The Apprentice Program for Scavengers - Tournament

Pwangsta: :sad2:.

I haven't done any playing myself, but i've planned out my character. TBN will use dragon talon, venom and some trap backup. Should be a quite fun build. Here's the skill progression (sorry for abbrevations):

Act 1 Dragon talon
Act 2 CBS
Act 3 MB
Act 4 SW
Act 5 Venom
Act 1 NM LS
Act 2 NM DS
Act 3 NM SM
Act 4 NM DS
Act 5 NM LS
Act 1 H Venom
Act 2 H SW
Act 3 H MB
Act 4 H CBS
Act 5 H Dragon talon

Hope this works.
 
Wereskunk has defeated Mephisto. I wish I could be more excited about that, but the drops throughout act 3 were awful. My final prize? A 26% LR ring. :shocked:

SCORE:

WPs: 28
Quests: 18
Level: -27

Souvenirs:

Act 1: Hand of Broc gloves (2 points)
Act 2: Hsaru's boots (4 pts)
Act 3: lightning resist ring (9 pts)

TOTAL SCORE: 34

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       27      4     Pand. Fort.       34
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           20      3     Kurast Docks      18
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           21      3     Kurast Docks      14
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Danny         Necromancer  pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
 
Scavasin has set up camp in Lower Kurast. She did a complete clear of all those miserable areas that seem to go on forever, but it paid off. She found what is almost certainly going to be her souvenir for Act 3. She was in the Flayer Dungeon and had just Fire Blasted a large number of the flayers and their shaman escorts. There on the ground was a golden amulet. Her fingers trembled as she slowly reached down to pick it up. It was cold to the touch and glowed from within. Yes, a Nokozan relic! That +50 fire resist along with the 20% faster recovery should be very helpful.

But, there is still a lot of Act 3 left. I wonder what chance there is of finding something even better? Sigon's helm dropped earlier, but that is currently setting atop the mercenary.

SCORE: Total of 16 Points
23WP+14Q-25 levels= 12 Points
Act 1 Souvenir = Belt (1x2 = 2 Points)
Act 2 Souvenir = Large Shield (2x1 = 2 Points)
Skills:
15 Fire Blast
3 Fade
1 Shadow Warrior
Claw Mastery and Burst of speed
2 Wild Card saved

Other skills that she intends to develop are: Lightning Sentry, Death Sentry, Charged Bolt Sentry, Shock Web, Blade Fury or wake of Inferno.

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           20      3     Kurast Docks      18
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       25      3     Flayer Jungle     18
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast      16
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Danny         Necromancer  pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
 
Well, three updates within a very short time span. It seems like rush hour here. Hildr too has now defeated mephisto, and is currently standing still in the Pandemonium Fortress.

She decided to keep this. A Nokozan Relic wich will hopefully be able to keep her fire resist up.

Score

28 WP
18 Q
-27 Lvl
-01 Gamble
---------+
18

Souvenirs
Boots 1*2 =2
Merc Weap 2*3=6
Amulet 3*3=9
------------------+
17

Thus, 35 Points

Code:
ALIVE
Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           27      4     Pand. Fort.       35
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       27      4     Pand. Fort.       34
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast      16
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Danny         Necromancer  pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field

PS. I used Wolron's Code, but fixed Skunkbelly's char in it.
 
Code:
ALIVE
Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           27      4     Pand. Fort.       35
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       27      4     Pand. Fort.       34
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast      16
Danny         Necromancer  pwangsta         18      2     Halls Lvl 2       3
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
Make it four updates, Horobi. Danny the fish has made it through the halls of the dead, stopping only because I realized that I had neglected to update for Act 1. So far its been real smooth sailing, but then again, that was the case for poor Danni as well. Nothing of note dropped, and I was once again forced to gamble for a souvenir. Here it is:

Rugged Heavy Boots of Fortune
Defense: 5
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Strength: 18
Required Level: 12
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0x2fd85dd4
+17 to Maximum Stamina
20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Nothing special, but a fish doesn't need spectacular items anyway, so the mf is a nice plus. I'm gonna try the chippies + magic item recipe on a wand as soon as I find a magical wand now that I have the cube. Hopefully the D2 gods will be happy and give me a +3 raise skelly wand. The skill being trained right now is Corpse Explosion, with Decrep, Attract, Revive, Skelly Mastery, and Summon Resist being potential future targets. What worries me the most is that I won't have access to decrep when I face the ugly slug, which could mean another early exit. Here's to hoping that Danny will have a joyful update fairly soon.

