#dd runaway

[istadris]

It's funny how there are some aspects of Darkest Dungeon 2 that I fully adapted to while I still struggle for others.

Most notably, the Duelist & Runaway case. Two new characters exploiting some of the new gameplay style.

Duelist ? Perfect for me. Stance character (I love playing Abomination too), DPS with Riposte (Highwayman is is my fave in DD for a reason), very mobile (I only play Grave robber once I can have her dive back and forth) and these CRITS (huge fan of marking and critting characters like the Bounty Hunter). A bit complex but her paths are different enough to mix things up. And she was in my team to face the final boss AND dealt the fatal blow.

Meanwhile, the Runaway ? I don't get her. I try pairing her up with burn-based characters like the Vestal or the Crusader, nope. I don't get her paths, her mechanics confuse me, she's basically useless in the Sprawl, the last run I did, I had no idea why sometimes she would deal 12 burn damage in one turn and then 4 in the other.

I wonder if I'm the only one feeling that way, or if I'm just missing something important to play her correctly. Anyone else had that issue ?

[quantum-temporal-anomaly]

Anyone else kinda feel like Runaway kinda gets infantilized by the fandom sometimes?

She's presumably a grownass woman by the time darkest dungeon 2 happens, since she can drink alcohol, read the book of bawdy tales, and have romantic relationships with the older cast members. (You CAN make the argument that she can still be a kid or like 18, bec its never stated out right and her memories skin and her final design are basically the same minus the hair, but i super dont like that implication)

I ultimately don't mind the whole "X character is like her dad/mother figure" thing, bc she was kinda deprived of those growing up, (we can assume she didn't spend that much time with the woodsman and his wife but idk), and i would be lying if I said I didn't make those jokes, bc its funny seeing characters like highwayman and the crusader being a more mentorship role, but often times i see that get played up and runaway gets flanderized into being some angsty teenage girl.

Which I'm not a fan of that tbh, not only are the implications really bad but also it does kinda devalue what she's been through?

I like the idea of her spending literal years out fending for herself, running away so much that she runs out of places to go and finds her way to the crossroad.

Idk lmao I havent really talked much about dd2 in a while.

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Phew!

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Bonding Time!

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Some cozy times in a cursed world.

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Darkest Dungeon II fan comic: Together We Smile (THE SEQUEL!!)

I recommend you first read my comic "Together We Suffer" for context.

Disclaimer: This comic contains blood, semi-gore, heavy topics, mention of death, some sad times & a sprinkle of cute.

Media used: Clip Studio paint, materials, pen textures.

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[cicadapupper]

Had an idea at 3am and it’s culminated in the transgender beam

(Trying to draw Reynauld made me mad can you tell)