if you are constantly missing birds and other animals that’s because your weapon skill is to low. For example if your long blade skill is on 25; that means that you will hit birds every fifth or sixth time. Also you have to have good agility I luck, so the chance it's honestly very tiny. Whit magic's you hit them more often because magic (I think so) never miss the target. But, ok it can miss, for example fireball etc. But if she hit the target it always has affect. Casting of magic is similar as it’s at weapon. If skill level is low, hands are doing those moves, but PUF magic can be spent and there is no more spells because your skill is low (spell Fizzle). So just practice, practice. Someone would say that you have to take intensive training (at the trainer). But that is too easy, because alchemy makes bunch of expensive potions, you give that to creeper in Calder for 5000 gold, and biggest part of that gold you spent on trainer let’s say for long blade skill. Before that increase his mood over 80, and training will be cheaper. When your skill level pass over 30-35 you will see significance results and difference when you come in battle against animals. Whit my character I had took a training for minor skill spear (because of endurance multiplier) and really I make progress very fast in further leveling, and on that way after 5th level I could quite well to hit target.
Solo practice is easier than you think. Take some Iron (not silver) spear and go in Thelas tomb and attack Ghost, drag him until you reach the doors and attack him. When your health will be critical, drink restore health (you have alchemy, aren’t you?). When you have no more bottles or weapon cracks just click on doors, and you are on safe, go back in village and repair your weapon, make more bottles etc. and go back on ghost. And please do not forget to put on your character complete armor that you picked up when you where creating your character on beginning. If you have Heavy armor, wear your self in steel armor (not chitin) so your armor skill will very much be improved…
I hope that this was hopeful information or at least hel a little. Whit this post my IQ is little shorter than before
