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by Angelstar3 What's it like when three Rogues venture into Hell/Hell with just their bare bodies? I found out yesterday, when Cat-Ultra2 (clvl 42), mellymel (clvl 36), and Angelstar (clvl 39) romped naked in H/H, the hazardous zone. Stripped to our scant bikini outfit, we initially had no armor, no weapon, and no jewelry (hey, not even rouge makeup!). What we had were learned spells and Kung Fu martial art skills for survival. As Cat explained to me: (quote) -You start a hell/hell game with your regular (mid/high level) Rogue -You leave ALL of your items in town -You can use your gold and you can buy potions -You cannot buy other items like armor or weapons. -You can use each and any spell and you can use everything you find in the dungeon; items can be identified by Cain and repaired by Griswold. (end of quote)  Triple Naked Rogues check out Griswold from a distance (Left to Right: Angelstar3, Cat, mellymel) I was laughing too hard during this game to remember much of anything, but I believe the dominating monsters were something like the following: 13: Succubas and Doom Guards 14: Counselors and Snow Witches 15: Azure Drakes, Hell Spawns, Snow Witches, and Laz's Chamber 16: Blood Knights, Advocates, Gorash, and Diablo's Lair Starting out practically nude with nothing but potions in the backpack can make one feel, well, "vulnerable". The key is to go very slow and activate just a few monsters at a time, but that is not always possible or easy to do. At times, you inadvertently attract a horde of aggressive knights and/or a group of spiteful witches. When you are naked with no resistance, the invasion of uninvited attention can be a rather challenging experience. When coop SC'ing and kickboxing fails, there isn't much choice but to scatter about in a frantic attempt to stay alive somehow. At one point where there was too much crowd and traffic, you can imagine mel and I scampering out of the way as Cat announced, "CL!" (Chain Lightning). Our first item finds consisted of a small shield (mel), a short sword and an axe (me), and a bastard sword (Cat). Yes, it's humbling when you are reduced to "oohing and aahing" as you find base items with no prefix/suffix. Now promoted from kickboxing specialists, mel could jab and block with a small shield in addition to kicking, and Cat at least had a sword of nothing to slay with. Me? I was busy wielding an axe of nothing which proved to be slow, clumsy, and very unfeminine to use. Our outlook brightened considerably when all three of us finally found a bow. Payback time! Teamwork of SC'ing, luring, and covering for each other pretty much got us through. With very little or no resist, however, the Advocates on dlvl 16 is a real pain. Golem helps to distract them, but getting hit by 3-4 of their Fireball projectiles were enough for us to hear our own "Aarrgh!!!". I remember one particular nasty section full of Advocates. It was quite funny to watch each of us scurry one by one to the same safe spot in a disheveled state, recast dropped Mana Shield and Heal, then immediately dash back for more. By this time, I doubt if any of us remembered how many times we each saw the red screen ;-) With patience (slow steps), time (about 4 hours!), and gazillions of potions (my entire backpack full of potions would not last a level), however, this Triple Naked Rogues prevailed! As to Diablo, he had to wait because Cat trapped him in the Maze Room before we cleared his lair. We regrouped back in town to pick up all our gear, and changed to our respectable oufit. It didn't take long to finish Big D in our complete outfit, and ending the game fully dressed can make one feel, well, "invulnerable" again ;-) What's it like when three Rogues venture into Hell/Hell "naked"? Hazardous? Yes! Fun? Absolutely!! The bad news may be that you die a lot, and the good news is that you'll likely be laughing throughout because it is so hilarious. O;-) Angelstar3  Blushing Cain as Triple Naked Rogues surround the wise man for some practical advice (Left to Right: Cat, Angelstar3, mellymel) |