TOPIC: (FILLED) Need one for Hardcore TrueGrind at WYC

Our builds won't change much for grind.

For me swap in Dracolich claw charm for CoA.

Head Defender Helm
Eyes Lenses of Accuracy
Left Ear Earcuff of Orbits
Right Ear Earcuff of Vitality
Neck Stu-pendous Pendant
Armor Defender Platemail
Wrists Bracers of Fire
Hands Gloves of Weapon Finesse
Melee Weapon +3 Slayer Sword
Melee Offhand Defender Shield
Missile Weapon +2 Keen Longbow
Missile Offhand Archer's Buckler
Back Greater Cloak of Destiny
Back2 +2 Cloak of Resistance
Left Ring Ring of Heroism
Right Ring Ring of Frost
Waist Girdle of Frost Giant Strength
Shirt Silverweave Shirt
Boots Boots of the North Wind
Charm 1 Charm of Brooching
Charm 2 Charm of Synergy
Charm 3 Draco-Lich Claw Charm
Ioun 1 Ioun Stone Beryl Prism
Ioun 2 Ioun Stone Amethyst Ovoid
Ioun 3 Ioun Stone Onyx Cube
Ioun 4 Ioun Stone Iridescent Spindle
Ioun 5 Ioun Stone Ruby Prism
Ioun 6 Ioun Stone Faceted Amber
Ioun 7 Ioun Stone Quicksilver Cube
Special 1 Lamp of the Efreeti
Special 2 Lamp of the Marid
Special 3 Figurine of Power: Scarab
Special 4 Greater Alchemist Pouch
Special 5 1st Tooth of Cavadar
Runestone 1 Venom Runestone

For Aenllan swap in Wills Dragonheart for CoA (and now the Druid will have more hp than the Dwarf)

Head Dragonscale Helmet
Eyes Lenses of Divine Sight
Left Ear Earcuff of Vitality
Right Ear Earcuff of the Wind
Neck Amulet of Wonder
Armor Dragonscale Armor
Wrists +1 Bracers of Defense
Hands Gloves of Healing
Melee Weapon +2 Scepter of Might
Melee Offhand Dragonscale Shield
Missile Weapon Mighty Sling
Missile Offhand Dragonscale Shield
Back +2 Cloak of Resistance
Left Ring Supreme Ring of Elemental Command
Right Ring Ring of Greater Focus
Waist Girdle of Might
Shirt Shirt of Shielding
Boots Boots of Might
Charm 1 Wil's Dragonheart
Charm 2 Charm of Enlightenment
Charm 3 Charm of Synergy
Ioun 1 Ioun Stone Beryl Prism
Ioun 2 Ioun Stone Iridescent Spindle
Ioun 3 Ioun Stone Ruby Prism
Ioun 4 Ioun Stone Faceted Amber
Ioun 5 Ioun Stone Topaz Sphere
Special 1 Figurine of Power: Scarab
Special 2 Rod of Seven Parts (Complete)
Special 3 Lamp of the Efreeti
Special 4 Lamp of the Marid
Special 5 Greater Alchemist Pouch
Special 6 1st Tooth of Cavadar

Harlax wrote: Based on my experience last year WYC grind is a step above GenCon grind in difficulty.

....

But knowing Incognito. He has already factored that into his planning.

We only have a limited sample size (one year of WYC Grind) but it is true that last year's WYC Grind had a lower survival rate than the GenCon Grind (they were different adventures though).

One relevant factor is that people have to pay money for GenCon Grind events whereas WYC Grind is nominally "free." As a result, WYC Grind can focus a bit more on fun, even if it involves a few extra corpses....

WYC grind last year was a blast. The dragon fight mechanics were well done.


Oh, and I warned these guys that you were reading our builds...

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote: So. Considering our group why are we not trying nightmare or higher?

I'm fine with Nightmare but I'm not sure some of the other players are equipped well enough. For example, look at Joshua's build, it is fine for Hardcore but probably not Nightmare?

Grind is where builds go to die.

There is nothing wrong with a TPK in grind and there's no way to know where we stand unless we try it.

There's no loot to lose if you die

Honestly if we have an Eldrich 2 piece Cleric with dual heal glasses I'd say lets hit nightmare.

I will definitely 100% vote for Nightmare. Let's test our builds and see how we fare against the best Incognito has to offer!


But I will follow what people want.

I'm fine with Nightmare, I'm expecting to die.

Incognito wrote: One relevant factor is that people have to pay money for GenCon Grind events whereas WYC Grind is nominally "free." As a result, WYC Grind can focus a bit more on fun, even if it involves a few extra corpses....

Actually TrueGrind was $20 for WYC this year, and it is $28 for GenCon, so not much of a difference. That being said, bring it on

Harlax wrote: Oh, and I warned these guys that you were reading our builds...

I'm still collecting the builds for our dungeon run and then I'll copy it for TrueGrind. Perhaps I'll stick to PM or email for that

Harlax wrote: WYC grind last year was a blast. The dragon fight mechanics were well done.

Glad you enjoyed it!

My goal last year was to have an epic dragon fight that was more fun and balanced than the previous Smoak encounters.

I really did randomly determine the color of the dragon and it just happened that the majority of the results ended up with acid breath....

Oh, and I warned these guys that you were reading our builds...

Hey, that is what my scrying ball is for!

Kirk Bauer wrote: Actually TrueGrind was $20 for WYC this year, and it is $28 for GenCon, so not much of a difference. That being said, bring it on

Oh, I didn't realize that WYC Grind tickets costed money. That is helpful information to know!

Kirk Bauer wrote: I'm still collecting the builds for our dungeon run and then I'll copy it for TrueGrind. Perhaps I'll stick to PM or email for that

Yeah, we will probably continue what we did last GenCon by having a small, in-game bonus to players who submit a physical copy of their builds (please label it though with your event time and character class!).

Incognito wrote:
My goal last year was to have an epic dragon fight that was more fun and balanced than the previous Smoak encounters.

I really did randomly determine the color of the dragon and it just happened that the majority of the results ended up with acid breath.

Yeah, and we were geared up to resist fire. Sigh.

I'm contemplating bringing a laptop and printer to make any party card updates we might make.

Harlax wrote:

Incognito wrote:
My goal last year was to have an epic dragon fight that was more fun and balanced than the previous Smoak encounters.

I really did randomly determine the color of the dragon and it just happened that the majority of the results ended up with acid breath.

Yeah, and we were geared up to resist fire. Sigh.

I'm contemplating bringing a laptop and printer to make any party card updates we might make.

If you are staying in the hotel, I would think they would have an office space for guests.

I'm at the Marriott. I have platinum access, if anyone needs shit printed it can be done