Hi Roland,
(haven't read your other message yet)
Since I posted my first message, I realized I hadn't added a couple of details (tho the message got longish as it was).
I agree that regular skeletons aren't much of a threat. Skeleton Captains can be a little more of a problem. But mainly I was thinking of a couple of games recently (one might have been with the Barbarian I just started in Hellfire - so many of the same ideas apply), where I ran into Corpse Axes, and I think Corpse Axe Captains, right away on dlvl 2. I think I was clvl 4 at that time, and the Corpse Axes were a bit of a pain. Even with a Sabre or Falchion, it sometimes took 2-3 blows to put them down. [Of course, my reflexes and eye-hand coordination are probably a little below average, so maybe that's part of it!] I found them a little more formidable than the scavengers mixed in with them on dlvls 2-3, so I used a blunt a lot on those lvls. But I agree, on dlvl 1, a short sword-wielding warrior is usually fine.
Regards,
Dako-ta
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