Prayers For Health And Healing

Jeepnik, my prayers are for the successful surgery for your Missus with complete healing and her return to good health.

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B.G. For your upcoming knee surgery, prayers for Wisdom and guidance for the doctors and nurses; For you, health and rapid post-op healing!

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‘Unusual’ homeless shelter pushes Uptown neighbors to the brink Matt Geiger June 9, 2026 Tobin Felfe used to say his 10-year-old daughter’s room, with a clear view of downtown, was the best in the house. Now, he says it’s the worst. “The screaming and the yelling starts in the morning. … She’ll come up with something in her mind to process what’s going on,” Felfe said. His daughter’s pink bedroom looks out over the backyard of 1556 Emerson St., which has become a gathering place for homeless people to get a free breakfast every weekday morning for the past year. Felfe said he’s seen men naked from the waist down, had an unknown smoke fill his garage when taking his daughter to school and witnessed fistfights. Many of his other neighbors report the same: urination and defecation along with drug deals and abuse have become common in the alleyway that runs between Colfax and 16th avenues. As of June 1, there have been 49 police calls to the address since it began serving the homeless, according to the Denver Police Department. In the year before it opened, there wasn’t a single call to the cops at that address. “I don’t fully, actually, understand what’s going on, why so many people are coming for cereal,” Felfe said. A house of prayer, and drugs Inside the building, Camille Curry drops to her knees and closes her eyes. “Lord, could you fill us up? Because a lot of us come in here, we haven’t slept, we are weary, our bodies feel drained. We need your stamina, we need your strength today. We need your power, you need your wisdom and revelation to make good decisions,” she begins. A smattering of “amen” comes from the crowd. It’s a run-of-the-mill Wednesday morning at the Jesus Discipleship Center. Crosses hang from the walls and a half dozen fans whir. Folding tables line the perimeter. Homeless people mill in and out of the room to the backyard. Some lie on the ground or rest their heads on the table. Others get served cereal and waffles. “I’m reading the word of God and telling them who they are. … I’ve seen a lot of miracles, I’ve seen a lot of healings, a lot of people saying, ‘If I didn’t have God, I would have died. Thank you for believing in me,’” Curry said to BusinessDen. The Englewood resident has operated the center in 1556 Emerson since May 2025. Curry opens up at 6:30 in the morning and wraps up by 10 a.m.. She serves breakfast, shares the gospel and sometimes hands out clothes, hygiene products and sleeping bags, depending on the donations she receives. Curry says she has helped get 34 people into rehab in the past 13 months. “I don’t want it to be a feed. If it was another feed, I could do that anywhere,” she added. But as she works inside, activity kicks off in the backyard. A BusinessDen reporter witnessed a used crack pipe being exchanged for coins Wednesday. And neighbors say they’ve seen much worse. “I’d say the amount of drug use, homelessness, crime, all the stuff we’ve described, easily tripled as soon as she started business,” said Eric Duncan, who owns a property across the alley. “I think she is [in] over her head, and then whenever anything gets tough – she gets beat up by a bum, she gets yelled at, neighbors complain, she’s like, ‘Well, I’m doing the Lord’s work.’” People sleep outside the center while it was closed last summer. (Courtesy Eric Duncan) Bart Rhein, who’s been in the neighborhood for 22 years, used to keep the alley clean before Curry showed up. That work has since stopped. “The alley is my front yard. I said I’m the one for years that has been picking up trash, cleaning up graffiti when things get graffitied, you know, the minor stuff. And now I can’t handle it anymore,” he said. “I’m getting threatened or harassed by these people, or they just ignore me. They don’t really care and it doesn’t matter what I do, and if I call the police, the police weren’t even showing up.” Jacob Berger, who’s been living by 1556 Emerson for three years, echoed those sentiments. “Someone came from her organization last week and puked all over our trash area, which is a gross thing, maybe a biohazard,” he said. “And I texted her, ‘Hey, can you please send somebody to clean this up?’ And she told me, ‘You’ll have to 311 it.’” Lynsie Buteyn had to get rid of her Great Pyrenees mix that she rescued from a shelter, saying that the dog was too frightened to go out in the alleyway with all the commotion. “I always felt almost nobody knew about that little alley and just left it alone, so I felt extremely safe,” she said of the past. Buteyn is the granddaughter of a Presbyterian minister and a reverend herself, having worked as a hospital chaplain. She walks with a cane, adding to her safety concerns. “I noticed guys from nice cars hanging out right outside, literally selling drugs to people before they went in, and then they would do the drugs right there in the alley, then go in, get their breakfast, and I mean, they were right outside,” Buteyn added. “I don’t know how Camille can say that she didn’t see or doesn’t know of any of that, it was pretty obvious.” Not all neighbors are frustrated with the center. Kate Daigle, who works in an office building across the alleyway, emailed BusinessDen saying she’d had “nothing but the kindest interactions with the new owner and the people the house is serving.” Curry doesn’t own the building at 1556 Emerson. The landlord is Evergreen resident Carmen Galante, who met Curry back in the days when she was operating a table out on the street. Curry has been helping the homeless for 33 years, ever since her pastor told her she was “called to the street.” IRS records show that she’s had a registered nonprofit, Bus Stop Ministries Inc., since 2010. It receives less than $50,000 annually. “It is not funded by anybody but my friends … my family in different states, Wisconsin, Illinois, Manhattan, they pay for the food because it’s bought,” Curry said. There’s very little donations anymore. We used to get more from my church. We get $200 from my church and $200 from another church (monthly), that’s not a lot.” She also has had a paid security guard for the past month, who told a BusinessDen reporter that he patrols the alleyway and block every 30 minutes. Curry’s largest benefactor, Galante, hails from Chicago. The landlord came to Denver for work related to his elevator company. He recalls driving by the Colorado State Capitol on a regular basis and seeing the throngs of homeless people in Civic Center Park. “It dug into my heart every time I saw them,” Galante said. He became acquainted with Curry in his quest to help the homeless, giving her his credit card to buy food to distribute. One bitterly cold morning, Galante asked her if there was anything else she needed. “A building!” she replied. “I was only kidding when I asked him, and he just did it,” Curry said. Galante purchased 1556 Emerson, a single-family residence formerly home to the Garden Club of Denver, for $900,000 in March 2025, public records show. The club provided $500,000 in seller financing. “There’s no profit, I make no money for this,” Galante said. “In fact, I lose money because I pay for security.” Denver tries to mediate an agreement Councilman Chris Hinds, who represents the area, first heard about the operation in August 2025. “I have no hard power in this. I have three people who work for me, none of them are going to go shut down 1556 Emerson or cite them for some sort of violation. I don’t have any direct authority but I certainly want to go to bat for my neighbors,” he said. The property has been referred to various city agencies for a potential nuisance or code violations, Hinds said. Police officers and Denver’s Department of Housing and Stability have investigated the area, but nothing has come of their work. “She’s not a commercial enterprise, so she can’t really be regulated on that side, and she’s not a for-profit business, so she can’t be regulated on that side,” said Duncan, one of Curry’s neighbors. “She seems to be magically in a place where no laws apply.” Hinds initiated a city-sponsored mediation process last fall, where a third-party steps in and tries to work out an agreement between the parties. “Before the meeting, things were definitely out of hand,” said Steve Charbonneau, the mediator. The only meeting between the two sides that took place was in January, where Curry, neighbors and some city staff were present. Trash sits outside the center. (Courtesy Eric Duncan) The sides agreed on, but did not sign, a series of rules and regulations for the Discipleship Center. Curry would work to prevent people from loitering around the building and clean up her space and block during hours of operation. She has already set up a no-trespassing agreement with the cops, which would allow them to remove anyone unauthorized from the property without needing the owner’s permission, and has had Galante install cameras on the premises. Curry also agreed to close the center for two weeks and come up with more stringent cleanliness and security procedures. But the next day, she went back on that out of fear that her clientele would go hungry. Charbonneau said that all but one neighbor has since dropped out of the mediation process. He is hoping to have something signed and agreed to in the future. “Oftentimes, we’ll see soup kitchens or food banks happening out of churches or buildings or established places. So, I think that this is unusual. It’s the first time I’m hearing about it, and I’ve been in this space for 10½ years,” said Cathy Alderman, spokeswoman for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. “It’s entirely more complicated than just this is the right thing to do or not. … She is going a long way in addressing those immediate survival needs that folks on the street have.” None of the neighbors BusinessDen spoke with were opposed to helping the homeless, noting the many nearby service providers. They just take issue with the way Curry runs her operation. “I think there’s mental health issues that need real help – not just cereal, carbs and preaching – and this is not the place to get it,” said Felfe, the man whose daughter’s room overlooks the center. submitted by /u/thrillsbury to r/Denver [link] [comments]

I have been suffering from illness and there’s no relief in sight, I’ve grown up as a Christian however, I lost faith since going through this illness. I’ve prayed for others and asked God for forgiveness for losing my faith in him. I’m asking for prayers not only for my soul but for my family. My husband Robert and my two sons Jourdan and Brent. I ask that you pray for them and may the lord give them understanding and guidance once I leave this life. I pray for those suffering from illness like myself and those looking for answers and may the Lord give them answers and healing. Pray for those looking for love and comfort may the Lord guide them to the right path and person. Pray for those seeking help for any reason, please guide them to the light. Pray for those who have left this life, may God accept them in the kingdom of heaven with eternal peace. Lord forgive all the sinners and those who have been in pain. Guide them to the right path oh Lord and please forgive them for their sins. Thank you for your prayers. Amen. submitted by /u/Queasy-Year-5411 to r/PrayerRequests [link] [comments]

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Hey everyone, . As we step into the first day of June, I wanted to take a moment to send some positive energy, light, and a prayer out to everyone currently sitting in a treatment chair or recovering at home. I pray that June brings a turning point for your health. May your side effects ease up, and may your body find a deep, restorative strength to heal. I pray for clarity and good news from your medical teams, for clean scans, and for the resilience to get through the tough days. I pray that your mind finds peace from the constant anxiety, and that you feel surrounded by love and community even when the road feels lonely. We are all taking this one day, one treatment, and one month at a time. Keep your heads up and keep fighting. Sending nothing but love and strength to all of you this month. 🙏🏾 submitted by /u/Props_Blog to r/cancer [link] [comments]

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It has been a few years since the Catharsis, the war against mankind has been longer than expected, but mankind always prevails...The world is calm...Circa 2041 (Note: I tried to detach myself as much as possible from national cultural biases, i.e., borders, national differences... I tried, but not everything follows this principle, but I hope you like it anyway... That's why the descriptions mention few places or nationalities, or even dated events, and also for the Lore I didn't want to create leaders or strong context because, in my opinion, post-catharsis is very depersonalized..) => Feel free to ask for more lore/ask questions. British Isles Caledon Country Ideology: Post-National Militarism | Those northern regiments dragged crofters and refugees into line when the old state rotted from the inside, far. Kids march at first light with strip rifles blind, stitch boots with gut, dig graves the peat can’t cough back up. No old songs left; too weak. Northyme Wall Ideology: Carnal Collectivism | Contact spread decay: grief, skin, fury. So walls went up between streets, between beds. Families locked themselves in wire cages; they communicated only through slits, or not at all. The air remained cold, for warmth invited contact. They lived longer, cleaner, more alone. If you broke the rules, they forced you closer until silence tore you apart again. Clann na dTonn (Clan of the Waves) Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism | Western boats continue to fish a lot but the crews first count the bloated bodies in their nets. They swore on the last body thrown into the sea: no one else will die for someone else's pleasure. Feed strangers, hide deserters, show mercy without asking questions. The ports are quiet. Church of Trinity Ideology: Violent Gnosticism | Priests say that the old world was a sham where the cyber and sedatives masked the emptiness. Catharsis tore off the mask and the blood that flowed beneath was sincere. Confessions wrung out in rooms reeking of bleach, absolution by knife or branding iron. Salvation consists of freeing the soul from the treacherous flesh. The Institute Ideology: Paternal Despotism | Behavioral experts intervened after the cries died down, attributing responsibility to immaturity on a civilizational scale. Personnal files thicker than family Bibles follow each citizen. Meals are timed, lessons corrected, deviations corrected in soft rooms. Total security. Army of the Dragon Ideology: Post-National Militarism | Welsh pits preserved the art of harmonious singing even after the chapels burned down. Miners and reservists incorporated it into the army, which prays before the shells fall and buries the dead with honors. Barracks have choirs and children learn logistics through hymns. Crownshore Albion Ideology: Order (Not WEF related) | Admirals and judges have preserved the old ways because to abandon them would mean admitting the disappearance of the crown and the Cyber Stuart Familly, nuclear weapons are treasured like family heirlooms. Sovereignty is exercised like a widower who sets two places at the table. Metroplasm Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism | The City is still growing. Based on a project from Davos, construction was to be automated and guided according to local demographic needs. Concrete was replaced with smart cement, which takes resources where it needs them and builds a sleeping pod, two hundred thousand, then three hundred thousand, then a million. Where are the occupants? The corpses move thanks to cyber technology, and the City builds for them...again and again, farer. France, Iberia, and the Atlantic West Hexamérie (Hexamery) Ideology: Order (not WEF related) Six corridors, six commands, six prefects sign before anything breathes, all based in Hexagone Balard. Republic is dead as Jupiter, but the trains run, forms stamped. Nukes sleep under concrete like patient judges of Global Order. Legitimacy is issued, filed, enforced. Why? Always been like that. Ordre du Soleil Sans Nom (Order of the Nameless Sun) Ideology: Cosmic Escapism | A WEF geostationary satellite burns overhead, cold second sun never sets. Order lies under beam, lets light sear skin patterns. Flesh trapped humanity and the Catharsis body admitting it. Scar themselves to remember sky open. Ascension means leaving meat while heart beats. Grâce Commune (Common Grace) Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism A teacher shared his last loaf of bread, the parish kitchen remained open, a retired nurse refused to triage based on cyber status. No banners, just people who decided that the vulnerable and bereaved were not trash. Feeding strangers, remembering names, raising children without promises of glory. Death comes quickly, but it is dignified. The moutains protect the weak....for how long? KÆUL Ideology: Corporate Tribalism Trucks have become long houses, managers have become bosses, and loyalty has become a barcode. They mock the old republic like a weeping corpse. They feast like the Gauls, except that this time they have inherited the mega-factories of Renault and Peugeot, and metal spears accompany the trucks of New Alésia. Confrérie des Houillères (Brotherhood of the Coal Pits) Ideology: Carnal Collectivism The coal pits impose intimacy, you share the same breath, the same dust, the same danger. During Catharsis, the natives went hiding into the mines. After Catharsis it became a doctrine: mourning walks side by side, funerals are gatherings. We hate the clean elites who never breathe the same dust. Alsaarian Entente Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism Bilingual past and railroad workers repaired the border with shared thought and shared coffee. Signs in two languages; the laws remember the two legacies of the past. People no longer want to be the objects of power; they will be powerful and make Entente on the World. The Violet Chancellery Ideology: Revolutionary Aristocracy Descended from ancient lineages, new conspirators have given rise to a court where style is steel. Munich is a palace of violent aristocrats with Byzantine colors. They seek to conquer the land with the colors of new blood. Neural Sanatorium Ideology: Maternal Despotism This magnificent mountainous region collapsed, as did everywhere else. However, public health measures were quickly taken against cyber. Clinics and workers merged in the grand nursery it is today. It refuses all the refugees as it is already healing itself. DavosComm Ideology: Purity (Most powerfum WEF remnant) Alpine rooms continue to use templates. Cathartic scale error: too much emotion, not enough supervision. Incentives, blackmail, proxy management. Growth resumes on bones. Action rises. Always. The Catharsis is not error, it must be remade Mechatron-1 (Davoscomm Puppet) Ideology: Order DavosComm’s quiet fist : machines patrol, occupy, neutralize. No hate ? True. no mercy ? Maintenance. Resistance fault code, as this army feels nothing. Order, Order, Order. Meridio Necroplex Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism Davos waste/corpses project learned to want more. Districts morgues wired to mega-servers. Marseille is a pile of corpses being recycled into nutrient paste and organic materials. The world does not know what awaits it. ECOWAS Security Mandate Ideology: Securitry Mandate The West African nations, now united, have decided to intervene in large numbers to secure their citizens and their numerous assets. However, none of this remains... but the African nations have much to gain from recovering the bones of the old continent. Dixie Humanitarian Mission Ideology: Paternal Despotism The Confederates brought grain, Bibles, and guns. Wells were dug, clinics were equipped, villages were saved. Gratitude was expected and loyalty was quickly demanded. The truth is that many healthy people are disappearing to be taken to the American continent, and no one understands what is happening... Bread and care for what? Neo-Atlantis Network Ideology: Capital (not WEF) Ports, data cables, insurance companies, and maritime visionaries have connected the Atlantic fringe into a network state, asserting that the future belongs to coastal systems, not nations. They maintain the few undersea cables and sell large amounts of data to Outer-Europe. Confederación de la Siesta (Confederation of the Siesta) Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism The Siesta Confederation decided that acceleration itself was a weapon of dehumanization. Its response was deliberate constitutional slowness: municipal autonomy, anti-conscription laws, legally protected rest periods, and a policy of rejecting permanent urgency. Outsiders call this decadent. Response: sleep. Los Espectros Regios (The Royal Spectres) Ideology: Aeonic Revanchism Madrid is under siege by a huge gang made up of former soldiers and cybercriminals... At stake is the city of Catharsis, virtually intact, whose treasures are still lost. For these Specters, Catharsis has revealed that relics are lists, that people are a checklist. Neuropolis-03 Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism (Davoscomm Puppet, related to WEF) Lore: A neural-cyber hive project still directed by DavosComm where individuality has been thinned into managed chorus. It is the dream of social harmony achieved by reducing personhood to signal compatibility. Hordes of raiders try to go in...mostly impossible because of technologies far from human imagination. The Legion Ideology: Post-National Militarism Originally based at Foreign Legion military bases near Toulouse, the Legion has turned into a multinational cohort fighting for its own survival. Now they are deserters, refugees, veterans with nothing left than the will to fight. ??????? ?????? Ideology: Militarism Israel surveillance authority in Barcelona and some islands. Attacked by the Legion Senex Insula (Old Island) Ideology: Revolutionary Aristocracy Corsica and Sardinia old families, bandits decided youth as disease. Age, rank, habit only adulthood left. We don't know how their elders live until far into time, their capabilities are not known to Eurocontinentals.... Central Europe and the Alpine Belt Mittelsystem Ideology: Order (not WEF related) They rebuilt Germany as a nervous system without the body. It isn’t inspiring. Its functional. In a dying continent that’s close enough to winning no ? Sons of the Singularity Ideology: Cosmic Escapism Lore: They read the collapse and decided meat was the mistake. Monasteries are clean rooms now; prophets read upgrade logs instead of scripture. They don’t want Europe healed. They want to go out. Global Humans Ideology: Paternal Despotism Lore: They speak of unity and relief in soft voices, then hand you the form to sign your choices away. The scary part is not the chains. It’s how many people reach for them. United Humans Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism Lore: The earnest ones.... They still believe people matter more than systems or tribes. Shelters go up and corridors stay open, arguments happen in meeting rooms instead of trenches. They work because someone has not forgotten what is to be human. SchwabComm Ideology: Capital (Davoscomm Puppet, WES related) Lore: Warsaw detachment of the old project. They speak quietly, keep spreadsheets, move money and elites through back channels. The continent hates them because they’re visible and they know of what they are the heritage. Bismarckburg Commune Ideology: Post-National Militarism Lore: Canteen socialism meets drill square. Workers eat together, train together, get patched up together. Everything is done together, because anyone who marginalizes themselves is potentially someone who is heading towards madness. The life of a worker is rigorous, as hard as Bismarck steel. Nuremborg Ideology: Order (Sigmundia puppet, not WEF related) Lore: Sigmundia’s cold courtroom. What Sigmundia cannot psychoanalyze, Nuremberg can deal with. This state is a gigantic camp, delivering justice by bullet and endless labor. Sigmundia requires these actions so as not to get its hands dirty. Human Presidium of Lenin Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism Lore: Some had saved Das Kapital on their brain hard drives, and after the fires, some decided that the real enemy was not only the social class, but any machine that fed on human beings. Executives are comrades who fight against the cyber-transformation of Man. They are the biggest and most powerfull enemy of DavosCOMM. Speculum Mundi (Mirror of the World) Ideology: Parasocial Fundamentalism Lore: News feeds have become the new public square as people become attached to perfect, wounded faces on screens that seem to stare back at them. The government knows exactly why Catharsis came into being: too many lonely people. Now loneliness has a subscription and a comments section so that everyone can be seen and accompanied. Getijkamer (Tide Chamber) Ideology: Capital (not WEF related) Lore: They priced the water and sold survival by the cubic meter. No hate, no love, just the Delta and its competences. Wassarmee (Water Army) Ideology: Order (not WEF related) Lore: Same delta but a different answer. Floodgates are artillery, polders as redoubts. Catharsis taught them sentiment kills. Now the pumps run on orders, not negotiation and they can flood many important cities if they do not have what they want. Sigmundia Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism Lore: Therapists, exhausted survivors, and judges who’d seen too much built a place where grief gets named before it explodes. They intellectualise too much, for sure, but their actions scare most to come into the realm of the Great Freud. The maker of dreams. Civic Commonwealth of Tocqueville Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism Lore: They overran Hungary talking about freedom and being the best democracy. Deportations happened quietly....worse ....some got consciousness-transferred. Leaders believe they’re saving people from chaos. The fact is most people remember what is Slovakia, but not Hungary. Principality of Sanguinaria Ideology: Racial Apotheosis Lore: Transylvanian blood mystics and exiled people plus occult geneticists that turned national lineage into religion. History belongs to the elevated they say; the masses broke because they were never meant to lead but now the masses want vengence against the western Eurocivics. [ALLIED WITH ANTI-CIVIC INTERFACE] Anti-Civic Interface Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism Lore: Hungarian minds uploaded against their will now are floating between flesh and code into robots and computers. They live in steel and dream of going home. Home doesn’t exist anymore. The fight for it does... They will upload every Civico-Slovak into E.T the video game for vengence... [ALLIED WITH PRINCIPALITY OF SANGUINARIA] Saint Null Ideology: Violent Gnosticism Lore: The self is the disease. Missionaries speak softly of peace while they carry tools to cut identity out at the root. To cut what is making you, you. Salvation looks a lot like vanishing ? Neo-Neo-Neo-Neo Ideology: Cathartic Nihilism Lore: A schizophrenic based mock-state that exists partly to ridicule every Roman restoration fantasy in Europe. They work primarly in theaters, showing people how history can be disastrous if remade again and again. Madre di Vetro Ideology: Maternal Despotism The pharmaceutical enclaves and clinic-city networks working to treat the mafia blight. Republic of Stone Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism Lore: Mountain passes, and quarries and thick walls. Ambition is a lowland fever, they stay put. Militias exist only to keep outsiders out. Stone is way. Stone protects. Stone breaks the skulls of those who fight peace. Solna Vrata (Salt Gate) Ideology: Capital (not WEF related) Lore: Customs posts and vacation spots have become a state. Salt, manifests, tolls: movement pays off. No grand vision, just profit from others' need to cross a territory, whether to live or survive. Anatolia, Greece, and the Southern Balkans The Gate Ideology: Capital (not WEF related) Emergency Anatolian Mandate Ideology: Order (WEF compliant) Turkish Armed Remnants Ideology: Warrior Occultism Sultanate of Kurtolia Ideology: Revolutionary Aristocracy Attatürk Neural Corps Ideology: Purity (WEF compliant) The Janissary Continuum Ideology: Warrior Occultism | Continuity over empire. Boy handed rifle, told blood remembers march. The Traumic Phalanx Ideology: Carnal Collectivism | Don’t fix trauma, wear it outside. Survivors train scars match, scream formation, embrace ribs ache. Pain is not enemy. City-19 Protocol Ideology: Order (WEF related, not compliant) (ALLIED with City 17 and Apparatus) | Sealed districts protocol deep, unquestioned. DavosComm, ESCK want keys; City-19 changes locks. This authority is very important to Balkan hegemony but won't let itself but influenced. City-17 Protocol Ideology: Purity (WEF related, not compliant) (ALLIED with City 19 and Apparatus) Trusts excess absence. Maintain military forces in the Balkans. Inter-Apparatus 02 Ideology: Order (WEF related, not compliant) (ALLIED with City 17 and 19) Boring old world. Boring power now. Boring administrative power holding the anatolians. Dardanet Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism | Meant as a WEF mind-unifier to unifiy the balkanic languages, it became after Catharsis a way of comprehension, not control...not peace is upon those whose language is shared and simple. Hyper-Bunkeria Ideology: Nocturnal Primitivism | Albania bunkers adopted families underground and made the surface a bad dream. Daylight fools; concrete protects. Beware entering Bunkeria, you'll enter darkness realm. Young Graves Commune Ideology: Carnal Collectivism | Orphans, gravediggers, and coffin children have built a cemetery world. Dance, for the dead cannot. Europe said to wait. The living responded louder than silence. Thraco-Athos Guard Ideology: Warrior Occultism [Allied to the Young Graves Commune] | The monks guard the passages between worlds with rifles. Incense and machine guns are cleaned together. Catharsis has torn the spiritual membrane but not God's will. Basilisk of the Aegean Ideology: Warrior Occultism P.L.A Installation Ideology: Autoritarian socialism | Chinese intervention taking their assets back. Scandinavia and the Baltic Paradísdalr (Valley of Paradise) Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism | Tiny valleys, tiny goals. Fish, prayer, work, burial. Period. Euro-Scandinavian Military Remnants Ideology: Post-National Militarism (WEF remants but liberated) | Isolated and fighting for survival, their command is now them. DavosCOMM is obscure to them. ESCK try to communicate with them... Temple of Millenium Ideology: Order (DavosCOMM puppet) SnowOslo League Ideology: Industrial Manorialism | Winter logistics. Alliance of industrial and military groups. Cadaverotronics Ideology: Warrior Occultism | Tide, blood speak. Volunteers march old sea-whispers. The Cyber can revive the corpses and make them walk. The people alive can lead the Cadaverotronics. Court of Frontiers Ideology: Industrial Manorialism | Alliance from the diverse islands, even from Greenland, putting ressources on the table to produce. Grand Kalliohovi Ideology: Industrial Manorialism ....winter industry to fight the Contingency Winter Contingency Ideology: Warrior Occultism | Permanent collapse monitored by the remnants of Russian military command in the north. Democlades Ideology: Order (not WEF related) | Democracy sterilized, war is a way of living in Tallinn...and the military command pretends democracy is permited because of war. 1st Praetorian Robot Army Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism | Russo-Humans priests machines. Platforms are patrolling and merged with russian and european military remnants. Rigaland Corpse Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism | Dead ports. Cold storage, salvage, mortuary commerce. Decay systematized. Corpses are useful to trade with the devouring-machines. Teeth Family Ideology: Corporate Tribalism | A cannibalistic 'Family' (gang) with firm militia. Protection costs; but predation is a way of life. All-Russian Nemesis Zone Ideology: Aeonic Revanchism | Punitive theology. Anti-anything reminding of empire. Empire destroys culture, so war will create peace. (War with PETERCOMM) PETERCOMM Ideology: Order (DAVOSCOMM puppet) | Old world holdout, weak and attacked by the ARNZ. Knights of the Forest Ideology: Warrior Occultism | Partisans trees covenant. Patient. Lethal. Kaliningrad Special Economic Zone Ideology: Capital (WEF compliant, independant from DAVOSCOMM and ESCK) | Protected area for the wealthy. Does not actually trade. Crimson Clique Ideology: Corporate Tribalism | When survivors are enslaved by the very few survivors in possession of highly advanced technological equipment. Eastern Europe and the Ukrainian Belt True European Commission of Punishment Ideology: Warrior Occultism | Remnants of the Russian army based in Moscow, seeking to usurp European identity. European Special Commission of Kyiv (second most powerfull WEF remnant) Ideology: Anthropocentric Humanism ESCK split | Davos cold so that they could do a managerial humane approach now. Controlled-reconstruction over cattle-yards. At war with DavosCOMM European Anti-Commission Commission Ideology: Post-Dialogic Nihilism | Once inside the system; they now wage war with every commission. Bureaucratic murder-suicide. Neo-Cossack Occupation Zone Ideology: Post-National Militarism | Cossack Cerbotronia’s military occupation zone. Myth, drones, settlers moving and techno-raids. (Cerbotronia puppet) Antenna “Stasis” Ideology: Order | Deep CIA holdout. Cossack Cerbotronia Ideology: Pseudo-Thanatism | Steppe memory as cybernetics weld. Horse-ghosts, cyber-raids Undead confidence. Ministry of Trauma Ideology: Maternal Despotism | Grief government. Ministry of Superego Ideology: Paternal Despotism | Guilt is a way of life. Homicidium Republic of the Fields Ideology: Cathartic Nihilism | The breadbasket became a killing-ground polity whose peasants, militias, and grave-economies transformed field labor into a solemn politics of blood. Supreme Army of Eastern Peoples Ideology: Post-National Militarism | Minorities, displaced, stateless, with hatred. Flower Coast Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism | Peace on Earth. Death is coming for them. Kras-Azov Refugee United Councils Ideology: Post-Traumatic Pacifism | Minorities, displaced, stateless, willing to rebuild as far as possible. 