> I have now started a new party at Perinn. Since I already have all the maps from levels 1 through 7 (some hand-drawn and some from the MAP spell), I can advance through the levels much more quickly than I did with my first party.
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> The second party has now cleared levels 1 and 2 and tomorrow I will try to descend to level 3.
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> Also tomorrow I will try to take Sam's advice and make it back to Kaliti with my first party as fast as possible. If I get back to Kaliti and heal my wounds getting back to Perinn will be a doddle, as the first party can handle anything on levels 1 through 3 with ease.

There's another thing you might want to try once you've gotten yourself out of this mess.

Build yourself up a character on one of the lower levels, then run them back up to Perinn once you've got something you're satisfied with. That person'll be able to make runs down to wherever it is you need to be, with money and suchlike. Theoretically.

I'm doing this down on level nine with a girl I'm planning to use for my next game. But theoretically, you could also use one for ressurection runs, as well, especially if you load them down with cash before you leave them.