PS: Stop hogging all the Nokozan Relics, people. Yes, I'm looking at you, Wolron, and you, Horobi. Hehe, j/k. It certainly can't be too commonplace that a Nokozan Relic sighting is cause for celebration. Who knows how many I've sold or just chucked on the ground.

Edit: D'oh! The score:

Waypoints: +13
Quests: +7
Levels: -18
Gambling: -1
Souvenir: +2

Total: +3
 
I've also got a character planned for this, idea shamelessly copied from RibGriller's recent pat thread:

Act 1 Sacrifice
Act 2 Zeal
Act 3 Blessed Aim
Act 4 Redemption :rolleyes:
Act 5 Blessed Hammer
Act 1 NM Concentration
Act 2 NM Vigor
Act 3 NM Holy Shield
Act 4 NM Vigor
Act 5 NM Concentration
Act 1 H Blessed Hammer
Act 2 H Redemption
Act 3 H Blessed Aim
Act 4 H Zeal
Act 5 H Sacrifice

(The table shamelessly copied from Online)

All I hope is that it won't end up being just an underpowered cheesydin.
 
Gah. Danny the fishymancer met the exact same demise as his sister Danni the MA zon. Silly Duriel wiped out the skellies within a second, as expected, and I lost focus for a split second and ended up staring at a deeds screen. Had him down below half and I certainly could have grinded out a win, but I just got distracted for a half-second, and I was toast. Therefore, my next entrant will be a smiting pally named Daniel, cousin extraordinaire to Danni and Danny. His shield-bashing will finally make Duriel pay for his sins against humanity.

Final Score for Danny:
Waypoints: +18
Quests: +10
Level: -21
Gambling: -1
Souvenirs: +2

Total: +8

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           27      4     Pand. Fort.       35
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       27      4     Pand. Fort.       34
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast      16
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Daniel        Paladin      pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danny              Necromancer    pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
 
Wereskunk entered terror's lair with trepidation. How was he going to manage this, on players 4, with no real gear? "Take it slow," he thought to himself, "and something decent will drop along the way to help out."

Hah!

When the battle against Diablo commenced, Wereskunk was wearing the following:

lightning resist ring
fire resist amulet
cold resist ring
"Malice" claymore
magic breast plate with some cold resist
Hsaru's boots
magic belt with 17% FHR
a two-socketed mask (sockets unfilled)
Hand of Broc gloves

That gear. Against Diablo. On players 4. :shocked:

The merc wasn't any better off: white pike (made "normal" quality with an Eld and chipped gem), a blue armor with some poison resistance, and another two-socketed helmet. But he could be resurrected... Wereskunk was a mere mortal.

The battle took over 45 minutes, and exhausted every one of my full rejuvenation potions. I didn't count merc resurrections, but based on my gold expenditures, I'd place the total at about 25-30 (thank goodness I had tons of gold!). Countless potion purchases.

In the end, Diablo fell. As luck would have it, he dropped nothing of value: a Centurion unique hard leather armor, Vidala's bow, and four junky rares. But the main thing is, he died. I really didn't think it was going to be possible. I kept a Bone Shield of Deflecting as my act 4 souvenir... if anything in this tournament is fair, then Larzuk will at least give me two sockets for it.

