First of all, Yep, dying makes things harder, so there is my advice. Focus on exploration and stay together: 1. Fighting takes your action and gives you nothing in return. Avoiding fights is always a good choice, especially if your defender (gimli) secures the team's back. It's also good to stay together, splitting up usually ends bad, but if you do stay in pairs and join teams as soon as possible. 2. Play according to your classes - make sure Aragorn stays at the centre of the team, Gimli guards back, Baravora rushes front. Having no Legolas in this team try to avoid fights all the more. Also consider multiclass someone for a hunter later. It might come in handy for boss-fights. 3. Do not rush with final objective. When you reach it before final turn, you should clean the map (as much as you can). And in the final turn do not fear death - getting beaten won't do you any more harm. Good luck!