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I am not The OOP, OOP is u/ThrowRA-stacksnRice WIBTA if I go LC with my niece and take back her gifts. Originally posted to r/AITA_WIBTA_PUBLIC Thanks to u/queenlegolas u/funsizerads & u/soayherder for suggesting this BoRU Editors Note: made paragraphs for easier reading BoRU 1 BoRU 2 TRIGGER WARNING: invasion of privacy, theft, betrayal, suicide attempt, harassment, victim blaming, mentions child abuse Original Post June 6, 2025 So yesterday I went over to my sister's house to help her with some things. I was there for a couple of hours and took a little nap for, like, four hours because I was tired. After I woke up, I went home and my husband was being a little off and seemed kind of upset/unhappy. I'm like, what's up and he says, I'm being nice for someone who just texted what I did. I sent my kids upstairs and started asking what the hell was going on. ​ He says I sent him divorce texts. I'm shocked because I never did that, which I let him know. I even showed him my phone, which did not show any such texts. He then shows me his messages under my name, and apparently I want a divorce. I was bamboozled because not only did I not think it, but I definitely did not text that. This affected him a little more because we had a fight the previous night, but we have a tradition of sorts, which is reassuring each other that we still love and care but are just upset at the moment. ​ I'm only adding this because I said something along those lines in the morning before I left, which I brought up when I was defending myself against the text I supposedly sent. He then says I had done something similar previously. This is in reference to when I was pregnant and had some pseudo bipolar symptoms, which have since been mostly resolved. I've only done this once, and it wasn't even on the same level; I just kind of used to have terrible mood swings. Also, this was only during the pregnancy; I have no bipolar diagnosis or anything like that. That whole journey was kind of traumatic and is not a pleasant memory for me, which he is aware of. ​ Anyway, after we bicker for a little bit, I decide to call my sister and explain what was happening, and then I'm like, hey, can you pull up your house footage from while I was there this morning?" We're on facetime, and we fast forward to when I went to sleep. The outlet in the room I was in wasn't working, so I had plugged my phone in the dining area to charge while I slept. ​ We see my 16-year-old niece on my phone; she was on it off and on for like 2.5 hours, smiling and giggling. I'm upset, and her mom is upset. She calls her and asks if she touched my phone while I was there, and she lies and says no. She asks her again two more times if she touched my phone, and she says she didn't. The laptop is faced away from her, and I believe she didn't realize I was on the phone or that we both already saw what she did. It was after my sister started trying to send me the footage, which I had initially asked for, that she saw that her mom had already seen what happened. ​ She started apologizing and saying it was supposed to be a prank and she didn't mean anything by it. She called out to me too with apologies while she was crying. My sister is one of those silent when angry types, so she wasn't saying anything. I did not even know what to say at all at this time because why would she even think this was a fun prank, not to mention going into my phone without my permission. How she knows my password, I'm not sure because it's not simple or related to me. I had initially promised I would sponsor her 17th birthday, which is next month. She had previously also asked for a new PC, which I got, but it's supposed to be a surprise. I also happen to be her godmother. ​ My question is, will I be overreacting if I take all these gifts back and keep a distance from her? Is it overkill? I feel maybe I'm punishing her for the way my husband reacted and brought up something traumatic for me. Also maybe his response is justified because he thought the texts were from me, and then I was all smiley and sweet when I came back. I'm confused on how to proceed, but reddit has previously helped figure stuff out before, so I decided to turn to them again. Sorry if this was too lengthy, and let me know if there's anything I have to clarify. Thanks. RELEVANT COMMENTS Irishwatcher The most important thing first is to make sure your husband knows what really happened and have your sister send him the video feed showing your niece on your phone. After you make sure he believes you, I would then go scorched earth with your niece. Actions have consequences and she needs to understand that now and that is in no way any type of prank with most pranks. The person is there to see the outcome and say ha ha your niece would’ve had no idea what was going on so how would she even know the prank that was successful or not. And obviously, I would change on my passwords on everything including banking apps OOP He was present when I asked for the footage, and he has seen it too. OOP Updated the next Day June 7, 2025/Same Post Update: Thank you, everyone, for all the comments and advice. It is incredibly appreciated. All these happened yesterday; I only posted because I was slightly conflicted. To answer common questions in the comments: Yes, I slept for four hours at my sister’s house; she’s my sister, and we do stuff like that. I didn’t say I was tired from what I helped her with; I was simply just tired. ​ Both my sister and niece weren’t aware of my husband’s and my fight from the previous night. Niece also was not aware of the full extent of my mental health struggles from the pregnancy. Niece wasn’t texting for 2.5 hours straight; she was on and off the phone. I assume she got off it when she thought she would be caught. Apparently, she has known my password for a while now; she learned it from looking over my shoulder at a family event from a couple of months back. ​ Also, according to my sister, she has gone into my phone before, at least three times that she fessed up to. She has transferred money to herself, taken videos and pictures off it, gone through my texts with my kids and some other relatives, stolen other people’s numbers, gotten passwords for my streaming services that they didn’t own, and gone through my other texts with my husband. And yes, there’s very nsfw stuff in there. My husband is okay. We talked, and he apologized for how he spoke to me, but I told him I totally understood why he would say what he said. I also apologized for my reaction. We are okay on our front and decided we were both justified given what we both individually knew. ​ Back to the niece, the only other thing she did according to her, was transfer more money. I checked my recently deleted texts, and there was nothing suspicious there, but I don’t know if you can delete texts from recently deleted. She also said she thought the prank would be funny because there was no way my husband would believe all that stuff she texted because, according to her, he loves me too much and we have a perfect relationship. In the texts, he had only replied that we would talk when I got home and that he wasn’t going to have that conversation with me over texts. This girl went all the way to add that ‘I’ would send the papers in a couple of days and talk about the kids with lawyers. I can’t explain how absolutely pissed I am. ​ The plan is to go absolutely no contact with her after learning of all the other stuff she did. There will be no birthday and no PC. Someone said to put up a post saying if anyone got a questionable text from me in the last 24 hours to let me know. I did that; no one had reached out yet, so I’m hoping it was just my husband. I’m getting my money back; I checked, and in total she has sent over $700 to herself that I wasn’t aware of. ​ She did not send it in bulk, just little bits here and there. I guess I did not catch on because I do send her money often, and I do have quite a bit in my account, so it wasn’t obvious. Her mother will send the money to me from her daughter's savings later this weekend. I told her mother about the suggestions you guys gave on community service and therapy. I’m lowkey scared for her future relationships and college life. She would not have any electronic devices for the rest of the summer. ​ Personally, I do not want to lay eyes on her in the near future. Oh, and yes, she has done this before to one of her friends whom she is still friends with. I don’t know why anyone would remain friends with someone like that. This hurt a lot because I love this child so much; I was more present than her father the first 11 years of her life. She used to come to me for her struggles and problems and all that teenage stuff. She had her first period at my house. Her other cousins on her dad’s side are jealous of our relationship, for goodness sake. She was my favorite one. ​ I don’t really care what her mom does about all these; I just want my money back and to never speak to her for now. In the future, I might be open to some contact. I blocked her number, so she sent me a long email which I haven’t read yet, and her mom also brought a handwritten apology letter from her to my husband. My sister is aware of my decisions and has apologized for her daughter's behavior. My mom is also aware of the situation now. I have no doubt it is about to become an extended family problem. Anyway, that’s that for now. ​ I will update if anything else comes from this. Again, thanks to everyone that contributed with comments and DMs. RELEVANT COMMENTS Scenarioing "There will be no birthday and no PC." Will there be police for all the differnt crimes? OOP We have decided not to go the legal route. I already got my money back with an additional $300. I have not really decided what to do about the snooping, pictures, videos and passwords for now. ~ Due_Cup2867 Nta, please tell me you've now changed all of your passwords? OOP We all have. Me, my husband and kids. Update 2 June 15, 2025 Update—WIBTA if I go LC with my niece and take back her gifts. Hey all, it’s been a couple days, and I have gotten a bunch of messages about updates. Right now, we’re still going through resulting situations from all these, so I’ll just give what I have for now. I don't know if I'm adding this update right. If I am, good; if not, I'm sorry, and the first part of this is on my profile. First, I’ll answer common questions. A lot of people seem to be hung up on the 4-hour nap a lot. I am a sleeper. I love to sleep. I sleep at her place all the time; it’s not that deep, but it is probably why I am in this predicament anyway. Another thing is the cameras; in this day and age, I think people should have cameras in their houses. I have them at my place too; I got them installed after I hired my first babysitter, and I have figured out a lot of stuff from reviewing footages. It does not have to be in every room, just common areas. Onto the actual update. My niece came over to formally apologize to my husband and me. She cried throughout the entire apology. She said she hadn’t done it to anyone else, just me. I kept asking why, and she just kept repeating she was sorry. My husband thinks she probably thought I would be the one to forgive the easiest. I told her exactly why I was upset and how she had hurt me and my husband. I told her I would be going low contact with her for the foreseeable future. I let her know I cancelled the birthday and any gift she would have gotten. The only thing she would get from me is her first college tuition, which I had promised a long time ago. I’m doing this more as a courtesy to my sister than anything else. I know it would help her a great deal. Niece will also not be allowed in my house for the foreseeable future. Her dad also reached out and apologized to us. We have decided not to go the legal route as a favor to my sister’s family. They have a lot on their plate right now, and I would not want to make their life more complicated. During this conversation, she denied having a crush on my husband, as a lot of you guys had suspected. I asked if she felt I wasn’t being attentive enough to her, and she said no. Oh, and I found out she had texted two other people; it was nothing serious, but still. Some people were asking if she had mental issues; to my knowledge she has none. She was tested when she was younger, and she had none. She kind of liked drama in elementary and middle school, but nothing worrisome. We told her she would be starting therapy, to which she said nothing was wrong with her. My husband then said people who are okay wouldn’t do what she did. Her mother added that it was just to help her go about things in more normal ways. Also, the PC will be going to my brother’s son, who will be going to college this fall; it will probably be more useful to him. My kids have since blocked her. She was made to get a new job; she previously worked for her uncle on her dad’s side, but they thought it would be better if she worked somewhere entirely different with no family relations. My mom has been upset with my husband and me; she said we were going too far and that she was just a kid. One of my uncles and two of my aunts are on her side and have been harassing us with texts and calls. My sister and her husband are on our side though. Over a couple days following the conversation at my place, my mom has been updating us that my niece was depressed, cries every day, and keeps repeating that she did not mean it, everyone hates her, and is no longer speaking to her. That her second mom no longer loves her or cares about her. She says they have taken away everything from her. TRIGGER WARNING!!!! SELF-HARM On the 12th, my niece attempted to take her life. Her older sister found her. She left a note apologizing for all the hurt she caused and said we would all be better without her. She wrote that she would be better off gone than have to live her life knowing I hate her and that my kids do not want to be close to her anymore. She wrote a lengthy letter actually, but I can’t fit it all in here. She currently is still in the Peds ICU, as she had done some extensive damage to herself. I have been to the hospital every day since I found out. My husband says maybe we went too far. My mother says she will curse me and never speak to my family if I do not make things go back to the way they were. My children think it is their fault and are willing to apologize for blocking and cutting her off. I am more conflicted than I was a week ago. It’s like everyone is looking to me to fix it all. I don’t really know what to do right now. My sister keeps saying I don’t have to do anything, but she has been bawling. My niece’s other siblings have all texted me variations of ‘I know she hurt you, but forgive and forget because she almost died.’ My extended family has been a lot too: ‘you’re a grown woman waging war on a 16-year-old,’ ‘you are evil and don’t deserve good things,’ ‘I hope your life ends up like what you’re giving niece.’ I have gotten messages from strangers too because my sister’s mother-in-law posted on FB that I was a bitter woman hurting her grand-daughter and a bunch of other things. So, the past three days have been mentally miserable for me. Not to take away from what my sister’s family is going through, but I am sad, heartbroken, confused, and just tired. Please send prayers my sister’s way. I’m not sure how all this is going to end, but I’ll let everyone know when she’s out of the ICU and whatever else happens. Thank you for all your advice and supportive words. I appreciate it all. Update 3 June 22, 2025 Thank you everyone for your comments, DMs, and advice. I’ve gotten a lot of DMs and comments for an update, so I’ll tell you what’s happened since the last update. First, I want to give the biggest shoutout to my sister (niece’s mom); she can’t see this, but I just want those words out there. I have said them to her too, but I want you guys to hear it too. She has not only been my biggest defender against all the flying monkeys despite what she is going through, but she has also been so good to me. She stood up for me to my mother and relatives. She also counterposted on FB after all that stuff from her mother-in-law. Secondly, I want to address those asking how my niece did it and how she was found. She ingested something harmful; we’re not exactly sure of what it was, but it was a mixture of cleaning supplies. Her oldest sister found her on the bathroom floor. She was extubated on the 16th after she got a whole bowel irrigation and one-time hemodialysis because she had given herself an acute kidney injury. She was intubated for 26 hours. She is now out of the ICU and is now on the peds medsurg unit. The same evening she left the ICU, she had to be put on a 72-hour psych hold and will be transferring to an inpatient psych facility when she is medically cleared. She did get a psych evaluation, and so far, she has been diagnosed with ADHD, depression, and histrionic personality disorder. The psychiatrist says she might also have borderline personality disorder, but that would be determined better at the psych facility. I am still low contact with my niece; I’ve only had one phone call with her in which I told her I loved her and we’re getting her help. Her therapist said to reinsert my presence in her life but make no promises like “if you get help, we’ll be okay” or something like that. She says since I’ve previously been a positive presence, it might help to have me in the background while she heals. She gave suggestions for my ‘background presence,’ like letters, phone calls, or visits if I feel like it. I am not to give her any gifts or rewards. I haven’t decided which one to go with yet. I might just send a letter monthly. My sister did look through my niece’s phone and found no nsfw pictures of me or my husband, but she did delete the streaming apps my niece got access to. I know some people were worried about her taking those photos. I know she saw them, though. My children are in therapy, both individual and family. My husband and I finally explained the entire thing in detail to them, including my struggles during my first pregnancy and how niece’s prank was a trigger. The therapist helped us facilitate the whole thing better. Niece’s other siblings are in therapy now too. The oldest has since apologized for her texts and harsh voicemails. We have also sent the kids to my in-laws for the next three weeks. Therapy will be online. I also blocked my mother on their phones; they are to speak to none of my relatives for now. My mother doubled down and started coming at my children via texts and calls; that's one of the reasons we sent them away. My BIL, niece’s dad, broke down while she was still comatose and did a full 180. He left me a long voicemail saying I was hurting his baby girl and ripping her away from him. I did not like him when he first started dating my sister, and he says I was using my niece to break him because I hated him. If something happens to her, he won’t forgive me. This is a complete opposite of his stance before; I don’t know if it's grief or his mom in his ears. He is now at odds with his wife because she agrees with keeping the consequences we all agreed on, but the husband says to relent. My family and my other sisters are trying to be her (niece’s mom) support in every way that we can. I have had to completely cut my mother off from my family, including some of my aunts and uncles. My dad is divorced from my mother and lives on the other side of the country. He is on my side with this whole thing. I have two brothers, and they’re both on my mom’s side, while all my sisters are on my side. My mother sent me a very devastating text that I’ll just copy and paste here because I don’t even know if I can explain it. “Aria, you are the most disgraceful child I have ever birthed; I curse the day you were put in my arms. Your life will never know peace as long as you never give peace to CeCe. You’re so vile, and you will go to hell for causing this amount of harm to your sister’s family. You are no daughter of mine, and I do not claim you. Do not call me your mother. Keep your unclean children away from me too. If you come close to me, I’ll strangle you and feed you toilet cleaners (how niece attempted)”. What kind of mother sends this to her child. I took a screenshot, blocked that number, and printed off a copy of the text. This devil incarnate of a woman proceeded to email me two days after to tell me to send my share of money for remodeling her house. Yeah, like a cursed child would do that. I simply blocked her email too. I don’t even know why she called my children unclean; I had them all post-marriage and with one man. This has been the longest month of my life, and it isn’t even over yet. I had a panic attack the other day because of everything. This darling man that I am married to has been my biggest rock and support; I genuinely do not know what I would do without him. How I would repay him for all this, I do not know. I spend most days just crying. My mental health is suffering, my work is suffering, and I am just tired. I know this was super long, so if you’ve read all this, thank you. Thank you for sticking with me and holding me up with your words and virtual presence. You all probably see this often, but I genuinely want to thank each and every one of you. I can’t wait for all this to be over so I can get some normalcy back and be able to breathe well again. NEW UPDATE Update 4 Oct 23, 2025 Hey everyone, it’s been a hot minute. I think this is how you update posts, right? I’m not sure. I genuinely did not plan on updating, but there’s been several DMs and requests for updates, so I decided to, since there’s been a couple happenings and things are a little more settled now. First, I’m not American and don’t live in America. I don’t know if that clears up anything, but there were a couple questions and comments regarding that. Again, too many people were caught up on the nap from my initial post, and I don’t really understand why that is a bizarre thing to people. I took naps at my sister’s house. Here’s another shocker: I’ve also spent nights there. Wowzah, how despicable. Another thing was people saying I deserved all that because of a different post on my profile that happened a while before the niece event, I really hope you never get yourself in a pickle and need input from people. And to the ‘it’s AI’ and ‘it’s fake’ people, I wish, I really, really wish all that was an elaborate fake situation. Over to niece, her birthday has come and gone. She spent her 17th birthday in a psych facility, unfortunately; maybe they’ll make up with her 18th next year. Thankfully, she suffered no adverse effects from what she did, maybe except trauma. No, I did not give her the gifts, and there was no grand party. She’s out of the psych facility and home with her family now. The final mental health diagnosis is ADHD, HPD, and depression, no BPD, no autism. I got some DMs to get a second opinion because those diagnoses are not usually made for teenagers. I relayed that to my sister and niece did get a second set of evaluations at the facility, and this is what they came up with. I had no conversations with the doctors and have no clue how it was done; this is just what my sister has told me. I visited her there twice, just short conversations assuring her I still loved her but was just hurt by her actions. My first visit was in the presence of her therapist, and the other was with my sister. I will not remove my presence from her life, as I still care for and love her; I am hopeful that we will rebuild our relationship to where it was before all this or at least close to what it was. She has her phone privileges back, and she texts me sometimes, to which I respond (don’t be upset with me; her therapist and mine said it was okay). My kids and husband are okay; my older twins have reestablished their relationship with the niece, but the younger set are still salty, and we are not going to coerce them into doing anything they do not want. My sister and her husband kind of separated for, like, three weeks because she was siding with me, and this almost broke me, to be honest. I genuinely wanted to give in and apologize, which I know all of you here would have been mad at. It just felt like everything spiraled out too fast. Too many people were getting involved, too many people were getting hurt in different ways, and I started feeling like it was too much, and maybe I should have just scolded her and gotten past it. But my therapist and dad helped me hold strong. Especially earlier, after I visited my niece in the hospital and just saw her state, I couldn't help but feel it was all my fault. I couldn’t tell you how many panic attacks I had during that time; I even thought I was going to check myself into rehab too. My dad even had to fly in to stay with us for a bit. My sisters and I have gotten so much closer, so that’s a positive from all that. My extended family has had too many fallouts since then; a lot came to light. I no longer speak to our eldest brother and my mother, who I have a protective order against now. Short story, she tried to do something to my youngest, which I don’t think I can openly talk about yet. My BIL has also apologized for how he acted. His mother is a different story, and she isn’t allowed in their home anymore. She only gets supervised calls to her grandkids now. This has been an intense couple of months for everyone in my family, both extended and nuclear. I kid you not, everyone was involved; everyone had things to say. I got emotional whiplash so many times, and I think my niece might not be the only one with mental disorders. All my mother’s children might all have a little something because, my goodness, was it a lot. Including myself, to be honest, but I’m not ready to confront that journey yet. I will in the future at some point, maybe. We’re all healing and getting better. My poor husband has been through so much emotionally this year; I’m so grateful for him and wish I could just take it all away from him. He deserves better. My children have been champs through this, especially my younger twins. I did not expect the amount of emotional maturity they showed, and I am so proud of them. Thank you all for the DMs and good wishes. I saw my story was posted on YouTube and TikTok, so thank you for the comments there as well. There won’t be any other updates from me unless something outrageous happens. I'm open to answering questions in the comments. 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Steel Soul. It's painful. It's not for everybody, hell, I'm sure most people would go without even attempting it. SO PROVE IT FOR THE SHINY ACHIEVEMENT. DO ITTTTT I'm not a very good player when it comes to bosses, I beat Act 3, managed to get around 93% completion over my first playthrough, dying repeatedly (10+ times) to most bosses in the game. I then decided to try out steel soul. It didn't go well, I ended up dying to random platforming, random arenas, Moorwing, Moorwing, Moorwing, Moorwing, TROBBIO!!! Then I tried again, and again. Eventually, I found a strategy and route to get through the game on 100% Steel Soul, relying on various strategies like tool spam, planning out every upgrade and dodging boss fights until they're absolutely required, as well visiting the local Lifeblood dealer for the 10th time this week. This is the story of how even YOU might be able to beat Steel Soul while relying on -Excessive tool usage ( Glory to the Pale King ) -Meticulous planning and routing ( While you studied the nail, I sharpened my mind ) -Frantically running around the arena dodging attacks while waiting for your Plasmium masks to regenerate and 1 hit away from dying -A lot of shard and rosary grinding -Extreme cowardice This guide will cover the route I used, every tool, every boss that could be a challenge and what tools can be used to kill them faster, and what upgrades are possible to acquire so you are as kitted out as possible before fighting a mandatory boss. WHEN THE BOSS ENTERS THE ARENA, THEY SHOULD HEAR YOUR BOSS MUSIC ( It's Cogflies, it's always Cogflies ) Here's some general advice before getting started Shards and Rosaries are farmable, your life is not. If you are at risk of dying, or in a situation that can lead to death, DO NOT bother conserving shards, or tools, this applies twofold in an arena. Kill everything as fast as possible and get out, even if it means you have to do another rosary farm for more shards. History is written by the winners and by The White Lady's name you'll be the only one writing by the end of this. Never panic. Panic is the number 1 issue that leads to death in bosses and arenas, even if you get wombo-comboed by a boss, such as a particularly scary incident in Trobbio where he landed 3 hits in quick succession, reducing my HP to 1 and breaking the Fractured mask, I managed to recover by focusing fully on avoidance until I had a reasonable amount of masks to continue the boss fight. IT'S NOT COWARDICE, IT'S GIVING THE CROWD A SHOW. Take it slow. Platforming sections are not worth dying over, nor is regular exploration. While benchwarping ( Saving the quitting the game to return to your last bench ) might be a bit cheesy ( I did not do it for any arenas or bosses ), I still recommend it during exploration, mistiming a jump in an exploration section is not worth the runback, IMO. Even if you prefer not to benchwarp, repeatedly walking back to a bench every shortcut to heal up and farming soul from respawning mobs so you an enter a platforming section with more health is still something you should do. Familiarize yourself with item locations and access requirements, or use a map. You need to know how to path through areas while getting as many items that are worth getting as possible, and risks associated with trying to acquire that item. Remember, a runback from a bench lasts 1 minute. A runback from Mosshome is multiple hours. Before we start : Crest Choice and lifeblood overdose. I personally recommend familiarizing yourself with Hunter's due to a specific section in the game, but any of the early game crests work, your choice on whether to acquire Wanderer's, Reapers, and Beast are dependant solely on whether you want to use them, and when you feel comfortable battling the arena/boss guarding them. However, most of act 2 is planned to be done with either the Architect's Crest, or utilizing the Plasmium in Wormways to enter Lifeblood Overdose state. I cannot overemphasize this sole mechanic letting me win this run. Lifeblood overdose : Is a status you enter where all your regular masks are replaced by blue, regenerating masks. This functions similarly to Hiveblood, except you can regenerate all our masks, at about 5-6 seconds per mask. The way to activate it is by having 9 bonus Lifeblood masks, either through 9 usages of Plasmium injection, or by getting them from Wormways. This bypasses a lot of other mechanics like spikes, platforming risks ( Except 1 section in particular ), minor contact damage from enemies while running through areas, anti-healing such as Father of the Flame's lack of silk generation, Sinner's Road, Bilewater, Groal and Chef Lugoli's maggots, as your masks regenerate even when afflicted with maggots. Simply wait out any damage taken from platforming and minor mobs and continue on your way. Why does Hornet, the bigger bug, simply eat the small maggots? Is she stupid? The downside, is that binding only restores 1 mask, cutting it's effectiveness in 1/3. Instead, when in this state, switch to playing evasively, you don't need to hit enemies to heal, and can stall out battles until you regenerate to a comfortable level of health to continue fighting. In arenas, I recommend killing all mobs but 1 or 2 and just utilizing your mobility to evade them until you regenerate. However, with the reserve on Plasmium being 20 and fast traveling via Bellways removing the status, you need to run back to shady guy selling blue juice in the dark part of town for refills often, unless you just decide to stop fast traveling and run your way around places on foot. Tools The bread and butter of this run, especially with how reliant it is on the Architect Crest, or Tool Spam for safe boss clears. I'll only be covering the ones actually used in a reasonable capacity, while skipping over those that have not been used, or only acquired solely for unlocking the Architect crest. ( The answer is Cogflies, it's always Cogflies ) RED TOOLS Straight Pin : Early game option in The Marrow. Can help with a small bit of chip damage and safely killing off mobs in arenas, but usually replaced soon. Threefold Pin : Requires fighting the Craw arena, decent option for crowd control, and occasionally used for mob clearing and some larger bosses, as it can hit with all 3 pins for about 50% more damage than if only 1 pin hit. An alternative to Curveclaw. Curveclaw : Alternative to Threefold Pin, by aiming the arc at the point where