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11-02-2025, 04:00 PM
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11-02-2025, 04:06 PM
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would be fun trying to break in to PoG and killing that guy with the 10 minute silence with only gear we can quickly scrounge up
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11-03-2025, 04:07 AM
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I did kill several mobs for testing. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Guardians are tougher, leaving me oom after each fight, but they are also soloable self buffed. I face tanked all three mobs to simulate a grouping scenario. Which isn't the appropriate tactic for a solo Paladin. While soloing Exp mobs was never the goal for this challenge, it absolutely would be viable with the self found gear. It would even be a possible to solo camp the Skeletal Warlord for Deepwater Boots. | |||
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11-03-2025, 04:26 AM
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Using haste to up the score of the weapon is a great idea. If I had gone for an haste item I planned to just give 5-10 points per haste %. Making it depended on the weapons instead sounds more accurate. If you do it, I hope you show us the results [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Ranger sounds like the perfect class for this challenge with lots of possibilities. Of all the melee classes they probably have the highest ceiling. | |||||
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11-06-2025, 01:53 AM
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I've begun the challenge. The first step was getting prepared. I didn't have the bank space to bag everything so I decided to leave a corpse at the WC druid rings before starting outside Kelethin, back where I started as a Wood Elf Ranger. After shouting for a dueling partner in WC, a friendly poorter cleverly disguised as a tree answered the call. A fitting start to the challenge: this ranger offered himself to the trees, asking Tunare herself for her blessing in return for his sacrifice.
After re-awakening in Freeport where I was bound, I ran back to the rings and asked the same poorter for assistance in traveling to Faydwer. After a quick run north from Steamfont, I medded up and then started the timer. Unfair advantage: I started with 10 plat on me and a stack of flasks of water. I'll tighten this up if I repeat the challenge, but I was eager to get started, didn't want to stop off at the bank to deposit the money, and didn't want to start off thirsty. I hope to rely on foraging for food the rest of the way through. Challenges with timing: I was beginning at prime hours, and someone was already slaughtering the newbie areas around Kelethin. I killed enough bats to get a handful of bat wings for Levitate, already planning a run to the Firepots for some quick travel. I would have liked to kill a couple more things to get enough money for a bag or two, but I didn't want to steamroll a bunch of lowbies, and since I had the 10 plat on me, skipped that. I did find an Orc Pawn with a Worn Great Staff, and a couple punches later I had my first weapon. The Problem with Faydwer: I forgot that I can't use Flame Lick until I get a fire beetle eye, which will be unavailable until I get to Antonica. No matter, snare pulls just as well and my punches were sufficient to get the job done. The First Zone: I ran north to Crushbone, with a couple targets in mind: * Emperor Crush has a Dwarven Ringmail Tunic that just might be the best I can find on this challenge * Orc Trainer has a Shiny Brass Shield that, while certainly not in my long-term plans, just may help me get the first few pieces of gear * Orc Warlord has a Bracer of Battle that could help me get started in boosting my stats a bit * Lord Darish can wield a Dwarven Axe or Dwarven Two-Handed Axe, suitable weapons until I get something better My plan was simple. See what's up, kill any placeholders, wait 9 minutes for respawns, then move on if nothing popped. Unfortunately, being prime time, there was someone camping Trainer Hill and someone else getting powerleveled at the Wall. So I swiftly moved in to the Throne Room, and found Lord Darish up. A couple swings of my staff, and I found myself in possession of a Dwarven Two-Handed Axe. Hitting for up to 70 with it, I was ready for my next fight. The Emperor wasn't up, so I swiftly dispatched the scheming Ambassador Dvinn in hopes of a Dragoon Dirk, but for nought. At that point I had to log off to go port a guildie and make a sale in the tunnel, which tied in to my other strategy: Use short sessions when possible to avoid having to wait around on the clock for repops. Time elapsed: a mere 12 minutes Gear acquired: Dwarven Two-Handed Axe Twenty minutes later, after completing