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SomeColorMage2012-01-07 17:57:54

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Yang's Challenge Dungeon

Hi everybody! Who's ready for a Challenge Dungeon? I am, because this one really isn't that frustrating! When we load up our save file, we're dumped outside Fabul. Challengingway's waiting for us in the Inn, which has a Save Point in it.

A monk at the entrance will tell us the rules. Basically, lots of long corridors, with four chests. If we get to the fourth chest, that's where the big prize is, the other three is random crap.

Oh, and the chests are trapped too. We can leave after any given chest, but there are more corridors full of random encounters to go through, and a forced battle before the exit.

The tactic for this dungeon is to just be on the offence and heal up after battle. And remember to bring lots of Hi-Potions.

There's really not much to say. First fun gets us... an Elixir? Um, well, a full heal is nice, but we can do better. Aside from the normal three main prizes and that Elixir there are Cat and Hell Claws, a Black Cowl, a Chakra Band, a Black Belt Gi, a Rose Twine Dress and a Hyper Wrist up for grabs, which are all nice pieces of equipment.

Then I lose that run anyway, because the battle at the end kills me when both of our party members are put to sleep. Did I mention that Sleep doesn't wear off when hit by an attack? Because it doesn't.

After that, I decide to grind to 30 before going all the way again. The area to the exit after the third chest is what I use for that.

Oh, and try to avoid Attack modifying moon phases, it's just not worth it.

This time we get the Chakra Band. Along with a lot of status resistance, it's got good Defence and Magic Defence. We give it to Ursula.

Well by next time I'll clear out the Challenge Dungeon then we can move on to the next tale. Until then, readers!

Stats:

Yang: Lv 32 HP:1958 MP:61 Strength:48 Speed:22 Stamina:42 Intellect:7 Spirit:12 Attack:78 (8x73% Accuracy) Defence:35 (2x37% Evasion) Magic Defence:9 (0x9% Evasion)

Ursula: Lv 32 HP:1428 MP:75 Strength:45 Speed:29 Stamina:28 Intellect:12 Spirit:25 Attack:77 (7x93% Accuracy) Defence:29 (3x40% Evasion) Magic Defence:15 (1x18% Evasion)

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SomeColorMage Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 6th 2012 at 7:01:28 PM
And done!

Yang: Lv 40 HP:2829 MP:89 Strength:61 Speed:30 Stamina:53 Intellect:8 Spirit:18 Attack:97 (9x80% Accuracy) Defence:45 (3x50% Evasion) Magic Defence:12 (0x14% Evasion)

Ursula: Lv 40 HP:2032 MP:100 Strength:65 Speed:43 Stamina:40 Intellect:15 Spirit:29 Attack:98 (11x99% Accuracy) Defence:38 (5x59% Evasion) Magic Defence:9 (2x14% Evasion)

Yes, this does mean Ursula is stronger than Yang. No, I don't know how I pulled that off.
MadWritter Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 6th 2012 at 7:11:18 PM
As they say over at RP Gnet: 1 Laugh Point!
HeroicJay Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 7th 2012 at 3:12:27 PM
It must be her equipment, since stat boosts aren't in any way random in this game.
SomeColorMage Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 7th 2012 at 3:22:40 PM
Yeah, it would be, I arranged the CD equipment pretty haphazardly. Not like it matters, it's like a 100 damage difference usually.
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