If you're beginner, select easy difficulty in config. See some hints in manual about PC creation. Don't make PC fighter if DS isn't fixed (e.g. with
this) — bug kills.
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Originally Posted by HailToNietzsche
I was killed by the first enemies I stumbled across all the time. These Ratkins aren't the most powerful menace in this game, are they?
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Lesson: don't choose simple way.
That is, instead of running straight into town, visit beginners' dungeon (fountain is better than rest, especially
that one) and river bank (Skull Bones, Map), collect few items, get XP on local fauna & flora. With sensibly grown 4-5 lvl PCs and half-decent tactics you'll easily trample poor rodents.
3 casters (1/possible stack) with Sleep or at least Missile Shield are desirable (Bard with lute is best one), mass-harm spells won't hurt, but aren't needed: Samurai is available long before Death Wish.
Just to save time of tryng spells on such target: Rattkin are agile and eat offal, so they got good resistance for Missiles and decent Poison and Paralysis.