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I got my wisdom teeth out around 35 years old and it was not a fun time. Good luck with the recovery.

Actually that work with everything that proc on weapon attack : avenging storm is the better way to convert these attacks into damage, but that work also with the Ajamuut's Stalking Cloak while invisible during the effect (only from the wizard invisibility or Whithdraw, temporal cocoon, etc ). I dont find in my memory some other stuffs like that but it is the idea.

Imo the free spellcasting is better in general. Yes, Ascension can be prolonged with Salvation of Time, Wall of Draining, INT, +x% to beneficial effects items, Ooblit and so on. Good point. I actually don't remember because it has been so long I used the sabre. I suppose it only works for weapon attacks then. Didn't test it lately so I cannot be sure. The synergy with Skald is that it grants +1 phrase point for each kill (not only with the weapon, with any kill, for example via invocation, too) and that Skald's offensive invocations often only cost 2 phrase points. It allows the Skald to spam cheap invocations more often despite not being in melee (doing melee crits). Besides that there is not much (except of course its healing proc etc. occurs more often bc. of Driving Flight). I personally wouldn't multiclass Ranger and Priest. I don't see effective or entertaining synergies (except high accuracy for offensive spells). I like SC Priests best. Summons are one of the most impactful things in the game. Even if they don't deal any damage they are still a potent CC tool that requires no attack roll and usually last a long time. Essence Interrupter lets you put summons on the field which don't count towards the summoning limit (you can have a proper summon and the ones from Essence Interrupter at the same time), cost no resources and no action time or recovery. Just summons "on the fly" on top of the positive effect to have removed an enemy permanently. It has two damage types (shock and pierce) which are different from other bows,which is always nice. Especially good against certain high AR constructs like Steelclads which have low shock DR. It has a shocking or burning lash which grows with Metaphysics -lashes are multiplicative damage bonuses. Its attacks count as elemental attacks so it can be used by the Arcane Archer with no drawback (no acc penalty). And it comes exceptional which is very good that early in the game. Hunting bows in general are good because of their modal combined with their inherent +5 accuracy. With Rapid Shots you get -50% recovery time for overall "only" -10 accuracy. -50% recovery is huge.

Not sure you can read much into Medvedev's rage posting all that much. And with Trump, stuff is great once you don't look too closely at it.

I would say so. But keep in mind that PER also influences your ability to detect traps and secrets and the official companions usually don't have very high PER either. Not to me, it depends on how you play them (which spell selection etc.) though. I for example would play Serafen mainly as a Will and Fortitude debuffer with Spirit Frenzy, Secret Horrors and morning star modal. The MC I would use for fast-cast powers and damage I think. I run Aloth as SC Wizard most of times. I think it's the best option. Instead of Ghost Heart I would do vanilla Ranger then. Sharpshooter isn't good for this kind of playstyle (too slow) and Arcane Archer doesn't really fit thematically imo. Stalker is not good if you move around quickly and change from ranged to melee and back a lot. Instead of Cipher you could certainly do Troubadour or maybe even better Bellower ("ARRR"). This would also be a good opportunity to use Sasha's Singing Scimitar. With Scordeo's Edge Skald is also a good option, even though you won't get anything special from the shooting first. Most invocations have short casting time but longer recovery, which is great for shortened recovery effects. Ranger/Skald is very good with Blightheart (soulbound arquebus). The Skald doesn't generate phrases from crits then (because ranged), but every kill (no matter how) grants +1 phrase with Blightheart - and Skald's offensive invocations are so cheap that it makes a big difference. With dual blunderbusses instead of a pistol there's the Streetfighter of course. With Serafen's two mortars Monk is always a strong option. Stunning Surge + AoE + INT bonus is fantastic, paired with Driving Flight. In both cases there's no casting though. I don't really see a Paladin here. Thematically I mean. Principi and Paladins kind of clash in my head. 😉 Although Goldpact always works as long there's pay ofc.

I had mine pulled before covid, honestly can't remember when. It was not a great time, hopefully you can still eat dairy or something filling in the meantime @Bartimaeus

I was 17 when I had mine out. I remember thinking I could easily handle the pain without painkillers, so I went to bed without taking them. Spoiler alert: I could not. I hope you feel better soon.

I'm a couple of years past the suggested/recommended age range myself, mainly because they've never bothered me and I'd never had a dentist tell me I should get them pulled until recently. I'm unsure if that played into why the roots were deeper than normal. The bottom ones in particular were pushing my teeth together a little too tight, which would make cavities likely in the future...at some point. Better now than later, my dentist said. Despite them having to cut up my gums and sew them back together, the bleeding is close to stopping and the pain really isn't too bad yet, so it'll just be a matter of dealing with the swelling and avoiding dry socket/infections, I think. And being hungry for the rest of this week, since I'm not supposed to eat anything.

I got my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. My dentist and the surgeon thought they would be simple pulls because they'd all surfaced fully and without any major impacting, but they ended up having to cut into my gums and drill them apart because they had gnarly deep roots and refused to be pulled. 20-30m procedure turned into 3x that. Fun. The worst part so far was the anxiety leading up to it (I decided I'd be IV sedated...and that was almost certainly the right choice), but we'll see over the next few days.

