I found that lowering the difficulty was just required. The early game, you have a LOT stacked against you. When you level up, get more abilities, better gear - then you don’t have to pull them behind a doorway or something.

It made sense that you were completely outgunned in the start, but as you progress, it’s a little easier.

However, the emphasis on surfaces was bad. It was way too easy to make necrotic fire that was 2 turns to dispel a small portion of. And in the beginning, it’s very hard to get rid of it. Late game, you can turn it into a healing fire.

But other than those gripes, it was a fantastic game. Well with the time invested to learn it. Just, lower the difficulty.