Thank you all very much. I'll take this all into consideration and keep trying.
In response though, People tell me alot about positioning and sneaking as well. But the problem I'm finding is that I simply do not see enemies before I'm attacked. The second they're out of the fog of war, the battle starts and I have no time to position. Also, I'm finding myself in situations where there just are no strategic positions, like higher ground, available. And even though my character is a Rogue, sneaking just does not work. The enemy FOV is everywhere, and on the rare occasions where I actually can sneak up on someone, I'm lucky if I can do any damage at all in the double digits.
I'm really hesitant to rest at camp after every battle because that advances the plot and I don't want to rush through the story so fast.
Just for frame of reference. My party is level 7 and I've just made it to Moonrise Tower. I was stuck in The Gauntlet of Shar for about a week because I just couldn't make any progress. I was only able to get through it with some massive cheese, which I hate to do because I feel like I'm missing the experience.
Thanks again for the advice. I'll keep looking around for anything that can help.
On Easy or Normal you don't need any of the gadgets/cheesy methods the game offers (like stealth, surfaces, higher ground, shoving, special/good items, surprise, buffing potions, scrolls) to win through. You just have to use the abilities of the chars. So there seems to be something wrong in the understanding of the classes and abilities, perhaps. It's difficult to give more general advice without dealing with specific situations. One thing to say, in my opinion you are underleveled for the area if you are really in Moonrise Towers with lvl 7, and not in the surrounding Shadowlands. Levels do a lot.
Question: if you find it so difficult to sneak to enemies, why don't you use a ranged weapon (or two hand crossbows) to attack and skill your Rogue accordingly?