an enemy is standing, you can land multiple hits for more damage. Also spammable, but far better against big bosses. Sting Shard : Acquired from Forge Daughter after an arena in Deep Docks, bread and butter trap for killing annoying mobs who approach you, and good for setup in arenas. Throwing out one where mobs are about to spawn followed by a single hit as the mob appears would kill most mobs and give you more breathing room. Throw them in the air and watch enemies float towards you before getting shredded by the trap. Against bosses, you can either place them by predicting where they would land, or spam them and have it act as additional damage. Not suitable for bosses that spam a large number of projectiles, but I'll not that projectiles hitting it can cause it to break ( bad ) and some boss projectile to disappear ( Good ). TACKS : From Sinner's Road, requires Cling Claw. The best tool for handling arenas, groundbound bosses, bosses that move around the ground to attack you... Just really high damage, spammable with minimal thought, and helps heavily with chipping down enemies when they enter the arena. Very good all around, and an essential part of the toolkit that only gets swapped out for bosses that fly around a lot, or are airborne. I HEAVILY recommend acquiring this as soon as you get the cling claw, since it can help against basically everything except flying enemies in exploration. A bit cheesy, but you have 1 life, so... Better to cheese enemies by clinging to the walls and jumping over their heads and letting them die on the tacks than risk death. PLASMIUM VIAL : See lifeblood overdose. Flintslate : Requires Simple Key. I personally never used it for combat, due to it's duration. However, it can stave off Cold for a few seconds when applied in Mount Fay, which is why it gets a mention here. COGFLIES : From High Halls, I usually save unlocking it until after I get the Double Jump. I blitz past every enemy in High halls, relying on regenerating health to make my way through High halls, unlock this, then use it for the whole rest of the run. Very useful for killing... Anything, but especially flying enemies harassing you in platforming sections. Deploy them, watch them kill while you focus on platforming or landing an Architect Needle Strike to finish off whatever they're hitting. YELLOW TOOLS There are 3 notable ones Shell Satchel : Acquire from Wormways. Lets you carry more tools, functionally a tool pouch upgrade, available in the Wormways. Lucky Dice : Acquired from Blasted Steps. Gives you a chance to ignore damage. It's not a very high chance (2%, scaling up each time you get hit without it activating ), but it might help save you from death. Ascender's Grip, which lets you stay on walls clinging, which is useful for arena's, some bosses ( If they only have 1 attack that can hit you there ), or for platforming. The rest like Scuttlebrace, Silkspeed Anklets, Weighted belt all find niche use depending on user preference, with Silkspeed Anklet being recommend for Courier's Rasher. BLUE TOOLS Magma Bell : Acquired from Forge Daughter. Helps in specific boss fights like Savage Beastfly 2, Forebrothers Signis and Gron, Father of the Flame, Last Judge in her 2nd and 3rd phase, generally exploring Deep Docks, and multiple platforming sections that include lava like Far Fields Mask Shard, Abyss escape. Very good option as 2 mask of environmental damage after being hit while parkouring can kill you. Alternatively, simply don't get hit. Pollip Pouch : Acquired from Greyroot, the most useful early game tool for handling arenas, this in combination with tacks and spike shards are my go-to for act 1 and early act 2. FRACTURED MASK : Acquired from Mottled Skarr in Hunter's March. Get this, equip it. It gives you a last chance hitpoint where your runback for a boss is the whole game. Use it. Or don't, just make sure your health never hits 0. Weavelight : Moss Mothers in Weavenest Atla. Useful for platforming, the speed and additional silk regen ( It's unlisted, but it functions as 1 extra silk heart ) lets you spam the Clawline. I very heavily recommend getting it since Moss mothers are easy once you complete Act 1, and it helps you with many platforming sections where clawline use is expected, most notably, MOUNT FAY. Longclaw : Huntress in Putrefied Ducts. Just generically useful range extender. I use it mostly as a way to hit flying bosses, and lets you poke much further with the Architect Crest. Pin Badge : Act 3, Pinstress fight. The Architect's charged Needle Strike attack is good, this charges it up faster. Note that quick sling isn't here, IMO, with Cogflies, Tacks and Spike Shards, it's not really as effective as using airborne maneuvers to toss Coglies and tacks onto the ground, and setting up Spike Shards in advance. TOOL POUCH AND CRAFTING KIT UPGRADES Crafting Kits are available from Forge Daughter Halfway Home Innkeeper ( Craw feather quest ) Architect Crest ( Needs Clawline ) Grindle ( Needs Double jump ) In act 1, get both from Forge Daughter after entering deep docks, and the Crawbug quest after Widow, they'll help with the most difficult factor of act 1, your low nail damage and lack of upgrades. In Act 2, the strategy is beelining the Clawline and then the Double Jump from Mount Fay, unlocking both upgrades ASAP. Tool Pouch Upgrade are available from Mort in Pilgrim's Rest Loddie in Marrow Nuu in Halfway Quest 20 Flea after the Fleas reach Fleatopia, so late Act 2. You can get as soon as you enter Far fields, then the other 2 in Act 1 after Widow or exploring more. ACT 1 : MY TOOLS, WHERE ARE MY TOOLS!!! There's not much to say in the earliest part of the game, being quite linear. The route would be as follows Mosshome ( Moss Mother )-> Marrow ( Bell Beast ) -> Deep Docks ( Lace ) -> Far Fields ( Fourth Chorus ) -> Greymoor ( Moorwing ) -> Shellwood ( Sister Splinter ) -> Bellhart ( Widow ) I personally save exploration for after Widow, as I am familiar with most bosses here and the Needolin + Cling Claw unlock most items available in those areas. I don't particularly have much to say about the non-bolded bosses, there are minimal ways of getting upgrades or tools to handle them before fighting them, with any considerations ( And risks ) mentioned below. Mosshome : Nothing much, kill Moss Mother, get out Marrow : Get Druid's eye via Mossberries, get Silkspear, fight Bell Beast, get a craftmetal, straight pin, shard pendent, more tools at minimal risk are always good, and enter Deep Docks. A flea is available in the upper section of the Marrows for the 5. Deep Docks : Get through the area, and work your way towards Swift Step, the ant arena in lower hunter's march should be no challenge, then navigate to the 2 lost fleas, 1 near Swift Step and 1 near Bellway (2 and 3), then make your way to Forge Daughter. The arena before her is the first somewhat risky arena, but getting access to Sting Shard and Magma Bell, AND ESPECIALLY the Crafting Kit upgrade ( Via 2 craftmetal, 1 from Pebb in Bone Bottom + 1 from The Marrow ) are worth it. Hunter's March : Worth it? Mainly, the fractured mask. This tool is essential, saving me from many potential deaths this run, and I would heavily recommend getting it at SOME point in act 1. The question is... When? Definitely not before getting Swift Step, Skarrguard is going to kill you immediately. You could go any time after getting Swift Step, even the Float ability would make the area more bearable to navigate. The area also has a Lost Flea easily accessible, meaning you can get it as one of the 5 needed to skip Moorwing ( We will talk about HIM later ) Battle Lace, avoid the lava, and stay near the center of the arena if possible, because getting hit by a 2 damage move and falling into lava can kill you Far Fields : Same as usual, navigate through, get the drifter's cloak, fight Fourth Chorus, explore to find a lost flea, buy a Tool Pouch Upgrade from and Memory Locket from Mort, then ascend into Greymoor. OR Moorwing and Lost Fleas ( Sting Shard and Straight Pin ) : Our first skippable boss, by getting 5 Lost Fleas ( Marrow, x2 Deep Docks, Hunter's March, Far Fields ), we can make our way to Greymoor and skip Moorwing entirely. Whether you want to do so depends on 2 things. Whether you are comfortable fighting him, or if you have the patience to gather 5 fleas. Personally, I prefer the flea route, they're in relatively convenient locations and Moorwing is my most consistent run-ender in act 1, oddly. I don't know why, I just struggle against it. Bastion of consistency ( In my Death ) Greymoor Exploration : You could risk the Craw arena to acquire Threadstorm, which is the Silk skill of choice up til we acquire the Architect Crest, due to it's high damage and AoE size. Of course, that requires fighting craws. Personally suggest against it due to Craws being painful to fight and preferring to do when we acquire Tacks and are doing the Craw Feather's quest. Shellwood : Get through, avoid dying to the Stickbug arena (I got stickbugged to death once here, oops ), get to Sister Splinter and acquire the Cling Claw. This unlocks most exploration in act 1 except for Needolin doors. Sister Splinter : There is a way to skip the boss, by taunting and baiting one of those AoE flower mobs over and pogoing off it to reach a ledge normally inaccessible before fighting her, letting you acquire the cling claw while skipping her arena. If you DO fight her, a single silk skill kills the mobs and also removes vines. There's not much else to say, she's quite simple, just watch out for her falling stagger, dash away because the hitbox is deceptively large and continue hitting her while she's stunned. It's cowardice until you get turned into bug juice by big woman smashing into you. Widow : Can be done before, or after the Act 1 exploration section. You can reasonably acquire, at minimum, 1 extra mask and 1 spool upgrade before the fight. As well as the Tacks tool, and the Pollip Pouch to augment it. I don't have much advice for the fight itself, beyond mentioning that you can wall cling during her attack where she creates spikes on the ground, and a high jump after a wall cling lets you heal relatively safely in the air, avoiding her melee attacks ( With only the ceiling bells able to hit you there ) Act 1 Exploration : At this point, you have unlocked all abilities available to you in act 1, and can explore a bit before fighting Widow, or beat her, get the pin upgrade and then explore. It's your choice depending on how comfortable you are fighting her. Get 1 mask, spool upgrades available here, Gather tools you want to use, and move on to one of the 2 routes. Be warned, getting overconfident and panicking in arenas for spool/masks shards, flintbugs can get you killed, I suggest getting tacks and the Pollip Pouch as a first priority to cheese them all to death. IMPORTANT : Get the Crawbug quest to get another Crafting Kit Upgrade, and beat Loddie's pin throwing game to get a Tool Pouch Upgrade. If you somehow have 100 records in the Hunter's journal, go to Nuu for another Tool Pouch Upgrade. Simple Keys, there are 3 options for using the simple key this early, Wanderer's Crest, Wormways, and Deep Docks. I heavily recommend AGAINST Deep Docks, as the Flintslate and 1 craftmetal is not worth risking dying in that section of Deep Docks. Meanwhile, the Wormways key gets you Plasmium, a lost flea, a memory locket, and Shell Satchel. This is one particularly important, as it functions as a tool pouch upgrade while only costing a yellow slot, very good for this run. You can acquire 2, one from Sinner's Road and 1 from Pebb in Bone Bottom, so choose your picks. The 3rd is available upon reaching Songclave and finding Jubiliana in the quest, and the last is in Sands of Karak. Late Act 1 and Early Act 2 : The Ghost of Pharloom ( How I dodge every boss until I'm fully kitted out ) Sinners Road -> Lower Bilewater Bellway -> The Mist ( Phantom ) -> Citadel Songclave ( Get White Key )-> Whiteward ( Not kidding ) -> Underworks for Clawline I've tried both routes, and I can confidently say getting in through the Phantom route is far safer. Not only because you can avoid Last Judge, Blasted Steps, Underworks and it's relatively cramped corridors, platforming and temporary benches, most of Choral Chambers ( You have to go the long way around from the bottom left ), but also because you can avoid Cogwork Dancers, AND fast travel away via Grand Bellway instead of being forced to go through Underworks before being able to fast travel again. The biggest challenge of the Phantom route is The Mist and Phantom herself. The Mist is annoying because the Wraiths are hard to kill, and deal 2 masks on a grab. If you feel overwhelmed, bail. Fall downwards through the void and return to the bilewater bench before coming back. Because they phase through floors, you can bait them into tacks or sting shards to deal more damage to them. There are other mist strategies covered by speedrunners I won't delve into here, but you can search them up to make the process a bit smoother. Or, just ball. Phantom : She's relatively predictable and can be killed primarily with Poison Tacks, if you are afraid of fighting them, only attack her when she is attacking, as her parry can really hurt. Through there, you can get to Grand Bellway, and then Songclave to acquire the White Key, unlocking Whiteward. NOTE : You'll notice both routes avoid Cogwork Core and TROBBIO!!!!. This means you can return after getting all the mobility tools and other upgrades alongside Lifeblood Overdose, mitigating the risk of those areas. Yes, while Cogworks Core into Vaults into TROBBIO!!!! is a method of entering Underworks, I HEAVILY recommend against it. TROBBIO!!!! deals two mask of damage, clutters the screen, has that hard to avoid whirlwind attack, and is resistant to tacks since he can't be hit by them while doing the whirlwind. It also requires doing Cogwork Core and Whispering Vaults, which are additional areas you could die to. Although navigating Vaults lets you acquire a Pale Oil, this routing means you are fighting 0 bosses upon entering the Citadel until long after you acquire the Clawline+double jump. Which means you can run through everything in Act 1 and Act 2 not gated by a boss and acquire as many Spool Upgrades, Tools, Crafting Kit and Mask upgrades before so much as touching another boss. WHITEWARD Instead, enter Whiteward and enter right side of the Underworks through there, Whiteward is a surprisingly safe location, since there are only 2 enemies you need to hop over before you enter Underworks. You can reach the elevator down through the long corridor connecting the left and right side of Choral Chambers, which is normally accessible only from the right side ( Which is where you enter via the Phantom Route ). UNDERWORKS 2 : SAVE UP TOOLS FOR AFTER YOU GET CLAWLINE. There is an arena after you get the Clawline, so farm up on silk via pogoing the mobs you're meant to clawline, and throw Spike Shard and Tacks to speed up the arena, do not die here. ACT 2 EXPLORATION After acquiring the Clawline, you have some additional options. Get Architect Crest and Lifeblood Overdose. This is a very safe unlock for exploration, letting you get through most areas safely by fully healing, however difficult the parkour. You might have to backtrack back to acquire other tools, but it's worth it for the Architect crest and Lifeblood Overdose. Beeline to the Slab Bellway from Choral Chambers and enter Mount Fay, parkour up with any combination of Weavelight, Flintslate, Ascender's Grip to make the journey smoother ( ESPECIALLY Weavelight as it lets you spam the clawline faster for speed ), pray you don't fall into the ice water and die, and get the Double Jump cloak and cold resistance, letting you explore the mountain. ( YOU STILL TAKE DAMAGE FROM ICE WATER DON'T BE STUPID AND FALL IN ANYWAYS ) From here, you have every mobility unlock except Silk Soar in act 3, as well as regenerating health. At this point, I went and collected every mask shard, every spool upgrade, every flea, every memory locket that wasn't gated off by a boss, as well as Pale Oil for the needle upgrade and the Needle Strike from Pinstress. NOTABLE UNLOCKS Misc upgrades : At the end of it, without fighting any bosses except Conchflies, I had Needle Strike, 7 masks, 4 or 5 spool upgrades, maxed out crafting kit ( Grindle and Twelfth Architect ) and level 3 tool pouch, as well as... Architect Crest : This is going to be a long and drawn out explanation, but it can be summarized as 3 things. ~~~~ARCHITECT CREST SECTION ~~~~ Plasmium/Lifeblood Overdose. Just see the section above Needle Strike : The Needle Strike for the Architect's crest has a VERY long range, alongside the highest amount of damage for all the Needle Strikes among all the crests. This makes it extremely good for arenas where a single one will usually OHKO an enemy. Especially useful for ads summoned by bosses, where you want to kill them fast so you can refocus on killing the boss. It also works as about 3 regular hits of damage from your needle, do you could just wait for openings from bosses and focus on landing these instead. ( Edit : Got nerfed, now deals 3 hits worth maximum, but generates silk now ) Tool Refresh : This seems obvious, but since resting at a bench removes the Overdose effect, you want a way to refresh tools without resting. This is it, if you need to, farm some enemies to regain silk, then bind while holding up ( Up+Bind ) to craft more. Essential for activating Lifeblood Overdose to begin with. Quirks : Charged attacks ( NOT needle strikes ) Holding down the attack button while you would perform a running attack ( Sprinting ) will stop you for half a second, before launching you forward like a regular jump attack, this attack deals about x2 a regular hit. Similarly, the pogo can also be charged, with it stopping you for about half a second in the air to fully charge. This does have other niche usages, letting you having some breathing room during parkour sections, or letting you predict an enemy movement and releasing when you would hit them, but the biggest benefit is just the increased range. Also deals x2 the damage of a regular hit when charged. Advice : By the time you get this crest, you would have the Clawline, as well as the double jump soon after. My recommendation with parkour sections is utilizing the clawline to traverse horizontally things you can pogo off, such as metallic spikes ( Like how you can pogo off them with your nail ). The clawline hitting directly at an enemy also launches you up, and the direct horizontal movement is honestly far more comfortable than most pogos, but landing Pogo attacks or chaining them on bosses is tougher, which is why I suggest grounded poke attacks, needle strike, and tools as your primary ways to attack. The crest does have slightly longer reach, but narrower attacks, meaning it's better at poking long range enemies than broader swipes. Learn the Needle Strike range and area, it helps a lot. And focus on playing defensively and learning boss patterns and when you can land a needle strike. ~~~~END ARCHITECT CREST SECTION ~~~~ Now to cover all the bosses you have to do. I'll be skimming over bosses and the areas that aren't that threatening, since you should have health regen to negate platforming related mishaps. For 100%, you should gather as much stuff as possible before Act 3, as Act 3 amps up the difficulty via Void enemies and making traversal more difficult, with the only upgrades you can get being the last needle upgrade and 1 Spool + 1 Mask. Much easier to do stuff to prep for 100% before that point. BOSSES (+Red Tools, Choose 2 + Lifeblood or use preference ) Savage Beastfly 1 and 2 ( Cogflies, Spike Shard, Threefold Pin ) : Not worth fighting until fully kitted out. For Beastfly 1, go back with full upgrades and slaughter it. For 2, the biggest threat are the fire thrower enemies and the lack of flooring. Equip the magma bell, use your vertical mobility to maintain height while tossing out Spike Shards and Cogflies, try landing needle strikes on the ads to kill them. Gruz Broodmother ( Spike Shard, Threefold Pins, Tacks ) : Of all the bosses to I ever died to near the end, it's this one. Ugh. Beware of cogflies complicating the fight by killing off the spawn when they're near you, as their explosions hurt, the Broodmother itself can be hit by tacks when she does her slam attacks, and watch out for goop spit since the stun usually means 2 damage. I hate how cramped the room is, and the mobs spawned explode. Savage Whiteward Fly ( Tacks, Cogflies ) : 10/10 scare factor, 2/10 boss fight. Focus on avoiding it's charges, wipe the ads with needle strikes, tacks and cogflies, dodge the swords when it's thrown, and let the tacks do their work while it charges you repeatedly. Chef Luigi ( LIFEBLOOD, Tacks, Cogflies ) : Lifeblood means you can heal even when affected by maggots, stay away, dodge the buttslam attack, tacks and cogflies shred, land needle strikes, etc Daddy Fire ( LIFEBLOOD, Voltvessel, Spikeshards ) : Magma bell reduces fire damage, lifeblood lets you play it safe. The boss starts spawning fire faster when it's smaller nodes are destroyed, so try to damage all 4 a bit before breaking them all quickly. Clawline helps a lot with parkouring, so Weavelight is also a good choice since you aren't using the silk anyways. In phase 2, throw the voltvessel in the center and spike shards onto the core, and use double jump attacks to smack it. If you get low on health, focus on dodging for a bit while your masks regen. First Sinner ( Tacks, Threefold Pin, Cogflies, Sawtooth Blade ) : Honestly, not much advice, just avoid her attacks, run at her to hit her, clawline close to dodge horizontal attacks, let tacks shred her when she does her running attack, threefold pin or cogflies or sawtooth to interrupt healing, needle strike when staggered, watch out for her when she follows up ranged flurries in 2nd phase with her ground-running attack. Forebrothers Hornstein and Smiugh ( Tacks, Cogflies, Spike Shard ) : Do not get knocked into the lava, spread tacks to murder Signis fast and Cogflies + Needle strike to handle ads, then whittle down and kill Gron. Prioritise killing ads and Signis and win from there. Conchflies and Angy Conchfly ( Tack, Cogflies, Spike Shard ) : Conchflies are easy to shred, Angry conchfly is hard to hit with needle strike unless it attacks vertically. A needle strike can break the spit attack while also hitting it, and it can be baited into tacks. Groal and Bilewater ( LIFEBLOOD, Cogflies, Threefold Pin, Spike Shard ) : Groal is... not hard, because lifeblood overdose lets you ignore maggots while regenerating masks, you can just play the arena safely, using needle strike to oneshot mobs, then kill Groal with Cogflies, Pin or Spikeshard spam. Or needle strike him to death. Or just hit him normally. It's actually very relaxing fighting him when you don't have to worry about healing or maggot water. Heck, jump into the water to dodge his attacks. The maggots are lovely this time of the year. Last Judge ( Tacks, Threefold Pins, Spike Shards, Cogflies ) : Magma bell halves damage from the 2nd and 3rd phase attacks, it jumps into tacks, spikes, threefold pins always hit with all 3, needle strike, etc. If you fight them in act 1, it's still Tacks and Spike Shards. Second Sentinel ( Threefold Pins, Tacks, Cogflies ) : Has deceptively long reach and approaches you fast when comboing, the cross slash radius is actually massive, I don't have much advice. TROBBIO!!!! ( Cogflies, Spike Shard, Prayers ) : TROBBIO!!!! can ignore damage from tacks while whirlwinding, just land needle strikes when TROBBIO!!!! emerges, don't get too close because of whirlwind and TROBBIO!!!!'s minimal windup explosion, watch for projectiles, and keep an eye on TROBBIO!!!! because TROBBIO!!!! can startup TROBBIO!!!!'s whirlwind while the screen is cluttered by explosions. Gay Dancers ( Cogflies, Spike Shard, Tacks ) : Heard they have separate HP bars, but am unsure of the accuracy. Either way, watch out for the horizontal attacks since they cover the whole floor, watch out for landing attacks since the radius is surprisingly large, and if you have double jump, account for it during their screenwide attack. Voltvyrm ( Lifeblood, Cogflies, Voltvessel, funnily enough ): Dodge attacks, jump and hit, and wait for Lifeblood to regen your masks from the parkour section. ARENA/AREAS High Halls 10 WAVE ARENA LETS GO BAYBEEEEEE ( Lifeblood, Tacks, Sawtooth Blades, kill nest inside High Halls ) : The hardest arena, but folds to tool spam. Kill the nest of the silksuckers in high halls so they don't spawn, needle strike ranged enemies down since the size of the needle strike is so big you can parry the projectiles while also hitting them, shred grounded enemies with tacks, once the two big guys are about to appear, throw tacks, wall cling and throw sawtooth blades/cogflies to kill one, then continue killing the other. If you're particularly scared, just double jump high above the arena and float, dash into the wall, then keep double jumping until you fully heal. Putrefied Ducts : Go my cogflies, kill those annoying acid spitters. Lifeblood Overdose to ignore maggots The Slab : Just kill everything in the place, and find a way to get the keys. Slaughter them like your father slaughtered your siblings Platforming Hell High Halls, Sands of Karak, Cogwork Core, Bilewater : Use lifeblood overdose to regen masks while parkouring, do it with the double jump, cogflies to kill annoying enemies that are trying to snipe you while parkouring Underworks, Wisp Thicket, Lower Deep Docks, : Equip Magma Bell, Cogflies, run through. By the absolute end, you should have 8 Spool upgrades, 9 Masks, maxed out crafting kit, all but the last needle upgrade, as well as all of the Fleas found. ACT 2 ENDING : CUTSCENE LIFEBLOOD REMOVAL JUMPSCARE IMPORTANT : Before this section, make sure to buy out shard bundles til you have 20, you're going to need them to tool spam your way through the ending of Act 2 and the beginning of Act 3. Lace 2 ( Cogflies, Tacks ) : IF YOU'RE USING LIFEBLOOD, THE CUTSCENE WILL REMOVE IT FROM YOU. Make sure you enter with full silk and have reserve Plasmium, jump to the right wall, and double jump up and start injecting lifeblood, crafting, and injecting more until you overdose. BE VERY CAREFUL, LACE CAN AND WILL WALL JUMP UP TO TRY AND HIT YOU HERE. If you fought Lost Lace, she should be easy. Don't get knocked into the steam, watch out for parries. etc. Bootleg Radiance ( Cogflies, Threefold Pin, Curveclaw ) : She doesn't forcibly remove lifeblood upon entering her arena, unlike her daughter who jumpscared me with white colored masks. I... don't have much advice for her, dash to avoid horizontal pins, listen for the sweep attack, run away for a bit if she summons spikes, and watch out for the falling rocks, it's sometimes a bit hard to see the area. Throw curveclaw and pins to damage her. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GOT NORMAL STEEL SOUL, TIME FOR ACT 3 100% REQUIREMENTS https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1ng54do/list_of_requirements_to_get_100_completion/ As far as I know, you only have to get all tools, masks, needle upgrades, spool upgrades and silk skills, meaning you can skip many memento bosses in this act. ACT 3 Start : If you're nothing without your tools... Uhhh, die, I guess. So, you broke everything, and now you're lying on the ground. Save and quit to reset your masks to full, I know it's a bit cheesy, but losing Steel Soul here would be horrendously painful since it starts you with 4 masks, which is only 2 hits. You're stuck with the Hunter's crest ( Make sure to upgrade it via Eva ) and silkspear til you get to a bench, and I am NOT losing a run here to a single hit. Make your way down, and win in the arena fight while avoiding the steam in the parkour section. Please don't die here. A needle strike with your current nail should leave the mooks 1 hit away from death. Kill them, be careful about void attacks, and move on. Make your way to Songclave, and then Grand Bellway. I ran out of reserves after Bootleg Radiance, so be careful of that, try heading into Act 3 with a (Near) fully filled Plasmium reserve Bell Eater ( Threefold Pin, Cogflies, Voltvessel ): Plant Voltvessel when they come from above, Needle Strike when they're emerging from below, you CAN hit projectiles from the tail to bounce them away from you, and needle strike can do that AND hit the tail. Watch out for the melee attacks from the head, or the area denial, as well as the tail projectiles exploding. Avoid getting too close to the edges since they'll swipe at you. Finally, you're free. Explore Act 3, go to your lifeblood dealer to get your lifetime supply for being a loyal customer, equip the magma bell, and descend into the abyss. ABYSS ESCAPE Overdose on lifeblood, get through the abyss, and then ascend your way out. Make sure you have Magma Bell, and get out. I have no advice here, except it's a tough parkour section, possibly the toughest in the game. If you are REALLY scared, benchwarp. Afterwards, explore all of act 3 to acquire the last requirements for 100%, and make your way to the 3 bosses. All 3 of them are dream bosses, and thus cannot kill you, so I won't be covering them. However... Crawmother Pinstress ( Cogflies, Tacks, Spike Traps ) : Claims to be Pinstress, but I see through her ruse, she's just a Craw impersonator. Robots > Stick. I kinda just facetanked her because she's really slow. Gurr the Tool Spammer ( Cogflies, Tacks, Superiority in Tool Usage ) : Early game tools only huh. He spams Spike Shards and far Inferior tacks to you. Just dodge them and hit him, treat this like a mini bullet hell. SETH ( Cogflies, Tacks, Voltvessel? ) : He moves around very quick, so you're going to have to aim to hit him as he runs below you. His slam attack has an AoE, and he usually follows up with a forward dash at you. The shield and contact damage only deal 1. I don't have much advice, I barely scraped by with tool spam, I would practice him, but no Godhome DLC ( Please, PLEASE ). GAY DREAMER : An alternative to fighting Seth ( And Nyleth but who cares ), or doing Coral Tower, or Karmelita is getting the Clover Dancers' Heart, which can substitute for any single heart of the three, by getting to Verdania and fighting him. Anyways, Coral Tower is a dream, so work through the Arenas, kill Khann, Karmelita and Nyleth or Clover Dancers, do the Flea Festival, get nail upgrade, get every tool, and then it's back into the Abyss. Make sure you stock up on shard bundles, this is the toughest boss this whole game you can actually die to. ACT 3 FINAL BOSS : CUTSCENE LIFEBLOOD ABYSSAL BUNGALOO Yeah she removes your Lifeblood on entry. Do the same thing you did before and wall cling then double jump to overdose yourself. Make sure you practice her well, download a save if you somehow lost yours ( Assuming you fought her before, this is Steel soul, what are you doing ). Practice, practice, practice. I have no other advice for you. LOST LACE ( Tacks, Cogflies, Sawtooth Blade, Dreams, Skill, Patience and Suffering ): I lied, I have a bit of slightly cheesy advice. In phase 1, she cannot hit you if you double jump off a high enough wall cling and hover high above, this lets you regenerate. However, in phase 2 and 3, some void attacks, notably the tracking ones and her "Jump and spew" can reach you up there. If you play it safe, you could theoretically stall her out. While tossing out Cogflies, Tacks, hitting her a few times to rebind, and beating her that way. Avoid dashing directly away from her, if you do, there's a chance she was teleporting where you were moving to and gives you the worst hug in Pharloom. If you dash away, try to make sure you're airborne so you don't collide with her. Congratulations, you beat Steel Soul 100% ~~~~Conclusion~~~~ Yeah, I'm kinda aware a lot of boss advice kinda boiled down to "Use health regen and stall while throwing cogflies, tacks and knives at every problem" Do I regret it? LOL NO. I'm not THAT good at the game, I can't do nail builds and time attacks while avoiding the boss and not-dying. But what I can do is plan out a route that lets me be as powerful as possible, with a build that puts me at as little risk as possible while I let the boss die by the combined might of Lifeblood, Tacks, Cogflies and Sawtooth Blades. Hollownest might have fallen but the Pale King's light and Lifeblood's Blue Kool Aid shines forever. 