Hmmm, that is quite strange. Perhaps I just found the item somewhere... but then again, an item this powerful so early in the game? Maybe the higher the level the better the items.
Well, I'm not sure, but I *think* you'd still recieve beneficial items like that Luck potion. I could use more luck. Spam criticals.
In my opinnion, it's harder in the beginning of the game to have an unarmed character. Actually, it's harder in general, as you don't get to pick the enemies off one by one when they're hidden by the fog of war. Also, with the archery type, they have to suffer from a hail of arrows by the time they actually get to you.
About how much damage did you do with each ranged/meele attack?