When fighting the undead, have your Crusader use the Smite attack. Now focus on Andre and 'Swing Away!' - I mean, Smite-away! Do not use the stunning blow - Andre's too strong for it. Not to worry! Have your Highwayman use his Grapeshot to damage both enemies. In the second fight, you might notice you're up against an Andre The Giant look alike (with a less civilized upbringing). Start killing off the first humans you fight by using the Crusader's Smite ability and the Highwayman's Open Vein or Stunning Blow. It will inform you on the essentials: how to grow your arsenal, make profit, manage your roster of heroes, and avoid defeat by preparation and indifference. This guide is here to aid you in your campaign of tactics and callousness.

And as one delves deeper into said game, those words hold more weight.

In Darkest Dungeon’s opening cinematic, the narrator speaks of a “damnable portal of anti-deluvian evil”.

“Hell is empty / And all the devils are here.” Darkest Dungeon’s narrative bears resemblance to an anonymous man’s cry in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

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