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The Banner Saga 2 (2016)

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If Rook is the protagonist then you get this bonus map directly after the tutorial- solo Rook against a lot of dredge. You're supposed to lose, but if you win you get slightly different dialogue and an achievement. It's not especially hard, as you've seen by now BS is typically easier if you play with only one character.

Rook's stats seem a little buggy in this map- I don't think they're correctly sorted until you get to the caravan. If I play directly from the tutorial then he ends up with these stats- notably he doesn't have the 3 break item equipped. If I go back to the main menu and reload then he shows up with the item equipped and 6 total break, which made things much easier. I did something else which had him show up with lower stats than usual- only 2 break- which I haven't been able to replicate.

I played this map a few times since my recording didn't work. I don't know how the rng works in Banner Saga, but from my experience:

Enemy actions seemed to be deterministic- if I did the same actions, they moved the same way as well.
Whether an enemy uses a skill is NOT deterministic- if I do the same actions, the enemy will sometimes use a skill and sometimes just attack.

In this clear I play a bit sloppy and get cornered, but the Stoneguard uses his skill and only does 1 brk when he could instead attack for 2 strength damage. You can still clear the map with this damage taken, but you have to do things differently. I'm sure there's lots of ways to win though, again, map's not that bad

Banner Saga 2 is my favorite game in the trilogy! With hindsight I don't think I approach the strategic layer all that well- there's some characters and abilities that I ignore early on, and I only realize much later how strong they are. I'll point those out later.

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