Artisans are shared between characters and difficulties, excluding hardcore characters (I believe)This is a bit of a stupid question but characters such as the blacksmith are persistant across all difficulties and characters right? I don't want to invest a load of money into it on normal and find I have to start again on nightmare.
I guess money will be a lot easier to come by at the point but every little helps..
Also, what are the penalties for dieing on this game? I played the beta but I never managed to die in it. Do you lose map progress in the current dungeon/item durability loss etc..?
Death penalty is damage to your gear