>Spend day 1 hitting gaols, rise, scarabs, field bosses and getting a Smithing Stone
>Skip Castle for day 2 when we can do a full clear from top to bottom
>Steamroll the entire playthrough
Day 1 Castle seems very overrated unless you start the expidition at the bottom of the map, imo. Carian Slicer was a goddamn buzz saw the entire run, even if I whiff quite a few swings here.

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