I've been playing Planescape Torment and I really love it so far. However I kind of got stuck/not quite sure if I'm doing the right thing, don't wanna look up walkthroughs in case of spoilers/cheating.
I managed to get all the way to the Buried Village, I haven't really done any sidequests so I'm only at level 3, when I go into the catacombs I get absolutely fucked even though I was doing pretty well against thugs and other enemies.
Should I get out of the catacombs and do some sidequests? Or is dying a lot part of the game itself? As far as I understand it there's not really any downside to dying and respawning.
Also is the spiritual successor to Planescape any good? I haven't heard much from it