I have a level 14 dark elven elementalist that's having some problems with low strength scores. Some help would be appreciated
He reached his strength potential, which is a staggering 10. With a girdle of strength (+2 Str) he has a mindblowing grand total of Str 12. After dropping all his junk at Walmart he's carrying 2100 stones. 2300 stones makes him Strained!. No potions of strength potential, of course. No girdles of carrying. I have 2 potions of gain attributes but it seems a total waste to use them already.
So: who has experience kicking stairs? What are the gains? Does it even raise strength potential or would it be a total waste of time? And how big exactly are the risks?