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I am not The OOP, OOP is u/ThrowRA-stacksnRice WIBTA if I go LC with my niece and take back her gifts. Originally posted to r/AITA_WIBTA_PUBLIC Thanks to u/funsizerads & u/soayherder for suggesting this BoRU Editors Note: made paragraphs for easier reading BoRU 1 TRIGGER WARNING: invasion of privacy, theft, betrayal, suicide attempt, harassment, victim blaming Original Post June 6, 2025 So yesterday I went over to my sister's house to help her with some things. I was there for a couple of hours and took a little nap for, like, four hours because I was tired. After I woke up, I went home and my husband was being a little off and seemed kind of upset/unhappy. I'm like, what's up and he says, I'm being nice for someone who just texted what I did. I sent my kids upstairs and started asking what the hell was going on. ​ He says I sent him divorce texts. I'm shocked because I never did that, which I let him know. I even showed him my phone, which did not show any such texts. He then shows me his messages under my name, and apparently I want a divorce. I was bamboozled because not only did I not think it, but I definitely did not text that. This affected him a little more because we had a fight the previous night, but we have a tradition of sorts, which is reassuring each other that we still love and care but are just upset at the moment. ​ I'm only adding this because I said something along those lines in the morning before I left, which I brought up when I was defending myself against the text I supposedly sent. He then says I had done something similar previously. This is in reference to when I was pregnant and had some pseudo bipolar symptoms, which have since been mostly resolved. I've only done this once, and it wasn't even on the same level; I just kind of used to have terrible mood swings. Also, this was only during the pregnancy; I have no bipolar diagnosis or anything like that. That whole journey was kind of traumatic and is not a pleasant memory for me, which he is aware of. ​ Anyway, after we bicker for a little bit, I decide to call my sister and explain what was happening, and then I'm like, hey, can you pull up your house footage from while I was there this morning?" We're on facetime, and we fast forward to when I went to sleep. The outlet in the room I was in wasn't working, so I had plugged my phone in the dining area to charge while I slept. ​ We see my 16-year-old niece on my phone; she was on it off and on for like 2.5 hours, smiling and giggling. I'm upset, and her mom is upset. She calls her and asks if she touched my phone while I was there, and she lies and says no. She asks her again two more times if she touched my phone, and she says she didn't. The laptop is faced away from her, and I believe she didn't realize I was on the phone or that we both already saw what she did. It was after my sister started trying to send me the footage, which I had initially asked for, that she saw that her mom had already seen what happened. ​ She started apologizing and saying it was supposed to be a prank and she didn't mean anything by it. She called out to me too with apologies while she was crying. My sister is one of those silent when angry types, so she wasn't saying anything. I did not even know what to say at all at this time because why would she even think this was a fun prank, not to mention going into my phone without my permission. How she knows my password, I'm not sure because it's not simple or related to me. I had initially promised I would sponsor her 17th birthday, which is next month. She had previously also asked for a new PC, which I got, but it's supposed to be a surprise. I also happen to be her godmother. ​ My question is, will I be overreacting if I take all these gifts back and keep a distance from her? Is it overkill? I feel maybe I'm punishing her for the way my husband reacted and brought up something traumatic for me. Also maybe his response is justified because he thought the texts were from me, and then I was all smiley and sweet when I came back. I'm confused on how to proceed, but reddit has previously helped figure stuff out before, so I decided to turn to them again. Sorry if this was too lengthy, and let me know if there's anything I have to clarify. Thanks. RELEVANT COMMENTS Irishwatcher The most important thing first is to make sure your husband knows what really happened and have your sister send him the video feed showing your niece on your phone. After you make sure he believes you, I would then go scorched earth with your niece. Actions have consequences and she needs to understand that now and that is in no way any type of prank with most pranks. The person is there to see the outcome and say ha ha your niece would’ve had no idea what was going on so how would she even know the prank that was successful or not. And obviously, I would change on my passwords on everything including banking apps OOP He was present when I asked for the footage, and he has seen it too. OOP Updated the next Day June 7, 2025/Same Post Update: Thank you, everyone, for all the comments and advice. It is incredibly appreciated. All these happened yesterday; I only posted because I was slightly conflicted. To answer common questions in the comments: Yes, I slept for four hours at my sister’s house; she’s my sister, and we do stuff like that. I didn’t say I was tired from what I helped her with; I was simply just tired. ​ Both my sister and niece weren’t aware of my husband’s and my fight from the previous night. Niece also was not aware of the full extent of my mental health struggles from the pregnancy. Niece wasn’t texting for 2.5 hours straight; she was on and off the phone. I assume she got off it when she thought she would be caught. Apparently, she has known my password for a while now; she learned it from looking over my shoulder at a family event from a couple of months back. ​ Also, according to my sister, she has gone into my phone before, at least three times that she fessed up to. She has transferred money to herself, taken videos and pictures off it, gone through my texts with my kids and some other relatives, stolen other people’s numbers, gotten passwords for my streaming services that they didn’t own, and gone through my other texts with my husband. And yes, there’s very nsfw stuff in there. My husband is okay. We talked, and he apologized for how he spoke to me, but I told him I totally understood why he would say what he said. I also apologized for my reaction. We are okay on our front and decided we were both justified given what we both individually knew. ​ Back to the niece, the only other thing she did according to her, was transfer more money. I checked my recently deleted texts, and there was nothing suspicious there, but I don’t know if you can delete texts from recently deleted. She also said she thought the prank would be funny because there was no way my husband would believe all that stuff she texted because, according to her, he loves me too much and we have a perfect relationship. In the texts, he had only replied that we would talk when I got home and that he wasn’t going to have that conversation with me over texts. This girl went all the way to add that ‘I’ would send the papers in a couple of days and talk about the kids with lawyers. I can’t explain how absolutely pissed I am. ​ The plan is to go absolutely no contact with her after learning of all the other stuff she did. There will be no birthday and no PC. Someone said to put up a post saying if anyone got a questionable text from me in the last 24 hours to let me know. I did that; no one had reached out yet, so I’m hoping it was just my husband. I’m getting my money back; I checked, and in total she has sent over $700 to herself that I wasn’t aware of. ​ She did not send it in bulk, just little bits here and there. I guess I did not catch on because I do send her money often, and I do have quite a bit in my account, so it wasn’t obvious. Her mother will send the money to me from her daughter's savings later this weekend. I told her mother about the suggestions you guys gave on community service and therapy. I’m lowkey scared for her future relationships and college life. She would not have any electronic devices for the rest of the summer. ​ Personally, I do not want to lay eyes on her in the near future. Oh, and yes, she has done this before to one of her friends whom she is still friends with. I don’t know why anyone would remain friends with someone like that. This hurt a lot because I love this child so much; I was more present than her father the first 11 years of her life. She used to come to me for her struggles and problems and all that teenage stuff. She had her first period at my house. Her other cousins on her dad’s side are jealous of our relationship, for goodness sake. She was my favorite one. ​ I don’t really care what her mom does about all these; I just want my money back and to never speak to her for now. In the future, I might be open to some contact. I blocked her number, so she sent me a long email which I haven’t read yet, and her mom also brought a handwritten apology letter from her to my husband. My sister is aware of my decisions and has apologized for her daughter's behavior. My mom is also aware of the situation now. I have no doubt it is about to become an extended family problem. Anyway, that’s that for now. ​ I will update if anything else comes from this. Again, thanks to everyone that contributed with comments and DMs. RELEVANT COMMENTS Scenarioing "There will be no birthday and no PC." Will there be police for all the differnt crimes? OOP We have decided not to go the legal route. I already got my money back with an additional $300. I have not really decided what to do about the snooping, pictures, videos and passwords for now. ~ Due_Cup2867 Nta, please tell me you've now changed all of your passwords? OOP We all have. Me, my husband and kids. NEW UPDATE * Update 2 June 15, 2025 Update—WIBTA if I go LC with my niece and take back her gifts. Hey all, it’s been a couple days, and I have gotten a bunch of messages about updates. Right now, we’re still going through resulting situations from all these, so I’ll just give what I have for now. I don't know if I'm adding this update right. If I am, good; if not, I'm sorry, and the first part of this is on my profile. First, I’ll answer common questions. A lot of people seem to be hung up on the 4-hour nap a lot. I am a sleeper. I love to sleep. I sleep at her place all the time; it’s not that deep, but it is probably why I am in this predicament anyway. Another thing is the cameras; in this day and age, I think people should have cameras in their houses. I have them at my place too; I got them installed after I hired my first babysitter, and I have figured out a lot of stuff from reviewing footages. It does not have to be in every room, just common areas. Onto the actual update. My niece came over to formally apologize to my husband and me. She cried throughout the entire apology. She said she hadn’t done it to anyone else, just me. I kept asking why, and she just kept repeating she was sorry. My husband thinks she probably thought I would be the one to forgive the easiest. I told her exactly why I was upset and how she had hurt me and my husband. I told her I would be going low contact with her for the foreseeable future. I let her know I cancelled the birthday and any gift she would have gotten. The only thing she would get from me is her first college tuition, which I had promised a long time ago. I’m doing this more as a courtesy to my sister than anything else. I know it would help her a great deal. Niece will also not be allowed in my house for the foreseeable future. Her dad also reached out and apologized to us. We have decided not to go the legal route as a favor to my sister’s family. They have a lot on their plate right now, and I would not want to make their life more complicated. During this conversation, she denied having a crush on my husband, as a lot of you guys had suspected. I asked if she felt I wasn’t being attentive enough to her, and she said no. Oh, and I found out she had texted two other people; it was nothing serious, but still. Some people were asking if she had mental issues; to my knowledge she has none. She was tested when she was younger, and she had none. She kind of liked drama in elementary and middle school, but nothing worrisome. We told her she would be starting therapy, to which she said nothing was wrong with her. My husband then said people who are okay wouldn’t do what she did. Her mother added that it was just to help her go about things in more normal ways. Also, the PC will be going to my brother’s son, who will be going to college this fall; it will probably be more useful to him. My kids have since blocked her. She was made to get a new job; she previously worked for her uncle on her dad’s side, but they thought it would be better if she worked somewhere entirely different with no family relations. My mom has been upset with my husband and me; she said we were going too far and that she was just a kid. One of my uncles and two of my aunts are on her side and have been harassing us with texts and calls. My sister and her husband are on our side though. Over a couple days following the conversation at my place, my mom has been updating us that my niece was depressed, cries every day, and keeps repeating that she did not mean it, everyone hates her, and is no longer speaking to her. That her second mom no longer loves her or cares about her. She says they have taken away everything from her. TRIGGER WARNING!!!! SELF-HARM On the 12th, my niece attempted to take her life. Her older sister found her. She left a note apologizing for all the hurt she caused and said we would all be better without her. She wrote that she would be better off gone than have to live her life knowing I hate her and that my kids do not want to be close to her anymore. She wrote a lengthy letter actually, but I can’t fit it all in here. She currently is still in the Peds ICU, as she had done some extensive damage to herself. I have been to the hospital every day since I found out. My husband says maybe we went too far. My mother says she will curse me and never speak to my family if I do not make things go back to the way they were. My children think it is their fault and are willing to apologize for blocking and cutting her off. I am more conflicted than I was a week ago. It’s like everyone is looking to me to fix it all. I don’t really know what to do right now. My sister keeps saying I don’t have to do anything, but she has been bawling. My niece’s other siblings have all texted me variations of ‘I know she hurt you, but forgive and forget because she almost died.’ My extended family has been a lot too: ‘you’re a grown woman waging war on a 16-year-old,’ ‘you are evil and don’t deserve good things,’ ‘I hope your life ends up like what you’re giving niece.’ I have gotten messages from strangers too because my sister’s mother-in-law posted on FB that I was a bitter woman hurting her grand-daughter and a bunch of other things. So, the past three days have been mentally miserable for me. Not to take away from what my sister’s family is going through, but I am sad, heartbroken, confused, and just tired. Please send prayers my sister’s way. I’m not sure how all this is going to end, but I’ll let everyone know when she’s out of the ICU and whatever else happens. Thank you for all your advice and supportive words. I appreciate it all. OOP Updated again after this BoRU was posted Update 3 June 22, 2025 Update 3- WIBTA if I go LC with my niece and take back her gifts. Thank you everyone for your comments, DMs, and advice. I’ve gotten a lot of DMs and comments for an update, so I’ll tell you what’s happened since the last update. First, I want to give the biggest shoutout to my sister (niece’s mom); she can’t see this, but I just want those words out there. I have said them to her too, but I want you guys to hear it too. She has not only been my biggest defender against all the flying monkeys despite what she is going through, but she has also been so good to me. She stood up for me to my mother and relatives. She also counterposted on FB after all that stuff from her mother-in-law. Secondly, I want to address those asking how my niece did it and how she was found. She ingested something harmful; we’re not exactly sure of what it was, but it was a mixture of cleaning supplies. Her oldest sister found her on the bathroom floor. She was extubated on the 16th after she got a whole bowel irrigation and one-time hemodialysis because she had given herself an acute kidney injury. She was intubated for 26 hours. She is now out of the ICU and is now on the peds medsurg unit. The same evening she left the ICU, she had to be put on a 72-hour psych hold and will be transferring to an inpatient psych facility when she is medically cleared. She did get a psych evaluation, and so far, she has been diagnosed with ADHD, depression, and histrionic personality disorder. The psychiatrist says she might also have borderline personality disorder, but that would be determined better at the psych facility. I am still low contact with my niece; I’ve only had one phone call with her in which I told her I loved her and we’re getting her help. Her therapist said to reinsert my presence in her life but make no promises like “if you get help, we’ll be okay” or something like that. She says since I’ve previously been a positive presence, it might help to have me in the background while she heals. She gave suggestions for my ‘background presence,’ like letters, phone calls, or visits if I feel like it. I am not to give her any gifts or rewards. I haven’t decided which one to go with yet. I might just send a letter monthly. My sister did look through my niece’s phone and found no nsfw pictures of me or my husband, but she did delete the streaming apps my niece got access to. I know some people were worried about her taking those photos. I know she saw them, though. My children are in therapy, both individual and family. My husband and I finally explained the entire thing in detail to them, including my struggles during my first pregnancy and how niece’s prank was a trigger. The therapist helped us facilitate the whole thing better. Niece’s other siblings are in therapy now too. The oldest has since apologized for her texts and harsh voicemails. We have also sent the kids to my in-laws for the next three weeks. Therapy will be online. I also blocked my mother on their phones; they are to speak to none of my relatives for now. My mother doubled down and started coming at my children via texts and calls; that's one of the reasons we sent them away. My BIL, niece’s dad, broke down while she was still comatose and did a full 180. He left me a long voicemail saying I was hurting his baby girl and ripping her away from him. I did not like him when he first started dating my sister, and he says I was using my niece to break him because I hated him. If something happens to her, he won’t forgive me. This is a complete opposite of his stance before; I don’t know if it's grief or his mom in his ears. He is now at odds with his wife because she agrees with keeping the consequences we all agreed on, but the husband says to relent. My family and my other sisters are trying to be her (niece’s mom) support in every way that we can. I have had to completely cut my mother off from my family, including some of my aunts and uncles. My dad is divorced from my mother and lives on the other side of the country. He is on my side with this whole thing. I have two brothers, and they’re both on my mom’s side, while all my sisters are on my side. My mother sent me a very devastating text that I’ll just copy and paste here because I don’t even know if I can explain it. “Aria, you are the most disgraceful child I have ever birthed; I curse the day you were put in my arms. Your life will never know peace as long as you never give peace to CeCe. You’re so vile, and you will go to hell for causing this amount of harm to your sister’s family. You are no daughter of mine, and I do not claim you. Do not call me your mother. Keep your unclean children away from me too. If you come close to me, I’ll strangle you and feed you toilet cleaners (how niece attempted)”. What kind of mother sends this to her child. I took a screenshot, blocked that number, and printed off a copy of the text. This devil incarnate of a woman proceeded to email me two days after to tell me to send my share of money for remodeling her house. Yeah, like a cursed child would do that. I simply blocked her email too. I don’t even know why she called my children unclean; I had them all post-marriage and with one man. This has been the longest month of my life, and it isn’t even over yet. I had a panic attack the other day because of everything. This darling man that I am married to has been my biggest rock and support; I genuinely do not know what I would do without him. How I would repay him for all this, I do not know. I spend most days just crying. My mental health is suffering, my work is suffering, and I am just tired. I know this was super long, so if you’ve read all this, thank you. Thank you for sticking with me and holding me up with your words and virtual presence. You all probably see this often, but I genuinely want to thank each and every one of you. I can’t wait for all this to be over so I can get some normalcy back and be able to breathe well again. THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

EDIT: The mods deleted this guide from the subreddit yesterday for some reason and have completely ignored my PMs to the mod team asking why. I see now in the last 30 minutes they randomly restored it, but this morning I reposted it elsewhere. They STILL have not said a word to me on why they deleted it originally and so I have no idea if they will randomly delete this guide again or not. You can reliably find it here https://www.reddit.com/r/Nightreigngameplay/comments/1l0j0or/psa_how_to_win_every_match_in_nightreign_super/ I will not be making any further updates to this guide in this subreddit since the mods apparently do not value my content contributions. I have also put a guide together explaining what Relics do A guide for how to open the secret stone door that has Sacrificial Twigs in it, A guide for finding high tier spells fast. ORIGINAL POST: You can win every match if you just play properly, instead of rushing a field boss the first 30 seconds you fall of the hawk or trying to storm a fort or castle of Crucible knights at level 2. While you can in theory go anywhere in the game, it clearly has a specific strategy it has been designed in mind with and that explains why things consistently appear in the same general locations every time you enter Limveld. The game is not as random as people may assume at first. Furthermore, some Nightlords will be extremely hard to beat without elemental weapons, the ice dragon (Fissure in the fog) is an example of this. I did a run where everyone was lv 15 but I (Guardian) was the only one with a fire (mogh's spear) and the Ironeye and Duchess had no elemental weapons, and they were doing chip damage on him the entire time, obviously we failed when we finally all ran out of flasks. So just because you can use a build to get to a nightlord doesn't mean you can beat the nightlord with that build! Nightreign isn't about reproducing your favorite ER1 build, it's about building a strategy to defeat the final boss. (edit: as this guide has become popular remember the r/nightreign community's official password for matchmaking is straydmn so using it is a good way to find others who have probably read this guide Also this guide is obviously not discussing solo mode, it's for the normal co-op version of the game.. For those unaware solo mode is a nerfed version of the co-op version, with enemies less aggressive, doing less damage and having less HP. Solo mode is tuned for solo play; co-op is tuned for three players and is the most challenging version of enemies. There wasn't even originally a duo mode of the game until they rush patched one based on early review feedback) Short version of guide Day 1 Do not go to the field bosses, or castles,. Instead get elemental weapons from bosses of the ruins scattered on the edge of the map and flask upgrades from the churches of marika. Every nightlord is weak to a certain element (see my chart in a section below), and that element can also stagger them out of their most evil attacks. Make sure you pick up every weapon, shield catalyst etc that has a good passive, they are active just for being in your inventory you don't need to use them, the exception is red hand icon abilities which must be either in off hand or on your character's back while two handing the primary for the passives to trigger. If you get to the boss of day 1 and don't have both rows of weapon slots filled with good passive abilities, you're crippling your character. Also keep in mind, Bleed, rot and poison ruins bosses drop their respective weapons too, so if for some reason you didn't get a good elemental weapon the boss is weak to, try hitting these up as it is better than nothing but elements the nightlord boss is weak to will make their fights much easier. Day 2 upgrade weapons and get chara level as high as you can via boss farming to accumulate many passive abilities that boost defense and damage output, and auto trigger thunder storms / glintblades etc.etc passive abilities are way better than character levels especially if you have auto glintblades + hoarfrost stomp on sprint + founding rain of stars all on the same character. Beat the stuffing out of the boss with the element he is weak against, this also tends to stagger them out of their nonsense phases, for example holy makes the first nightlord end his split apart phase early. Short version of what each character is: Wylder: Balance build or STR build, you can't go wrong ditching his buckler in favor of the biggest heaviest two handed weapon you can find. His grappling hook is a more limited version of the Sekiro one whose primary use is to rush on an enemy and backstab them or launch into his ultimate which does tons of damage as well as poise damage. He also has a relic ability that lets him set his sword on fire and swing for heavy poise damage, which is quite good but restricted to use only with greatswords. Duchess: Hybrid support Caster (she is NOT a melee fighter!), get FP on hit recovery passives, spam dagger attacks to recover FP then unleash your best damaging spells / prayers then use Restage to double the damage. If you get a really good magic oriented dagger ash of war that can be good on most enemies but the nightlord you really need the proper elemental magic attacks, She is very squishy so when you are in melee recovering FP by dagger swiping, make sure you dodge a lot or have used her ultimate to turn invisible. (Anyone trying to argue about Duchess not being a caster but instead a melee fighter, refer to my Duchess guide first. People don't seem to understand the improve magic passives from relics stack. Duchess magic potential far outdamages anything she can do melee) Executor: He has a unique Sekiro style parry ability (different than the normal Parry mechanic in ER such as what Wylder's buckler does) that charges his cursed blade special attack when you time the blocks using the ability correctly. His ultimate does poise damage but not much actual damage. If you don't know how or don't like Sekiro style parrying mechanic, don't play this class. Raider: He is a STR build, get the biggest colossal weapon you can find, do tons of poise damage especially with his Pummel ability. You can dual wield colossal with him if you are skilled at power stancing. his ultimate will do tons of poise and can break statues with smithing stones in them btw Guardian: Guard counter build, but one handing a halberd is suboptimal unless you can get a really outstanding ash of war. As the game doesn't like to give you anything but halberds from boss enemy drops so instead find the best mace or great sword you can get with an element the nightlord is weak against, then on day 2 rush the mine for the troll who is guaranteed to drop a purple smithing stone you can use at an anvil by a merchant to upgrade that mace / sword to purple. Revenant: She is a support caster, ditch her claws in favor of a bow, get FP on hit recovery passives and do the same thing Duchess does, except without Restage. Her pumpkin head like add is a tanky poise damager but he moves slow, the big skeleton can't move but does lots of poise damage from his shouts that draws enemy attention too, and sometimes he might actually shoot his laser in the right direction. The paige dances around enemies spamming light attacks but he moves fast. Swap them as the situation demands, if one dies pull out the other. Skeleton tends to appear close to you so run next to bosses then summon him and run away. Her ultimate will rez everyone who is down. Technically you can use melee to recover FP on hit faster but since she is a glass cannon even compared to Duchess, a bow is a safer option. Recluse: Another caster but she can recover her FP on her own unlike the others, and she can do massive amounts of damage. She has S in both Faith and INT so don't just build her like a sorcerer, use those incantations. Ironeye: Lower damage output than the other fighters but the easiest to stay alive with because of the range attacks. His marking boosts everyone's damage, he is the most reliable for rezzing downed teammates, Full detailed guide follows below Elden Ring Nightreign is not an open world RPG like Elden Ring 1. It uses many of the same mechanics and itemization from ER1 but randomizes loot and locations. The game is basically the long awaited fan request for some kind of seamless co-op and boss rush mode, and they basically put the two concepts together to make Nightreign. The game rewards familiarity with Elden Ring's fundamental mechanics (including knowledge of weapon move sets and how to best use spells / ashes of war). It is not Dynasty Warriors, a game of rushing an army of mobs and mindlessly killing them. The game requires a strategy around resource acquisition and your resources are... Runes for leveling up at sites of grace, weapons (and their passive abilities) Talismans passive abilities awarded for killing bosses that significantly increase HP, FP, STAM, damage, defense, etc but also proc powerful spells when you walk / sprint, or just all the time in the case of glintblade phalanx. Flask upgrades at church of marika altars that gives you more flask uses Of these resources the most important is having the proper elemental weapon / spells / ashes of war that the nightlord is weak against, followed by flask upgrades, then passive abilities from boss loot tables, followed by character levels and then talismans. This means getting a good weapon and upgrading it to purple or orange (legendary) tier are the most important tasks for beating the nightlord, followed by getting powerful passive abilities, and then character levels. Power accumulation is therefore not linear focused primarily on character leveling but instead quadratic from several resource sources, with your weapon and passive abilities contributing the most amount to your character's damage output and survivability. As you have limited time and the map becomes smaller constantly once the rain starts that prevents you from accessing locations, this results in certain locations on the map worse than others to go to depending on the nightlord in question and what day you are on. Day 1: You're supposed to run around the edges of the map getting flask upgrades from churches of Marika and elemental weapons from the ruins (the exposed ones and the ruined Finger cathedrals). The specific element you want to find depends on the Nightlord you're going to fight. That's the only thing you should be focusing on day 1. Do not go into castles or forts, it is a waste of time as they don't have consistent elemental drops and fighting a gang of Crucible knights while trolls throw jars at you is a good way to get wiped early on. For example, Tricephalos is weak to holy, Gaping Jaw is weak to poison, etc. etc. The weakness is always the same for the boss. This means as a brand new player who can only fight Tricephalos, you should only be getting holy weapons. If for some reason you do not see a ruin with a holy marker sometimes the big ruined Finger cathedrals have the oracle enemies and they can drop holy weapons, as can the chest behind the altars in these ruined finger cathedrals. You can see the elemental items you can get from the map details, zoom in near them there is usually an element icon next to the ruins. Also, just because YOU found your elemental weapon doesn't mean the rest of your team has. You should hit every ruin around the edges of the map that has the elements - especially if you have casters in your party (Recluse, Duchess and Revenant) so they can get an assortment of spells. Don't waste time fighting trash mobs, just beeline for the bosses at the top of the ruins or the basement (depending on if it is a ruined cathedral or not; the ruined cathedrals the boss is usually below in a hole if it's not a golem boss),and don't worry about the trash mobs too much, they aren't worth the time. Good ashes of war and spells matter more than levels do. The bosses at ruins are basically just regular enemies with more HP and you can kill these bosses as a level 1 character. They are not field bosses, which are considerably stronger. Killing numerous bosses at ruins is far superior to killing trash mobs for rune generation, especially if you pop the golden chicken feet the game throws at you in every box that boosts your rune collection. On that note, pop the silver chicken feet the game throws at you too, before opening chests to increase the chance they give you better ashes of war / rarity levels on the weapons Also you need to consider that getting a strong passive ability like summoning lightning storms or hoarfrost stomp when you sprint is far superior to any amount of extra levels you can get from trash mobs. You don't miss out on levels fighting bosses because they give tens of thousands of runes. So you get chara levels AND strong abilities fighting bosses. You do not get the abilities fighting trash mobs. While it might seem like killing trash mobs on your way from one ruin to the next isn't consuming a lot of time, it DOES add up and takes minutes away. Think about the number of times you were fighting a boss and cleared / almost cleared but the rain came and cut you off from it, had you not wasted time on trash mobs you would have got that reward and potentially an epic / legendary weapon or broken passive abilities like summoning glintstone blades constantly. Was the extra runes from killing wandering nobles worth it? The answer is obviously no. Day 2: After beating day 1's boss make a beeline for the nearest location to upgrade your best weapon that has an elemental alignment the boss is weak to / has the best elemental spells for fighting the boss. That is either the mines to get smithing stones from the troll boss guarding a room of chests (you can upgrade a weapon to purple using it) or the magma wyrm's altar if you have the magma crater earth effect active (instant upgrade any weapon to legendary). AFTER you have upgraded your elemental weapon to purple or orange, THEN you can take out field bosses and/or go into castles if you have extra time until the day 2 boss. That is how you