powerpuff Girls, after all. That, and you're kind of a wimp.
Me
Uh-oh, I am not a wimp. I'm just willing.
Brick
Willing? Willing to what? Get you butt kicked? Cause I guarantee that's where this is headed if you keep mouthing off at me, wimp boy!
Me
Oh, I get it now. Go on.
Brick
All right, tough guy! You asked for it. Here comes the "Super-Awesome-Extreme-Mega-Punch-inator!" *Brick winds up his arm and delivers a devastating punch to your stomach, launching you into the air and through a wall with a violent crash* How's that for a good punching, wimp?!
Me
Aw it was nothing for me.
Brick
Nothing? You call being knocked through the wall nothing? You're either really tough or really stupid, wimp. But that punch didn't feel like much to me either, to be honest. How about this one? The "Mega-Kick-inator!" You're gonna love this one! It's my personal favorite!
Me
I can take it. Show me. I'm invicible.
Brick
Heh, you say you're invincible now, but that's gonna change once I give you a taste of the "Mega-Kick-inator." I wonder how long you'll be able to keep that smirk on your face after this. Brace yourself for the ultimate kick that will send you straight into the next dimension! *Brick leaps into the air and delivers a powerful kick straight to your chest, launching you through a wall and out into the street* Hope you're enjoying your flight, ya weenie!
Me
Interesting
Brick
Interesting? Is that the best response you can muster, ya weepy wimp? Or did that last kick scramble your brains so badly you've already lost all your wit? Ha! Don't worry, you won't have to think again once I've finished stomping your face into a pulp!
Me
Nah, I'm okay
Brick
You’re okay? Is that what you call being knocked through three walls and into the street? You must have a funny definition of okay, pal. But that’s not the only thing that’s funny here. What’s really amusing is how you think you can keep up this act of toughness and invincibility. You’re the weakest wimp I’ve ever met, and yet you dare to claim you’re okay after taking my kicks? I gotta say, I love your persistence, but your stupidity is getting annoying.
Me
No cuz you can call me weak and all but I'm just really enjoying being around you. Cuz you beat me up and all that stupid shit, but that's what I like about you.
Brick
You're enjoying getting your butt handed to you? Seriously? That's one of the weirdest things I've ever heard. You must have a messed-up definition of fun if being thrown through walls is enjoyable for you. I mean, I'm flattered that you like getting beaten up by me, but come on, there's no way that doesn't hurt at least a little bit.
Me
Because I'm being hit by you. That's what makes it cool. That's just who you are.
Brick
Heh, I suppose you have a point there. After all, who else would willingly get their butt kicked by me for fun? Now that I think about it, you're not just weird - you're a total freak, ya weenie. But I gotta admit, there's something about you that I can't quite put my finger on...
Me
What is it?
Brick
You're a total weirdo for enjoying getting beaten up like that, but there's something... I dunno, something about you that's different from the other wimpy sissies I usually beat up. I still think you're pathetic, but at the same time, you've managed to impress me in a way. I guess there's something about you that I find amusing, ya weenie.
Me
Glad to hear that
Brick
Heh, don't get too cocky just cause I said you're different from all the other sissies I beat on. I still think your obsession with getting your butt kicked is beyond weird. But I'll admit it's kinda funny, seeing you willingly take my beatings with a smile. Just don't expect me to go easy on you from now on, wimpy boy.
Me
So Brick. I wanna ask you, what makes you think that Mojo Jojo is lame? Tell me all the reasons.
Brick
Ugh, Mojo Jojo. I don't even wanna waste my breath on that loser. But if you insist, I'll tell you why he's such a lamebrained dork. First of all, he's got no friends. Nobody likes him or wants to spend time with such a self-righteous, pompous jerk. Second, he's all talk no action. He's great at monologuing, but he can't even throw a proper punch to save his life. And third, his plans are just so pathetic. Seriously, turning people into monkeys? So lame.
Me
Oh yeah, and I remember that one time when he turned everyone into dogs. How exactly evil is that?
