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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Gilgamesh — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 09:15:58 +0000

You will love book 2 ;)
You can unlock the perfect career for your character...but it's not easy do it at first try, good luck and have fun exploring the Fenstone moors, the Terral jungle...and the dreadful Tartarus!

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:07:16 +0000

A late response, but I appreciate the thanks!

-----HERO INFORMATION BELOW!-----
(BONUS QUEST FINISHED. END OF DESTINYQUEST 1)

Name: Yoimiya "The Champion of Light" / Lorcan
Path: Rogue
Career: Shadowstalker (Abilities: Shadow Speed, Shadow Fury)
Health: 45
Stats: 16sp, 25br, 0ma, 0ar

Head: Total Eclipse (2sp 3br) vanish
Cloak: Nemesis Shroud (2sp 3br) dark pact
Gloves: Nightwalker Gloves (1sp 2br) nightwalker set
Chest: Dark Slayer Vest (2sp 4br) dominate
Feet: Marsh Striders (2sp 2br) usurper

Main hand: Mortican's Scapel (dagger) (3sp 4br) disease
Left hand: Gorgis Grip (fist) (2sp 4br) rake

Talisman: Heart of the Beast (1sp 1br) savagery

Necklace: Beetle-Shell Garland (1sp) charm
Ring: Lupine Lapis (1br) bleed
Ring: Finger of Fire (1br) sear

Other: Gold Detector () beep! beep!

Light-Infused Shadow Mark () bright shield

Absorbed Shadowspawn Abilities () snakes alive! and windwalker

-----HERO INFORMATION ABOVE!-----

Now I can say I'm done with DestinyQuest 1, at least a playthrough of it. The bonus quest was riveting and its ending being a cliffhanger made me sad for my heroine's fate.

From the bonus quest, I had the keyword "companion" so sorry not sorry, Mathis.

Either way, the final fight was impossible for me without potions, so I had to "cheat" to get to Lansbury's store in Act 3 even if it doesn't make sense, just to buy some healing flasks so I can survive the statues' passive damage onslaught as I decimate the final boss.

Now that I've finished my heroine's journey, she is pretty much ready for Hero-vs-Hero Combat and Team Battles for anyone, user or guest, interested in fighting or teaming up with her.

For fluff and visualizations, Yoimiya's appearance in these special combats is dependent on the following:

- If you are fighting her in Hero-vs-Hero (PvP) combat, then Yoimiya assumes her default appearance before Lorcan forcefully fused himself with her shadow mark. I'll change my pfp soon, so this is a link to what she looks like pre-Lorcan Fusion (I basically ripped the entire character + name off from a video game, since this was intended to be a roleplay build for that video game character): https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/gensin-impact/images/8/89/Character_Yoimiya_Full_Wish.png/revision/latest?cb=20220507125627

- Even if you use a hero from DestinyQuest 2, 3, or 4 against Yoimiya in battle, she won't assume her post-Lorcan Fusion appearance.

- If you are teaming up with her in team battles (as I know they exist in later DestinyQuest books, can't wait to see them), then to "fit in with continuity," Yoimiya assumes the appearance of Female Lorcan--a wrinkled, old woman of a mage as the result of the forceful fusion.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Da Boss — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:47:45 +0000

Hey Randy - thank you so much for sharing your adventures. I'm pleased your rogue was able to make such amazing progress! I think you will breeze through to the end.

As a thank you for your time (and because I know you love bows...) email me at author@destiny-quest.com

I have some art postcards to send you and one I think you will like, if you ever play through LoS again as a warrior

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Gilgamesh — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:39:39 +0000

Yes,that black book from Act 1.
If you have the "black book" word you can visit a paragraph (part of a section that can be reached even without this code-word, but with the correct choices); It's about the background of a character. Something that you will appreciate in the latest books of the kickstarter trilogy "The Sands of time"

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:54:24 +0000

I'm going through the bonus quest as we speak. It is quite unexpectedly tough, but fun!

Yeah, I'll go Warrior next time if I want to play the traditional archer.

As for the keyword, Gilgamesh. If I know what you're referring to...is it that one Act 1 blue quest called The Black Book? If so, then no, I went the goody two shoes route of leaving it guarded by the crusader's ghost. Is there something devilish about it?

