I. Gromma
- Extremely elderly for a Tortle, Gromma Nander grew discontent with her secluded life after giving birth to her offspring. Once they were old enough to fend for themselves, she ventured back out into the world to learn as much as she could about the strange creatures that inhabit it. Gromma is a wise and inquisitive Tortle who is quick to friendship but slow to trust. She carries a pouch of smooth colored stones that she has collected on her journey and walks with the aid of a battle-worn spear.
Gromma is a DPS, Support and Tanking tortle who has learned how to be flexible enough to take on almost any role in the formation. She has a soft spot for "the youngins" and does her best to assist anyone younger. She's found a comfy spot in Seat 3 opposite Nayeli.
Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Gromma's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!
II. Gromma's Stats
| Race: Tortle | Alignment: Lawful Neutral | |
| Gender: Female | Pronouns: She/Her | |
| Age: 80 | Affiliation: None | Class: Druid (Circle of the Land) |
| STR: 14 | DEX: 10 | CON: 18 |
| INT: 12 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 13 |
Role: DPS, Support, Tanking
Eligible for Patrons: Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (available until May 1st, 2027)
Seat: 3 (Nayeli)
III. Gromma's Abilities
Basic Attack
Gromma's normal attack can change based on her specialization. She starts with- Slow and Steady (Melee) - Gromma Nander, moving faster than you would expect for an 80 year old Tortle, stabs the closest enemy with her spear.
- Melf's Acid Arrow (Magic) - Gromma shoots a bolt of acid at the nearest target.
Formation Abilities
- Hardened Shell - Gromma has a hardened shell, reducing effects of the Overwhelm debuff by 25%.
- Grandmotherly Love - Gromma increases the damage of all other heroes proportional to their age. The buff starts applying to each Champion at 100%, and for every 10 years younger than 100 that Champion is, the buff on them is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively.
- Ancient Heroism - Gromma increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of her max health.
- Runnin' With The Youngin's - The effect of Grandmotherly Love is increased by 50% for each Champion in the formation younger than Gromma, stacking multiplicatively.
First Specializations
- Circle of the Mountain - Gromma increases the damage of Neutral Champions (on the Good/Evil axis) by 5% for each enemy that has spawned and boss enrage stack in the current area, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 100.
- Circle of the Arctic - Gromma now casts Sleet Storm on enemies she attacks, causing her targeted enemy, and all nearby enemies, to take 400% additional damage from all attacks.
- Circle of the Swamp - Gromma's damage is increased by 400% of the highest Grandmotherly Love buff she's applying to another Champion in the formation.
Second Specializations
- Stoneskin - Increase the effect of Hardened Shell by 100%. Enemies that attack Gromma are impaled by her spiked shell, instantly taking 10 seconds of BUD damage.
- Entanglement - The effect of Gromma's chosen Circle specialization is increased by 100%, and enemies damaged by Gromma have their movement speed and attack speed halved.
- Melf's Acid Arrow - Replaces Gromma's base attack with Melf's Acid Arrow, changing her into a magic attacker. After hitting its target (dealing damage) the arrow explodes, damaging its target (again) and all nearby enemies for an additional 5 seconds of BUD damage.
Ultimate Ability
- Wall of Stone - A wall of stone bursts up out of the ground under a random enemy. The targeted enemy and any enemies in the column that the wall appears in take damage and are knocked backwards. The wall lasts for 15 seconds, and for that time enemies cannot pass it.
IV. Gromma's Epic Equipment
| Slot 1: Runnin' With The Youngin's |
Slot 2: Global Damage |
Slot 3: Grandmotherly Love |
| Slot 4: Specializations |
Slot 5: Ultimate Attack Damage |
Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown |
V. Gromma's Achievement and Adventure Variants
Achievement:
- How Do You Do, Fellow Kids! - Complete 1000 areas while Gromma's Runnin' With The Youngin's has 9 stacks.
Gromma's Adventure Variants:
Respectful Restraint -- Ultimate Attacks can not be used and any attacks with a cooldown of 5 seconds or less have an additional 3 second cooldown. These lengthened attacks don't do any additional damage due to their longer cooldown.
- Area Goals:
- Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
- Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
- Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
- Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.
The Relentless Undead
- Undead monsters have 2x as much health as normal and, when they take a killing blow, they are stunned for 10 seconds before coming back to life.
- Area Goals:
- Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
- Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
- Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
- Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.
A Grand Nandventure
- Gromma Nander starts in your formation and cannot be moved or removed. She has a 4x damage boost and her normal attack cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
- Area Goals:
- Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
- Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
- Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
- Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.
VI. Conclusion
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