Necro lvl 15-16 struggle

[Philistine]

Once you get 16 back, FD really early when something goes wrong, especially if you don't have jboots or a sow to rely on to get you out of trouble. I used to die a ton too, and the biggest thing that helped me stop dying was to not wait until I was in dire trouble to FD. Untwinked necros (ie, you and me, from the sound of it) die REALLY fast when actively getting hit. As soon as something goes wrong and you're not pretty sure you'll survive it, just FD and let everything reset.