So if the developers made the traps...sorry, "obstacles" too hard to avoid, we'd be deluged with threads saying "WAAAAH EA KILLED MY LEGACY'S HEIR I HATE EA THEY PLUM!!!!!" (instead of just taking it in stride and picking a new heir), and then the response by the developers would be to make it harder for Sims to die. I know I'll be saving frequently when going through the ruins, and I'd advise others to do the same (though I might make a run through with my Liam O'Dourke Sim and see if I can kill him off). I'm sure it'll be possible for Sims to die just by having them ignore all the warnings and hints.
