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Applied upward adjustments to certain costumes on Jun. 5 PST.

Affected Costumes

・Rion(Phantasmal Exile) ・Noelle(Phantasmal Weapon) ・063y(Phantasmal Prisoner) ・Dimos(Abyssal Gunman)

Post-change Stats

RionPhantasmal Exile

Status

• HP 107576
• Attack 6764
• Defense 5557
• Agility 1000

Character Skills


Holy Incantation

Deal 200% damage to all enemies (dmg up by 50% when own affinity is light). All enemies with 60% chance to stun them for 1 turn.

Character Abilities


Valiance

All allies' attack up by 25%.

Luminous Leap

Increases the stats of equipped light-affinity weapons by 20% for whole party.

Resilience

All allies' HP up by 15%.
Changes
Details
Character Skills Holy Incantation
Improved stun chance. Added the effect "Increases damage when own affinity is light".
Ability 1 Valiance
Improved ability multiplier.
Ability 3 Resilience
Improved ability multiplier.
NoellePhantasmal Weapon

Status

• HP 76730
• Attack 9248
• Defense 5544
• Agility 1000

Character Skills


Draco's Fang and Claw

Deal 200% dmg to one enemy 5 times (crit. dmg increased by 60%)(dmg up by 25% when own affinity is light). Increase your atk by 15% (30 seconds).

Character Abilities


Vigor

Attack up by 30%.

Assault

All allies' critical rates up by 15%.

Toughness

HP up by 15%.
Changes
Details
Character Skills Draco's Fang and Claw
Improved skill damage multiplier. Added the effect "Increases damage when own affinity is light".
Ability 1 Vigor
Improved ability multiplier.
Ability 2 Assault
Improved ability multiplier.
063yPhantasmal Prisoner

Status

• HP 130418
• Attack 4997
• Defense 5444
• Agility 1000

Character Skills


Edge of Shadow

Deal 200% dmg to one enemy 4 times, recover 20% of your HP, and +50% dark damage dealt (60 seconds).

Character Abilities


Resilience

All allies' HP up by 20%.

Void Leap

Increases the stats of equipped dark-affinity weapons by 20% for whole party.

Ward

All allies' defense up by 15%.
Changes
Details
Character Skills Edge of Shadow
Improved gauge increase rate(B → C) and skill multiplier. Improved dark damage increase multiplier.
Ability 1 Toughness → Resilience
The target range of the effect changed to all allies.
Ability 3 Aegis → Ward
The target range of the effect changed to all allies.
DimosAbyssal Gunman

Status

• HP 80639
• Attack 9788
• Defense 4680
• Agility 1000

Character Skills


Cursed Elimination

Deal 370% damage to one enemy 3 times (deals 100% more damage if target is poisoned). Reduce defense by 20% (30 seconds) when own affinity is water.

Character Abilities


Festering Loyalty

Attack up by 40%. Skill cooldown time extended by 50%.

Liquid Acuity

Increases attack of equipped water-element weapons by 80% and HP of equipped water-element weapons by 40%.

Nourishment

Continually recover 15% HP for 3 turns when your HP falls below 70%. Once only.
Changes
Details
Character Skills Cursed Elimination
Improved skill damage multiplier. Added the effect "Reduce defense when own affinity is water".
Ability 3 Nourishment
Improved ability multiplier.

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I must have tried to defeat Nicholaus 20x this weekend and constantly failed. Getting to the point it's extremely aggravating and I'm about to give up the game if I can't figure what I'm screwing up on. (Adding to the frustration of dying constantly to him, the run back from the closest teleporter is a bit of a hike and the tons of mobs in the cemetery respawn quick enough to make most return trips a battelfest just to get to him.)
I'm fully geared up as far as I'm able pre-iron (merciless copper everything and merciless nightstalker, plus ring of the spellweaver and traveller's wrap, gear score 41). I don't think there's any upgrades available at all left until I unlock iron, which is locked behind Nicholaus. Going in buffed with both enchanted brew and ferocity, with whatever blood I can find in my corpse run from the closest teleporter to the boss. I've tried a few different spell combos, but most of the guides and suggestions recommend ones received from higher tier bosses that I haven't unlocked. My go-to is either "some sprint like veil of chaos - frost bat - some defensive ability" or "sprint - bone explosion - defensive" with either phantom aegis or blood rite being my favorite defensives.
I've watched several vids and read a bunch of guides, which all say just to pound him from a distance until he's dead, but I'm getting swamped by his mobs before I get him to 50%. My best attempt I got around 20% before overwhelmed. Not having any trouble with his fear, those are easy to avoid. His swirly green missiles are rough but managing there too, although those are usually what get me in the end 'cause I'm so bruised when a round of them come out and they look like they're going left so I go right and they fake me out. Or else I'll get low health and bolt from his arena to get splattered by a mob that respawned or some random travelling doofus that I missed in the regurgitating continual 20-min clearfest of the whole cemetery before starting another attempt.
Any tips to someone completely stuck? Anything I can do to get better gear anywhere where he's locking me out of iron? I've downed all the level 30 and prior bosses but none 35 or above yet. (Tried Polora and Quincey and they're plenty rough for me at this point too.)
TIA from an extremely frustrated n00b.

About Me

• Name: Fae
• Age: 22
• Time-Zone: CET
• Pronouns: She/They

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What I am looking for

• A long-term RP with romance/pairing and a happy end! Yes, I am sappy.
  • A double-up fandom RP with OCxCC
    • Doubling will be necessary so we both get our favorite characters
  • Or An original RP with OCxOC
    • Doubling is optional, not necessary! But I prefer to play F and enjoy playing the “softer” part (for example by Grumpy x Sunshine I would love to play the Sunshine), so if you want to play that role too or an MxM then a doubling would be needed!

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What I offer

• 9 years old roleplaying experience, 11 of creative writing
• 400-1000 words on average, I can write easily up to 2000 words if you give me enough to work with
• Diverse (side)characters with a lot of depth and interesting backgrounds
  • I am not picky about which CC I play in Fandom double-up RPs, whoever you want will be yours!
    • One OC will be tailored to your need if we do a doubling original RP!
• I can and will play multiple characters, make maps, family trees, mood boards... etc
• Pretty active, I respond at least once a day, though multiple answers are more likely Open to a lot of ideas as long as I get my romance/pairing!
  • Especially during a doubling RP, you can practically do whatever you want on your side and I will do my best to make it come true for you!

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Requirements

• Be 18+, LGBTQIA+ friendly, and comfortable with characters not fitting into the social beauty standard
• Please use Discord, write in 3rd person and past tense
• Literate-Novella writing style, at least 400+ words per message, meaning breaking Discord Character Limit!
  • Please check out my writing examples below, if Example 3 is already too long for you, then this definitely won´t work out!
• Be communicative and open-minded, I won´t judge and expect the same from you

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Fandoms I am interested in

• Star Trek
  • The Original Series
  • The Next Generation
• Star Wars
  • The Mandalorian
• The Lord of the Rings
  • The Hobbit
• Pokemon
  • All games up to Sword and Shield
• The Legend of Zelda
  • Breath of the Wild
  • Tears of the Kingdom
  • Twilight Princess
  • Ocarina of Time
• Hellsing
  • Gonzo
  • Ultimate
• God of War
  • 2018
  • Ragnarok
• Stardew Valley
• Dead by Daylight
• The Arcana (Mobile Game)
• Resident Evil 8
• Final Fantasy X
• Black Butler
• Inuyasha

