Okay, minor report time. My no armor, no magic, no potion, no shouting, no looting (!) two-handed meleeist challenge apparently evened out the playing field for the NPCs for quite a bit. Restless Draugr become epic bossfights, and normal Draugr aren't complete mooks either. Though it's only the low levels yet, things are a good lot more balanced than my first normal no-holds-barred play.