Memories and Nightmares...
My first death at master level was like this. As per my normal procedure when I leave town I stay put and allow the few nearby monsters creep up and I proceed to kill them with little or no trouble at all,... at master level in H&S in less than 1 min I was swarmed by no less than 20-30 monsters. (Most of those were just there to watch the first 4 chop me to pieces AaaaaaaaH!
In my second go, I didn't hang around, I didn't want a repeat of the battle at Big Horn!
I began to run and killed a few monsters and continued evasion maneuvers. unfortunately I maneuvered myself into a road passing through a dense forest. monsters blocked both avenues of escape and I fought a valliant (but futile) fight. While I bashed the monster in front of me the one at my back was busy carving pretty pictures on my back! Once I ran out of potions (F11) I quickly died.
My third death was similar to one of yours, I made a b-line to Tarlumain (I wanted to find billy to gain some xp!) needless to say I was stirring up a lot of monsters on the way. (Also the now random placement of the main town had me a long way off. But I managed to get to Tarlumain and upon entering the first building, was 'webbed' by spiders while another band of monsters came up behind me blocking my avenue of escape. You know what happened next, I died!
Upon other explorations, I found the entrence to the mines a good safe place to heal up and it limited the onslaught because of the narrow passage leading to it. Just by entering and exiting the mine and killing monsters I was able to klimb from level 1 to 8! Quite an achievement, but once I took care of the monsters in the mine area I then made a mad dash to town to sell my wares and get some better equipment. The monsters had been waiting around town and I never made it home!
Rollo, this mod is lots of fun. And I look forward to exploring all the neat places you have created. Keep up the great work.
Have a Great Day, Cheers!
[ April 12, 2003, 12:17: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]