[2011] Spirit Tournament [by Wolron]

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

pwangsta said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 59 NM3 Kurast Docks 890 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 228 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Angelique has finally made it through all of normal. It was a long slog using only static field, but not particularly difficult. The teleporting imps were extremely annoying, since I literally had no way of hitting them directly, and the mercenary is painfully slow at chasing them down. Teleport helped a little, but I was reluctant to use mana potions since the belt I'm using still has only 2 slots and I didn't want to repeatedly have to visit town.

I'm glad to report a major improvement in equipment - Angelique has now managed to fill everything single slot with items that won't break! Her best possession is this beauty:

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Spirit Crystal Sword 'TalThulOrtAmn' One-Hand Damage: 5 to 15 Durability: 20 of 20 Required Strength: 43 Required Level: 25 Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 33 Fingerprint: 0xa4782045 +22 to Vitality +92 to Mana +250 Defense vs. Missile Adds 1-50 lightning damage Adds 3-14 cold damage over 3 seconds +75 poison damage over 5 seconds 7% Life stolen per hit 55% Faster Hit Recovery 29% Faster Cast Rate +2 to All Skill Levels +4 Magic Absorb Socketed (4: 4 used)

It was created using a plain Crystal Sword socketed by Larzuk after I checked to make sure that the item level was in the right range.

Additional notable items:

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Stealth Ghost Armor 'TalEth' Defense: 112 Durability: 15 of 20 Required Strength: 38 Required Level: 22 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 33 Fingerprint: 0x6dcb77ad +6 to Dexterity +15 to Maximum Stamina Regenerate Mana 15% Magic Damage Reduced by 3 Poison Resist +30% 25% Faster Run/Walk 25% Faster Hit Recovery 25% Faster Cast Rate Socketed (2: 2 used) Nagelring Ring Required Level: 7 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 19 Fingerprint: 0xc7b055e2 +68 to Attack Rating Magic Damage Reduced by 3 Attacker Takes Damage of 3 20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Nagelring Ring Required Level: 7 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 27 Fingerprint: 0xa5b9e6e7 +51 to Attack Rating Magic Damage Reduced by 3 Attacker Takes Damage of 3 17% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

The item I chose to personalize was a plain, 2-socket Circlet. I'm not very pleased with the state of my headgear, so I will make a Lore helm once I find an Ort. I used up all the ones I had making an Amn for my Spirit, and didn't manage to find another.

Now that I've reached nightmare, I can finally spend all those skill points I've saved up! I currently have 44 free skill points, which I plan to dump into Frozen Orb and Cold Mastery (20 and 10, I think), saving the leftover points for Hell and Fire Wall. I can't wait to actually be able to kill monsters rather than just weakening them.

Scoring:

WPs: 40 * 2 = 80
HP: 651 * 1 = 651
Str: 44 * -1 = -44
Level: 48 * -5 = -240

Total: 447

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Spirit_Bull has just defeated Mephisto. He did it on P5 (forgot to go back to P1 again:whistling, and it was toe-to-toe with two Spirit swords (one a broad sword and one a long sword). It took two times going back to town for potions.

He still must find that KO rune to make a Harmony Bow for Annor. She is getting a little ansy. He promised it to her and she is going to hold him to it. It may take until the countess run in HELL though. He still must find another LUM and another IO to cube up the KO. That could happen in Act 4 with a little luck. If it does not, someone has to remind me to go back to P1 for Diablo!

Life: 1290 = +1290
Str: 73 = -73
Lvl: 63 = -315
WPs: 67 = +134

Total Score is +1036

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 59 NM4 Pand. Fort. 1036 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 228 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Spirit_Bull has defeated Diablo and is talking to Larzuk in Harrogath. He is glad to be home, but it appears that his home is not the way he left it. But, I guess that is old news.

He has been playing on P5 for quite some time now. He did remember to go down to P1 for Diablo, so that battle was rather easy and fortunately, uneventful. I am really not used to playing a melee character, but I am convinced that life is far more important than anything else when you have to square off against a creature like Diablo. Well, a close second place is the belt full of health potions and full resistances. Getting full resistances in Hell is going to be a challenge, but that is OK, because just getting to Hell is going to be a challenge.

No new equipment. I spent almost 2 million in gold trying to gamble a decent pair of boots. I found a few fine pairs, but none that Spirit_Bull could wear.

The two Spirit swords are doing OK, but the Bowyer merc is doing more damage than Spirit_Bull. Getting better weapons will be an objective now that his strength is up to 70 (+18 with equipment bonuses). If he has to, he could add about twenty strength with charms, but that depends on what kind of weapon he can find. He needs 4 sockets, so that and about 100 strength limits him to the following swords:

Dimensional Blade
Battle Sword
Rune Sword
Espandon
Dacian Falx
Tusk sword

If he spends a few of his 17 spare skill points on Axe or Mace mastery, he could widen his choices, but of course the Spirit runeword is not possible:

Cleaver
Twin Axe
Crowbill

Truncheon
Knout
Battle Hammer

I guess I will have to check the runewords for these. My current best runes are IO, LUM, LEM and PUL (still no KO).