the sale, I found the Emperor Himself up, and he dropped the Dwarven Ringmail Tunic. First armor acquired! On the way out I came across an Orc Warlord and soon found myself in possession of the Bracers of Battle. Calling that a successful foray, I made my way back to Kelethin, sold the worn great staff, and bought a backpack. I had to dip into about 4 gold from my 10pp starting fund, but at least now I had a little storage space. I then swiftly made my way south to Steamfont and ventured into the minotaur caves. I slaughtered as many vicious slavers as I could find, but wary of getting lost inside that fearful labyrinth, I retreated to the entrance and logged off to make dinner. Time elapsed: 12 more minutes Gear acquired: Dwarven Ringmail Tunic, Bracers of Battle A couple hours later, I logged in to find I was in luck: The Minotaur Hero was up! I quickly learned that he slaps pretty hard when you've got no gear, and had to kite him around for a minute while I buffed up. That turned the tide, but he brought me to like 40% hp/mana. A good lesson that I'll have to be a little more strategic about my fights until I manage to get some more gear. I ventured back into the caves in search of a pair of Minotaur Axes, and after killing a half-dozen slavers, found one in the steely grip of the Minotaur Lord himself. Now well buffed, I made short work of him. I decided not to wait around for a second one and made my way through the Lesser Faydark towards Mistmoore. A quick pause to relieve the Nybright Sisters of their bronze weaponry, and I was there. Unfortunately the entrance, the graveyard, and the castle entrance were all camped, and none of the nameds I had my eye on were up. I decided to call it there in order to write up my progress so far. Time elapsed: 19 minutes Gear Acquired: Minotaur Hero Shackles, Minotaur Axe, bronze weapons to vendor | ||
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11-06-2025, 07:11 AM
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11-07-2025, 10:31 PM
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A Tour of Mistmoore: After posting my writeup I later went back for an hour in Mistmoore. I've spent very little time inside the castle itself, so this was mostly time spent scouting around. Butler Syncall was up, so I swiftly and forcibly extracted his fang; he was an easier fight than the Flouting Gargoyle in the room with him. I killed the Maid Issis placeholder, then went to learn where the spa and the Cloaked Dhampyre camp are. Then I puttered around the zone, killing semi-randomly, hoping to find out what might drop ringmail. Someone in zone said it drops at Graveyard, but I wasn't able to get anything. I did manage to get a Fine Steel Rapier to go with my Minotaur Axe, but I think the Dwarven Two-Handed Axe is still better DPS. I also got a Crested Mistmoore Shield I'll probably never use, but discovered it vendors for 40+ plat! Lotta money when you're starting out with nothing, but I hung onto it for now. Resupply: After filling up my one backpack I ran back to Kelethin to vendor and buy some backpacks. I accidentally wandered into the bard hall instead of the bag vendor, but happened to find 8 more bat wings in stock, so I've got enough levitation for a while. I sold the weapons I'd picked up and filled my inventory with backpacks. I made my way back to Mistmoore, took another look on Track for any nameds, then called it a night. Tooth Collection: This afternoon I logged back in, hoping to finally get something good out of Mistmoore. Maid Issis was up, so I made a beeline for her and performed another impromptu dentistry operation - both the butler and the maid dropped their fangs on the first kill, which was extremely lucky. However now I'll have a dilemma if I see the Avenging Caitiff up: kill for a Crested drop, or turn in the fangs for an Electrum-Bladed Wakizashi. It probably wasn't an efficient choice to spend time on this but when I see an obscure potentially-good weapon I just can't help myself. Sadly I didn't get to make a decision - I didn't see the Caitiff up up. Dicy fights: As I made my way back to the entrance I found a Will Sapper, who I was hoping might have a pair of Black Silk Gloves. When a Glyphed Forbidder joined the fight things got dicy until I switched targets to the Forbidder, who was healing the Will Sapper. I went outside CE to rest up, then picked a fight with the Cloaked Dhampyre PH. Another mob joined in and the fight got pretty rough again. I wonder if I was 60 if I'd have a little less social aggro? A Small Consolation: After resting up again I went to the Caitiff spawn and got my first drop of the day: the placeholder Deathly Usher had the Black Silk Gloves. No caitiff though. After slaughtering the graveyard in a fruitless hunt for ringmail armor, I saw the Cloaked Dhampyre had spawned. Unfortunately by the time I buffed and medded up