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