Originally posted by joane_jett:

Creature-wise the bane of my existence has to be the tar pit oozes, I attempt to close distance on them before i agro, because of their ranged capacity.... but damn once they start spewing its all luck.

Not really. Simply approach pits cautiously, pull one at a time using your bow and backtrack, as they get closer they will hop, land, then spew at you, then pause. It is a repeated pattern and easy to use against them. As they land merely strafe to one side and diagonally closer. Repeat until you can close to melee range and stomp them with an iron mace or better.