he wasn't on track any more. I sent a tell to someone else in zone to see if they'd gotten him, and he had only dropped the blood so at least it wasn't as bitter a disappointment as it could have been. Moving On: At this point I was starting to think I needed some more armor to make these fights a bit easier and made my way to Kelethin for a full set of leather armor. Instead of returning to Mistmoore I headed towards Unrest, with a quick detour in Dagnor's to relieve Barnacle Bones of his Barnacle-Covered Pauldrons; another win for the ability to opportunistically pick up nameds on track. In Unrest I can use Wolf Form to make everything non-KOS which is extremely convenient. The only named up was Garanif, who dropped his work boots. And that's where I ended that session. Time elapsed: 59 minutes last night, 1:33 today. Gear acquired: Black Silk Gloves, Barnacle-covered Pauldrons, Dwarven Work Boots, full set of leather armor Total time elapsed so far: 3 hours, 15 minutes. A disappointing foray into Mistmoore but now I have a better sense of the zone, the camps, and how to approach it. When I'm done in Unrest I'll have to decide if I go back for another couple rounds, or press onwards and leave that for the denouement of this adventure. After a little more reflection I think almost the entire Mistmoore adventure was a mistake. I'd never been to several of these camps, and now I've gained valuable information. 45 minutes or so for a couple Caitiff spawns while slaughtering the graveyard for fine steel and ringmail will be my plan for the next attempt, and then I'll save the rest for towards the end when I know exactly what upgrades I still need, and have a higher baseline of gear to attempt it. I decided my next session would be dedicated to traveling all the way across the world. A Lucky Start: Logged in to unrest, almost all relevant nameds were up. Garanif dropped a ring, knight a bloodstained tunic, bartender the apron. I knew from the Captain's Inn how much time I had, and it would be close. Just as I arrived at the BB docks the boat appeared on the horizon. I hoped to see Capt Surestout up so I could relieve him of his bracer. Sure enough, as I passed the island I saw him on track. I jumped off the boat and immediately cast Greater Wolf Form to go with my existing Levitate. I quickly tracked down the captain and it took no time at all to loot the Bracers of Erollisi. Soon five points stronger, I set my sights on outracing the boat to the last dock, #2 on the map. May Tunare wing my feet and bear me swiftly along to my destination! I counted down the distance with /loc, carefully aiming SW, passing just south of #4 on the map before straightening out due west. I saw the boat docking and managed to levitate up into it before it disembarked. The OOT gambit was a success, and I didn't have to wait for the next boat. A Tough Decision: As I hadn't had time to vendor in BB before I caught the boat, I stopped off in a tavern to sell some weapons and replenish provisions. And of all the grubby taverns I might have stopped in, this one sold something wondrous. Another traveler passing through had left their Ykeshan War Club with the barkeep, who only wanted 100pp for it. I quickly considered my options. It's not so much more powerful than what I currently had, but it would be a clear upgrade. I didn't quite have the plat for it until I recalled a Crested Mistmoore Shield I had picked up on my first foray there. Was this a sign from Tunare? Was She gently guiding my path, and what had seemed like a failed experiment to spend so much time in Mistmoore had actually been part of a larger plan just now becoming clear? I resolved I could use it for the duration of the adventure but not count it for points. Journey into Sand and Across the World: I knew what I had to do. I sold the shield and acquired a mighty war club. Now it was time to test my mettle against a couple sand giants in Oasis. How good was my gear at this point really? The first one was cut down quickly; the second was a little tougher but sooned joined his brother. I killed a couple asps and picked up some poison sacs and then made my way to the Barrel Barge which was just about to leave as I arrived. As soon as we zoned into TD I left the barge and ran due south to the end of the zone. Once inside the Firepots I was quickly teleported to Erudin. After a quick stop at the bank I ran south to the entrance to the Warrens and called it a night. Time Elapsed: 1:27 Gear Acquired: Jagged Band, Thick Leather Apron, Bloodstained Tunic, Bracers of Erollisi Total Time Elapsed: 4:43 The price of insufficient research: When researching my plans before next logging in, I realized a fatal flaw in my plans. I had hoped to travel to Stonebrunt and hunt heretics for the Swiftclaw Sash. Meanwhile I'd be foraging for a Kejekan Palm Fruit and then completing the quest Yuio's