I beat Drazul, and figured I would try the game with a mage. I started a new character, but now when a I get to the second level – there are no stairs down. I even used a Detect Stairs scroll to make sure I wasn’t missing them.
Is that it? Is it game over? They don’t want people replaying this game, just one and done?
If I remember correctly at Level 2 there were no stairs down. You had to clear the level, find the town‘s guard, find stairs up. Once you return, stairs down will be available.
As Honk says, you can only go past the second level once you have completed the quest to kill Sumrata. Then, when you return to level 2, the stairs will be there.
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