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Favorite Genres

• Horror
  • Bonus Points if it´s Monster x Human
• Supernatural
  • Vampires, Werewolves… yes, please!
• Historical
  • Anything before the 20th Century is on the table
• Fantasy
  • Magic, Dragons, I very much adore all of that!
• Mythology/Folklore
  • I would love to take a myth/folklore and add our own twist to it
• Fairytale retelling
  • Honestly, I am open to almost anything as long as it´s not basic Slice of Life

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Some Tropes I enjoy

• Arranged Marriage
• Reborn Past Lovers
• Matchmaker
• Mutual Pinning
• Comfort
• Medium paced Romance
  • I am willing to do a slow-burn for your side if we do a double-up!
• Destined Lovers
  • Soulmates
• Forbidden Love
  • Secret Relationship
• Lowkey obsessive/possessive lovers
  • Even mild Yandere if that is something you enjoy!
    • Or Villian x Hero
• Opposites Attract
  • Bad Guy x Good Girl will forever have a soft spot in my heart
    • Sunny x Grumpy is also very adorable!
• Love Triangle
  • Why have a love triangle with just three people? Four sounds much more fun
    • Especially if it ends in poly (no matter if 3 or 4 people are involved)

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Writing Examples - Long, Medium and Short. Do not feel obligated to read them all, it is just to show off the varying lengths of my messages.
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Please DM me if you are interested and fulfill the requirements.
Tell me exactly what you want and send me an example of your writing as well, so I know you read this all or I will not respond.
I am sorry if that seems rude but I am tired of people not even reading half of all this.
Have a lovely day :D

He called me last night, it was only like 11:30 but I was struggling to wake up properly for the call which I feel guilty about. He wanted reassurance and I was so sleepy I don’t think I helped very much. His friends wee bubba fell and knocked his head on the table or something and Andy felt like it was his fault? It absolutely was NOT his fault and I feel bad that he thinks it was. Then again I would feel responsible and guilty too if I was in his shoes so I totally get it. It’s a bit unfair that his friends make him feel a bit as though it’s his responsibility too, like yes Andy will look out for the lil one and if someone leaves the room then sure, he’ll keep a more watchful eye but in a room with two of his parents? Andy should be free to relax? But I always hear about how parents get super relaxed after awhile, but even still. But like their baby is taking his first steps and waddling around, wouldn’t you want to baby proof that room a bit? I would? But I know I can also be a bit overly cautious, but if I had a coffee table I’d be covering the corners and putting some kind of covers on electrical outlets and whatnot, things they need to learn about and be careful about but not when they’re still a baby yknow. Let the wee one just toddle around and explore their surroundings and all that yknow. It’s frustrating how things kick into overdrive when Andy talks about the lil baby, it makes me wanna get knocked up ten thousand times by him, like I do NOT need or want those sorts of thoughts and feelings and yet I start picturing me outside on some sunny day wearing a pretty little floral dress all pregnant up and glowy and Andy with his arm around me and idk, it’s so nice? Maybe at some kind of family lunch somewhere idk. I know I’m being ridiculous even giving that any thought but the idea just leaps into my mind whenever I get all clucky/broody/chickeny. And I bet Andy would be the best partner when giving birth, like he’d learn ALL about it ahead of time (which I would obviously do too because you best believe I want to know every tip and trick in the book beforehand) and anyway, I bet he would hold my hand and breathe with me and all of that. He’d be so wonderful, I just know he would. I really really really need to shush. This is not good thinking. One thing at a time!!! It’s just I’ve never had feelings for a guy that I’ve genuinely seen a future with, he’s the first who I truly love and want to build a life with, and so these thoughts are so exciting. Also important to note: I still don’t even know if a baby is what I want. A puppy? YES. A home? YES. A life filled with nice things and travel? YES. A child? Hmmm. Anyway he called me and I think I was just deep in sleep when he did which is why I wasn’t adjusting to waking up that time? Often I can wake up quite easily when he rings, maybe it depends on how I’m sleeping when he does? Hmm. Anyway I feel bad for not being as present as I should have been. I hope he isn’t feeling guilty or like he did anything wrong, he really didn’t. I get it though, babies being hurt in your general vicinity always brings about some level of guilt. It’s also not fair for them to just plop that responsibility in his lap, especially when I’m sure they know he’s not overly comfy with babies and that sort of responsibility and things - I’m not either, I don’t like being left alone with a kid, it makes me so anxy that they’ll be abducted or killed on my watch and idk. Anyway.
I slept in lots today. I was awake from 6/7am ish but it was so warm and comfy and cosy so I just dozed and daydreamed and read my book for a few hours and I got up around 10. It was very nice. The bed here is so comfortable, it’s far too soft and squishy for me to have but my godddddddd it’s comfy. I watched a very relaxing video of a man mowing a lawn, it was so satisfying. So many people watch them and I can see why. I especially liked when he would slice into the dirt alongside the footpath and whatnot and the weed whacker and things. It was all just quite satisfying, even though lawns are so meh. I looooove lush grass, I know lawns aren’t the best for the environment/eco systems and what not, but anyway. Like meadow and hilly field grass, so lovely.
I tried to tell mum more about how I feel and my mental health etc in the car today and to her credit she tries but idk. It’s hard when I’m comparing against an actual therapist and Andy. No one seems to listen to me or understand me the way they do? Especially him. Not always, sometimes he misses but most of the time he just seems to get it? She doesn’t really seem to accept the depression side of things, she just talks about anxiety. I think maybe it’s what she feels comfier discussing which is fine. I also think maybe she doesn’t realise that I don’t have depression in that obvious sense? Like yes I have had it like that and genuinely wanted to die and would think about how and when to do it etc, but it’s usually just that PDD? Persistent depressive disorder? Or dysthymia? Whatever it is. Where I can function but it’s difficult for me to do so most of the time and just a usual day will take a lot out of me and I just find it hard to sustain a good mood or whatever. Anyway.
This afternoon I ran some errands with mum, I returned some parcels, bought some dog toys and went to a couple of supermarkets. I looove MW, I’d say the name but it’s only in my city/region and hello stranger danger so I won’t say the name. But so they have all this wholesale stuff and so many interesting products and I LOVE it there. The packaging of everything is always so nice. They have these massive cans as they stock hospo places and anyway I just love anything huge or mini of an every day item. For example these were big 3kg size cans of regular Watties spaghetti and then they had the usual 420g on the shelf above and idk there’s something about that that makes my eyes so happy. I just love big versions of normal things or mini versions, it takes me back to when I was a little girl and if always make me and whichever parent I was with at the time go to the cheese aisle so that I could hold and cradle the babybel cheeses as I thought they were so beyond cute and I just had to touch them and hold them and see them. And sometimes I’d ask to have one and I’d get one and I didn’t ever eat them I’d just play with it til I had to throw it out. They’re just so CUTE. Anyway so we did that. Then spend the afternoon on the sofa with pup reading/chatting/watching random YT videos with dad as he watches them on the TV a lot. Like we came home and he was watching how to make some kind of pork belly dish. I showed him the lawn mower videos. He showed me these videos on 3D printed homes or 3D made homes? We watched a really interesting one on ones made from dirt, they looked so cool, like wee ant hills or wasp nests? And some made from concrete and so on too. We also watched one on Gorbachev who was a decent guy and therefore Russians hate him? Go figure. And he was also in a Pizza Hut commercial. And we watched one about the queen mother and some comedy skit from the 60s which I don’t usually find funny but this one I did. Pete and Dud? Something like that. And then I made dinner for us all and cleaned the kitchen again and then again after dinner.

i know surgical steel is likely the best, but the sites i look at have alot of acrylic sets aswell
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but also what kind of jewelery would be optimal for septum,
like dead stretching with either plugs/tunnels or like a captive bead ring kinda deal. could that work
or should i go for those c-shape taper orrrr what choices do i have like are there other jewelry types that would be good for a stretch
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(asking mostly cause im not the biggest fan of the c-shape taper, so if i have other options that would be amazing)

Hello,
Me and my friend are playing Elden ring together for our first playthrough of the game. I chose to do a dex bleed build and he has chosen to a sorcerer build with some dex on the side.
In the PvE environment our builds compliment each other nicely. I can do lots of damage up close while he range enemies. We also have little trouble with enemy resistances as there are few enemies that are resistant to both of our damage types.
In the PvP environment however, his build is getting waffle stomped to hell by mine. We do PvP on a semi-regular basis to test our builds progression and also just for fun, but he just really cannot compete with mine.
Is he missing something or is his build just not good at PvP? I’ve played all 3 dark souls games and felt that sorcery was pretty weak in PvP but right now his just seems awful. Any advice for improving?

