Darkest Dungeon - 'A Faint Hope Blossoms' #9

The Quest Begins: Approaching the Room Battles

As we embark on this adventure, our first challenge lies ahead - the room battles. We are about to complete 100 percent of the room battles clear path to the boss, and we're eager to see how it turns out. With Bridgette leading the pack, we have a solid team in place. Our strategy is to take it one step at a time, making sure we have a good mix of tanks and support. We also have a decent amount of food and provisions, which should help us sustain ourselves throughout the journey.

Our team consists of a strong tank, followed by another strong tank, and then support in the back with some range. We're aiming for provision 4,700, which should give us enough fuel to get through the tougher parts of the dungeon. With our food stock replenished and bandages on hand, we're feeling more prepared than ever.

Scouting is underway, and we've made some interesting discoveries. It seems that scouting is 25 percent complete, with a whopping 10 percent left to go. We've also received reports of foreigners lurking in the shadows, but we're not too concerned about them for now. Our main focus remains on completing goodwin battle, which requires us to navigate through blockages and tunnels.

As we venture deeper into the dungeon, we come across some unexpected surprises. There's a trap waiting for us, but Bridgette's quick thinking helps us avoid it. We continue on, careful not to trigger any more traps or alarms. Our senses are heightened, and we're on high alert for any signs of danger.

Suddenly, we stumble upon a dinner cart, which is definitely not an option for us. Instead, we come face-to-face with a cultist brawler, a swine chopper, and a swine wretch. The adrenaline rush is palpable as Bridgette takes charge, using her skills to take down the enemies one by one.

The battle is intense, but our team works together seamlessly. With each defeat, we feel a sense of accomplishment and growth. As we near the end of the fight, we're met with an unexpected twist - a mysterious figure appears, and the atmosphere shifts dramatically. The darkness seems to swallow us whole, and the air is thick with tension.

In a stunning display of skill, Bridgette takes down the enemy with ease, using her trusty leaded staff to devastating effect. We breathe a sigh of relief as the dust settles, and we're left to ponder the true nature of our adversaries. Were they mere minions or something more sinister?

As the fiend falls, the atmosphere shifts once again. A faint hoop blossoms in the air, and Bridgette takes advantage of the opportunity to strike. The final blow is dealt, and our team erupts into cheers. We've done it! We've completed goodwin battle and emerged victorious.

In the aftermath of the battle, we take stock of our spoils. We've acquired a significant amount of gold, 750 units to be exact, as well as some valuable heirlooms. It's a bittersweet victory, tempered by the knowledge that there are always more challenges waiting for us just around the corner.

As we reflect on our journey so far, we can't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. We've faced down formidable foes and emerged triumphant. Our bond as a team has grown stronger, and we know that together, we can overcome anything that comes our way. And with that, we bid farewell to the runes from the darkest dungeon, already looking forward to our next adventure.

