First time through, I used a ranger type hero and a 2-h sword dk. Though the DK wins in terms of damage, the ranger can kill monsters without taking a single hit by combining sneak and a good bow skill. I found myself entering melee combat just to get rid of the potions that were clogging up my inventory and weighing me down so much I couldn't run anymore <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />.