Hi Spick <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I think you play Gothic II without the addon, right?
Ok, then a good thing is to reach Lares without using the Towndoors. You can reach the Village by an other Way. Right from the Southdoor is a Place where you can enter the Town. In the Town go straight to Lares, he will give you 500 EXP for that.
Then get the Letherarmour. Climb at the Furnitures from Thorben up to the Roof from Bospers Shop, then jump to the roof from Matteos Shop, go down at the floor behind the Guard who stand in front of the Chest. Then you can open the Chests and get a Letherarmour (and some other Stuff wich you can sell.
Then the fight taktic. In the beginning you cannot do more than swing your Sword from side to side. By the Bugs, Scavangers and Wolves is this succesfull.
You can make the Quests in the Town and the Quests in the Mercanarycamp at Onars Farm.
Ask Lares he will bring you to Onar. You get all Exp from the Animals wich will be killed by Lares.
If you solve the Quest from Ignaz, you can buy some transformation Spells from him. There some Scrolls wich you can use to change in big Animals like Firelizard.
With this spells you can clean some great Areas, or difficult Enemys like the Bandits in the Lighthouse.
Then watch the cosst of the Skills and Attributes.
If the cost for the Onehanded skill will incrase, maybe at 50% One handet Skill from 1 Learnpoint/Skillpoint to 2 Learnpoints/Skillpoint, so learn only to 49%, and then learn the max in one way you can. I think it is five Skillpoint at one Time you can learn. So you will get the next 4 Skillpoint over 50% for the old price.