FrauleinMental
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Finally, a challenge for all those AV-solo experts! 😎
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That looks to be either Psionic Dart or Telekinetic Thrust, though I could have sworn that occasionally Psionic Lance uses this pose (maybe the in-combat quickshot?). Most of the other Psionic Assault powers seem to pose with some variant of hands to head.
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Scotland spells it without the 'e', most bourbon uses the 'e' (though Maker's Mark omits it). I hadn't kept up with Canadian as much. Bourbon doesn't have to be from Kentucky, though around 95% is, just American.
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Those are typically too peppery for my taste (lots of rye in the mash bill), which can come off as astringent, but they can be good in a cocktail like an Old Fashioned (where the sugar balances out the rye). You might try something with less rye and/or more corn (maybe even some wheat). Maker's Mark is my go-to, but Rabbit Hole, Evan Williams, Knob Creek, and Wild Turkey might work. Anything with an age statement might be old enough to mellow out the taste. I love Scotch as well, but it's been a lot more expensive since the tariffs increased 5-ish years ago, and inflation hasn't helped. Macallan used to be my benchmark for 12-year whiskies, though I'm also a fan of Bowmore and Lagavulin when I can get them.
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I did go to Angel's Envy this trip as well. It seems like a good example of a new/modern distillery. I did the "bottle your own" experience last time I was there, in 2019, but they've definitely remodeled since then. Their bourbon selection is pretty limited, though, and a lot of the expressions they list on their website were limited runs that they don't make/sell any more. (The gift shop only offered their flagship bourbon/port cask, the rye/rum cask, and they're pushing pretty hard with the single barrel version.) Last time I was at Buffalo Trace (2019), I got a bottle of Blanton's for $60. I haven't seen it for under $150 recently, it's rarely under $200, and the two bottles I saw at Justin's House of Bourbon were marked at $250 each. (But Justin's is overpriced, more of a place to experience than a place to buy from.)
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I do love my Rad/Rad Stalker for PBAoE fun. Or yeah, Ice Patch helps my Ice/Ice Blaster work interestingly well as an off-tank. -
Kentucky. Mostly Louisville, except for a nice long country drive out to the Maker's Mark distillery, about 1.5 hours from there. It's my favorite bourbon distillery, but it's very out of the way and a bit of an adventure even with GPS. (Or especially with GPS, which never gets it quite right.)
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Had a nice little weekend trip to Bourbon Country, which is fitting for my pick for this week: Whiskey River - Mind/Psi Dominator. I'm probably going to be online during Thanksgiving Break, but I'm all for keeping it informal.
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It's problematic with fewer than 4, since the force field generators need to be taken down with some synchronization. (And, of course, putting enough damage on the Hydra.) OTOH, it's not like the other WSTs this week are easier...MLTF and LRSF.
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I originally didn't know what to do with it, but eventually I happened to log in my PB and got some inspiration from the glowy part around the eyes while flying. Here's how I went with it:
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I'll bring Cosmique - Peacebringer, dressed as SHODAN (Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network) from System Shock.
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The opposite of an Ultimate--decreases your combat level by 1 for 3 minutes. As with Ultimates, blocks Ultimate use. As an added "bonus," cannot be sold or deleted; must be consumed or given to another player to get rid of it. If you consume it, a popup window shows the list of previous owners so you get the full horror of seeing how many times it's been regifted.
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I'll give it a go, since I now have a qualifying character. 🙂 10/28 - Ice Mistral (Level 35-40 - Red Side - St. Martial) - "It's raining Cats and Dogs" Costume needs to have wolf/cat/feral pieces and theme, powersets should be the usual suspects: claws, savage, beasts MM, maybe spines or staff. Sign-up sheet: @FrauleinMental: Liminal Pain - Claws/Dark Armor Stalker @Burnt Umber: Pepsis Regina - Mind/Savage Dom @Midnyte: Lone Wolfette - Claws/Regen Stalker @Bananiac: Wyldebeast Witch - Beasts/Dark Mastermind
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I'm still in with Coffee Ring - Water/Dark Corruptor.
