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>>13996448

>the ones that are actually satanists and not edgy teens don't antagonize God

Anon really? That's stretching it a bit much.

It's just a good song made by an otherwise disinterested powermetal band.

With actually Satanic music, it's usually not propaganda either, just aesthetic.

>>13995453

Some tips since there's newfags in the thread:

>Crusader

Your best bro for early to mid game. Deus Vultman is the jack of all trades character, who can tank (Bulwark of Faith), support (Inspiring Cry is your best friend), and fuck things up as needed. You honestly can mix his skills up as needed and still get some mileage out of him. He falls off late game, however he is by no means obsolete. Nearly mandatory in the Ruins. I personally run him with Smite, Zealous Accusation, Holy Lance, and Inspiring Cry (always have this on Crusader) while kitted with a damage trinket and a speed trinket. Always lock in Quick Reflexes and Slugger when you see them. Third perk to lock in is up to you.

>Highwayman

On paper, he's a melee/ranged hybrid fighter. In practice, he is very biased to melee, so you should use him as such. Highwayman has average damage for the game, however he makes up for it with more specialized moves. Open Vein gives a modest bleed and cripples speed, and Tracking Shot is good to have for bossfights, but his most important move (in my eyes) is Duelist's Advance, which moves up one space and gives him a counterattack every time he's attacked for a few turns. This counterstrike is extremely powerful against certain bosses (some bosses have several moves in one turn) and can proc even if the attack is dodged. I recommend running him with Wicked Slice, Open Vein (switch this for some other move if you bring him to the ruins), Duelist's Advance, and your choice of either Tracking or Point Blank Shot. (PBS looks tempting since the damage is high, but you can only nuke the front enemy. The front guys tend to be tankier monsters so I only bring that if I have to move him back a space while knocking back the dude in front.) Give him a damage trinket and a dodge trinket. Always lock in Slugger, Quick Reflexes, and Evasive.

>Vestal

Oh lordy this one's a hard one for me to sell. Vestal has the only "consistent" heal in the game (the only other healer's heals have a chance to bleed the target, heal for nothing at all, or both) and she is also the only one with an AOE heal. However she is really poor at everything else. She has a stun, but it's fairly weak unless you run her with stun trinkets (which you really shouldn't). Her other skills are only usable in the first two ranks, which are less than optimal places for you squishy healer to be standing in. Even then, Vestal's heals are only okay-ish, at least when compared to Occultist who can potentially heal for a tank's entire health bar. The only way to bring her heals up to "good" standards is to stack both healing trinkets (Tome of Holy Healing + Junia's Head/Ancestor's Scroll) on her. I wouldn't call her useless since she has her moments where I'd rather have her over an Occultist, but she really is weak, and a difficult pick to justify. She gets the job done early game, falls of mid game, and just gathers dust in the late game. She really only has 4 moves worth running: Divine Grace, Divine Comfort, Judgement, and Dazzling Light. Run the aforementioned healing trinkets. If you haven't found those yet, give her any trinkets that increases her survivability. Lock in Quick Reflexes, Hard Noggin (a stunned Vestal is a useless/dead Vestal), and either Evasive or Tough.

>Plague Doctor

Up until Crimson Court, PD was the most powerful character in the game. She is not so much a healer as much as she is a support/DOT mage. She has the best stuns in the game bar none (even without stun trinks they're pretty good. Adding stun trinks makes them chainstun enemies reliably), and her poison hits pretty fucking hard. She also possesses the rare ability to cure bleeds/blights with her Battlefield Medicine. You have two possible ways of running her. She can be ran with Plague Grenade, Noxious Blast, Battlefield Medicine, and your stun move of choice, so that she can melt down tanks (especially those pesky octoniggers in the Cove) with her deadly poisons, or you can have her be a stunbot with Blinding Gas, Disorienting Blast, and your two moves of choice here so that she can keep enemies stunned while everyone else removes them safely. Either way, I recommend giving her the Blasphemous Vial and the Witches Vial (maximize her stun/poison potential) as trinkets. Always lock in Quickdraw and Quick Reflexes (especially if you plan to run her as a stunbot since going first makes a massive difference). Third quirk can be whatever you like, but I prefer to lock in either Steady to partially offset Blasph Vial's penalties, or Clotter to offset her naturally low bleed resist.

