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'''Death''' is a common ailment in ''Dungeon Crawl'', and almost invariably lethal. | '''Death''' is a common ailment in ''Dungeon Crawl'', and almost invariably lethal. | ||
| − | Like most roguelikes, death in ''Crawl'' is permanent. Unless you are playing a [[felid]] with extra lives or are | + | Like most roguelikes, death in ''Crawl'' is permanent. Unless you are playing a [[felid]] with extra lives or are in [[explore mode]], when your character dies, your save file is deleted and the character is moved to the [[morgue]], at which point a bones file is created for the floor and a [[player ghost]] may be generated in order to antagonize you in later games. |
Reasons for death include: | Reasons for death include: | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 7 August 2022
Version 0.28: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Death is a common ailment in Dungeon Crawl, and almost invariably lethal.
Like most roguelikes, death in Crawl is permanent. Unless you are playing a felid with extra lives or are in explore mode, when your character dies, your save file is deleted and the character is moved to the morgue, at which point a bones file is created for the floor and a player ghost may be generated in order to antagonize you in later games.
Reasons for death include:
- Dropping below 1 HP due to monster attacks, injuring yourself, or lingering effects like poison
- Running out of time on the Zot clock
Here's an example of a quick death by monster damage...
The goblin hits you with an orcish club.
You die...
18 Bob the Skirmisher (level 1, -2/15 HPs)
Began as a Human Fighter on Sept 14, 2007.
Slain by a goblin
...and here's one by falling down stairs.
In your confused state, you trip and fall down the stairs.
Ouch! That really hurt!
You die...
Len the Firebug (level 4, 0/20 HPs)
Began as a Fire Elementalist on Oct 1, 2007.
Died by falling of an stair
History
Crawl historically had a few other ways of dying; see the Instadeath article for more details.
