I have to say that I didn't adventure that much, I just worked on the farm to increase both strength and constitution. I didn't realize adventuring was the best way of making money until about 2 weeks before the end
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BTW, how do you stop her from running away, in my first game, where she was a fighter she didn't run away once, but in my new game, where she is an artist/housewife she seems to spend every other month away from home!