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To die or to level ?

  Gritting my teeth, I concentrate on the new goblin.

  So, he got a really lucky strike? Time to power through that stuff.

  A quick check of my status give me the following:

  I harden my grasp of the hammer, grab the javelin and remove it from my side, unfortunately increasing the damage and the flow of blood.

  Feeling nausea and dizziness I focus on the grunt. Remembering my throwing skill, I reverse my grab on the javelin and throw it at the grunt.

  Not a killing shot but enough that it stumble through the hole, giving me some time.

  Fighting against the pain and the dizziness I half run half stumble back in my flat toward the workshop where I keep my first aid kit.

  Fumbling with the box, I finally retrieve the bleed stop powder that I open an pour generously on the wound, hissing at the increase in the pain but the following notification cannot stop my grin.

  Less than half my hit points and I still need to deal with the grunt and probably with the shaman.

  I need some quick plan or I will not survive both.

  Still thinking, I start to pile and move heavy stuff to block the access to my workshop.

  I also grab two planks and some heavy construction nails to further block the access.

  Ok, that should occupy them some time. I will get around them as discreetly as possible. If I can disable the shaman quickly enough I should be able to deal with the grunt.

  I open the window as discreetly as possible and chuckle as I began to hear pounding on the door.

  Great that will cover my noise easily.

  I grab another plank and put it to close the gap between my workshop balcony and my other balcony.

  I grab a chisel then carefully cross the area then crouch myself to pass by the windows of my bedroom towards then end of the balcony that gives access to my living room.

  It should be far enough for me to go behind the two goblins.

  I carefully scan the room and indeed it is empty. I then time the pounding of the goblin to chisel the window opening.

  After a few timely chiseling the window finally open.

  I could have been a burglar, nah magic is a lot more cooler.

  I lower myself in the salon then crouch and walk as smoothly as I can

  Nice.

  Giving a look I see the shaman chanting while the grunt seems to be nearly double its original size.

  Hum seems to look like a kind of enhancing. It should distract the caster so I can deal with him. I just hope the enhancement will stop shortly after else I am in a kind of hell.

  Just in case, I time my hit with the grunt and smash the shaman in the head with my hammer.

  He just drop under the blow instantly dead and the grunt reduces to his original size.

  Not waiting for him to realize anything I quickly launch a magic bolt at him killing him in a gorey display.

  I stumble to my knees dropping my weapon and putting my hands to my head with a massive headache.

  After a painfully long time which in reality spanned only over a few minutes, I recover enough to think again and stop squirming on the floor.

  Ouch mana depletion is a nightmare. How could I prevent that. Eh system, anyway to always know my mana and increase it ?

  Oh hum thanks ?

  The new mana bar is handy and quite depleted.I check around me. I don't feel really secure here. I decide to retrace my steps back to my workshop using the wooden planks which I retrieve locking myself safe again. I exhale slowly relieving myself of some part of the stress then focus on the next steps

  Can I get an explanation of the attributes first ?

  Yes

  Nice. Ok show me my stat page.

  Hum add 1 to will and 1 to wit for the magic part. Let's add 1 to stamina as it is quite low.That really explains why I cannot climb stair without thinking I will die.

  Also can you explain Mastery of magic, spellcasting and class skill point ?

  Nice. What to choose? I need variety to maximize my survivability in the short term. Let's add that point to Mastery of magic. Show me the capacities.

  I browse the capacities tree for some time pondering on what could be useful.

  Finally deciding I take a last look at the selected capacities before validating my choice.

  Good. Now time to experiment and prepare.

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