i think i will have the same problem. i am now on level 5, but i had several problems with the skeletonlords and sceletonmasters in catacomb lvl 3. i am now at the beginning of catacombs lvl 4, and i hope i will get another level up until catacomb lvl 5...

i still have only 27 on strength and 20 on speed, so i can't use any of the axes i have found, that's another prob, because i only have a very little handaxe which causes only 10 damage points....