You won ' t find any comment of mine saying otherwise . But to say that LavineJabari and WigginsGiannis ? That ' s nonsense . <| sep |> It looks like you got yourself in a tight situation and didn ' t use enough of your escape optionsbuffs scrolls of blink , tele and fear , wand of hasting , potion of invis , agi and resistance would have helped , plus potion of flight if in water although I can see you were contam so you must ' ve used something . Shoals is tough for most characters , just an area where you need to slow down and make sure bad situations don ' t escalate . Run away early , lure monsters up stairs , be more cautious in general . Your character looks fine , but I ' d probably have invoc higher by now so you can use finesse more , but really looks like you were doing well . Another option could have been Elf or Spider if you ran into stuff that was too hard , but generally Shoals is the right choice here . I think you ' re doing incredibly well for someone who has only been playing a few weeks . You ' ll learn to identify hazardous situations earlier with time . Good luck !