I did read that guide before (the screenshot of the followers convinced me to give it a try), but I missed the part about how smite rocks with high invocation skill. Should have figured, given how terrifying HO priest smites are in early game against the player :) I was just worried about using up p...

Thanks for the feedback! I initially did stop my weapon skills after reaching min-delay, but eventually resumed when I didn't know what else to increase. I guess in hindsight I should have gotten throwing to mindelay (16 for javelin) and gotten Dodge higher. Regarding the handaxe, it had the best re...

So I finally got my first win. After many fruitless attempts with troll abysall knights, I found the secret was to pick Hill Orc and worship Beogh. FIghter was nice for the starting armor and shield to survive until I got Orc followers, after which I only had a few close calls (including in the salt...