The Principi choice and what I sense about the "vibes" of this character seem to cry for one handed Scordeo's Trophy and one handed Scordeo's Edge. Could also do both in a dual wielding setup but: - both weapons' special enchantments profit from going one handed - it's likely a weapon style you've never tried before - pistols are usually better one handed + modal compared to dual wielding (except with full attacks) - very piratey vibes imo. You need one free hand to swing on ropes and stuff like that. Scordeo's Trophy can add stacks of either pure melee only recovery buffs (bigger effect per stack) or half of that as universal recovery buff. I personally would go with universal. It profits the shooting/reloading, too as well as the casting. Scordeo's Trophy has Blade Cascade obviously (skip recovery for 5 secs base). As well as the fantastic "Adaptive" (up to +20 universal accuracy, stacks with everything). As a Ranger you can get Gunner and Driving Flight, which in combination with Scordeo's Trophy and the modal (-50% reloading time) allows to build up universal recovery stacks pretty quickly from range, then use that for fast casting or going into melee with fast recovery already, allowing to proc Blade Cascade and Adaptive quickly, granting 0 recovery speed and high accuracy which in turn can again be used for casting. One handed is (in this case) a nice thing because you will attack with the weapon that procs the desired effect more often, build up the stacks more quickly. It is a little drawback for wounding shots and other full attacks, I think it's worth it. As second class I would use a Cipher. The Ciphers has several spells with fast casting time but normal or long recovery. Those profit a lot from reduced or even removed universal recovery time. The best choice would be Ascendant, because once ascended with little or no recovery you can spam a truckload of those fast cast spells with high accuracy. Ranger/Ciphers has the highest potential accuracy to begin with. Adding "Adaptive" (and one handed use in melee) leads to extreme accuracy. This also counters the main problem (for me) with Ciphers: they usually drop the ball a bit in boss fights because they cannot generate enough focus due to higher defenses/AR of the enemies. Very high accuracy can prevent that problem. Beguiler would also be good imo. Alternative would be Black Jacket to skip switching recovery entirely. But - as you said - for me personally that would be too boring of a playstyle for my MC. It limits the options to shooting and slashing which is fine for a companion imo but gets a bit repetitive for my main character. I'm willing to have a bit switching recovery but get spells and potentially limitless resources (focus) in return. For the Ranger subclass I think Ghost Heart (doesn't clash with summons because Cipher has none and is good for a very mobile playstyle). It's pretty cool to use Evasive Roll to go into melee distance, drop the animal companion right behind the target and get instant flanking and the accuracy bonus from Stalker's Link. With other subclasses the animal companion has to run across the battle field a lot in order to attack/flank enemies for you - and that usually takes longer than summoning it or is sometimes impossible. There's plenty of nice pistols and sabres on the way, so the feeling of (gear) progression should be there. Scordeo's Trophy can be picked up fairly early, Scordeo's Edge takes longer. Thundercrack Pistol with high accuracy and speed is also excellent. You might be able to paralyze-lock single (or two) enemies with it. Eccea's Arcane Blaster for everything that has crazy AR (hello Steelclads and friends). For armor I would maybe use Miscreant's Leathers (it just fits). Acina's Tricorn also fits theme and build beautifully imo, even Serafen's gifted hat (Fair Favor) works. And that would be my approach I think.

Nurse holding my head with both hands and him pushing and pulling, breaking bone and tooth. All the while I'm thinking, "man if his tool slips I'm going to get a tongue piercing". Thankfully nothing in the process or aftercare hurt at all.

https://www.thegamer.com/ubisoft-layoffs-voluntary-redundnacy-scheme-massive-star-wars-outlaws-avatar-devs/ They had an AI write that post too "To support this transition responsibly, we introduced a voluntary career transition program, giving eligible team members the opportunity to take their next career step on their own terms"

You don't know what you missed. The experience is something...

There are a few things you're supposed to be able to eat at this stage...applesauce, soft overripe bananas, warm milk, jello, yogurt...but I have a condition called reactive hypoglycemia that means I really can't eat sugars unless I can balance it out with solid protein. Essentially, the more sugar you eat, the more your blood sugar decreases due to having overactive insulin that corrects too hard for it - ergo, fasting is actually better for me than trying to eat most of the stuff they recommend that you eat after removing your wisdom teeth, though it does mean I'm feeling a bit woozy and don't have a lot of energy right now. As a child, I used to show all the normal symptoms of low blood sugar, so adults would keep trying to make me eat more carbs/sugar, e.g. a cookie, and I'd argue and refuse to eat anything of the sort due to having learned the hard way that it just makes me worse. They'd get really mad at me, but lo and behold, I learn that it's a real thing as an adult. Nope, to fix low my blood sugar, I have to...not eat any sugar and instead eat eggs, beans, or meat. Even stuff like milk and peanut butter has too much sugar compared to their protein for it to balance out for me (also, I became strongly lactose-intolerant out of the blue last year anyways). I'll be better off once my gums stop bleeding and swelling and I can have something like soft scrambled eggs or refried beans. Thanks for the well wishes - I haven't been too bothered by the pain yet, day 3 tomorrow, just taking an ibuprofen and tylenol here and there so far. Honestly, I have way worse chronic pain from my busted-ass neck, which has bothered me more - especially as I'm supposed to keep my head elevated while sleeping, which as someone who mostly sleeps on their chest, is not something I really do very much.

Looks like more sanctions on Russia https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0290 Aside, lol at the "radical left" crap on the top of the page.