Specifically ones with good durability. I've found some +40 and +50 fusable items but they break with one hit if attached to a melee weapon. I've mostly been using diamonds because of their decent fuse power and durability.

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I haven’t even flirted for such a long time, and lately, during those boring lunches where people just talk about heiresses’ dogs’ illnesses (a Pomeranian dog shares all her illnesses with her owner) or gossip about some technocrat who has a limp and who may be cheating on his partner, and while rice with cod is served, I am asked “darling, are you dating yet?”. No, I am not, and here I am, mostly because dating apps are too dull – unfortunately the odds of being flashed by a Jewish 19 year-old from Manchester is smaller on these things, though sometimes you might have some luck and end up being insulted randomly by a Portuguese girl, who is visiting her uncle.
I do have names, and surnames, and I was born in a big city in Brazil. My sister used to describe our childhood address as “a building with cars and trees and buildings”, which is a rather good description of much of the city. For a while I wanted to join the seminary but after having to face the fact that this was an inadequate career choice considering I didn’t believe in God and had always found masses to be awfully boring (though fascinating at times – the priest at my childhood church used to go on long rants about things, of which there are many) often turning my back to see the watch, and so I chose the next best thing: I am studying sociology, which involves, in many ways, taking a vow of poverty. I also work at a small online newspaper so I am well informed on sub celebrities and local occurrences such as babies heroically rescued by policemen after choking on the thing babies eat. And yes, I write poetry sometimes.
I am fascinated fairly often by everything, or many things, at least so you won’t be bored. These last days I ended up reading a lot of things about Egypt after reading about Ottoman chief eunuchs being exiled to Cairo after their tenure. In general, I really enjoy the humanities. I follow politics keenly – in fact, there is some chance I might have some thoughts on your country’s politics – and I’d say I am on the centre-left – pro-choice, in favour of a robust welfare state, LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action. If you know about Brazilian politics, I voted for Marina and Haddad in 2018 (the voting age here is 16), and Lula last year.
As you can imagine, I also really enjoy reading and writing. Besides poetry, I have often thought about writing a novel, but this seems like too much work – and it seems that it would be arrogant of me to write a novel having lived this little, though it wouldn't be uncommon. I really enjoy learning about other languages and cultures and I know a bit of French, German, Spanish, and Russian, besides English and Portuguese. I’d really like to learn Arabic and/or Mandarin. I am really into genealogy, and I know quite a bit about it. I often cry while watching dumb movies (I cried during Minions!) or listening to beautiful music; my music taste has been described as “fairly gay” and in movies as “slightly gay”.
I guess I am pretty introverted, polite, and timid (well, I am on here after all). I am affectionate and I can be really passionate as well. And I am fairly funny, or rather, I have made a few people laugh over the years. I asked a close friend to describe myself, and that is what he said:

I think you’re very communicative. Shrewd, funny, a good companion. Kind of withdrawn but not necessarily shy. You avoid conflict and unnecessary arguments, but love to participate in good conversations. I think you’re very kind too, besides being polite.

As for what I want to do with my life, I am unsure though I am inclined to go into academia. I have been considering applying to a PhD program in the U.S. after finishing my undergrad here in Brazil. My family does want me to go into their business, which is related to politics. I have also considered going into diplomacy.
Who am I looking for? I’d like someone curious about the world around her, and open-minded.
Some poems I really like:

• Litany for our lord Don Quixote by Ruben Dario
  
• Tobacco Shop by Fernando Pessoa
  
• Ash Wednesday by T. S. Eliot
  

Some songs I have been listening to:

• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
  
• Rosalía - Delirio de Grandeza
  
• Pescado Rabioso - Cantata de Puentes Amarillos
  

I haven’t even flirted for such a long time, and lately, during those boring lunches where people just talk about heiresses’ dogs’ illnesses (a Pomeranian dog shares all her illnesses with her owner) or gossip about some technocrat who has a limp and who may be cheating on his partner, and while rice with cod is served, I am asked “darling, are you dating yet?”. No, I am not, and here I am, mostly because dating apps are too dull – unfortunately the odds of being flashed by a Jewish 19 year-old from Manchester is smaller on these things, though sometimes you might have some luck and end up being insulted randomly by a Portuguese girl, who is visiting her uncle.
I do have names, and surnames, and I was born in a big city in Brazil. My sister used to describe our childhood address as “a building with cars and trees and buildings”, which is a rather good description of much of the city. For a while I wanted to join the seminary but after having to face the fact that this was an inadequate career choice considering I didn’t believe in God and had always found masses to be awfully boring (though fascinating at times – the priest at my childhood church used to go on long rants about things, of which there are many) often turning my back to see the watch, and so I chose the next best thing: I am studying sociology, which involves, in many ways, taking a vow of poverty. I also work at a small online newspaper so I am well informed on sub celebrities and local occurrences such as babies heroically rescued by policemen after choking on the thing babies eat. And yes, I write poetry sometimes.
I am fascinated fairly often by everything, or many things, at least so you won’t be bored. These last days I ended up reading a lot of things about Egypt after reading about Ottoman chief eunuchs being exiled to Cairo after their tenure. In general, I really enjoy the humanities. I follow politics keenly – in fact, there is some chance I might have some thoughts on your country’s politics – and I’d say I am on the centre-left – pro-choice, in favour of a robust welfare state, LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action. If you know about Brazilian politics, I voted for Marina and Haddad in 2018 (the voting age here is 16), and Lula last year.
As you can imagine, I also really enjoy reading and writing. Besides poetry, I have often thought about writing a novel, but this seems like too much work – and it seems that it would be arrogant of me to write a novel having lived this little, though it wouldn't be uncommon. I really enjoy learning about other languages and cultures and I know a bit of French, German, Spanish, and Russian, besides English and Portuguese. I’d really like to learn Arabic and/or Mandarin. I am really into genealogy, and I know quite a bit about it. I often cry while watching dumb movies (I cried during Minions!) or listening to beautiful music; my music taste has been described as “fairly gay” and in movies as “slightly gay”.
I guess I am pretty introverted, polite, and timid (well, I am on here after all). I am affectionate and I can be really passionate as well. And I am fairly funny, or rather, I have made a few people laugh over the years. I asked a close friend to describe myself, and that is what he said:

I think you’re very communicative. Shrewd, funny, a good companion. Kind of withdrawn but not necessarily shy. You avoid conflict and unnecessary arguments, but love to participate in good conversations. I think you’re very kind too, besides being polite.