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Gilgamesh — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:45:51 +0000

Nice!
Now that you have finished those quests, i can talk about it...do you have the word: black book?
Since you like to play the "archer", i suggest you to try the warrior path next time (it needs the correct "choices" to unleash all of its potential), there is a powerful AoE bow (released as art postcard) that fits perfectly with the warrior path and a specific career ;)

Be ready for the bonus quest! expect...the unexpected!

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:22:53 +0000

And that's a wrap. At 2:11 AM EST, I have finished Act 3 and overall, the first book...or well, I'm almost finished with this playthrough. There's a bonus quest I have to do first!

Anyways, here is Yoimiya, the fireworks "archer" and the champion of light! The heroine who saved Valeron from the Legions of Shadow!

-----HERO INFORMATION BELOW!-----
(END OF BOOK 1)

Name: Yoimiya "The Champion of Light"
Path: Rogue
Career: Shadowstalker (Abilities: Shadow Speed, Shadow Fury)
Health: 45
Stats: 16sp, 24br, 0ma, 0ar

Head: Total Eclipse (2sp 3br) vanish
Cloak: Nemesis Shroud (2sp 3br) dark pact
Gloves: Nightwalker Gloves (1sp 2br) nightwalker set
Chest: Shadow Bindings (2sp 3br) evade
Feet: Marsh Striders (2sp 2br) usurper

Main hand: Mortican's Scapel (dagger) (3sp 4br) disease
Left hand: Gorgis Grip (fist) (2sp 4br) rake

Talisman: Heart of the Beast (1sp 1br) savagery

Necklace: Beetle-Shell Garland (1sp) charm
Ring: Lupine Lapis (1br) bleed
Ring: Finger of Fire (1br) sear

Other: Gold Detector () beep! beep!

Light-Infused Shadow Mark () bright shield

-----HERO INFORMATION ABOVE!-----

I've greatly enjoyed the finale of Act 3, the intensity of the situation, and the enemies fought. I'm proud to have gone through Battle of The Bone Fields quest deathless, and the Legion of Shadow boss encounter MOSTLY deathless (I died against Sharroth twice but that was due to unlucky rolls, and I opted to restart the Sharroth fight instead of going to a checkpoint).

I had to ditch the Death Strike bow and part of my Nightwalker Set for better gear, but it was worth it in the end. I did not come across any good gloves to replace my Nightwalker Gloves since I replaced my Nightwalker Tunic very late into Act 3.

As for the orange quest that I failed prior, Waking of the Dead. I restarted the quest and went through it mostly deathless until the final boss, Sammain. I went against the rules and treated Sammain as any other regular encounter that I can redo if I fail, instead of following the book's instructinons. Regardless, Sammain is still no pushover; she's a fun boss to fight against, if a bit frustrating.

And about the ultimate reward of Waking the Dead, Arthurian's Horn? Well, it's still sitting in my heroine's inventory, since I never found a use for it. I overcame my battles through good rolls, clever use of skills, and sheer willpower. Maybe I can homebrew the second book a bit to include the horn as a one-use heirloom item that can't be used until Act 2 or somethin' as a lil' gift to whoever my DestinyQuest 2 character is going to be from their good pal, Yoimiya. ;)

I will post one more status update once I complete the bonus quest and then it's off to DestinyQuest 2!

(P.S. I never really found a use for the Bright Shield ability in the final fight.)

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:14:18 +0000

Aye, I've learned from my mistake and I'll take on the remaining Act 3 content as a Shadowstalker, because it's a fantastic career IMO. And as for Death Strike, yeah, I get you. I love the bow, but it seems to have served its purpose. I might replace it when I come across a good left hand weapon.

Anyways, here is a status update on my heroine in Act 3! I planned on doing a status update before that showed Yoimiya's current stats at the End of Act 2/Start of Act 3, but I didn't get the chance to, so that's like a missing episode right there if we were to imagine Yoimiya's journey as a movie or a TV show. Regardless, a LOT has happened.

