Explore Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Death’s Gambit Beginner Tips
Death in Death’s Gambit works pretty differently from what you’d expect in a Souls-like game. Instead of losing all your experience points upon death, you’ll lose one healing item instead. You’ll be given plume feathers to recover health, and you’ll drop one feather at the place you died. You can return there to pick it up, or just spend some shards at a rest point to get them back. It’s impossible to lose all feathers permanently, as you’ll simply have to pick up multiple feathers where you died if you’ve dropped them all.
With that in mind, exploration shouldn’t be too daunting. Feathers can be picked up easily when you die, and even if you don’t feel like going back, you can spend shards. Do note, however, that the amount of shards required to reclaim them will go up as your level increases. Always explore as much of the area as you can, and try to take paths that go back the direction you came; chances are, you’ll probably find a shortcut that unlocks a new path back to the Sanctuary.
If you do happen to die with a ton of shards, you can always take this opportunity to level up before heading back out to retrieve your feathers.
