Randomized Run
My friend and I just completed all content with randomized gear and using dry finger the whole way through the game; and it was a lot of fun! If you ran into characters named Dwigt and BigHau5 that was us! I am gonna let you know how the run worked. If you have any suggestions on what we could do to change it up let me know!
How the run works: Random armor, 3 random weapons, random rings (always the best available, i.e. +1, +2 or +3),3 chosen off hands (pyro hand, staff, miracle catalyst, caestus, parry shield, etc.), Everything was randomized twice, so we had 2 different sets of weapons, armor, rings to choose from. Also, only one of the sorcery, pyro, miracle boosting rings are on the list. We made the rule that if you get Bellowing, Son's First Born, Witch's you are allowed to equip the lesser ring in place of one of your other randoms so that you have both damage boosters.
Rules: All armor and rings must be equipped as soon as we get to the High Wall. At least one weapon must be equipped as well. If this makes you fat roll.... deal with it or get to raising Vitality. Silver Covetous, Shield of Want, etc are allowed to be swapped in only after defeating a boss. No level cap. No farming souls. Always Dry Finger. The goal was to defeat all bosses, PvP through each area, and grab all items (mainly to make our stay in each area a little longer).
**Dwigt (Me): Starting Class: Pyromancer**
**Head: Black Witch Hat Chest: Deacon Robe Hands: Alva Gauntlets Legs: Exile Leggings**
**Weapons: Gael's Greatsword, Dark Carthus Shotel, Crescent Moon Sword (not used)**
**Rings: Priestess Ring, Flame Stoneplate Ring +2, Speckled Stoneplate Ring +1, Darkmoon Ring**
**Off Hands: Blessed Iron Round Shield, Saint Tree Bellvine, Pyromancy Hand**
**Build: SL: 145, Vigor: 45, Attune: 14, Endurance: 40, Vital: 8, Strength: 40, Dex: 40, Intelligence: 25, Faith: 15, Luck: 7**
When the run started I thought I was going to be more of a Pyromancer because of my rings, but I was disappointed by the Shotel. Ultimately I gravitated towards a quality build. This was my first time using Gael's so that was a lot of fun. I did always have Chaos Bed Vestiges equipped and it came in handy once in a while, but I mostly just stuck to using Gael's.
**BigHau5 (Friend): Starting Class: Knight**
**Head: Brass Helm Chest: Fire Witch Armor Hands: Black Gauntlets Legs: Silver Knight Leggings**
**Weapons: Hollowslayer Greatsword, Sharp Black Smith Hammer (not used), Sharp Ricard's Rapier (not used)**
**Rings: Knight's Ring, Bloodbite Ring +1, Flame Stoneplate Ring +2, Lingering Dragoncrest Ring +2**
**Off Hands: Blessed Caestus, Pyromancy Hand (Power Within)**
**Build: SL: 141, Vigor: 48, Attune: 10, Endurance: 40, Vital: 21, Strength: 40, Dex: 44, Intelligence: 10, Faith: 10, Luck: 7**
My friend chose to do a quality build with Hollowslayer right from the start of the run. It was too bad he couldn't get much use out of Lingering as Hollowslayer cannot be buffed.
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Thanks for reading! We were really proud of this run and are on to another random run, playing as Soren and PottyBreath, so you might see us out there again! If you have done anything similar to this please feel free to share, as well as any suggestions to further the fun!