I kicked off today and Izaida reached level 18 in the Barracks. The going has been pretty smooth. I put 5 points into BoS and I'm now maxing out DT, picking up prereqs on the way. Stat points have been split almost evenly between STR, DEX and VIT since in the long term I want max block and decent boots.
Looking at the tournament restrictions I'm planning the following:
- use standard melee attacks until I find a Mana steal item and better boots, then switch to Dragon Talon kicks. CoS keeps mobs manageable enough for that and BoS helps a lot too.
- save up PRubies and Nef runes to eventually make Blood gloves.
- keep an Amn and Tir rune to personalize a Strength runeword weapon if nothing better drops.
- long term Merc will probably be a Defiance or Might Desert Mercenary.
Various progress screens:
Izaida is fully Topazed up, both mail and helm.
Lots of unique and champion ghosts in the Countess's Tower, I swear every level had at least one.
The spoils.
Shadow magic: blind the mooks, assassinate their bosses.
And finally, I am now a summoner too.
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Forum Name Hero Name Class Level HC/SC Last Waypoint Personalized Item
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hackedagainanda Oxygen Paladin 28 HC Kurast Docks -
PhineasB Septimus Druid 28 SC Kurast Docks -
Jocular Flick Druid 23 HC The Maggot Lair -
Dazliare Tryste Sorceress 20 HC Lut Gholein -
Chaostar Triin Amazon 19 HC Inner cloister -
Babyhell BabyBeasts Druid 18 SC Outer cloister -
jonnyphive Barb Barbarian 15 HC Dark Wood -
Hutton Boris Necromancer 15 HC Dark Wood -
Ghonn Orianna Amazon 15 SC Dark Wood -
CaseyJones Ninjara Assassin 14 HC Dark Wood -
srrw TBA TBA 0 HC Rogue Encampment -
Peytron Lawrence Barbarian 1 SC Rogue Encampment -
Oakbrain Izaida Assassin 18 HC Outer Cloister -