Meanwhile, I'm playing on a computer so crappy I can crash the game by clicking on Garbhad the Weak too quickly.

Aren't there certain monsters that deal damage to both life and mana? I'm new to this so I'm not going to speak as an authority but I think I've encountered a few of the minion creatures that hit both my bubbles at a time. Sorry if that's tangential. I'm speculating that either the LP'er's mana shie...

As someone who played the crap out of the original Diablo when it first came out, I'd suggest you give that a try first, assuming you find a modern computer to run it on. The whole game isn't long by today's standards, but more importantly will give you a real appreciation for the improvements in th...