Make my flaming javelins first.

You tear off strips of cloth from the sheets you collected earlier, wrapping them under the heads of the javelins, then soaking them in butane. You're not sure how effective it'll be, but it won't reduce the damage noticeably.

--help: energy blast

Energy blast

Your first spell. It produces a small blast of force in the direction you're focusing. It's effects are similar to "fus" from Skyrim, pushing anything in the way back. Improve Arcana to increase the force (at 3, comparable to "fus ro" - at 5, comparable to "fus ro da").

At your current skill level, you can use it three times per day.

*Before you head down, make sure you set up traps, fighting will make you hungry.

You set up some traps for when you get back. Hopefully the local wildlife will be less frightened without your bonfire. You idly wonder what kind of critters live around here. Zecora told you about a variety of fauna, but she pointed out that different animals live in different parts of the forest.

*You may have unlimited butane, but torches might come in handy, you could use them to mark your path, like on minecratf.

Get some resources to make "SAFETY TORCHES!!!"

You gather up some branches and wrap them in cloth, producing somewhere around thirty torches. You estimate each will last half an hour.

*recheck library and hidden library room for contaners

You head back up to the library and the hidden area. You hit the jackpot here, there's plenty of equipment and a few empty vials and such.

*If you find containers, create health potion/s

(We can also make skill potions first, and drink them immediately, if the ingredients aren't common between both potions, and still keep the three containers.)

You produce and drink two skill potions. [You have gained a skill point.] You use the containers as store for the seven health potions you produce. You have four empty containers left.

check and observe what can be seen of the dungeon from where we are standing

You head to the entrance to the dungeon. It's pretty dark. Lighting a torch does not illuminate the situation.

if nothing is moving, huddle against side of the wall or what would substitute as wall here and sneak forwards with the knife drawn backwards in the right hand

You draw your knife. With your knowledge of melee combat, you are aware that holding it in a backwards grip would be a bad idea, so you instead grip the handle ready to stab. Crouching down, you advance slowly with the knife in one hand an a torch in the other. You consider putting out the torch, seeing as it might hamper your stealth, but you're not a cat and need the light to see. As you move forward through a corridor, you hear a faint *click* and feel a sting in your side. Grabbing at whatever it was, you pick out a small dart. It's glowing green (or rather, your temporary ability to see poison is making it glow green). You don't feel anything yet, so you move on.

Someone's written something on the wall with charcoal.

Prepare for combat. Use a ranged weapon or something long.

Heeding the words on the wall, you put away the knife and get out a javelin and your spear. You light the spear after making sure the cloth and butane on it can last a while. You keep moving, though cautiously.

A manticore is in your way.

Your current inventory:

* Backpack (open) containing:

* Refillable butane lighter (non-essential)

* Butane for refilling lighter (unlimited, non-essential)

* Pouch of tobacco (48g, non-essential)

* Pack of cigarette papers (48 papers, non-essential)

* Bottle of vodka (370ml, essential)

* Coil of rope (19.5m, essential)

* Hatchet (essential)

* Swiss Army Knife (essential)

* MRE packs (3 days’ worth, non-essential)

* Bottle of water (1l, essential)

* First-aid kit (closed, essential)

* Sewing kit (closed, non-essential)

* Thermos filled with water (0.5l, essential)

* Boar tusk

* Potions of See Poison (3)

* Health Potions (7)

* Empty Containers (4)

* Various old sheets

* Some vines

* Bunch of torches

Quiver containing:

* 20 flaming javelins (unlit)

You are wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, sturdy shoes, and simple boar hide torso protection with pockets taken from the jacket. On your back is the backpack you found with you when you woke up. Your current weapon is a flaming spear. You are not tired. You are not hungry. You are slightly thirsty. You have (1) unspent skill point(s).

What do you do?