If the player manages to crush the dream-snakes while preserving the Shieldbreaker, the player is rewarded with considerable loot (from somewhere) and a quest-duration buff for Stress resistance. Obviously, the player courts great risk if the Shieldbreaker is included in the party. However, the Shieldbreaker suffers serious de-buffs and also stresses out the other party members. If the snakes are not slain by then, or the Shieldbreaker is brought to Death’s Door, the fight ends. More importantly, the player only has several turns to slay the snakes. Many of them appear to specifically target the Shieldbreaker above others, so the player has to keep her alive. The party is then forced to fight awfully large snakes (which will be described later). Furthermore, she is guaranteed to gain an Affliction. Worse, the Shieldbreaker is hit with a serious Horror de-buff she gains 20 points of Stress every round for 6 rounds, guaranteeing a resolve test if the player did not do anything to prepare for this it cannot be removed either. The entire party is dragged into her nightmare, not unlike how the entire party is somehow sucked into another place and another time when facing the Shambler or the Fanatic.

No protection from night-time ambushes can prevent them (so the player should consider spending Respite points on something else instead, such as buffing the Shieldbreaker’s stress resistance). The nightmares always recur whenever her party makes camp and rests during a quest. The Shieldbreaker has an issue with nightmares. Specifically, the backstory of the Shieldbreaker is expressed as more than just a bunch of Trinkets that are associated with her. Perhaps the most notable improvement that this DLC provides is how the backstory of an adventurer class significantly affects the gameplay. The Shieldbreaker’s nightmares are so bad, she drags others into them. Somehow, this baggage has become so bad, it can put the other adventurers in danger. Unfortunately, she has not entirely reconciled with this traumatic event. The Shieldbreaker is a former slave that has earned her freedom in a rather nasty manner, specifically one which involves self-mutilation. Like the other adventurer classes, the Shieldbreaker is a damaged soul that has foolishly decided that the Ancestor’s estate is the best place that they could go to next.

However, Red Hook Studios has heard the lamentations about the stories behind the adventurers not being particularly significant in the gameplay. Unfortunately, due to an overarching design policy that has been set in stone since the conception of the game, the adventurers are meant to be little more than replaceable tools. Some of the appeals of Darkest Dungeon are the backstories and personalities of the adventurer classes. Though relatively low health, the Shieldbreaker is yet highly survivable in short bursts thanks to her Aegis shield.By Gelugon_baat | Review Date: August 11, 2018 Her movement, speed, and targeted abilities make her a valuable ally for dismantling intractable monster groups. A highly-tactical hero with solid damage dealing capability, she truly excels when countering monsters with high protection and those who guard their allies. The Shieldbreaker is a powerful ally in the fight to reclaim the Estate and banish the evil that squats in the Darkest Dungeon. New Consumable Item – Aegis Scale, providing a last bastion of protection for when a hero truly needs it.3 New Monsters – frightful illusions from the Shieldbreaker’s origin, now slithering forward to infest the Estate.Shieldbreaker class-specific trinkets, including a set.Dynamic, tactical skill set for the Shieldbreaker featuring all new combat mechanics including: Armor Piercing, Guard Break, and Stealth.Though outwardly demure, her emancipation from the barren wastes came at a price so terrible, it haunts her dreams even now… Hailing from the distant windswept dunes of the east, the Shieldbreaker arrives in the Hamlet! Deadly as a viper, her iron will has been forged in the heat of the blazing desert sun.

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