Random Tournament 2022!

I appreciate the thought, but already went ahead and deleted her.

Yes, please call forth the RNG gods!
Yeah, next time I'd just say, delete the item.

Looks good everyone, and thanks for taking the time to roll each other up, I've been a bit MIA this week and will be for the rest for the most part it looks like as I have a big convention thursday-sunday I'm putting the final touches on my RPG I made to get some more outside feedback.
 
artemia, at level 21, has just taken down Duriel to advance to Act III. I spent some time this morning with the Countess to get enough runes for 'Stealth' and 'Zephyr'. Then I spent a few minutes shopping a 2os Hard Leather Armor and 2os Composite Bow. Then all that was left to do was to hit level 21 so I could equip 'Zephyr' and then move on with things. The FRW boost with these two items is fantastic. Can't catch me, Duriel! 😋 Now if only I could get lucky and gamble boots with more FRW. Oh well. Onward to the jungles!
 
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Grim Crashed and Burned at level 20 running through the catacombs. New random roll from the 5 classes I havent done yet please (with Vangs weapons for each class). Amazon, Druid, Barb, Sorc, paladin.
 
Grim Crashed and Burned at level 20 running through the catacombs. New random roll from the 5 classes I havent done yet please (with Vangs weapons for each class). Amazon, Druid, Barb, Sorc, paladin.
I've got a random Druid coming right up for you! Give me a few minutes to roll up everything else now :)
 
@djmbbandie - here is your random Druid!

Skills (6, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30) -
Elemental: Twister, Tornado
Shapeshifting: Werewolf, Feral Rage, Rabies, Fury
Summoning: Summon Spirit Wolf, Heart of Wolverine, Summon Grizzly

Weapons -
Axe (5) - War Axe
Polearm (4) - Poleaxe
(2) Axe (10) - Giant Axe
(4) Scepter (1) - Scepter
(7) Spear (2) - Trident

Armors (4, 10, 15) - Studded Leather Armor, Light Plate, Ancient Armor
Shields (1, 3) - Buckler, Large Shield
Helms (5, 9) - Great Helm, Circlet
Gloves (3, 4) - Chain Gloves, Light Gauntlets
Belts (3, 5) - Belt, Plated Belt
Boots (1, 2) - Boots, Heavy Boots
Druid Pelts (1, 4) - Wolf Head, Falcon Mask

Lucky that you rolled Werewolf to go along with Fury... but the lack of Lycanthropy is not ideal. Gotta hope you find a good Druid Pelt with a bonus to Lycanthropy. Having a Grizzly and Spirit Wolves, and HoW, will be very helpful too. I guess even just Twister and Tornado could take you pretty far if you want to go that way. Good luck!
 
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Looks like a scepter to start. Will be thinking about the wind skills as ive never played a windy yet. But werewolf should work for a while. Thanks for the roll. He’ll start in the next two days or so.
 
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Had some time to finally play and went to Act5 a lot earlier than normally expected. 30 is where it is at for this character with Whirlwind and Berserk. So let us see how we roll once we are there.
2 more levels to go!
Diablo's demise!

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   Yes m4ke              Random Pala          Pal     70      44       Hell Rogue Encampment    10
   Yes Jcakes            Hephaestus           Pal     35      18       Harrogath                4
   Yes Vang              RagerX               Bar     28     141       Harrogath                4
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Ama     15+?    81       Panda Fortress           3
   Yes gregth            The Reckless         Nec     25      64       Kurast Docks             2
SP Yes Grisu             Medea                Ass     28     121       Kurast Docks             2
   Yes PhineasB          Randi                Ass     20+?   104       Palace Level 1           1
SP Yes Oblivious         Meninore             Ama     20      13       Lut Gholein              1
   Yes coju              ???                  Bar      1       5       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Miron             Quan Chi             Nec      1      30       Rogue Encampment         0
   No  Arjan             ???                  Bar     17      34       Outer Cloister           0
   Yes Irenicus          ???                  Pal      1      38       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Norcim            ???                  Sor      1      59       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Vildecor          ???                  Pal      1      77       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes djmbbandie        Kat                  Ass     14      80       Dark Wood                0
   Yes Dazliare          Kaltrexia            Sor      1     113       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes little birdy      artemia              Ama      1     146       Rogue Encampment         0

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   Yes AntiRush          RandomI              Ass     61       9       Hell Flayer Jungle       12
   Yes little birdy      lenna                Sor     24?     59       Normal Diablo            2
   Yes Vang              Terror               Nec     ??      17       NM Arcane Sacntuary      6
   Yes little birdy      lennatwo             Sor     19      59       Jungle Act III           2
 
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artemia has arrived at the City of the Damned waypoint in Act IV, level 24 and closing in on level 25. Going string with Cold Arrow. Tonight I will tackle the River of Flame and maybe the Chaos Sanctuary.

