by Lujo on Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:51 am
You might also want to unlock a god or two as they make the game much easier and let you focus on something while you do your run. You find gods in subdungeons in the so-called directional dungeons (the ones to the north, south, east and west of the centre of the map). You can find Mystera Annur in the Northern Desert and Earthmother in the Southern Swamp (if you solve the mini puzzle of their subdungeon they unlock and remain unlocked even if you die/exit without winning). They're both newbie friendly.
You can also try west for Taurog who is incredibly newbie friendly but the western dungeon is a bit tricky to navigate. The Earthmother and Taurog subdungeons have you picking fights and can mess you up for that run, Mystera is more of a puzzle. To the east there's the Glowing Guardian but, eh, he's a bit of jackass and even completing his unlock "quest" can be intimidating. Not to mention worshiping him (it's not that hard but it can give you a nasty heart attack or two before you figure it all out).
I almost got pwned by Shifty Brickwork!