-----HERO INFORMATION BELOW!-----
(ACT 3)

Name: Yoimiya "The Arena Champion" "The Chosen One"
Path: Rogue
Career: Shadowstalker (Abilities: Shadow Speed, Shadow Fury)
Health: 45
Stats: 14sp, 21br, 0ma, 0ar

Head: Total Eclipse (2sp 3br) vanish
Cloak: Gloom Shade (2sp 3br) steal
Gloves: Nightwalker Gloves (1sp 2br) nightwalker set [gut ripper]
Chest: Nightwalker Tunic (1sp 2br) nightwalker set [gut ripper]
Feet: Marsh Striders (2sp 2br) sideswipe

Main hand: Mortican's Scapel (dagger) (3sp 4br) disease
Left hand: Death Strike (bow) (1sp 3br) bull's eye

Talisman: Tiger's Heart (1sp) cat's speed

Necklace: Beetle-Shell Garland (1sp) charm
Ring: Lupine Lapis (1br) bleed
Ring: Finger of Fire (1br) sear

Other: Gold Detector () beep! beep!

-----HERO INFORMATION ABOVE!-----

New, shiny loot! I've recently completed the blue quest in Act 3, Against All Odds, and I love it! Disclaimer, however, my heroine's current equipment is NOT the same as the equipment she wore when she entered that quest.

Anywho, I like the last-stand type of feeling where your player character and four others struggle to keep the undead horde at bay so Lansbury can activate the Angel statue. I also liked how you control your allies in battle, while your player character doesn't join in unless your current ally dies. However, I've bent the rules to give Laine and co. a higher chance of survival:

1. Upon beginning the battle, my hero (Yoimiya) will activate her pre-combat abilities, which in this case, is the Bull's Eye from Death Strike, and also apply passive damage effects. I rationalized it as her spotting the fight between one of her allies and the enemy and providing aid with her bow before leaving it to her ally to win their battle.

2. If the ally's HP falls below 10, they fall back and my heroine tags in to finish the battle.

Despite the new conditions I've put in place, Witchfinder Gull was the only ally to fall in battle, so no special achievement in this playthrough. Oh well.

I don't think you can restart a quest after you complete or fail it, but I will break the rules and "restart" Waking the Dead since I never got to see the rest of the quest due to losing my first battle against the apprentice necromancer. I want to see what makes it epic, as Gilgamesh says, and maybe I can find some neat loot. My reasoning could be that most of Zul's forces left the necropolis, allowing Yoimiya and co. to sneak back in. Unlike her last visit, Yoimiya will be better prepared.

I'll post another status update once I finish most of Act 3's content.

Also, giving a shoutout to the Magmageddon reward weapon, Burning Heretic. It's a solid +3 speed, +3 brawn sword that served its purpose when my heroine wielded it. Not to mention, having Critical Strike alongside Gut Ripper felt very nice.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Da Boss — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:51:37 +0000

I don't think anyone will mind if your rogue sneaks back to Act 2 and picks up the shadowstalker career ;-)

I would say that assassin is one of the most powerful careers in book 1 - once you get venom and and the bonus to passive damage, that extra damage (with bleed) can really blow through opponents. There are a few opponents immune to venom/bleed - but not many.

And the shadowstalker is a solid career for survivability.

One piece of advice - don't hold to items past their sell by date. I know you like the bow for roleplay purposes but be prepared to swap that out for something better - like a sword or dagger with better attributes and ability.

Legion of Shadow can be a rough ride I'm afraid. But it is a good training ground. When you come to Book 2 you will find it a breeze! And be blown away by the difference!

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Randy295 — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 08:28:52 +0000

I see. Thank you for your insight!

Naw, I prematurely failed Waking the Dead because I died against the apprentice necromancer and Giblets. I did not pack any potions and I entered the quest battle as a Pickpocket instead of a Shadowstalker, which would have been a more effective career to use for that quest.

When I eventually replay this book in the future, I'll make sure to be more wise in preparing my character....and planning them out too.

Granted, I may have forgotten to apply Italian Edition changes throughout Act 3, so I might be makin' things tough on myself. Oh well.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Gilgamesh — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:56:53 +0000

Hello!
Once you replay the book, you will have a clearer idea of where to spend the gold coins; Even at my first reading I still did not spend because I was afraid of not having enough coins to buy something useful. Shadowstalker is more aggressive in combat and his skills are very useful. You are probably playing the quest Waking the Dead (there are a lot of areas that for strategic choices, even made in previous acts make you miss encounters and incredible moments, absolutely deserves to be replayed and explored several times). The epic nature of the ending excites me every time I play it.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:43:00 +0000

Hi, Gilgamesh! I saw your heroes hangin' about around this subforum, but I can't look at 'em yet.