win every match, guaranteed. By contrast, if you do anything other than this you're also almost guaranteed to fail because you will end up trying to defeat the night lord with some garbage weapon or with little to no spells if you are a caster. It's still possible to win with garbage weapons if your party are really good at dodging / blocking / parrying but its better to just crush the boss by overwhelmingly them with elemental damage than to have a long 20 minute boss fight doing chip damage that could have been over in less than 5 minutes if you had built your character up intelligently. Most players do not have the skill level necessary to ignore Nightreign's mechanics. Even if you personally have it, your match making team mates probably don't. Map markers If someone puts a map marker, don't just blindly run at it. Open your map and see where the player is trying to lead you, and if it's at the clear other end of the map that takes 5 minutes to get to and that location isn't the nearest ruin for the element you need, ignore that guy and place a map marker at the actual closest one. There's a bunch of people who like to map mark a field boss they will hurl themselves at for the entirety of day 1 and end up with no weapons and be level 1 when the boss finally appears. Don't be one of these players. Nightreign requires familiarity with Elden Ring to play optimally The gameplay of Nightreign rewards prior knowledge of Elden Ring's weapons and spells, so you can quickly determine what items are good or bad for your character, and then figure out the optimal way to get these items based on what is on the map. The game isn't as random as you may at first believe as certain weapon types, elements and such are in the same general locations every time. Like I know I can always find incantation catalysts in the basement chest of any ruined cathedral opposite the boss room in the basement. I can always find a rack of bows in military camps, etc Also keep in mind that a weapon that may have been garbage in ER1 might be super OP in Nightreign based on the ash of war. Due to randomization weapons are able to have ashes of war that the originals didn't have. You can also use elemental grease on any weapon in Nightreign unlike in ER1. On that note, don't play Executor if you do not like parrying or cannot parry well in ER1. His crucible ultimate does very poor damage, you're supposed to deal damage against bosses primarily by using his parry ability to build up the gauge so he will unleash his cursed blade special attack. I have seen a lot of people rolling Executor because they think katanas are cool or something, and not actually playing the class properly and they just drag down the other teammates. If you don't want to parry just play Wylder, you can still find katanas but honestly what weapon you pick should depend primarily on your chara stat spread and its element / ash of war. Don't obsess over getting specifically the weapon type you like from ER1, this game is about cobbling together a working build as quickly as possible based on what loot you find. Nightlord Weakness Cheat Sheet These are the elements that bosses are weak against and they have unique staggers when hit by these too. Tricephalos - holy Gaping Jaw - Poison Sentient Pest - Fire Augur - Lightning Equilibrious Beast - Frenzy Darkdrift Knight - Lightning Fissure in the Fog - Fire Keep in mind it is useful to have secondary weapons for dealing with bosses / trash mobs during Day 1 and Day 2, for example demihuman are super weak to fire and lightning, as are the giant finger creepers. Anything an enemy in ER1 was weak to, they are again in Nightreign so once more familiarity with ER1's mechanics is vital for success at Nightreign. Magma level crater that allows you to upgrade any weapon to legendary tier I mentioned this in the Day 2 part of the guide but will explain in more detail here as people have asked questions in the comments. After you defeat the first boss you will unlock the chance for certain terrain changes to randomly occur and one of them is a huge crater with a lava temple, going all the way to the bottom is a magma wyrm guarding an altar that lets you turn any weapon into legendary status. Use the spectral hawk tree in this area to get back out of the crater. Keep in mind you can't jump from the surface straight to the boss you need to jump from broken pillars and ledges and follow paths through parts of the broken tunnel to get lower, don't fall in the lava or you'll die instantly. You also need to defeat a group of fire monk bosses to unlock a sealed fade door leading to an area with finger creepers and falling off a ledge at the end of that area takes you to the boss platform with the wyrm and altar he's guarding. Every time you beat a boss you unlock a new chance for a new terrain change to happen that each have some unique thing associated with them If you see a huge withered tree husk in your map This area appears randomly in maps sometimes, and at the base of this dead tree is a ruined town with a merchant that will sell pouches to expand your item slots as well as talismans. Talismans otherwise need to be found by unlocking the sorcerer towers (look for a sigil hidden somewhere inside or outside it, such as n the water outside the tower entrance) or from the scarab dung beetles that are scattered around the world map in fairly consistent spawn locations. Advice about Relics The different colored relics you can get from failed / successful expeditations, the strength depends on the progress you made. If you beat no bosses you get garbage ones, if you beat at least one or two day bosses you get better ones. The best ones are given if you beat the nightlord. Most of the relics are kind of crap, giving you a +1 or 2 to an attribute stat or changing your starting ash of war on a weapon or changing its damage type. As these latter only effect your low level starting weapon these are outclassed quickly by other weapons you get during the run. And a plus 1 or 2 to an attribute isn't that great when you start getting chara levels. The relics you want to equip are those that give HP or FP recovery bonuses, that reduce your character's ability cooldowns or the ultimate gauge accumulation, or that strengthen that ultimate. These abilities scale for the entire expedition run. There are also some character unique effects on relics that alter their abilities in some way. Some relics let you start with a stonesword key or other consumables but the game throws these items at you like candy, you are almost guaranteed to find a key at the chests behind the altar at a ruined finger cathedrals for example so it's not really worth picking these relics. You can buy additional urns from the merchant NPC to let you choose different colored relics for a character, and you can unlock unique Relics from doing the story missions for each character along with a unique urn. Which urn is best to use is going to depend on what relics you have access to and their passives. Things to avoid / Addressing common confusions Contrary to her description, Duchess is NOT a melee thief class, she is actually a caster class. Stack FP recovery items and get spells for her. Ideally recover FP on attack passives so she can use the dagger to recover FP then unleash spells when your FP bar is full. Wylder's grappling hook, with some practice, can be used to launch yourself behind an enemy you are facing for a backstab attack. Keep in mind backstabs only work on certain enemies, not every enemy. But it's extremely useful for quickly taking down Crucible knights and other humanoid field bosses. The way this works is while locked onto the target and using the grappling hook, and as Wylder is flying through the air at the target, at the exact moment Wylder reaches the enemy press your joystick in the direction that would take Wylder behind the enemy and at the same time use your normal swing to trigger the backstab. This has to be done in like a split second. When you do it correctly it causes an animation skip of Wylder landing and he goes right into backstabbing the enemy. It also looks extremely cool. This is also something I discovered on my own and have been able to repeat with high rate of success. Obviously if you do the same thing from behind an enemy it's easier to flow right into a backstab on them, but what I am describing is Wylder flying directly head on at an enemy and then animation skipping into a backstab before his "landing" animation happens. Keep in mind that Recluse is not a conventional Souls "sorcerer", she is a spellcaster. She has S in both int and faith. You can easily get a bunch of prayer catalysts from the basement chest of the ruined finger cathedrals, and the body at the end of the same hallway usually loots a staff too. And defeating the boss in the basement (which is easy at level 1) will have a good chance of giving a blue or purple staff or other catalyst as well for the Recluse, the chance of weapon types bosses give is based on the character so obviously Recluse has a higher chance for staff and prayer catalyst than say Wylder. While you can find staffs in Haught's fortress or the center castle weapon racks it's harder and more time consuming to do it on day 1 than on day 2, by contrast the ruins on the edges of the map are easier and more efficient since you need to get flasks from the marika churches on day 1 anyway. Revenant is a highly useful support caster, her adds are good at distracting enemies including most bosses but Nightlords tend to one shot them. Revant's main usefulness is her high faith and int rating and her ultimate that revives your fallen party members to protect from a wipe. While she starts with a claw and her passive can raise dead enemies to fight for her, this is useless against a nightlord. I strongly recommend getting FP recovery passives and fp recovery on hit and using a fast bow on her to regen FP for using spells and prayers to deal actual damage on the boss, to golden vow your allies and such with support spells, Terra magica, etc. She's also good for using dragon incantations to do scarlet rot too and poison spells. Guardian is probably the worst character class for this type of game. While most people just focus on spamming his cyclone attack and using his ultimate (which are good, don't get me wrong) his overall design is clearly meant for guard counters which is difficult to maximize in a co-op game and very dependent on having a good shield and a good weapon, whereas Executor just needs his default cursed blade ability to do his parry mechanic. He has a built in barricade shield ash of war (Steel Guard passive) that reduces stamina cost of blocking but you can't use it at the same time you use other shield ashes of war since you have to block and hold dodge to trigger the effect, and to guard counter you need enemies to focus on you and he doesn't come with anything by default to lure enemies to him (but there are Relics that have this as a passive, for better or worse). He cannot dodge roll and his hop has few iframes which makes it harder to ignore some nightlord attack mechanics. Furthermore his specialty is halberds, which are a poor combo choice for guard countering in ER1 and so far isn't that great for Nightreign either. The best weapon in ER for guard countering is maces, that would have made far more sense. My only advice here is try to get a good tower shield with a good damage blocking ash of war on it for surviving the nightlord battles. IMO they need to expand his weapon specially to include maces and great maces. Also if you want to use the ash of war on your weapon you need to be good at swapping in and out of 2h mode since if a shield has an ash of war on it, your chara will use the shield ash of war instead of your weapon's ash of war. His default shield has the no skill ash of war on it, but the shield is pretty crap at actually blocking damage since it has no ash of war on it and has a low guard rating. If you get a relic that lures enemies when you guard this can be helpful for helping you maximize guard counters, along with the passive ability from bosses that lets you trigger effects to do extra damage when you guard counter. Bear in mind his cyclone ability, while good for trash clears, is not very strong against nightlords. You've got to really stack your defense and hp buffs from boss drops, and get good at guard counters. Red player phantoms: Sometimes you will come across dead red phantoms of where other players in another instance died and you can loot them to get the items they carried. You will see their starting equipment has a new passive ability on it usually called the character class's Grief. This is a big boost to the stats when in the inventory of that same character's class, so it can be a good idea to toss out your original starting gear and replace it with this red phantom looted version so you have that extra stat boost. The smithing stones you ideally want are the epic (purple upgrade) one from the troll boss at the end of the mines, or the magma wyrm altar that upgrades to legendary (orange). The others stones for blues or just +1 are last resort options if you ended up with a good ash of war on a low rarity weapon and don't have the first two upgrade options in your run. Some merchants sell a pouch item that allows you to hold more consumables. This is very useful since you have very limited consumable capacity by default. Check your journal at Round Table Hold after every mission, even the failed ones. New chapters of the Remembrance stories unlock for characters periodically and are triggered by different things, some need items you can find as drops or buy from the shop, others unlock if you do a certain number of missions I(win or lose) with the character. Some require you to talk to certain characters with certain characters after certain things happen. Completing these quests unlocks new urns for your characters allowing them to equip different color combination relics at Round table hold, as well as unique Relics for each character with useful passive abilities. Abilities that trigger when you walk: This can be confusing, there is no walking toggle. Instead just barely move your joystick in the direction you want to go, nudging it essentially. This should trigger the passive ability within a second or two. The red hand icon next to passive weapon abilities does not mean the weapon needs to be held in the primary or offhand. It just needs to be in a right or left hand SLOT. If you throw the item into your off hand then double grip your weapon (such as bow or hammer, greatsword, etc) then you still get the passive hand bonus ability while the weapon is on your character's back. Don't skip over useful weapons just because you're using a 2hander Every armament (weapon and catalysts) gives you the passive bonuses simply for being in your inventory. The only exception is red hand icon abilities which need to be in an active weapon slot to proc (see below). This means you should pick up items for passives, even if that item isn't something you're going to use. Ideally stack passive bonuses that boost your damage, reduce your damage intake, and give you HP and FP recovery. There are other passives such as procing attacks, glintblades, lightning, summons, etc. Never take the flask ability upgrade that makes it heal over time. This is actually a nerf to the flask, it distributes the amount you would have got over a number of seconds instead of giving you the full amount instantly. If you want heal over time effects just use a Warming stone the game throws them at you like candy. To People in Comments Claiming Trash Mob Farming is Better Than Bosses. Farming trash mobs is a linear power up for your character as it will only give you character levels. By contrast, killing Bosses are a quadratic power up from multiple resources (chara. levels, passive abilities, weapons and ashes of war / spells). There is no contest on what is a better use of your time on each day. the bosses I am talking about here on day 1 are specifically the ones at ruins, who are not very strong. I'm not talking about the much stronger field bosses which is a day 2 thing. The bosses at ruins are basically just regular enemies with more HP and you can kill these bosses as a level 1 character. Nightreign is a game around resource acquisition in a limited time frame, as the map boundaries close in on you on a fixed timer. You generally have 20 minutes on each day cycle but that's not 20 minutes of full access to the map. If you don't hit up the churches and ruins around the edges of the map in your first 10 minutes you lose access to them until the start of day 2. You can in theory backtrack on day 2 but you have to make it to day 2 by defeating a wave of enemies and a powerful boss, which is far easier to do with lots of flasks and powerful weapons with good ashes of war than simply having levels and low tier starting equipment. This is especially true in the case of caster classes who need staffs and seals of specific elemental alignments. A lot of random chest catalysts from say the ruined churches tend to have low tier spells like rejection on them, versus fighting bosses where the chance of getting catalyst drops from the boss for a character character that have high level spells on them is much greater. Lots of people pick Ironeye because in addition to range, there is a small number of bows in the game and smaller number of ashes of wars for bows, so it's easier to cobble together a build, but you're still missing that random non-elemental aligned bow racks usually aren't elemental aligned weapons so your DPS will be down quite a lot against the night lord. Besides this lots of the day bosses and their respective enemies are super weak to elements like fire, who have unique stun animations of rolling on the ground, or getting shocked, or whatever else just like in the base game. Elemental weapons are superior to non-elements and while you can use greases you can only hold a couple at once per item slot. The inverse is the case for other characters, as there are hundreds of melee weapons and spells in the game, and all have a chance of dropping, with the best ones only having the best chance of doing so against bosses. So to ensure everyone in the party has what they need, boss hunting is the better strategy. The whole point of this guide is to understand the nature of the random nature of loot by making decisions to increase the chance you get the best weapons and ashes of war / spells before the end of day 1 by concentrating on the bosses most likely to give you the elements you need for the final boss. You are not missing anything by not farming levels on day 1 because there is a max level anyway and you can get there on day 2. You do not need high levels on day 1, you only need high level by the end of day 2 and doing things like the magma crater to upgrade a weapon to legendary will take pretty much the entire day 2 time you have, so you don't have time to hit up the other ruins to find elemental weapons on day 2 and then go hit up the magma or mines to upgrade them. The tl:dr of it is this: You have limited time to build your character to face the night lord final boss of the round. Trash mobs provide one resource: runes. The reward for killing bosses is guaranteed to be thousands of rune PLUS passive abilities PLUS stronger weapons The stronger the boss, the more likely they will drop high tier gear and abilities. Even if the boss doesn't drop a weapon you want to attack with, they likely have passives that you want in your inventory. By contrast trash mobs only give a guaranteed chance of runes, and most enemies only drop a few hundred. Very rarely trash mobs will drop low tier rarity weapons with generally low tier ashes of war. The dilemma is between getting max level fighting trash mobs vs getting max level fighting bosses that give you lots of stuff trash mobs do not. This isn't hard to understand what is superior. Nightreign is a game of collecting resources as fast as possible. and killing rash mobs over bosses is a worst option in all scenarios for that reason because the resource to time cost ratio is against trash mobs. You will always get more resources for the same amount of time cost fighting bosses than fighting trash mobs. It doesn't matter if you get lv10+ if your character has low tier ashes of war / spells. Sure, maybe you get lucky and get good ones right off the bat, but that is pure chance. What I am talking about in this guide is a more guaranteed process for acquiring the items you need because levels alone won't beat the bosses, and it's possible to clear the night lords at a lower level if you have strong weapons. This is also not a typical Souls game where you can run back from a bonfire and try the boss over and over again until you learn its entire moveset over the course of an hour. It can take an hour to get back to the nightlord if your party is undergeared for fighting the day 1 and day 2 bosses and take 10+ minutes fighting them instead of curb stomping them with high tier weapons and ashes of war / spells. People thinking they are going to solo clear the night lords in co-op mode with the starting equipment are being unrealistic as the time investment necessary for any player to have the experience with the bosses necessary to do that is going to be x100 the time investment they spent learning it in any prior Souls games simply because you cannot instantly re-challenge the night lord again Solo mode This guide is obviously not discussing solo mode, it's for the normal co-op version of the game. The solo version of Nightlord bosses, as well as the other enemies faced in solo mode, are nerfed compared to their co-op mode. Their AI is less aggressive, they do less damage and have less health. This was already stated in developer interviews before the game launched. You're not fighting the same enemy in solo mode, you're fighting a weaker version tuned for solo mode. The difficulty of solo mode is that there is fewer chances of reviving from death. The game itself is technically easier in solo mode in terms of enemy data. So while some players in solo mode are finding success in just focusing on leveling up, that isn't the way the co-op version of the game is designed. The co-op mode the enemies are more aggressive and stronger. submitted by /u/Charlemagneffxiv to r/Nightreign [link] [comments]

Parents, Longtime reader here. I’ve never posted before, but I’ve carried with me a story from this community, one about a young boy named Tobias. His father’s words stayed with me, deeply. I still think about that post often sometimes while driving, walking the dog, or playing with my kids. I’ve even found myself in tears, a complete stranger crying alone in the car over a child I’ve never met. That’s the impact it had. Today, I’m sharing our story in the same spirit, hoping it might help someone else. On Monday around midnight, our 1.5-year-old son Callan was inconsolable. My wife and I took turns trying to soothe him, assuming it was a rough night. In the morning, we noticed his left eyelid was swollen and his cheek looked irritated. Because of Tobias’ story, I had a gut feeling this wasn’t something to brush off. We made an appointment at our pediatrician’s office for an emergency visit. After walking our 4 year old son to school, we noticed something else: Callan’s pupils were unequal in size, and the swelling in his left eyelid had worsened. We packed a bag and drove straight to the ER. At the hospital, the doctors were unsure what to make of the unequal pupils. A neurologist was consulted by phone and dismissed the need for an in-person evaluation (Red Flag #1). They also tried reaching an ophthalmologist the first was in surgery, and the second could only see us the following day at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, the ER checked for debris (none found), prescribed amoxicillin and eye drops, handed us some paperwork about COVID, and sent us home. At home, I read the discharge papers: “Reason for visit: irritated eye.” (Red Flag #2) Still worried, we saw the ophthalmologist the next morning. He was thorough and thoughtful. After examining Callan, he said it appeared to be Horner’s Syndrome, a condition marked by unequal pupils and a drooping eyelid, often caused by pressure on the nerves that control eye function. He ran a test to confirm, and recommended an MRI under anesthesia to locate the cause. Timeline: 1–2 weeks. Later that evening, our pediatrician, who had consulted with the ophthalmologist and the head of hospital oncology called with new instructions: Get Callan admitted to the hospital immediately. They wanted him in the oncology department, not because it was certain he needed to be there, but because it was the safest, most experienced place to start. We arrived at the hospital and checked in through the ER. An inexperienced nurse wanted to wake Callan and re-examine his eye as if the specialists hadn’t already done so. I politely but firmly asked her to speak with the attending doctor instead. We couldn’t afford more missteps. Friends who work at the hospital stated that management was looking into the issue as to why we were discharged on day 1 without being admitted. Last night, they ran blood tests and X-rays. So far, the results have been encouraging nothing alarming in the bloodwork. One doctor said the X-ray looked normal, though we’re still waiting on official interpretations and additional testing. The head of oncology spoke with us again: while we don’t yet have an MRI, he explained that the most likely cause of Horner’s in a child is a tumor affecting the nerve pathway somewhere along the spine, neck, or brain. Right now, Cal is sleeping, about to go in for his MRI under anesthesia. Just hours ago, he was running around, laughing, and playing like the goofy, sweet boy he always is. We are heartbroken, terrified but we’re holding onto hope. We’re lucky to have incredible support from family, friends, and neighbors who are caring for our 4-year-old son and our soon-to-be 3-year-old daughter while we stay by Cal’s side. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my wife and our son, even as my mind spirals toward worst-case scenarios. TL;DR: Please, don’t ignore the little things when it comes to your children’s health. Be present. Ask questions. Advocate for them, especially when something doesn’t sit right with you. Get second opinions. Trust your gut. Please keep our sweet Callan our “Cal-boy” “Cal-Weathers” (big Cars people here) in your thoughts and prayers. We’re praying for strength, for answers, and most of all, for healing. submitted by /u/PeterKaczynski to r/daddit [link] [comments]

I can't decide which way to go in my letters to Emily. I decided to write 3 different approaches: Coldly Logical, Raw Emotion, and Dismissive and Insulting. Coldly Logical: Emily, My lawyer has advised that I write to you explaining, in clear terms, why reconciliation is not possible. After considerable thought, I've decided to approach this from a logical perspective rather than an emotional one. Let's start with a definition. Love (noun): A complex set of emotions, behaviors, and beliefs associated with strong feelings of affection, protectiveness, warmth, and respect for another person. Love involves caring for another person's well-being, prioritizing their needs, maintaining their trust, and being honest with them even when it's difficult. Looking at the evidence objectively, I need to assess whether your actions over the past year demonstrate love as defined above. Consider the following: Trust and Honesty: You maintained a secret relationship with John for approximately 9 months You consistently lied about your whereabouts When directly questioned on New Year's Eve, you denied any infidelity Even after discovery, your account of events changed multiple times (coercion narrative, business mentorship narrative, etc.) You only disclosed information when faced with evidence Prioritizing Partner's Well being: You risked my sexual health by being intimate with both John and me You diverted resources from our marriage: time, energy, and attention. You shared intimate details of our marriage with Bev You damaged our shared property and put others in danger by burning your possessions. Respect for Partner: You came home after being with John and were intimate with me You allowed John to finance aspects of our marriage You portrayed a false version of our relationship to others When analyzed objectively, these behaviors demonstrate a fundamental incompatibility with the definition of love. This isn't about moral judgment or punishment. It's about recognizing a factual misalignment between your actions and the definition of love. Your recent actions such as therapy, church attendance, and your proposed postnuptial agreement suggest you're experiencing guilt, shame, and fear of loss. These are understandable human emotions, but they're distinct from love. The postnuptial agreement you proposed focuses on controlling future behavior rather than addressing the fundamental question of whether you genuinely love me as defined above. I believe you care about me and wish to maintain our relationship. But caring about someone, even deeply, isn't the same as loving them in the complete sense of the word. Your actions reveal a prioritization pattern where your desires, needs, and comfort consistently ranked higher than my well being, dignity, and trust. The logical conclusion is that you do not love me according to the definition of love. You may believe you do, but the empirical evidence contradicts this belief. This isn't your fault. We can't control who we love. It would be unreasonable of me to expect you to manufacture love where it doesn't naturally exist. The rational solution is for both of us to move forward separately: You deserve to find someone you truly love. Someone whose well being, trust, and dignity you naturally prioritize without requiring contractual obligations or monitoring. I deserve to find someone who loves me in the complete sense of the word. Someone whose actions align with their professed feelings. We both deserve relationships built on genuine love rather than obligation, guilt, or fear. I'm proceeding with the divorce for these reasons. It's not a punishment or an act of revenge. It's the logical outcome of the situation we find ourselves in. The terms I've communicated through my lawyer remain my position. I wish you well in your journey forward. I hope you find happiness and growth, and that you discover what genuine love means for you. We had good years together that I'll always remember, but we need to acknowledge reality and make decisions based on facts rather than wishful thinking. Sincerely, OP P.S. After reviewing this letter, I realize it comes across as cold and clinical. That's not entirely unintentional. It's easier for me to process things logically right now than to dive back into the emotional tornado. But please know that I don't hate you. I just can't pretend that what happened doesn't fundamentally change who we are to each other. ---------------------------------------- Here is what I'm feeling: Emily, I don’t even know how to do this. I don’t know how to say goodbye to you. I keep starting this letter and stopping, because every time I try to write the words, it feels like I'm stabbing myself in the heart all over again. I loved you so god damn much. I loved you with a kind of blind faith that I didn’t even know existed. And you knew that. You knew it. And you still chose to hurt me. You didn't just cheat on me, Emily. You ended me. You shattered something in me that I don’t know if I can ever fix. You made me feel small and worthless in a way I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I can’t even look in the mirror without seeing the fucking asshole you made out of me. I was proud to love you. Proud to be your husband. Proud of the life we were building. And now when I think of our life together, it feels like rotting wood under my hands. Like something hollowed out and dead that I still try to lean on out of instinct. I hate that part of me still wants to believe this nightmare isn't real. But it is. It’s so real it feels like it’s crushing my chest every time I breathe. I’m not the man you married anymore. And I’m not the man you want to reconcile with, either. He’s gone, Emily. You killed him the second you decided someone else's attention, someone else's money, someone else's arms were worth more than my heart. I can't come back from this. I can’t pretend that it didn’t happen. I can’t lie to myself just to make you feel better. You’re not my home anymore. You’re not my safe place. You are not a person to me anymore. You are a shitty traumatic event that I have to survive. God, Emily, I would have given you anything. I would have burned the whole world down if you asked me to. And you threw me away like it meant nothing. Maybe someday you’ll understand what you did. Maybe someday it’ll hit you like a truck when you're standing in an empty house or staring at yourself in the mirror. Maybe someday you’ll realize that you didn’t just lose a husband. You lost someone who loved you so deeply that he never once doubted you until you forced him to. I can't do this anymore. I have to let you go, even if it kills me. Even if I feel like I'm ripping out my own heart. Even if I never really heal from it. Because you didn’t just kill the man you married. You killed the future we were supposed to have. Goodbye, Emily. I will love you for the rest of my life. But I can’t be with you anymore. The woman I loved is gone. OP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This following is the first letter I wrote, included last. After I wrote it, I felt I had to write a logical analysis of the situation which became the first letter I put here. Then, writing the logical letter got me into a dark place and I wrote the second letter. So here's the first letter I wrote when I was still giddy and happy: Emily, Congratulations. You managed to kill a marriage that