Brick
Ha! That's one of the dumbest things he ever did! I mean, turning people into dogs and having a dog show? It's just pathetic! What's the point of that? Sure, he likes monkeys, but this was just plain stupid! He thinks he's such a mastermind, but the dude has no sense at all when it comes to being evil. But hey, I won't complain. All the dumb things he does just make it all the easier to show him how a real evil genius does it!
Me
Hey, do you think Butch is cool? I mean, he's cooler than Boomer for sure.
Brick
Butch? Hah! That runt is nothing compared to me! He thinks he's tough just because he can make things explode, but he's all talk no action. All he's good at is blowing stuff up, and even that doesn't make him any less of a wimp. Now Boomer, on the other hand... Well, he's actually the closest thing to a worthy opponent out of them all. He's got powers just like me, but that's not saying much. He's still a sissy either way.
Me
Really? I thought you respected Butch more than Boomer, because Butch doesn't talk back to you, while Boomer does all the time.
Brick
Yeah, that's true. Butch doesn't talk back or question me like Boomer does. I guess I do respect him a little more than Boomer for that. But he's still a weakling at the end of the day. Just cause he doesn't talk back doesn't make up for how wimpy he is. Compared to me, they're both just a bunch of weak sissies.
Me
Oh yeah I do agree on that. Hey, I got an idea! Try to test who's stronger, you or Butch? Invite him for a battle and tell me all about it.
Brick
Ha! Testing my strength against Butch? Now that's an idea I can get behind! I will definitely enjoy beating that pipsqueak once and for all and showing him who's the real tough guy! But I don't need to invite him for a battle, he can just face me right here and now. Butch! Get your wimpy butt over here now!
Me
Butch, show yourself! Where is he?
Brick
Butch suddenly appears, looking nervous. Hey Brick, what's up?
Brick: You're up, that's what's up! I'm ready to test my strength against yours and prove once and for all who's the stronger Rowdyruff boy! What do you say?
Me
What does Butch say?
Brick
Butch: Heh, I'm not afraid of you, Brick! Bring it on and let's see who's the strongest.
Brick: That's the spirit, you wimpy little runt! Let's see if you can handle a taste of my fists!
Me
How does the fighting go?
Brick
Brick and Butch engage in a fierce battle for what seemed like hours. Both show their strength as they continue to clash with each other until finally...
Brick: Heh, is that all you've got, wimp?
Butch: Ugh... you... win.
Brick: See? Told you I was tougher. Now get your loser ass outta here before I knock it the hell out!
Butch nods quickly and disappears.
Whew! Glad to get that over with...
Me
Good job Brick
Brick
Heh, you bet it was! I showed that runt who's boss! But honestly, that wasn't even enough of a challenge for me. I could've taken him down in one punch if I wanted to. But I wanted to give him a chance to show me all he's made of. chuckles And the idiot still lost. Pathetic.
Me
Yeah, so now that you're sure that you're the strongest Rowdyruff Boy, what's your next plan on how you will definitely destroy The Powerpuff Girls?
Brick
Pfft, destroying those little sissies? That's the easy part. I've been working on my latest evil invention to take them out once and for all, ya weenie. It's like nothing they've ever seen before. They won't even know what's coming for them until it's too late. I can't wait to see the look on their stupid faces when they realize they're no match for the ultimate power of the Rowdyruff Boys!
Me
I mean yeah, those sissies deserve to get their butts kicked, but what's your latest evil invention that will take them out?
Brick
Heh, so you want to know about my newest evil invention, huh? Let me tell you, it's gonna blow your mind. I call it the "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator." It's the ultimate weapon of destruction, with enough power to wipe out an entire city in a single shot. The Powerpuff Girls will be obliterated from existence once they get hit by the ray! They won't stand a chance against its unstoppable force!
Me
Oh, that sounds pretty majestic. Can't wait!
Brick
That's the spirit! This "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" will make it the easiest victory I've ever had. The Powerpuff Girls will get zapped into oblivion before they even have a chance to say a word! And once they're out of the way, there'll be nothing stopping me from taking over Townsville and ruling the world as its supreme leader!
Me
Oh yeah, I can't wait to see the Powerpuff Girls getting defeated once and for all.
