> > It appears my party isn't strong enough to go past level 5. It now includes:
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> > Human Wizard, level 12, Human Knight, level 12, Wind Elf Rogue, level 13, Rock Elf Knight, level 11, Troll Sorcerer, level 7, Wind Elf Sorcerer, level 11.
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> Level up your sorceror a bit, you won't regret it -at all-.
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> > What should I do? Keep battling monsters on level 5 or try another approach to get further on levels 6 and 7? Or even dare to go to level 8?
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> Level up your troll sorceror a bit (say, until he's level 10), then try again. You don't have to do much on level 7, anyway. (Atleast, not from where you're entering it.) If one of your characters can cast "home" or you have a homing stone, 2 or 3 fights is all you have to do.

I have now levelled up my party enough that level 5 isn't posing much problems, but level 7 remains absolutely horrendous. I don't think I've ever come back from there alive. When I step 2 squares away from the stairs, every single step I take brings on at least 3 groups of monsters.

Sometimes I even run out of money to resurrect my whole party. When that happens, I go back to Perinn, since resurrecting is cheaper there and the remains of my party can handle every monster on levels 1 through 4 easily.