Have you entered the catacombs yet? If you explore (and loot) around Aleroth you should not have too many problems in the catacombs. If you leave Aleroth, don't go too far south at low character levels, as the orcs start to get tougher.

A bow and hit-and-run tactics can help if you are running into problems. From level 1 you can actually use this to go up 3 levels by killing the zombie Jake twice; you can find Jake in the graveyard (<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>move the flowers from his wife's grave to his</span> : highlight the text to read) and in the cellar of one of the houses.
Meteorstrike is even more effective (the male wizard starts off with this, IIRC) since it can be cast very quickly and has a stunning effect, but requires mana.


Early Starting Tips

Early Starter Tips (NON-Spoiler Version)

differences between classes (minor spoilers) - secondary stat calculations; much of this information is in the non-spoiler starter tips topic


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