So my campaign is being run in the Wildemount setting, long story short we got a free adventure in Eiselcross, and we have never left.
My players are 3x lvl 6 and I'm using the "Unwelcome Spirits" adventure as a rough frame work for a step in a larger adventure, so I have changed and Homebrewed a lot. My players have freed Bol'Bara and are now helping her to cut the connection with her Patron Trush while at the Ritual stone and are fighting an aspect of Trush in an ethereal demi plane.
The problem I am having is my Home brewed bosses have been lacking a punch in my opinion and I'm trying to get Trush to be scary. I'm using the Shadow Demon statblock from the Monster Manual as a template, but with the following adjustments:
Doubled the HP from 66 to 120
Added the Legendary actions from the Bol'Bara statblock in EGtW, Incorporeal dash and Zone of Calamity.
What other changes could I make to make this worthy of a warlock patron level fight?
Note: I have 4 Shadows and 2 Shadow Mastiffs in the fight with him.

Model and specs:
“Omen by HP Laptop 16-c0823no” Bought in Sweden/Europe
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics
1TB SSD 16GB SODIMM DDR4 SDRAM
No Optical Drive Windows 10 (Updated to 11 by Seller “Elgiganten”)
Radeon RX 6600M 8GB Graphics
More info:
Reported problem to seller, they switched the motherboard (and touchpad which also had issues) got it home yesterday and issue still occured.
Problem:
Dedicated gpu does not work.
Device manager shows the device but shows this under Device status: “Windows has stopped the device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)
This shows up under events:
"Device has not started"
Device PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3\6&18ef44a5&0&00000009 had a problem starting.
Driver Name: oem0.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Service: amduw23g
Lower Filters:
Upper Filters:
Problem: 0x0
Problem Status: 0xC00000E5
"Device configured"
Device PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3\6&18ef44a5&0&00000009 was configured.
Driver Name: oem48.inf
Class Guid: {4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Driver Date: 05/08/2024
Driver Version: 31.0.24033.1003
Driver Provider: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Driver Section: ati2mtag_Navi23
Driver Rank: 0xCF0000
Matching Device Id: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3
Outranked Drivers: oem48.inf:PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&REV_C3:00CF2000
Device Updated: false
Parent Device: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_1479&SUBSYS_14791002&REV_00\5&34a45f98&0&000009
"Device Settings Migrated"
Device settings for PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3\6&18ef44a5&0&00000009 were migrated from previous OS installation.
Last Device Instance Id: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3\6&18ef44a5&0&00000009
Class Guid: {4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Location Path:
Migration Rank: 0x0
Present: true
And finally,
"Device install requested"
Device PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_73FF&SUBSYS_8902103C&REV_C3\6&18ef44a5&0&00000009 requires further installation.
Any help would be very helpful!

Previous Parts
https://www.reddit.com/papermario/comments/1d2906q/going_for_au79_challenge_prologue/
https://www.reddit.com/papermario/comments/1d3f0yx/going_for_au79_challenge_chapters_1_and_2/
https://www.reddit.com/papermario/comments/1d47bk6/going_for_au79_challenge_chapters_3_and_4/
I'm getting as many badges, tattles, and recipes before fighting each chapter's last boss. I decided to make this one two chapters to reduce the amount of posts I'd make for this. I'm about to fight the letter thief.
Chapter 5 was rough. Couldn't even start it before finishing my recipes for the chapter... Which ended up being 35 out of the 58 recipes. Yeah, that Cookbook opens things up a LOT. Crump went down to an accidental combo from Bobbery, he took 6 explosives to the face at once.
Chapter 6 wasn't bad. Smorg was the last boss able to stand a chance against me.
Chapter 7 took a while, but only because I respec'd my Mario to use Danger strategies. Danger Mario is nostalgic for me. Side note, the remake changed how after battle coins and Money Money work. After battle coins are not limited to 32 anymore and Money Money is a multiplier of 1+X with X being how many MMs you equip.
Chapter 5 Pictures
The enemies caught up to me in terms of level.
Steady progress.
Steady growth here.
Big leap of progress.
Cortez, Scourge of the Gaming Industry?
Chapter 6 Pictures
We have a problem here. None of these guys have a ticket.
There's no heal after Smorg, so I'm still banged up from that.
11 more. More than I really expected. Not a lot of fighting this chapter.
6 more, getting there.
The recipes added in all needed Coconuts or Mangoes.
And there's the last Crystal Star on Earth.
Chapter 7
And I have gotten all of the Star Pieces and Shine Sprites. 4 Money Money Badges keeping me rich.
9 more, a bit less than I expected.
Progress starting to slow here.
And with Pasta and Hot Sauce, this is complete. Without ever going to the moon too.
And that's the Fortress conquered and plundered.
Next Part
COMING SOON

hi all,
realise this might be a stupid question, but is something like a Honda CG 125 recommended for doing a daily 140 mile roundtrip for around, say, three months?
wondering if they're set up for slightly longer daily commutes like that, or only really meant to be for pottering to the local shops and back. realise this is subject to me looking after it, and that it might be a nonsense question
model i'm looking at would be from 1994 but with a complete engine replacement with only ~3000 miles on it and a carb clean + rebuild
cheers

I finally defeated Malenia, on NG+, because I bailed on my first play through after god knows how many deaths.
I know Azur's Comet and Cerulean Hidden Tear might be a cheese, but I'll be damned if it wasn't still difficult getting her to sit still long enough to use it on the second phase, let alone making it to the second phase 😂
Now I'm off to take on the Frenzied Flame, specifically so I can remove it's influence, because I didn't manage to on the first play through!