Life: 1296 = +1296
Str: ** = -**
Lvl: 66 = -330
WPs: 70 = +140

Total Score is +1018

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 66 NM5 Harrogath 1018skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 228 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:

Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

I messed up Skipjacks score. So, since I could not edit it, here is the score sheet again:

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ALIVE
Forum          Name            Class       Level   Act       WP       Score
Wolron         Spirit_Bull     Barbarian    66      NM5  Harrogath    1018
skipjack       Ghost-Shift     Assassin     48      A5   WSK Lvl 2     559
pwangsta       Angelique       Sorceress    48      NM1  Rogue's Camp  447
kestegs        Wraith_Flea     Druid        32      A3   Pandemonium   228
Tupsi          Strangely_Frail Assassin     34      A5   Harrogath     342
Alceus         Ghostlosity     Necro        30      A4   Pand. Fort.   317
ancalagon      Angela          Assassin     43      NM1  Rogue's Camp  288
Vang           Spirit_Rod      Druid        32      A4   Pand Fort.    246
Frowzor        WraithWrath     Paladin      18      A1   Black Marsh   214
Mournblade     SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon       20      A2   Lut Gholein   210
ChrisTheMean   Wraithel        Amazon       20      A2   Lut Golein    207
Quickdeath     GhostOfAChance  Druid        18      A1   Catacombs 2   205
Hoop76         Wraith_Hoop     Necro        16      A1   Black Marsh   131
Skunkbelly     Spirit-Skunk    Necromcr     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
skoolbus       Amber_Ghost     Assassin     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
Grisu          GhostInTheShell Paladin      1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0


DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Spirit_Bull has rescued Anya and defeated Nihlathak. That means that it is time to make some decisions. I gambled another 1.5 million of gold trying to get some good boots that Spirit_Bull could wear. I found a couple that would have been candidates for personalizing, but they were not really worth that. Finally I gambled and got this:

Spirit Greaves Chain Boots
Defense: 17
Lightning Resist +7% Poison Resist +6%
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
20% Faster Run/Walk
10% Faster Hit Recovery

Pretty lousy actually, but it has the right name and the FRW and FHR will be of some help. The two resistances are more than the last boots had, so I guess I should not complain.

The good thing is that now the decision to personalize a weapon was obvious. My two Spirit swords were of minimal quality having been made from a broad sword and a long sword. I decided to replace the broad sword because it was a bit slower. I had three good choices:

Fleshrender Barbed Club
One-Hand Damage: 68 to 115
Mace Class - Normal Attack Speed
+160% Enhanced Damage +35 to Minimum Damage +50 to Maximum Damage
+20 Maximum Durability
Prevent Monster Heal
150% Damage to Undead
25% Chance of Open Wounds 20% Chance of Crush Blow 20% Deadly Strike

Stormspike Stiletto
One-Hand Damage: 47 to 90 Required Dexterity: 97
Dagger Class - Fast Attack Speed
+150% Enhanced Damage Adds 1-120 lightning damage
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 20
25% Chance to cast Level 3 Charged Bolt when struck
+70 to Maximum Resist Damage (Based on Character Level)

Aldur's Rhythm Jagged Star
One-Hand Damage: 60 to 93
Mace Class - Fast Attack Speed
+40 to Min Damage +62 to Max Damage Adds 50-75 lightning damage
10% Life stolen per hit 5% Mana stolen per hit
30% Increased Attack Speed
200% Damage to Demons
150% Damage to Undead
Socketed (2: 0 used)

Any of the three would double the damage of the Spirit Sword. The fleshrender was attractive because of the Prevent Monster Heal/crushing blow/Open wounds/Deadly Strike enhancements. Stormspike had a bunch of lightning damage and lightning resistance, but it required more dexterity that I had (18 points). That meant that 3 charms with +6 Dex would have to be carried. The Aldur's Rhythm was very fast and had excellent life steal and mana steal. In addition, it has 2 empty sockets.

In the end, the empty sockets in the Aldur's Rhythm was the decision maker. I added two perfect rubies to get fire damage to go with the lightning damage that it already had. It is now Spirit_Bull's Aldur's Rhythm!

I am still looking for a KO rune to make Annor her Harmony Bow. It seems there is always something to strive for!

Life: 1264 = +1264
Str: 104 = -104
Lvl: 70 = -350
WPs: 74 = +148

Total Score is +958

That is a reduction in score due to losing 22 vitality with the lose of the one Spirit sword, and the addition of 10 strength due to the larzuk socket added to the Spirit Shroud Ghost Armor and the perfect Amythyst inserted in it.

