I've tried to sit and think of a good name for this character and never came up with anything catchy.. So with the dual elements being Cold and Lightning, I looked to see if Lightning could strike in the winter. And it came up with the name of the storm while snowing being a "Thunder Snow".

Further ado, here is Thunder-Snow the CLASSIC Dual Element Bow Paladin (maybe fanat if i get a nice physical damage bow later)



Rules:
HC P8 at all times
Death is Death
Once Thunder-Snow has slain Hell Diablo he must convert to expansion and kill Hell Baal also to be "Completed"

Goals:
Dont Die
Kill Hell Diablo (Classic)
Convert and slay Hell Baal (farming high runes may be required)

Bragging Goals:
Find a godly physical damage Bow / Xbow BELARATHON's Bowa Zon would be jealous of

I normally don't post alot of Normal Mode shots but since its classic and an unusual build, i've decided to start the walkthru at the beginning and post until the end !!

After sporting that fancy 3 socket (empty) short bow, i tried gambling a couple bows and nothing good came about, so i stuck to the 3 socket and inserted 1x flawed sapphire & 2 Chipped topaz's

Source of flawed sapphire

Blood Raven's bow was no match to mine !!!

Smith, packed a nice punch to me with no shield..

took alot of time to Finally kill Andy (since i can't just insert potions into my merc in Classic)
But Bloodfists on quest kill is the best i could hope for !!!

act 2 was dangerous with the beetles Lightning, So i skipped all monsters until i got cube to make a descent damage bow

Kept the regular RUBY from andy and shrined it (#1)

First Perfect Ruby

Enough chipped rubies from act 1 to make another Regular Ruby (3rd shrine)

And Perfect Ruby #2

Had no more gems above a chipped / flawed so i progressed with 2x p ruby bow and left 3rd socket open

Leveled alot from dry hills and far oasis then entered maggot lair (really tough with lightning beetle still)

Snakes was evil with the knock back, fangskin was mighty powerful so i had to hide behind a wall of enemies to stay away from him

And Finally level 24 for the holy shock that i had been saving for

Found 3-5 rare bows up to this point..

Rad after i finished 90% of act 2 because +1 skill was no use when i couldn't put it anywhere until after level 24

Rare ring at altar before Duriel

Took alot of scary towning with duriel, merc would last 2 hits at the most.. But another helpful item !!! both act bosses has gave me awesome drops early

What could be better than Nagel this early??? AR, MF, Magic damage reduced

Jade from first unique monster met outside of town

EYE

Gidbin

Awesome Reward for normal... (lite res / fire res / MF)

Vidalas

Brain

Book (didnt get action shot of sabrina but she wasn't scary