So, the NS is here
Muscle: 141 (93)
Mysticality: 275 (151)
Moxie: 121 (99)
1st form: CRITICAL fettucini for 765 - funny
2nd form: noodles and 2x fettucini, bu not a lot HP left
So hooray - I defeated the NS on the first try. This really SUCKS - winning using the first adventure of the day.
Total length: 6 days :-(, 1180 adventures. I blame it or my bad luck. This could and should have been my first 5-day HC run, but it is at least possible to do it without olfaction or a lot of expensive familiars (I have hebo and llama).
And then I permed Powers of observation and ascended into another contest.
Seal Clubber under Bad Moon for the first time.
Progress was slow, I opened manor, got encryption key, got gravy (and 3 spooky mushrooms :-(). I cleared the tavern cellar and found the grave at the end of the day.
Final stats:
Muscle: 17
Mysticality: 6
Moxie: 7
Days: 1
Another contest
Almost the first 5-dayer
Bad luck again, finding the pyramid took ages. Over 20 adventures to meet Gnasir for the first time...
The beach was troubling as well.
Nevertheless, I made it to L13 with 19 adventures left.
Maze was not bad. Only 3 adventures.
The tower:
Flaming Samurai - 3 adventures
Electron Submarine - 3 adventures
Pretty Fly - 5 adventures
possessed pipe-organ - 1 adventure
giant fried egg - 1 adventure
giant bee - 1 adventure
Guess what - I have 1 adventure left. This SUCKS. I can beat the shadow and then look at the NS laughing at me. If I only had the torpedo, or that tattered paper worked or if I used that fortune cookie with milk... Never mind.
Should I use the last adventure to fight a sand worm and hope for spice melange? That's not really worth it. I guess I'll wait for olfaction.
Long leap
With 195 adventures at the start of the day I reached level 12 and started the war. But I still have to find the pyramid and the holy MacGuffin.
Free beer
I got liver of steel and finished all the older quests. I did my vacations and unexpectedly got beer.
Final stats:
Level: 6
Muscle: 30
Mysticlaity: 36
Moxie: 30
Days played this run: 2
Some adventures saved for tomorrow. Moxie day is better than nothing.
Slow start
I have problems reaching level 4 in time but at least I did not forget the karma this time.
Final stats:
Class: Pastamancer
Level: 5
Muscle: 19
Mysticlaity: 21
Moxie: 18
Days played this run: 1
Not spectacular
I finished the war, skipping the nuns and dooks. The hippy chief was not a big problem - 3 boom boxes, 3 gas balloons, noodles and fearful fettuccini.
The I had to collect ruby W, that went relatively well. And after gettin ~1000 substats, I reached level 13.
Then trouble with chewing gum and DoD potion - it was the last one and I have to get lots of boxes. Getting 3 drunkenness from the wrong potion goes without saying.
Tower:
the Fickle Finger of F8 - 1 adventure
El Diablo - 20 adventures
an Electron Submarine - 1 adventure
a Flaming Samurai - 6 adventures
a malevolent crop circle - 1 adventure
a giant bee - 1 adventure
familiars needed:
sabre-toothed lime - good
potato - bad, another ~20 adventures gone
The NS was standard. Beaten up 3 times (not really trying to win), won on the 4th time without much problems. My Animated Macaroni Duck did its part.
Muscle: 117 (97) (~230HP)
Mysticality: 177 (150)
Moxie: 106 (95)
Equipment:
big bad voodoo mask
white hat hacker T-shirt
Staff of the Soupbone
kickback cookbook
flowing hippy skirt
Nickel Gamma of Frugality
rusty chain necklace
bejeweled pledge pin
Familiar:
Tofflesby, the 10 pound Animated Macaroni Duck
Run length: 12 days, 1560 adventures
I am not proud of this run and I see no chance to win anything, but getting the extra karma when breaking the prism was sweet.
Not enough
I was relatively lucky today, but it was not enough. If I used all adventures I would finish the island war and maybe reach level 13. But since I am missing ruby W and 3 familiars, I gave up and collected my arrrbor day rewards planted 2 Crotchety Pine saplings.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 92
Mysticality: 139
Moxie: 89
Days played this run: 11
Finishing tomorrow should not be too hard.
Chances getting down
My chances to finish tomorrow are very slim. I reached level 12 and got 1 piece of war outfit. That is not enough. Only extreme luck can help me finish tomorrow.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 86
Mysticality: 125
Moxie: 83
Days played this run: 10
Damned Whitey
No bird rib, 4 lion oils. What can I say? I doubt I'll manage a 11-dayer.