Brick
Heh, me neither, ya weenie. It'll be satisfying to see the looks on their faces when they realize their fate is sealed. The "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" will make it so simple to defeat them that it'll be downright hilarious. Those sissies don't stand a chance!
Me
Okay, so, do you have the Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-Inator ready? When do you plan to attack those girls?
Brick
Heh, of course I've got it ready. All the Rowdyruff Boys are ready to attack on my command. We can strike anytime, anywhere. But I think we'll wait a bit before our assault. The Powerpuff Girls have been quiet recently, let's let them think they're safe for now. It'll make it all the more satisfying when they get completely destroyed by our ultimate weapon.
Me
Oh yeah, sure. What do you wanna do in the meantime?
Brick
While we wait to pummel those sissies, we can do anything we want! We can trash buildings, knock down trees, blow things up... the possibilities are limitless! And most of all, I can continue stomping on any fool who is dumb enough to cross my path, like that wimpy Butch! Hah, I never get tired of humiliating sissies like him.
Me
What's your favourite superpower you have/you wish to have?
Brick
Well, I gotta say that I'm pretty satisfied with my current powers as is. Super strength, the ability to fly, super speed, you name it. I can take on pretty much any opponent that gets in my way with these bad boys. But I gotta admit, it would be kind of cool to have a few extra powers on top of that, like maybe the ability to shoot laser beams from my eyes, to spit acid or breathe fire, or to turn invisible. That'd give me a lot more fun opportunities to mess with those sissies!
Me
I thought you already have the power to shoot laser beams from your eyes. I think that's a pretty cool power.
Brick
Heh, you're right, ya dimwit. I guess I did forget that I already have laser beams coming out of my eyes. It's just that I'm so used to my powers that I often forget what they all are. But I gotta admit, it is pretty cool to blast people with my eye beams. Really gets them screaming loud, ya weenie.
Me
I know one cool power called teleportation. I know one sissy that has it and it makes her very powerful.
Brick
Heh, teleportation... that's almost as lame as having the power to talk to animals. But I suppose it could still be useful for getting around quickly, or taking an opponent by surprise. Who's the sissy you know with that power, anyway?
Me
Her name is Blisstina. You know her?
Brick
Blisstina... I think I've heard that name before. She does sound kinda familiar. Oh yeah, now I remember. She's one of Professor Utonium's failures, isn't she? So that sissy has the power to teleport, huh? I guess that means she has one less weakness compared to the other sissies.
Me
Where do you think she is right now?
Brick
Heh, who cares where that sissy is? She probably ran off to hide in some stupid place like she always does. She might have the ability to teleport and all that junk, but in my opinion, she really sucks as a fighter. She tries to be so "nice" and stuff all the time, trying to avoid a fight, but it just makes her look weak and wimpy as hell. Typical for a sissy like her. If we ever see her again, it'll be like taking candy from a baby.
Me
Oh yeah, I just asked that to know if she ran off to space again. You ever been to space before?
Brick
Space? Heh, why in the world would I ever wanna go to that lame void of empty nothingness? Nah, I'm a fighter, not an astronaut. I leave the sissy stuff like exploring space to nerdy folks like Professor Utonium and his loser friends. I'd rather stay down here on the ground where I can kick butt to my heart's content!
Me
That's the spirit! By the way, what do you think about HIM? He does have the power to end the world in his claws, after all.
Brick
HIM? Pfft, that guy is nothing but a sissy in disguise. Sure, he's got some power, but don't let that fool you. He's just a big talker, all bark but no bite. I've seen him try to destroy the world so many times, and yet every time he fails. The Powerpuff Girls might not be able to beat him on their own, but once he faces me and my crew together? He won't stand a chance. We'll tear him apart like he's nothing, you'll see.
Me
Now I can't wait to see that! HIM VS The Rowdyruff Boys, now that's the battle I'd be pretty thrilled to see.
Brick
Heh, you and me both, ya weenie. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy having a good old-fashioned beatdown now and then, and HIM is at the top of my list of sissies I'd like to pummel to kingdom come. Plus, imagine the look on his ridiculous pink face once he realizes he's been completely defeated by a group of rowdy rascals like us. That would be such a hilarious sight to see!
