Duplo

Aside from avoiding starvation, by getting a quick crock pot going, If you're ever having real difficulties surviving the early days, you can set up beside beefalo, because they'll be beefa-bros and fight hounds if they get too fresh with them. Gotta get a stable amount of rocks and logs as well, for simple and advanced constructions. Get some farms up and running, plant some seeds, have a good time. Also when the harsh seasons roll around, it helps if you are prepped a bit in advance- thermal stones, winter hats, summer gear, etc. Hope that helped ye out, mate.

First death, man, it's been so long I hardly remember. T'was probably hounds, as boring as that sounds, heh. Or maybe the night monster, maybe.