Well, I finally finished DL! My only regret is that patch 1.3 didn't come out until I was about 3/4 of the way through -- the AutoMap really helped.
Thanks to "swcarter" for the great walk-thru and advice when I posted here -- that helped a great deal, too. Honestly, I have absolutely no idea how folks actually finished the game without a map or a walk-thru. I am not smart!
I don't plan on re-playing the game, so everyone enjoy!
Good travels,
Bixby
Level 27 Fighter/Adept/Paladin/Knight/Lord