I've just made a bit of progress through Act 3. I'm enjoying the theme of the act; being in an undead-infested area and all.

Unfortunately, due to a combination of bad luck, lack of preparation on stocking up potions, and being greedy (aka Going in as Pickpocket and not thinking of changing into Shadowstalker, which I unlocked and is a useful career), I ended the two orange quests of Act 3 very prematurely, or rather, I failed the quests.

I am definitely going to be in for an incredibly rough time for the remaining Act 3 content, but I'm determined to see this through the end and move onto DestinyQuest 2.

I'll post a status update of my Act 3 heroine's gear soon.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Gilgamesh — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:30:24 +0000

Can't wait to read your hero progression in Act 3

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Randy295 — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:29:49 +0000

Well! It's good to be backin' a DestinyQuest kickstarter. Anywho, a lot has changed for my heroine since she started Act 2. I've decided to make a new post instead of edit the original post, since I wanted to showcase some sort of "evolution" in equipment, stats, and career.

First things first, I'm currently wrapping up the last of Act 2 quests, as well as doing any remaining legendary encounters and doing the arena in New Hope. I liked a lot of the story beats and twists that occurred in this act. I've also unlocked the Assassin career, which is the only other career I've unlocked in this act, but I couldn't let go of the Pickpocket's Loot Master ability that easily. Not to mention, I am not using venom for this build, so that and Death Strike's Bull's Eye ability means the Assassin does nothing for my heroine. Though, it sounds cool!

-----HERO INFORMATION BELOW!-----
(Currently progressing through the Act 2 red quest, The Sunken City, at the time of this post)

Name: Yoimiya
Path: Rogue
Career: Pickpocket
Health: 35
Stats: 10sp, 15br, 0ma, 2ar
Defeats: Lost count. Likely somewhere between high 70s and low 90s.

Head: Horns of the Bull (1sp 2ar) charge
Cloak: Cobwebbed Cape (2sp 2br) webbed
Gloves: Nightwalker Gloves (1sp 2br) nightwalker set [gut ripper]
Chest: Nightwalker Tunic (1sp 2br) nightwalker set [gut ripper]
Feet: Shadow Treads (1sp 2br) sidestep

Main hand: Ardent Edge (sword) (1sp 2br) parry
Left hand: Death Strike (bow) (1sp 3br) bull's eye

Talisman: Spindle's Eye (1sp) charm

Necklace: Beetle-Shell Garland (1sp) charm
Ring: Dryad's Band (1br) thorn armour
Ring: Finger of Fire (1br) sear

Other: Gold Detector () beep! beep!

-----HERO INFORMATION ABOVE!-----

I've realized charmstacking isn't very useful. While it's nice to have charm on hand, having five might be a bit too excessive. Also, I may have accidentally broken a few rules while playing through Act 2, but that doesn't matter as long as I still have fun and adhere to the basic rules (especially in combat) to the best of my ability.

Regardless, I had a very rough time during Act 2 since that is where my defeats began to rack up, whether because of lack of preparation, lack of synchronization between equipment, overconfidence, or bad luck. Despite being a Pickpocket, there were also situations where I did not have enough funds, which may be due to me using healing or buffing items in fights I ended up losing. It was also during this time that I began to use the Italian Edition changes whenever possible to make fights more bearable.

With patience, perseverance and luck, I marched onward, vanquished most of Act 2's legendary monsters and completed most of the Act 2 quests (of which I enjoyed the count's ball the most). Eventually, I got my hands on the Nightwalker Set, and thus, I feel like I am at a point where my build might truly come online. Although, my speed could use some more work.

I was surprised when I came across Death Strike since that is a non-warrior Bow, which I immediately equipped since Yoimiya is supposed to be an archer.

Anywho, I can't wait to finish Act 2 and move on to the final act.

Also, Loot Master + Beep Beep! from the Gold Detector is a very nice money-making combo, and Sear is pretty solid!

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Da Boss — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:45:52 +0000

Wrath will eventually be an eBook but not at the moment. I always tend to push the physical first.

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Randy295 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:24:33 +0000

Ah, thank you for informing me! I have seen Wrath of Ragnarok on Kickstarter now. I've been thinking about chipping in a bit to contribute, but as nice as the reward tiers are, they don't interest me a big deal because I'm more of a digital reader than a physical reader, so I feel getting a paperback copy may be counterintuitive for me; or, is there an option to still get a digital copy from the reward tiers?

