Yet Another Stupid Death

Yet Another Stupid Death (commonly abbreviated as YASD) is used when a player has done something, usually avoidable, that leads to his or her demise. Originated in NetHack.

It is often caused by hubris - an overestimation of one's player skill or character strength.

External Links

• http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php/Roguelike_Alphabet#Yet_Another_Stupid_Death
• http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YetAnotherStupidDeath