Late to the party, but WOW! A couple of questions...

Hi, folks, I am completely bowled over by this game, and I hope I'm not catching it too late--but I will say I'm a solid wolfpack devotee, seconded by scarecrows. I've had a few good hitman runs, and once i even won with miss jilly. The Shattered Plains are my go-to. I'm at level 80, but I haven't been lucky enough to forge Vital Dust (or pretty much any dust) golden, so beating the Golden Grounds is just out of reach for me. Is there a way to control the randomness of the forge at all? Now I just need to get my friends addicted to this game...

Remember you can swap out your carry tower. Replacing miss jilly with a Solara will increase your damage.