I struggling A LOT with this game. I'm playing on explorer and still consistently get beat in almost any encounter. I have 4 party members (fane, ilfan, red prince, sebille) all on different specializations. Currently, I'm at the quest where I've retrieved the purging wand and need to fight alex and the void worm. I'm level 5, they are level 8+. Even on explorer this requires perfect execution and an in depth knowledge of all the combat mechanics. I feel as the entire purpose of explorer mode was that you don't have to first master the game to do a play through. What am I doing wrong? I've tried buying as much equipment as I can afford, but I have no means of getting more gold. Is there any way to grind on weaker enemies to level up? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

cheers,
dom