You forgot to say install Frostfall, disable fast travel, install Realistic Needs and Diseases or a clone, and make your DiD life truly a living hell - even the environment can kill you.

Oh, and take a few dozen hours coming up with the prefect character and backstory and then cry yourself to sleep when (s)he dies around level 25 or so. 

^This is my experience playing DiD. Fun, but brutal as hell.

If at any point during your playthrough you die then it's over, you delete you character and start a new one. 

There are ways to circumvent this, like in my Rock of Stendarr build in which you can only load if you wear an Amulet of a Divine

That's not really Dead is Dead then Chris...The point is there is no re-spawn. Your idea (while cool) isn't dead is dead.

True, I've been thinking of doing a build based on that. A disgraced knight that must redeem himself by dying in battle, or something

Another humble tip: In early levels, do not steal or kill named NPC. This Hired Tugs are a mortal pain... Amazing post. Thanks.

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