As for what I want to do with my life, I am unsure though I am inclined to go into academia. I have been considering applying to a PhD program in the U.S. after finishing my undergrad here in Brazil. My family does want me to go into their business, which is related to politics. I have also considered going into diplomacy.
Who am I looking for? I’d like someone curious about the world around her, and open-minded. The rest? Cultural differences can be interesting and I am open to converting (nominally?) to most world religions.
Some poems I really like:

• Litany for our lord Don Quixote by Ruben Dario
  
• Tobacco Shop by Fernando Pessoa
  
• Ash Wednesday by T. S. Eliot
  

Some songs I have been listening to:

• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
  
• Rosalía - Delirio de Grandeza
  
• Pescado Rabioso - Cantata de Puentes Amarillos
  

I haven’t even flirted for such a long time, and lately, during those boring lunches where people just talk about heiresses’ dogs’ illnesses (a Pomeranian dog shares all her illnesses with her owner) or gossip about some technocrat who has a limp and who may be cheating on his partner, and while rice with cod is served, I am asked “darling, are you dating yet?”. No, I am not, and here I am, mostly because dating apps are too dull – unfortunately the odds of being flashed by a Jewish 19 year-old from Manchester is smaller on these things, though sometimes you might have some luck and end up being insulted randomly by a Portuguese girl, who is visiting her uncle.
I do have names, and surnames, and I was born in a big city in Brazil. My sister used to describe our childhood address as “a building with cars and trees and buildings”, which is a rather good description of much of the city. For a while I wanted to join the seminary but after having to face the fact that this was an inadequate career choice considering I didn’t believe in God and had always found masses to be awfully boring (though fascinating at times – the priest at my childhood church used to go on long rants about things, of which there are many) often turning my back to see the watch, and so I chose the next best thing: I am studying sociology, which involves, in many ways, taking a vow of poverty. I also work at a small online newspaper so I am well informed on sub celebrities and local occurrences such as babies heroically rescued by policemen after choking on the thing babies eat. And yes, I write poetry sometimes.
I am fascinated fairly often by everything, or many things, at least so you won’t be bored. These last days I ended up reading a lot of things about Egypt after reading about Ottoman chief eunuchs being exiled to Cairo after their tenure. In general, I really enjoy the humanities. I follow politics keenly – in fact, there is some chance I might have some thoughts on your country’s politics – and I’d say I am on the centre-left – pro-choice, in favour of a robust welfare state, LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action. If you know about Brazilian politics, I voted for Marina and Haddad in 2018 (the voting age here is 16), and Lula last year.
As you can imagine, I also really enjoy reading and writing. Besides poetry, I have often thought about writing a novel, but this seems like too much work – and it seems that it would be arrogant of me to write a novel having lived this little, though it wouldn't be uncommon. I really enjoy learning about other languages and cultures and I know a bit of French, German, Spanish, and Russian, besides English and Portuguese. I’d really like to learn Arabic and/or Mandarin. I am really into genealogy, and I know quite a bit about it. I often cry while watching dumb movies (I cried during Minions!) or listening to beautiful music; my music taste has been described as “fairly gay” and in movies as “slightly gay”.
I guess I am pretty introverted, polite, and timid (well, I am on here after all). I am affectionate and I can be really passionate as well. And I am fairly funny, or rather, I have made a few people laugh over the years. I asked a close friend to describe myself, and that is what he said:

I think you’re very communicative. Shrewd, funny, a good companion. Kind of withdrawn but not necessarily shy. You avoid conflict and unnecessary arguments, but love to participate in good conversations. I think you’re very kind too, besides being polite.

As for what I want to do with my life, I am unsure though I am inclined to go into academia. I have been considering applying to a PhD program in the U.S. after finishing my undergrad here in Brazil. My family does want me to go into their business, which is related to politics. I have also considered going into diplomacy.
Who am I looking for? I’d like someone curious about the world around her, and open-minded. The rest? Cultural differences can be interesting and I am open to converting (nominally?) to most world religions.
Some poems I really like:

• Litany for our lord Don Quixote by Ruben Dario
  
• Tobacco Shop by Fernando Pessoa
  
• Ash Wednesday by T. S. Eliot
  

Some songs I have been listening to:

• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
  
• Rosalía - Delirio de Grandeza
  
• Pescado Rabioso - Cantata de Puentes Amarillos
  

Kayles, Soldier of the United Kingdom, Subject of His Majesty, King George V
Date: [Standardized Human Time] June 29, 1915
Hot balls of lead death send splinters flying as I ducked into a dugout. Miles was close behind, clutching his helmet with his free hand. He had used all of his grenades in blowing apart the barbed wire, so we only had rifles at our disposal. Even though he towered well above my eye level, I still could see the fear in his visage.
Shouts in German rounded the corner, and Miles looked at me wordlessly. Run!, his eyes seemed to say. His fleeing deeper into the tunnel system confirmed my position.
My paws pattered on the dirt floor, as gunfire sounded from outside.
”Miles!” I hissed, determined not to make any noise. No reply
Fuck! I lost that blasted human again. Now, here I was, in a pitch-black German bunker.
I stepped forward, my paw pads shifting the dust on the floorboards like bread dough on a floured cutting board. Thankfully, I appeared to be totally alone in this tunnel complex, given that the soldiers pursuing us weren’t in earshot. My ears were still ringing faintly, however, and I couldn’t be sure if I was truly alone.
The next few minutes consisted of me bumping into bunk beds as I stumbled my way through the dugout, no source of light except for one dim lantern left in the corner by its operator. I stepped over and grabbed the brass loop tightly in my forepaw, and lifted it off the hook, granting me a light source.
The next few minutes attempting to navigate the tunnels were uneventful, as the sounds of battle filtered in from outside. Eventually, the dim glow from the lantern was replaced by daylight as I found an exit. Immediately, I was greeted by a pair of German soldiers frantically operating a machine gun.
The cylinder of death was chattering away as it chewed through its ammunition, the belt being held aloft by the soldier that wasn’t operating the weapon. I raised my rifle, and I fired.
The machine gunner’s head jerked to the side as crimson gushed from his neck, the fiend falling to the ground as his comrade wheeled, dropping the ammunition belt and rushing to unholster his sidearm. I fired again after ratcheting the bolt, and that was two down. The machine gun stood silent. Where were all the other Germans?
Gunfire nearby alerted to the potential whereabouts of the absent soldiers. Hefting my stolen rifle, I grabbed an ammunition clip from my satchel, and racked it into my rifle. Combat awaited!
But wait, what was that? Is that… cheering? Why would cheering erupt in the middle of a battle?
My confusion grew as I turned, startled at several English soldiers storming around a corner.
“WE DROVE THEM OUT!” One of the Terrans shouted deafeningly. Next to him stood a familiar spiky form, acting just as excited and eager; a Gojid.
I knew that the Gojid species was in short supply on Earth, but seeing one on the frontlines of this damned hell was definitely strange. The spiky fella seemed to be completely in tune with the humans. It was likely his parents raised him next to the omnivores.
He introduced himself as Bratip, and I fell into this squad, now representing three separate species. From what they told me, the Germans had dedicated a large portion of this line to attacking our position, and when we countered, their meager defenses collapsed. It explained the lack of Germans I saw in the dugout.
As the smoke from the fires of war drifted over the horizon, I pondered the fate of that Miles kid, and my friend, Barlek.
First Previous ——-
Hey guys, Snudwoner here. I’m sorry if this chapter doesn’t exactly keep up with the action of the past two, but I’ve been busy with end-of-school exams and whatnot, and I really needed to finish up the current battle, and get ready to transition the story to another point.
But, we now have confirmation that Terran Gojid exist on Earth in this AU, and the English forces have pushed back the German Line! Stay tuned!

Part 15 was here.
As Arnold used to say:

I'm Bach!

Ok, I'm not Arnie, nor am I Bach, but I am back (sort of).
When we last left off, Azarnus had just arrived to the lost Dwemer mine below Red Mountain. His goal: the final piece of the Staff of Chaos. As John Constantine said of the Hell's Bible:

It is kept at the highest point in the lowest pit.

