Ironman

[Lord_P]

I am going to start an Ironman challenge with the following rules:

1. Hardcore Rules (Equipment wear, hunger/thirst, pretermined seed and save/load restrictions)

2. NO DYING. Dying results in instand Game Over!

I am asking you what kind of a character should I make for the challenge. No mages because I have already seen that. Preferably an "uncommon" build, such as the fighter with a ridiculous level in dodge for example.

[Kreador Freeaxe]

It's actually not that hard not to die, if you're willing to do a lot of running back and forth. To up the difficulty, you can set yourself a one-time through any dungeon to complete the primary task (you can go back for looting, but the primary objective needs to be met in that first trip in).

[deathknight1728]

I would say to try making a merchant warrior. That is to say a warrior that knows how to sell things for more, gaining an absurd amount of money and trinkets originally not available for regular characters.

[SpottedShroom]

I had "fun" once playing an all-Mercantile build. Getting all the non-combat XP early in the game and buying a Merchant's hat, you can get to a high enough level to sell things for more than you pay for them. To keep the game from turning into a complete cakewalk at that point, I continued to only boost Mercantile skill and take on the game as a clueless nobody with access to the best equipment money can buy.

[Vroqren]

Spotted Shroom, you are a mad genius. I love that idea. For a while now, I have wanted to make a character that I personally view similar to the Heavy from TF2 (Link - http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/60452.png).

This character would have all skill points put into unarmed combat, and mercantile, and attributes put into endurance and strength.

[Lord_P]

This character would have all skill points put into unarmed combat, and mercantile, and attributes put into endurance and strength.

That sounds fun! Let's try...

[Lord_P]

I decided that Unarmed is boring. I'll make a character that has mercantile and piercing instead. ("cutthroat capitalism"!)

[Dragonlady]

I decided that Unarmed is boring. I'll make a character that has mercantile and piercing instead. ("cutthroat capitalism"!)

[blatherbeard]

Im trying to figure out how an unarmed merchant is anything like a big goofy guy who uses a machine shotgun.