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 70 NM5 Glacial Trail 958 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 228 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Jcakes said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

I started a character for this tournament a couple of weeks ago, but didn't sign up as I was unsure if I would have the time to commit. It turns out I should be ok, so we will see how it goes.

Introducing Spiritwalker the druid.
Spiritwalker is starting his life as a summoning druid and will probably eventually be a fire / summon hybrid (either that or a shock bear). Act 1 was fairly uneventful but slow until I got dire wolf (I decided to only put one point into spirit wolf). The dire wolf sped things up a little bit although damage output is still mostly from my merc.

Spiritwalker has been fairly lucky with item drops. I managed to gamble a word boots, found rare eth goves with self-repair and my imbue gave me self-repair. I haven't found a useable belt yet though. I also found a total of 20!!!! chipped topazes ...

Click below for a dump of the current items I have equiped

Crimson Small Charm of Shock
Small Charm
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0x24ec99d4
Item Level: 5
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 1 - 6 Lightning Damage
Fire Resist +5%

Azure Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 1
Fingerprint: 0xf0d1ea03
Item Level: 2
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Cold Resist +10%

Spirit Blazer
Boots
Defense: 5
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0x72daee53
Item Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Hit Recovery
+31% Enhanced Defense
+2 to Dexterity
Cold Resist +19%
Lightning Resist +5%
10% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Azure Small Charm of Strength
Small Charm
Required Level: 5
Fingerprint: 0xc7f49dbc
Item Level: 8
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Strength
Cold Resist +4%

Stone Claw
Leather Gloves
Defense: 3
Durability: 7 of 7
Required Level: 4
Fingerprint: 0xe9aa3195
Item Level: 10
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30 to Attack Rating
+1 to Strength
Lightning Resist +8%
+1 to Light Radius
Repairs 1 Durability in 33 Seconds
Ethereal

Spear
Two Hand Damage: 4 - 22
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Dexterity: 10
Fingerprint: 0x615d07a1
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Ethereal
2 Sockets (0 used)

Hard Leather Armor
Defense: 36
Durability: 15 of 15
Required Strength: 10
Fingerprint: 0x3371db82
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Ethereal

Felicitous Amulet
Amulet
Required Level: 3
Fingerprint: 0x39eaa9f8
Item Level: 10
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Felicitous Ring
Ring
Required Level: 3
Fingerprint: 0xa69d9a0e
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Fortuitous Ring
Ring
Required Level: 8
Fingerprint: 0xb10f5ed6
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
11% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Death Brow
Wolf Head
Defense: 22
Durability: 11 of 11
Required Level: 12
Required Strength: 6
Fingerprint: 0x395e0b1b
Item Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Carrion Vine (Druid Only)
+1 to Maul (Druid Only)
+3 to Fissure (Druid Only)
+27% Enhanced Defense
+2 to Energy
+8 to Life
Lightning Resist +28%
Fire Resist +13%
Repairs 1 Durability in 20 Seconds
Ethereal

Hard Leather Armor
Defense: 31
Durability: 12 of 15
Required Strength: 10
Fingerprint: 0x8a02aa8d
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Ethereal

Lapis Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0x8e31ee6c
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Cold Resist +6%

Crimson Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 1
Fingerprint: 0xe6e4c05a
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +5%

Russet Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0xebaab362
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +6%

Wirt's Leg
One Hand Damage: 2 - 8
Durability: 57 of 66
Fingerprint: 0xf8781350
Item Level: 6
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+150% Damage to Undead

Buckler
Defense: 9
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 0 of 7
Required Strength: 2
Fingerprint: 0x1b989a0d
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Ethereal
1 Sockets (0 used)

Life: 301 = +301
Str: 17 = -17
Lvl: 22 = -110
WPs: 11 = +22

Total Score is +196

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 70 NM5 Glacial Trail 958 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 228 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 22 A2 Sewers 2 196 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

kestegs said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Wraith_Flea has finished off acts 4 and 5

Not a lot to report, I was maybe a little overconfident in my wolves as I took Diablo act P8, he burned through the wolves faster than I had hoped, but It wasn't too bad. I had made an eth partizan into "strength" for the merc, so he had some CB at least. Diablo didn't drop anything usable.

Act 5 was pretty easy, I also got very frustrated with the act 5 open areas with all of the Imps, I rolled at least one Imp type on all of them, and 2 types on 1 or 2 of them. Ancients were a breeze, and Lister and CO. were not too bad, but they did take some time. My wolves started to lose effectiveness in act 5, but they still rarely died except to very tough fights (lister, Cursed+ champion abominables) I was feeling cocky so I took baal at p8 (I'm used to playing casters) He was a lot tougher than I thought he would be! he of course immediately cloned himself, and summons are suckers for another summon! He did eventually go down after several trips to town. Only thing good he left was an Undead Crown (not eth) that the merc may eventually get.

