There's a fiber bedroll that can be crafted from a small handful of resources, which is a good place to start, but keep in mind it's a single-use bed—once you use it to respawn, it's gone. You'll either want to make a few of them, or better yet, craft a reusable proper bed as soon as you can.
Don't forget that once you've built and placed a bed, you need to interact with it to manually set it as a respawn point. Otherwise it won't work, and you'll wake up back out in the desert again.
Storage
Along with a bed, building a storage box is important. You can't carry a whole heck of a lot in Conan Exiles, and when you die all your stuff drops with your corpse.You'll want somewhere to stash all the extra crafting materials you find, especially the heavier items like stones, so you can begin stockpiling for future crafting.
Don't wander too far
Having spawned in the southeast portion of the map, you might find yourself amidst other (often hostile) players. Your instinct may be to put some distance between you and them by heading deeper into the map to find a more secluded spot, but don't go too far. The farther north and west you roam, the more difficult the game becomes, as tougher and deadlier creatures appear the farther you travel. As difficult as it may be to survive in a heavily populated area, you're better off than if you deeper into the world, where survival is even tougher POE currency trade .
Start fighting
You've got a bed to respawn at, a few crafted tools, a pocketful of eggs, a box to store your loot, and you alone possess the riddle of swimming. So, it's time to stop dodging the danger and start standing your ground. Combat is the best way to gain XP, and now that you've lasted a few hours and have crafted some death insurance, it's time to begin leveling in earnest.
You don't want to tackle every monster you see, and it's best to avoid human NPCs altogether for now, but Imps (seen in the image above) are a good place to start. They're not too tough to beat, even using tools instead of proper weapons, and they aggro from a great distance so they're easy to kite to a secluded combat spot. Your stamina drains quickly in a brawl, but Imps only take a few shots to defeat cheap POE orbs .
