Originally posted by shangoose:

A blunt weapon is your friend.

This.

I am a spear fighter myself but not against the skelies, basically you always ought to be carrying two weapons (plus a bow) if you can and the two should compliment each other. Look at the damage numbers Yellow means increased as the target is vulnerable to that type Grey is reduced. Spear is a pierce weapon so half the time your stabbing between bones doing nothing with Skels. The Troll on the other hand will take heaver damage from that spear...

At your level get that club out OR if you have iced the stag consider the stagbreaker double handed hammer. You'll find it useful later on on and underneath the Black Forest ;)