User blog comment:Saratje/Tutorial: Some serious gearing up.. at level 1 !/@comment-4692385-20120618104409/@comment-4692385-20120618154221

That's where a bow and light armor come into play. I play on nothing less than master and on low levels more times than not sneaking around really is the better option. However I see your point initially trying to avoid combat. Although seems like too much of a headache for such lowly gear.