Hints:
 Immediately pay to have the Bow skill taught to all party members 
 who can learn it. Next, buy them all bows; large volleys of arrows 
 cut your opponents to ribbons.
 
 Keep backing up away from your enemies as you fire off spells and 
 arrows. This will allow you to get many shots off before they close 
 the gap and enter melee.
 
 One trick for beating overwhelming odds in dungeons is to hit the 
 Combat button before entering the dungeon. This way, in Combat mode, 
 you'll enter the dungeon with the action paused. Take a look around, 
 kill a few enemies, and turn and exit the dungeon when you're hurt 
 or out of manna.