Variant Barbarian Build

[ZatarRufus]

My current hardcore character (ninth in this attempt) is considered an 'oddball' build by my friends. Crystalion started a thread some time ago which got me thinking.

Posted: Nov 3 2003, 08:00 AM by Crystalion:
"...you can mule a clvl 1 to nightmare usefully and get the crazy idea to actually *do something* while you're there."

I'm playing a barbarian which I started with this technique:

Posted: Nov 5 2003, 04:03 PM by Occhidiangela:
"...go out to the Blood Moor and kill all of the rest by herding them over to Flavie and making that nasty wench kill them with her bow."

By doing this and picking up the items dropped (as well as opening chests), I've managed to build my defence to 62. I use stamina potions to simply out-run the hordes.

My criteria for the initial adventure is to determine how much can be done in single player, v1.10 without getting any experience points at all. Once accomplised, I will use one of the following: a. the original axe, b. Wirt's Leg, or c. Charsi's Hammer and then see if I can complete at least normal. I know I can have Charsi imbue the original axe. I wonder if she would do Wirt's Leg.

So far I've mananged to trigger the first four quests and actually complete the third (rescue Cain). I also picked up Wirt's leg. I have all the waypoints up to the Outer Cloister. And I've been to tower level five & triggered the "Dispose of the Countess" message as well as locating Charsi's hammer. Although it says "Impossible." and/or "I can't." When I try to pick it up.

My question is: Is there anything else I can accomplish without gaining experience points besides additional (extremely dangerous) waypoints?

Edit: 1. Crystalion started a thread, not a post. 2. My question should have a buttonhook, not a spot behind it.