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Your CON controls the rate at which you gain hits when you level. The higher your CON the more hits your character will get. It also affects the probability that you will make raise.



If you are using version 2.1, you really should be finding enough gold to not have to sleep in the streets (although at the beginning of the game you will not be able to use the most expensive inn). Since you chose all Elves, you don't have to worry about aging, but remember that Elves will level the slowest of all characters (I am a BIG fan of Kobolds myself)



The ONLY class that gets and AC bonus as a function of their level is the Samurai (I don't remember the exact formula) which is one of the reasons that high level Samurai are the best melee characters in the game.



if you are using version 2.1, you can find a portal gem in every secret room, however whether you find one or not is a function of the level of your party. You cannot use high level characters to hunt for portal gems on level 1. Note that there is an item available in the shop that will locate the secret room on level 1 and you can find items in the secret rooms that will lead you to the rooms on other levels.

As for when to use them, that is difficult to judge. The portal gems are actually a bit of a cheat and the original game did not have them. However we felt that in this day and age that they were necessary. I generally don't use them, however I must admit that sometimes when one of my characters is killed (it really doesn't happen that often) that I will use a portal gem before I attempt to raise so that if it fails I can try again. Note also, that a portal is automatically created each time you visit a new level for the first time (except for level 11). This give you the opportunity to try out a new level, and if it proves too tough, restore you party to the state it was before you ventured down.



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If I remember correctly, each stat has about a 1 in 8 chance of increasing upon making levels. So yes, you can roll a peasant that has almost the stats you need for a specific class and then level him to the point where he can join a guild. However, the probability of dying when joining a guild increases with the level of the character, and, at some point it, becomes impossible to join at all.

You are not the first to ask for that. I suppose I am going to have to break down and implement it (truth be told, I didn't really want to even supply the maps).

If you choose the 'Swing to Kill' option you only get 1 swing regardless of how many attacks the weapon has. The same is true with the 'Double Blow' option for the Hirebrand.



There is only one secret room at a time per level. The location is random (except for level 11), but once the location is set, it will remain at that position until it is found even if you leave the level or the game. When you find the room, then it is removed from that level. However, the next time you visit the level a new secret room will be generated and placed at a new random location.

There is no limit to how many secret rooms you can find, however you may only ever have one each of the unique items that can be found in the rooms, and the more unique items that you have collected for a given level, the harder it is to find another.

Not exactly. Each secret room contains a number of possible unique items that you can find. When you defeat a room, one of the items is randomly selected and IF you do not have that item already, then you get it. Otherwise you get an item selected from the general treasure tables for an encounter 2 levels below the one that you are on. Thus as you get more of the items for a specific room, your probability of finding an item the next time goes down. Note, however, that if you lose a unique item, you get the opportunity to find it again.