“The art of dying.
Dying is the skill of being killed. 10 experience is gained on death, and more is gained from higher level enemies and more peculiar causes of death. The experience gained is much higher the 1st time any of these happen.
“(Earned 50 Death XP)
(Bonus XP! First Death From This Cause!)
With sufficient experience a new choice appears when you die "enter the light" which lets you chose one of several places to respawn to ("new death action" unlocked at level 10?).
Common ways to die
Here are non-spoilery causes of death (mostly from common foes):
Cause of death | Death XP | Example |
---|---|---|
Electrocuted | 50 | Spells cast by Goblin War Casters in Goblin Dungeon |
Killed by an aberration | 50 | ??? |
Mauled by a wild animal | 50 | Panthers? |
Punched to death | 50 | Trained Crushing Bear in Goblin Dungeon |
Splashed with acid | 50 | Augmented Mantis Slave |
Killed by a worm | 100 | Tor-Urak near Hogan's Keep |
Less common ways to die (spoilers)
The following uncommon ways to die earn more experience. You may want to discover them by yourself, or click the spoiler below.