Originally posted by electricdawn:

I think it really doesn't matter at this level, but yes, a club is the best weapon against skellies. I personally used an upgraded flint axe. Worked very nicely in combination with the wooden shield.

It absolutely does matter. Skeletons resist piercing damage and are weak to blunt damage. They have other resistances, weaknesses, and immunities as well. Many other enemies have immunities, resistances, and/or weaknesses. You'll notice different colours on the damage you're doing. White means normal damage, yellow means the enemy is weak to that damage type so you're doing extra damage, and gray means they resist that type so you're doing less.