Dark Souls

- You lose souls (currency and xp combined) and humanity on death, but you can retrive them by absorbing the green orb left at your corpse. If you die on your way there though, they're gone. So. Early on, don't hold on to thousands of souls, especially if you're going into uncharted territory. Spend them on items and levels, you don't lose those.

- In the same way, you can consume the soul items to gain souls the currency, only use them right before you level or buy something.

- You can wear heavier armors but the big thing is blocking and dodging, especially dodging.