> > My second party is now based at Lyesis, trying to get that bronze key. They keep getting nearer and nearer - last time I tried it they actually managed to make it to the exact room where the key is kept, but then a group of Vampires and Dragons slaughtered the entire party.
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> > They can still resurrect themselves easily at Lyesis, but their supply of 240 thousand gold each has dwindled to 190 thousand gold each. How I wish they could get their hands on the 600+ million gold my first party has... (What's the point in giving them that much gold if they can't use it?)
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> > The party is now all class 13, although my Rock Elf Sorceror, Moonrock, will soon be class 14. Is this a sufficient level to face level 8? What about levels 9 and 10?
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> First of all, you might want to try basing your expedition out of Kaliti. Resurrection is cheaper there, and I've found Lyesis to be in a somewhat inconvenient location. However, while you're in Lyesis, why not search for some treasure nearby? There are riches to be found on every level, and every once in a while Sam even tells you where to find them.

I don't want to be based on Kaliti to try to find the Bronze Key. The path from Kaliti to the Bronze key includes level 6, which has too many Wraiths and Evil Eyestalks for my liking. Using Lyesis instead avoids this, although there still are Wraiths and Evil Eyestalks.

I see there are some riches on level 7, I have marked them on my map. As this is a hints board and not a spoilers board I will not mention where they are.

> If you get slaughtered going for the Bronze Key, chances are you don't belong lower down just yet. However, as soon as you can kill a bunch of monsters without healing during the fight, that's a reasonable indication that you can venture lower down and try your luck. Remember, the lower you go, the faster you'll level. Just always kill yourself a clear path back to the stairs/elevator.

Kill myself a clear path? No! I simply use the HOME spell or a Homing Stone. Works like a charm.

> I think I had a level 15-ish party do rather well on level 8, but by that time they had all accumulated lots of HP, having been retrained three times each, and most of them knew every spell. You might want to have a level 17 Sorcerer and Wizard (i.e. one who knows all the spells) in your party before you venture too far into level 8.

Thanks, I will try to level up my Sorcerors and my Wizard to at least level 16 before I try to explore level 8 for real.