Thanks for the prognostications Radek!
And cheers for the link, Stratos!
I've downloaded that monk mod as a backup measure for later on, if things get too difficult.
I'm just going to develop my character naturally and see how things go. I've decided to keep light armour, but in the interests of keeping as light and monkly 'unarmoured' as possible, will only wear the body armour itself. I'll be on the look out for that glass armour for sure!
Interestingly, I found some raw glass during my travels in the dwarven puzzle box dungeon...can you make the armour yourself or get someone to build it for you perhaps?
I quite enjoyed wandering that particular dungeon, though those spectres were pretty vicious.
I think I still need a levitation potion or spell to get past a blocked water area, hopefully it'll be worth going back for.
Level 7 now, hurray!