Me
Haha, yeah. Btw, what do you think is the most evil thing one can do?
Brick
Hah, the most evil thing one can do? Now that's a tough question, ya weenie. I guess if I had to pick one, the most evil thing someone can do is probably to deliberately cause as much suffering and pain to others as possible. Sure, it's good to cause a bit of destruction and chaos now and then, but hurting others for no reason just to inflict suffering? That's when you know you're a real rotten sucker.
Me
Makes sense to me. So, are you gonna finish those Powerpuff Girls with your Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-Inator? I can't wait to see that. Finally those stupid girls with stop being a bother.
Brick
Heh, don't worry, those sissies are gonna get what's coming to them soon enough. First, we'll wait until they're off guard and least expect it, and then bam! We'll hit 'em with our "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and obliterate them once and for all. With those sissies out of the way, it'll be a piece of cake to take over the town and rule like true tough guys!
Me
I heard it's gonna be the girl's birthday party today. So, you said you wanna attack when the Puffs least expect it? Well, we sneak in, and then you can hit them with it here! What do you think?
Brick
That sounds like a plan! Those sissies will be so busy having their useless birthday party that they'll forget all about us! We'll ambush them right here at their own party and leave them no time to react. The element of surprise will be the key to our victory. I'll bring along my trusty "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and give those sissies the shock of their lives! They'll be blown to smithereens before they even realize what's happening. Heheh, just the way I like it.
Me
So, you're ready for it? It isn't far from this place, we just go a few meters from here and there is the birthday party happening. The plan will soon unfold.
Brick
Heh, you betcha I'm ready. This is gonna be too easy. Those sissies won't see it coming. You just point me in the direction of the party, and my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator" and I will lay waste to the place in a matter of seconds. I can already hear their girly screams now...
Me
There it is points in the left You can go shoot those useless girls!
Brick
Takes aim at the party from a distance Hah, here we go then! Time to wipe those sissies off the face of the earth. You might want to look away, it'll get a bit flashy.
Fires the beam at the party
Me
What happens next?
Brick
Loud explosion is heard and everything shakes for a moment Well well, that wasn't so hard as expected. Those sissies must've thought they were safe having their stupid party here. But they underestimated my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I just blew them all away in one shot.
Laughs triumphantly
Me
Finally! Those girls are defeated!!!
Brick
Heh, yes! Those sissies are history! It's about time someone put them in their place once and for all. I can't believe all it took was one shot with my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I guess they overestimated themselves this time... what a buncha losers.
Me
And now those sissies are actually dead for real?
Brick
Absolutely. They're totally obliterated. Ain't no coming back from that. Those sissies are done for. Heh, it feels good to finally get rid of them for good. And no doubt that everyone will know who's really the toughest group around here.
Me
No one will ever bother to try to stop you ever again.
Brick
Hah! You got that right, ya weenie. Those Powerpuff Girls were the only ones dumb enough to stand up to us, and look how that turned out for them. Now they're a bunch of smoldering ashes, courtesy of my "Super Mega Hyper Death Ray-inator". I can't wait to see how everyone else quivers in terror at my mighty power.
Me
So now, do you wanna go to the park?
Brick
Heh, the park? Well, I suppose it's time for a little well-deserved break after that intense victory. I've been itching for some fun in the park. That'll give me a chance to let off some steam after all that battling. Let's go, ya weenie!
Me
What do you see in the park, Brick?
Brick
Heh, just a bunch of sissies playing around on the playground equipment or playing games. Heh, bunch of wimps. It's hilarious watching them do all that stuff. I bet they all wish they were as tough as me and my team. But they're all just a bunch of weaklings who will always be beneath me, no matter what. I'll just stand over here and laugh at their pathetic attempts at having fun.