could’ve survived a zombie apocalypse, two hurricanes, and my cooking. Seriously. I would’ve walked through fire for you. Hell, I would've walked through a Bed Bath & Beyond on a Saturday afternoon for you and I DID. Remember that?? Would John have done that??. Remember when I paid retail for a fucking air fryer from Bed Bath and Beyond? But you know what even I can’t survive? Being downgraded from husband to set decoration while you played the lead role in a shitty Netflix rom com. I know you’re sorry. I know you’re desperate. And I know you’d love to rewind the clock and stop yourself at whatever moment you decided that our marriage needed a supporting cast. But here’s the truth. You didn’t just make a mistake. You made a lifestyle. You didn't trip and fall into a boutique with no price tags. You chose it. Again and again. And while you were busy sipping champagne and pretending you were a pop diva, you didn’t notice the man back home trying to figure out why he wasn’t enough anymore. I’m not angry. You have to care to be angry. I’m just fucking done with this bullshit. With YOUR bullshit. I know you want to reconcile with the guy you married. But he’s not here anymore. You buried him under a pile of hotel receipts, fake orgasms, and Nordstrom bags. You don’t love me. You love the way I make you feel. The safety. The loyalty. The guy who never left, no matter what. Except, surprise: He finally left. You loved what that guy did but you didn't give a shit about him personally. Never at one moment did you love this guy. Do not bullshit yourself into thinking that. You're saying that to yourself now out of guilt and not out of love. You're thinking, "why couldn't I love this guy?". The fact is that you've always only had one soulmate, Emily. Yourself. Certainly not ME. You’ll be okay. You’re smart, you're beautiful, you're resourceful, and you can spot a delicious brunch menu from 500 yards away. You'll land on your feet. But not with me. Take care, Emily. And when you tell people about us years from now, feel free to lie a little. Make it a good story. Lord knows, you’re good at making up bullshit. Goodbye. P.S. The air fryer is non-negotiable. Seriously. I'll fight you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm leaning towards coldly logical. -------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE EDIT: Looks like you are favoring a combination of coldly logical and emotional to drive it home. Here's what I have: Emily, My lawyer suggested I write to you explaining why reconciliation is impossible. After thinking it over, I realized I owe it to myself to be clear both logically and emotionally. First, the facts: "Love" means protecting, respecting, and prioritizing someone else even when it’s difficult. Your actions, namely the lying, the infidelity, and the humiliation, are the opposite of that. You hid an affair for nearly a year, lied straight to my face on New Year’s Eve, risked my health, shared our marriage with strangers, and only confessed pieces of the truth when you had no choice. You chose yourself every single time it mattered. That's not love. It's selfishness cosplaying as love. I don’t doubt you feel guilt now. I don’t doubt you wish you could rewind the clock. But you’re not mourning me. You’re mourning the man you could always count on. The man who forgave everything. The man who’s gone now because you killed him. I don't exist anymore the way you remember. You didn't just end a marriage. You burned down the man who believed in it. I was proud to be your husband once. Now, when I think of us, it feels like standing in the wreckage of a house that used to feel like home. You are not my partner anymore. You’re a traumatic event that I must survive. I have to let you go, because there’s nothing left for me to hold on to. We are divorcing. That is final. You need to wrap your head around this fact. Please direct all future communication through our attorneys. --OP ----------------------------------------- I'm pretty sure I'm sending this one: Emily, My attorney advised me to write down why reconciliation isn’t possible. I’ve put it off not because I’m unsure, but because it’s difficult to describe what you’ve done to me in a way that might actually register with you. But I’ll try now, with as much clarity and control as I can manage. Let’s begin with something simple: a definition. Love (noun): A commitment to another person’s well-being, trust, and dignity above your own convenience, indulgence, and self-gratification. It includes honesty, protection, loyalty, and the refusal to willfully inflict harm, especially on someone who loves you. Now let’s examine the evidence. For nearly a year, you conducted a sexual relationship behind my back. You didn’t confess because you were overwhelmed by guilt. You confessed because you got caught. Even then, your story changed over and over until the facts cornered you. First it was an emotional affair. Then a mentorship. Then coercion. Then "he wouldn’t let me go." You were never honest. You were just reactive. When I confronted you on New Year's Eve, you couldn't even tell me the truth THEN. I knew the truth and you still tried to make me feel guilty and paranoid. And here’s something I need to say directly, because you've danced around it in every version you’ve given: You performed oral sex on another man and then came home and kissed me right afterwards Do you understand what that did to me? Because I think you need to. That wasn't just betrayal. That was defilement. That was degrading. That was a level of violation I didn’t know was possible inside a marriage. You brought the taste of another man’s body into our home and into my fucking mouth. You let him into my bed by proxy and into my mouth, without my knowledge or consent. There is no therapy, no contract, no prayer that can erase that. I don't think my words can adequately communicate to you how disgusted and sickened I am by this. Remember how you noticed I was losing weight towards the end of our time together? Remember how you were admiring how defined my muscles were? That wasn't working out, that was starvation and dehydration. That was not being able to keep food or water down because I thought about it all the time and it made me throw up. And then you want to tell me you love me. You want to reconcile. You want to go back to what we were. Here’s the problem, Emily: That man no longer exists. The man who loved you, trusted you, and thought you were incapable of something like this is just fucking gone. You killed him. Slowly. Repeatedly. And with a smile on your face. And the person asking for reconciliation now? You’re not talking to the same husband. You’re talking to someone else. You're talking to someone who will never again see you the way he once did. Someone who wakes up sick when he remembers how deep the lies went. Someone who has to remind himself to breathe when he thinks about where your mouth was before you kissed him. You say you want to earn back my trust. That’s not something you can earn back from a ghost. So I’ll give you the only thing that’s left: truth. You are not owed reconciliation. You are not owed negotiation. You are not even owed the benefit of the doubt. You are owed fairness, and I’ve already extended more of that than your actions warrant. If you have any respect left for me. It you have any genuine remorse, you’ll stop prolonging this shitshow. I am going to send you my best offer. Do you want to convince me of your remorse? Then tack on some more terms that are favorable to me and have no possible benefit to you. Put your money where your mouth is. Own what you did. Accept the consequences without twisting this into something mutual or negotiable. You didn’t just cheat. You desecrated something sacred. You dismantled a man and burned the wreckage. And now you want to bargain with the ashes. Don’t. Let this end with whatever grace is still possible. Go and find someone you love and respect and I will do the same. ----------------------------------------------------- Update 5/2/2025 I got my lawyer to look over the letter. She approved it. I hand wrote it on paper and then had a courier deliver it to Emily's parents' house yesterday with delivery confirmation. She's got it and it's been radio silent except for MIL texting me that Emily got my letter and is "crying her eyes out". ------------------------------------------------------- Update 5/5/2025 We have sent our divorce terms to Emily and her lawyer. They are pretty much the same thing we said before: No spousal support. We keep our respective retirement funds. Other joint accounts are split 50/50 (this one hurts. We have investment accounts but my lawyer and I conceded this to expedite matters). It's an at fault adultery divorce. $10,000 reimbursement of our emergency fund. $15,000 half of the credit card charges for fraud (or whatever the lawyer said. I have to go back and re-read the technical stuff). I give up all claims to half of her business. Even though it's an LLC we consistently used marital funds and of course the stolen emergency fund (which was joint funds) to fund her business. She gives up all claims to my dad's home. There's some other stuff regarding joint marital property in our home. Throw pillows, people! Who's gonna get the throw pillows?? Won't someone think about the throw pillows? The trash can with my watery puke in it is off the table. She missed that opportunity. You snooze, you lose. So a bunch of people are saying that this is fake because a lawyer would never let you write a breakup letter to the person you're divorcing. First, Emily has delayed all negotiations consistently by refusing to acknowledge divorce. She consistently rebutted our attempts to settle this by replying with some kind of reconciliation plan. I have had no meaningful conversations with Emily since I served her divorce papers. I talk a lot of shit about her on here behind her back because it's a release valve for me. But I have said nothing of substance to her other than what I said when I confronted her when she was making a burnt offering to the fashion gods. I'm no lawyer. Maybe my lawyer sucks. But this is how it was explained to me: TL;DR: My lawyer said the letter stops Emily’s reconciliation BS and speeds up the divorce by showing I’m fucking DONE. After having a bunch of people tell me that a lawyer would never advise me to write a letter to my STBXW, I was concerned myself like why would she want me to break no contact? I'm basically summing up what my lawyer sent back, with some edits to keep me from doxxing myself. In the state I live in, clear communication of intent, such as no reconciliation, can streamline negotiations by setting boundaries. A formal letter, sent via courier, serves as evidence of my position, reducing ambiguity in court or mediation. Divorce lawyers, at least in my state, often recommend written statements to clarify a client’s stance, especially when the other spouse’s actions; such as Emily’s workplace visits, constant texts, offers of reconciliation all the time, suggest denial or manipulation. The letter acts as a legal marker, showing my consistent refusal to reconcile, which courts respect in fault based cases. This also preempts Emily’s attempts to further delay by offering reconciliation terms, forcing her to focus on settlement. Emily’s adultery gives me leverage in equitable distribution. The letter reinforces her fault by detailing her betrayal, and pressuring her to concede terms to avoid a public trial where her actions would be scrutinized. Also, Emily's lawyer is collaborating with her therapist to address emotional barriers to settlement and has been vocal about it with my lawyer. My lawyer saw the letter as a way to satisfy Emily’s therapy driven need for closure while advancing my legal goals. While not standard in every divorce, letters outlining non reconciliation are used in cases with persistent reconciliation attempts or emotional volatility. You know, like burning all your shit in your backyard! Family law attorneys in the state I live in advise clients to document their stance to avoid he said she said disputes in court. Lawyers tailor strategies to the case’s dynamics, and a letter fits Emily’s persistent reconciliation pushes. Non lawyer types may assume divorce communication are purely formal, not realizing lawyers use creative tools such as letters and emails to manage negotiations, especially in fault based cases with emotional stakes. The bottom line is that my lawyer thought it was a good idea and it would save us both lawyer fees in the long run if I made everything crystal clear. Otherwise, it's just legal pickleball with her serving reconciliation attempts over the net and me shouting "FUCK NO" and grand slamming them out of the court into orbit. Over and over. Lawyers fees racking up and up. --------------- update 5/8/2025 Sorry I've been radio silent mostly. I'm in the throes of some kind of food poisoning I think. Basically my internal organs are saying "EVERYONE OUT! TWO EXITS!" My MIL has informed me that Emily is getting help in an intensive outpatient program for her anxiety and depression. So basically she works during the day and goes there afterwards for a few hours. It was arranged by her parents working together with her attorney. I just want to welcome all of the new folks who've decided my little corner of reddit needs a good "talking to". Honestly, if I were writing a revenge fantasy, I'd post all of her affair evidence to social media and tell her her something cool like "it was just my turn, you slut!" and then slap on some nice expensive aviators and swagger off into the sunset with my harem of open minded supermodel girlfriends. I mean, at the very least, she'd be the one throwing up in public and not me FFS. Anyway, back to the toilet. In my revenge fantasy, I'm the one with food poisoning. LOL. submitted by /u/Any-Assault to u/Any-Assault [link] [comments]

I'm f32 and recently found out about something my dad did 15 years ago. I can't stop thinking about it, and it brings a smile to my face when I'm feeling down. My dad smoked a lot when I grew up. Like about 2 packs a day. When I learned about the dangers of smoking in school, I started to ask him to quit. He never listened, his addiction was just greater than all my begging, bickering and educating, apparently. Then, at 17 years old, I started having health issues. It was while my parents were on a month long vacation without me (I forgot where to, but it doesn't really matter). It turned out I have ulcerative colitis - chronically inflamed intestines, so basically cramps and bleeding from the butt, as if periods weren't enough already. I basically went through this alone, since my bf back then was shitty support. So anyway, I got an appointment super quickly, immediately had a diagnosis after a colonoscopy and some blood work was done and got on medication right away (thanks European Healthcare!). So from the moment I decided to see a doctor and tell my parents about my symptoms maybe a week passed until I had my medication. Still, it was a scary and painful week. But since 15 years passed since then, I haven't really thought about it that much. Now a few weeks back my dad was talking to my husband and told him something he never told anyone before. I wasn't supposed to ever know, but I'm glad my husband can't keep secrets. Back when my parents got the news about me having health problems, my dad was scared out of his mind. He had lost his mom to ovarian cancer that was diagnosed way too late, so he jumped to the worst scenario and thought he might lose his only child as well. Now, my dad is an atheist, but when he heard about my issues, he decided to pray. Just this once, and it was more of a barter, really. He prayed and offered that he'd do anything to make my health issues go away. He thought about it and didn't really have anything to sacrifice, so he figured if he gave up smoking - the hardest thing for him to do, he could prove that he'd do anything for me. And he did it. Quit cold turkey, without nicotine patches or other helpers, from 40 cigarettes to 0 just like that. Must have been even harder considering he was under a lot of stress due to worrying about me. I never knew, just thought that he, for whatever reason, decided to do something for his own health. Never would I have guessed he did it for mine. [Now I don't care what people think about the outcome of the prayer. I'm neither implying that God exists and healed me, nor do I want to fight anyone who believes that. I do know that I can thank proper medical care for getting better, and that I'm lucky it was just colitis and nothing worse. Please be respectful about each other's religious beliefs or lack thereof in the comments, let's keep this comment section wholesome, okay guys?]* Anyway, religion is not what I'm focusing on here. I'm just so, so, thankful to have a father who loves me so much more than I ever imagined and would do anything for me. And I'm really hoping my husband and I can live up to those standards as parents for our daughter, who would have been due yesterday but apparently decided to take her sweet time to meet us. *edited/added explanation for clarity on the religious aspect of this post submitted by /u/Captain__Sarah to r/wholesome [link] [comments]

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/Throwaway0982726 AITA for telling my mom that she‘s the cause of all my brother’s problems? Originally posted to r/AmItheAsshole TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse, emotional abuse and manipulation, verbal abuse, absentee parents, favoritism Update June 6, 2021 I (33F) have a sister (30F) and a little brother (17M). My mom (single mother-our parents divorced while she was pregnant with my brother) was a wonderful mother to both me and my sister. However, she switched up incredibly while raising my brother-so much to the point that I offered to “raise” my brother instead. So my brother who is now a junior in high school has self esteem issues especially related to how he looks/weighs. He was a chubby baby and my mom used to say negative things to him all the time which I guess kind of ruined his self esteem. My sister and I always called him cute handsome etc but obviously our mother’s words had a bigger effect on him. To put it in perspective for you guys: He is 6’1, underweight, objectively a good looking kid yet still finds himself ugly and/or fat. I, a 5’8 woman, weigh more than him and am at a healthy weight. Anyways, despite everything, he’s still a cheerful and talkative kid who really does love our mother and this makes me 10x angrier. Now onto the “problem”: I made a mess in the kitchen yesterday while doing a little baking and accidentally fell asleep on the couch due to exhaustion and forgot to clean up. My mom saw the mess and started screaming at my brother and my brother said that he’d clean it up and that he was sorry. He basically admitted to doing something he didn’t do and when I found out, I immediately told my mom it was my fault but she said that it was fine. I asked her to apologize to him but she said that he was a man and that she doesn’t need to. I got mad and told her that if she kept this up then her son will end up doing something drastic. She said that she wasn’t doing anything and I said something along the lines of “Seriously? You’re literally the cause of all his problems”. I also called her a terrible mother. She got MAD. She said: “I didn’t go through all this shit for my own daughter to take a boy’s side of her own mother’s”. She made a lot of gender based comments like “you’re a girl you should take my side” and “he’s a boy he deserves it” etc. Then she went to her room and slept. Honestly, I’m just confused now. Also while I don’t regret standing up for my brother-I feel like maybe I shouldn’t have blamed her for all his issues since it’s a pretty big accusation and she’s obviously hurt. I’m thinking I should’ve been more mature? Plus she wasn’t a bad mother to me or my sister so maybe that was uncalled for too? But yeah, aita for blaming my mother for all of my brother’s problems? VERDICT: NOT THE ASSHOLE RELEVANT COMMENTS AnotaCocktail She sounds misandrist AF. Does he happen to look like his father? NTA at all. I would talk with your bro and try to be his shoulder. Your mom is completely fucking him up and it may be too late to undo all her damage. Edit: I’m not implying he’s ‘beyond hope’ of healing; just that it’s going to leave scars. So the quicker you help him start healing, the better. OOP We’re actually mixed (our dad is East Asian, mom is white) and he looks more Asian than my sister and I so yes, he does look more like our dad in a way. The fact that it might be too late-that’s what I’m terrified about :( I’ll still try and be his shoulder though! Thanks. Far_Administration41 It’s pretty obvious she is taking out her anger at your father on him. It’s so sad. The same thing happened to my little cousin after his mother’s acrimonious divorce. Just be there for him as much as you can and try as much as possible to help him understand that none of this is his fault and there is nothing wrong with him. Feel free to throw your mother under the bus to get this through to him. If possible help him get out of the house as soon as he is old enough and away from her abuse. ~ Equivalent-Horror-67 NTA. But you're mom is TA for being sexiest. Can't you're brother move in with his dad? OOP Dad lives in his home country and traveling is a bit of a no can do due to you know what. My sister and I live with our mom+brother because you know she’s older and we’re also concerned about our brother so we don’t have our own places. We’re unfortunately low on money as well. However, I can try and talk to my dad about what’s going on but he’s remarried and is very busy these days so I don’t really know. Update June 12, 2021 (6 days later) So nobody really asked for an update but I’m a bit bored and though eh why not. First off I’d like to say that after reading your replies, I think the reason why mom is horrible towards my brother is a mix of him looking like my dad AND him being a boy. But I don’t know for sure. Now for the update: A bit after I made the post, I went to talk to my brother who was in his room. He was “fine” but when I asked him to tell me how he felt about.. well... everything.. he broke down. My heart broke into a million pieces. At that moment I knew that he couldn’t stay with our mother anymore. So, I called my boyfriend of 5 years and asked him if my brother and I could move in for a bit. He has the space and my brother gets along with him so he agreed. My mom didn’t give a shit. She didn’t even say goodbye to him. She asked me if I could stay but completely ignored my brother’s presence. I tried my hardest to stay calm and not shout at her for it but the way she was acting was so mean. According to my sister, my mother still makes mean comments about my brother even though he’s not there so staying calm is really hard right now. Anyways, I called my dad as well and basically told him everything. He was a bit angry at first because nobody told him this before and he wouldn’t have left any of us in a different country had he known. But he calmed down and talked to my brother for like over an hour and by the time he hung up my brother had tears of joy and relief in his eyes. It’s still unclear whether my dad will be visiting or if my brother will be moving or how we’re going to proceed from now on due to you know what but I can assure you that my mother won’t be able to say anything to my brother again. Unfortunately, I am unable to put my brother into therapy because I don’t have a lot of money on me but I will try and talk to one of my friends who is pretty knowledgeable in the mental health department and see if I can help my brother. Thanks to everyone who gave their two cents Edit: Jesus. Thank you all so much for the advice, information, awards(seriously woah), kindness and yeah everything. I’ve taken everything into consideration and have tried to respond to as many replies as I can (there’s too many ahh). I’m going to do some research and will look into getting some help for my brother. I’d also like to say that if you’re going/went through something similar, I’m rooting for you and I know many of you may not be religious but I am keeping all of you in my prayers. Seriously. Thanks so much for everything and I hope you all have a wonderful day/night. RELEVANT COMMENTS Humble-smiley Hey, I'm happy that you got him out of the toxic environment! If you are in the USA you can apply for medical assistance since your brother has no income, and depending on your age you might be able to apply for assistance or even get child support from your so called mom! Especially if she is getting child support from your father. OOP I am actually in the USA so I’ll see what I can do-Thanks! ~ Pornisnotsex A lot of us (abused as kids) struggle because noone stood up for us, ever. Your brother will have a long way to go and undoubtedly it messed him up, but you have made sure that's one less point on the long list of trauma abuse can create. OOP I’m very sorry about your situation :( I can’t do much but I hope you have/will find peace. I don’t know if you’re religious but I’ll keep you and every other person who hasn’t been able to get out of an abusive situation in my prayers. Thank you

This is a repost sub. I am not the original poster. The OOP is /u/NonPartisan_Truth and goes by the name Lisa. Fun fact to hide spoilers for our mobile users: The role of Luca Brasi in The Godfather was portrayed by an actual mafia enforcer/arsonist called Lenny Montana. He was picked for the part after the original actor playing the character died of a stroke. Montana was very nervous about appearing opposite actor Marlon Brando. Director Coppola incorporated this real-life tension into several scenes, showing Brasi repeatedly practising (and later fumbling) his congratulations to Don Corleone. Themes and trigger warning(s): Traumatic Brain Injury, QAnon, toxic friendship Mood: a fairly positive outcome Brand New - 24 Jan 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties I've had an account for years but didn't understand how the site worked and never had time for it. Recently searched for support groups for coming out of far-right extremism and found this site. Hi all! I guess I've been a follower most of my life. I was liberal, live-and-let live when I was young and paid zero attention to politics. I gradually became more conservative as I got married and had kids. I still consider myself more conservative than liberal, but I'm changing at a rapid rate so will see where I end up. I personally don't want any labels or to identify with any party. When I was 16, almost 40 years ago, (GASP - probably old enough to be most of your mothers if not very young grandmothers), I met my best friend who remains my best friend to this day. I moved 3 1/2 hours away in 2020 and am moving back to the same area as her where nearly all my family is in a few months. Anyway, she's always been highly opinionated, a leader, and certain she is right on every topic. She has also been intensely loyal to me, seen me through some terrible times, and we have private jokes going back nearly 4 decades. I don't want to end the relationship, but I need to know how to navigate it moving forward. She's always been the leader of the 2 of us, is wicked smart, and has a way of making me feel like any contrary opinion I express is naive. M has always been very political and hard right. I smiled, nodded, and changed the subject until covid. Then I thought maybe she made sense. I quickly followed her onto Twitter, got in with a big group of covid deniers, anti-vaxers, and the whole 9 yards. I quite Twitter about 4 months ago after realizing that my best friend since age 16 was a toxic bully. Quoting scripture on one hand, bashing "the libs" on the other. We text often. No matter what comment I make, she turns it back to politics. Which I now completely ignore. I have no interest in us vs them or being a conspiracy theorist anymore. It's getting to the awkward stage at this point. What really got me undone is an exchange the other day. My sister has had long covid for 3 years, something M dismisses as not real. I said I had been spending more time with her lately and could easily tell that she is not the same person as before covid. She's going to be getting SSDI for it after 2 appeals - how can it not be real? My sister has a lot of neurological issues, which I also have after never healing from a concussion 7 years ago. My friend has always doubted my sensory issues as well, chalking them up to stress & blaming them on my husband. (who is not stressful in the least). I am attaching her response that blew me away, yet at the same time didn't surprise me. She is calling my sister a liar, isn't she? And by extension as someone with many of the same symptoms, calling me a liar. I'm also attaching a photo of a little something I did today - got my first-ever covid vax. M would die to the point of disowning me, but I'm tired of being a follower and having my mind clouded with all this crap. Thanks for reading/listening. - Lisa [Comment from OOP in reply to herself:] I can't figure out how to post a picture with this. I am typing the text my friend said that has my head spinning. This was in response to my her saying long covid is fake & me talking about how I'd spent more time with my sister over the past several months & she's clearly different than she was before. Here it is, in all its "glory." "No one paid attention to permanent issues people had from the flu or other viruses' pre-China virus (her words), and there isn't a test that isolates -19 now, no matter how hard people believe there is. It was all a set-up for the vax, and it is astonishing how people are dropping dead now in their prime. (Her husband's) vaxed friends are sick all the time. My sisters are a lot, too. I pray every night they don't end up with aggressive cancer or drop dead of heart issues." Don't Understand Friend's Talk About "FEMA Camps" - 05 Feb 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties My long-time close friend whom I've discussed before lost her mom in November. Her mom is now buried at Fort Snelling Cemetery, a military cemetery in Minnesota, next to her stepfather who was a veteran of WWII. She has made a few references now about "I hate that my mom is in a FEMA Camp" and I absolutely don't get the connection to a military cemetery. I looked up FEMA camps, and sure enough, they're tied to more far-right conspiracy stuff. Any insights? PolitiFact | Claim of FEMA ‘prison camps’ is part of long-running, thoroughly debunked conspiracy theory [Some comments from OOP in reply to people answering her question and sharing their own stories:] I don't get why anyone wants to be so paranoid & mistrustful about everything. My mother & stepfather happen to be buried in the same cemetery. Them being in a "FEMA Camp" is something that never crossed my mind. I suppose if I believed this it would be troubling to me. I just don't understand how she fell into this. She has a master's degree and is a very smart, independent woman. But I think she get something from the adulation of the twitter group. Seeing Q friend this weekend after 3 months - she doesn't know I've changed - 09 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties I've written about "M" before. We have been best friends since high school (84-86) but I don't give her that title anymore. I fell into the rabbit hole because I followed her into it. She's always been far, far right & strong-willed & opinionated. But I recognized I was wrong & had become a complete asshole & got out of it. Helps that I only truly believed for about 2 years. As is often the case with me, I pushed back doubts for months before a single incident caused ALL the scales to fall from my eyes. Realizing that my pastor who I once thought walked on water spouts all the same stuff as M, from the pulpit, and is insane. Anyway, haven't seen her since Christmas as I'm currently 200+ miles away but am moving back to the same town at the end of the month to be near family. I've said via text I decided to go back to being apolitical for the sake of my mental health & preferred not to discuss politics. Anytime she has brought up politics since then via text, I've completely ignored it while responding enthusiastically to anything else. Will be down getting some stuff ready for our new place this weekend & meeting up with her. My immediate & biggest concern is that I feel embarrassed by her in public due to her saying things about politics & covid to total strangers. I find it even more obnoxious now & need to know how to broach the subject of asking her not to when with me. I've always been the follower in the relationship & she is absolutely not used to getting any pushback from me. It would set a precedent. Most people would tell me just to say it. I get anxious at the thought, almost as anxious as I feel when she does that crap. I know, get a grip, but it's a whole new territory. Any suggestions welcome. PS - I checked her Twitter today against my better judgment to see if she's still the same. Of course, she is. Here are some gems from just today: Said "Happy Tim Walz (MN gov) Sucks Day" to people at a restaurant. This one is a favorite of her. Said there isn't a pandemic now and there never was one. Threatened the governor that he will have to stand before God & give an account for his actions someday and that his "handlers" won't be there to protect him. Posted scripture, because of course. Retweeted a racist, classist post of someone else's. You get the idea. I'm so grossed out I have considered ending the relationship. It's the time (39 years!), decades of memories, and remembering some of the selfless and supportive things she has done for me in the past that have prevented me thus far. I have to ask..why do you want to continue this friendship? I really don't. I'm just scared & going through a lot of emotions. Feel it would be