wheresthefbomb

This is all the information I'd hoped for and more! Thank you!

Greetings fellow delvers. I have a few questions for you all. What do weapon skills do exactly in Exile? I recently played through Exile 1 and am on to Exile 2. In E1, Str and Dex seemed to have way more to do with to-hit and damage than weapon skills. Weapons don't seem to have an added damage die per skill point like they do in the Avernum series. In fact, the weapon skills didn't seem to do much at all. With this in mind I built my E2 fighters Str and Dex heavy (Almost at 19 in each by ch. 2), and am wondering if it's worth investing in weapon skills at all. I could do a lot of other cool things with those skill points. What does Luck do in Exile? It seems to definitely effect traps/lockpicking. Does it effect dodge and resistances like in Avernum? Wondering if it's smart to boost this or not, I favor high Luck in the later games to be sure. What actual effect do the Slith/Nephil weapon bonuses have, if any? They aren't giving numerical skill or damage/to-hit boosts that I can see. Are there any thorough guide/annotated map projects still up? Drakefyre's site has been down for a few years. Honestly gives me sad feelings whenever I try to visit. I remember it was the place to go when I was a kid. Thank you in advance!