ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Okay, hopefully I'm not breaking any rules, I don't post on forums often and when I do I usually get in trouble for asking a question. We'll see.

I have two questions.

The first is: Can I only save when playing in "Adventure" difficulty?
The second is: I cannot get past the second boss in the dungeon. After I defeat the first boss in the forest without any trouble I get demolished by the second boss, usually before I can even see him. My questions is, am I doing anything wrong here? Is there some strategy I'm missing?

1. You can save in any difficulty, but you can't restore from saves.

2. He's a hard boss, and an optional challenge, so if you keep dying to him stop fighting him. Do other dungeons which may be easier. Maybe come back later when you're stronger. There's no linear progrsesion in the game so you can do things in whatever order you like - don't feel the need to complete everything.

If you're stuck on how to play against certain bosses you can always ask on the in-game chat, or if that is down ask in irc at #tome in the rizon network.

For billy boy I recommend beating the first boss, doing a second starter dungeon (heart of gloom is a good one) then going back to take bill out.

But like was said, if you have trouble with a boss and died once or twice, just take a step back, maybe try to get better equipment or level up some more and then try again...