Falling Upward

I've started a game in easy mode, to get to grips with army movements and suchlike.

I picked up Crusader Kings 3 last week.

This weekend I watched an old guide to starting Elden Ring with more resources in just 30 minutes.

Picked up the blindfolded playthrough again.

My first attempt at this run ended, um, badly for our heroine.

I started a new run, roleplaying Lae'zel as my main character.

I picked up the steam deck last night for the first time in a while and resumed the initial (secondary?)

I remember reading a thread about Elden Ring merchants saying something to the effect that they were foolish to be selling wares when they could just kill things.

As I've got potentially a lot of work travel coming up (and it was on sale) I've taken the perhaps unwise step of buying a steam deck.

Maintaining your equilibrium over time is crucial, recharging the batteries, etc.