It is possible to kill Jake on level 1 with a bow and a lot of running (this would give enough experience to reach level 3). He can be killed again in the basement of his house (the one just south of the cemetery); the cellar hatch is covered by a stack of boxes or packages. Killing him on level 3 would bring you to level 4. On level 4 I don't know if you could get to level 5, but it would still be a nice chunk of experience. The mage's MeteorStrike spell has a bit of a stunning effect and can be cast quickly, so makes killing Jake fairly easy, as long as your mana holds out (use potions or chicken).

Hell Spikes is much more effective at higher levels, and since it does physical damage it can not be resisted. Arguably the toughest opponent in the game uses a Blind + Hell Spikes combination.

The survivor's Curse skill is much better than the mage's Withering Curse, since it can not be resisted, and can be quickly cast multiple times on the same target (follow with any elemental attack).

You can learn the first level of Deadly Gift (in the survivor's Path of the Thief) on character level 5. You also need specific trap material for each of the three types of traps you can use.

You can not respec your skills within the game. However, iZakaroN's SaveEditor (or from Kiya's site, with description) can be used to do so. I don't know if anyone has tried it with the download version of the game, but I'd expect it to still work.

You can get a level of Alchemy as a quest reward, but I'd put one skill point in myself, to start using restoration potions once they start becoming more effective than health or mana potions. I'm not sure there would be much need to learn more than level 2, though (I did playing a warrior, and made larger sized potions, but minor potions were all I needed in the game).


Alchemy Spoiler Thread

Free skills, and spell books you can buy


differences between classes (minor spoilers)

Early Starter Tips (NON-Spoiler Version) (contains much of the information in the above topic)


Kaan's Mage Guide

Playing a mage character...