Final stats:
Level: 11
Muscle: 78
Mysticality: 109
Moxie: 72
Days played this run: 9
Airship troubles
This is the first muscle day.
In the airship, I got the 4 immateria pieces and had more than 10 adventures to a semi-rare. No sock. I had to pick up a lunchbox.
I got the pirate fledges and Staff of Soupbone - setting proper +ML is weird in BM.
I bought a couple of skill and I must save some meat for leash.
Final stats:
Level: 10
Muscle: 61
Mysticality: 89
Moxie: 61
Days played this run: 8
Boring day
I got the wand, pirate outfit and mining outfit today. Mining was slow - I got multiple chunks of each ore.
I bought gluttony and fortune cookie and was left with 1 meat at the end of the day.
Final stats:
Level: 9
Muscle: 45
Mysticality: 71
Moxie: 48
Days played this run: 7
Some adventures saved.
On the trail
Today, I did used my filthy lucre and hunted fruit golems. 7 limes, 8 cherries, 9 oranges, 3 grapefruits - I would be happy if oranges and limes numbers were swapped.
4 locked doors in daily dungeon and I got Jarlsberg's key.
Then I headed into the cyrpt and slaughtered the sub-bosses.
Final stats:
Level: 8
Muscle: 39
Mysticlaity: 64
Moxie: 43
Days played this run: 6
Days 2 to 5
I am getting lazy...
So, this is day 5 of my run. A lot of bad luck, I am not going to win this contest :-(. No ruby W, but lots of wussiness potions :-(. I guess I try to zap another letter, but the chances are bad.
I used the Dependence day buff to gain temporary access to the haunted bedroom. This proved a good move. I got good amount of meat from purses and good moxie and mysticality substats on the following myst day.
Right now, I managed to get the steel margarita, epic hat (& killed 2 thugs), one lucre, Boris's key and KGE. I wasted all my saved spices. Tomorrow, I should obtain the hippy outfit and limes.
I learned shurikens, cannon, noodles, fettucini and bought kickback cookbook.
Final stats:
Level: 7
Muscle: 31
Mysticality: 51
Moxie: 35
Days played this run: 5
No trinkets
I finally picked my 8 black mushrooms, reached level 15 using a couple of dance cards, bought Superhuman Cocktailcrafting, and ascended as Pastamancer into Bad Moon. Another competition has started.
Bad luck everywhere. No faucet, no trinkets, no grave robber, no fairy. That's it.
Final stats:
Class: Pastamancer
Level: 4
Muscle: 9
Mysticality: 18
Moxie: 9
Days played this run: 1
Trivial
30 adventures to end the war and reach level 13.
Trivial questing...and then the tower:
Tyrannosaurus Tex - 1
Beer Batter - 1
malevolent crop circle - 1
possessed pipe-organ - 3 (pick-pocketed it!)
concert pianist - 2 (lucky 2nd zap)
Enraged Cow - 1
The rest was trivial, using fire-poi, sugar shorts, and sombrero.
Run summary: HCO Disco Bandit, 16 days, 1070 adventures
Now a bit of aftercore and preparation for the contest.
Almost good
Luck was on my side today. I have found the holy MacGuffin and the island war is in progress. I managed to do all the side-quests up to the nunnery. That leaves ~30 adventures to end the war. I need 1600 substats to reach level 13 - that is no big problem. I will not need my stock of 16 clovers and 2 dance cards. I seem to be a pack rat.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 94
Mysticality: 91
Moxie: 142
Days played this run: 15
If I did not made stupid mistakes, I might have finished today.
Plus half a day
Half day. That's the price for going after guy made of bees in birdform.
Currently, I am in the pyramid, looking for the wooden wheel. Concert advertising is done.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 87
Mysticality: 85
Moxie: 132
Days: 14
~40 adventures saved.
Too lame
I have been making stupid mistakes today and let myself beat up 3 times.
I collected all the needed stars, got Staff of Fats and started the island war.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 84
Mysticality: 81
Moxie: 126
Days played this run: 13
It is a chore
The MacGuffin quest I mean. I am half way there, and expect it is going to take 2 more days, then 3 more days the island war and 1 day the sorceress and hole in the sky. I hope.
My first visit to the daily dungeon - I broke 3 of my 4 keys. And I got Boris's ring.
Llama dropped only 2 gongs.
Final stats:
Level: 11
Muscle: 81
Mysticality: 77
Moxie: 117
Days played this run: 12