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:* As an alternative, use skills that don't require you to attack, like [[Saucestorm]].
:* As an alternative, use skills that don't require you to attack, like [[Saucestorm]].


* Percentage-based stat buffs (like, say, [[philter of phorce]]) are nearly useless, because your stats are limited to 1.  
* Percentage-based stat buffs (like, say, [[phorcefullness]] from [[philter of phorce]]) are nearly useless, because your stats are limited to 1.  
:* Absolute increases (like [[Mr. Accessaturday]]) are still useful, however.  
:* Absolute increases (like [[Mr. Accessaturday]] or [[Power Ballad of the Arrowsmith]]) are still useful, however.  
:* You can find some items that help with this by adventuring in the areas in your campground.
:* You can find some items that help with this by adventuring in the path-exclusive areas in your campground.
* Similarily, percentage-based stat debuffs like [[Beaten Up]] can be ignored, but debuffs with absolute decreases like [[Thrice-Cursed]] or [[Majorly Poisoned]] will still affect you.  


* Both stat gains and adventure gain from foods and booze are multiplied, and so items such as [[Mrs. Rush]] or [[red rocket]] will help with experience gain.
* Both stat gains and adventure gain from foods and booze are multiplied, and so items such as [[Mrs. Rush]] or [[red rocket]] will help with experience gain.
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===Astral gear and consumables===
===Astral gear and consumables===
* An [[astral hot dog]] is too big for you, so don't take the [[astral hot dog dinner]]!
* An [[astral hot dog]] is too big for you, so don't take the [[astral hot dog dinner]]!
* While you can't drink more than one [[astral pilsner]] before getting falling-down drunk, just one still gives you over 110 adventures at level 11+, making the [[astral six-pack]] a good choice for turn-gen.
* While you can't drink more than one [[astral pilsner]] before getting falling-down drunk, just one still gives you 110 adventures at level 11+ (plus one more from [[Ode to Booze|Ode]]), making the [[astral six-pack]] a good choice for turn-gen.
* Usually, the [[astral belt]] is a good choice, but +ML is difficult to survive on this path. You might consider the [[astral pet sweater]], or an [[astral ring]] if you're relying on spells for damage.
* Usually, the [[astral belt]] is a good choice, but +ML is difficult to survive on this path. You might consider the [[astral pet sweater]], or an [[astral ring]] if you're relying on spells for damage.


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* Stat restrictions on equipment do not apply on this path - you can equip anything and everything.
* Stat restrictions on equipment do not apply on this path - you can equip anything and everything.
* For example, a Disco Bandit could pull and equip a [[Covers-Your-Head]] to become essentially untouchable.
* For example, a Disco Bandit could pull and equip a [[Covers-Your-Head]] to become essentially untouchable.
* Keep in mind, however, that the hat and pants slots are unavailable during some parts of some quests.


==Rewards==
==Rewards==

Revision as of 04:23, 23 August 2023

A Shrunken Adventurer Am I is the Fall 2023 special challenge path, introduced on August 15th, 2023. This path adds variant rules and restrictions to an ascension run. Its description in The Bureau of Reincarnation reads "You are so tiny."


For up to date information, see the Discussion Thread.

Restrictions

  • All monsters look really big to you.
  • You have a maximum food capacity of 2, and a maximum booze capacity of 1 (you become overdrunk at 2).
    • You can't use anything that cleans or expands the stomach or liver capacity.
    • You may only drink size 1 booze items:
You're too small to drink something so large.
  • Your base Muscle, Mysticality and Moxie are all limited to 1.
    • Gaining stat points in your mainstat still causes you to advance in level, but the stat remains at 1.

Divergences

  • Your adventure begins with "Jumbled in the Bungle."
  • Your Campsite is replaced with Your Campground From a Bug's Perspective.
  • Food and Booze items give 50x stats and 10x adventures.
  • Stat requirements on equipment do not apply, even very high-level equipment such as items found in Dreadsylvania.
  • Upon freeing King Ralph, every 1 fullness you had will be converted to 10 fullness, and every 1 drunkenness you had will be converted to 10 drunkenness.
    • This means if you free King Ralph while falling-down drunk at 2 drunkenness, you will still be falling-down drunk at 20 drunkenness after freeing him.

Text

See The Council of Loathing/A Shrunken Adventurer Am I.

Strategy

General

  • Because your stats are so low, you can't rely on regular attacks, as both hit chance and damage will be very low.
  • If you have access to a June cleaver, remember that its attacks always hit.
  • As an alternative, use skills that don't require you to attack, like Saucestorm.
  • Both stat gains and adventure gain from foods and booze are multiplied, and so items such as Mrs. Rush or red rocket will help with experience gain.

Astral gear and consumables

Softcore

  • Stat restrictions on equipment do not apply on this path - you can equip anything and everything.
  • For example, a Disco Bandit could pull and equip a Covers-Your-Head to become essentially untouchable.
  • Keep in mind, however, that the hat and pants slots are unavailable during some parts of some quests.

Rewards

  • Finishing an A Shrunken Adventurer Am I run while it is the current special challenge path -- between August 15th, 2023 and November 15th?, 2023 -- gives players 50 (in Normal) or 100 (in Hardcore) extra karma points the next time they visit Valhalla.
  • Players will receive a Thwaitgold Fairyfly Statue upon defeating the Naughty Sorceress.
  • Players will also receive a residual chitin paste upon finishing a run.
  • Players in Hardcore gain the stainless steel equipment for their class.
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2013
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2015
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2016
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2017
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None
2018
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2019
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Kingdom of Exploathing

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2020
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Low Key Summer

Grey Goo

None
2021
You, Robot

Quantum Terrarium

Wildfire

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2022
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Fall of the Dinosaurs

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2023
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Legacy of Loathing

A Shrunken Adventurer am I

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2024
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