Can we get the kids to watch the right youtube videos? Im tired of seeing the same mistakes over and over and over again. Even some Divine players dont get these principles about the game:
1.Crepp Aggro! Jeez, spend 5 min of your life to watch a yt video. Running into the wave to do it as supp is exhausting and can be dangerous af... Yes, it also works vs jgl creeps, yes, it has global cooldown, no matter which enemy hero you click on.
2.You don't have to kill a hero in lane in order to win the lane. Just let the enemy sit at the tower with zero mana/hp/exp. Forcing stupid kills can be a gigantic waste of resources. Yes, supps can help deny creeps.
3.Don't force to defend every fucking tower. Trading towers? Splitting waves? Knowing which fights to take or not take? Hello?
4.Don't keep on forcing fights when you are behind. Know your fucking place. It's a strategy game! Knowing how/when to dodge and how to recover is also a strategy. Pickoffs and isolated fights are your priority, not teamfights. Esp without certain item timings.
5.Sitting mid at t1 with 4 heroes pushing waves back and forth for 5 minutes is not playing dota. Blindly running down mid after every won fight is also bad. Don't get hardstuck on one objective and focus on other things to do on the map if you struggle.
6.Don't be headless chickens once you took down the first line of towers. Play the game. Ward one lane you want push and play on that side of the map. Usually your hardlane where the enemy Pos1 is farming at.
7.Don't force getting T2 mid first! Pushing sidelanes is way easier and usually the right way. And pls don't make me explain this, there are several reasons why mid is more dangerous...
8.Roshan! Yes, Roshan is an objective just like towers! Just fucking take it when you are ahead and can do it relatively fast. ESP!!! When you got all towers and you think about getting to HG. Like wtf? Spend one min on Rosh and secure your push, ez pz.
9.Use smoke. No, not for a random supp you happen to see on the map or for one ward. Be smart. Hunt the carry or a core with a spree.
10.Watch the map. Before every fight, after every fight, check where your waves are, get a sense of where the enemies might be. Make it a habbit. Crying out "no vision" after a death when the enemy has been barbecuing inside your jgl for the past 5 min is just stupid.
11.Stack camps. Keep one eye at the clock and just do it if you have nothing better to do. And yes, you aswell mister CARRY! You are jungling for 30+ min and you could not even stack one single camp? Is this PvE fight to exhausting for you to look at the timer? Are you sure Pos1 is the right role for you?
No particular order and I could go on...

For context, I’m 32, male, 6’1” and 244 as of this morning. Over the last two years or so I’ve put on about 50 pounds; I’ve dealt with overeating my whole life; I have a history of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, and my binge eating most recently had been driven by seeing my grandfather die from dementia, financial stress, and chronic illness (recurrent MRSA sinus infections that leave me exhausted and with heavy brain fog). Also, I have years of therapy under my belt and am on a decent cocktail of psych meds currently.
I feel like I’ve tried everything. Paying out of pocket for a nutritionist, buying Noom, trying Overeaters Anonymous meetings and buying the book (not for me), meditating, counting calories (which is ironically a huge trigger for me). It seems like when I try to commit to any dietary change, it just backfires and triggers the opposite reaction from what I want. I had a lot of success with low-carb a while back and I lost about 35 pounds on it, but for whatever reason I can’t commit to it again. I’ve always been physically active and I weight lift and skateboard regularly. I’m perfectly aware you can’t outtrain a bad diet but I can’t break out of my habits despite knowing exactly what I need to do to lose the weight.
At this point, desperate doesn’t even describe how I feel. I recently saw some pictures of myself at a party that were kind of mortifying. A lot of my clothes either don’t fit anymore or are uncomfortable/unflattering. I’m not sure what to do anymore and feel like giving up more than ever.
How have you all managed situations like this? Thanks for reading, and thanks for any help.

Alrighty!
So I have a build of a friends old parts that has been SO good to me I have a hard time thinking about upgrades. I’m headed to grad school in the fall and my school will require me to upgrade much, if not all, of my existing PC build. HOWEVER, My laptop for work for the family business meets/exceeds the requirements, but I don’t necessarily want to solely rely on that. I have a very nice Dell dock to connect my Dell laptop to my display.
Maybe I should skip the upgrades and just save the dollars on this upgrade to spend on tuition. A valid answer too! I figure I would ask since it’s been 6 years since I first built this. My PC is not W11 compatible, and no chipset for this MOBO Is I don’t think. It has run like a freaking champ the ENTIRE time I’ve owned it. The friend who i bought this from has had other stuff fry and need replacement. I’ve logged hundreds of hours of League, Rocket League, and Valorant on this build with no complaints. Thankfully, I don’t game anymore. I use my computer for school work, maybe some music production, and excel modeling for work.
MOBO - Z170A PC mate CPU i5-6600 GPU - 1050ti 2 GB? Idk how to tell. RAM - 16 GB gskill rip jaws or whatever DDR4 SSD - 1 TB Samsung Cooling - coolermaster heat sink my friend gave me with the PC. Case - cooler master mesh mid ATX tower. Display - HP Omen 3440x1900

https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/6199
This mod allows your character to level up multiple classes simultaneously via a special set of feats. For example you can be a level 11 Wizard / Fighter as a level 11 character, but with BOTH level 6 spells of a wizard AND Improved Extra Attack of a fighter. The character still has proficiency bonus and HP of a level 11 character, and normal action + bonus action of a single character, but otherwise have all class features of a level 11 Wizard AND a level 11 Fighter.
It was a "legitimate" variant rule in 3.5e DND. While it's highly exploitable and not quite balanced, it is an enjoyable experience for me, playing a literal muscle wizard who can throw around lightnings while calm and cleave enemies into halves while enraged, so I'd like to post it here in case anyone here wants to try it out.