Gear hasn't improved much, I haven't gambled any new usable items. The funniest drop I got was a 1os ETH Ghost shroud! Seriously game?

Imbue and Personalization were both spent on this:

Make sure you are sitting before you see this epicness!

Wraith_Flea's The Diggler
Dirk
One Hand Damage: 4 - 13
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 25
Fingerprint: 0x3d0adb84
Item Level: 35
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Increased Attack Speed
50% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
+10 to Dexterity
Cold Resist +25%
Fire Resist +25% 1 Sockets (0 used)

The slot will go for a shael when I find one.

Which obviously leads to the question of what my NM skill choices will be. Rabies of course! Been planning this build for a while, since I thought of it, and didn't see any write-ups on one, so we will see how it all turns out. Due to some poor planning and putting more into the summoning tree than I should have, I only go rabies to level 7, but it will get all of my next 13 points.

Only got to level 48.5, must have been the lack of good monster rolls and no exp shrines in the last 2 acts

I could easily boost my str up 30 points with charms, but really have no reason to do so yet.

Life: 633 = +633
Str: 35 = -35
Lvl: 48 = -240
WPs: 40 = +40
Total:398

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 70 NM5 Glacial Trail 958 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 22 A2 Sewers 2 196 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Before I get into my sad tale, I would like to welcome JCakes to the tournament. Enjoy!!

Now for the sad tale. Spirit_Bull was not able to get by the Ancients. They were relentless and he was not able to scarf down potions quick enough. Part of the problem may be that I did not have any experience fighting them with a melee character. In fact, I do not recall ever getting to HELL difficulty with one. The rest of the problem can be blamed on this crazy tournament. I chose my second tree to be the Masteries instead of Warcries. I had saved 16 skill points to put into warcries, but alas, I will never get the chance to use them. I do not believe that using those points elsewhere would have improved Spirit_Bull enough to get by the Ancients. However, having warcries (Battle command in particular) would have been useful.

In the end, my ability (inability) to play melee characters would have probably sealed his fate anyway.

As far as playing a Barbarian in this tournament is concerned, there are a couple advantages. First of all, he does start with 30 strength. That gives him a chance to wear quite a few items early in the game. Second, he gets a lot of life when he levels up. That was the only reason he lasted as long as he did.

However, there are a couple major disadvantages too. The biggest disadvantage is the fact that the melee barbarian is a hands-on type. He cannot stand back at a safe distance. That means that all ethereals wear out quickly. In fact, it is hardly worth bothering unless the ethereal has self repair. The other disadvantage is that the barbarian lives with his strength and he simply cannot get as much as you would like in this tournament. Spirit_Bull died with 70 natural points and 34 points from items that he was wearing. He could have used charms to get about 30 more points if they were needed. He had intended to do that if the right weapon came along, but it never did. The right weapon would have probably been a 4 socketed sword to make another Spirit sword.

So, here is his final tally:

Life: 1272 = +1272
Str: 104 = -104
Lvl: 71 = -355
WPs: 77 = +154
Total:967

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My next attempt will be with an Amazon. Spirit_Zon will start out with the active passive tree and try to bring a Valk into the fray as soon as possible, maybe in time for Mephisto. She will not get a bow until act 5, so she will have to find some way to live without a weapon of consequence for some time. Maybe a mercenary will carry her for a while. She will dream about an ethereal spear with self repair, but there is a saying about such dreams, and it is not complementary to them. ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 22 A2 Sewers 2 196 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Jcakes said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Summary of Act II:
-Both the ATMA stash was desperately needed
-merc did most of the killing with the help from dire wolves
-finally found an ethereal belt
-Duriel was done at /players 1
- finished Act II at around lvl 28 / 29

Summary of Act III
- Did not do full clears to avoid gaining too many levels
- As such no noteable items found although I did manage to cube this beast

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[b]Savage Partizan of the Locust[/b] Partizan Two Hand Damage: 60 - 134 Durability: 56 of 65 Required Level: 23 Required Strength: 113 Required Dexterity: 67 Fingerprint: 0x1857fa86 Item Level: 50 Version: Expansion 1.10+ 79% Enhanced Damage 7% Life stolen per hit

unfortunately merc did not have enough strength until Act 4

- Meph dropped me a useable shield (rare worded) at this stage everything but armour, weapon and belt are Eth/self repair or worded items
- finished act III almost at the next level

Summary of Act 4
- gained 4 levels now have base 40 strength
- gambled a circlet that gives merc enough strength to wield the partizan i cubed
- started using grizzly as my summon of choice
- Summoned about 15 grizzlys to take down diablo (merc died fairly quickly)

