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People have been complaining about the difficulty (or lack thereof) of 
crossfire. I don't think it is too hard as long as you are reasonably 
cautious. Yes it is boring to always play the same maps when you are 
starting up, but you don't need to restrict yourself so much. Sure, use
a couple of maps each time to get yourself a few xp and some decent weapons
and armour, then head on out of the starting town. (No you don't have to
kill the wyvern to get out, there are at least two other ways to get out -
down and up, or straight through).

By exploring the maps you will find maps that are within your range. Just 
remember the golden rule of survival - know when to run. There are plenty
of maps out there that are reasonable for low level characters, as long as 
you play carefully, and leave the map when the going gets tough. 

Make sure you have some sort of bow, so you can hurt monsters from a distance.
Burning hands is a great spell for low level characters.
Stay away from spell casting monsters, they are probably the most dangerous
monsters in the game.
Use your money to buy wands and scrolls if you need any extra bit of punch
to get through a tough map.
Avoid getting surrounded by monsters (it sounds obvious, but it is really 
tempting to rush in waving your sword when staying on the other side of a
doorway is a lot safer)
And one learnt from hard experience - poison cloud is more dangerous to yourself
if you are a low level mage ;-)


Rupert
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Rupert G. Goldie, Research Scientist                rgg@aaii.oz.au
Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute        
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