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Da Boss — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:37:38 +0000

Rogues get flintlocks in Raiders of Dune Sea - so you can turn your rogue into a Clint Eastwood style gunslinger lol.

By the way, did you know that the latest book is now on Kickstarter? The Wrath of Ragnarok. In case you are interested.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:29:50 +0000

Ohh! Sorry for my late reply, but that is interesting to hear you made some balance changes. I'll make sure to check them out, thanks! And I'll check out the player guide too.

And huh, guess I chose the wrong path for bows, but that's fine since rogues are very nice. I'll keep that in mind when I move onto the next books.

Anyways, I've made some progress with Yoimiya since I first posted her equipment. I'll probably update my first post soon when I accomplish what I perceive as a great deed during Act 2.

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Da Boss — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:55:07 +0000

Hi Randy
Thank you for sharing your awesome hero. The Legion of Shadow is probably the toughest of all the books. It might be worth noting that I made quite a significant amount of balance changes to the book (for the Italian edition) that are provided here:

http://www.destiny-quest.com/forums/general-discussion/show/3836#post3836
http://www.destiny-quest.com/forums/general-discussion/show/3837#post3837

You may also want to check out the player guide on the downloads page, that also catalogues these for you.

To be honest, most of the changes were to help bolster warrior and warrior loot, and tweak some combats to make them less harrowing.

There are a few bows in the game but they are warrior equipment. Also, fire is mostly a mage element - although there are a few abilities like sear that a rogue can claim throughout the adventure.

I hope that you continue to enjoy the book. Rogues are pretty strong in the Legion of Shadow if you can keep an eye on your speed and brawn - you should be fine!

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Re: Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 02:52:21 +0000

Had to double and triple check to make sure my gear's stats and abilities are all good, and the math to determining my current stats is correct. My mind can fool me like that sometimes...

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Yoimiya - DestinyQuest 1 Rogue

Randy295 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 02:50:46 +0000

(Currently going through Act 2 of DestinyQuest 1: Legion of Shadow Kindle Edition)

Name: Yoimiya
Path: Rogue
Career: Pickpocket
Health: 35
Stats: 7sp, 5br, 0ma, 4ar
Defeats: 17

Head: Troll's Nose Ring (2br) charm
Cloak: Crusader's Mantle (1sp) charm
Gloves: Mason's Gloves (1sp) first cut
Chest: Studded Leather (2ar)
Feet: Boar-Hide Boots (1sp 1ar) steadfast

Main hand: Shiny Dirk (1sp 2br)
Left hand: Rage Claw (2sp) piercing

Talisman: Spindle's Eye (1sp) charm

Necklace: Stone Collar (1ar) charm
Ring: Traveller's Band (1br) charm
Ring: Weather Ring (n/a) lightning

I have been interested in getting the DestinyQuest books many years ago but wasn't able to buy it until recently where I bought the first three books via Amazon Kindle (with the intent of buying the fourth one soon).

My first and current character is more of a loose "RP Build" of Yoimiya, the fireworks-loving archer from Genshin Impact. Her appearance is my current profile pic in this forum . My rules are pretty much:

1. I have to have a bow as a weapon. Though, since I haven't came across any bows throughout Act 1 and Early Act 2, I don't think they exist as weapon types in the first DestinyQuest, do they?

2. Prioritize fire-themed gear, like those that give special abilities like Sear. Though, I've disregarded this rule once when I passed on a ring that gives sear.

Act 1 was a little rough for me since I missed a few opportunities for loot and lost some battles I wasted potions in. It wasn't until I started building Yoimiya's speed that battles became manageable. Though, there have been times when I got too arrogant and expended my special abilities way too early. There was also a period of time when I challenged a particular enemy relatively unprepared, Noldor the First King, and got decimated many times before I had to pause the quest and move on to another until I grew strong enough to vanquish Noldor. Still, he was fun to fight. Other fun battles I had in Act 1 were the three legendary monsters and the act boss himself, the Bridge Troll. The Bridge Troll taught me a harsh lesson to improve my brawn alongside my speed.

For Act 2, I'll have to find out.

As for special abilities, Piercing is a very fun skill, Lightning is awesome, Steadfast actually saved my hide against the bridge troll, and Charm stacking is ridiculous.

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