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but if he is a giant how come the whip mostly glances away, the whip isually only glances away from scaled guys maybe its like a lizard or dragon not giant?

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Why? Because it is the weakest weapon in the game. You'd have better luck wielding a cat corpse and bashing the Ettin repeatedly.

Day 1

I've decided to go out and help people. I'm sick of staying in this town. The mayor had asked if I could go kill a minotaur who had been terroizing the farmers, and I agreed. I decide to go solo. I don't need any dead weight getting in my way.

Day 2
I have arrived at the cave entrance after a day's journey. I say my prayers and enter, halberd in hand.

I bring good news, journal. I was attacked briefly after entering the cave by hideaous frogmen, but they were weak and fell easily. The minotaur must have heard the commotion, as he screamed at me in anger and charged only a few minutes since my entry. A lucky strike from my bronze halberd and he was thrown backwards, and was easily dispatched. I'm going to collect my reward from the mayor.

Day 3

The mayor has cheated me! I return news of my favor, and he doesn't give me anything! Instead he gives me another quest, this time to kill a cyclops. Looks like I'm going southeast.

Day 4

I've arrived at Ancientdark. It is a place bereft of life, yet with great evil in its place. I fear for my safety. I have little choice now, however. If I flee back to the city, I will be called a coward. No, I must go forth.

(beginning of sentence smeared with blood) but I think I am in a safe area temporarily. My arm has been broken by a hideous giant bat, and I can no longer hold my shield. Yet I must stay, and kill the cyclops.

Oh Gods, I think there is another bat coming! Yes, there is! Please, gods have mercy!

(blood has made the beginning of this sentance illegible)and my chest is bleeding heavily. I can barely wright through this pain. I must try to flee! But... I may not make it. If you are reading this, then that would be the case. Please, bury my body if you find it. I already hear them coming, and I can crawl no further. I hope this journal can make it, after all, I have tried to help this world, and this would be the only way people can remember-

Either way, I'm in!  

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Originally posted by TheSilverHammer:
<STRONG>But you can't make a fortress that you do not abandon and also do adventure mode, right?

Also, how the hell do you learn to swim?  Any water that can give skill causes me to drown and there is never a way out.  It seems like every 'lake' in this game is a pit, with no slopes to get out of.  I took novice swimmign skill, but there is nothing I can get into that will not kill me.</STRONG>

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True, but you can "retire" your adventurer in a town (you can do this by pressing escape... the option should be there) and then start up your humble home in dwarf mode (or not so humble... you can make a personal castle out of gold if you want)

(I wasn't even cheating this time: my computer crashed.   )