Year 2 Champion Guide: Rosie, the Halfling Monk
Last Updated: March 23rd, 2023 - Added event reference; moved Adventure Info to permanent event guide
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#Year 2 Champion - Grandmother Night aka Rosie Beestinger, the Halfling Monk
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Source: The Acq Inc "C" Team series of streams as played by Kate Welch
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Arrival Event: Festival of Fools
You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.
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Slot 10
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Good with: Champions younger than her, especially females; Acq Inc "C" Team
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Affiliation: Acq Inc "C" Team - Donaar, K'thriss, Rosie, Walnut
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Eligible for Patrons: Mirt (Strahd w/Feat)
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Time Gate Priority: Low
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfling | Monk | Chaotic Good | Female (She / Her) | 110 | DPS | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Bio: "Rosie Beestinger came to us highly recommended—by basically everyone. By which I mean at least one hundred halflings all entered her name in our Winter Intern drive. They all seemed a little nervous, and their handwriting was very shaky. Who knows! Maybe they were very, very cold. Winter, right?! She’s a monk or something. Let’s see how she does." ~Omin Dran
Weighing in at just under 30 pounds and with a grandmotherly demeanor befitting her advanced age, Rosie Beestinger is easily mistaken for someone on the wrong side of the “aggressor/victim” relationship. But this is a mix-up that few people make more than once.
Basic Attack: Shadow Step - Rosie appears behind a random enemy and strikes them with her fists.
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Base Attack Type: Melee
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Base Attack Speed: 4.5 seconds
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Self-DPS Buff: 1.25e15%
Ultimate: Grammamancy - Rosie roots all enemies in place and becomes a blur of movement, pummeling up to 10 enemies on screen for massive damage and, once she returns to the formation, removing the cooldown on Deflect Missiles for the next 15 seconds.
- Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 220 seconds
##Interesting Abilities
Sassy: Rosie deals 400% increased damage for every Champion in the formation younger than she is.
- 1.02e05% post-stack multiplier after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Deflect Missiles: Rosie catches/deflects the next ranged/magic attack against herself or any adjacent Champion and redirects it back at the attacker. Damage done is 100% of Rosie's normal damage. This effect can only trigger every 2.5 seconds.
- No upgrades
Gaar's Note: This ability is really useful against annoying magical enemies like the Xanathar.
Busy Beestinger: Rosie's attack speed cooldown is lowered by .5 seconds (stacking additively) and her damage is increased by 400% (stacking multiplicatively) for each member of the C-Team in the formation, including herself.
- 476.8% post-stack multiplier after upgrades; Supported by an Item
Shadow Arts: On every fifth attack, Rosie does a whirlwind attack with her staff, hitting all enemies in a small AoE for 50% of her base damage.
- No upgrades
Timeless Body: Reduce the number of attacks before Rosie performs a Shadow Arts attack by 1.
- No upgrades
##Specializations
Matriarch: Increases the effect of Sassy by 25% for every female Champion in the formation younger than Rosie.
From The Shadows: Increases the effect of Rosie's Shadow Arts ability by 300%.
Gaar's Note: This tends to be the go-to Spec.
##Equipment
| White | Green | Blue | Purple | Gild Priority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1: Increases the damage of Rosie | 50% | 125% | 200% | 350% | 2 |
| Slot 2: Increases the damage of Rosie | 50% | 125% | 200% | 350% | 2 |
| Slot 3: Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 4: Increases the damage of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Buffs Rosie's Ultimate Attack Damage | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 3 |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Rosie's Ultimate Attack | 6s | 11s | 22s | 55s | 3 |
##Legendary Effects
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% for each Champion in the formation
- Increases the damage of all Female Champions by 125%
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 60% for each Halfling Champion in the formation
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a DEX score of 11 or higher by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 20% for each Champion with a CON score of 11 or higher in the formation
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 20% for each Champion in the formation with a Chaotic alignment
Gaar's Note: Find more information on the Legendary system here.
##Feats
Here is the info for when you can unlock each Feat Slot:
| Feat Slot | Unlocked at Level | Rough Cost |
|---|---|---|
| First | 110 | e23 |
| Second | 430 | e44 |
| Third | 800 | e67 |
| Fourth | 1255 | e98 |
Gaar's Note: Currently, you will need to level this Champion past their current upgrade softcap which will require you changing the blue update indicator from UPG to one of the numbered options.