Just finsihed the first quest of Act 5 and made this using an item dropped in the bloody foothills and the socket reward

Code:

Spirit Crystal Sword TalThulOrtAmn One Hand Damage: 5 - 15 Durability: 20 of 20 Required Level: 25 Required Strength: 43 Fingerprint: 0x766a961e Item Level: 32 Version: Expansion 1.10+ +2 to All Skills +35% Faster Cast Rate +55% Faster Hit Recovery Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames) Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames) 7% Life stolen per hit +250 Defense vs. Missile +22 to Vitality +111 to Mana +6 Magic Absorb 4 Sockets (4 used) Socketed: Tal Rune Socketed: Thul Rune Socketed: Ort Rune Socketed: Amn Rune

Life: 458 = +458
STR: 44 = -44
lvl 36 = -180
Wps 32 = +64

score = 298

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 A5 Frigid High 298 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Jcakes said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Just finished Act V / Cows here is a quick summary
- used socket reward to make a spirit sword as seen in my previous post
- once I hit 40 I started attempting to gamble ghost armours and demonhide sashes.
- used the personalisation reward on a rare demonhide sash that I gambled
- created a stealth ghost armor from a drop in the crystaline passage
- now have every slot filled with eth self repair or "worded" items
- Grizzly bear and merc are doing a very good job at killing things only used 4 red pots (on the merc) and resummed grizzly ~ 6 times for Baal
- Cows dropped a Sol, Shael and an Amn
- finished Act5 just on level 49

Life: 797 = +797
STR: 47 = -47
lvl 49 = -245
Wps 39 = 78

Score = 583

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 32 A4 Pand Fort. 246 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967

I am planning on going shapeshifting next as I have decided to play a shock bear

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Vang said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Well, I've been having a hard time in Act4 lately for some unknown reason, and have lost 4 characters in that dreaded act, this was my second Druid to die to Diablo, and I literally needed on hit on him to kill him. Oh well.

Took a bit to finally get this character in gear, but Spirit-Revenge is a hammerdin to be born to get revenge for my slain druid, at least against Diablo.

Starting out was quite fast, I pumped Holy Bolt to 8(10 now) to deal with the massive undead waves all over the game. With the synergy from Blessed Hammer it deals around 750average, not bad at all.

The item of the day came on my superb lack of choices for imbue. Only a scepter was my choice, it spawned with two auras. Holy Shock, and Concentration. AWESOME!. Pretty Good luck I must say, as it has added a tad of damage to my hammers and my mercenaries output. Took me two levels to finally equip it though.

Other than that, I strolled through Act 2 with the scepter, a repair durability skull cap and a busted sash. Very few ethereal drops for me. Pumping Holy Shield with no shield was interesting.

Act 3 finally yielded a Bone Shield in one of the Kurast areas, and the council was nice enough to drop me rare eth light gauntlets with 22% MF and nothing really else. Also found a 2os in Flayer to give me a Stealth. So I was starting to look cool I guess. Mephisto improved my MF by 8% by dropping a 20% nagel to replace my 12%MF magic ring.

Act4 yielded an upgrade to the belt slot, a belt dropped with +3 strength, and later on a plated belt(50str require is out of reach currently) Hellforge yielded me a mighty nef, guess it makes up for the Thul I found in the act early. Diablo finally succumbed to my run in gunning hammer tactics. Angelic Sickle dropped and nothing else usable.

Spirit-Revenge, Level 33 Paladin (530 Life, 43str, all waypoints +Harrogath score: 380)

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 48 NM1 Rogue's Camp 447 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

pwangsta said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Code:

ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Angelique has beaten down Andariel and Duriel for the second time. The going was very smooth with the exception of the occasional Cold-immune boss. In particular, one CI mummy in a false tomb was nearly unbeatable. It took me about 5 minutes to wear him down with the merc and several times I thought I would never do it. He regenerated about as fast as my merc could damage him, even with me interrupting him as much as I could with telekinesis. I really need to get him a better weapon. I've been looking for a base for Insight for a while now, but no luck yet.

On a brighter note, a Visceratuant (+1 Sorc skills shield) dropped in Act 2, and will almost certainly be the recipient of my personalization reward in Act 5. I might even socket it too.

Frozen Orb is cutting through monsters with ease right now, so I have another 23 skill points saved up for Hell already. Most normal mobs are two-hit kills, and even bosses go down fast. I don't anticipate any major problems until I get to Hell. My resistances could use some work soon though. I'm still wearing a pair of Nagelrings and an MF ammy, so swapping those out with good crafted jewelry will help some. I need to find a way to upgrade my Stealth Ghost Armor though. It's still useful for the 25% FCR and 25% FHR, but I could really use more resists soon. Hopefully I'll find a Lum sometime soon. I've already saved up an extra 2-socket Ghost Armor for when one drops.

