A problematic stage.

[Rustweaver]

don't count on finding an obsidian jewel of the zodiac, if at all, ever. this is such a rare item, i've never found one in 1.000.001 times playing, and it's not critical anyway. an obs jewel of dexterity for a warrior is fine, or any other suffix really.
if you really want to waste massive amounts of time and really get into this game, and appreciate the value of the items you find, try a 'living off the land' variant. or even the 'ultra pure' variant.
as for me, i'm playing a barbarian in D2 LoD and it's actually fun.

I actually have a Classic Diablo character who is just for living off the land, it adds an extra challenge to the game. (I used to make some contests and "game modes" up when playing Diablo 2: LoD to make the game more interesting. So I'm used to these types of difficult concepts)...