Ok now you've got me hooked, how do you increase your defence level?

Ok the way I'm doing it and I haven't been killed for 2 days is to get a metal (goes Bronze Steel..) shield
Wooden shield is useless
On the menu select the leftmost item and you access the fight style list
even I'm learning..
Select the bottom Item and it causes your defence rating to increase.
Swap styles and the ratings all rise (Case of trial and error)
Though... It'll take you some days (and deaths) to get the benefit
Good first weapon pay 10 GP to the guard at the gate to the east of your starting point. Then in the tented village you can buy a Scimitar which will kill the lizard men easily
and I've killed 100's also men and women
Tip do NOT try and Kill anything with a higher level than yourself your level is displayed in the overall rating
My current Level is 23

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Thanks for the tips, bedstor, I'm up to level 23 too, I learnt the hard way about not attacking something of a higher level. Fortunately I managed to scavenge an Iron long sword

I have only managed to do 4 of the quests so far, though I'm sure I'll get around to more

4 quests! I'm on 2 but I have about 10 others on the list started Gets rather confusing I'm trying to build up certain skills to get into the locked buildings for the time being and build up money for the expensive weapons ...Not tried any spellcasting yet. I am hoarding runes at the Bank for that purpose later on
Collect any Items that all save into 1 section on the inventory such as arrows, crossbow bolts,fishing bait.
Tip:Kill somebody collect the bones then Bury them (pushes the Prayer level up)

Another tip, Kill somebody and collect the bones, bury them in the chapel, where you pray and the prayer rate goes up even faster

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