Weekly Challenge Report #2 – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bleed?

[h3]Welcome back to our Weekly Challenge Report, adventurers![/h3] Today, we're lovingly throwing you into the jaws of the week’s wildest modifiers and hope you survive to read next week’s. This time? The wolves are out—and they brought backup. This week' s challenge is: [b]Threatening Howls[/b] It’s full of bleed, rich in gold, and dangerously slow. A fairytale gone horribly wrong. ⸻ [h3]🩸 What You’re Dealing With:[/h3] [b]🩸 Hemorrhage[/b]: Enemies apply [b]2 Bleed charges[/b] that hit at the end of the turn, bypassing Buffer and Bleed Immunity. It hurts more than it should. [b]⚡ Energized Heroes[/b]: Every hero starts with [b]+1 energy[/b] each turn, guess you got your dose of caffeine in! [b]🐢 Slow Heroes [/b]: Unfortunately, you're not winning any race today, [b]-1 speed[/b] to your whole party. I don't make the rules. [b]🌪️ Elemental Monsters[/b]: All monsters gain [b]+10% Fire, Cold, and Lightning resistance[/b]. Hope you weren’t counting on consistent damage output. [b]💰 Wealthy Heroes [/b]: You begin with [b]+300 gold and shards.[/b] Great! Use it fast, before the wolves get you. [b]💉 Double Injuries[/b]: When you take an injury, you get an [b]extra copy[/b]. Because clearly open wound wasn’t enough. This is a challenge where you’ll want your healing sharp, your positioning smarter, and your defensive layers thicker than the straw house Ottis used to live in. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38602910/fb6573ba04544423dc8d405bf2c142e69a3b0e42.png[/img] ⸻ [h3] ⚔️ Party Report – Field Notes, Day 1:[/h3] [b]🐷 Ottis[/b] – Vital. Keeps the bleeding from turning fatal. Must protect him at all costs. [b]⚡ Wilbur[/b] – Sparks flying, brain humming. Slower than usual. Still irreplaceable. [b]🏹 Sylvie[/b] – Sharp. Focused, and everything she hits bleeds. [b]🦌 Bree[/b] – Unmoving, unshaken. If something’s coming for us, it’ll have to go through her first. The woods are quiet.[i] Too quiet.[/i] We’re 70% bleed stacks, 40% regret, and somehow still at -10% initiative. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38602910/5ec767193a3eec71702269125231e5dde0bfa746.png[/img] ⸻ [h3]🃏 Rewards Worth the Risk:[/h3] Reach the third act to unlock two wildwood-themed card backs and prove that you didn’t become the Big Bad Wolf’s chew toy this week. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38602910/7676c24b47374a1e5c7dfe71294b469d28660f47.png[/img] ⸻ [b][list] [*] 💬 How have your runs gone? Did Ottis squeal all the way home, or did Wilbur collapse under a pile of bleed stacks? [*] 🧠 Share your strategies, meme moments, or full-on wipe stories in the comments before this week's challenge event ends! [*] 🎮 Need help or moral support? Join us on [url=https://discord.gg/across-the-obelisk-679706811108163701]Discord[/url]—we promise not to bite. [/list][/b] ⸻ Next week brings a new twist, new suffering, and hopefully fewer wolves. Maybe. [i]—The ATO Team ⚔️[/i]