Here is the info on what Feats are available for this Champion:
| Obtained | Recommended | Name | Effect |
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| Default | Pushing | Tavern Brawler | Increases the damage of Rosie by 30% |
| Default | Pushing | Not Your Grandma's Grandma | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 20% |
| 12,500 Gems | Pushing | Grappler | Increases the damage of Rosie by 60% |
| 12,500 Gems | Pushing | Sassiest Grandma | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 40% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Strahd | Keen Mind | Increases the Intelligence score of Rosie by 1 |
##Level Upgrades
Gaar's Note: Level Cost is the cost to go from your current level to the stated level. It is not a cumulative total. However, since we're dealing with very large numbers, it's in the ballpark.
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.00e14 | Add to Formation |
| 15 | 3.93e16 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 25 | 1.53e17 | Sassy |
| 40 | 1.64e18 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 50 | 6.27e18 | Deflect Missiles |
| 65 | 6.70e19 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 75 | 2.56e20 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 90 | 2.74e21 | Busy Beestinger |
| 100 | 1.05e22 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 110 | 4.62e22 | Shadow Arts |
| 135 | 2.38e24 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 150 | 2.02e25 | Specialization Choice |
| 160 | 7.71e25 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 175 | 8.25e26 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 190 | 7.64e27 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 200 | 2.92e28 | Ultimate |
| 215 | 3.12e29 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 230 | 2.89e30 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 250 | 5.99e31 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 260 | 2.15e32 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 275 | 2.30e33 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 295 | 4.76e34 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 300 | 5.52e34 | Timeless Body |
| 310 | 3.60e35 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 330 | 8.59e36 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 340 | 3.09e37 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 365 | 1.59e39 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 395 | 1.39e41 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 405 | 4.78e41 | Buffs Rosie's Ultimate Attack damage by 100% |
| 415 | 2.11e42 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 425 | 9.30e42 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 440 | 9.94e43 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 460 | 2.06e45 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 475 | 1.79e46 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 490 | 1.66e47 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 500 | 6.35e47 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 510 | 2.80e48 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 525 | 3.00e49 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
softcap upgrade - ???
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 545 | 6.20e50 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 575 | 5.55e52 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 595 | 1.04e54 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 615 | 2.02e55 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 635 | 3.92e56 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
softcap upgrade - March 24th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 655 | 7.63e57 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 685 | 6.83e59 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 720 | 1.24e62 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 750 | 1.06e64 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
softcap upgrade - December 16th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 770 | 1.97e65 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 780 | 7.10e65 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
| 790 | 3.13e66 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 800 | 1.38e67 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 810 | 6.10e67 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
| 820 | 2.69e68 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 860 | 1.31e71 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
softcap upgrade - September 15th, 2021
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 880 | 2.43e72 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 890 | 8.74e72 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 900 | 3.86e73 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 910 | 1.70e74 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
| 920 | 7.51e74 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 930 | 3.31e75 | Increases the per-C-Team damage bonus of Rosie's Busy Beestinger ability by 25% |
| 975 | 3.40e78 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
softcap upgrade - June 1st, 2022
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.36e80 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 1020 | 2.57e81 | Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 100% |
| 1040 | 5.00e82 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
| 1060 | 9.73e83 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 200% |
| 1080 | 1.89e85 | Increases the damage of Rosie by 100% |
Current max upgrade level is 1080
#Formation & Mission Information
In a Time Gate, you will be given two basic adventures and one variant to complete, along with being granted access to Free Plays. They all use a formation that holds 10 Champions. They have a Champ-specific format that I've done my best to re-create below.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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New Player Formation & Specializations:
While I recommend learning to build your own formations, here's a set of starter formations for brand new players to use while they get the hang of things. Anyone with other options should check that link for how to figure out how to make the best of them. You can also ask for help in the #formations channel in the official Discord.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| Hitch - Charismatic | Bruenor - Battle Master | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
| Calliope - College of Valor | NA | |||
| Minsc - Humanoids | ||||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves |
This formation is for the first couple of runs where you're just not going to get enough Gold to get everyone on the field, let alone level people up into their power curves. At this point, Jarlaxle is focusing on being your Primary DPS while everyone else is set up to support him.
