TOPIC: WYC Sat (Grind@9AM, Run@8PM): FULL

Question for the very experienced folks.....it sounds like the WYC TD adventure will be full of "challenges from the past". I was thinking that it was very helpful to have a mirror with you when encountering the Medusa in the 2014 Viper's Pit challenge. Any thoughts on items that might be helpful to carry with you to meet these "challenges from the past"?

Also, I've never been in "TrueGrind". What is the format of this event?

DTB

True Grind is all combat, no true puzzles. The monsters are much more likely to have special abilities, though. One hour of slaying monsters is quite the challenge

As far as older dungeons go, I would pack extra melee weapons in case of Rust Monsters, Universal Solvent to get out of sticky situations, and as many different Gear tokens as possible.

There was a mad scramble to pull out Universal Solvent tokens last year. I'll have some ready this year, but given how plentiful they are likely to be currently, I'm not anticipating them to be relevant.

Or maybe Eric is thinking that everyone is thinking that so he is thinking about having something sticky because he thinks we think he won't think that.

My brain hurts....

dave maltbie wrote: Question for the very experienced folks.....it sounds like the WYC TD adventure will be full of "challenges from the past". I was thinking that it was very helpful to have a mirror with you when encountering the Medusa in the 2014 Viper's Pit challenge. Any thoughts on items that might be helpful to carry with you to meet these "challenges from the past"?

This is only my 4th year of TD so I'm likely not going to have any direct experience... but I'm bringing all of the gear I have and various cures, etc. And definitely a mirror

The big thing that I'm doing that I didn't do before, as already mentioned, is extra weapons. I haven't experienced any rust monsters, but last year the cold weather in TrueGrind was enough of an issue... so on to your next question.

dave maltbie wrote: Also, I've never been in "TrueGrind". What is the format of this event?

In my one experience it was 1 hour (or 1.5 now?) of nothing but awesome combat, simultaneously on three combat boards. There was lots of fighting, lots of healing, etc. We played on Hardcore and had a total party kill, but I think I was the only one who was more than red+purple. So I think we will do OK on Hardcore at WYC, but I'm bringing all the tokens I can to help out (including some Mystic Mushrooms!). And of course a lot of extra weapons.

Expect deaths. Maybe not a TPK, but multiple deaths are likely.

Both our healers have lenses of divine sight and other healing boosters, so I'd expect us to get to the boss with all party members alive.

Whether they finish that way is another story.

Kirk Bauer wrote:

dave maltbie wrote: Question for the very experienced folks.....it sounds like the WYC TD adventure will be full of "challenges from the past". I was thinking that it was very helpful to have a mirror with you when encountering the Medusa in the 2014 Viper's Pit challenge. Any thoughts on items that might be helpful to carry with you to meet these "challenges from the past"?

This is only my 4th year of TD so I'm likely not going to have any direct experience... but I'm bringing all of the gear I have and various cures, etc. And definitely a mirror

The big thing that I'm doing that I didn't do before, as already mentioned, is extra weapons. I haven't experienced any rust monsters, but last year the cold weather in TrueGrind was enough of an issue... so on to your next question.

dave maltbie wrote: Also, I've never been in "TrueGrind". What is the format of this event?

In my one experience it was 1 hour (or 1.5 now?) of nothing but awesome combat, simultaneously on three combat boards. There was lots of fighting, lots of healing, etc. We played on Hardcore and had a total party kill, but I think I was the only one who was more than red+purple. So I think we will do OK on Hardcore at WYC, but I'm bringing all the tokens I can to help out (including some Mystic Mushrooms!). And of course a lot of extra weapons.

Just bring Darkwood items for use against the rust monsters.

Any non metal weapon will do.

Harlax wrote: Expect deaths. Maybe not a TPK, but multiple deaths are likely.

Both our healers have lenses of divine sight and other healing boosters, so I'd expect us to get to the boss with all party members alive.

Whether they finish that way is another story.

Relsa's Ring
Greater Ring of Focus
+3 Staff of Focus
Staff of Power
Mad Evoker's Charm
Cabal 3 piece


*click, click, boom*

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Harlax wrote: Expect deaths. Maybe not a TPK, but multiple deaths are likely.

Both our healers have lenses of divine sight and other healing boosters, so I'd expect us to get to the boss with all party members alive.

Whether they finish that way is another story.

Relsa's Ring
Greater Ring of Focus
+3 Staff of Focus
Staff of Power
Mad Evoker's Charm
Cabal 3 piece


*click, click, boom*

OK, everyone standing but the Wizard who goes out in a mad blaze of glory.

Harlax wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Harlax wrote: Expect deaths. Maybe not a TPK, but multiple deaths are likely.

Both our healers have lenses of divine sight and other healing boosters, so I'd expect us to get to the boss with all party members alive.

Whether they finish that way is another story.

Relsa's Ring
Greater Ring of Focus
+3 Staff of Focus
Staff of Power
Mad Evoker's Charm
Cabal 3 piece


*click, click, boom*

OK, everyone standing but the Wizard who goes out in a mad blaze of glory.

Well Mad Blaze of Glory is my middle name afterall.

*really makes filling out legal forms a pain in the butt*

Though I will note that I did survive and complete the entire Hardcore Grind run last year

Slot has been paid for, our time slot is Saturday @ 8PM. I will send a calendar invite out as well to everybody's email address.