Update on my Dragon Hunter Challenge: How low can you go?
Objective: kill all 10 dragons and end up with the lowest possible experience level. The benchmark from my first run is Level 19 + 6868 XP.
I reported last time that I got to Skyhold at Level 7 + 847 XP. Not bad, but I knew I could do better. Unfortunately, I didn't keep a save from when I first opened the Hinterlands, so I had to start over from the beginning.
This time I managed to get to Skyhold at Level 6 + 3602 XP (4023 needed for Level 7). I also trimmed out some excess Power. This time I had 14 from quests and only needed to do one requisition to get the 15 needed for the Templar quest.
Most of the savings came from cutting out companions that I didn't need and that generated XP to get them, like Blackwall. I also cut out Vivienne, but that may come back to haunt me. I still need an agent in Connections and Vivienne is the easiest way to get one. Plus I'm missing out on all the Influence from the Truth or Dare series of war table operations, which you only get with Viv on the team.
Now it's specialization time. I've got 7 Power coming out of the catastrophe at Haven and I need 16 total to open both the Fallow Mire and the Western Approach to go KE. I think I got me some grinding to do in the Hinterlands.