Originally posted by lorddrakenwode:

And yet, no matter how good you are, or how well-equipped, you're seldom more than a bad decision or two, or a little neglect, away from death. It's really great at that balance.

You said it! The Plains are especially unforgiving. You forget to eat, run into a previously undiscovered Tarpit you didn't hear, or that 2-star Spear Fuling you didn't notice behind the bush over there. Doesn't take much.