Originally posted by Jeemoo11:

So I just beat the first boss. I have a flint spear, a wooden shield, a crude bow and leather armour all at level one (bow at 2). I cant seem to handle the skeles. I also dont have the dmg output to take out any nests. Any advice? Am I undergeared for the forest?

You are not undergeared you just need to get better at parry and dodgeroll. The other comments are good for closing the skill gap and making mistakes less punishing but the core of the issue isnt gear its ability. Later on in the game gear gets more important for certain buffs yes, but they mean little if you dont master the fighting mechanics. I for example just use lvl 1 gear ( maaaaaybe lvl 2 if I have extra mats ) and comfortably steamroll most of the enemies. One thing that will certainly help you If you are stuck and want to push trough is the classic Bow cheeze since you outwalk/outrun your enemies