March of the Doomed - Running Thread

Somebody please roll Andy for me (Paladin) :)

Usually I don't participate in tournaments like these, but I do want another D2R HC Paladin to finally get around torch farming... my HC set sept Pally is still waiting for Griswold's shield to drop, and that just doesn't seem to happen. :D

So here we go.

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SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location               Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------               ----
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman            Nec    20    Lut Gholein            03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein            03
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp             Higher than Babyhell
SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    19    Lut Gholein            03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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Pretty standard untwinked Pally stuff, P8 all the way so far. Level 1-6 with Javelins, 6-18 Holy Fire, 18 respec to Hammers. Cuntess got me a Tal, hoping to be abel to make Stealth soon then things should be rather smooth.

I do plan to do the lame hdin thing as I want to get it done quickly, but will keep things interesting via P8 and single pass. If I get screwed by rolls not allowing me to go hammers before I get to normal cow king, I'll probably just continue the char outside the tourney. Let's hope that doesn't happen. ;)
 
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TheDeadman Follow up and projections - Act 2
Current damnations
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No A1 Poison Dagger
TheDeadman skills (20) Unused (3)
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Summoning (4)
01 Skeleton mastery 1, Raise skeleton 1
06 Clay golem 1
12 Golem mastery 1, Skeletal mage 0
18 Blood Golem 0
24 Summon resist 0, Iron Golem 0
30 Fire Golem 0, Revive 0
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P&B (7)
01 Teeth 1, Bone armor 1
06 Poison dagger* 1, Corpse explosion 1
12 Bone Wall 1
18 Poison Explosion 1, Bone Spear 1
24 Bone Prison 0
30 Poison Nova 0, Bone Spirit 0
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Curses (6)
01 Amplify damage 1
06 Dim vision 1, Weaken 1
12 Iron Maiden 1, Terror 1
18 Confuse 0, Life Tap 1
24 Attract 0, Decrepify 0
30 Lower Resist 0

As it stands, Lower Resist is of no use probably...one last point to be put in Decrepify and that will be it for Curses tree.

Question is about Blood Golem...is he or higher ones any good for endgame? Never played a Golemancer...

Anyway, if the skellies and mastery are still available after Duriel, that's a all-in for the remaining of Normal.

If not, it will probably be a Bone Spear gamble. Good thing with this one is the White runeword, always nice.

Rerolling could be an option too if the second damnation isn't too harmful.

Can't wait to complete this act!
 
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Act 2 was kind. It was what a brute barbarian would expect. Nothing to hinder me! I smashed face with this gambled weapon:

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But Duriel Blessed me with this awesome weapon:

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I found a max damage Jewel! A shield maybe come a weapon of destruction real soon!

I have 1 point in Combat Skill column up to Concentrate and both Battle Cry and Battle Orders with one point in Iron Skin and Increased Speed. 11 points remaining (+den to do)

Cronan is ready to be damned from his Duriel Roll!



Cronan's damnation card

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Act Damnation          Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 -  Sword Mastery    N
No2 -  Double Swing     N
No3 -                  N
No4 -                  N
No5 -                  N

NM1 -                  N
NM2 -                  N
NM3 -                  N
NM4 -                  N
NM5 -                  N

He1 -                  N
He2 -                  N
He3 -                  N
He4 -                  N

Reset used (if any)
Normal    during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell      during <Act>



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Reference post: How to fill table content
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location               Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------               ----
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman            Nec    20    Lut Gholein            03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein            06
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp             Higher than Babyhell
SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    19    Lut Gholein            09
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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@ffs if you already went with Meditation as damnation, then stick to it. There will be mistakes at the beginning, time to learn the roll mechanic.

@Grisu is still learning ;-)
Oh dear, I didn'r read properly and Vang's Random tournament rolls are so ingrained in my brain that I automatically went the usual route: complete one skill tree from top left to bottom right, then the next skill tree. I did the same with my simulated Paladin btw and you didn't complain...so I blame you for not telling me earlier :p;)
 
Can a sealed skill be damned by a future roll?

Also, the dagger is paying off :)

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16% nagel. Bad roll, but it's okay! When Hannah kills something, I have 242% mf :O
 
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@Grisu thanks! BH without Concentration is still OP :p I will unlock it later... until then I'll just use stuff like Redemption or Salvation.

Shopped a +3 BH scepter and made stealth now. Still single pass P8 except briefly going P1 for Maggot Lair and act bosses. Had one NDE at Diablo but otherwise easy going.
 
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