Yes, you die and then quit...
Why cant you see the things in a diferent poin of view?
if you get robbed, killed, raped and insulted for no reason it means that when you get power nobody will stop you from do the same thing.
In the other hand, if you wanna be the good guy, things are easy too, just kill everyone who isnt low lvl
Thats the lovely thing about this game.
And about tutorials, this forum is full of them, also in IRC you can find fuckloads of no-lifers who are dispossed to help you. You can also join a big gang and pawn things, grow up and behave like a pro-cold-killah (that is the second thing i most hate in the game, but NOTHING stops you).
So, this game is NOT THAT HARSH, dont believe all the other guys, focus in your objective, spend time, and dont fear to die.
PD: and remember, if this were a easy game and newbie friendly, then the wasteland would be full of idiotic players, just like the first days after wipe, i prefer to feel like everybody here, be little or great, won his right to play here with blood and suffer.