Challenge - The Nudie Run

Sounds fun, will try this tonight!

 

i will try it just a question: if i die its game over or i can still use the other 2 "lives"?

 

I'll try this. Yay rougue-like versions.

Should probably spell out that you can't wait for a rest and replay adventures as well.

 

Are you allowed to pick treasure hunts?

 

I've managed to beat adventures up to Lvl 6 in my current attempt.

I skipped The Wizards Workshop, probably beatable now that I think about it. I also skipped Ruby Demon Portal figuring the last battle could be tricky. I'm not sure if the White Star is worth it, so didn't do that either.

Slub Gut's Sanctum was the closest I came to defeat so far. The lizardmen that guard him do a lot of consistent damage, and you really need to draw enough attack cards to beat them.

At Lvl 6 I went for Defense of Woodhome first, then the Diamond mines. Now I'm not sure what to try next. I don't have near enough penetrating attacks to try the Trogs. So probably try the trees next.

 

Oh wait, i missed the part about only 1 per level. Ha, I'll try again tomorrow.

 

This seems really fun. Any way you could add either a game mode, or map to facilitate this type of challenge? Would be awesome to have a rogue-ish mode, where you got to keep all of the items you got in a run, with a better quality chest at the very end.

 

Lvl 7 was beatable. My favored lvl choices would probably be White Skull -> Wizards Workshop -> Highway Robbery -> Dungeon of Lizard Priest -> Rescue from Shieldhaven Prison -> The Defense of Woodhome -> Forest of Souls.

Not sure from there, I'll try again tomorrow.

 

Here's another somewhat related idea: what about a rogue-like arena challenge with either infinite procedurally generated maps/parties, or just a big number? Start with random party (3x random classes, 3x random races) and 1 random item for each slot for that class vs another procedurally generated AI team with same restrictions?

If you win, you go against another team, same rules.

To stay on topic, you could always ask players to play nude at home

 

First, I am 100% behind a rogue-like mode. Yes, please. In many ways it plays like a limited version of SP, bringing interesting decisions back to SP play rather than just repeatedly grinding for treasure. It made me make invested choices about low level items, which is a lot of fun and a great reuse of your content. It forced me to evaluate negative traits in a way the regular campaign doesn't, which was also a lot of fun. Just tried it the one time today, but I enjoyed it a lot, and look forward to trying it again.

You could allow a single run through it each day (maybe allow players to buy more runs with gold [yay more gold sinks] or pizza), with a good chest awarded based on how far you make it. Make leader boards for people to brag about. Pure awesomeness to me. Plus I can already see the epic arguments it would bring about how this can never be a true Rogue-like.

Personally, the biggest thing I'd suggest is to involve the stores. Rogue-likes often have stores and it would keep treasure useful in the game (on my initial test this is already an issue for the mode) which also makes level selections more interesting. Plus it gives you some flexibility down the line, allowing you to do some interesting things like take unbalance parties by planning to buy things from the store. I don't think it's needed at the low levels, but I have a feeling it'll help get over the curve into the middle/later level adventures. I.E.; you would be allowed to sell items/treasure you found to be used in the store during your run. Some thought needs to go into this, as you'd need to tie the store to the run, but I think it adds a lot of value to the gameplay.

Character levels needs to be figured out. The exp gain doesn't work so well for starting with level 1 characters, as they will quickly fall behind. Starting with max level characters is the best option at the moment, though a custom mode where you leveled up with each adventure may be another possibility if this is something you want to support more officially.

A separate inventory/lockbox would be nice though it isn't essential by any means. Locking down the treasure club would also be nice to avoid temptation to cheat as well.

I also lean towards no-deaths allowed, 2 replays of each module seems really forgiving for a rogue-like, but that's just me. Bad draws would kill you out, but high amounts of randomness is the name of the game in a rogue-like.

The treasure hunts are definitely a benefit to players as well, it's not fair but personally I feel they make the choices better given the current options. I would be curious what others who don't have the treasure hunts think.

 

Ok, I must be slow on the uptake, because I'm confused. To do this I have to:

1) Buy 3 new figures?
2) Start playing adventures naked, and after each battle I can only equip what I've won in -that particular battle- in the next battle, giving up previous equipment?
3) I can retry only if I don't spend any $$?