no worries---length. (sometimes I do long posts too! lol)
Haven't tried Hooker run in 5.3-----maybe I will.
SO, if no COOK (class) do you still use cooking? [1 more debatable thing that can still take a *LOT* of time early on!]
SO MUCH is a TIME/RESOURCE usage Question (FORGE for example, can still take 2 char over 20h!!! )
Upgrades----Not Forge? [MC bedroom not really helpful---can still only date 1/day; Maybe w 2+ Hookers?]
You did mention Chars----1 -> 2 is cheap, but F2-> F3 & F3-> F4 are costly, So i Assume you have mult char on (Magic/Iron) Wood? {can't get those from easy Dun] ---I think it's 10/ for just 1 Char F2 -> F3;
Quest----YES, more info would B helpful! Esp since you mentioned you skip some?!?
(maybe you skip the "Impossible" ones ;-) [Just from memory, there's 2-3+ Quests w items you *CANNOT* buy! (med, I think?) So??? ]
[until you get 500 PTS, you only get 1/Guild/Week, so...]
Especially RELEVANT:
1) any *MED* quests [D1 only easy] & ...
2) anything you SKIP [not all Quest items R avail to buy, so maybe you skip what I would CRAFT??? Eg, "Magic Cloth" etc]
How many char did you upgrade? (upgrades again!) ESP F2->F3, or F3 -> F4 [both 10M or 10 Ir wood + 500g
oh, & *WHEN* ! (D21's a *LOT* DIFFERENT than 1st 14 days! )
"....so anybody with those stats can become a decent fighter/mage whatever you want."-----Mage-----Maybe. FIGHTER, NO.
Fighters depend heavily upon Physics F,---- you really need F4+ to make a good one.
Mages (Daisy or other) mostly depend upon your *STAFF* [luck?] & if no crafting, mostly a buy/drop issue. (luck)
Mace---I assume u mean "club"? (clubs & swords, but no "mace")
lol! Even the "skip" makes a difference long-term! [NO cook, FEW upgrade, etc]
Appren + Wits, But I assume you use Scholar instead since you mentioned heals? [Daisy ain't no Elf, so no Druid....]
Do you have more than 1 Thief? [checking classes that give Wits Bonus] Eng Req 500+ pts;
I assume Trainer is out [Req Phy 40] ? ;
"Alchemist" must also be bought (500+ Pts)
F4's or F5's R great----but again, *LUCK* [sometimes can't find them early, so either WAIT, or buy poor stats... ;-( ]
Getting more than 1 char (unless you Train --a *LOT*) to 60+ Wits by D20 is pretty hard in my XP;
How do u ? (Make them both thieves? ) [Gr F won't help here, only Wits F]
Training [20 days] @ 1/day = 20 ---->> That's at most 2/Char if 10 char; (actual inc depends on your Charm F & their F)
or, do you only train a few?
I Should do a Hooker run & let you know what Q's I get. (but if takes too long/ Time/Grind, no benefit vs other "methods")
B4 D21???
PS hopefully fixed all my typo-----very tired & eyes R buggy...