ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

My level 8 hobbit shadow blade found the crypt in the wilderness, entered it and was just killed in the first turn by a blood mage that dealt 274 blight damage (while I had 260 life).

Maybe a minimal level to get the quest would be a good thing to avoid instakills. (or severely nerf the NPCs...)

Yes, loosing a char to an instakill on some dungeon entrance, where you can't even leave from ... not really fun. At least a warning for too low level characters should be displayed before choosing to explore...