Venturing in, the first floor of Dagoth Ur did not impress: grey walls, grey floors, and grey ceilings, inhabited by grey stone golems. Whoopie. The place seemed to be carved out of old cooled lava and soot. A few steps past the entryway and I found a prison-like area, with several cells surrounded by a moat of lava. Inside were some creatures and some treasure piles. Going past I've had to cross seemingly endless corridors, occasionally interrupted by ditches, and pools of even more lava. The denizens of this place: stone golems, homunculi, hell hounds, medusas, and wraiths, were a nuisance, but no match for moi. In this dreaded place I met an Ash Vampire, and had to wrestle them for a mythril key. Or at least that's what I was supposed to do, seeing as how you can bypass the mythril door using Passwall. To be honest, I beat the first level so long ago, I forgot all about it. Still, the tomb was a nice touch, and the locked door was just a reach away from it.
The second floor. This place was dark and hot. There's gold glinting in the walls (or so the flavour text told me), seemingly heated up by a great fire below. Proceeding through the corridors I was met with a door, demanding a jeweled key. And you know what this means: key hunt.
What was a nice change of pace: I found the key almost immediately, then another one, then several more. Ok, so there are more locked doors, but who's counting? I've got all the keys! It's like hunting for mushrooms, I swear! This floor had quite a few interesting areas, whoever planned it was quite the architect, eh? A tonal architect, amirite? He-he-he. But I got overconfident. Having collected all the keys I could find, I went back to the door. It flung open. Then the next, then the next. No door stood in my way, and all opened at the might of my key-chain!... All, but one: the diamond door. Having suffered a micro nervous breakdown, I rushed back into the green hell corridors, in search of the last key, scouring the place desperately!
(Editor's note) Eventually I stopped playing. The answer came to me a few days before now. I was watching a video on Skygerfall and got the itch to play Daggerfall (because screw Skyrim). But I've promised myself that I will first beat Arena, and so decided to finish what Vader I've started. For this I launched the game on the PC - because it's just more comfortable this way - and started looking.
Somehow I've figured out that I needed to dive into a ditch, and came out right in the room where the final key lay. The bad news was that it's guarded by a lich. I had already mentioned how I "love" these guys, in my previous post, or maybe the one before that. And you can bet your garters (actually, I'd rather you don't) that I'm going to complain about them in my next entry, just you wait! Well, this one pwnd me.
Dejected I shut the game down until today, when I've decided that enough was enough. This time I ran the game on the mobile, because I don't know what files to transfer, so the automap on the PC was blank. But now that I've had the power of the automap in the literal palm of my hand, I confidently directed Azarnus towards the diamond key. (End Editor's note)
The battle was fierce, but the lich was finally defeated. With the diamond key in hand I've made my way to the door that had previously mocked me so with it's unassailability (these doors could not be bypassed with Passwall, sadly). Unlocking it, I was greeted by two Tharn's Witnesses in the form of stone golems, but having politely introduced them to Ebony Blade, I was able to continue onward with nary a donation.
The third floor welcomed me with a breath of it's sulphurous air. The place felt even hotter, but faint light was coming from a distance. As I proceeded through the single, yet somewhat winded corridor I was met by a continuous sequence of scares: two homunculi, followed by two stone golems, followed by another two homunculi around the corner, and two wraiths. Finally I had reached the end of the corridor, discovering a large room filled with boiling lava that would occasionally pop into splashes. Here I fought two more ghosts, and a whole slew of fire daemons, homunculi, and even a couple more liches (technically I only found one and it killed me, so I just avoided it on my next try, but I'm pretty sure there's at least one more on the opposite side of the room). At the center of the lava lake was a structure. I reached it by levitating. Scaling the structure I saw the final staff piece: a clawed hand holding a crystal orb. But there was a catch - literally - it was held on a pedestal in the middle of a pit in the centre of the structure. Jumping in to get it, I quickly realized that I was now trapped, as a riddle resounded in my head, informing me of my doom, unless I solved it.
(Editor's note:) I hate riddles, so after trying several options, I went online to find the answer. There, you happy now? (End Editor's note)
Getting out I've decided not to bother with the monsters, so I activated the Ring of Khajiit and made my way for the exit.
Having reassembled the Staff, my ultimate goal was now at hand: defeat Jagar Tharn and free the Emperor. Arriving at the Imperial City around midnight, I began looking for the nearest inn. In the meantime, Tharn contacted me via telepathic video call, boasting of his smarts for turning the mighty Staff of Chaos into a butter churner, or an oar. How? Simply by draining it's power, which is apparently how he managed to split it into pieces, in the first place. After the transmission ended, he immediately teleported a couple of his minions. And you know what they were? Rogues. Rogues! After all the undead and daedra I've had to mow down, the mighty Boosh Tharn sends two lousy Rogues against me?!? Pah-lease!
Anyway, after dispatching them, I found an inn, got a couple of drinks, and went to bed. In the morning I investigated my loot, sold my crap, fixed Ebony Blade, and made my way to the Imperial Palace.
The end of my journey is near.
Part 17 will be [here], hopefully soon.

"I don't do interviews."

Bio
Name: Elena Sofía Guerrera	Date of Birth: March 13th
Age: 16	Gender: Female (She/HeHers)
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual	Nationality: American (Immigrant from Mexico)
Race: Latina (Mexican)	Fatal Flaw: Distrust
Demigod Conundrums: ADHD	Hometown: Morelia, Michoacán, MX

Elena's first name was given to her by her father for reasons unknown. Her mother offered her the middle name Sofía, which means wisdom in ancient greek. Finally, her surname Guerrera means warrior in Spanish.
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Family Member	Age	Description/Title	Relationship
Father: Paolo Guerrera	22 (Deceased)	Elena doesn't know anything about her father. She was three years old when he died.	Too young to know him, but always old enough to miss him. Elena never knew her father and always wishes she had.
Mother: Athena Oplophóros	Wisdom never ages, only matures.	The goddess of wisdom in a form known for being an armed, strategic warrior.	'Mom' was a name that has always been foreign to Elena. She believes that her mother died during childbirth, leaving Elena's father to raise the girl on her own. She holds no ill will, only the wish that she could have met her if only for a moment.
Caregiver: Tia Rosa	47 (Deceased)	A Nun who worked at the orphanage Elena grew up in. Died when Elena turned 14	The closest thing to a mother that Elena ever had. They had a running joke that Elena was Rosa's favorite at the orphanage. She always gave Elena extra cookies at dinner.
Caregiver: Tia Esmerelda	43 (Status: Unknown)	A Nun who worked as a teacher at the orphanage Elena grew up in.	A stern, strong woman. Her beautiful features were hardened due to years of continued work. She taught Elena everything she could until the fateful day that Elena left Mexico.

Appearance
"bonita no gana peleas" (Pretty doesn't win fights.)
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Faceclaim	Height	Build	Weight	Hair	Eye Color	Piercings
Here (Art found on pinterest, orginal artist unknown)	5'7	The ever-sought-after hourglass figure graces Elena's body. She is lean and toned due to years of fighting on her own.	I don't think I can ask that and make it out alive...	Thick and dark brown. Cut short and jagged by her own swords.	Piercing Green Unlike her siblings, Elena does not possess her mother's grey eyes. Her eyes only turn grey when her powers activate.	Double piercings on both ears. Her right nostril is pierced as well.

Description:

• Her appearance was never anything that Elena cared much for. Her face has natural beauty, but it has been hardened by two long years of traveling alone. Healed scars can be found all over her body, homages to the hard travels that she has had. Elena never learned how to do makeup. She does not know how to do her hair in any style other than short. All she knew was survival, beauty didn't make for survival.

