So, I got randomly stabbed a lot by some idiot who decided to walk up to me and shiv me for all of my stuff (better at playing the game than me, granted, but still an idiot). My character is down on a glorious nearly bugger all HHP, including a fifty-six point blade kiss.
I'm honestly not really sure what to do here. If something sneezes on me or looks at me funny, I'm dead. I'm far enough in that I really don't want to lose this character, but not far enough in to have reliable wool supplies so gauze is out, and I don't have a big stockpile of stinging poultices for all the deep cuts either. I think I probably need to stop playing for a couple of days to sleep off every bit of damage that doesn't need healing kit, build myself as much armour as I can with what I've got in my base, and then tentatively forage for nettles as best I can to make stinging poultices. And then if that works, again wait for ages for the debuffs from that to wear off... Anyone else got any calls on what to do, or advice on things to do to better prepare for one's own very likely death?
(Also, just to vent it because the argument will probably happen anyway: I know a lot of people get very hurt feelings when people point this out on the forums, but honestly griefer/bandit play is the absolute arse end of this game. Like, I accept and actually agree with the broad design philosophy re allowing PvP at all levels to prevent exploits etc etc, but also, there's a bunch of murder-cowards who use that and the fact that PvP isn't made across level disparities to justify to themselves having a frankly pathetic approach to play.)