Let's reconsider:

[ORIGINALBAG0]

Shroud part 1.

I understand it was a challenge until people figured out the static order of the portals, but now it is just LOOOOOOONG. Can we either shorten it up or add some variety?

The extent of random elements in part 1 is whether a trog caster will be left alone long enough to get SUPER bored and displace a portal, and whether or not the cleric feels like healing the barbarian frenzying on a portal by himself.

I literally wanna cry every time Shroud starts, and the other parts are actually kinda fun and add the chance to fail. Part 1 was just the challenge of memorizing the order. Can that change or slim down to like 5 portals? Please?

[Musouka]

Shroud part 1.

I understand it was a challenge until people figured out the static order of the portals, but now it is just LOOOOOOONG. Can we either shorten it up or add some variety?

The extent of random elements in part 1 is whether a trog caster will be left alone long enough to get SUPER bored and displace a portal, and whether or not the cleric feels like healing the barbarian frenzying on a portal by himself.

I literally wanna cry every time Shroud starts, and the other parts are actually kinda fun and add the chance to fail. Part 1 was just the challenge of memorizing the order. Can that change or slim down to like 5 portals? Please?

How about make the portals spawn in random locations around part 1 after the first one?

[Deanarth]

Seeing as how the real challenge here is to not fall asleep at the keyboard while dropping the portals, the obvious option to make it tougher is to give the portals some random and impossible to beat DR with 25x as many HP. Also have them spawn flying grizzley bears that shoot lazer eyes.

[Grenada]

. Also have them spawn flying grizzley bears that shoot lazer eyes.

[Thrudh]

I'd like to see portals with half the hp, but have the spawns happen 3x as fast.

[ORIGINALBAG0]

I'd like to see portals with half the hp, but have the spawns happen 3x as fast.

You, sir, win this thread. That would improve it in exactly the right way. Just change two numbers in the code to make it 100 times more frantic and fun. It's practical in every way, and I deem it worthy. Go forth, devs, and fix this.

[ssgcmwatson]

While we're fixing Shroud... this suggestion came up in our group last night:

In part 5, can the devs please increase the rate at which the pools give you back SP and just make them dry up once all four lieutenants are killed?