[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:

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Originally posted by Chris Byler:
On the other hand, you do still gain skill for attempts you survive, so if you can cure insanity, you can make some slow progress. The Chalice, Gift of Health, Arco priestesses, Fairy Queen; park any or all of those in R'lyeh's old capitol (priestesses and the FQ will need a water breathing item of course) and keep trying with whoever got out of Arkham this month.

Or most obviously, empower a Recuperating leader in astral... and give it shambler skin armor, of course... 50 pearls, 5 water gems for the ultimate summoner? Not bad...

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Duh, how did I miss that one?

To bring this thread full circle, the Ancient Kraken is a recuperating leader, and can start out with Astral (if you pay for it at setup), and has no need for shambler skin armor. Although recurring insanity on your God is a bit of a steep price to pay...

What other recuperators are there that aren't national? Immortals recuperate, IIRC - maybe a Wraith Lord would make a good summoner. (Although IIRC the Void counts as neutral dominion like the Arena, so his immortality wouldn't protect him from being killed by void monsters).

Although it occurs to me - Gift of Health is only 40 nature, and it makes all your astral mages recuperate. Since recuperation can take some time, this may be a better approach than astral-empowering a natural recuperator (unless, of course, there is something that is both naturally recuperating AND has astral without needing empowerment - Pan with random in astral perhaps?)