The player respawns at a temple and takes a five precent xp and gold loss. You drop a corpse at your death location and can recover half of your XP's if you can get to it. But so can everyone else...
Blackstone Keep is easy for a low level character to get started in.
It is a Hall of Fame World that has been up since 2002.
Blackstone Keep is an RP-Lite world. RP your character the way you want or just hack and slash, it is your choice.
This module is meant to be fun not frustrating, so it has lenient rules in regards to resting and dieing. Blackstone is not set in the D&D universe. It features a main plot with a definite goal. A large world with well over a hundred areas. Plenty of side quests to challenge and level your character. Numerous secret areas to discover. Lots of custom magical items for your character to find. Persistent storage for player items. Several subraces/subclasses. Proactive deities that will directly intervene on behalf of your character. Role playing tools such as emote wands and racial specific languages. Socketed weapons, forge stones that you can use to customize your items.
Lots of quests to do.
No cost crafting.
In game character deleting.
In game character appearance modification.
Custom weapon blessing based on your deity.
Lots of custom scripts and items. A PW specific overall plot. Very new character friendly in the form of quests, XP and funds. A well balanced world.
While not really a 'Con' as such; be aware that you will meet players with many different styles of gaming. As long as you are willing to accept those differences, you will be happy.