My lil' rogue alt decided she was rock hard and fire beetles were no problemo...yeah right! 20 minor spike traps, 3 fire potions, a tanglefoot bag,an alchemists fire and a cordial of grace later and I'm down to 3 con facing down a dying phase spider!!
I can think of no better way for a lowbie PC to get their first +1 items than via a hard fought DMed short event.
Mega raves to you Pleth...you rock