Illness to leave with a Wakizashi of the Frozen Skies. But with a 1 hour respawn timer on the heretic invaders that would be an unwise investment of time. So I pivoted, returning to Erudin and taking a boat to Qeynos The completion of a long-planned quest: as we arrived in South Qeynos I immediately made my way to the warriors guild and got my very own shiny Hero Bracers. Now my wrist slots were finished! I then left the city and began the long run across WK. I had heard tell of a Ghoul Messenger in these parts, but found no sight nor sound nor any sign whatsoever of such a foul creature. I stopped by the Ogre Altar to consider whether any of them might have something shiny I could use. However, I found them mostly Warmly and Kindly to me, and wasn't willing to lose that faction for such a small chance of a small upgrade. I resolved to let them be and absentmindedly sat down to swap spells. I'm not sure who took offense at that, perhaps Chief Goonda's pet disliked how many head pats and ear scritches this other strange wolf was getting from the Ogre Guards. Anyway, somehow first one attacked me, and then they all set upon me and I had to flee to NK with my tail between my legs. More Karana adventures A quick sweep of NK showed no sign of GrimFeather so I headed to South Karana and headed to the centaur village, slaughtering them mercilessly. Some time later I walked away with a Runed Oak Bow but no Thunderhoof Quiver. No matter; bow acquired. Back in NK GrimFeather was up; I knew this might be a tough fight so started off with an Immolate and a fear kite, then face-tanked the rest of the way to the pre-ordained conclusion. Back in WK the Ghoul Messenger gave up a strategic map of Kithicor, and Brenzl McMannus was willing to let me stock up on arrows as soon as I sneaked behind him. I needed to give a guildie a port and a bind, so I left things off there. Time Elapsed: 1:37 Gear Acquired: Hero Bracers, Runed Oak Bow Total Time Elapsed: 6:20 | |||||
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11-11-2025, 05:01 PM
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I spent an 1:20 in RunnyEye and came away with a haul: Blackened Alloy Longsword, Blackened Alloy Bastard Sword, Blackened Alloy Coif, Grotesque Alloy Mask, Blackened Alloy Armplates, Onyx Ring. Then I ran to N Ro and took the boat to Iceclad and ran to the EW orc fort where I got a four Orc Fang Earrings and no Rygorr Chain drops after 2:30. I decided to give up that hope and traveled to Warsliks Woods. 2:30 more in travel time and camping time and I had a pair of Iksar Scaled Gloves and ran back to OT. I have to travel for the next few days and my corpse was in danger of rotting so I decided to pause it there. I got a port back to WC, corpsed my progress, and looted my original corpse.
Summary: Through Faydwer to The Warrens: 4:43 Gear Acquired: Dwarven Two-Handed Axe, Dwarven Ringmail Tunic, Bracers of Battle, Minotaur Hero Shackles, Minotaur Axe, Black Silk Gloves, Barnacle-covered Pauldrons, Dwarven Work Boots, full set of leather armor, Jagged Band, Thick Leather Apron, Bloodstained Tunic, Bracers of Erollisi Qeynos to RunnyEye: 2:30 Gear Acquired: Hero Bracers, Runed Oak Bow, Blackened Alloy Longsword, Blackened Alloy Bastard Sword, Blackened Alloy Coif, Grotesque Alloy Mask, Blackened Alloy, Ringmail Pants, Armplates, Onyx Ring RunnyEye to Eastern Wastes: 2:30 Gear Acquired: Short Sword of Morin, 2 Orc Fang Earrings Eastern Wastes to Warsliks Woods to the Overthere: 2:30 Gear Acquired: Iksar Scaled Gloves Total Time: Just over 12 hours Total Gear: ears: Orc Fang Earring x2 head: Blackened Alloy Coif face: Grotesque Alloy Mask neck: Blackened Alloy Collar chest: dwarven ringmail tunic or bloodstained tunic arms: Blackened Alloy Armplates back: Leather Cloak waist: thick leather apron shoulders: Barnacle-covered Pauldron wrists 1: Hero Bracers wrists 2: Bracers of Erollisi legs: Ringmail Pants hands: Iksar Scaled Gloves ring 1: Jagged Band ring 2: Onyx Ring feet: dwarven work boots 2hs: Blackened Alloy Bastard Sword 1hs: Blackened Alloy Longsword, Short Sword of Morin ranged: Runed Oak Bow AC: 103, Str 36, Dex 12, Agi 2, HP 45, SvM: 19, SvC 19, SvF 14, SvP 11 SvD 11 If I come back to finish the time, I'd go to Faydwer for: Bloodstained Mantle or Crested Spaulders Hooded Black Cloak Jagged Band Then Antonica for Ivy Etched Sleeves and Mithril Breastplate, then finish out my time looking for a Swiftclaw Sash and a Wakizashi of the Frozen Skies. I bet I'd be left with about 6 hours in Stonebrunt. This has been a really fun challenge! Travel time is really not bad at all with the ranger buffs. I got really lucky with a lot of drops, but also wasted a lot of time in Mistmoore and the Eastern Wastes. I've got a lot of ideas on how to be more efficient and more ambitious on the next attempt. | ||
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