Go down to the beach some day, and you'll see lots of full-grown Slackers wandering around with nothing much in particular to do. Where do they come from? Why do they look so relaxed? Well, adult Slackers come from baby Slackers, of course, and they look so relaxed because they've already bested the worst Diablo and his buddies could throw at them!

There are 3 versions of the Slacker presented here. None of these subclasses are very much given to studying or exercise, and approach life in a very laid back manner. If they run into trouble that proves to be too tough to handle, they simply say 'Whatever', pick themselves up, and continue on their way. The Geek Slacker is the default version, which tends toward having some nifty toys and can pick up some skills intuitively, but is pretty wimpy physically. The Nudist Slacker eschews all forms of visible gear, but is relatively buff as she must have some stuff to show off. The Stoner Slacker is also relatively buff physically and has access to a variety of nifty toys, mainly stolen from her Geek peers, but years of abuse of The Weed have left their toll, and she tends to be slow to pick up even the most rudimentary skills. A growing Slacker can "grow out" of one subclass and change to a different subclass, providing that they can still meet all the criteria of the new subclass for the relevant age bracket.

Slackers tend to prefer the company of other Slackers, or similarly challenged folk. They prefer not to associate with anyone that can show them up by blazing through Diablo's minions faster than they can.

Here's the Slacker life cycle:

A. Slacker Infant
Goal: Defeat at least one Act Boss of your choice. The further you can get, the better!

* Complete Nudity (including jewellry & charms)
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Stoner: You are allowed non-visible gear, but may not allocate skill points at all.

B. Slacker Toddler
Goal: Defeat Baal on Normal difficulty.

* Visibly Nude (no visible gear incl. weapon/shield), with no exceptional/elite items
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Stoner: You are allowed any gear you can equip, but may not allocate skill points.

C. Slacker Child
Goal: Defeat at least one Nightmare Act Boss of your choice. The further you can get, the better!

* Gear allowed, but no exceptional/elite items
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Nudist: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you must remain visibly nude
* Stoner: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you may not allocate skill points.

D. Slacker Pre-teen
Goal: Defeat Baal on Nightmare difficulty.

* Gear allowed, but no elite items
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill, except two skills which may be up to slvl 10
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Nudist: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you must remain visibly nude
* Stoner: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you may not have more than 1 point in any skill

E. Slacker Teen
Goal: Defeat at least one Hell Act Boss of your choice. The further you can get, the better!

* Gear allowed, but no elite items
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill, except three skills which may be up to slvl 10
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Nudist: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you must remain visibly nude
* Stoner: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you may only have one skill that is up to slvl 10

F. Slacker Come-of-Age
Goal: Defeat Baal on Hell difficulty.

* Gear allowed
* No stat points allocated
* No more than 1 skill point per skill, except four skills which may be up to slvl 10
* No mercenary
* Must complete all act quests before advancing to subsequent acts
* Nudist: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you must remain visibly nude
* Stoner: At any point you may have allocated up to 1/2 the stat points you have ever received, but you may only have two skills that are up to slvl 10

G. Slacker Adult
Do what you like, you've earned it! Slack on, or crack some books, buff up at the gym, and enter the work week, as you prefer.

Oringinal Thread
May/30/2004

Game Summaries
after Hell Baal - Mar/22/2005