Final Thoughts

Our journey through the darkest dungeon was filled with excitement, danger, and triumph. We faced countless challenges, from room battles to encounters with cultists and otherworldly creatures. But through it all, we persevered, relying on each other's strengths and weaknesses to overcome the odds. As we move forward, we know that our next adventure will be just as unpredictable, but we're ready for whatever comes next.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome back to the lost library  and the continuing story from the darkest dungeon here we are back in the villageand boy did we everhave our asses handed to us in the last quest into the roomswe lost everybody except for lanquatand he made it outbarely made it out with a few health pointsto his nameso this really is something else it is a difficultenvironment it's a difficult difficult quest these quests into the runesmake it so that there's little room for any mistakes  and we made plenty of them still hurting about that mistake with  mass the highway man he was a sharpshooter and we lost him and that was due to nothing but  poor leadership should have abandoned the quest a lot sooner than we did but enough groveling enoughnegativity enough sorrow it's time to move ahead so what are we gonna doi mean this is our this is who we have left here andstress wiselanguitod is definitely out of commission here what's his stress right now  yeah 100 100 out of 200 stressoh there it shows it okay and hot still has 44 of 200 so we're going to leave him alone i think  we're going to be bringing azor we'll bring be god and reign no renault's going to stay back  so let's see who we can recruit 4700 so we have a little bit more gold to abandon the quest  but at least we came back with 4700 gold and here we can bring ina sister of battle pious and unrelenting okay  so here we have clary nell and she's a seeker vestalthat's almost like that's like moya remember we lost moya this is clarinel  let's take her place she's hard skinned so it gives her plus 10 protect plus 10 protection  she's a meditator so improve stress reduction while meditating while camping okay  but she has deviant tastes so she's not allowed to visit the brothel  for reasons best left to discretion zoophobia plus 20 stress versus a beast  but this is what's important here what are her combat skills dazzling light so stun stun is  good and she has divine grace that's good she has illumination yeah and she has hand of light okay  and her preferred positions are the second and third slot  i think we'll be taking her who's this matt cray this is new macrae is a seeker  a seeker bounty hunter oh this could be interesting he's a beast hater but he has  thanatophobia plus 20 stress if health point is below 50 percent that's that's scarybelow hell okay so anything under 12  that's scary his stress is going to go up significantly but look at his combat skills  and he carries with him in abandoned axe and he has the bounty one plus ninety percent damage  versus marked okay so we need to mark them yeah he can mark for death his own on his own right hereand then he also has finish himokay and his preferred positions are the second and third slot as well so maybe we  could put him in two second slot and clarinelle in the third slot elders is another one of the  seeker plague doctors who i think we could use or maybe we could stay with claranelle this time  no we need some oh azor azur can help us he's got the the mace the crush ability okay we'll bringazor hot is still too stressed so claranelle macraegordon is the same she's an eldritch hater and stout so plus 15 healing skills while camping yeah  camping a weld phobia and here omania experiences religious divisions  and delusions okay who's gonna go into the number one spot it's gonna be azor rightno he doesn't have any what's with this or it doesn't matter  is that what that means second wind curiousnow who's going to deal with our trapsis there a way to scroll through theseno that's strange oh here they are here they are next hero okay so let's start at the top  right now no there's two straps too much stress same with my todd too much stresshot still too much stress or does he have too much stressnot bad it's not bad we could maybe take them back  and he can go in either one of these slots one two threeoh look at this seeker hellion this is big odd  the god carries a primitive glaive and she has a wicked hackand an iron swan oh you know what i think we're going to take her along she's a wheeled  explorer so plus 10 scouting chance in willed okay where's the scout again  and how does the scout work find out how that works let's see if we can go herescoutnope doesn't say doesn't give us anything okaywell she's got a plus 10 scouting chancesoi actually don't care for that namelet's change itrigidthat's better so we don't have to go into the tavern we're not gonna go into the  stagecoach to recruit anyone we're gonna save our money this time for provisionsi'm not gonna make that mistake with foodnow we can hand in eight deeds and eight shields per crest we could trade a few of these bus  for the deeds and then we would have allows weapon upgrades to rank too yeah you know what  are we gonna yeah no i think they have to get up the rank rank uh two level two themselves  so right now there's still only just a level one it's an apprentice they're all apprentices okay  seekers seekers seekers yeah but wait till we get to