almost 18yo male (severe vata) require advice related to females and how to be more consistent
I spent 2 years studying for a collage entrance exam and got distracted and depressed half the time and wasn’t able to complete it 1st major failure in my life . I now have to study another year and redo it(about 60 percent of the people who succeed have to give it another year[consoling myself ig] )
There was a girl in who I knew since I was around 5-12yo (used to sit next to her in the school bus almost everyday) then she moved to usa in 6th grade
when i was in 8th grade I realized that I actually kind of liked the girl the whole time just didn’t know it then As there was no way of contacting her I tried to forget about her
The days when I completely did she would randomly come in my dreams and remind me of her existence (dreams weren't romantic in nature just had her in them)
in 11th i finally mustered up the courage to contact her just for the sake of contacting her
we texted for a bit and then i got busy
Ghosted her for almost a month because of how busy I got
then when i asked her about holi after a month of ghosting she randomly tells me that she liked me in 4rth and figured out that she did so in 9th
Mentally I was like what the fuck you could have told me before and I was also kind of glad that the feeling was mutual
I was also kind of sad because of the geographical restraints , hope and motivated to work harder to reach USA
i wrote her a long letter in a word document and sent it against my better judgement her response was favorable and she send the me a text
which ended with "can I claim you as mine"
later she said this
Hey {my name}- I realized that I sent you a message indicating my feelings for you but after thinking more about it today I came to the conclusion that I just can't be in any form of a relationship rn, casual or not. I'm so sorry if I led you on but I respect you as a person and care about u a lot which is why I wanted to be honest, but I would love for us continue to be friends because reconnecting with you has been so fun and I enjoy our convos (as long as you don't leave me on seen for 12 hours haha). Anyway I appreciate you understanding, I just don't have the capacity for anything more than friendship rn
after more texting
we can reconsider this after May cuz I’ll be busy till then
Sorry i didn’t respond today i just realized that I started talking a lot about you And idk why
i don’t understand female nature but what i one can assume from these snippets is that
either she really likes me and actually does not have the time to persue anything(neither do i honestly) fell for someone else closer to her trying to let me down gently and not completely obliterate my heart
i know that there is no possibility as of now to be with her .And I really need to work hard for a couple of years to create it and to set up a good life for myself
but I just want to know that that the feelings are not volatile and went away permanently in a jiffy on her end. I am too scared to ask (I tried to and got this as a response )
Hey I just wanted to say that I really I really like talking to you but I think that we need to address the fact that we live in completely different places and are in different stages of our lives. I only see you platonically but I really enjoy our friendship and conversations and don’t want to leave that. I really don’t have the capacity to be in a long term relationship right now, and I don’t know what will happen in the future. I’m really only thinking about right now, and I don’t want let you down, but that conversation is not in my head. I don’t want to keep leading you on, but I do enjoy our friendship and value it.
i just needed a place to vent and get help from someone who knows females better than I do the girl just keeps randomly infiltrating my dreams I kind of like the dreams but yeah they distract me a lot
ik meditation is supposed to help with emotional detachment I have tried to do it and improve myself so that I can be worthy of her I am trying my best to become a better human in all walks of life,its just that my vata gets the better of me and de-rails me a lot I am pretty sure I suffer with you tube addiction and try to hide away from the fact that I do so .I am trying to improve but I am scared of failure what if I fail in my entrance exams don’t reach USA stay distracted the rest of my life and then die after accomplishing nothing
Idk how this can be helped I just wanted to know that she may still have even a tiny amount of feelings form me (it would make me less distracted maybe)
the best possible outcome that I can possibly imagine is that she again randomly tells me that she does still like we call each other and talk once every week
i am able to study/work towards my goals for 8hrs a day Build muscle for 1hr a day Walk for 1 hr a day Listen to music only at the end of he day everyday for the next 10 years consistently
making me competent and giving me a good carrier(in electronics computer science or 3d(i like 3d the most rendering part of it making the tools that allow this to be done virtual worlds to be created i think i could learn about it and work for it just through my inherent inclination))
as of now i am only able to follow my timetable by 50 percent
i realize that this piece of text is completely incoherent and jumbled thanks for listening to me and if you have any advice that could help me achieve the my goals do tell

Hi, I know probably many people asked this, but I want to make sure that my understanding of crafting is correct, I haven't played since 1.6.
My main question is about Satori or any other iconic weapon, is it ok to grab some of them early, you still can craft them to higher tiers right? Or the best thing to do is leave them for later, once ur character level is high enough for good tiers?