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   Yes m4ke              Random Pala          Pal     70      44       Hell Rogue Encampment    10
   Yes Jcakes            Hephaestus           Pal     35      18       Harrogath                4
   Yes Vang              RagerX               Bar     28     141       Harrogath                4
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Ama     15+?    81       Panda Fortress           3
   Yes gregth            The Reckless         Nec     25      64       Kurast Docks             2
SP Yes Grisu             Medea                Ass     28     121       Kurast Docks             2
   Yes PhineasB          Randi                Ass     20+?   104       Palace Level 1           1
SP Yes Oblivious         Meninore             Ama     20      13       Lut Gholein              1
   Yes coju              ???                  Bar      1       5       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Miron             Quan Chi             Nec      1      30       Rogue Encampment         0
   No  Arjan             ???                  Bar     17      34       Outer Cloister           0
   Yes Irenicus          ???                  Pal      1      38       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Norcim            ???                  Sor      1      59       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Vildecor          ???                  Pal      1      77       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes djmbbandie        Kat                  Ass     14      80       Dark Wood                0
   Yes Dazliare          Kaltrexia            Sor      1     113       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes little birdy      artemia              Ama     21     146       City of the Damned       0
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   Yes AntiRush          RandomI              Ass     61       9       Hell Flayer Jungle       12
   Yes little birdy      lenna                Sor     24?     59       Normal Diablo            2
   Yes Vang              Terror               Nec     ??      17       NM Arcane Sacntuary      6
   Yes little birdy      lennatwo             Sor     19      59       Jungle Act III           2
 
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Act 5 done. Relatively straightforward all around. 20pts Holy Shock + 20 Pts Salvation was doing more than enough damage for /players8. I am going to start pumping resist fire next with the intent to switch to Vengeance in late NM.

Pics etc. a lot of uniques, but unfortunately none that were useable.

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manald heal
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Iratha's and not Angelic Unfortunately
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   Yes m4ke              Random Pala          Pal     70      44       Hell Rogue Encampment    10
SP Yes Jcakes            Hephaestus           Pal     48      18       NM Rogue Encampment      5
   Yes Vang              RagerX               Bar     28     141       Harrogath                4
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Ama     15+?    81       Panda Fortress           3
   Yes gregth            The Reckless         Nec     25      64       Kurast Docks             2
SP Yes Grisu             Medea                Ass     28     121       Kurast Docks             2
   Yes PhineasB          Randi                Ass     20+?   104       Palace Level 1           1
SP Yes Oblivious         Meninore             Ama     20      13       Lut Gholein              1
   Yes coju              ???                  Bar      1       5       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Miron             Quan Chi             Nec      1      30       Rogue Encampment         0
   No  Arjan             ???                  Bar     17      34       Outer Cloister           0
   Yes Irenicus          ???                  Pal      1      38       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Norcim            ???                  Sor      1      59       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Vildecor          ???                  Pal      1      77       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes djmbbandie        Kat                  Ass     14      80       Dark Wood                0
   Yes Dazliare          Kaltrexia            Sor      1     113       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes little birdy      artemia              Ama     21     146       City of the Damned       0
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   Yes AntiRush          RandomI              Ass     61       9       Hell Flayer Jungle       12
   Yes little birdy      lenna                Sor     24?     59       Normal Diablo            2
   Yes Vang              Terror               Nec     ??      17       NM Arcane Sacntuary      6
   Yes little birdy      lennatwo             Sor     19      59       Jungle Act III           2
 
Well, well, Medea makes use of Grisu's prolonged vacation and is now Destroyer!
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All in all I am very pleased with her finds and the progress. Only Diablo proved a bit more difficult as a Phoenix Striker, but more on that later.

