key item spawns in random merchant shop +25 / +10 smithing stone found early barely any armor for >50% of the run small crab replaces miniboss enemy actually drops a related item area is significantly easier than vanilla urge tp respec after finding an item can't progress npc quest for a long time legendary item in limgrave inconvenient runebear giant enemy stuck in tiny space stonesword key treasure is worthless regular weapon upgraded above +15 very early starting class ends up being suboptimal for final build surprise caelid dog / bird starting class has an endgame item most items needed for build acquired before altus golden seed tree actually has a seed endgame boss in the first two areas malenia powerful or important item sold for <1000 runes 4th talisman slot before leyndell no access to an area for >50% of the run important item found on easily missable corpse inconvenient location for a specific boss enemy cursed to die from environment enemy placement allows easy cheese strat merchant sells the same item for multiple prices glass shard boss drops useless item as a reward forced to backtrack to find a key item somber weapon stuck under +5 for a long time npc gives powerful item as a quest reward npc invader is too strong / too weak massively overpriced consumable maxed flasks before mountaintops key item spawns in random merchant shop +25 / +10 smithing stone found early barely any armor for >50% of the run small crab replaces miniboss enemy actually drops a related item area is significantly easier than vanilla urge tp respec after finding an item can't progress npc quest for a long time legendary item in limgrave inconvenient runebear giant enemy stuck in tiny space stonesword key treasure is worthless regular weapon upgraded above +15 very early starting class ends up being suboptimal for final build surprise caelid dog / bird starting class has an endgame item most items needed for build acquired before altus golden seed tree actually has a seed endgame boss in the first two areas malenia powerful or important item sold for <1000 runes 4th talisman slot before leyndell no access to an area for >50% of the run important item found on easily missable corpse inconvenient location for a specific boss enemy cursed to die from environment enemy placement allows easy cheese strat merchant sells the same item for multiple prices glass shard boss drops useless item as a reward forced to backtrack to find a key item somber weapon stuck under +5 for a long time npc gives powerful item as a quest reward npc invader is too strong / too weak massively overpriced consumable maxed flasks before mountaintops
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key item spawns in random merchant shop
+25 / +10 smithing stone found early
barely any armor for >50% of the run
small crab replaces miniboss
enemy actually drops a related item
area is significantly easier than vanilla
urge tp respec after finding an item
can't progress npc quest for a long time
legendary item in limgrave
inconvenient runebear
giant enemy stuck in tiny space
stonesword key treasure is worthless
regular weapon upgraded above +15 very early
starting class ends up being suboptimal for final build
surprise caelid dog / bird
starting class has an endgame item
most items needed for build acquired before altus
golden seed tree actually has a seed
endgame boss in the first two areas
malenia
powerful or important item sold for <1000 runes
4th talisman slot before leyndell
no access to an area for >50% of the run
important item found on easily missable corpse
inconvenient location for a specific boss
enemy cursed to die from environment
enemy placement allows easy cheese strat
merchant sells the same item for multiple prices
glass shard
boss drops useless item as a reward
forced to backtrack to find a key item
somber weapon stuck under +5 for a long time
npc gives powerful item as a quest reward
npc invader is too strong / too weak
massively overpriced consumable
maxed flasks before mountaintops