Score:
HP: 777 * 1 = 777
WPs: 58 * 2 = 116
Level: 60 * -5 = -300
Str: 43 * -1 = -43

Total: 550

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:

Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Spirit_Zon has put the staff together and is using it for a weapon. She has found several other usable ethereal weapons, but they do not last too long. One was runed into "Steel" and that mace will be used sparingly. Still need gloves and armor that are repairable. A lot of gambling has turned up very little lately, but a helm and belt (Spirit and Wraith) were gambled early in the first act.

Score:
HP: 425 * 1 = 425
WPs: 17 * 2 = 34
Level: 25 * -5 = -125
Str: 30 * -1 = -30

Total: 304

Code:

ALIVE
Forum          Name            Class       Level   Act       WP       Score
Jcakes         SpiritWalker    Druid        36      NM1  Rogues Camp   587
skipjack       Ghost-Shift     Assassin     48      A5   WSK Lvl 2     559
pwangsta       Angelique       Sorceress    60      NM3  Kurast Docks  550
kestegs        Wraith_Flea     Druid        32      A3   Pandemonium   398
Vang           Spirit-Revenge  Paladin      33      A5   Harrogath     380
Tupsi          Strangely_Frail Assassin     34      A5   Harrogath     342
Alceus         Ghostlosity     Necro        30      A4   Pand. Fort.   317
Wolron         Spirit_Zon      Amazon       25      A2   Arcane Sanc.  304
ancalagon      Angela          Assassin     43      NM1  Rogue's Camp  288
Frowzor        WraithWrath     Paladin      18      A1   Black Marsh   214
Mournblade     SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon       20      A2   Lut Gholein   210
ChrisTheMean   Wraithel        Amazon       20      A2   Lut Golein    207
Quickdeath     GhostOfAChance  Druid        18      A1   Catacombs 2   205
Hoop76         Wraith_Hoop     Necro        16      A1   Black Marsh   131
Skunkbelly     Spirit-Skunk    Necromcr     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
skoolbus       Amber_Ghost     Assassin     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
Grisu          GhostInTheShell Paladin      1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
DEAD/RETIRED
Wolron         Spirit_Bull     Barbarian    71      NM5  The Ancients  967
Vang           Spirit_Rod      Druid        33      A4   Pand Fort.    246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

ToolPerson said:

Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

I'm a little late to the party, but I'd still like to join. A tournament seems like a good way to get back into D2. Sorceresses seem under-represented, so I'll try one of those. I plan on going Fire in Normal, Cold in NM, and then Lightning in Hell if the lack of Teleport doesn't get me killed.

Code:

ALIVE
Forum          Name            Class       Level   Act       WP       Score
Jcakes         SpiritWalker    Druid        36      NM1  Rogues Camp   587
skipjack       Ghost-Shift     Assassin     48      A5   WSK Lvl 2     559
pwangsta       Angelique       Sorceress    60      NM3  Kurast Docks  550
kestegs        Wraith_Flea     Druid        32      A3   Pandemonium   398
Vang           Spirit-Revenge  Paladin      33      A5   Harrogath     380
Tupsi          Strangely_Frail Assassin     34      A5   Harrogath     342
Alceus         Ghostlosity     Necro        30      A4   Pand. Fort.   317
Wolron         Spirit_Zon      Amazon       25      A2   Arcane Sanc.  304
ancalagon      Angela          Assassin     43      NM1  Rogue's Camp  288
Frowzor        WraithWrath     Paladin      18      A1   Black Marsh   214
Mournblade     SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon       20      A2   Lut Gholein   210
ChrisTheMean   Wraithel        Amazon       20      A2   Lut Golein    207
Quickdeath     GhostOfAChance  Druid        18      A1   Catacombs 2   205
Hoop76         Wraith_Hoop     Necro        16      A1   Black Marsh   131
Skunkbelly     Spirit-Skunk    Necromcr     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
skoolbus       Amber_Ghost     Assassin     1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
Grisu          GhostInTheShell Paladin      1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0
ToolPerson     SpiritedTool    Sorceress    1       A1   Rogue's Camp    0

DEAD/RETIRED
Wolron         Spirit_Bull     Barbarian    71      NM5  The Ancients  967
Vang           Spirit_Rod      Druid        33      A4   Pand Fort.    246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Welcome Toolperson! Good Luck with your Sorc!

Spirit_Zon has defeated Mephisto and moved on to the Pandamonium Fortress. She purposely played at P1 during Act 3 in hopes of being able to level up more often in Act 4 to get the strength that is available there. The act was not very exciting, but at least the game moved quickly for a change.

