Here's the thing: gear from the previous biome isn't that good. You can definitely make it work, but until you get stuff from the current biome you have to be careful.

Here's the other thing: stars represent a massive jump in difficulty. IIRC, each star increases health by 100% and damage by 50%, meaning a 2-star has 2x the damage and 3x the health, compared to a 0-star. Don't even try to block 2-star enemies while using all gear from the previous biome. Either keep it at range and whittle it down with a bow or be really careful about dodging attacks like the above posters suggest.

Originally posted by about 47 t-rexes:

Yeah I'm rocking level 3 everything which is as high as I can get in the black forest, but 2 star dragur show up constantly and there is nothing I can really do about it.

Wait, show up "constantly?" If you aren't exaggerating, then it sounds like you either are spending too much time in the swamp at night or trying to explore a swamp that's pretty far away from the start position.