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I haven't tried this, since I don't have one, but does the target dummy count as an enemy for purposes of Kinetics powers (Transfusion, Transference, Fulcrum Shift)? I've had issues where if my primary target drops during the casting of Transference or Fulcrum Shift the power fails (I think they fixed that for Transfusion a few Pages back), so a more durable target that I can use just as FS fodder might be an interesting thing to try because targets do melt away in ToT leagues. Would that be a net gain or a net loss to the league, though?
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I'm 50/50 this week, or possibly just late. I'll plan to bring Coffee Ring (Water/Dark Corruptor) this week and next.
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Yep, "high noon" Eastern. Love the signature, btw. 😉
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Ice Mistral is the WST for 10/28, so the last week should be taken care of. (10/21 is listed twice.)
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I don't know the TF inside and out, but I'm relatively familiar with it. It's mostly Rularuu and Crey. Don't count on stealthing much (the eyeballs ignore stealth, as do the frequent ambushes). There's a lot of travel back and forth between the City and the Shard, so Team Teleport is really useful. Indeed, the proliferation of transportation powers is the main reason this TF can be done in 2 hours instead of 8.
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The ToT event, whenever we run it, might work better with a theme like "Wear a ToT costume" since you get tips from knocking on doors in a costume power. You could even show up not having one, since you'll probably get one pretty quickly from knocking on doors. We could almost make a tips badge run as the event, though I'm not sure if the tip gives the badge to everyone or just the tip holder. https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Halloween_Event_2010#Whispered_Rumor_Tip_Mission We could do a "Before and After" theme of it. "Before" is a plain costume (like plain tights), and "After" is with an active costume power.
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I'll bring my main: Fraulein Mental - Mind/Kin CTRL.
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I find Levitate really useful as it is. It doesn't set up Containment, but I slot a Hold proc to help with that. I sometimes find KB/KD to be the most reliable control, especially against stuff like Nemesis.
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I'd thought it'd be cool to go to Crater Lake, which is on the main path (around 90% obscuration), and maybe get some interesting pictures. But I have enough other stuff going on that I don't want to travel any more right now, so I'm staying home in Alabama (around 55%). There are a bunch of events being planned for the total eclipse on 8 April 2024, and I'm a few hours' drive from the totality path.
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We should also be looking at October, since Trixie is going to miss it. It's Shardtober, but here's the full list of TF/SF options as I'm seeing them (with levels): 10/7 - Dr. Quaterfield (40-45), Apex/Tin Mage (50+) Last cycle (7/8), we did Tinpex with the Fairy Tale theme. Most people consider this choice a no-brainer, since Dr. Q usually takes about 2 hours. But I love the Shard content. 10/14 - Sara Moore (44+), Synapse (15-20), Silver Mantis (20-25) Last cycle (7/15), we did Synapse with the Brain-in-a-Jar theme. There's a chance I may miss this week, since the annular solar eclipse in the southwestern US is also midday on the 14th. 10/21 - Justin Augustine (44+), ITF (35+), Op Renault (25-30) Last cycle (7/22), we did Op Renault with the Time Traveler theme. 10/28 - Faathim the Kind (44+), Penny Yin (20-25), Ice Mistral (35-40) Last cycle (7/29), we did Penny Yin with the Police theme. I think @Bananiac had some good ideas for themes, we haven't used them all yet, and 10/7 is close to the German theme. Any other suggestions? Any preferences for which WSTs we want to hit?
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I'll bring Robt Hooke - Titan Weapons / Dark Armor Brute. Hoping the KB/KD in his attacks evokes the spring motion. 🙂 I can run it if needed, but Posi 1+2 isn't too bad. The toughest part is the last mission of Posi 1, with the Circle of Thorns multi-ambush at City Hall followed by fighting our shadow selves inside.
