You may be doing what I did, Ill explain. I started new character and was all I Got This and had to remember Im not as buffed as my other character and I died more than I should have. So I just took my time and leveled up my skills in the Meadows and some in the Black Forrest and Im taking more precautions like wooden fence around me gathering Copper so I dont get caught mining and get jumped by a hoard of Greydwarfs. lol