Originally posted by Faceplant8:

Okay, no armor is not good! My first encounter was against a pair of deathsquitos. I got double teamed front and back, and went down right away. Padded armor is highly recommended. :-)

Same happened to me only I had padded armor but forgot to eat anything so was at 25 HP. Now, I eat, raise my shield and weapons before going through a portal when exploring.

Sometimes when you go through a portal nowadays, it's like a dinner bell going off for the mobs.