Swordless run complete!
I'm so glad they added the "bring it to the wrong fight" achievement because otherwise I wouldn't have even thought to do this as a challenge. Honestly this felt like a "Master Mode" file for me and I absolutely loved the experience.
Firstly I loved that it was really only possible due to the fact that I knew where every secret chest was. (Doing 2 randomizers beforehand helps a lot lol) because without max stats at all times idk how I would do this.
My favorite part, though, was how much more important stealth was in early game. From sneaking through frog's den to using a freeze bomb on the Guard Captain so I could pull the lever and avoid fighting them, I had to really get creative on how to progress without getting obliterated.
The hardest parts of this run were obviously the Cathedral Gauntlet and The Heir, I had to abuse parries, freezes, consumables, and the fact that the gun can be used with just a drop of MP just to have a chance at beating them. I also swapped out card slots a ton during the gauntlet because each wave of enemies needed a different combo.
This is technically my fourth time beating Tunic, and aside from my first playthrough it was definitely my favorite.
(If anyone was wondering, yes I got the true ending right after beating The Heir but I didn't want to chicken out of beating them swordless by getting all the pages before facing them)