She is wearing an ethereal Chain Mail. That is why she is using enough charms to get her strength up to 38. She still has no gloves, and her armor needs replacing regularly. She has a couple repairable weapons, but they do not do much damage. Here is an example that could be made workable with a couple good socket fillers. I am just not sure that I want to waste the socket fillers on this:

Mechanic's Long Staff of the Wraith
Two-Hand Damage: 2 to 8
Durability: 28 of 30
Required Level: 16
Staff Class - Normal Attack Speed
7% Mana stolen per hit
+2 to Frost Nova (Sorceress Only)
150% Damage to Undead
Socketed (2: 0 used)

Here is the latest score:

HP: 462 * 1 = 462
WPs: 28 * 2 = 56
Level: 27 * -5 = -135
Str: 38 * -1 = -38

Total: 344

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 27 A4 Pand. Fort. 344 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 ancalagon Angela Assassin 43 NM1 Rogue's Camp 288 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 ToolPerson SpiritedTool Sorceress 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

ancalagon the black said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Angela had some pretty good luck with her countess runs, getting Shael, Thul, Hel, Ort, and Sol out of them. The Sol was the first she'd ever seen, and went immediately into her eth helm w/ 1 Ort already inside to make Lore.

She hasn't seen an Io yet, though, so she hasn't yet made 'Black'. Her weapon is actually pretty bad, just a set of plain eth throwing spears. It doesn't matter too much just yet, since she's still mostly killing things with fire traps, and blade fury is still only at one point.

She decided not to use her imbue on a weapon, but for a belt, which wasn't even eth, and didn't turn out to have any of the special words. So she's still running with the belt she found in act II normal, which was a plain blue 3-slot belt with a mighty +3 life and even more mighty 12% enhanced defense. She's avoided a lot of hits, being ranged, but even so the belt is down to 3/9 durability. So her priority was to replace her crappy, nearly broken belt, and she didn't get lucky. (I forsee gambling in her future.)

She found a Dol on her way to Andy, who didn't die quite as quickly as expected, as I was using fire on her. Andy still died, though, without incident.

HP: 646 * 1 = 646
WPs: 49 * 2 = 98
Level: 50 * -5 = -250
Str: 58 * -1 = -58

Total: 436

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 ancalagon Angela Assassin 50 NM2 Lut Gholein 436 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 27 A4 Pand. Fort. 344 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 ToolPerson SpiritedTool Sorceress 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

ToolPerson said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

SpiritedTool's trek through Normal was fast and relatively uneventful, so I'll just do one big update. I spent most of the game at P5 without full clears, so it went by quickly. I decided to make her first tree fire. Early on, she found an appropriate rare staff with +1 fire bolt, an auspicious start. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Aside from her jewelry and an occasional plain ethereal armor, she found nothing else to wear. It turns out she didn't need any equipment, as standing behind her merc proved quite safe. I had to dump some points into Energy just to make the early levels tolerable, but she's drinking mana potions like they're, well, manna from heaven.

She went through the entirety of Normal with only one row of potions, which was a huge pain. It cost my merc his life on a couple of occastions. I gambled several hundred thousand gold on boots, gloves, and belts and found one useable belt with life, mana, FHR, and most importantly the name Spirit Lash Belt. From the very beginning I set my sights on using a Spirit Crystal sword. No 4-socket swords dropped, so I used Larzuk's quest reward to put 4 sockets into it. Alas, not only do I not have enough strength (didn't plan well), I'm also missing an Amn rune. My resists are terrible, so I decided to use my personalization quest on a 3-socket shield. I neglected to check the strength requirement on that, so that's currently also unavailable. NM is going to be fun with Frozen Orb.

Points:
HP: 565*1 = 565
WP's: 40*2 = 80
Level: 41*-5 = -205
Str: 25*-1 = -25
Total: 415

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 36 NM1 Rogues Camp 587 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 ancalagon Angela Assassin 50 NM2 Lut Gholein 436 ToolPerson SpiritedTool Sorceress 41 NM1 Rogue's Camp 415 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 27 A4 Pand. Fort. 344 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Jcakes said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Just finished NM act 1 time for a quick summary

-Countess running was quite profitable, I found an amn, 2 sols, an ort and a lum for my five runs I also found a white spirit mask for a later imbue
-The lum went straight into a ghost armour along with a nef to make me a smoke
- The sol went into the first 4 socket polearm I found to make an insight, I will make another one when I find a better base
-I found a useable rare shield (wraith mark) which is an upgrade to my previous one
- The imbued spirit mask is very sweet

+2 shapeshifting, 10%FHR, CR, 2 sockets, 5 energy 16 life, +3 to grizzly +2 solar creeper, +1 volcano

- I really like shockwave, I have never used the skill previously but it is seriously awesome.
- Andy was kind, dropped a nice rare ring and a crown of theives (for the merc)
- I have runes and gems coming out of spirit_walkers rear, I think I have 4 sols now ...