The following formation is for once your Hitch starts doing more damage than your Jarlaxle. You can find this out by pulling Asharra out of the formation and swapping Jarlaxle and Hitch around to see whose damage is better. If Hitch is higher, next run change Asharra's Spec to buff Hitch instead.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| Hitch - Charismatic | ||||
| Minsc - Humanoids | Bruenor - Battle Master | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Asharra - Potpourri/TBD | ||||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Tyril - Wild Shape | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
| Makos - Dark Blessing |
This formation should get you through the Time Gate as a new player. If you have other options or think a different DPS is geared better, try it out and see what happens! Swapping DPS around like this can help you figure out what works best for you with your specific items.
These are the rough Favor values you need to reach to make a Variant say Difficulty: Easy. Keep in mind that this is just a generic rating system and some Variants may be harder than others, even with Favor in this range.
| Variant | Favor Level (Normal) | Favor Level (Scientific Notation) |
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| 75 | 20,000 | ~2e04 |
| 125 | 15,000,000 | ~1.5e07 |
| 175 | 150,000,000 | ~1.5e08 |
##Initial Mission: A Fool's Errand
Complete: Area 50
Reward: Rosie + Gold Rosie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
Gaar's Note: The area 50 boss here is armored and hits very hard. That makes this boss a Favor check as you need to not only be able to damage them, but also survive. You may need to farm a while at the prior level to upgrade useful abilities to pass it initially and at higher levels. This means you may not push as far in this event as others.
##Second Mission: A Fool's Errand
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Rosie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
The area goals go up by 50 each time you select a specific Champion's Time Gate and then go down by 25 each time you select someone else's. This encourages you to do Time Gates for different Champions, potentially in a rotation, rather than just grinding the same Champion's Time Gate over and over.
Once you've done the first two missions, you then have to complete the variant the Time Gate gave you. If you've never done any of them, you'll get one at random. If you've done one, you'll get one of the other two you haven't done before. If you've done two of them before, you're guaranteed to get the one you haven't done. If you've done all three before, you get one at random.
##First Variant Option: A Lighter Touch
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Rosie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Only Champions with a Strength (STR) score of 14 or lower may be used. Additionally, Champions with an Intelligence (INT) score of 14 or higher deal 400% increased damage.
Gaar's Notes: he good news here is you only need to get to level 75. That makes this not horribly painful. On the upside, it's Jarlaxle & Delina's time to shine! ;) With the right gear/Champs, this may be a decent place to push for some Favor.
##Second Variant Option: Flay the Fools
Complete: Area 125
Reward: Gold Rosie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: During boss areas, Mind Flayers appear and attack the formation. While alive, Mind Flayers make all other enemies immune to damage.
Gaar's Notes: So... kill the Mind Flayers as quickly as possible. That's the takeaway here. Click damage can help early on, but then you'll want to be ready with Ultimates if you're finding yourself in trouble.
##Third Variant Option: Beestingers Unleashed
Complete: Area 175
Reward: Gold Rosie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Strix and Rosie Beestinger begin the adventure in your formation with Strix asking Rosie what it means to be a Beestinger. No other Champions are able to be used, however, both Strix and Rosie Beestinger have increased damage, increased attack speed, and reduced Ultimate ability cooldowns. Additionally, Rosie Beestinger's Matriarch also doubles her health.
FYI: You must have Strix to do this variant. This variant features unique dialogue created with the help of Strix & Rosie themselves! Completing this adventure will unlock a bee outfit for both Rosie & Strix!
Gaar's Notes: OMG... BEE OUTFITS!!!! Ahem... So, you'll want to pick From the Shadows spec and use Rosie as your tank here. You're going to want lots of Favor here. Lots. Like, whole lots. You only have two Champions and one only tanks ranged attacks. Get lots of Favor. (See Mars' Guide at the bottom of the Achievement list for info relevant to this variant!)
##Free Play
Complete: Area 50
Reward: Whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
#Achievements
Gaar's Note: All of these achievements can be earned at any time except where noted.
Recruit Rosie - 1%
Recruit Rosie, the Halfling Monk
All My Children - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "A Fool's Errand (Rosie)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Odd Family Heirlooms - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Rosie's six equipment slots. (Event Champ gear does not come from regular Silver/Gold Chests. You can earn Event Champ gear from their specific Event Chests, Time Gates, qualifying Patron Chests, and other Chests as noted.)
Always Up For Adventure - 1%
Complete area 225 in any "A Fool's Errand" free play. (This achievement can only be earned during the Festival of Fools Event, but it can be earned in any Champion's free play.)
Master Arrow Catcher - 1%
Deflect 2,500 ranged or magic attacks using Deflect Missile.
Posted Mar 17, 2023, 8:49 PM UTC · edited