Wartales - Contract: The Tavern Opens!

Honestly, although I really enjoyed the base game and want to support it, I'd rather play without that DLC. Fortunately you can either avoid activating it, either leave it running on its own without using its features! As the title reads, the tavern DLC simply kills the difficulty even in extreme mode. Your tavern will quickly grow into quite the cashcow; by the time you've fully upgraded it, you can expect 20K+ revenues over three rests with at least a 5:1 rate, meaning you could technically feed a 4K-expensive band. Only technically because it takes an annoying amount of clicking (100 tavern currency per click), which is the real limitation! The worst part IMO is the free food delivery: they're tied to the signature dish active on the menu, however they almost all have very meaningful bonuses in combat. Not only is it free food, one lets you build rage stacks - forget single-target abilities, just lay down the AoEs to immediately build your +50% damages! Even taken on its own for the management minigame it is, there is no difficulty involved. Everything is made-to-order with fixed costs and unlimited supply with only a small measure of RNG to have some components be more expensive than usual (doesn't change the unlimited supply rule), so you absolutely cannot go into the negative unless you're trying on purpose! If it's not enough, you can train your band's cook/brewer for a while if you find it too slow (or lack materials) with camp production. The bard/thief too, but usually less of an issue. With all that being said, one thing to remind on the positive side is that it all falls to player decision. You can choose to never take coins from the tavern, to avoid the free money; you can get rid of the food delivery, to avoid the free food/buffs. That lets you read the events that were written for that DLC without heavily impacting your playthrough, still know what you're in for: if you intend on using that DLC, it kills even the extreme difficulty!