wrong to just walk away without an attempt to see her & see if she will respect my boundaries in person. I'm straight, but it's almost like facing the breakup of a marriage I've been in over 2/3 of my life. You think you can ask her politely to stop being racist around you? I'm not sure that's how it works. If this is what she's tweeting, then her hate is her identity. Hey, I'm an optimist, so I always think you can push back with data and rationality. I'm also almost always wrong. That is what I have come to realize. Her hate is her identity. It's super painful to admit that. I've loved her like a sister for so long. You ll be okay, maybe a little rattled, but go get a burger and coffee with mom. We had to do that with an ex friend of many years because she just got out of hand with everyone and like, “ okay that’s enough”. She had a little hissy fit and found new friends really quick. It shouldn’t be hard for her to find a Q-Karen to bully others with. Oh and yeah, totally posts scripture as a bait hook to get people to trust her than she drops her bombs. My mom's been gone for 8 years. I will just hang out with other (normal) friends and my sisters & daughters, whom I had a strained relationship with for a few years because I was a q'ish weirdo. Honestly I would devote your time and energy to repairing those relationships and just not even bother with a formal break up with the Qanon friend... seriously consider too that you're going to be living in your new neighbourhood, do you really want everybody seeing you out for coffee with the racist Qanon lady ? That's a really horrible first impression to make, and there might be some better ways to grieve the loss of that friendship ? Hugs if wanted, anxiety sucks Thanks. I have worked very hard on repairing relationships with my family and am so beyond blessed they have all forgiven me. It rips my soul out that I hurt my young adult daughters. I have owned it. Recognize that I allowed very unhealthy influences into my life, but it's not my friend's fault or anyone else's that I chose to be influenced by them. I'm done, so done. I love my girls, my sisters, my father, and other friends so much. My mom in gone, unfortunately. We used to go out every Friday night. Funny thing is that in all the years we lived in the same town/area (over 25 years), I only ran into her in public once. Dump her I like you. Very direct. I need to be more that way myself. Come from a long line of passive-aggressive, beat around the bush types. Oh boy. I totally understand being mortified by your Q's rude behavior in public! But, I don't have to deal with it anymore, because I left my Q partner and am full no contact. I urge you to do the same with your former friend. The relief of doing so is just profound! Be well (and at least somewhat warm). Almost there. Besides being God-awful embarrassing, it's dangerous. Who knows the stability of the people she's spouting off at? They usually just look at her confused, but one of these days, she's going to say the wrong thing to the wrong person and end up shot. Her husband is equally obnoxious. She is number 4 item on her twitter feed to you. Misleading you with her words. Yes you've had a bunch of fun in the past and she has manipulated you with lies so successfully you WASTED two years of a life you only live once on and thankfully finally made your way out of the propaganda. Block he, delete her, don't tell her your plans, don't arrange to see her, just fade away. Tell her you're sorry your busy with work, family or romantic pursuits. I wish you the best. Thank you. That's what I'm seriously thinking of doing. She knows which apartment complex we're moving to but not the number, so no way of finding me there. [...] Why the fuck do you want anything to do with this mentally deficient piece of garbage? I don't as she as now. But just as divorcing my narcistic ex-husband was such an obvious choice from the outside, there's a whole lot of emotion involved here. I guess I held onto hope she would "outgrow" this, but it has only gotten worse. [One more comment from OOP in reply to a comment that is too long to share here:] I'm giving it one last shot to go out with her this weekend. She says anything to our server or other diners about politics or covid, it's over. Update: Cancelled dinner date with Q friend & am letting go of the relationship - 10 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties Thanks all for you helpful (and sometimes rather blunt, LOL) responses in the 2 posts I have made about separating myself from my Q and former BFF of nearly 40 years. I decided not to meet up with her when I'm in town this weekend because it is just too stressful not knowing what she's going to say to people in public. I just said we decided not to come down because of the expected snowstorm. I don't need to get into it with her. And I also decided I will not contact her at all from now on. I'm not going to tell her the apartment number where we're moving at the end of the month so she can't find me. I cried quite a bit yesterday over this decision but know it is the right one for my mental health and for the sake of my relationships with others. One thing I haven't mentioned too much here is how big of a role my brain injury had in all this. It happened in 2016, and over the next 3-4 years, my personality changed drastically. I already had pre-existing mental health conditions that grew so much worse that by the time covid came around, I became pretty radicalized for aprx [=approximately] the next 2.5 years. It wouldn't surprise me to find a larger percentage of brain-injured people in the Q community than the general population. As I continued to recover from my injury, I became more like my old self. Physical distance from my Q (we moved 230 miles away in August 2020) & dropping out of our twitter group helped a lot too. I "found myself" in our adopted city/state & am now ready to move back home & resume happy relationships with everyone I had alienated. Something she said has stuck with me a lot too. She was telling me about some of her husband's cousins who they didn't really know but "who aren't worth knowing because they're all libs anyway." Didn't seem like a very Christian attitude at all, and it really turned me off. (Because by the definition of “Christian”, Q can’t be one). Hugs. Hopefully you can get back to enjoying life! I already have! And agree she doesn't embody the spirit of the Jesus she claims to follow. Praying out loud over dinner at restaurants & then trying to fire people up she doesn't even know with political comments. Hypocrisy in action. The only person I know who loudly prays in restaurants is literally the trashiest guy I know. Coincidence? Idk but… I actually find that quite embarrassing as well. I have faith/spirituality, but it's a quiet one that shows in my actions towards others. I don't feel the need to broadcast it. We used to go out every Friday night. Servers would come to bring our food while she's praying. And a lot of what she prayed about was hoping things would go Q's way, at least in the last few years. Your brain injury theory is interesting, my Q uncle fell on the ice a few years ago hard enough to knock himself out and need hospitalization. 🤔 It f's you up good. I fell off a bike in my driveway. Hurt like heck, but I didn't think much of it at the time. I have permanent damage in my left eye and ear that requires me to wear an eye patch & ear plug in public or I will have seizures. But thankfully the mental health crisis it caused is long in the past. My dad had 2 TBI’s [=Traumatic Brain Injuries] (including one with extended coma) and was headed down the Q path when he passed. I believe strongly in your correlation as well. It's very real. I hesitated to bring it up earlier because I didn't want it to seem like I was making excuses for myself. But I honestly think I wouldn't have headed down that path had I never had a TBI. I was a moderate who paid little to no attention to politics. And though I'd always had mental health issues, I didn't lash out it anger at people before the injury. Last Post on This Topic: Letter to Q & I've Blocked Her - 11 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties I can't sleep at all. I just emailed this to my former BFF since 1984. If you choose to comment, please keep in mind that: I'm not interested in opinions about Christianity, good or bad. If you would have been much harsher in your response. Yes, my friend has absolutely shitty beliefs and has become so toxic that I can't be around her. She is still a human being. I'm going to treat her, and everyone, with respect no matter what. Because that's who *I* am. Dear M, I’m sure you have noticed that I have been quieter than usual lately. I am not mad. I love you very much. If anything, I’m quite sad. I told you last fall that my mental health was in bad shape again, and that I had decided one of the things I needed to do was remove myself from Twitter and all political discussions in real life. This decision brought me immediate peace and has made me deeply contemplative. One thing I’ve realized is I have been far too dependent on you over the years for advice and have always sought your approval. That is not your fault, it’s mine. If anything, it was an unfair burden to place on you. I have stopped believing in Qanon-type stuff, for lack of a better term, over the last 6 months or so. I find that whole way of thinking bizarre and deeply disturbing now. The conspiracy theories are really out there, like the Sovereign Citizen stuff (another Twitter friend) was spouting when we met her. Also racist, classist, sexist, and unnecessarily targeted at gay people. I’m an obese, divorced, and remarried woman. All 3 are sins according to the Bible, but no one hates on me for any of it. I don’t see why sexual orientation is a greater “sin” than anything else. My job as a Christian is to love and serve others without stopping to consider whether they are worthy of it. I know you are kind to your (lesbian friend from work.) This is what I see in the overall Twitter group I used to be part of. I leave it for God to judge, not me. I got my first vax in January and the second in February. I was tired of all the arguments about it and wanted to see for myself what would happen if I got it. If I dropped dead, so be it. I am not afraid of that. Absolutely nothing happened either time other than a sore arm for a few hours. No one coerced me, and in fact I didn’t even discuss it with anyone before doing it. (husband) remains unvaxed. That is his choice, this is mine. This is something I should have told you a long time ago, but I get extremely embarrassed when you or (her husband) say political/covid related stuff to strangers in public. Like the Happy Tim Walz Sucks Day. I think it’s highly inappropriate – and if I’m being honest, obnoxious – to try to engage people with your way of thinking who are just trying to enjoy a meal out or do their jobs. I also worry you’re going to upset the wrong person some day and get assaulted. I worry about you because I don’t find the obsession with Walz and the Twitter group healthy. That is what I am sad about, and the fact I just find all of it so toxic I can’t be around it. It almost seems like it has become an identity, and in my opinion is a cult. I think you are better than that and that you have been taken in by far-out stories and unprovable lies. I trust neither “side” and don’t identify with a political party. I will vote by issue when the time comes. Most of my family are liberals. I have no desire to hate them because of it. I was also deeply troubled by a response you sent me about (my sister's) long covid, saying how no test can isolate it and some other stuff. My sister has been through so much with it and I would have liked to have seen some compassion for her. I see her much more now and I see the effects on her mind and body. They are real and she’s not crazy. I was an awful sister for judging her. (my sister's) symptoms are real and so are mine. We each had a triggering event, and possibly have a faulty genetic autoimmune response that did not allow us to recover from it. Hers are from covid and mine are from a concussion. (another friend's) siblings died one day apart in October 2020 from covid. It wasn’t from anything else. They were overweight, type 1 diabetics and at very high risk. I need the space to figure out who *I* am and what I truly believe. This is very painful, and I imagine it’s a shock to you. It’s not something I can say without breaking down, and like I said above, I’m too embarrassed to go out in public together due to the comments made to strangers. One last thing, and I hope you feel the love and sadness I have and not that I’m attacking you. As a Christian, it offends me to see you post scripture at night and then bash on “the libs” all day long. I feel that will turn more people away from God and not towards him. Also praying over food in restaurants & then wishing someone a Happy Tim Walz Sucks Day. So, if I don’t respond or want to get together, I wanted you to know why. We have had a heck of a friendship going back almost 40 years. It breaks my heart to say these things to you. It’s just that I can no longer NOT say them. Please allow me space over the next several months as I finally come into my own. PS – I now think (former pastor) is completely insane. I won’t be going back to that church. Love, NonPartisan_Truth How did it go over? I’m assuming you sent it already. No response? I asked for space for several months & blocked. Maybe cowardly, but I just can't handle with all I have going on in my life. Like planning a long-distance move within the next 2 weeks. I completely know what the response would be though. I'm condoning sin & she's praying for me. I truly don't think it's having a back-and-forth about. Sorry you lost your friend. Very brave response about what being a Christian really means. But I really also wanted to say sorry to hear about your sister. Long Covid is a bitch. I don't understand why some people expect the medical community to have all the answers immediately, particularly when they don't trust that same medical community. Symptoms like Long Covid (ME/CFS) have been reported for decades but on a much smaller scale so it never received research funding. It took a catastrophic severely contagious and recurrent infection like Covid to finally give it the attention it deserves. My compassion for my sister was a factor in this decision. M basically thought my sister is a hypocondriac & long covid isn't real. I believe I responded to your original post. The part about identifying as a Christian but acting very un-christlike is something I've dealt with, with my grown son, and has been sad to behold thru this Trump era. As far as my Qsis & BIL, I have gone mute. There is no way to communicate. I agree, there really isn't. I would be told some version of the following: I am condoning sin by having gay friends and not trying to make them not be gay. I will have to stand before God & get judged for this someday. I have set myself up for a lifetime of health issues & an early death by getting the vax. Never mind the fact I already have chronic health issues that she doesn't believe are real and that I had no complications from either vax whatsoever. Her judgments on various groups of people are not her choice. She has to follow what God says & she doesn't write the rules. She feels an obligation to help people "wake up" and will continue harassing innocent people in public. I've given into "worldly thinking." I assume that's a direct pass to hell. Just 5 I can think of off the top of my head. Shocker: Went No Contact with Former Best Friend of Nearly 40 Years & She Doubled Down - 15 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties A few people asked me if my former friend M responded to the letter I wrote her about 5 days ago, basically ending the friendship but in a very loving way. I didn't know because I blocked her on everything. Yesterday, one of my other friends looked at M's Twitter. My letter had 0 effect on her. She's still spouting constant hate & still obsessed with the governor of Minnesota. I know her well enough to know that having a back-and-forth was pointless. But I'm still disgusted. When losing your so-called closest friend of nearly 40 years doesn't get you to self-reflect, nothing will. You are, unfortunately, correct. It sounds to me like you have taken a big step toward saving your own well-being. Sad, but true. It was absolutely necessary. I was absorbing her aggressive and ignorant personality. Q stuff primes them for this exact thing. I’m forgetting exactly when you dipped out of the crazy (fuck yeaaah!! btw), but Q has continuously ramped up how intensely they instill and reinforce messaging about how everyone who doesn’t believe all that bullshit is basically in league with their made up satanic feverdream villains. So much of what they consume online is just endless repetitive ragebait, triggering dopamine and conditioning them how to receive, respond to, and reject any conflicting information/people/ideas/etc. About 6 months ago. I saw someone describe them as addicted to rage and thought that was spot on. Wondering if I should alert the Walz administration that my ex-friend stalks him - 18 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties If you've read my last few posts, you know that my Q ex-friend is beyond obsessed with Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota. I know she goes down to the governor's mansion, parks, and watches from the street to see if she can catch a glimpse of him coming and going. She makes notes of when the State Patrol is parked out front & when it isn't. She has not actually done anything but look; however, I worry with her increased radicalization. What would you do? I have questions. See my update at 1:18 pm CST. Second update: My sister will drive by & get M's license plate number. I'd report to everyone you can. Sadly some in law enforcement are Q and might not take the report seriously or might even be encouraged by it but by getting as as many eyes on the situation you might prevent it from being ignored. Remember there was a plan to kidnap the governor of Michigan which was foiled. FBI & MN State Patrol so far. Maybe the St. Paul Police Department, too? If you don’t actually talk to someone with the FBI, don’t count on a callback. Been there. The police will roll up on her in her car and ask her questions; let her know she’s on their radar. That ll ground her again Yay! That is exactly what I'm hoping will happen. Once they pull her driving record/vehicle registration with the detailed info I provided, I'm really hoping they catch her outside the mansion directly. She has become completely unhinged in her hatred towards him. You’ve done her a favor. Better they speak with her beforehand. So many people wish they didn’t make that final step. My greatest prayer is that she is pulled over & talked to. I don't think she realizes how far gone she is. I was telling my husband she has been completely taken over by evil, and she thinks she's on the right side. It's tragic. She was (still is) so addicted to the recognition she gets for being a wacko on Twitter that she couldn't go to the bathroom without her phone when we'd go out. She became one of the de-facto leaders of that group, and it went to her head. She's also a bit of a Republican darling locally, which only feeds the addiction. A Little Humor After a Tough Day - 19 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties It's not every day you report your former best friend you have known since high school from decades ago to the FBI and state police. I need to calm down after that. I started using weed for sleep about a year ago, but the place we are moving to is 100 percent smokefree. One of my sisters got me sleep gummies combined with THC and CBD in "Evil Minnesota" a few days ago. I love it. To my great shock, my husband asked for one tonight. Understand he grew up staunch Baptist and doesn't tend to question things. You can imagine what he heard about THC. But he said it helped him relax before bed and I'm so proud of him growing more open-minded. The funny part is that he found catnip while we're packing to move today. Our 2 cats found it, so our household tonight consisted of two stoned 50 somethings and their 2 stoned cats. It was hilarious. We needed that so much. Update: Reported Ex-Friend to the FBI and Minnesota State Patrol Here is what I said for the MSP. It includes new details I didn't share in my previous post. Thanks for your help, new Reddit friends. I am extremely concerned about the potential of violence from a former friend of mine and her husband towards Governor Tim Walz. I know for a fact she stalks the governor's mansion trying to get a glimpse of him, learn his comings and goings, and determine the State Patrol's schedule for protecting him. Please check her Twitter account to understand her level of hatred for Walz. The user ID is --- and the profile picture is ---. I would also recommend checking out the people she interacts with regularly on Twitter as they all egg each other on. I have known her for 39 years and we were best friends. I recently ended the friendship due to her increased radicalization. What really concerns me is that her husband legally owns several guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. I have never known either one to be violent in all that time. However, I'm worried that news of Trump's pending arrest on Tuesday could push them over the edge. They absolute hate all Democrats and will see the arrest as persecution. Going through 2+ years of texts from ex-Q friend as part of the healing process & for concrete proof of stalking the MN governor - 20 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties Holy moly. I started re-reading our texts from January 6, 2021, and moving forward. I think they go back every further. That date, as you can imagine, is filled with cray-cray, both by her and me. As embarrassing as it is, I need to see my own descent into and climb out of Q-related insanity. Husband and I have both taken time off work for the move & I'm going to use part of it to understand WTF went wrong with me. Her first instance of parking outside the governor's mansion and just watching is from January 2021! Trump was going to be declared the legal president and Walz arrested. I know you will ask, but I have no idea why she thought Walz would be arrested. She's literally obsessed with the idea & seeing him do the "perp walk." I'm saving all of them in case I'm questioned by law enforcement after they read my reports. And her husband was with her that time, so apparently, I do have something on him. Didn't think I did because I was unaware he'd been there, and all his guns are legal purchases. I remember her taking me on the route once, and if asked, I will admit to that. She parks around the corner, watches, and then drives behind the alley of the mansion. For what purpose, I'm not entirely sure. It's not like Walz is just going to stroll out and wave to her. I've covered January and February of 2021 so far, and it's 98 percent politics between us. YUCK. No wonder I was insane. It's all she could talk about, and we texted almost daily despite me living in another state by then. I just want friends I can laugh with, cry with, vent with, and be there for each other. Not this crap. My healing journey continues. Onward and upward. [OOP replied to herself with this comment:] Don't think I mentioned she is so addicted to Twitter that she took it in the bathroom with her at restaurants & paid more attention to it than me while at the table. In between making sure everyone saw her pray & wishing everyone a Happy Tim Walz Suck Day, of course. Q ex-friend sent me a birthday card - 26 March 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties She sent it to our address in ND because that's the only one she has. I asked my husband to throw it away without giving it to me as I was already back here in MN. I'm glad I never saw it. Just the handwriting would be enough to give me an anxiety attack. It feels a little cold not to acknowledge her effort, but I asked for space, it's way too soon & I don't want to get sucked back in. Her Twitter tells me she hasn't changed at all & actually seems to be getting worse. Snail mail is the only opening she has to me unless she and/or her husband run into me in public. Everything else blocked. I took a look through some of your previous posts. As a fellow TC resident, I think you will be surprised how easy it is to live in proximity to someone but never see them. It’s a big ol’ city with lots of places to not see her. You’ve got this!! Thanks! Have been officially moved in since Friday, and I'm just getting to where I'm not looking over my shoulder or scanning parking lots for her car. OMG. She's hideous! - 01 April 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties Been looking at Q ex-friend's Twitter this week to see if any indication of being stopped by police since my report a few weeks ago (none) & if she'd flip out over Trump (yes, but the obsession remains with Walz). Just thought I'd share some "highlights" from the last 4 hours! The third world welfare takers in Minnesota number more than anyone would believe. And I’m not talking immigrants or illegals. Mental illness is often a choice. More often than “experts” would lead you to believe. Tucker Carlson was right. A movement filled with people who think they are gods, able to change creation/nature/biology. This is ultimately a war on Almighty God (and remember, friends, they lose - Jesus Christ has already overcome the world). When you understand (MN governor) Tim Walz is owned, this all makes sense. Selling your soul to Satan returns like this. Take away the guns, you still have mentally ill people roaming the streets with knives, rocks, broken glass, a motor vehicle... As if I needed more validation that I made the right decision. SHE contributed to my mental illness, which by the way, was NOT a choice. I was born with it, grew up in trauma & then had a brain injury. And didn't get better for years exposing myself to this! Legit fuck her for #2! 20 years ago my dad and every church I went to was selling that shit. I had to wait until I turned 19 to get diagnosed, or get any help for my mental illnesses. I am so sorry. I've struggled with severe depression & anxiety all my life & then after the brain injury 7 years ago, paranoia, anger, aggression & mental confusion. Mental illness has stolen YEARS of my life. Why would anyone choose that? I just bristle when I see some of her stuff now. I am starting to think she's sociopathic with no compassion for others whatsoever. So, in other words, she has a mental illness. Ironic. Maybe you should step away from this now, rather than trying to keep following from a distance. Where our attention goes is important. You made your decision and you did it , might be best now to put this relationship behind you and detach from following the latest on it. You're right. I was doing well for a while but feel compelled to check after reporting her. It's not like she's going to announce that on Twitter. Today marks one month since I initiated no contact with former best friend of 39 years - 10 April 2023 in /r/QAnonCasualties One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life has turned out to be one of my greatest blessings. She was having a negative influence on me for years, even before Q came around. I don't miss her at all & have no desire for contact. I do occasionally feel sad & wish she would "wake up" (ironic since that group accused everyone else of being asleep or "sheep") but I have no control over that. My relationships with everyone else are so much better with her out of my life and I'm just enjoying everything and everyone so much because I'm not angry/suspicious/judgmental like her. It would be an entirely different matter if they would either drop the subject when asked or maybe not have that be all that they talked about all the time, right? If you were to talk about football or hockey or, like "Family Guy" once joked, you were one of those people who still keep talking about "The Wire" and "Breaking Bad", and those were the only things you ever talked about everyone would find you an annoying person to be around. Maybe, I dunno, maybe they or he climbed out of it in the past two years? Check them out online and see if maybe they came to their senses and you can talk to your old friend again. I have checked & had to stop for my own well-being. She's only gotten worse on Twitter. Boundaries disrespected in the past when I requested "no politics." [Optional reading, OOP's timeline post to her own profile with 155 comments:] My timeline for leaving Q stuff behind submitted by /u/Myrandall to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

I made a tier list based off this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/comments/l0ac0x/i_hate_tier_lists_but_understand_their_usefulness/ It's a long tier list for the 1.3 update, but I hope it's useful for some of y'all. I assessed the constellation powers of each character based off late-game content and left some additional info below each character's assessment. This is not purely a tier list to show who's the best of the best, but rather a tier list that offers a different view on the varying potentials that each character has with every passing constellation. Standards are used rather than numbering them in a specific order. SS-Tier being platinum standard and C-tier being bronze standard. The order of the weapons and artifact sets are not in any particular tiered order. Late edit, but here's a probably easier-to-read and more detailed copy of the guide in google docs. The 1.3 tier list in this post is outdated and has been locked from editing. The 1.4 tier list has been updated with a new scaling and role. I don't have much experience with spreadsheets but I hope this suffices. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_0iMZyUKvNs6tJy49mvNMGVLDjyQK5BUtOvJpfRQALs/edit?usp=sharing Terminology F2P: Free to Play players, F2P weapon recommendation is listed first. Main DPS: The carry who is on the field most of the time and uses supports to maximise team damage output. Detonator: Damage dealers who have high damage output with their skills and bursts in their respective windows of time. Encompasses overall elemental burst damage with cooldowns and reliability in mind. Single strike burst damage is not the focus of this assessment. Transformative bursts like Xiao, Razor, and Noelle are not included because of their kits. Neither are deployable elemental skills like Albedo, Xiangling, Mona etc. Enabler: The support that allows the damage dealers to maximise their damage output. This role utilises their kit to buff teammates, deploy additional elemental damage for elemental reactions and overall team damage output, and crowd control enemies. Battery: The energy recharger of the team. Utility: A broad category that includes healing, resistance shredding enemies, damage reduction, taunting, cleansing, and shielding. Cleanse: Removes elemental debuff from ally/allies with self elemental application. Sub DPS: Includes all the battery characters, detonators, and enablers Support: Includes all the utility and enabler characters 4P or 2P: Four-piece artifact / Two-piece artifact AMBER Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C- A- C B- C C1 C A- C B- C C2 B A+ C+ B C C4 B+ S B A+ B- C6 B+ S A- A+ B- - Pyro Ganyu - Her initial value is subpar. Elemental skill's damage is lackluster, slow, and has a long CD but it does provide a taunt and good amounts of energy. C2 increases its damage potential with the manual detonation of her bunny. C4 allows for two charges, increasing overall battery and damage output. - Burst deals a great and consistent amount of pyro damage over a period of time. C6 pushes her enabler potential higher by providing additional attack and movement speed to allies. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Crescent (F2P), Amos Bow, Blackcliff Bow, 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Gladiator / Wanderer's Sub DPS: Favonius Warbow (F2P), The Stringless, any recharge weapon with 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Noblesse / Gladiator's for burst support or 4P Noblesse for enabling support. KAEYA Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery C0 A A- A+ B C1 A A- A+ B C2 A+ A+ S B C4 A+ A+ S B C6 A+ S S B - 5 Star Husbando - A well-rounded main DPS. Has the highest sword-held basic attack multipliers in the game. Elemental skill has a relatively short cooldown, okay battery potential, and a long range. - Deployable burst makes him an excellent cryo enabler, however his true potential is locked behind C2 as it extends his burst's duration - increasing his detonator and enabler capabilities. C6 increases his burst damage and reduces the energy requirement for his burst. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Rancour, Iron Sting (F2P), Aquila Favonia, The Black Sword, Primodial Jade Cutter, any crit weapon with 2P Gladiator + 2P Bloodstained Chivalry for physical damage. 