Heard some grumbling about this adventure when the Loot Fairy was hanging out there, so here's my build for showing those geomancers what's what. Pretty simple -- lots of movement, and some Elvish Scamper. Warriors aren't identical solely for variety's sake. I'm sure this isn't the fastest way to clear these levels, but I've never come close to having trouble with this build. Spoiler Thieneden Level 20 Elf Warrior Nifty Halberd Infused Greatclub Nifty Halberd Xander's Mail Shivering Shield Tough Leather Cap Blue Suede Shoes Superb Evasion Angry Attacker 1 x Toughened Hide Strips 1 x Bruiser 1 x Scamper 2 x Able Bludgeon 3 x Bludgeon 2 x All Out Attack 1 x Walk 1 x Dash, Team! 3 x Jarring Block 6 x Weak Chop 1 x Leap 1 x Trained Bludgeon 1 x Flanking Move 1 x Impaler 2 x Elvish Scamper 4 x Nimble Strike 2 x Pulverizing Bludgeon 2 x Officer's Harness 1 x Reliable Mail Celardan Level 20 Elf Warrior Infused Greatclub Lochaber Axe Nifty Halberd Perilous Ringmail Bullseye Shield Captain Cedric's Helm Blue Suede Shoes Superb Evasion Angry Attacker 1 x Traveling Curse 1 x Bruiser 1 x Scamper 1 x Vicious Thrust 3 x Bludgeon 1 x All Out Attack 2 x Elvish Scamper 1 x Able Bludgeon 1 x Missile Block 2 x Officer's Harness 4 x Weak Chop 1 x Leap 1 x Trained Bludgeon 1 x Flanking Move 1 x Walk 1 x Thickened Mail 2 x Catch Arrow 5 x Nimble Strike 2 x Pulverizing Bludgeon 1 x Unreliable Block 2 x Reliable Mail 1 x Impaler Adhonaroth Level 20 Elf Priest Rapier Of Misfortune St. Portia's Maul Dark Chain Shirt Spiked Shield Blue Suede Shoes Shielding Token Shielding Token Shielding Token Superb Evasion Novice Piety 2 x Nimble Strike 3 x Bad Luck 1 x Lunging Thrust 1 x Scamper 1 x Walk 1 x Hardy Mail 1 x Flanking Move 6 x Impenetrable Nimbus 2 x Elvish Scamper 1 x Sapping Spear 1 x Fiery Stab 2 x Surging Shield Block 1 x Minor Heal 6 x Consuming Spear 3 x Strong Bludgeon 1 x Leap 2 x Altruism 1 x Reliable Mail
One change I think I will make next time -- add some Mass Frenzy. It sucks to have a hand full of Weak Chop and Bludgeon, and I can (usually) avoid winding up on lava with all the movement here.
This is my variation of Scarponi's Vamp build for Descent to the Core. I switched to Sticky Slippers because I had so much movement it interfered with drawing attacks. AotA's Superb Evasion really helps make short work of geomancers. I went with vamps over warriors because, um, I just like vamps. Spoiler EC-1 Level 20 Elf Priest St. Olf's Fiery Pike Vampire's Blade St. Tesrim's Corona Magnetic Shield Sticky Slippers Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Superb Evasion Manifold Healer 2 x Loner 2 x Fiery Stab 3 x Mass Frenzy 4 x Spear Of Darkness 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Catch Arrow 3 x Enervating Touch 4 x Consuming Spear 1 x Wild Run 1 x Shimmering Aura 2 x Immovable 2 x Invigorating Touch 2 x Talented Healer 1 x Draining Touch 2 x Stab 1 x Triple Heals 2 x Elvish Scamper 1 x Flanking Move EC-2 Level 20 Elf Priest St. Olf's Fiery Pike Vampire's Blade Glowing Hide Armor Magnetic Shield Sticky Slippers Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Hand Of Melvelous Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Superb Evasion Manifold Healer 2 x Loner 2 x Fiery Stab 2 x Mass Frenzy 4 x Spear Of Darkness 