In light of the new invincibility glitch, I think it would be best to split the categories into invincibility/no-invincibility.

I don't want to outright ban the invincibility glitch because it IS the fastest way to achieve all of the runs, but it definitely warps the game into something different. Therefore, I'm going to split each category in two, one allowing and one banning the glitch.

If anyone disagrees with this or has an alternative idea, please feel free to shout. I want people to be able to challenge themselves and post times with whatever methods they enjoy, but there really should be a separation between runs that remove the hardest parts of the game (Herodotus and finding doors quickly) and the 'real' runs.

There are a few categories that I've run and I'd like other people to be inspired to try them out. Would it be possible to add some or all of these to the leaderboard?

Any% One Death - "Finish the game only dying once. Time starts when you begin your first life (not the tutorial) and ends as soon as the Fountain is slain."

Any% NoSword - "Finish the game without using your sword. No attacks or downstrikes allowed. Time starts when you begin your first life (not the tutorial) and ends as soon as the Fountain is slain."

Any% NoArchitect - "Finish the game without using the architect to lock the castle. Time starts when you begin your first life (not the tutorial) and ends as soon as the Fountain is slain."

Any% Pacifist - "Finish the game killing no monsters outside of boss rooms. Time starts when you begin your first life (not the tutorial) and ends as soon as the Fountain is slain."

One death and No Architect are the more serious of the categories as they are much easier than NoSword and Pacifist. If I had to chose which ones to add my order of preference would be NoArchitect > One Death > NoSword > Pacifist.

NoArchitect and One Death are about on par with each other, but there have already been some NoArchitect races on SRL.

If it would be possible to add some or all of these categories, I would really appreciate it. I'd like to see more people speed running this game and one of the 3 categories (100%) is simply to long for most people.

Thank you! :)