well no shit. I just got schooled in the first dungeon... wtf? this game isn't messing around lol. old-school, indeed.
time to restart (I was using the resume save so I'm pretty screwed) and grind a bit. or even just buy some potions, that should do.
so I grinded a bit, got some potions, and solved my HP issues... and now motherfuckers be poisoning me and the game didn't provide any free antidotes, so I have to go back and actually buy some to make it through the first dungeon.
THE FIRST FREAKING DUNGEON.
this game is not holding any hands. I like it.
Little suggestion, get your front liners RDM to lvl 3 for HP+20%. I didn't find myself using cross skill until much later when I started learning more useful skills.