To set HOF mode, you have to run the separate configuration program; you can't do this in the game itself.
As for tough...well, gobbie archers have a +31 to hit, and by my figuring, orcs are somewhere in the 250-300 hitpoint range.
Yes, some good things do show up, early on. Like Golden Heart of [CHARNAME], which, among other things, provides haste and free action while equipped.
Of course, you also start with no money. So you'd want to bring along all the excess equipment you can carry (bags of holding won't come along) so you can build up cash for the better items.
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