#leveling kepp

Kepp update! He's currently residing at Blackblade Lake, collecting water samples.

The lucky winner of the newly acquired character slot (and the challenge with it) is my future harbinger, Otter Kepp!

The list of rules I have to play by is the following:

I have to reach lvl 80 without dying, upon death the character has to be deleted (recreating the same character is allowed though, I'm too attached already)

no mounts or gliding, no crafting, no tomes or boosters

can’t have any weapons equipped, utilities or traits that can cause damage should be avoided

getting downed means the character must get one (irl) day of rest (preferebly at a nearby settlement)

no using waypoints

can’t do events or hearts that conflict with the character’s morals

must have appropriate clothing for each map visited

I took the "can only play during (tyrian) day" requirement out because of irl time management :'D

He's still alive and kicking! I admittedly had very little patience, but I didn't abandon the pacifist-permadeath challenge I started like...... a year ago.

For the sake of restoring some sanity points, I changed some of the original challenges because fun >>> rules.

I'm allowing myself to mount up in major cities or on very boring, long and safe roads. However: only raptor, no jumping across ledges, and I have to dismount immediately if I take any sort of damage and escape on foot. It's only for a minor speed boost.

Kepp's outfit is now upgraded with heating pads and water resistance, so he can wear it all around Tyria.

I can do hearts that wouldn't 100% canonically make sense for him (e.g. infiltrating the court to pet dogs, or collecting some charr landmines. Let's say he's just a very versatile and talented lil guy, ok?)

bit of a gray area, but I pushed through the "applying conditions" achievment by dragging some mobs around with spectral grasp and applying chilling. Technically not damage, and being able to get some xp from adventuring guide 1&2 is nice, so I allowed it for myself.

He's currently lvl 20, has taken several water samples from most major cities for his research project and is currently on a long foot journey from the Citadel to Hoelbrak to collect his last samples before returning to his lab. It may take another two years, but hey, we're getting there.

Bonus birb picture because I'm in love with this mount currently:

Due to being a lucky bastard and the creator favouring his charater, he has now been recreated and can re-start his permadeath-pacifist adventure. Here is a picture of him in his natural habitat, at 4am, watching frogs:

I didn't know. I was peacefully clicking through my minis, actually. Got stampeded by a hoard of Inquest golems in a blink of an eye.