Some notable finds in act 4: a really, really nice rare jewel (cold resist, "envy" mod, max damage, and something else), a Thul rune, and... well, nothing else. Hellforge gave me an El :rant:


SCORE:

WPs: 31
Quests: 21
Level: -30

Souvenirs:

Act 1: Hand of Broc gloves (2 points)
Act 2: Hsaru's boots (4 pts)
Act 3: lightning resist ring (9 pts)
Act 4: Bone Shield of Deflecting (4 pts)

TOTAL SCORE: 41

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       30      5     Harrogoth       41
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           27      4     Pand. Fort.       35
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast      16
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Daniel        Paladin      pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danny              Necromancer    pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
 
Gah. Danny the fishymancer met the exact same demise as his sister Danni the MA zon. Silly Duriel wiped out the skellies within a second, as expected, and I lost focus for a split second and ended up staring at a deeds screen. Had him down below half and I certainly could have grinded out a win, but I just got distracted for a half-second, and I was toast.

Duriel is a pain, even at P1. I cannot imagine what will happen when people go after him on P7 in NM. But, I wonder if you are trying what I always do to give myself an escape route. I always plant a portal as soon as I arrive in his chamber. Then I attack until things get too dicey. Finally, I just run for the portal and woof down a red potion on the way. I have been know to use 20 or 30 portal scrolls that way, but patience usually wins the day. I can recall a tournament where you were not allowed to use portals. I never could get beyond Duriel in that one.



 
@ pwangsta :(.

Duriel is in my opinion the first real test of any HC untwinked character. Its really all about positioning and keeping your merc alive. Also it is important to drink some thawing potions to help with your cold resistance.

I know the the feelings your going through. Normal diablo killed my first 2 HC characters. He to me is the real test! and a pain in the a**.
 
Thanks for the support, peeps. I did in fact use the exact same strategy you mentioned, Wolron, except I need more practice at it, I guess. The major problem was that neither the merc nor the clay golem lasted longer than 2 seconds at the most, and my own attack does a devastating 2-5 damage. These last two characters, I've really relied on others to do the killing for me, and that hasn't worked out too well. Therefore, my next character will do the dirty work himself. Hopefully that will get the job done.
 
I'd like to join in on the fun too, though I don't think i had better start until after I get some progress with the no vit tourney...

My char will be a paladin. I'm planning to make him an elemental zealot. I just have to make up my mind now what his skills will be...

CB
 
I have a question about weapon switch. If I would decide to keep a weapon or a shield as a souvenier, would I be allowed to place it on the weapon switch and actually "use" something else?

And hypothetically, If I were to make a character that only uses 2-handed weapons, all my item slots would be used after 13 acts. I wouldn't be able to wear the souvenier from Hell A4. What would happen?
 
I have a question about weapon switch. If I would decide to keep a weapon or a shield as a souvenier, would I be allowed to place it on the weapon switch and actually "use" something else?

And hypothetically, If I were to make a character that only uses 2-handed weapons, all my item slots would be used after 13 acts. I wouldn't be able to wear the souvenier from Hell A4. What would happen?

First, yes, you can switch back and forth. For instance, you souvenir a rather modest sword for your Barbarian. Then in the next act you find a real great unique sword. Just put that souvenir in the switch position and use the new sword. The new sword could be souvenired in this act and then either of the weapons could be used thereafter. Of course, you could never use any other sword because your two possible weapon slots are filled. The more complex situation is when you souvenir both a sword and a shield and then find a better sword. When you souvenir the second sword, you can move the old sword to the switch position so that you have the shield to use with the new sword. In other words, the rules are that souvenirs must be worn for the remainder of the game, but they can be worn in any slot that will take them.

Second, If you only have thirteen slots to fill, you will be in an enviable position in the last act. AFter act 4 hell, you will select a new souvenir and replace one of your earlier souvenirs!! Of course, you could also do that after killing Baal in Act 5, but who cares.:rolleyes:



 
Deeds, for Hildr. One lightning hose I couldn't escape from did this. And what made it extra sour is the fact that to get that amount of life away from the big red I'd been fighting him for just over an hour. And, I think I was going to make it, but ah well, it is as it is. I think this might well be the most sour deeds for me in a long time.I will think about if and with what I'll re-enter.