4P Blizzard Strayer for freeze comps and/or additional critical damage. Sub DPS: Festering Desire (F2P), any recharge weapon with 2P Blizzard + 2P Noblesse /Gladiator's / Wanderer's or 4P Noblesse LISA Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C- B C C+ C+ C1 C- B C A+ C+ C2 C- B C A+ C+ C4 C- B C A+ C+ C6 C- A+ A A+ C+ - Strong ara ara energy - Detonator potential not completely reliant on elemental burst; her elemental skill is the highest damaging skill in the game at conductive status 3. - However, switching to her for burst damage could hurt overall team damage output due to her elemental skill's long charging animation and preparation. - Second ascension talent allows her burst to reduce enemy DEF, however it pushes enemies away and has a high energy cost. - Her true potential unlocks at C6 as she applies conductive status 3 on surrounding enemies when she switches onto the field which allows her to quickly set off her elemental skill without preparation. Recommendations: Main DPS: Twin Nephrite (F2P), The Widsith, any crit weapon with 4P Thundering Fury or 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Gladiator's or 4P Thundersoother Sub DPS: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Mappa Mare (F2P), any recharge weapon with 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Noblesse / Gladiator's or 4P Thundersoother NOELLE Constellation Main DPS Battery Utility C0 C+ C- B+ C1 C+ C- B+ C2 C+ C- B+ C4 C+ C- B+ C6 A C- B+ - One Maid Army - With low energy capabilities and a 60 energy burst, she requires a proper battery built around her to enable her DPS potential to the fullest. C6 increases her damage by a considerable amount and extends the duration of her burst. - Good utility with excellent shield and decent healing. Though, switching to her to hit enemies for healing can hurt overall team damage output. Recommendations: Main DPS / Support: Whiteblind, Archaic Petra (F2P) Wolf's Gravestone, Skyward Pride, The Unforged, Serpent Spine, Favonius Greatsword with 4P Gladiator's or 4P Retracing Bolide 2P Retracing Bolide's effect does not carry its buffed shield to other allies. FISCHL Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery C0 B B- S- S+ C1 B+ B- S- S+ C2 B+ B S- S+ C4 B+ B+ S- S+ C6 A B+ SS SS- - Has a flying machine gun for a Stand. - Excellent electro application. Oz can constantly apply electro on the enemy consistently and can allow any main DPS to shine with electro reaction damage. Her second ascension talent is a great quirk for potential damage. - A flexible 4 star unit, can be either a physical main DPS or electro support. C6 is her most influential constellation as it extends the duration of Oz and increases overall damage output. - Great battery potential. When Oz triggers an elemental reaction, an energy particle is given for every reaction triggered. - Lacks AOE damage, but does great against single targets - However, even as a physical main DPS, her damage is mostly carried by Oz Recommendations: Main DPS: Compound Bow, Prototype Crescent (F2P), Skyward Harp, Rust, Amos Bow, with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained for physical or 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Bloodstained for flexibility Sub DPS: Favonius Warbow or Prototype Crescent (F2P), The Stringless with 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Gladiator's or 4P Thundersoother. 4P cooldown effect of Thundering Fury does not work unless the holder on the field. Elemental mastery is weak with electro supports; Stringless being the only exception with its passive. BARBARA Constellation Main DPS Enabler Battery Utility C0 C- B C- B+ C1 C- B C- B+ C2 C- B+ C- B+ C4 C- B+ B B+ C6 C- B+ B A - Sadge Barbruh - Has high healing output, but cannot generate energy particles for her team with her elemental skill. Although her deployable elemental skill can apply hydro in a certain range, her enabling potential is pushed down by its long cooldown. Her elemental burst also does not deal damage and is hampered by a high energy requirement. - However, her utility and enabling capabilities do increase behind certain constellations. C2 increases hydro damage and C6 allows her to ressurect fellow allies in the party. C4 increases her battery potential albeit stamina reliant with charged attack spam. - Her basic attacks have good multipliers in comparison to Mona, however the rest of her kit does not align well with the main DPS role. Recommendations: Main DPS: Mappa Mare (F2P), Solar Pearl, Widsith, any crit weapon with 4P Wanderer's for charged attack spam or 4P Heart of Depth for basic attack spam Support: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Prototype Amber (F2P) with 4P Maiden or 4P Instructor XIANGLING Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 B+ S A+ C+ C C1 B+ S A+ C+ B C2 B+ S A+ C+ B C4 B+ S+ S C+ B C6 B+ S+ S+ C+ B - Destroyer of slime condensates - Great pyro application with deployable AOE elemental skill and elemental burst. An excellent support for pyro DPS at C1 and C6. Her second ascension talent drops chillis for additional attack damage. - A very flexible unit with high attack ratios. Her enabling capabilities spikes at C4. However, her overall damage potential is limited by her energy recharging needs and the small amounts of energy she creates from Gouba. Recommendations: Main DPS: Crescent Pike (F2P), Primordial Jade, Skyward Spine, Deathmatch, any crit weapon with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained / Crimson Witch Sub DPS: Prototype Starglitter (F2P), Skyward Spine, Dragon's Bane, any recharge or crit weapon with 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Gladiator's The 4P effect of Crimson Witch does not work if the holder is not on the field. ANEMO TRAVELER Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C C+ A B A C1 C C+ A B A C2 C C+ A B A C4 C C+ A B A C6 C B- A B S+ - Hurricane Katrina? More like Hurricane Tortilla. - Big knockback and crowd control with their elemental burst and skill; the con of knockback could be easily thwarted if played around with enough. Elemental burst and skill can be infused with other elements. Elemental skill leaves them vulnerable while charging. - Being an anemo pushes them higher in the tier as a support with access to 4P Viridescent Veneer. Very large power spike at C6 with its additional shredding capabilities with their elemental burst. Could also allow for other builds other than 4P Viridescent Veneer. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Rancour, Festering Desire (F2P), any crit weapon with 4P Gladiator's for flexibility or 2P Viridescent + 2P Gladiator's for optimal damage Sub-DPS: Festering Desire (F2P), any recharge weapon with 4P Viridescent GEO TRAVELER Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery C0 C B C+ A C1 C+ B B- A C2 B A- B- A C4 B A- B- S+ C6 B A- B- S+ - Stepping stone and king of rock tumours - Underrated detonator potential. Big power spike at C2 and battery capabilities increases a lot by C4. - Elemental skill has low cooldown and high damage potential. - Burst gives additional crit rate to allies and self at C1 Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Rancour, Festering Desire (F2P), any crit weapon with 4P Gladiator's for flexibility or 2P Archaic + 2P Gladiator's for optimal damage Sub DPS: Festering Desire (F2P), any recharge or crit weapon with 2P Archaic + 2P Noblesse / Gladiator's or 4P Noblesse or 4P Archaic BENNETT Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 S B- S S S C1 S B- SS+ S S C2 S B- SS+ S S C4 S B- SS+ S S C6 S B- S+ S S - Broken da broken - Elemental burst increases team damage output through the roof and cleanses the team with pyro. Fastest healing tick rate in the game although hampered by a 70% max HP heal limit. Low investment cost since his burst's damage utility scales off his base ATK only. - Elemental skill has a short cooldown and its cooldown is reduced by half in his burst at second ascension talent, making him the GOAT of pyro batteries. - Has great, well-rounded damage potential when paired with Chongyun or Xingqiu for melt/vaporise comps. - Bennett's C6 is the only detrimental upgrade out of the lot in this list. This constellation changes all melee damage into pyro damage when you enter his burst's field, ignoring infusions and physical damage bonuses; limiting the universal effectiveness of his burst. Albeit, it is a bonus for pyro damage users. Recommendations: Main DPS: Iron Sting, Festering Desire (F2P), any crit weapon with 4P Crimson Witch Support / Sub DPS: Festering Desire (F2P), Skyward Blade, any recharge weapon with 4P Noblesse or 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Noblesse DIONA Constellation Enabler Battery Utility C0 B+ A- S C1 A- A- S C2 A- A- S C4 A- A- S C6 S+ A- S - The better Qiqi - A high-end support with shielding, healing, and cleansing capabilities. Her cryo application is alright with her extensive elemental skill and continuous cryo-damaging burst; albeit slow application. Her shield and burst also cleanses electro debuffs pretty well. - While C1 increases her enabling output by reducing her energy requirement, her true support potential is unlocked at C6. This allows her to give 200 elemental mastery to party members healing in her burst field and also increases her healing output to a measurable amount. Recommendations: Support: Favonius Warbow (F2P), Sacrificial Bow with 4P Maiden or 4P Noblesse XINYAN Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 B- C+ B A- B C1 B C+ B A- B C2 B+ B+ B+ A- A C4 A B+ B+ A- A+ C6 A B+ B+ A- A+ - Guitar Hero extraordinaire - Her initial value without constellations is subpar, albeit well-rounded. C4's physical damage shred is recommended to increase her DPS and utility potential. - Mixed stats are an issue, she may seem like a pyro enabler at first glance but she's more of a physical damage enabler for characters like Razor. Her elemental skill has a long cooldown but it can increase physical damage, cleanse herself with pyro, omit consistent pyro damage (if level 3 shield), give a good amount of energy particles (can exploit Sacrificial Greatsword), and shield her allies. - Detonator potential limited by her burst's physical damage scaling and low pyro damage output. Her AOE burst damage is also comparatively small. C2 allows her burst to hit a crit and also re-casts her shield, extending her utility and detonator potential. Recommendations: Main DPS: Snow-tombed Starsilver, Prototype Archaic (F2P), Wolf's Gravestone, Blackcliff Slasher, Skyward Pride with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained Sub DPS: Whiteblind (if using her primarily for shields), Snow-tombed Starsilver or Prototype Archaic (F2P), Favonius Greatsword, Sacrificial Greatsword with 2P Bloodstained + 2P Noblesse or 4P Noblesse BEIDOU Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 B- S- S+ B C+ C1 B- S- S+ B B C2 B- SS SS B B C4 B SS SS B B C6 B SS+ SS+ B A - Queen of Counters - Although her supporting capabilities are locked behind a high energy costing burst, her elemental skill provides a lot of defensive and offensive options with its short cooldowns. - Her burst does a great amount of damage and electro application over a period of time. C2 increases its enabling and detonator potential, and C6 pushes this further with additional electro shred. - Overall damage output is locked behind her heavy reliance on being able to counter enemy attacks. Enemy AI can be very random and forces her main DPS capabilities at a lower tier than it should be. - Her energy capabilities are also limited behind the counter mechanic, but this issue can be mitigated with the use of Sacrificial Greatsword. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Archaic, Snow-tombed Starsilver (F2P), Wolf's Gravestone, Rainslasher, Skyward Pride with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained for physical damage or 4P Gladiator's if hybrid or 4P Thundersoother for optimal damage. Sub DPS: Prototype Archaic (F2P), Sacrificial Greatsword, Skyward Pride with 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Gladitator's / Noblesse or 4P Thundersoother XINGQIU Constellation Enabler Detonator Battery Utility C0 S S+ S- B+ C1 S S+ S- B+ C2 SS SS S- A C4 SS SS S- A C6 SS SS+ SS A - Unlimited Blade Works - Excellent hydro application, but heavily reliant on energy recharge to cope with his high costing burst. His deployable burst makes him a great asset to any team. Although his elemental skill has a long cooldown, it does provide great damage reduction, decent hydro application, subpar healing, and a lot of energy. - Initial value at C0 is great, but his burst damage and enabling potential goes through the roof at C2. C6 reduces his reliance on energy recharge and pushes his damage potential even further. Recommendations: Sub DPS: Festering Desire or Iron Sting (F2P), Sacrificial Sword, any recharge weapon with 4P Noblesse or 2P Heart of Depth + 2P Noblesse. C6 reduces the need for recharge, could use crit weapon instead. RAZOR Constellation Main DPS C0 A- C1 A- C2 A- C4 A C6 A - A wolf boy at all levels except physical - High single target DPS, but his "selfish" playstyle during his transformative burst cycle limits the effectiveness of other enabler and utility supports in the team. Elemental burst increases his attack speed to a very considerable amount. - A very well-rounded character with no heavy reliance on constellations. From C1-C4, he increases his damage output with crit-rate and enemy DEF shred. While most of his damage is physical, his electro output is considerably alright. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Archaic or Snow-tombed Starsilver (F2P), Wolf's Gravestone, Serpent Spine with 4P Gladiator's CHONGYUN Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C A B+ A- B C1 B- A B+ A- B C2 B- A A+ A B C4 B- A A+ A B C6 B- S A+ A B - Big CHONGUS - While having the lowest basic attack ratios of all the claymore users, he makes up for it with his kit and constellations. Elemental skill buffs melee users by increasing their attack speed. He is the only character capable of reducing the CD of elemental skills and bursts (C2). Can shred cryo resistance off enemies with his second ascension talent. - Elemental skill overrides all physical and melee damage with cryo infusion, limiting the effectiveness of his utility. - Having a burst with very high damage multipliers makes his detonator potential on par with Zhongli and Mona. At C6, he gains an extra blade and an amplification to burst potential depending on remaining health. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Archaic (F2P), Wolf's Gravestone, Skyward Pride, any crit weapon with 4P Gladiator's or 2P Blizzard + 2P Gladiator's Sub DPS: Prototype Archaic (F2P), Sacrificial Greatsword, Skyward Pride, any recharge or crit weapon with 4P Noblesse or 2P Noblesse + 2P Wanderer's / Blizzard SUCROSE Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C B S B+ A- C1 C+ B S A+ A C2 C+ B+ S+ A+ A C4 B+ B+ S+ S+ A+ C6 B+ B+ SS S+ A+ - Anemo wallflower, that other Venti - Has the highest support ceiling in the game; scales very well with an elemental mastery packed build. - Capable of crowd controlling enemies, anemo debuffing, and increasing the team's elemental mastery. Her support potential shines at C4 where she can easily obtain her elemental skill with her basic attacks allowing her kit to shine without worry of cooldown. - As an anemo catalyst user, she can become an on-field enabling carry with Fischl, Beidou, and Xingqiu behind her back dealing damage with burst deployables + 4P Viridescent triggers. C4+ is recommended. Recommendations: Main DPS / Sub DPS / Support: Mappa Mare, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers (F2P), Sacrificial Fragments, Favonius Codex with 4P Viridescent NINGGUANG Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 A- A B- C C C1 A A B- C C C2 S S B- A C C4 S S B- A C C6 S+ S+ B- A C - Missile Launcher, Queen of Geo - Despite being limited by her element, she is still able to compete with top tier damage dealers due to her high damage multipliers and short animation casts. She unlocks her highest damage potential at C6. - First ascension talent removes the need for stamina when using her charged attacks after a basic attack, greatly increasing her damage output. - Capable niche support for geo teams. Able to buff the team's geo damage with her deployable elemental skill. C2 also pushes her enabling, bursting, and battery potential by increasing her own damage output and provides additional energy to the team with its multiple elemental skill casts. Recommendations: Main DPS: Twin Nephrite (F2P), Solar Pearl, The Widsith, Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds, Skyward Atlas, Memory of Dust, any crit weapon with 2P Archaic + 2P Gladiator's Sub DPS / Support: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers (F2P) Favonius Codex, The Widsith, any recharge or crit weapon with 2P Archaic + 2P Noblesse or 4P Noblesse or 4P Archaic ZHONGLI Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 A A+ S+ B SS C1 A A+ S+ B SS C2 A A+ S+ B SS C4 A A+ SS B SS C6 A A+ SS B SS+ - CEO of GEO - With his shield being capable of shredding all elemental and physical damage resistances and having 100% uptime potential and petrification from his burst being capable of stunning large enemies, he is an optimal pick in all comps. - Second ascension talent and shield shred combined doubles his basic attack and elemental skill damage with additional HP% scaling. Deployable elemental skill does decent damage, but the energy recharge is random and its area of effect is relatively small. - C4 greatly increases his enabling potential by extending the petrification status of enemies and the size of his burst. C6 expands his role as another healer, removing the need for an additional healing support in the team. Recommendations: Main DPS: Crescent Pike (F2P), Staff of Homa, Primordial Jade, Deathmatch, any crit weapon with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained / Archaic or 4P Gladiator's or 4P Retracing Bolide Sub DPS / Support: Prototype Starglitter (F2P), Skyward Spine, Favonius Lance, Black Tassel, any crit or recharge weapon with 2P Archaic Petra + 2P Noblesse or 4P Noblesse or 4P Archaic XIAO Constellation Main DPS C0 SS C1 SS C2 SS C4 SS C6 SS+ - Plunge attack spam is no joke. - With the highest character base ATK combined with his transformative burst, his damage output is considered the highest in the game when considering other units and their solo output. With his burst time and talent passives assessed, his damage potential is comparable to Diluc's vaporise comp. - Overall main DPS potential is limited by his high energy cost of his burst and the technicality of frame-perfect plunges. For optimal damage and uptime, he requires another anemo to battery his burst and some energy recharge built into his kit. - C6 solidifies his position in the highest tier and changes his playstyle in accordance to his elemental skill. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Starglitter (F2P), Primordial Jade, Staff of Homa, Blackcliff Pole, Deathmatch, Skyward Spine, any crit weapon with 2P Viridescent + 2P Gladiator's TARTAGLIA Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery C0 A+ S+ S+ B C1 A+ S+ S+ B C2 A+ S+ S+ A C4 S SS- SS A C6 SS- SS SS+ A - Who? I only know Childe. - Overall damage output is hampered by the long cooldown on his elemental skill and has subpar damage against solo enemies, however he has high detonator potential against mobs of enemies. Elemental burst has very high scaling in both melee and ranged form. Elemental skill also does an excellent amount of damage against mobs due to its riptide passive which spreads hydro debuffs against enemies in a small period of time (effect varies C4+). - Has excellent on-field enabling carry potential like Sucrose due to the individual elemental reaction procs that riptide creates. To maximise team damage potential, he is best paired with Fischl, Beidou, Xingqiu, Xiangling. Enabling potential is greatly increased at C4. Riptide automatically triggers every 4 seconds his elemental skill lasts, greatly increasing his hydro application and damage. C6 completely removes the cooldown of his elemental skill. - A very expensive unit to build around in comparison to other 5 stars. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Crescent (F2P), Rust, Skyward Harp, Viridescent Hunt with 4P Heart of Depth Sub DPS: Prototype Crescent, Favonius Warbow (F2P), The Stringless with 2P Noblesse + 2P Heart of Depth / Wanderer's GANYU Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 SS SS S B B C1 SS+ SS S B B+ C2 SS+ SS S B+ A C4 SS+ SS+ S+ B+ A C6 SS+ SS+ S+ B+ A - Cryo Bazooka - Theoretically, she has the highest damage output in the game with a melt comp + 4P Wanderer's Troupe; albeit skill ceiling is higher than most other main DPS'. Her charged attack and frostflake bloom damage has excellent damage output. Arguably, C1 is her most influential DPS constellation as it reduces cryo resistance and gives her bonus energy. - Her enabling potential is also pretty solid. While being an occassional drawback for melt teams, her burst's overwhelming cryo application with its almost 100% uptime potential is well suited for freeze comps. Her second ascension talent also gives bonus cryo damage to allies in her burst's field. Her enabling potential is slightly increased at C4 as it increases the amount of incoming damage enemies take in her burst. - Best paired with Venti / Sucrose when casting her burst; ice shards do AOE cryo damage and deal a significant amount when enemies are stacked together. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Crescent (F2P), Amos Bow, Blackcliff Bow with 4P Wanderer's for melt comps, 4P Blizzard for freeze comps, 2P Blizzard + 2P Gladiator's for flexibility Sub DPS / Support: Favonius Warbow, Prototype Crescent (F2P), The Stringless with 2P Blizzard + 2P Noblesse ALBEDO Constellation Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 A- S A B+ C1 A- S A+ B+ C2 A S A+ B+ C4 A S+ A+ B+ C6 A S+ A+ B+ - Alfredo, SMUGbedo - A decent battery capable of crystallizing shields off-field and buffing the team with bonus elemental mastery. His elemental skill lasts 30 seconds on the field and procs AOE geo damage in a large radius with damage potential being comparable to Fischl's Oz. - Mixed stats but relatively cheap to build; primarily uses DEF for damage output and his best in slot weapon is a 3-star sword. C2 solidifies DEF as his main stat to build and greatly increases the amount of damage his burst deals - Elemental skill procs have a random chance of generating energy. C1 slightly increases battery output. - C4 and C6 increases his enabling capabilities. A solid niche pick for Xiao and defensive teams utilising crystallise respectively. Recommendations: Sub DPS / Support: Harbinger of Dawn, Festering Desire (F2P), Blackcliff Longsword, any crit weapon with 2P Archaic Petra + 2P Noblesse / 2P Gamblers / 2P Defenders or 4P Archaic or 4P Noblesse QIQI Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 C- C B- C- B+ C1 C- C B- C- B+ C2 C C B- C- B+ C4 C C B- C- A- C6 C C B- C- A - Hu Tao's best mate, #buffqiqi - Great healing output. However, she shares the same cons as Barbara. Her damage ratios are low and her elemental skill does not generate any particles while in use. Her deployable elemental skill's cryo application is also considerably slow. - While being only a heal bot, she does provide some utility at C4 which allows her to reduce the attack damage of enemies and C6 which allows her to resurrect fallen allies. - Damage potential is limited by the large energy requirement of her burst. Even though attack is her primary stat, her basic attack multipliers are very subpar in comparison to Kaeya. At C2, she gets a small boost in her basic attack damage output against enemies affected by cryo. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Rancour (F2P), Aquila Favonia, any crit weapon with 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained or 4P Gladiator's or 4P Blizzard Sub DPS / Support: Prototype Rancour (F2P), Sacrificial Sword, any recharge or atk% weapon with 4P Maiden's for full support or 2P Maiden + 2P Noblesse / Gladiator's / Bloodstained / Blizzard for flexibility or 2P Blizzard + 2P Noblesse / Gladiator's for sub DPS. JEAN Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 B+ A+ A A- SS C1 A A+ A A- SS C2 A A+ S A- SS C4 A+ A+ S A- SS+ C6 A+ A+ S A- SS+ - Dandelion TIGHTS - The flexibility of her kit makes her a great fit in any team. Being a healer, cleanser, crowd control check, an anemo debuffer, and a battery, she can fulfil the role of many in one support slot. Her enabling potential is pushed higher at C2 where she gives the team additional movement and attack speed when she retrieves an energy orb. - Elemental skill and burst have excellent damage multipliers. Second talent ascension reduces the amount of energy required for her burst. - Charged attack is unique in comparison to other sword users, allowing her to crowd control her enemies into the air and deal an excellent amount of damage. She's also one of the only physical damage users who can use 4P Bloodstained Chivalry properly. Paired with her elemental skill, her fall damage exploit can be manipulated to deal a high amount of damage relative to the enemy's total health. - DPS potential is increased at C1 as her elemental skill gains additional damage and pulling strength. C4 also shreds anemo resistance off enemies by a considerable amount. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Rancour or Festering Desire (F2P), Primordial Jade, Aquila Favonia, any crit weapon with 4P Gladiator's Finale for hybrid damage or 4P Bloodstained Chivalry for charged attack spam or 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained / 2P Viridescent for flexibility Sub DPS / Support: Festering Desire or Prototype Rancour (F2P), any recharge or atk% weapon with 4P Viridescent Veneer or 4P Noblesse or 4P Maiden or 2P Gladiator's + 2P Viridescent / 2P Bloodstained / 2P Noblesse KLEE Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 SS B A- A C C1 SS B+ A- A C C2 SS+ B+ A- A A C4 SS+ S A- A A C6 SS+ S S SS A - Terrorist, Destroyer of Worlds - Initial value is great as a main DPS. Deals consistent AOE pyro damage with her kit. Her output is comparable to Diluc's, however she is more stamina reliant and has some difficulty proc-ing reactions. - Enabling and utility potential increases with C2 which allows her to reduce enemy defence by a considerable lot with her elemental skill and C4 which turns her into a detonator when her elemental burst goes off. C6 gives additional energy and pyro damage to her teammates when she uses her burst. Recommendations: Main DPS: Mappa Mare (F2P), Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds, Skyward Atlas, The Widsith with 4P Crimson Witch or 4P Wanderer's Troupe Sub DPS: Mappa Mare (F2P), The Widsith with 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Gladiator's (or 2P Noblesse if C4) MONA Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 B A SS B B C1 B A+ SS+ B B C2 A- A+ SS+ B B C4 A- A+ SS+ B B C6 A A+ SS+ B B - Alternate sprint go brrrr - A staple in high DPS damage showcases. Her elemental burst is a considerable asset as it can amplify team damage output by a great amount, crowd control mobs of enemies, apply hydro to a large AOE, and work well in tandem with elemental reaction comps. At C1, the elemental reaction damage output of her burst increases by a considerable amount. - Receives energy recharge when she ascends. Her deployable elemental skill provides a taunt, a considerable amount of energy, and consistent hydro application, however it does have a long cooldown which hampers on her utility potential. - C2 pushes main DPS potential higher; allowing her to randomly proc charged attacks with basic attack spam. C6 also scales up the damage potential of her charged attacks. Recommendations: Main DPS: Mappa Mare (F2P), any crit weapon with 4P Wanderer's for elemental reactions and charged attack spam or 4P Heart of Depth for flexibility Sub DPS: Mappa Mare (F2P), The Widsith, Favonius Codex with 2P Noblesse + 2P Wanderer's/ Heart of Depth or 4P Noblesse KEQING Constellation Main DPS Detonator C0 S A+ C1 S A+ C2 S A+ C4 S+ S- C6 S+ S- - Kekw-ing - Charged attack spam is the fastest in the game and deals a very high amount of damage in a short window of time. Gains crit damage as an ascension stat and additional crit rate + energy recharge when using her burst. - Low energy costing burst; can deal a great amount of damage in a short period of time. - Overall damage output heavily reliant on stamina. Her charged attack stamina cost is slightly higher than other sword users. Constellations and kit don't address this issue. Recommendations: Main DPS / Detonator: Prototype Rancour (F2P), Primordial Jade, Summit Shaper, Aquila Favonia, any crit weapon with 2P Thundering Fury + 2P Gladiator's for flexibility or 4P Thundersoother for optimal damage output or 2P Gladiator's + 2P Bloodstained for physical damage VENTI Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery Utility C0 A- S SS SS+ S+ C1 A- S SS SS+ S+ C2 A S SS SS+ SS C4 A+ S+ SS SS+ SS C6 S SS- SS SS+ SS+ - Sadge alocoholic - His burst trivialises a lot of the content in the game as it is capable of absorbing other elements, crowd controlling mobs of enemies in a large radius, and dealing an incredible amount of damage. His enabling capabilities are also boosted by his ascension talents which reduce the energy cost of his 60 energy burst and his ascension stat which gives additional energy recharge. C2 allows for additional shred on top of Viridescent Veneer and C6 shreds on top of that shred. - His elemental burst coupled with Stringless greatly increases his damage potential. From C2 and beyond, his constellations increase his damage output by a considerable amount. Recommendations: Main DPS: Prototype Crescent (F2P), Stringless, Skyward Harp with 2P Viridescent + 2P Gladiator's / 2P Noblesse or 4P Viridescent Sub DPS / Support: Favonius Warbow (F2P), Stringless with 4P Viridescent or 4P Noblesse DILUC Constellation Main DPS Detonator C0 SS S C1 SS S C2 SS+ S C4 SS+ S+ C6 SS+ S+ - Budget Bennett - The first platinum standard damage dealer since the game's release. Excellent pyro damage potential with low technicality and high damage ratios. Pyro infusion from his elemental burst combined with his low cooldowns validates him as an excellent pick with enablers like Xingqiu to maximise overall team damage output. All of his constellations are a considerable damage boost to his DPS potential and solidify his place in the highest tier. - Burst deals AOE pyro damage in a large range, but can be hard to land all his damage multipliers. Can also be used to exploit fall damage. Recommendations: Main DPS / Detonator: Prototype Archaic (F2P), Wolf's Gravestone, Skyward Pride, Blackcliff Slasher, Serpent Spine with 4P Crimson Witch or 2P Crimson Witch + 2P Gladiator's / Noblesse HU TAO Constellation Main DPS Detonator Enabler Battery C0 SS SS B+ B+ C1 SS+ SS B+ B+ C2 SS+ SS+ A- B+ C4 SS+ SS+ A+ B+ C6 SS+ SS+ A+ B+ - The Other Megumin - Initial value is great with her excellent basic attack and charged attack multipliers + Paramita Papilio infusion - Detonator potential greater than Diluc and c0-c5 Tartaglia. Extended potential at C2+ with additional HP% scaling on Blood Blossom. - Ascension talent provides crit rate to allies at end of elemental skill infusion. C4 increases her enabling potential with additional crit rate bonus. - Blood Blossom's pyro application is comparatively slow Recommendations: Main DPS / Detonator: White Tassel (F2P), Staff of Homa, Lithic Spear, any crit rate weapon with 4P Crimson Witch or 4P Retracing Bolide Check the comment I posted in the comment section for additional info. submitted by /u/youarenotcashmoney to r/Genshin_Impact [link] [comments]

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I'm a fraud, and Hidetaka Miyazaki knows it. He made Sekiro to humble me and charlatans like me. I've beaten all the Soulsborne games at NG (little interest in NG+, simply because there's so much else to play). But deep down I harbored a secret shame: I beat these games by farming souls/blood echoes and upgrade materials, and leveling my characters into optimized, overpowered killing machines. To me, there's nothing more relaxing and zen than finding a spot in the game that's fat with souls, and simply running a soul-hoovering loop over and over and over again, and building a sweet skillset with weapons and spells to match. By the end of the games, I was easily 50+ levels higher than skilled players who didn't farm. I never parried. I used light armor and dodged fairly well, but that was the extent of my efforts to get gud. I always used an upgraded bow, lightning spells, soul spear etc to augment a main weapon optimized to scale with my character's attributes. Needless to say, there was a fair amount of Internet research to support my runs. ​ Now Sekiro has shone a light on my dark shame. ​ Everything in Sekiro forces you to play the game without gaming the game. Sure, you can farm XP to upgrade skills, but upgrades to health, healing and attack power can only be gained by defeating specific bosses and mini-bosses -- in other words, progressing through the game. The only upgradeable weapon in the game (the prosthetic) can only be improved through progression, not through farming. And progression boils down to fighting bosses and mini-bosses on their own terms; you HAVE to do what you were SUPPOSED to be doing in the other Soulsborne games -- watching, learning, experimenting, dying a lot, then finally succeeding. ​ I admire From Software's courage in releasing a game that doesn't give players like me a backdoor to winning. I will never be able to grind down the challenges in Sekiro. I will need to beat each enemy on my own merits, not my tricked-out character's. Maybe this is why Sekiro is the first game that forces everyone to start out with the same character; it tells us that there really are no builds this time. ​ It may take me a year, but I will beat this game, and never trade it in. I'm a fraud, not a coward. ​ EDIT: Wow, thanks for the gold! This is now the top text post and the most commented! As an update, I'm at the Guardian Ape with six prayer necklaces, attack power of six, and BUNCH of skills from farming at Sempou Temple. Had my share of despair with Genichiro's rematch (I actually got WORSE at him before I got better). Still loving the game. I'm only going to play through once, so I'm going for the Purification ending. Fight on, Shinobi Wolves! ​ EDIT2: Beat the game! Took me 184 hours, and dozens of sessions with the Sword Saint, but I did it! submitted by /u/Valissystem_a to r/Sekiro [link] [comments]