Some things I've discovered. Healing potions increase your hit points permanently if you're healthy when you take them. I usually save up a few of them and then use the extras to raise my hit points as I find them. Use ranged weapons to check long hallways for monsters before venturing down them. Yo...

The one no one mentioned are phantoms. Nothing like running from a bunch of monsters only to be cornered because an invisible monster is between you and the doorway you were seeking. Now there are 4 monsters swinging at you in one round.

I'm out here. Been down to level 61 so far. I can't imagine how my character could possibly die without something very strange happening. I have 270 HP and an AC of -36. I'm up to 168,000 gold, but trying to get to 500k before exiting with the ammy. I got lucky early on and found a Spartan Cuirass a...