ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Has anyone actually played this on nightmare or insane? I'm curious if anyone has gameplay experience or if this is theory crafting? Mankeli, was this your bulwark that died in hi peak?

I can only speak to insane difficulty which is what I play, but for me the radiance tree is a no-brainer. People seem to be leaving out the most powerful features of the tree in this discussion: Firstly, here is my insane winner: http://te4.org/characters/110965/tome/c28bf2a9-8b08-4f0a-a934-2528a71a...

Orc Patrols are dicks. Here are some tricks and tactics to avoid them. 1. Speed. Movement speed applies on the world map as well, so if you have boots of +20% movement, hold onto them before venturing onto the world map. 2. More Speed. Little known secret: movement infusions work on the world map. Y...

Here are the general steps I follow when playing Insane to get you started. I'm sure others do things differently, but I've had a great deal of success going this route. 1. Leave your starting area. If you are yeek, dwarf, undead, demonologist or doombringer, you can't do this. I'd recommend leaving...

If you put it into the spell cool down meta and use redux, you can double cast it. This still kills almost any groupsnyou will face. Whether it is worth all those points is another question.

2. You speak of the Paladin you have to kill, so I'm assuming you did not complete the charred scar quest. If you had completed that quest, she would not fight you, and actually join you in the final fight to help. Make sure you complete it on your next game. No offense, but it's not like I failed ...

So assuming you are attempting hi peak: 1. Use gauntlets of dispersion on Elander. If you don't have Gauntlets, skip this step, and make sure you find some on your next game. 2. You speak of the Paladin you have to kill, so I'm assuming you did not complete the charred scar quest. If you had complet...

The requirement on insane to be able to remove sustains is the main reason I always vault dispersion or spellhunts. If you don't have them, essence of speed makes things go horribly, horribly wrong very quickly. Not sure what is to be done about the need for dispelling on higher diff levels, but I f...

Yeah, I've since retested this, and acidfire can indeed remove magical sustains.

I'm not sure if it checks saves or not though.

Thanks so much Stunt and DG and Sheila! I will be able to enable Ashes on insane again thanks to you lot!

Unstoppable is a mental effect. The only two skills in the game of which I am aware that could remove it are the Brawler's Combination kick and the Alchemist's dissolving acid.

So the elite ghoul you are facing either kicked you in the face and got rid of unstoppable, or you were standing in acid.

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I have a couple thoughts. 1) how critical was dexterity? 2) how much good does the 30% damage conversion on mental tyranny really help? Because you could use gear to qualify for Crafty Hands and pump strength and get Superpower to add another stat to mindpower. That might have helped with the final...

Good point! No, I didn't do Heart of the Gloom until just before Tempest Peak. I'll edit! that stupid Withering thing is insane.

I had a lot of trouble getting this insane win, and required a lot of help from Axored with the build, who also has an insane solipsist winner, so huge shoutout to him for all his help. This guide might help people looking to make a stab at an insane run on any build, or someone looking for a solid ...