lv28 now....

spent a lvl or two at the gargies in the temple of fiends..

did some time in the giant hall (5 levels ?) of the earth cave...

then rediscovered the earth elemental (gynoma ? or something ?) guarding a treasure chest on that first floor and did about 6 levels there.... will be returning to that spot to continue.

After lvl 21 (movement to 6 hits), the game has regressed to 'if the fight is with something with paralysis, i will prolly lose, otherwise i will win', and it's a matter of using less than 50 potions on your way 'down' through a dungeon.

It would seem the number of hits increases for every 10 Luck points your character has... I may push it to 8 hits before starting to rampage through the game (took one trip and killed the vampire, got the earth rod, after i get to 8 hits, will just start walking through the game ... starting with whatever the earth fiend is named (lich ?)).