I think this was one of the few times where I somehow didn't have to revive my merc during the fight against Sszark the Burning
But maybe it was because I myself was very careful and retreated very early to safety once I encountered mobs...esp. mobs like this one...
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or this one...
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Mephisto himself wasn't too bad, but managed to kill my merc 3 times or so until he succumbed (and dropped really nothing useful)
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Against Izual, I fought very much like an Assassin: Stabbing repeatedly in his back while he was engulfed in flames:
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The Amn rune from the Hellforge was later used to socket my ilvl 40 Partizan (max of 4 sockets) and boy did I get a lucky roll late in Act V on that Insight!
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But before that, I had to prepare against Diablo - will 80% Fire and 74% Lightning resistance do?
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I hoped so...Diablo as a melee character (esp. for one specialized in Fire) is never an easy encounter, and I tried to zig zag in front of him to distract him while my merc was poking at him with his Savage Halberd of Swiftness. Once, he caught me mid-sprint in a Bone Prison. never had experienced that before. All I could think of was casting a TP and enter it and the rerun from the last WP xD But in the end, it was enough, and Diablo died, without any useful drops of course.
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I started Act V with an escort of muscular young men
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and found some S/Us on my way, but none usable for me. I did find a plain Partizan though and used the socket recipe, which granted me a 4 os Partizan and this Insight roll:

Code:
Insight
Partizan
RalTirTalSol
Two Hand Damage: 122 - 269
Durability: 60 of 65
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 113
Required Dexterity: 67
Fingerprint: 0x5e2d271a
Item Level: 40
Version: Resurrected
Level 17 Meditation Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Cast Rate
259% Enhanced Damage
219% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
+1 to Critical Strike
All Stats +5
+2 to Mana after each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items 4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune

Holy moly! This increased damage output a lot! (Although I had a Savage Partizan of Pestilence equipped once my merc hit 113 STR).

I tried to let every killing blow be made by my merc for the additional MF and only had to change that strategy against mobs like this one, which were simply too powerful to be taken on alone by my merc:
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The Ancients were quite easy, even at p8, and the keep itself wasn't difficult either. Lister and his pack were frozen with Phoenix Strike and didn't pose a real threat, and against Baal I only had to revive my merc two times until he went down.
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I found some usable S/Us and some nice equipment during Act III-V, e.g.
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I did single pass full clears at p8, with my merc doing most of the killing for the additional MF. I will have to see, how long that works out. Usually, I adjust my gear and drop some MF for better resists somewhere late in NM, depending on how well my merc does alone. I will probably be investing some skill points in Mind Blast for crowd control, that should make NM much easier.

I'm eager to hear about everyone else's adventures!

Medea, level 48 Phoenix Striker, with her BA Town Guard, NM Rogue Encampment next

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   Yes m4ke              Random_Pala          Pal     70      44       Hell Rogue Encampment    10
SP Yes Jcakes            Hephaestus           Pal     48      18       NM Rogue Encampment      6
SP Yes Grisu             Medea                Ass     48     121       NM Rogue Encampment      6
   Yes gregth            The Reckless         Nec     40      64       NM Black Marsh           5
   Yes Vang              RagerX               Bar     28     141       Harrogath                4
   Yes little birdy      artemia              Ama     24     146       City of the Damned       3
   Yes PhineasB          Randi                Ass     20+?   104       Palace Level 1           1
SP Yes Oblivious         Meninore             Ama     20      13       Lut Gholein              1
   No  Arjan             ???                  Bar     17      34       Outer Cloister           0
   Yes djmbbandie        Kat                  Ass     16      80       Black Marsh              0
SP Yes Miron             Quan Chi             Nec      1      30       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes coju              ???                  Bar      1       5       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Irenicus          Norman               Pal      1      38       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Norcim            ???                  Sor      1      59       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Vildecor          ???                  Pal      1      77       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Dazliare          Kaltrexia            Sor      1     113       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Nona              ???                  Sor      1     153       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes AntiRush          ???                  Nec      1     169       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Bar      1     177       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes djmbbandie        ???                  Dru      1     185       Rogue Encampment         0
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   Yes AntiRush          RandomI              Ass     61       9       Hell Flayer Jungle       12
   Yes little birdy      lenna                Sor     24?     59       Normal Diablo            2
   Yes Vang              Terror               Nec     ??      17       NM Arcane Sacntuary      6
   Yes little birdy      lennatwo             Sor     19      59       Jungle Act III           2
   Yes djmbbandie        Grim                 Nec     20     157       Catacombs                0
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Ama     ??      81       Act V                    4
   Yes Arc1212           Bones                Nec     14     161       Act I Barracks           0

EDIT: Updated the table and included @Jcakes' update, which I missed while posting...
 
