There are some guides on the game's wiki provided, all worth reading the wiki including - MoR-Wiki (mastersofraana.com).
That said you have selected the slowest and most difficult way to play the game as it is essentially a 'gangsta paradise' model with your MC at the bottom of the feeding chain.
In almost every game like this, I usually go with the money route, to secure weapon and so on, but ill try to play this as a ganga paradice way i guess. I mean I also found out why im so dog shit at combat, most my traits and skills are in money making and talking my way out of shit and not having the right type of weapon and armor.