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>Leper

On paper, Leper is the worst character in the game. His base accuracy is rotten, he's slow as molasses, he can only reliably attack ranks 1 and 2, his kit is very selfish and has little synergy with anyone else, and he MUST be in ranks 1 and 2 otherwise he can do literally nothing but awkwardly shuffle his way back. In practice, however, Leper is the best damage dealer in the entire game, and my personal favorite character in Darkest Dungeon. The first thing you notice with Leper is his retardedly high damage. Without damage trinkets, he hits like a truck. With damage trinkets, he hits like a bullet train full of IEDs. The next thing the Leper brings is his bread and butter move (for me anyways) Intimidate. Intimidate lowers the target's damage, and most importantly, it's protection. Very few characters can deal with enemies with protection prior to the Shieldbreaker, so having him be able to soften a tank up to kill it is huge. Leper can also make himself a good tank. Withstand gives him protections, plus a self-stress heal, and Solemnity lets him heal any damage taken while also buffing his resistances. Leper is a divisive character and I can see why. He's got a lot of weaknesses and is a very inflexible, so your team has to kind of be built around him. Wrangle his weaknesses however, and you'll have a character who can wipe a third of a boss' health bar with one move. You have options with Leper, but I always run mine with Chop, Hew, Intimidate (I swear by this move), and Withstand. Always run at least one accuracy trinket. The Leper's huge damages aint worth dick if he cant hit anything. Second trinket choice is up to you whether you want a damage trinket or a protection trinket. Always lock in Quick Reflexes, Natural Swing, and Slugger. (you can also make a good case for Balanced since Shuffles fuck Leper up bad)

>Jester

Jester is a character who you will steadily grow to love having around. His moves are mostly bleed moves, but his main move is Inspiring Tune, the best stress heal move in the game. Jester is a great supporting character, albeit an inflexible one. His Solo/Finale moves have long been nerfed into uselessness, so he's really mostly good for bleeds/buffs/stress heals. He's also the most fragile character in the game, so be prepared to either babysit the shit out of him, or lose him to the slightest breeze. Nonetheless you will love this clown, and you will rue the day when he dies or goes batfuck insane with laughter and starts stressing everyone the fuck out. Jester should be run with Battle Ballad, Inspiring Tune, Harvest, and Slice Off. Run him with the Bright Tambourine and a Bleed Amulet. Lock in Quickdraw, Tough, and Evasive.

>Bounty Hunter

Booty Hunter is a great damage dealer, but a very reliant one. Bounty Hunter's damage relies on hitting marked/stunned target. Though he has a mark and a stun, he should let his teammates do that rather than waste a turn doing that himself. I do mean it when I say to use him on a marked target. Hitting an unmarked opponent just makes Bounty Hunter an underpowered Crusader. He should ideally be placed on a team with either an Occultist (for dodge-heavy targets) or a Houndmaster (for tanky enemies) so that he can best take advantage of the damage he can bring. Also he shits all over the bandit enemies and is mandatory for the Pounder boss fight (he also eats Vvulf for breakfast). Even if marking isn't an option, he still brings some utility with Come Hither to pull mages forward, and Uppercut/Flashbang to stun niggers. I run my Bounty Hunters with Collect Bounty, Finish Him!, Flashbang, and Uppercut/Come Hither. I equip them with Wounding Helmet and Vvulf's Tassle. For them I lock in Slugger, Precise Striker, and Tough since BH's health leaves a bit to be desired.

