Masochism: Difference between revisions

Skills to make armour and weapons, then the rest

Gathering last

This is not the least optimal, or worst order, as many has suggested; instead there is a general theme of:

On not fleeing: You may never run in the middle of a fight, you may only do so between battles.  This is, if you wish to change which mob you are fighting then you must do so whilst it is respawning, after you have killed it, or after it has killed you.  Reminder, you may not die intentionally, doing so essentially voids the challenge, you should aim to play as if this is [[Hardcore]] and death means your account is no more.

Initially you will start with a Bronze Sword and 10 cooked Shrimp, these should be enough to get you through the early levels on Chickens or possibly Cows.  Following this, and possibly with some food remaining, you should aim to work towards getting some armour and maybe a better weapon.  At this point you probably need more bank spaces so invest in your first 8.  Reminder, after this you may only buy them in 10s.

Now, what you need is to simultaneously train your stats, better your gear, and increase your bank space so that you can safely combat the Sweaty Monster.  This monster will be your food source for a long time, and can drop 18 different items, so it is likely you will need to buy 20 bank slots, get used to killing stuff for tiny GP drops.

* Chickens drop feathers, Skeletons drop Headless arrows, and the Wet Mobs drop various logs.  It is possible, and recommended, to turn all your Teak Logs into arrow shafts, then feather them, in order to reduce the amount of space there items take up in your bank. For the Maple and Yew Logs, it is further recommended to make Short bows, as these can both be used to train Ranged, and later to create Centaur tablets via Summoning.

* The Sweaty Monster drops both the Gold Bar and the Topaz required to make a Gold Topaz Ring if you do not get one before unlocking Crafting.

Masochism mode was first developed by Gnome#9828, initially as a way to hugely extend the time spent in the early and mid game.  Since then, it has evolved only slightly, with modifications to the above rules and skill order, to better facilitate a community lead game mode.  Changes to the game mode are frequently discussed in the Adventure Mode Chat on the Discord server, and many have come through via community decision.