7 Yorkshiremen - HC (single pass) Untwinked Sept

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Bourdain (Lv28) - Normal Act 3 Town
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Spoiler: Normal Act 2 Character Page

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Spoiler: Highest achievable Skeleton Damage

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Summary: Act 2 went without a hitch. The +3 Dim Vision from the Rare Head made this act really easy, and by that I mean the +3 is just the right amount of skill level for the AoE be big enough that it hits enemy hiding behind obstacles. The Pilum did its job with it particularly shining the most in Maggot Lair and Arcane Sancturary; not having to rely on dumb AI to target enemies in cramped quarters was a godsend. Unsure how I'll go about repeating this going into Nightmare and Hell, I'll either have to hope for an item with teleport charges or stick with the A1 merc. Decisions decisions.

Spoiler: Upgraded Merc Gear which should more or less hold for the entirety of Normal

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Where's the Jah, Ith, Ber when you need it?

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So instead of hoping for an Enigma, I opted instead on filling it up with all my offense oriented jewels then fitting it onto Amplisa. The idea is to load it up with as much Cold Damage as possible to make it so her attacks chill enemies for as long as possible, this combined with Decripify and Clay Golem should slow Uniques/ Bosses down to a crawl.

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Spoiler: Rolled two Gem Shrines for Act 2, allowing me to score a P. Ruby for this act

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Shrined my Ruby up to a Perfect Ruby after cubing up all my hoarded chipped rubies.

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Spoiler: Notable drops: 3os Breast Plate, The Diggler, Sigon's Shield, Rare Circlet

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Full picture log of Normal Act 2

 

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Are you allowing respecs? For Necro, I was thinking of starting out straight poison and then respec to Fishy.

 

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For my particular run I am prohibited from going to previous Acts/Difficulties. Revisiting areas within its own act is allowed as you are required to revisit Stony Field from Dark Wood after getting the Scroll. However if it's done on two different instances of playing, limit the amount of kills to a minimum and do not loot any items that drop.

So yes, technically speaking respecs is allowed so long as you use it within the same Act that you get it.

 

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Bourdain (Lv32) - Normal Act 4 Town
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touched by his noodley appendage

Spoiler: Normal Act 3 Character Page

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Summary: Dim Vision + Decrepify made life threatening encounter a cake walk. Made a Stealth thanks to the abundance of Tals dropping. Was able to stat up far enough to wear the Sigon's Shield. Max Block is nice. NDE going down one of the Ruined Temples, what with a Cursed archer pack directly in front of the entrance, luckily Dim Vision helped me pull through. Nothing else to report.

Full picture log of Normal Act 3

 

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Bourdain (Lv35) - Normal Act 4 Sanctuary (KIA)
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Summary: I died to Diablo's death beam. My hubris was I over estimated the durability of my skeletons. In hindsight I should've cheaped out and ported back to town periodically to in order to mass heal my skeletons every other fire wave, sadly, after the 4-5th fire wave started biting the dust. And that's where Diablo got me with his laser beam. Well played Diablo, well played.

Full picture log of Normal Act 4

 

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I'll move this sept into its own thread after I cool down a bit. Thanks for letting me piggy back off your own sept while I was trying to get my bearings. =)