Points
HP: 902*1 = 902
WP's: 49*2 = 98
Level: 53*-5 = -265
Strength: 44*-1 = -44

Total 691

I just noticed that when I updated the table I had my level wrong (I was 49 when I left normal)

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 52 NM2 Lut Gholein 691 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 ancalagon Angela Assassin 50 NM2 Lut Gholein 436 ToolPerson SpiritedTool Sorceress 41 NM1 Rogue's Camp 415 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 27 A4 Pand. Fort. 344 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

ToolPerson said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Frozen Orb makes NM rather simple, at least when I don't go charging into rooms without teleport. The problem I've noticed, as someone else pointed out previously, is that sorceresses only get 2 HP per vitality and -5 points per level. This makes getting points a bit slow.

I was able to basically run through Acts 1 & 2 at P3, stopping only to collect loot. I still needed an Amn to complete Spirit, and I hoped that my Countess runs would provide the much-needed rune. However, in the Dark Wood, an Amn dropped from a random monster (as a side note, I last quit D2 before 1.13 came out and I'm loving the rune coloring). Fortunately, I had also just found a grand charm with +6 to strength, so I had everything I needed to make Spirit. I think I was happier about the extra mana than the life or skills.

It didn't take many Countess runs to max out the allowed runes - Thul, Sol, Amn, Shael, and Dol. Not exactly a great haul, but the Sol would be nice for Insight when I found a 4-socket polearm. Someone heard me, as moments later a 4-socket partizan dropped. Play picked up considerably as I no longer needed to quaff mana potions.

Act 2 was a breeze. Duriel was kind enough to drop some wearable rare boots. I also found a 2-socket ghost armor and made Stealth, lacking any better runes. At least I'm wearing real armor now. I still need a helm, gloves, and a few more strength for my personalized triple diamond shield.

Acts 3 and 4 will be finished shortly.

Points
HP: 708*1 = 708
WP's: 58*2 = 116
Level: 53*-5 = -265
Strength: 44*-1 = -44

Total: 515

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ALIVE Forum Name Class Level Act WP Score Jcakes SpiritWalker Druid 52 NM2 Lut Gholein 691 skipjack Ghost-Shift Assassin 48 A5 WSK Lvl 2 559 pwangsta Angelique Sorceress 60 NM3 Kurast Docks 550 ToolPerson SpiritedTool Sorceress 53 NM3 Kurast Docks 515 ancalagon Angela Assassin 50 NM2 Lut Gholein 436 kestegs Wraith_Flea Druid 32 A3 Pandemonium 398 Vang Spirit-Revenge Paladin 33 A5 Harrogath 380 Wolron Spirit_Zon Amazon 27 A4 Pand. Fort. 344 Tupsi Strangely_Frail Assassin 34 A5 Harrogath 342 Alceus Ghostlosity Necro 30 A4 Pand. Fort. 317 Frowzor WraithWrath Paladin 18 A1 Black Marsh 214 Mournblade SpiritOfAnnaMay Amazon 20 A2 Lut Gholein 210 ChrisTheMean Wraithel Amazon 20 A2 Lut Golein 207 Quickdeath GhostOfAChance Druid 18 A1 Catacombs 2 205 Hoop76 Wraith_Hoop Necro 16 A1 Black Marsh 131 Skunkbelly Spirit-Skunk Necromcr 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 skoolbus Amber_Ghost Assassin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 Grisu GhostInTheShell Paladin 1 A1 Rogue's Camp 0 DEAD/RETIRED Wolron Spirit_Bull Barbarian 71 NM5 The Ancients 967 Vang Spirit_Rod Druid 33 A4 Pand Fort. 246

Grisu · Oct 8, 2022

Wolron said:
Re: Spirit Tournament Plan

Spirit_Zon has finished off Diablo with the help of his recently acquired Valk. She has leveled five times in Act 4 for another 25 strength. That may be all she gets for quite some time though.

Her best equipment is none too good. It is either the ethereal Gull Dagger that she tries to remember to switch to when bosses drop (it works occasionally), or the Stealth Ethereal Chain Mail. Her weapon that can be repaired is:

Wraith Cry Grand Scepter
One-Hand Damage: 9 to 20
Durability: 60 of 60 Required Strength: 37 Required Level: 12
Mace Class - Normal Attack Speed
+13% Enhanced Damage +57 to Attack Rating Adds 1-7 lightning damage
10% Increased Attack Speed +1 to Blessed Aim (Paladin Only)
150% Damage to Undead 5% Chance to cast Level 1 A

When she needs killing power, she has an ethereal 2-handed Strength Sword to bring into the fray. However, it means going back to town, so it only happens when known bosses are on the horizon.

Score:

HP: 457*1 = 457
WP's: 31*2 = 62
Level: 32*-5 = -160
Strength: 59*-1 = -59

Total: 300
OOPs!! All that added strength cost Spirit_Zon a bit of score.

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