Equipment/Accessories:

• el cielo y el infierno (Heaven and Hell): Elena's twin celestial bronze swords that she is able to summon. They have grown in size as Elena has grown over the years.

Abilities
Domain:

• Combat Proficiency - A trait where one is naturally adept with various forms of combat. In Elena's case, she is adept in Athena's domain of combat (Combat and warfare strategy).
• Summon Weapon (Twin Swords) - The ability to summon to summon a set of particular weapons.
• Disarm Opponent - The ability to instantly disarm an opponent (targeted). It can only happen once in an (1) hour, if the user is holding a weapon. It can happen twice in the same amount of time if the user is unarmed.

Godrent Minor:

• Legendary Cognition - A trait where one displays one of the highest levels of intelligence and wisdom known of half-bloods. They have the intellect level of geniuses.
• Fight-Or-Flight - A situational ability.
  • If Elena fights an opponent who is weaker than her, she activates fight. This ability gives her a buff that gives her greater insights into the weaknesses of the opponent she faces. Essentially, she understands exactly how to take down weaker opponents in the most efficient way possible.
  • If Elena fights an opponent who is stronger than her, she activates flight. This ability gives her a buff that increases her agility and grants her insight into the best and safest way to leave an altercation. Essentially, she gets a blueprint on how to escape a battle that she cannot win, with minimal losses.
• Mental Fortitude - A trait where one displays an immunity to all kinds of mental manipulation

Godrent Major:

• Odikinesis - The ability to manipulate feelings related to rage and warfare, forcing the target to hyperfocus on battle and granting them a strength and stamina buff (targeted and self-inflicted, more potent form of Bloodlust Inducement). In Elena's case, she has Athenian Odikinesis which grants her battle clearheadedness.

Personality:
Blunt, cold, and guarded. All words that can be used to describe this hardened daughter of Athena. The once kind, crafty, bright young girl that roamed the halls of the cathedral which she was raised in has been lost along the long road travelled between Mexico and New York. On the surface, Elena is very calm, but apathetic. She does not offer her sympathy easily, if at all. Most who approach her are met with blunt rejection. If she chooses to stay in an interaction, her responses will be short and to the point. Her defensive social she’ll is almost as strong as her battle defenses. If you want to see the layers beneath, you’ll have to break through her hard social defense.
Backstory
[To be revealed]
Present
A girl cursing violently and rapidly in spanish was walking down Half-Blood Hill. Quite honestly, she looked homeless. Her hair was choppy, as if someone had just taken a sword to it she had and her clothes were dirty, as if they hadn’t been washed in gods know how long they hadn’t.
The right arm of her black long-sleeve shirt had been cut off and tied around what looked like the remnant of a bleeding gash along her lateral bicep. Her blue jeans had plenty of rips, but not the fashionable kind. These rips were the kind that came from a long, grueling journey. But… it seems like that journey has finally come to an end.
Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, Elena.

“No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.”
-Harry Houdini

It’s time to end the Ability Score list. It’s been way too long. I know the physical scores don’t need a lot of explanation or examples. I see the scores they get, I extract feedback from what I can. But maybe there is someone who could get a spark of inspiration from it. Some new insight. So this is for you, the one who is curious enough to see if they can get something out of an article about the Dexterity score.

What is Dexterity?

”Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.”
-Laozi-

Being dexterous, being swift, being nimble and quick. What does that even mean? Are those just buzzwords? Is it speed? Plenty of dexterous characters can be quick but Dexterity does not affect running speed. Is it fine motor skills? Acrobatics and balancing acts are about gross motor skills so it can’t be just that. Strength is about gross motor skills and you use muscles with Dexterity, so can’t they be used the same? Nope, that’s where we get to a nuance that gets more significant the more we realize what the differences are. The conclusion to Dexterity is this: The precision in which a physical action is achieved.
But what the heck? Don’t we use Strength to swing a weapon and isn’t that a hit-or-miss situation? Well, the difference is that we don’t need to hit exactly between the third and fourth rib on the right side of a rib cage when swinging a giant mallet. Even if you don’t hit that exact spot, you’ll still get the chance of fracturing the bones that hold it together. Accuracy doesn’t matter that much when you can’t even lift a weapon to wield it. However, weapons that are light and allow for fast and sharp movements work better with exact precision.To hit home what the differences are between Dexterity and other physical ability scores are thus:

• Fall-breaking as opposed to high-jumping
• Keeping your balance rather than standing your ground
• Quickly reacting rather than toughening things out
• Archery instead of the hammer throw competition
• Stretching rather than warming up

Motor Skills

“The body says what words cannot.”
-Martha Graham-

Bodily precision is divided into two types: fine motor skills and gross motor skills. Fine motor skills are all about the digits, the hands, the fingers. Das Fingerspitzengefühl. It’s the finesse in which small movements are made. The sensitivity of the hands or feet is important to feel pressure and how to ease with it or go against it.
Gross motor skills are also about finesse and precision but more about the whole body and its way to keep balance or bend effectively. It uses the larger muscles with the right kind of reach and movement necessary to get a result. High-level gross motor skills are usually performed in mid-air.
Both work well with hand-eye coordination from juggling to archery to flipping a butterfly knife. Throwing something heavy, kicking a ball really hard, or dealing a good punch also fall under motor skills and coordination. But in the case of Dexterity, it needs less physical resistance and more sensitivity.

Reflexes

“Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.”
-Donald Rumsfeld

Quick muscles and a refined sense of movement are ideal for knowing when trouble comes in fast and getting out of the way on time. Reflexes are your saving grace in turning a full-on explosion into a slight singe. Your ability to react is there to trust and it will come up often when something sudden happens.

Equilibrium

“I want to caution you against the idea that balance has to be a routine that looks the same week in and week out.”
-Kevin Thoman-

Dexterity is not only about fast movements. Sometimes, something needs to stay steady. From spinning plates to preventing dropping off from a great height, a sense of balance falls into this ability as well. Balance plays a bigger part in the head rather than the entire body, though. The vestibular system inside the inner ear allows us to seek the right bodily balance. So much so that we are constantly seeking it in small ways without even noticing.

Roleplaying Dexterity

“The body is living art. Your movement through time and space is art. A painter has brushes. You have your body.”
-Anna Halprin-

That’s nice and all, but now what? The physical ability scores aren’t so much about thinking and responding, they’re about actions. Opportunities, really. These opportunities can be found if you are aware of them or perhaps sought out. If you really don’t know how to play out your strengths, see if you can do something actionable.

Stretch

To stay limber and prevent muscles and tendons from locking up, they need a warm-up or at least a good morning stretch. It’s a good habit to start the day getting flexible no matter how loud it can be.
I’ve met a man at Aikido practice who never stretched in his life. His body was bulky, tough, and as stiff as an oak. You only needed to bend his arm slightly towards his back or he was already paralyzed with pain. Most limber people tend to out-slip such maneuvers if you don’t do them effectively.

Practice

Precision isn’t measured in reps or weight but in time and accuracy. Get some alone time to practice archery, knife throwing, lockpicking, or balancing on a beam. You never know when the practice pays off. Heck, you can try freerunning over rooftops or perhaps bring back the planking trend.

Variety

Treating each Dexterity skill as only one possible action is a waste. Surprise yourself and others by thinking outside of the box. Know that there are more ways to utilize quick fingers. Acrobatics aren’t just about doing somersaults. Stealth doesn’t mean you need to be invisible.

