The Metal Age

2013-11-28T05:11:18Z

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'''''The Metal Age''''' is a special dungeon that serves as the {{c|Thief}} silver [[Class Challenges|challenge]].

== Preparations ==
No preparations are allowed in this challenge.

== Special Rules ==
The map contrains "trapped chests". These chests deal damage and always strike first, so you need to find a way to survive them. Each chest contains a different glyph:
*'''Level 1''': {{s|LEMMISI}} glyph (always starts right next to your position)
*'''Level 1''': {{s|GETINDARE}} glyph
*'''Level 3''': {{s|IMAWAL}} glyph
*'''Level 5''': {{s|ENDISWAL}} glyph
*'''Level 7''': {{i|Pendant of Health}} item
*'''Level 9''': {{s|BURNDAYRAZ}} glyph

== The Boss ==
The boss is a level 9 Guard Captain (ATK 75/HP 480). It's identical to several other Level 9 guards around, so be careful.
This is good, though, because if he had pumped up boss stats, this would be impossible. This captain is the only guard with dialogue, so make sure that you are always keeping track of where he is. He's easy to lose in the crowd.

== Strategy ==
Get ready to do this level over, and over, and over. The basic strategy is:

* Get [[LEMMISI]] and [[WEYTWUT]];
* Accumulate enough attack bonuses that you can kill two level 2 guards without using more than two or three potions(or less, if you can manage it. Regen fighting is hard here, though);
* Carefully work your way up levels with the help of [[WEYTWUT]] and [[IMAWAL]]'s experience bonuses;
* Deal with the Guard Captain.

LEMMISI is nearly useless, as you'll have to do a fair deal of exploring to acquire powerups initially (but hey, free conversion). WEYTWUT, on the other hand, is precious.

You start out in one of the corners of the map, and are surrounded by high level guards (all orange levels, but mostly 9). The map is made up of a lot of narrow corridors, with few areas more than one square wide. The only low level guards will appear on the map as the red monster symbols, and they will usually be on the opposite side of the map from you. As you will initially be surrounded by guards that kill you in one hit, you will need to be very careful in where you teleport guards; you can easily trap yourself if you aren't paying attention. A good piece of advice is to use the fact that {{s|WEYTWUT}} has unlimited range to teleport guards into any corner or alcove that you uncover. No matter how far away the guard is, you can use WEYTWUT to switch places with him and move him out of the way.

Again! Again!

2013-11-27T22:57:48Z

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The '''''Again! Again!''''' special dungeon is the {{c|Berserker}} Silver [[Class Challenges|challenge]].

Strategy from Wargasm on the forums:

''Krussh do this last week. Krussh mighty Orc with [[Items#Bear_Mace|big furry mace]]. Krussh send enemies crashing into walls and each other. Very funny. Krussh make sure to bring lots of juice with him. Tastes like horse piss, and that make Krussh angry. When Krussh angry, Krussh very fast and strong. Sometimes after drinking juice, Krussh run around in darkness and feel better before hitting things. Krussh make sure to kill things bigger than him when he can. More glory. Krussh not bother with puny "lehvulwans" unless he accidentally swat them in passing. Waste of Krussh's time unless Krussh so big and angry he can eat them like popcorn. Krussh make sure he save some juice for big bossy monster at end. Krussh have friend Smassh who also good at this, he be a Dwarf.''

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The Metal Age

Again! Again!