General tips:

Best weapons:
cleaver (village, in store) strength 10
battleaxe (eastern forest, grass roof hut) strength 18
fire whip (mystic cave, held by golem) strength 22

Most wearables has no effect, but the armor and shield (village, paladin)
occasionally heal you, and the cloak (elf) occasionally increases your damage.

There are two NPCs who can help you in combat
Werewolf (in mansion)
Tursk (in caverns)

Eating the rations (village, tavern) will give you an extra 200 hp and refill
your food count.  Eating the food (village, small room) will give you
100 hp and refill your food count, and will reappear in the small room
afterwards.


Walkthrough

read board
get flute
e,e,n,e
get rope
get key
w,s,w,n,n
get rations
eat rations
u,e,
get lantern  (quest 1)
get food
w,d,s,s,s,s,s,s,
play flute
d,s,e,e,e,n
get buckler
s,w,w,w,w,  (Tursk joins, must be carrying buckler)
e,n,u
enter portal
enter portal
n,s (Werewolf joins, must be carrying food, quest 6)
enter portal
e,n,e,n
use rope
e
get battleaxe
wield battleaxe
w
use rope
s,w,s
kill goblin  (quest 2)
w,n,n,n,n,n,w (must have key)
kill paladin
get armor
wear armor
get shield
wear shield
e,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s,
kill barbarian   (quest 3)
s, s
kill knight
s,s
kill sorcerer  (quest 4)
n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,
enter portal
enter portal
n,n,n,n
kill butler  (quest 5, get credit for 6, must still have food)
eat food
s,s,s,s
enter portal
d,s,s,e
kill lich  (quest 8)
w,n,n,u,w,w
kill warrior
w,w,w,n,n,n,n,n,n,n
kill vampire (quest 7, get credit for 8)
kill dragon  (quest 9)