Dextrous Characters

• Aladdin
• Daredevil, Elektra, Hawkeye, Bullseye, Ant-Man, Quicksilver, and Black Widow from Marvel comics
• Every main character from Kung Fu Panda
• Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy
• Lanky Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, and Dixie Kong from Donkey Kong games
• Michaelangelo from Ninja Turtles
• Robin Hood
• Sportacus from Lazy Town
• Stella from The Italian Job
• Tai Lee and Mei from Avatar the Last Airbender
• The Flash, Catwoman, Robin, Nighthawk, Inque, Rag Doll, Green Arrow, Black Arrow, and Deadshot from DC
• Usopp from One Piece
• Vitaly the tiger from Madagascar movies
• Yen from Ocean’s Eleven

Activities for Dexterity

• Balancing meditation balls
• Cartwheeling
• Cheating at a game
• Contorting- Dancing
• Drawing
• Finding the balance of a dagger
• Free running
• Handstand walking
• Hiding
• Inconspicuously adding something to a drink
• Infiltrating a place
• Juggling
• Moving on ice
• Perform surgery
• Petty thievery
• Pick-pocketing in a crowd
• Plate spinning
• Playing a game of cups, darts, or horse-shoe tossing
• Playing hide-and-seek
• Practice calligraphy
• Practicing fine/gross motor skills
• Sensing dents
• Somersaulting from stand-still
• Stretching
• Sword swallowing
• Tickling a sensitive spot
• Tight rope walking

Other Treasures

• Character Creation
• Character Writing
• Appearance
• Roleplay
• Strategy & Tactics
• Dungeon Crawling
• Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, Constitution, Strength
• Communication & Behavior 1

The List of Olem

My first unique for barb dropped, what’s the best build to make for it? I’m currently using hota in wt3 and it’s alright.. I just don’t have the fury ring or ww legendaries to change to ww.
Is this unique build-around able?
I tried using 3 different attack skills with 3 different weapons attached but the arsenal trigger didn’t work. Is that how walking arsenal functions?
I had lunging strike with dual wield weps, hota with the bludgeoning and leap with the slashing.

Message to mods -> This post might not seem directly related to JEE/NEET but it is about the desire many JEENEETards have to leave India. So although it not overtly related to JEE or NEET but it concerns its aspirants the most. Therefore, I beseech you not to delete this post. Thank you.
I am replying to u/AcronymTheSlayer's post (https://www.reddit.com/JEENEETards/comments/13xmhgu/i_am_done_with_this_country_it_has_failed_its/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) with another post as I feel the issue that I will be talking about is not only relevant to her post but also to everyone who feels incredibly dejected after seeing the state of affairs in India to the extent that they wish to leave ASAP.
There were other points raised in OP's post about which I might not talk about, it would be safe to assume that I agree with those points and empathize with the OP. Especially about being harassed and all the women who have suffered worse tragedies, I stand in solidarity with you all.
There are 3 parts to this post:
1) Context 2) Why you should not leave India 3) Appalling the state of women in India
PART I: Context
You might feel that this part is irrelevant to the topic, but bear with me, it will all make sense in Part II.
To understand what I am going to talk about you need to know about my worldview first. So here it is -> Humans as a species need to progress. They need to become capable of peaceful co-existence and become resilient to anything that may threaten their survival. Presently, we have divided ourselves into nations and each one of them has issues of their own. Why did we create nation-states? Why can't we live under a one-world confederacy? I think the answer to this lies in psychology and sociology. Whatever the case may be, humanity in its present state cannot exist peacefully and it cannot be united under a one-world confederacy. To fix this we need "complete humans", who have assimilated the past civilizations of the world, who have studied themself, their country, and the world, and who have discovered the laws of progress, and tendencies of both civilization and nations to settle future goals and progress of mankind. Then we need to create a unique model for living which combines total freedom with self-discipline and with living responsibly with nature. This alone can provide salvation to humanity. Now who shall do this? I believe that at first this ideal must be realized through a nation which is India. Why India? There are reasons for this but to maintain the relevance of this post I will not disclose it here. If you want to know, I might tell you in DM.
For me, there are 2 Indias. The 1st one has existed since the time humanity stepped foot on this sub-continent. Even when we were divided politically, a string had always held us together. That string is the longing and pursuit to unlock all possibilities of human life and to reach their maximum potential. That string unites us even today although the majority of us aren't even consciously focused on such pursuit. The 2nd India dates back to 1947, which was born not as a result of revolution but compromise. Politicians back then compromised their ideals and thus were born the Dominion of India (eventually a "republic"). The foundations of 2nd India are rotten to the core as it was born out of a compromise and transfer of power between the British to another set of crooks.
How do we realize the ideal of creating a new model for living in India? I believe that can be achieved by establishing many completely self-sufficient villages all over India. These villages will have hospitals with doctors from various disciplines including Allopathy, Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, etc. They would treat each patient with the best option or combination specific to that case while tracking the progress of the patient within a fully scientific, evidence-based approach. All this would be affordable. These villages would be self-sufficient in terms of energy, food, and water. Villages like these should be built on the principle co-existence of technology with self-reliance and nature. The citizens must be allowed total freedom provided they have trained themselves in self-discipline and living responsibly with nature. I have much more to say about what I have thought about villages like these but I do not want to digress from the main issue.
To build these villages we need self-disciplined, extremely capable, and wise individuals. At large, the people of India will keep sleeping as they've been for a REALLY long period but it is these individuals who can be the change. I say this because of how India and the world are moving, a catharsis (mother of all disasters) is bound to overtake us. Society will be forced to restructure itself. Everything will have to be built from scratch. At a time like these, the unique model for a living I have talked about will find expression.
The reality is that the people of India are sleeping. They do not want to suffer for the sake of changing the country for good, that might include you too. If you do not want to wait for catharsis for India to change, the first step is for you to have total and absolute self-discipline and have an unbreakable spirit, like a revolutionary. The 2nd step is to have the ability to live on the bare minimum like a sadhu. You must be able to live frugally so the government cannot break you. Only when you have changed and conquered yourself, comes step 3 which is to starve your oppressors. You have the right of self-defense as these people have initiated thousands of projects in your name by printing notes, borrowing, and indebting you or the next generations forever. Then they loot, extract, and siphon off from the same projects. Find your own ways to starve the Indian government. The best option would be Civil Disobedience. It was conceptualized by David Thoreau in 1849 much before Mr. Gandhi lead a compromised version of Civil Disobedience. Stop paying taxes, do not cooperate with the government, boycott ALL politicians and all use all the other weapons that Civil Disobedience has to offer, and do not stop until all of our demands are fulfilled which includes things like a reformed incorruptible police force based on Chanakya's principles, a complete overhaul of the judicial system and the penal code. We need Civil Disobedience because even if we elect our independent candidates, they will not be able to do anything unless they "compromise" with the politicians. The bureaucrats can smell a real reformer from miles and can silence them easily. Even those of you who talk about changing the country are not free from addictions and this is your greatest weakness. This is what the government will use against you if you try to change the country. People are addicted to their smartphones, unlimited 5G internet, non-veg, AC, drugs, tobacco, etc and if you directly skip to step 3 the government will break you easily using your weakness.
Part II: Why you should not leave India
From an individualistic point of view, it seems completely logical to leave India for greener pastures. My argument is that there is a world beyond individuality and it is unintellectual to assume that one can live a complete life relying on individuality alone. There must be a sense of purpose and service to the community in everyone's life. As you've already read, at least in my value system the "1st India" is most important. Therefore, it is obvious that people leaving this country will cause harm to my vision of India.
There are 3 main points that I would like to present:
1) As I have already mentioned that the "new model for living" would be realized in India. Eventually for it to spread to the whole world, it would require more work in the model itself but I say can that the "West" (or the Anglo-sphere) would never accept such a model for living. Why? Because they are imperialists. The era of imperialism has not ended. The Anglo-sphere is more diabolical and fascist than Nazi Germany itself. They claim to be the champions of the free market but try to control economies in every step. They claim to be the land of the free and home of the brave but interfere in their "free" citizen's life every second. India is bound to be in a conflict with the Anglo-sphere in the long term. As such, people going from India to the Anglo-sphere will obviously help them and therefore harm the interests of India and humanity at large. No, I am not saying the usual BS about NRIs that people usually say, what I am saying is different.
2) If you chose to stay in India, I can guarantee you two things: Pain and Death. I have already discussed how if you try to change the things here you will face backlash from the government and pockets of the society. Completing the 3 steps I mentioned earlier is bound to bring pain and death your way. If you stay here and silently work for the 1st India, your suffering and death will have meaning. Your blood and sweat will be what moves the Ashok Chakra for the salvation of India and therefore mankind. The fate of humanity depends on India and the fate of India depends on us. I believe that sincerely.
3) If you leave, you will be spared from all the things which make you want to leave India. What about that poor girl from Kasdol, Chhattisgarh who will still bear the constant risk of getting raped, humiliated, harassed? She can not leave India even if she wants to. I can not even dream of leaving my sister in this state. I have taken the pledge that "All Indians are my brothers and sisters" and I have not forgotten it. So I am silently working in the shadows for my brothers and sisters and I shall do what is required even to my peril.
You might ask, Am I bounded by your vision? Don't I have the right to enjoy better standards of living? Don't I have the right to live a life free from harassment? and my answer is yes you do! But instead of going to the West for all this and working against the interests of humanity (I've already explained how), you should claim your rights here even if it takes your life because this is YOUR land. Never give up what is yours.
Part III: Appalling the state of Women in India
Now I come specifically to OP's post. She mentioned a dreadful incident that happened to her in a line. I would like to share a part of a speech made by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
"The spiritual quest of Bengal has always been voiced through the cult of the Mother. Be it God or be it motherland—whatever we have worshipped we have done so in the image of the Mother. But alas! Today the menfolk of Bengal have become so impotent and cowardly that they are incapable of preventing the molestation of women that is going on in the districts of Bengal."
This one is from one of his biographies
Speaking at a public meeting on crime against women, at the Albert Hall in Calcutta on 19 August 1938, Subhas made a few strong comments. He observed that the people of India had in their midst a larger number of men with a greater degree of bestiality in their character than in any other country. He expressed surprise at the fact that Indians still claimed to be spiritual people. Reserving seats for women on public transport would be quite unnecessary ‘if we were a people who really respected womanhood’. ‘He exhorted our young men to see to it that all women could move about freely and to teach a lesson on the spot to anyone who dared to annoy or molest any woman by look, word or deed’, reported The Modern Review. Subhas strongly recommended opening gymnasiums in all villages and towns to teach girls and women the art of self-defense.
I was surprised to know that things like these have been going on in India since the 20th century and perhaps even before!
How to stop this? This is a serious issue. We have not been able to solve problems for more than 100 years. There are 2 parts to this problem, society, and government.
Using all that I have mentioned above, a reformed judiciary and penal code, an incorruptible police force, and mandatory quality and REAL education for ALL will be all that is necessary from the government's side to solve this issue.
The 1st and 2nd steps that I mentioned earlier, will solve the issue from society's end to a great extent if implemented by the masses. This change cannot come from the grassroots as big changes happen from the top-down. Why? It is because the masses are gullible and they can be controlled easily. If we reform our billionaires, intelligentsia, politicians, celebrities, influencers, etc then the middle and lower class will follow. Ultimately, for a few years, the death penalty for the smallest offense must be promulgated to establish the rule of law and to protect vulnerable people. This might sound excessive but the people who harass women might not change suddenly if become government implemented actual reforms, or if people are being self-reliant and self-disciplined. They will have to be either scared away or eliminated through a short "reign of lawful terror" until the results of all that I have said start becoming visible. Ultimately, due to the upper class changing, giving TRUE education to all, a reformed judiciary, and an incorruptible police force this problem will be solved.
In order to make all this happen, you must stay in India and work for the larger interests of humanity (around 8 Billion people). The solution is not to flee to the West. It can never be.
Whatever I have written here is easier said than done, but it is what needs to be done.