Hildr RIP

Skills:
Critical strike 11
Dodge 7
Avoid 7
Evade 2
4 WildCards saved

Score
29 WP
20 quests
17 Souvenir points
-29 Levels
-01 Gamble
----------------------+
36 Points

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       30      5     Harrogoth        41
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           25      3     Lower Kurast     16
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Daniel        Paladin      pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character          Class          Forum Name       Level   Act    Death Site
Danny              Necromancer    pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Danni              Amazon         pwangsta           21     2     Duriel
Modar_Lexon        Necromancer    howdidigethere     7      1     Stony Field
Hildr              Amazon         Horobi             29     4     Diablo
 
Ouch, Horobi... it's bad enough, but with that much effort already put in...
 
Poor Hildr. An hour plus down the drain is tough to swallow.

Btw, I have a question about the souvenirs. Can I keep one even if I can't equip it due to the (level) requirements on the item?

edit: @ Wolron - gotcha. thanks for the quick response.
 
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Btw, I have a question about the souvenirs. Can I keep one even if I can't equip it due to the (level) requirements on the item?

If you find an item whose level is too high to wear, you can souvenir it and keep it in your stash. However, the slot that it will go into must remain empty while you are waiting to get to the proper level. If it is a weapon or shield, that is no big deal because you can just leave a spot in your switch area empty. But, if it is anything else, there will be an empty slot (Helm for instance) that must remain empty even though you can probably find something to fill it from the field.



 
Scavasin has defeated Mephisto and moved on to Act 4. Her Nokozan relic is her souvenir from Act 3, but there were a couple other items to consider. Switchback Hold shield would have been nice if she were a melee character (of course, since she already had souvenired a shield, it was not really an issue). Sparkling Mail unique chain armor was another possibility, but there will be other good armors to be found. Sigon's helm and shield were found, but it is too bad I could not have kept them both.

SCORE: Total of 31 Points
28 WP+18Q-28 levels= 18 Points
Act 1 Souvenir = Belt (1x2 = 2 Points)
Act 2 Souvenir = Large Shield (2x1 = 2 Points)
Act 3 Souvenir = Nokozan Relic amulet (3x3 = 9 points)
Skills:
15 Fire Blast
3 Fade + the prerequisites
4 Shadow Warrior + the prerequisites
2 Wild Card saved

Other skills that she intends to develop are: Lightning Sentry, Death Sentry, Charged Bolt Sentry, Shock Web, Blade Fury or wake of Inferno. The Act 4 skill will be shock web because it is a synergy for both fire blast and lightning sentry. Also, it will not receive many points and that should not be a problem because it will never be used on its own.

I noticed the final score was not in the "dead" table. I think that I added it correctly except for Modar. This is important as the tournament progresses, because I believe all will die, even the eventual champion.

Code:
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Character      Class      Forum Name       Level   Act    Last WP         Score
Wereskunk     Druid        Skunkbelly       30      5     Harrogoth        41
Scavasin      Assassin     Wolron           28      4     Panda. Fortress  31
Niki          Assassin     Butzull          16      2     Lut Gholein       1
WhiteKnight   Paladin      Jaelen           16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Sally         Amazon       EJB              16      2     Lut Gholein       0
Daniel        Paladin      pwangsta         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Emmy          Sorceress    Stephan          1       1     Rogue Camp        0
NotMyRound    Barb         EmperorMoo       1       1     Rogue Camp        0
ToBeNamed     Assassin     Online           1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Orin_S.       Necromancer  midnightvulture  1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Scavamancer   Necromancer  AlterEgo         1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Irore         Assassin     Glenstorm        1       1     Rogue Camp        0
Elizabeth     Amazon       Huriel           5       1     Cold Plains      -1
Crow          Barb         Ilshad           10      1     Dark Wood        -3
 
DEAD/RETIRED
Character     Class        Forum Name      Level   Act   Death Site  Final Score 
Hildr         Amazon       Horobi           29      4     Diablo           36
Danny         Necromancer  pwangsta         21      2     Duriel            8
Danni         Amazon       pwangsta         21      2     Duriel            8
Modar_Lexon   Necromancer  howdidigethere   7       1     Stony Field       ?
 
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