Originally posted by Nwah:

Finally found myself a swamp biome. I have a key so I know I'm looking for something locked, but traversing the swamps are rough.

Between fighting the Draugr, blobs, skeletons and leeches and doing it all soaked to the bone, I've burned through a lot of consumables.

Any tips from some viking vets?

To be clear, I'm not complaining that the game is too difficult. I love the challenge.

When traversing water - look for cattails. Cattails only grow in shallow water. Shallow water means no leeches, and no stamina damage/slowdown.

It is practical to destroy spawns between your ship and the crypt, or Bonemasses altar and your portal and around the altar as well. You won't like meeting the spawnee when your situation is already at the brink of total failure, especially if it is a 2 star Elite Draugr.