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Catch Arrow 2 x Enervating Touch 4 x Consuming Spear 1 x Reliable Hide Armor 2 x Immovable 1 x Thick Hide Armor 3 x Invigorating Touch 1 x Wild Run 2 x Talented Healer 1 x Draining Touch 2 x Stab 1 x Triple Heals 2 x Elvish Scamper 1 x Flanking Move EC-3 Level 20 Elf Priest St. Olf's Fiery Pike Vampire's Blade Glowing Hide Armor Magnetic Shield Sticky Slippers Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Hand Of Melvelous Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Superb Evasion Manifold Healer 2 x Loner 2 x Fiery Stab 2 x Mass Frenzy 4 x Spear Of Darkness 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Catch Arrow 2 x Enervating Touch 4 x Consuming Spear 1 x Reliable Hide Armor 2 x Immovable 1 x Thick Hide Armor 3 x Invigorating Touch 1 x Wild Run 2 x Talented Healer 1 x Draining Touch 2 x Stab 1 x Triple Heals 2 x Elvish Scamper 1 x Flanking Move
Three elf wizards, three robes of hovering, three pairs of boots with two Reliable Mail each, and as much Firestorm as possible. When you're hunting the loot fairy, you may as well have fun with it. Spoiler I lost five times though, and only made 18 gold from selling off the duplicates in the chests. Woo, 3 gold net profit?
2 x elf vamps, 1 x elf fighter, lots of cleansing + scamper, swap shields to suit each level (1 = Magnetic Shield, 2 = Parrying Buckler, 3 = Shield Of The Frog). Guess you could always swap out the shoes as well, maybe drop a token from somewhere and add some Rhood's Boots on everyone for the second and third levels. But this party is rarely in any danger. Spoiler Billy Bellringer Level 15 Elf Priest Cleansing Blade St. Olf's Fiery Pike Mageslayer Mail Magnetic Shield Vira's Shoes Amber Charm Hand Of Melvelous Badjeera's Black Relic Superb Evasion Trained Cleansing 1 x Holy Presence 1 x Wild Run 1 x Flanking Move 2 x Fiery Stab 4 x Cleansing Burst 4 x Spear Of Darkness 1 x Cleansing Presence 2 x Catch Arrow 1 x Purge 2 x Mass Frenzy 1 x Dancing Cut 1 x Clumsy Chop 1 x Walk 3 x Shimmering Aura 1 x Entangling Roots 1 x Enervating Touch 1 x Consuming Spear 1 x Invigorating Touch 1 x Draining Touch 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Elvish Scamper 2 x Stab 1 x Potent Stab Sister Scourge Level 14 Elf Priest Cleansing Blade St. Olf's Fiery Pike Mageslayer Mail Magnetic Shield Vira's Shoes Amber Charm Hand Of Melvelous Wuuna's Vampiric Shroud Superb Evasion Trained Cleansing 1 x Holy Presence 1 x Wild Run 1 x Flanking Move 2 x Fiery Stab 4 x Cleansing Burst 3 x Spear Of Darkness 1 x Cleansing Presence 2 x Catch Arrow 1 x Purge 2 x Mass Frenzy 1 x Dancing Cut 1 x Clumsy Chop 1 x Walk 3 x Shimmering Aura 1 x Entangling Roots 2 x Enervating Touch 2 x Consuming Spear 1 x Invigorating Touch 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Elvish Scamper 2 x Stab 1 x Potent Stab Stabby Shadows Level 15 Elf Warrior Pirate's Rapier Pirate's Rapier Darune's Dagger Sharp Shell Magnetic Shield Gouging Helm Vira's Shoes Superb Evasion Novice Impaling 3 x Lunging Thrust 2 x Strong Hack 1 x Backbiting Strike 2 x Catch Arrow 2 x Dodge 1 x Flanking Move 1 x Walk 2 x Impaling Stab 2 x Violent Spin 1 x Penetrating Cut 5 x Shimmering Aura 5 x Penetrating Lunge 2 x Impaler 1 x Absorbing Block 2 x Elvish Scamper 4 x Stab