Hello!
I'm a ukrainian fantasy writer and game designer. And I love stories. You know, real stories from real people. I find a lot of inspiration for my work in them. I also love MMORPGs because they have a lot of human interaction, and as you may know, when two people interact with each other, it often creates conflict, which is interesting to watch.
I've been looking through a lot of old forums on the Internet and found some incredible MMO stories and now I'm kind of addicted to these stories. My friends are already looking for a rehabilitation center for me;) However, my search skills are not the best. Especially in English. I didn't find anything in my native language.
I had heard about such an extraordinary place on the Internet as Reddit before, but I didn't dare to look there. I'm sure there have already been many threads on this topic. So if you can help me with finding MMORPG stories on this wonderful site, I will be very grateful. Or you can tell your story right here.
I'll tell you my little story that will explain what I'm looking for ;)
Once upon a time, I went to a friend's house and he was playing a game called R2 or something like that. It was a classic MMORPG at the time. Lots of grinding, trading, clearing dungeons and fighting between guilds for mobs. We were talking, joking, eating pizza and I was watching my friend play.
He was in some forest and fighting with boars or goblins to get a large number of some important items. And next to him were a couple of suspicious dudes who were doing nothing but standing nearby. Two high-level characters who came to the zone with mobs of a different level? They had a date, or they were planning to punch someone in the face and take stuff. It was a PvP server, and we immediately realized what was going on.
It was over in a matter of seconds. My friend was very upset because he lost a lot of valuable things. I told him: "We will find these bastards and punish them." I wrote in a chat to my other friends with whom I played LOTR Online. I explained the situation to them, like: "My bro is hurt, I need your help." Without any questions, they agreed.
There were three of us and a friend who was robbed. We signed up for the game and spent the next few months developing our characters every day. We searched the Internet for guides to develop as productively as possible. We were focused on dealing much damage to players and as quickly as possible. We saved up together to buy clothes and weapons. We were looking for the best, but not expensive.
We never lost our enthusiasm because it was fun and for a good cause. We were young and didn't quite understand how we were going to find them. There are thousands of players in the game. One thing was clear to us: if you are going to rob someone, you will look for a weak target, but in places where you can find useful items at all levels. There were quite a few such places, but we were very focused.
It took us several weeks to find them. And then our enthusiasm actually waned a little bit. Then one weekend, one of our friends was patrolling the same forest and saw two people following him. He took a screenshot and sent it to all of us.
These were the same guys who robbed my friend! Unfortunately, we all didn't have time to get into the game then, but we realized that they hunt in the same places with a certain frequency. And so it happened. A few days later they came back to that forest. And then again and again. They literally came at the same time and looked for lonely players.
Finally, we decided on a day and time. One of my friends didn't even go to university for this.
Tuesday. Lunchtime. One of us started fighting goblins, while the others hid nearby. After half an hour or less, our robbers arrived. They circled around the bait and when they started to get closer, a friend told us and we quickly jumped up.
I must say that those guys were very skillful. There were four of us, of medium level, with good weapons and we were quite skilled in fighting. However, the fight lasted for several minutes. And we almost lost ourselves. Still, we were outnumbered and had a strong motivation to win.
After their characters fell face into the ground, we wrote various insults in the chat. Let's just say we were very rude to the families of those guys;)
We took all their things that we could and threw them away. In fact, there was nothing of value there. Still, they too risked losing by accident every time and losing their stuff.
That's the story;)
Thank you for your attention.