So, I finished the pyramid, collected 2 star charts (that took long) and fought the war. Nothing out of ordinary.
Cavern:
Handsomeness potions took a long time - I used yellow ray, but the monster played hide and seek.
Tower:
giant fried egg - 1 adventure
malevolent crop circle - 7 adventures
Giant Desktop Globe - 1 adventure
Ice Cube - 1 adventure
Tyrannosaurus Tex - 1 adventure
Enraged Cow - 1 adventure
The NS:
I lost the first time on the last spell and won the second time.
Stats:
Muscle: 128 (92)
Mysticality: 209 (151)
Moxie: 135 (94)
Equipment:
sugar chapeau
tuxedo shirt
Staff of the Soupbone
wonderwall shield
sugar shorts
bejeweled pledge pin
solid baconstone necklace
Iron Beta of Industry
Familiar: Slimeling
Run length: 6 days / 1167 adventures - a tiny improvement, thanks to Inigo's? I have 89 adventures left - 6 days does not seem to be a problem anymore.
Would I be able to do Nemesis quest today? No. Tomorrow...
With a little help from Boris
Not so strong
So, I was looking for the MacGuffin, but did not find it. RNG was not very kind to me. Wave of sauce is too strong and kills almost anything with a single cast.
I found the pyramid, leveled up and started the island war, then did the concert advertising quest.
Final stats:
Level: 12
Muscle: 78
Mysticality: 126
Moxie: 79
Days played this run: 5
I still need 2 star charts and some lines and stars, find the McGuffin, win the war and defeat the sorceress. My telescope predicts, I'll need a goblin juice, so I might need a yellow ray early. Guitar is troubling me. I cannot rely on Zim Merman and might need the other tomorrow's yellow ray.
Since it is Feast of Boris tomorrow, I think ascending should not be a problem. Whether I manage to find and beat Nemesis is another question.
Spoiled by noodles
So, I rayed a fruit golem for a cherry for my chefstaff and a key lime. The 2nd ray was knob goblin master chef for knob lo mein. Good rays I say.
I dealt with the pirates, collected insults and opened F'c'le. Sounds easy ;-).
I did most of the L9 quest and zapped the last needed scroll when no better zaps were needed.
I leveled up fast and started L10 quest. A lucky moment occured - I got S.O.C.K. exactly on time and collected inhaler on the next adventure.
I bought Wave of sauce. I managed to use Stream of sauce with Entangling noodles, slimeling and a love song as a backup. I guess, perming a spell soon would be handy.
Then I dealt with the castle and got quantum egg. A short stay in the hole, but then I decided to use the myst day to the max. Hermit had 3 clovers and I burned them in the bathroom reaching level 11.
2 black picnic baskets were exceptionally good this time - I got 2x black pepper and 3x black & tan. Last action of the day was getting the diary for MacGuffin quest.
Final stats:
Level: 11
Muscle: 62
Mysticality: 105
Moxie: 60
Days played this run: 4
I have no drum and no guitar. There is still a chance to get them.
Wand and milk
Fights were not easy, but somehow I managed. I have the digital key + 5 extra red pixel potions (lucky!) and I have found the hidden temple.
Crypt is clear and trapper is happy (asbestos ore). I did my vacations and got the hippy outfit and KGE.
Crafting without chefs is tricky, 5 casts of Inigo's is not really enough for all the tasks. At least one servant would be handy - I suppose if one is on a dietary path, the song is enough, but in normal HC 8 casts per day is needed.
Final stats:
Level: 8
Muscle: 38
Mysticality: 55
Moxie: 40
Days played this run: 3
I should have saved adventures for tomorrow, but I wanted to use the second yellow ray.
Margarita? Indeed
Playing as a sauceror under a mysticality was probably not the smartest choice, but I also wanted to test the new skill fully.
Yesterday, I did not have enough MP, but today I managed to cook my 2 Hell Ramens and 2 fruity girl drinks with Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration active. The downside is I had to built AT EW in addition to the Sauceror one. I planned to skip the sauce pan, but the hat and the new Nemesis content is too tempting to skip. Anyway, the cost to cast Inigo's proves manageable and I'll try to make some jewelery later too.
At least, I am skipping tower ruins for now.
I made a chefstaff and then I zapped a harem girl and a shaky clown. Boss bat and goblin king are down.
The friar quest was tough. I had to level up on the battlefield and farm one tomato and make a tomato power potion. When the potion wear off, fights were even tougher and I relied on the slimeling, love songs and entangling noodles. Fortunately, the gate items came relatively quickly.
3 of the 5 shore trips are done. I have the library key.
Final stats:
Level: 6
Muscle: 26
Mysticality: 38
Moxie: 27
Days played this run: 2
Defeating Somerset Lopez, the Demon Mariachi
I finished the Nemesis quest as Accordion Thief today. Fighting in the barracks was tricky - the always hit attack is nasty. I hope there is a trick to avoid it. Entangling noodles was handy. The last fight was pretty tough - I had to use a lot of love songs of vague ambiguity.
And then...back to ascending. I am perming Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration to try it out in a myst run. 100 MP is a lot, but I trust my slimeling with my life.
In my next life, I am goiing to be a Sauceror. I feel the need for Impetuous Sauciness. While its ascension value is low, my packrat instincts are preventing me to use reagent potion in aftercore without it.
I found the manor, an encryption key, ate 3 boring spaghetti and drank some average cocktails - I did not finish the tavern quest yet, because of bad luck. I found the faucet with only 3 fields left so I went after the Baron. Then I needed 3 ice-cold ice-cold Sir Schlitzs for a chefstaff, but no luck. When I had enough drinks, I stopped playing.
Final stats:
Class: Sauceror
Level: 4
Muscle: 11
Mysticality: 17
Moxie: 12
Days played this run: 1 (some adventures saved for tomorrow)