Kate,
First up, I agree with you on ToC - frankly I find it boring to do the jousting (particularly having just completed the whole valiant jousting for Champion of the Horde). It can be done of course, but I just skip that one.
As to FoS, Bronjahm will be easy as I think you've found, bu thte Devourer requires you to react pretty much perfectly throughout the fight, one wrong move and it's four dead Rets. There's nothing inherently un-melee-boxable about it, but it's a tough fight to learn.
If I may offer some advice - there's three dungeons you should focus on.
UK
Prince Keleseth: This is a basic tank 'n spank. Ignore the cocooning of any party members, if you like save the Rets 4xDivine Storm for it - it'll be quite sufficient to break the cocoon. Make sure consecrate is down when the skeletons come in, that, along with normal attacks should be sufficient to dispatch them. If needs be, pop 5xDivine Shield for a bit of damage-taken respite.
Skarvald And Dalroon: This is another basic tank 'n spank (which is why UK is so good for early multiboxers), with only a small twist. The twist is to make sure that both bosses die at the same time or nearly the same time. Concentrate on Skarvald first (he hits harder), get him down to about 60k, then switch to Dalronn. Normal attacks with their AoE elements should then finish of Skarvald almost exactly at the same time as Dalronn drops. If one drops significantly before the other, you'll need to pop Divine Shield as the "dead" one ignores the tanks threat and smahes into the Rets.
Ingvar: This one might seem like is a bridge too far at first but there is a method to him. Firstly you have to have independent movement keys for the Rets. Run right at Ingvar and have the Prot pick up agro and run a little past Ingvar to turn him around. Then Consecrate, and slowly move the rets to a 45 degree angle (so that they're not directly behind Ingvar). I have W,A,S,D for Ret movement, so I run in, throw the Shield, turn around and hit D repeatedly until they're at that 45 degree angle. It means that Ingvars deadly stomp will probably not hit them (as he rarely turns on a 45 degree to do it). If he does turn to face them, swing them right around to the Prot and have the Prot then run past Ingvar to turn him around again. In Phase 2, try and tank him near a column, and be prepared to use Divine Shield when the whirling axe of Ret death comes out... lol.
DTK
Trollgore - another basic tank 'n spank. Just make sure to engage him with all the pallys just below the top of the stairs to avoid the corpse explosion he does on the mobs that fly in every now and then. If DPS is slow it can be a little bit of a struggle, but again that trusty 5xDivine Shield should get you through it.
Skip Novos and Dred (until geared up anyway)
Tharon'ja - a very easy tank 'n spank with half the fight spent in a skeletal form in which your gear won't matter anyway. There's a poison cloud he drops in phase 2, but it's weak and easily moved out of.
The ability to do Trollgore and Tharon'ja makes for the Random dungeon achievement on this one, so Novos and Dred can be safely skipped for much much later.
Old Kingdom
Elder Nadox - again a tank 'n spank with a twist. At some point in the fight, he'll go immune and summon in a Guardian spider - just smash that down and resume beating on Nadox.
Prince Taldaram - the only tough thing here is the fire sphere thing he does. Be prepared to 5xDivine Shield through it if you get it once, and run if you get it more than once. Should he decide to incapacite the Prot and that little life-drain phase he does, just switch to one of the Rets until the Prots free'd up.
Amanitar - The fungus boss - his "catchphrase" is to minimize you about 40 or 50 seconds into the fight. As Divine Shield dispells this mechanic it turns it into an extremely standard tank 'n spank. Should your DPS be low enough to get to a second minimze spell, just keep a good mushroom nearby and have the prot blast it as soon as they get minimized.
Skip Shadowseeker.
Herald Volazj I expected this fight to be tough - possibly even too much for my under-geared Pallys - but it turned out to be really easy. He'll cast Insanity at 66% and 33% health I think it is. You shouldn't even need to switch off the tank, just battle your ret-images down as quickly as you can and you'll quickly find your party restored. If the fight drags on, use Divine Shield after the second bout of Insanity.
CoS
With a little gearing you should also be able to clear out H CoS. Meathook is the only real problem to this dungeon, he does an AoE cast, that does bugger all damage but frustraingly interrupts spell-casting. The Prot needs to be using Seal of Light, because the Rets will only be able to get off insta-cast Flash of Lights to heal the Prot. You could try for it without good gear, but it may be too hard, but this should be your first new dungeon once you've got some badge gear on.
Even without hitting the Random this is good for 9 badges a day - and there's quite a few other dungeons where you may be able to pick out the first boss or two (even in HoL the first two bosses are basic tank 'n spanks with only minor twists for example). Once you get a bit of gear on, you'll be able to do more for sure. More realistically, popping the random every 15 minutes, knocking off the 1st boss in bad random pops etc, you could get 20 badges in a decent session without stretching too much.
Others
Here's the full list of bosses I was able to drop with just starting gear (admittedly this included the crafted i245's and i200 weapons) (final bosses, and hence random achievements for extra badges italicised).
UK: Keleseth, Skarvald&Dalronn, Ingvar
DTK: Trollgore, Tharon'ja
OK: Nadox, Taldaram, Amanitar, Volazj
CoS: Meathook, Salramm, Epoch, Mal'Ganis
GUN ( entering via the side exit after wiping on Slad'ran... lol) Moorabi, Eck
HoL: Bjarngrim, Volkhan
Oculus: Drakos, Varos
UP: Sorrowgrave
Normal FoS: Bronjahm
Hope this helps.
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