Which technique could I use to increase my resistance to slashing and piercing damage?

  • Wait for the patch where armor will help
  • focus on block if you are heavy armor.
  • I believe you can find items that have some resist for it
  • Assassination

    - blackjack the monster sometimes so it sleeps instead of attacking

  • Vampirism
    • Take some life back with each hit
    • Sparkle to stun
  • Astrology has a passive chance on hit to AoE everything around you, sometimes stunning
  • staff skills can stun sometimes