>Arbalest

She's a fucking nigger. Also she is basically a ranged Bounty Hunter. Much like BH, her damage output depends on hitting a marked opponent, but unlike BH, she lacks the utility to back herself up. She has Battlefield Heal that heals for little, but gives a healing received buff to the target that is nice to have, but is otherwise unremarkable. She is also quite inflexible, as having her dragged forward limits her to either wasting a turn moving back, or using Blindfire. My problem with Arbalest, is that she has a few moments where she really, truly shines, (Pounder, and Swine King) but is otherwise completely mediocre and not worth taking a slot from the Occultist/Plague Doctor. She is extremely niche. She shines in those specific moments where she is really good, but is outclassed anywhere else. I run Arby with Sniper Shot, Blindfire, Battlefield Heal, and either Sniper's Mark or Rallying Flare. I equip Shebooniqua with Ancestor's Musketball and Wrathful Bandanna. The best perks to lock in are Unerring, Eagle Eye, and the third perk is up to you. Oh yeah, did I also mention she's a FUCKING NIGGER

I've been playing this game alot recently and it's fun suprisingly. It can be very grindy and it feels like it needs more dungeon and enemy variety although it is adequate. Most of the characters have their uses and the only one I'd consider a useless waste of space would be the antiquarian. It's hard and goes out of its way to fuck you but I wouldn't say it feels unfair. I haven't beaten it yet so I've been playing vanilla but after I win I'm gonna play again but with a shitload of mods. Also the narrator can be entertaining and some of the mini stories surrounding the different bosses make them more interesting. My main gripe with it is that it's a long game but it feels kind of artificial. It's a game where the gameplay better be engaging to you or else you're going to hate it after a little time.

cont. again

>Grave Robber

Basically a girl Highwayman. Both are melee/ranged hybrids, but where HWM is biased towards melee, she is biased towards her ranged attacks. While Highwaydude has all the damage, Grave Robber has a bit more utility under her belt. If you want a ranged attacker, Grave Robber is your best bet, however be prepared to change tactics when dealing with enemies with guards/protection as Grave Robber really struggles against protection. If ever you can, try mixing Grave Robber and Highwayman together. I found a neat tactic that involves two highwaymen with duelists advance and a grave robber with Lunge. They both synergize with each other remarkably well. On my Grave Robbers I always pack Pick to the Face, Thrown Dagger, Poison Darts, and either Lunge or Shadow Fade. Equip her with Ancestor's Musketball and Raider's Talisman. Lock in Unerring, Eagle Eye, and Evasive.

>Antiquarian

First thing's first: Antiquarian is NOT a combat character. Do not even attempt to use her as a combat character for her use in a fight is as much as a socket wrench in a pregnancy ward. Even the utility she brings is underwhelming. She has a weak heal and a mediocre blight. She can force someone to protect her which synergizes well with Highwayman and Man at Arm's counters, but that's all she's got. Where she really shines is in your wallet. Antiquarians allow you to hold more gold in your inventory per stack (additional antiquarians give more gold per stack) and if she is made to interact with everything, Antiquarian is able to find these valueable relics that are worth a decent amount, are dirt common, and stack to a retardedly high amount. You drag this dumb gypsy cunt around and if she lives, you are rewarded with a metric fuckload of cash. Darkest Dungeon gets really grindy later on. A few trips to a medium dungeon with an antiquarian will have you go from selling trinkets just to afford torches to spending everything on therapy for your faggot heroes while still swimming in more cash than you know what to do with. Once you're rich though, there's no real reason to even keep one in your roster. Her moves don't really matter, but I'd run mine with Nervous Stab, Flashpowder, Invigorating Vapors, and Protect Me! I give her the Carapace Idol and some other dodge trinket for her items. Lock in Evasive, Tough, and Hard Skinned.