I am very happy to report that artemia has avenged lenna and lennatwo. She gave Diablo a taste of his own medicine! It was actually quite a slow battle involving several trips back to town for more potions, but eventually Diablo couldn't withstand all of those Cold Arrows any longer and gave up the ghost.

I still haven't found a decent Maiden Spear or Pike to using with Fend, so I am still rocking a 'Zephyr' Composite Bow. I could really use an upgrade. 'Melody' will be the end goal, most likely in a Great Bow. I also rolled Reflex Bows, so if I can find a Ceremonial Bow / Grand Matron Bow with +skills and 3 open sockets then that would be even better. I don't love my odds though. Haven't seen a single Reflex Bow yet...

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   Yes m4ke              Random_Pala          Pal     70      44       Hell Rogue Encampment    10
SP Yes Jcakes            Hephaestus           Pal     48      18       NM Rogue Encampment      6
SP Yes Grisu             Medea                Ass     48     121       NM Rogue Encampment      6
   Yes gregth            The Reckless         Nec     40      64       NM Black Marsh           5
   Yes Vang              RagerX               Bar     28     141       Harrogath                4
   Yes little birdy      artemia              Ama     25     146       Frigid Highlands         4
   Yes PhineasB          Randi                Ass     20+?   104       Palace Level 1           1
SP Yes Oblivious         Meninore             Ama     20      13       Lut Gholein              1
   No  Arjan             ???                  Bar     17      34       Outer Cloister           0
   Yes djmbbandie        Kat                  Ass     16      80       Black Marsh              0
SP Yes Miron             Quan Chi             Nec      1      30       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes coju              ???                  Bar      1       5       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Irenicus          Norman               Pal      1      38       Rogue Encampment         0
SP Yes Norcim            ???                  Sor      1      59       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Vildecor          ???                  Pal      1      77       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Dazliare          Kaltrexia            Sor      1     113       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Nona              ???                  Sor      1     153       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes AntiRush          ???                  Nec      1     169       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Bar      1     177       Rogue Encampment         0
   Yes djmbbandie        ???                  Dru      1     185       Rogue Encampment         0
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   Yes AntiRush          RandomI              Ass     61       9       Hell Flayer Jungle       12
   Yes little birdy      lenna                Sor     24      59       Normal Diablo            3
   Yes Vang              Terror               Nec     ??      17       NM Arcane Sacntuary      6
   Yes little birdy      lennatwo             Sor     19      59       Jungle Act III           2
   Yes djmbbandie        Grim                 Nec     20     157       Catacombs                0
   Yes Arc1212           ???                  Ama     ??      81       Act V                    4
   Yes Arc1212           Bones                Nec     14     161       Act I Barracks           0
 
Sister_Ariel just dinged lvl 18 and is on her way. She beat Andariel and is now in the desert. She promptly switched to a prayer merc and shopped a 3os composite bow that now is full of Tal runes. She should be good through Act 3 now. Firebolt is pretty effective at p1 normal Act 1....I am a little concerned about the future though :). Hopefully meteor will be enough. I think frozen orb should be alright if I can find some CM somewhere. I wanted to double-check, if we find items that grant skills even if they are not part of our roll we can still use them. Right now I'm thinking of getting an orb with static on it even though it isn't one of my random skills to help with bosses, or is it just the passives that we can use?

edit: Also is there a consensus on if frozen or chilling armor is best?
 
