DD2 is definitely a game

New to game, haven't spoilt it so learning everything as it comes

It's my 9th expedition total. having fun but still haven't gone to the mountain yet out of assuming I'd get stomped so early on. still haven't tried duelist because all the words in her skill descriptions scared me, finally decide to stop being a wuss

The team : Vestal, GR, Duelist, MAA The initial strategy : fuck idk I picked the team on vibes alone

Region 1, the fiery hell-hole

Figure out Duelists skills pretty quick, she feels good at chunking out damage so start doing that

The new strategy Half way through the region swap her with GR so touche gives offensive stance and I can prep a crit for turn 3 start using repartee on GR to soak extra damage since she's taking more hits now being next to the armoured asshole, almost get Duelist killed immediately after the position swap because the back alley doctor kept pegging me

Learn that Vestal is a filthy harlot and committed a deadly sin (fantasising on the job ig? Lust? Whatever.) and got dragged away and shoved in a shite hole. immediately start using the ministrations and sanctuary skill as i unlock them to lean harder into the full support who shoots the occasional fuck you lightning bolt

Region 2, the jungle with no fun and games

Drinks are exchanged at the inn and everyone is on good terms at this point (except duelist because she keeps being a bitch due to stress that's proving hard to deal with since MAA is usually pretty busy keeping her from dying and I didn't realize upgraded sanctuary stress healed so I didn't upgrade it)

Vestal MAA and MAA GR form respectful relationships (W for healthy relationships)

Still don't have a decent strategy for the assholes that sit behind the walls but get given a blessing of 2 of the bastards in a row to really get the despair cooking

Learn that MAA is an asshole who sneakied his way into a command position then got his men killed, start using stand fast for more tanking because all he can do right is get punched in the face. Repeatedly.

Also tell some refugees to go fuck themselves and pay for it immediately when my torch goes out right at the end of the Region. Get my ass torn up by the resulting fight and nearly get duelist killed again (not sure how it kept happening, everyone else was fine and barely ever needed healing, GR was also making a habit of critting anything that looked at her funny (didn't stack her crit chance, don't even know if you can)

The mountain (for literally the first time since starting the game)

Have a wine party with the stuff we "borrowed" from the creepy voice man

Everyone likes eachother and it's only mostly the alcohols fault, GR and Vestal even get romantic (Knew Vestal was a Hoe) duelist even managed to make MAA respect her (not something to be proud of) kind of sad that they would all be dead soon

Denial

Strategy: completely expecting to get bent over and spanked for even trying so go in with the plan to get my collective faces beat in to work out a strategy for another run

Result: victory?

Worked through the shackles one by one with only moderate troubles (one of those assholes blocked my melee skills when most of my team is melee based, total bullshit) expected megamind in the background to show up and brain blast my shit but then the fight ended. Kinda anticlimactic tbh but still excited to keep playing.

TL:DR beat Denial on my attempt fighting it with my first expedition using duelist