How far do you get before you die?

[Pete]

I keep a base save near the beginning of the game. After the initial drudgery.

So far I make it to level 8 or 9 on expert level. I like to clean out the area near whiterun and then return to start the dragon battle. I died by a surprise vampire attack where their drain slowed me to a crawl. I also died when I got myself boxed in by hell hounds in a different surprise attack.

If I am going to take a potion, I can't doing while being attacked, I've to to move away just enough (more realistic I suppose).

It's like, if I reload the save, I'm expecting the attack and my actions change. So I will reload right before the attack. Try a few things to get out of the situation as a post mortem skill build. Then revert back to the base save.

My next base save will be after I defeat the whiterun dragon.

 

[Wauten Dayhil]

I usually die to the dragon on expert. Repeatedly. Unless I'm a mage, in which case I'm running away too quickly to be killed.

And then I die to high level draugr bosses afterwards.

 

[Scenedesmus]

In my first game I jumped out of the tower in Helgen, into the burning building. Because I couldn't figure out the controls in time, I burned to death right there

 

[Archer Drake]

The very first time I died...was by the hands of Borri. I had been running around Skyrim and grabbing words of power. I knew two words to Fire Breath and thought I had Whirlwind Sprint active. I didn't pay attention and shouted at Borri, who turned around and sent me flying off the throat of the world. Stupidity at it's finest.

 

[The Honorable Gidian Diva of Sass]

Depends on the difficulty. I only die these days to really stupid situations that I really shouldn't be in, such as fighting a Master Vampire or Snow Bear at level 1.

 

[Nilria Blackfang]

Sorry I wasn't paying attention I thought we were posting our funny moments. Eh I deleted what I said. Anyway I was what level 10? Yeah I wandered into Forelhost died a lot to the Draugr, and the died a lot to the dragon priest at the end.

 

[Lady Redpool the Unlifer]

Usually I die around level........13 or 14? Just a guess. That's usually the point where I've walked into a situation I'm not ready for. Like blackreach, or a certain daedric quest involving vampires at a shrine, or just wandering into solostheim. Or blackreach, it's usually blackreach.

 

[Kohlar the Unkilled]

Sorry I wasn't paying attention I thought we were posting our funny moments. Eh I deleted what I said. Anyway I was what level 10? Yeah I wandered into Forelhost died a lot to the Draugr, and the died a lot to the dragon priest at the end.

I had my wife enter Forelhost at around... level 12, 13 or so... She was still pretty much a beginner at the time, but she was playing on apprentice difficulty and just obliterating everything. So, I thought she could use a challenge! "Ah, go in there," I said. "This will be fun..." Looking back, I realize it wasn't the best decision. I'm lucky she didn't quit playing Skyrim forever. She actually did rather well, dying a few time before getting to the final chamber. I.. I had to fight the final battle for her, she just wasn't equipped to deal with it, physically or mentally. And I had to restart twice; the first time I actually died, the second time I killed a limping Lydia with unrelenting force, (and that just wouldn't do..), but the 3rd time I aced it- hardly lost any health- and proudly turned to my wife and said, "See, that's how you handle that situation!" Well, she should've been proud at my achievement, but instead I was simply rewarded with one of those looks she gives...

 

[Davian]

After taking an arrow to the knee. Seriously? Nobody?

 

[Reaper24]

I had my wife enter Forelhost at around... level 12, 13 or so... She was still pretty much a beginner at the time, but she was playing on apprentice difficulty and just obliterating everything. So, I thought she could use a challenge! "Ah, go in there," I said. "This will be fun..." Looking back, I realize it wasn't the best decision. I'm lucky she didn't quit playing Skyrim forever. She actually did rather well, dying a few time before getting to the final chamber. I.. I had to fight the final battle for her, she just wasn't equipped to deal with it, physically or mentally. And I had to restart twice; the first time I actually died, the second time I killed a limping Lydia with unrelenting force, (and that just wouldn't do..), but the 3rd time I aced it- hardly lost any health- and proudly turned to my wife and said, "See, that's how you handle that situation!" Well, she should've been proud at my achievement, but instead I was simply rewarded with one of those looks she gives...

Yeah I remember that place was a bitch to clear out. I was lucky I had my followers with me. Otherwise things would have gone ugly...

 

[TJK3000]

Well, I've probably gone through half a hundred playthroughs or more and I'm still breathing.

 

[Pete]

2nd play through made it to level 15 without dying before a random fire dragon got me. Should run to a near by giant camp but instead lost track of where it was and was barbecued.

 

[Wallcat]

I can usually get quite far without dying. I make sure to stay stocked up on healing potions and use the healing spell between combat encounters. The first time I died on my current character was during a quest in which I had to be stealthy. I messed up and drew the attention of all the guards. She's meant be a light stealthy character and so is not strong enough to take on lots of opponents at once.

 

[raze1907]

For some reason my characters mostly die in their "teen" levels. And it's mostly the enemies that can off you very quickly. The main perpetrators :
- Snowy saber cat on the path to High Hrothgar
- Groups of falmer
- Chaurus and Chaurus hunters are a massive pain to chars without poison resist. up to a point.
I want to attempt an "iron man" challenge someday but I'd have a feeling it would be pretty frustrating.

 

[Belovedad]

I always die early for some reason and it's always due to doing something stupid.I usually get to around level 10-12 before dying.

 

[erook7878]

I get around level 15 before the vampires get me. Fire dragons are also a leading cause of death for me. The highest I've gotten was around 18.

 

[mett1982]

I think the first time I died, I was around level 5 and it wasn't because of any enemies. That would at least be cool to die but some dragon or giant. No, the first time I die was because I was trying to go over a mountain because I thought it would be a short cut (yeah right!) and I was trying to go down a steep slope and fell to my death.

 

[SuperiorCallz]

I remember dying early into the game when I started due to not enemies, but falling to my death off a mountain. Good times.