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Skills:

Martial Arts:
1 Tiger Strike
6 Claws of Thunder

Shadow Disciplines:
12 Psychic Hammer
13 Burst of Speed
17 Shadow Warrior
18 Mind Blast

Traps:
21 Fire Blast
22 Shock Web
24 Charged Bolt Sentry

Gear:
Weapons:
(Swords)- 9: Two-handed Sword
1 (Swords) - 14: Great Sword
5 (Maces) - 7: Maul
6 (Polearms) - 5: Halberd

Claw Weapons:
2 Wrist Blade
6 Blade Talons
7 Scissors Katar

Body Armor:
2 Leather Armor
5 Ring Mail
11 Field Plate

Head Gear:
1 Cap
9 Circlet

Shield:
1 Buckler
4 Kite Shield

Belts:
1 Sash
3 Belt

Gloves:
4 Light Gauntlets
5 Gauntlets

Boots:
4 Light Plated Boots
5 Greaves

Hmm...doesn't look that good unfortunately...only partially synergised FB/CB Sentry, but at least Shadow Warrior, Mind Blast and maybe Tiger Strike with a big weapon (I mean, you've got lots of those...)?
Good luck! :)
 
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Skills:

Martial Arts:
1 Tiger Strike
6 Claws of Thunder

Shadow Disciplines:
12 Psychic Hammer
13 Burst of Speed
17 Shadow Warrior
18 Mind Blast

Traps:
21 Fire Blast
22 Shock Web
24 Charged Bolt Sentry

Gear:
Weapons:
(Swords)- 9: Two-handed Sword
1 (Swords) - 14: Great Sword
5 (Maces) - 7: Maul
6 (Polearms) - 5: Halberd

Claw Weapons:
2 Wrist Blade
6 Blade Talons
7 Scissors Katar

Body Armor:
2 Leather Armor
5 Ring Mail
11 Field Plate

Head Gear:
1 Cap
9 Circlet

Shield:
1 Buckler
4 Kite Shield

Belts:
1 Sash
3 Belt

Gloves:
4 Light Gauntlets
5 Gauntlets

Boots:
4 Light Plated Boots
5 Greaves

Hmm...doesn't look that good unfortunately...only partially synergised FB/CB Sentry, but at least Shadow Warrior, Mind Blast and maybe Tiger Strike with a big weapon (I mean, you've got lots of those...)?
Good luck! :)
yeah looks rough. Tiger Strike + SW might be the way to go
 
That’s a bummer @Vang

If nobody else chimes in to roll you a new character in the next little bit then I can do it later. I’m at the laundromat right now… 😐
 
Okey dokey, the rolling begins for your new character now, @Vang

And here is your random (7) Sorceress..!

Skills (2, 9, 11, 12, 15, 22, 23, 27, 28) -
Cold: Frozen Armor, Frozen Orb
Fire: Fire Bolt, Warmth, Fire Ball
Lightning: Static Field, Telekinesis, Teleport, Thunder Storm

Weapons -
Orb (5) Jared Stone
Sword (4) Falchion
(1) Sword (10) Claymore
(3) Bow (3) Long Bow
(6) Polearm (6) War Scythe
Sorceress Orbs (2, 4) - Sacred Globe, Clasped Orb

Armors (7, 9, 11) - Breast Plate, Splint Mail, Field Plate
Shields (7, 8) - Bone Shield, Gothic Shield
Helms (2, 3) - Skull Cap, Helm
Gloves (1, 5) - Leather Gloves, Gauntlets
Belts (4, 5) - Heavy Belt, Plated Belt
Boots (3, 5) - Chain Boots, Greaves

IMHO this is a pretty solid roll! Orb + partially synergized Fire Ball + Thunder Storm should work fairly well, even without masteries. And Static Field and Teleport too. Good luck!
 
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Kaltrexia is level 32, just about to start Act 4. I used charged bolt until 24, at which point I respec'd into blizzard. Blizzard with a decent desert mercenary makes Act 2 and 3 a breeze. Hydra unlocked at 30, which means my dreams of a Hydrablizz sorc are becoming a reality.

I've been thinking about what mid game might look like without spirit sword/shield. Leaf in a Battle Staff could be a great option, especially if I can shop one with decent mods on it. Otherwise, Rhyme will see a lot of use, and hopefully I can find a decent Clasped Orb to go with it. This all assumes I don't die to Diablo :) Low HP makes that a pretty scary fight.

I'm planning to do "full clears + rerunning", where I have to full clear each area, but can also do some re-running. This stops me from just running to high xp/loot targets, but also allows a pretty weak character to find some decent options. A little farming is also pretty fun :)
 
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