You are past the tutorial stretch and ready to hunt for real gear. At level 10 your backstab is your best damage, so stack hitroll and damroll on every slot you can. Many early items can be tweaked for better rolls; when a vendor or reset offers the same piece again, compare stats before you settle.
Recommended gear
Backstab dagger
- A sharp shortsword (Lv 8, 4d4, dagger): Bobo Furryfoot in the Northern Village wears one
- A khatar (Lv 9, 6d3, dagger): strong dice if you can reach the Casshiir Desert nomads, though the level gate is slightly higher
Melee weapon
- A smith's hammer (Lv 8, 8d3, +3 hitroll, +3 damroll): solid melee swap when you cannot stab. Meregrin Longlegs in the Northern Village workshop carries one
- A copper longsword (Lv 8, 2d8, +4 hitroll, +3 damroll): drops from Korpel cityguards in City of Korpel. Buyable alternatives exist in Talorien shops
Light
- A crimson icon (+2 hitroll): tree elves in Twin Trees; also sold from mob inventory
Neck
- A holy symbol of Borudun (Lv 8, +2 damroll, armor -15): also on Birry; good-aligned rogues only
Body
- A breastplate adorned with the Furryfoot crest (Lv 8, +3 hitroll, +3 dexterity): Perom Furryfoot in the Northern Village
- Gleaming breastplate (Lv 8, +3 strength, +3 hitroll): knights seeking blessings in the Cathedral of All Saints
Head
- A red-fringed prayer shawl (Lv 9, +36 move, +3 hitroll)
- doubles as head
- held slot; petitioners in the cathedral wear them
Legs
- Bronze leggings (Lv 5, +2 dexterity, +3 hitroll)
- Josef in: the City of Talorien
- Jacqward in: Mordant
Feet
- Pair of worn slippers (+4 hit regen, +5 damroll, -7 mana) sit in the Ruins of Zakhban bedroom and on the runaway boy; worth a side trip if you know the area
Hands
- A pair of elven battle mitts (Lv 10, +4 hitroll): common on tree elves in Twin Trees
Arms
- A pair of golden bracers (+4 constitution, +3 hitroll): thugs and mercenaries in the City of Talorien
Shield
- A wooden buckler, stinking of sewage (Lv 10, +3 hitroll): dripping-wet skaven in the Den of the Rat-King
About
- A leather apron (Lv 8, +16 HP, armor -15): shop stock in The Northern Village
- A wide cape (Lv 8, +19 HP, +0 hitroll): from mobs in Haaldsten Manor
Waist
- A leather belt (Lv 8, +3 hitroll, +2 damroll): Birry Bigbelly in the Northern Village grotto
Wrist
- A sapphire circlet of rejuvenation (+10 hit regen, +10 mana regen): from mobs in The Celestial Fortress
- A spidersilk wristband (Lv 8, +16 HP, +3 hitroll): from mobs in Lair of the Spider Clan
Finger
- A signet ring of Korpel (Lv 9, +2 damroll, armor -11): Korpel cityguards
Hold
- A deck of worn and dirty cards (+2 dexterity, +13 move): from mobs in The City of Talorien
- A shark's fin (Lv 5, +2 hitroll, +1 damroll): from mobs in City of Korpel
Hip
- An engraved ivory flask (+5 move regen): shop stock in City of Korpel
- A reddish skin of blood-wine (armor -4): from mobs in Caves of the Kuisinara Monks