-Hardcore
-Players set to 8 for all game progress
-Allowed both one and 2 handed weapons but must be "very fast" as a minimum requirement
-All combat must be in Werewolf form
-No Elemental skills
-Max out Werewolf, Lycanthropy and Fury
-Summons are allowed but not as main skills except for Oak Sage
-S/E allowed
-Hell Baal quest completed


So this is where Evil hides


Rest well, Blood Raven


Found this guy locked up in a cage

Got really into playing and wasn't paying attention to my journey.

Getting through the Maggot Lair was one of the longest I've ever faced. It seems my weapon restrictions are slowing me down considerably.

Found two pieces of the Horadric Staff and combined them.



I have reached the Arcane Sanctuary! Which way to Horizon?


I've about reached my limit here. I must farm for some time until I find to make a runeword weapon that increases my damage output because although I am tanky, I do no damage and Emilio, nor my wolves cannot survive their onslaught long enough to vanquish them.

Two levels later a lot of farming and gambling. Jack finally found a pair of cleglaws gloves, a pair of gore foot that WEREN'T Eth and gambled a Scythe with 50% ED.
Even with less health Jack was still tanky enough to outlast Emillio and his companions. After reviving them all several times(Emillio is expensive now), I was finally able to conquer the false Horizon.

More forgetting to take screen shots after achievements.
The path to Duriel's chambers did not prove to be difficult.
Duriel on the other hand, proved to be a far greater challenge!
Jack was forced to escape to town many times to get his companions.


On to Act 3!

They found the Heart and the brain




Before venturing off to Mephisto, it's time to do more farming. There are no pictures but Jack and his companions almost didn't make it out of Travincal and into the Durance of Hate.

This post was edited by DYKWIA on Sep 15 2022 04:22pm

Jack has found all 3 pieces to Cleglaw's set. But is he allowed to use them with his restrictions? Do you think the 20 IAS the set gives, gives Jack a loophole to use the weapon even though it doesn't write "very fast"?

The comparison between the weapons is undeniable. With this set Jack could defeat most bosses.

I would think it's a loophole and I am in favor for Jack using these items. If there is opposition, he shall have to wait until act 5 and use a socket quest and find a Shael rune to be able to use them.

NOPE

very fast or NO bueno

Very well, Jack shall discontinue the use of it until it is "very fast".


The riches from Hell Forge.

Now, seems Jack is back at square one in the weapons department until we've reached the Bloody Foothills. More farming it is!

Farming Gods have blessed me! In 5 or so runs, I've found these four items!


Death's sash will come in handy once I can upgrade it
Blood fists are a MASSIVE improvement to cleglaw's
But most importantly. I've FINALLY found an El rune to make Steel. If Jack can find a 2 socket War Scepter he might be able to make his way to the Chaos Sanctuary.