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* As many Guild skills are marginal or useless, randomly burning turns in skill-granting zones is unlikely to be worthwhile. You | * The location and order of skills varies by class, but is consistent across players and ascensions. For example, a [[Disco Bandit]] adventuring in [[Cobb's Knob Laboratory]] will always learn [[The Sonata of Sneakiness (skill)]] first, followed by [[Bind Angel Hair Wisp]]. A [[Pastamancer]] visiting the same location will learn [[Kneebutt]], then [[The Long View]]. | ||
** As many Guild skills are marginal or useless, randomly burning turns in skill-granting zones is unlikely to be worthwhile. You don't want to spend three turns on [[Hide of the Walrus]]. You're best off approaching this path as one would a low-skill [[Standard]] run, i. e. you should only pick up the skills you need and avoid the filler. | |||
** You can refer to [[Hardcore Skill Analysis]] for an idea on how useful the various skills are. The page is somewhat outdated and unlikely to be applicable to cutting-edge speedruns, but it's still useful as a rough outline. | ** You can refer to [[Hardcore Skill Analysis]] for an idea on how useful the various skills are. The page is somewhat outdated and unlikely to be applicable to cutting-edge speedruns, but it's still useful as a rough outline. | ||
** There is a spreadsheet for this path that may help with your routing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NNDAN4FAuzXLyJpa16uEKO3IxkyiBVF1XAfYuE_RLuQ/htmlview# | ** There is a spreadsheet for this path (still being spaded) that may help with your routing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NNDAN4FAuzXLyJpa16uEKO3IxkyiBVF1XAfYuE_RLuQ/htmlview# | ||
* Some specific types of skills you might want to pick up: | * Some specific types of skills you might want to pick up: | ||
** Anything that increases | ** Anything that increases familiar weight. Familiar weight can be converted into item drop chance or experience gain as you need. This means [[Amphibian Sympathy]], [[Empathy of the Newt]] and [[Leash of Linguini]]. | ||
** Anything that directly increases experience gain and item drop chance, such as [[Pride of the Puffin]] and [[Fat Leon's Phat Loot Lyric (skill)]]. | |||
** Ways to manipulate [[Combat Frequency]], such as [[Smooth Movement]] and [[The Sonata of Sneakiness (skill)]]. This is less important if you have access to IotMs, as [[CHEAT CODE: Invisible Avatar]] and the [[porkpie-mounted popper]] are available. | ** Ways to manipulate [[Combat Frequency]], such as [[Smooth Movement]] and [[The Sonata of Sneakiness (skill)]]. This is less important if you have access to IotMs, as [[CHEAT CODE: Invisible Avatar]] and the [[unbreakable umbrella]] and the [[porkpie-mounted popper]] are all available. | ||
** A source of [[Cold]] damage for [[The Smut Orc Logging Camp]], such as [[Saucecicle]] or [[Northern Explosion]]. | ** A source of [[Cold]] damage for [[The Smut Orc Logging Camp]], such as [[Saucecicle]] or [[Northern Explosion]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 19 May 2022
Journeyman is the Summer 2022 special challenge path, introduced on May 15th, 2022. This path adds variant rules and restrictions to an ascension run. Its description in The Bureau of Reincarnation reads "Journey to out-of-the-way places to find your skills."
Restrictions
- You cannot enter The Sea:
That shack you saw on the main map was just a picture of a shack drawn on the ground.
- Consultations with your guild trainer are curt and unproductive:
You may not learn skills on this path..
- Skill books and similar items like the emotion chip can't be used:
You don't feel like reading this right now.
Where we're going (on this path), we don't need skills.
Divergences
- You start with no skills. Regardless of your class and permanence.
- Moxie classes are still able to Pickpocket.
- Conditionally granted skills like Steal Accordion are available, as are skills granted by equipment, such as CHEAT CODE: Replace Enemy.
- Skill books cannot be used and guild trainers are not available.
- You gain skills by exploring seldom-essayed zones of the Kingdom.
- Noob zones: Noob Cave, The Dire Warren
- Marketplace quest zones: The Overgrown Lot, The Skeleton Store, Madness Bakery
- Dungeoneering areas: The Haiku Dungeon, The Limerick Dungeon
- Misspelled Cemetary: The Unquiet Garves
- Knob nethers:The Knob Shaft, Cobb's Knob Laboratory, Menagerie Level 1, Menagerie Level 2, Menagerie Level 3
- Island areas: The Obligatory Pirate's Cove
- Pandamonium: Infernal Rackets Backstage, The Laugh Floor, Pandamonium Slums
- All zones in Spookyraven Manor, Third Floor: The Haunted Laboratory, The Haunted Nursery, The Haunted Storage Room
- The skill is awarded in a non-combat adventure, which will occur on every fourth adventure in a skill-granting zone.
Progression
Strategy
- The location and order of skills varies by class, but is consistent across players and ascensions. For example, a Disco Bandit adventuring in Cobb's Knob Laboratory will always learn The Sonata of Sneakiness (skill) first, followed by Bind Angel Hair Wisp. A Pastamancer visiting the same location will learn Kneebutt, then The Long View.
- As many Guild skills are marginal or useless, randomly burning turns in skill-granting zones is unlikely to be worthwhile. You don't want to spend three turns on Hide of the Walrus. You're best off approaching this path as one would a low-skill Standard run, i. e. you should only pick up the skills you need and avoid the filler.
- You can refer to Hardcore Skill Analysis for an idea on how useful the various skills are. The page is somewhat outdated and unlikely to be applicable to cutting-edge speedruns, but it's still useful as a rough outline.
- There is a spreadsheet for this path (still being spaded) that may help with your routing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NNDAN4FAuzXLyJpa16uEKO3IxkyiBVF1XAfYuE_RLuQ/htmlview#
- Some specific types of skills you might want to pick up:
- Anything that increases familiar weight. Familiar weight can be converted into item drop chance or experience gain as you need. This means Amphibian Sympathy, Empathy of the Newt and Leash of Linguini.
- Anything that directly increases experience gain and item drop chance, such as Pride of the Puffin and Fat Leon's Phat Loot Lyric (skill).
- Ways to manipulate Combat Frequency, such as Smooth Movement and The Sonata of Sneakiness (skill). This is less important if you have access to IotMs, as CHEAT CODE: Invisible Avatar and the unbreakable umbrella and the porkpie-mounted popper are all available.
- A source of Cold damage for The Smut Orc Logging Camp, such as Saucecicle or Northern Explosion.
Rewards
- Finishing a Journeyman run while it is the current special challenge path -- between May 15th, 2022, (and August 15th, 2022) -- gives players 50 (in Normal) or 100 (in Hardcore) extra karma points the next time they visit Valhalla.
- Finishing a Journeyman run also gives a The Big Book of Every Skill.
- Players will receive a Thwaitgold ????? statuette upon defeating the Naughty Sorceress.
