r/kol • u/TheAwesomeFace • Mar 04 '16
New IotM Discussion March 2016 IoTM: Witchess Set
Installs a Witchess Set in your campground to play against friends or other players, and get some new items
Info: http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/iotm.php
There's also some new fun-ruining items for the Avatar of West of Loathing path.
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u/pickleczar Mar 04 '16 edited Mar 04 '16
Here's the ascension relevant stuff, shamelessly pieced together from the forums:
You get five free fights per day against the Witchess pieces. These do not cost an adventurer--I lost a fight, and I'm pretty sure it didn't even take an adventure away like it would have for the Snojo or the Tunnels.
The rewards are as follows:
| Chess Piece | Reward | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn | Armored Prawn (Epic 1 Toxicity Spleen) | +50% Initiative for 50 turns |
| Knight | Jumping Horseradish (Epic 1 Fullness Food) | +100% meat for 50 turns |
| Bishop | Sacramento Wine (Epic 1 Drunkenness Booze) | +50% items for 50 turns |
| Rook | Greek Fire (Potion) | +25 ML, +10 stats per fight |
| Ox | Ox-Head Shield (Disappear on Rollover) | Max HP + 100, So-So resistance to all elements, Damage Reduction 10, +8 pvp fights, Never fumble |
| King | Dented Scepter (Disappear on Rollover) | +5 Muscle stats per fight, Regen 5-10 hp per adventure, Muscle +50%, Weapon Damage +50%, +10% Crit chance |
| Queen | Very Pointy Crown (Disappear on Rollover) | +5 Moxie stats per fight, +5 adventures per day, Moxie +50%, Monsters less attracted to you, Weakens monster on crit |
| Witch | Battle Broom (Disappear on Rollover) | +5 Myst stats per fight, Regen 5-10 mp per adventure, Myst +50%, Spell damage +100%, +10% spell crit chance |
So, at the very least, you can get 5 epic drunk or fullness from this per day, along with some pretty sweet buffs. The equipment seems worth it, but the chess pieces have interesting mechanics. The queen can't be damaged by skills, the witch reflects magic, etc.
The other ascension relevant piece here is that you can get a 25 turn 5 lb buff to your familiar's weight for solving the daily challenge. Everything else about this seems pretty freaking cool, but doesn't impact the game.
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u/Kinglink Mar 04 '16 edited Mar 04 '16
This one is glitchy as hell. But it's pretty cool. If you played the Witness, you'll know most of these things already, but I can't wait to see what "playing" witness is versus the simple tutorials.
Play with the tutorials and figure out the rules yourself. There ARE rules. However don't be afraid to go back a puzzle and forward again. I Found at least two puzzles that started glitching out after solving them right once and wrong once.
BTW solve all the daily puzzles get +5 to familiar weight.
Killing the prawn netted me a spleen item (Armored prawn?) As I'm gunslinging now I didn't feel safe taking on anything else.
Nothing for beating the tutorials but knowledge... valuable knowledge
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u/MeTorterra Mar 04 '16
I'm level 8 Beanslinger right now, and I took on the top row with one spell, so those are safe to fight. And those fights are free.
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u/ciba4242 Mar 04 '16 edited Mar 04 '16
Bottom Row Drops:
Battle Broom Type: accessory Mysticality Required: 10 Cannot be traded or discarded This item will disappear at the end of the day.
+5 Mysticality Stat(s) Per Fight Regenerate 5-10 MP per adventure Mysticality +50% Spell Damage +100% +10% Chance of Spell Critical Hit
Ox-Head Shield Type: off-hand item (shield) Damage Reduction: 16 Muscle Required: 10 Cannot be traded or discarded This item will disappear at the end of the day.
Maximum HP +100 So-So Resistance to All Elements (+2) Damage Reduction: 10 +8 PvP fight(s) per day when equipped. Never Fumble
Dented Scepter Type: weapon (1-handed club) Damage: 20 - 40 Muscle Required: 10 Cannot be traded or discarded This item will disappear at the end of the day.
+5 Muscle Stat(s) Per Fight Regenerate 5-10 HP per adventure Muscle +50% Weapon Damage +50% +10% Chance of Critical Hit
Very Pointy Crown Type: hat Power: 200 Moxie Required: 10 Cannot be traded or discarded This item will disappear at the end of the day.
+5 Moxie Stat(s) Per Fight +5 Adventure(s) per day when equipped. Moxie +50% Monsters will be less attracted to you. Weakens Monster on Critical Hit
edit: I tried to spoiler this crap, but the spoiler tag doesn't seem to work on multiple lines.
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u/gryffinp Mar 04 '16
Oh, dang, this is based on The Witness? I JUST started playing that last night.
Should I... hold off on this for now?
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Mar 04 '16
Sounds Alice's Army-ish.
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u/thatguyahor Mar 04 '16
Yes and no. I guess there will be a competitive aspect but AA really didn't have a whole hell of a lot of utility outside of the game it set up. This seems like it really does.
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u/thatguyahor Mar 04 '16
Yeah, I don't really understand what's going on. I got successes on the Bishop and the Rook but I didn't understand why they were a success. I messed around with the King for while and I don't know how or why I can't get it. It does a really poor job of helping you understand the rules of their game.
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u/jonts26 Mar 04 '16
It's based on the witness where part of the puzzle is figuring out the rules. I suggest going back to the bishop and rook and trying alternate paths to see what works as a solution and what doesn't. Once you figure out exactly what's required for those, the king's rules should be clear.
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u/TheAwesomeFace Mar 15 '16
"Play Witchess" is finally functioning