Death, Murder, and KO

There are many ways one can lose a battle…

If you are fighting a mob (a mobile, an NPC, a monster) and your hit points drop to 0, you die. Your ghost will rise up from your corpse, which lingers at the spot you fell. Eventually, your corpse will rot and the items that were on it will fall to the ground. When you die, you need to get yourself to a healer to be resurrected. If you are lost, type ‘phase’ until you recognize your location. After being resurrected, return to your corpse to retrieve your items by typing ‘get all corpse’.

You may also call out for help on the [NB] channel if you die but keep in mind that there may not be any players around who are willing or able to help you.

If you are fighting another player (PK) and your hit points drop to 0, you will be initially knocked unconscious (KO’d). If your opponent is merciful, a KO does not harm you in any way. However, your opponent may loot items from your unconscious body. You will naturally regain consciousness after some time. Only other players beat you to unconsciousness. NPC's (or MOBs) will automatically kill you.

However, while you are unconscious, your opponent may choose to murder you. Murder brings about the death consequences listed above for death to a mob. Murder also carries consequences for the murderer as it is against the law in most places.

When you are killed or murdered your spirit rises up from your corpse and you are left to wander the world in ghost form. Ghosts can not cast any spells or even touch other players, they can however talk as normal. Likewise, ghosts can not be touched summoned, attacked nor will any spells work on them. Ghosts must make their way to a healer to be resurrected at which time they will regain their normal form and be able to once again hold and use equipment. The PHASE skill is used by ghosts to phase to a different and random location.

Some equipment is also affected by the way you die. Some powerful items are ‘rot death’ meaning they may crumble to dust if you die. Other very powerful items are ‘quest’ and will crumble to dust if you are knocked unconscious.

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