User blog comment:MrMister1237/Challenge run ideas/@comment-26270806-20191005190554/@comment-26270806-20191008204005

The real first problem is the Cave of Trials; if you go alone without any companions, the Imp can be a problem because she has a bind and rape move. When I tried this sort of playthrough a while back, I decided to keep Alice with me at least until I managed to successfully recruit a single Monstergirl on first encounter.

I was pretty lucky; Bunny Slime asked to join the first time I beat her in the wild, so I got a sidekick and boxed Alice pretty early. I'm thinking some of the earlier enemies have higher recruit rates. Didn't have another recruit until Harpy Girl though, so I had to make her a Priest so I'd have a healer.