It's been a long time since I've even seen the game. However, some general tips would include to make sure to keep that translator disk handy (don't know if it shipped with the archive, but you need it to translate stuff later), make sure your party is well-rounded but leaning towards tank heavy (I went with one fighter, one mage, one cleric, a fighter/cleric, a fighter/mage, and a fighter/thief), and make sure to hire NPCs (there's a higher level fighter with magic equipment; get him killed off tanking, then strip him and dump the corpse in a ditch...
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