PotD no-magic build. Possible?

[Hawke64]

Are there any survivable weapon-only party builds for Path of the Damned difficulty?

I've been thinking of one-handed weapon/shield/light armor for the MC, not sure about the party.

 

[tacodiscussions]

This is my quest actually. I'm not entirely free of magic, but it's only rep abilities that raise my lore, not control x. I wouldn't say they're crucial, but I kinda want to have enough lore to be a smartass in conversations/interactions. Also, it's solo.

You have to rely on leashing for a bit longer than you would with magic (especially Illusion), but eventually you become a one man army whose only nemesis is spelled Malice. Azurebells are amazing for giving you an edge in difficult battles.

This is my build at 21. I start as double shield. If you're not soloing you'll obviously want the challenger stance.

 

[Raz415]

It's all fun and games until you reach the Havoc that summons and consumes Bane, archers and anything but 2h warriors suck at dealing with Bane, and 2h warriors suck at dealing with Malice.

 

[aimlessgun]

This is my build at 21. I start as double shield. If you're not soloing you'll obviously want the challenger stance.

No Bandolier That's almost more impressive than not using magic.

 

[tacodiscussions]

anything but 2h warriors suck at dealing with Bane

Misstep. Scourges and wisps are cakewalks.

 

[player1 fanatic]

Any kind of heavy forge bound armor is pretty much ultimate bane defense.