So I ran into TWO Bandit Chiefs + 3 Bandits on the road at level 2. That wasn't cool, bro.

Made me laugh though, here I was feeling confident on higher ground with my bow, and when my arrow struck it did x2 damage and the health bar moved -- that much.

I was abducted by frost trolls at level two yeah no that's not right. But what are you doing walking to riften at level 2?

Cheers

I'm RPing a new character and totally skipping over the whole Whiterun part and starting a life in Riften as a skooma dealer.

For begining, you could use the carriage to riften if its not breaking your rp

I ws in a camp full of hunters at the time, the troll killed everyone. I attacked it and its health didnt seem to change, then it killed me in 2 hits. Now I have enchanted duel ebony daggers.

Funny, when my new toon was lvl 2 or so she got jumped by bandit mobs too... that kinda stuff doesn't seem to happen to her anymore now that she's 20-something.

She gets jumped by sabre cats instead, while she's sneaking up on deer

I had a similar experience, doing the same thing. Started a Khajiit thief/assassin (on expert), skipped Whiterun and headed straight for Riften on foot.

I managed to take out one bandit tower on the way, and was feeling pretty confident as I started to get the feel for my new playstyle. Untill I walk past a fort on the outskirts of Riften and hear a bandit shout "REALEASE THE HOUNDS!".

So I get chased the rst of the way by a pack of vicious wolves, 2 archers, and a madman wielding a greatsword.

At level 2...

hmm i ran into that x2 bandit chief setup on level 15

one of them dropped down on one knee and begged for his life next thing i know the 2nd bandit chief flatout killed him

I'm playing an Iron Man (dead is dead) character at the moment and I'm making sure that I'm staying in the Whiterun Hold the first 10-12 levels or so. I also put the difficulty back from master to adept to avoid being one shotted.