level two herewe if we get that far i'm not gonna spend the money on the weapons just yet  sanitarium treats quirks how much are theyhow much are the quirksso he has god fearing a peptomaniac and a cold phobia so how much does thatcostwhere's the price hereoh what's this treatment library reduces positive quirk  costs by 10 reduces negative important treatment costs by ten percent okay not a lotbut we're not doing anything like that we're just kind of testing it right now  i want to know how much it isoh i guess we pick one right here1500 no thank you that's not cheap okay forget the sanitarium for now the guild upgrade combat skills  make no mistake we will face ever greater threats our soldiers must be ready  okay this maybe makes some senseinstructor mastery allows upgrading hero combat skills to higher ranks  okay allow skill upgrades to rank two oh i guess so these are apprentice level resolveare these the skill ranksmaybe they are training regimen reduces cost of skill training by ten percentokay so how much does it cost let's try itreynoldsso if i give him a level one smite because right now he has i guess levelokay oh battle heal for a thousandholy lands for a thousand inspiring cry oh battle hill would be great  that means he would heal himself duringvows oh that's how this works in order to get to mastery level  okay so once we have instructor mastery level one we can then have smite level one okaynot there yet we have to succeed in some of these quests  that's what we have to do first we'll embark so i don't think there's anything else to do rocksmithsshould we take in some of some newrecruits16 15 that's a lot it's too muchokay let's embark let's go okay a yearn for adventurestill want to go through those roads this one is that worth worth 4 500. complete 100 battles 490  of the rooms the warrens 3 000 complete 100 of the room battles clear path to the boss  should we try the warrants this timetry the horns this timeyeah let's try thisso first in line is going to be bridgette right at the topi think we're going to put init's not greatand colorswell let's put elders in the number four slot we also have a doornot sure what that means because he doesn't have a preference to go anywhere but he can only crushfrom thefirst two spots that's rightno we're gonna go with dollarsi think we have two strongtanks let's say and we have support in the back with a little bit of  range from elders okay now provision 4 700. so more food take it allokay 33.50 take a couple shovelsum we're always in need of  not really lights bandage not really medicinal herbs not really keys let's take a couple keysi think we were good with eight last time  we have plenty of food this time that's goodwe did use the anti-venombandages are good to stop stench the flow bleeding let's take some of thoseholy water toookay let's embarkscouting is 25 percent 10 percent though i think withvisitorshmmthey breed quickly down there in the dark but perhaps we can slay them even faster  oh yeah we're gonna do this okay and we have to complete  one hundred percent of goodwin battle so we're gonna do thissuch blockages are unsurprising these tunnels predate even the earliestsettlers only one shovel upoh nice scouting oh who did all thisget all that scoutingthat's great so we're here for the battle here in the battlelet's go this waywe missed thatokay and there's a trap so who is crap 20 percent  40 okay so afraid you're going in front i'm sure that makes a differencehey trap carelessness will find no clemency in this placedon't move againi would think no okay well here thentrapped there's a battlefieldohstack of booksokay let's keep goinghereit's a dinner cart i'm certainly not putting any food in thereright hereoh a traphere it ishe's going but greatokay we shot hunger oh now's not the time the exertion's adventuring to  produce a growing hunger amongst the party eat for food regain 5 healthyeshopefully it's not too big of a dungeonwe have here a cultist brawler we have a swine chopper and we have a swine  wretch now and we have a faulty okay well let's see what bridget's made of herehow about we make this one here we have an adrenalinegoodi need this leadeldersso you can give this thing some lightsecrets and wonders can be found in the most tenoborous corners of this placeuhoh you didn't yes you did goodwine shoppers going downokayoha deathsodecimatedand now the darkness holds dominion black as deathahsodestroyedannihilatedthat's the way you do it success so clearly and view or is it merely a trick of the lightgoodahkeep goingthere it issure what's here a dinner cart750 goldohjust about done goodwoofohohohforeignsosocan we get through this oneforeignslowly gently this is how a life is takensotheir formation is broken maintain the offensivebetterwith thatgreatas the fiend falls a faint hoop blossoms right hereuhsoright here bridgettewoweradicatedbe wary triumphant pride precipitates a dizzying fallwhatahahpress complete nicetheir squeals fade their confidence is shakenso it should befiguring this out noweverybody comes home safei don't like those obsessed with foodstress eater plus 100 food consumed with stress is about 50 unholy slayeryeah they're all purple except forthe plume and the pistol a pitting end to my folly and a curse upon us all much better 70 65 gold  to our name and a number of heirlooms  that's better hope you enjoyed that quest into the runes  from the darkest dungeon thank you for watching we'll be back soon\n"