>Hellion

Hellion is probably the closest the game has to a "meta" damage dealer. Whereas every other character has had more specialized sources of damage, Hellion just straight up hits hard. Hellion has some really strong moves under her belt, but most come with the downside of debuffing her when used. Like Arbalest, Hellion has her few moments where she really truly shines (the pussy method of killing Prophet, the Mammoth Cysts) but unlike Arb, she can actually back her shit up with her damage output and slight utility. My main moves on Hellion are Wicked Hack, Iron Swan (I know this move is situational as fuck, but I swear by it to my dying breath), Barbaric Yawp/Breakthrough, and Adrenaline Rush. If you aren't an Iron Swan patrician like me, you can substitute with If it Bleeds. Do note ever use Bleed Out, it sucks. I equip Snu-snu lady with full damage trinkets and always lock in Slugger, Natural Swing, and a third perk of your choosing.

>Occultist

The healer for those who love to gamble. Occultist has the highest healing in the game, but balances it by having a chance to bleed the patient. His healing also runs at extreme values. He can either heal for your whole health bar, or heal for a whopping 0 health. Aside from his meme heals, Occultist also has a fair amount of utility, with marks, pulls, debuffs, and a melee attack that crits like a motherfucker. He trades consistency for power, and let me tell you, you will feel it when he bleeds a death's door hero while healing him for nothing. Occultist has options, but I run mine with Wyrd Reconstruction, Vulnerablility Hex, Eldritch Pull, and either Sacrificial Stab or Weakening Curse. I give Occultist one healing trinket and then give him a Cursed Incense. Always lock in Quickdraw, Quick Reflexes, and Evasive.

>>13997033

>>13997184

>>13997352

Your assessment doesn't factor in reliability, which is considerably more important than sheet statistics. In DD, the only hit points that really matter are the ones keeping you off death's door, and that means consistency is miles more important than healing magnitude to actually keep a party on its feet. When clutch time happens, your occultist will heal for zero, and then that hero will get burst down the next round. You can always heal up health damage by keeping a couple front-rank enemies stunned and using the time to recover. You also forget that the vestal has the only party heal in the game, which gets magnitudes better with % heal items. Vestal's stun, while weak, is better than occultist's damage skills against anything but eldritch enemies, and adds that extra layer of reliability to your party. I will say that Occultist's weakening curse is good against big fucks like giants and swinetaurs, but it's more of a niche case that can also be handled with prot and guarding. Also, houndmaster's protection-stripping mark is miles better, and he's one of the three best characters in the game.

The same reliability issues apply to the Leper. A bigger problem than his shit accuracy is that anything he can do only applies to the first two ranks, where the tanks usually are. Those ranks do health damage, which is relatively irrelevant compared to stress, and usually don't do that much of it to begin with. What you actually want is to stun/kill the back rank wizards, markers, and stress-dealers, which leper can't do without someone else shuffling or supporting him. Compare him to the other tank options: Man at Arms and Crusader. MAA's default attack hits rank 3, he has a move/stun, a speed/acc debuff, and excellent buffing options for his party. Crusader has similarities to Leper, but is more reliable, has a stun, a targeted heal, and most importantly, can heal stress, which is a massive utility that many other characters won't give you. He also hits leper levels of damage in the ruins, which gives him another use case scenario. Finally, both of these characters can manage shuffles considerably better, and MAA synergizes nicely with highwayman's DA spam. Leper is also literally pozzed.

Decent writeups on the other classes, though.

>>13997410

>Leper is also literally pozzed

What makes you say that?

>>13998644

Get accuracy/crit trinketsup the ass,get an Arbalest, a grave robber with to throw knives,an occultist for heals,crits and marks and an Halberd-woman and watch it die to hits.

>>13996999

>>14003525

>The game that this item belongs too does not allow downloading of its items…BUMMER!

>>14008239

Updates made the game a lot easier, things like the Antiquarian making gold farming easy (or the librarian for exp) and the stage coach gives level 3 heroes. Also the districts give buffs and the town events give things like free stress healing or reviving dead heroes.

It still relies on RNG mostly, though.

>>14010838

Patrician taste Anon.